tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20186784.post113972451480077466..comments2023-10-25T04:40:48.556-07:00Comments on Angry for a Reason: An Open Letter to Peter Jackson:lost clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02751161198550585778noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20186784.post-1140044111196187682006-02-15T14:55:00.000-08:002006-02-15T14:55:00.000-08:00Hey it's ok. there are things I like, but I just ...Hey it's ok. there are things I like, but I just make sure that I deconstruct them. I've been thinking about doing that for the TV show I like Numb3rs. In fact, I have to do that or else I won't be able to watch it anymore.<BR/><BR/>You're lucky you didn't see it in teh theatre with me. I was cursing up a storm everytime the racist/sexist things came up (the third movie was not the first to see in the theatres, the whole asian/african bad men thing and the aeowyn (i don't know the spelling either) thing made me curse out loud, several times.lost clownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02751161198550585778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20186784.post-1140011996371952202006-02-15T05:59:00.000-08:002006-02-15T05:59:00.000-08:00Damn LC, You brought the glaring errors of my love...Damn LC, <BR/><BR/>You brought the glaring errors of my love of Tolkein and the films to light. *sigh* That movie was one concession I made to the Patriarchy, even though while Dim and I were watching it we noted that Saruman's orcs were all black. When they were sacking the village and the camera panned back it looked eerily similar to a gang of black men destroying a city. *sigh*<BR/><BR/>It would have been nice to have seen Elves of color in both Rivendell and Lothlorian. <BR/><BR/>And yes, the men of the east were clearly Indian. <BR/><BR/>It's a shame, really, because he took liberties with all sorts of areas of the plotlines (Faramir comes first to mind) but didn't take any liberties with the racist nature of the orginal work. <BR/><BR/>As for Aeowyn (damn I think I did the spelling right but I'm not sure) No, she didn't even act frightened in the book and it did piss me off that one of the only female characters that Tolkein put in who was strong and tough was portrayed as weak and flighty. <BR/><BR/>In the book she appeared to have no fear when facing the Witch-King but tranlated onto the big screen we have her crawling and trembling and terrified. It was frustrating to see that. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately though you've made me think about it and it was one of the deals I made with the Patriarchy because I'm such a fan of the original work *grin*Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657292949609972791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20186784.post-1139891353648841812006-02-13T20:29:00.000-08:002006-02-13T20:29:00.000-08:00Well Tolkien himself was racist/sexist, but you ca...Well Tolkien himself was racist/sexist, but you can argue that about King Kong (and I have), but I thought the whole idea of a <I>remake</I> was that it was supposed to be <B>updated</B>, not just the same old shit shot back out at us. Peter Jackson makes my head want to explode all over everything.lost clownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02751161198550585778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20186784.post-1139876329555432232006-02-13T16:18:00.000-08:002006-02-13T16:18:00.000-08:00I wasn't a fan of any of the other Kong's so I did...I wasn't a fan of any of the other Kong's so I didn't worry about going to see this one. That and it's 3 hours long.<BR/><BR/>I had issues with LOTR, too, but overall they were outstanding and done better than Tolkien's story, fer sure. I didn't mind wasting 4 hours out of my life for those movies.<BR/><BR/>And I definitely have a hand fetish, too. I love long spindly fingers that have been taken care of. :) I am not, however, a fan of guy feet.thenutfantastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01049788927734789585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20186784.post-1139742949689893382006-02-12T03:15:00.000-08:002006-02-12T03:15:00.000-08:00The trailer for Kong made me so mad that i didn't ...The trailer for Kong made me so mad that i didn't even bother going to see it - ooo look at the nasty evil wild black people and their vicious primitive ways, but - hoorah! - the whities are here to sort them out, yay, what heroes! Ahhh and the poor sobbing girlie who can't defend herself - bless her - at least she's got that big strong man to look after her...*blergh*Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807325093106702912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20186784.post-1139727201315335422006-02-11T22:53:00.000-08:002006-02-11T22:53:00.000-08:00Oh, I did forget about him. Ugh, that movie gets ...Oh, I did forget about him. Ugh, that movie gets worse the more I think about it.<BR/><BR/>(I don't care that Kong killed people, but then again I like animals more then people, and think that people should have left Kong the fuck alone. Deserved. He was no murderer, they were shooting at him. Jerks)lost clownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02751161198550585778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20186784.post-1139726834823458102006-02-11T22:47:00.000-08:002006-02-11T22:47:00.000-08:00Agreed, agreed, and agreed. Of course, you know, i...Agreed, agreed, and agreed. Of course, you know, it's the man who's the real hero. The woman, well, she's just a silly innocent girl running wild (interesting how she doesn't seem to care about the fact that Kong killed like a dozen people). You forgot to mention the Chinese guy. Talk about inappropriate, outdated stereotypes! Good grief! Is it the 21st century, or is my calender a century ahead?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com