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Alrighty, so... my parents bought the house. Dad doesn't think we'll be movied there for at least a year and a half, and also I'm glad they bought the one with a yard and not that ridiculous sun-room and the hostile garden takeover. (Seriously, the one they liked had god-awful wallpaper and paint jobs, this atrocious Florida room and NO YARD. IT WAS ALL PLANTS AND DECK AUGH) Anyway. Sooo... yeah. =( I'm a bit of a sad puppy. I'm not ready to give up the open space of living out here... =C The only awesome thing so far is that mom was trying to figure out room arrangements so that Laura wouldn't get shafted on closet space like she did here, and asked me if I would like the attic room (although that would mean everything gets stored in the basement--but this time it's dry...) ...YES...! So that's kind of cool. It will be short but I've always liked cavey places, aaand I sort of get a bathroom to myself (sort of).
Anyway, I watched Batman Begins again tonight. I couldn't remember what happened all the way with Wayne, only the bad-guy-takeover plot. I still love this movie, and the pacing is nowhere near as complicated as I first thought. The flashbacks did get confusing the first time, but if you listen closely to the dialogue (which I've been much more attuned to lately), they relate a lot more.
Anyway, besides the Wayne background that I couldn't remember, I was watching to compare the portrayal of Gotham. Anyway, so I was right, TDK Gotham is not BB Gotham. Here's what I can figure out:
1) BB Gotham is, for lack of a better explanation (I can't quite find what I'm trying to say), taller. And thicker. The central buildings are taller, and the train is taller. The slums are dark and thick, as people (the homeless, the hoboes, the people doing the best they can) have spread out between the alleys and onto roofs and things. In TDK Gotham, it's... well... Chicago. I know they avoided the skyline shot, but you can still tell. The roads are wider, the buildings don't have that below-ground-level feelings, and the shoreline drops off so rapidly! Augh. This is so confusing.
2) BB Gotham is darker and shinier. That probably makes no sense, BUT. Part of it is that more of BB takes place at night, but the buildings are cleaner and the materials are lighter in TDK Gotham! The buildings are old stone and concrete and stuff, as opposed to BB Gotham which reminded me more of Gotham from Batman Beyond with lots of Art Deco influences (though the Deco is... very subtle) and, well, as stupid as this sounds, darker materials. High shine reflecting the other darker colors.
3) Like I mentioned the shoreline dropoff is so different in TDK, what the hell happened to the Narrows. There was a big island in the middle of the city, WHERE DID IT GO?
I can't decide if this was supposed to reflect, perhaps, what Dent is doing as Gotham's White Knight as the time has passed. But the change in shoreline, materials, and Narrows still screws with my head. And the fact that the train is no longer towering over the city like all the towers, but is clearly only about a floor above, exactly like Chicago. I guess what I'm saying is it just felt too much like Chicago this time around... Feel free to give me your input.
So just wondering, who hasn't seen this movie yet, or doesn't plan to and doesn't care about spoilers? I don't want to spoil it because it's a freaking beautiful movie and plot, but, yeah, I try to avoid cuts in my personal journal when I can. (Makes it easier to search and scan later.)
Why do we not have a closer IMAX yet? The closest is the AF museum, obviously, but they don't show non-educational films. Which I don't blame them, I mean, it's a military institution and that would be a hassle, I'm sure. Same thing goes for COSI, which is probably the next closest IMAX. So where are the commercial IMAXes?! AUGH, I want to see TDK in IMAX sooooo baaaaadly.
Anyway, interesting thing that has been mulling in my brain since Friday night/midnight Saturday, when the final installment of Dr. Horrible went up. The fact that they both are stories about heroes and villains, I think, is what caught me subconsciously, but they have some similar themes and I realized I was having similar emotions. Sadness and shock over the loss of Penny and Rachel, and the fact that their loves tried to save them or lost something trying to save or care for them. Batman couldn't give up saving Gotham, sacrificing his love for Rachel (though I'm not getting into the saving Dent vs. Dawes did-he-guess-the-joker-switched-the-addresses thing right now) to be who he had to be. Dr. Horrible gave up being Billy to go after his aspirations of being evil, though I'm not sure he understood that Penny wouldn't want him to be evil.
I mean, if you look at it, there is sooo much there, at least emotionally... I am bad at articulating stuff like this, but I can feel it all there under the surface, for what it's worth. Would love comments on this too, if you're so inclined. =)
I really need to catch up on How I Met Your Mother, too. Is it sad that I only see Dr. Horrible instead of Barney? It seemed like Dr. Horrible acted almost exactly like Barney, minus how much of a jerk he is, which has only convinced me Barney has Billy hiding away... somewhere. If they got Felicia Day on the show... OMG I WOULD DIE OF HAPPINESS! <3 (I think I'm just desperate for something to get unjossed? Is that possible?)
So this fall I have three shows to watch: How I Met Your Mother, The Big Bang Theory, and YAAAAAY PUSHING DAISIES! =^n.n^=
Anyway, I watched Batman Begins again tonight. I couldn't remember what happened all the way with Wayne, only the bad-guy-takeover plot. I still love this movie, and the pacing is nowhere near as complicated as I first thought. The flashbacks did get confusing the first time, but if you listen closely to the dialogue (which I've been much more attuned to lately), they relate a lot more.
Anyway, besides the Wayne background that I couldn't remember, I was watching to compare the portrayal of Gotham. Anyway, so I was right, TDK Gotham is not BB Gotham. Here's what I can figure out:
1) BB Gotham is, for lack of a better explanation (I can't quite find what I'm trying to say), taller. And thicker. The central buildings are taller, and the train is taller. The slums are dark and thick, as people (the homeless, the hoboes, the people doing the best they can) have spread out between the alleys and onto roofs and things. In TDK Gotham, it's... well... Chicago. I know they avoided the skyline shot, but you can still tell. The roads are wider, the buildings don't have that below-ground-level feelings, and the shoreline drops off so rapidly! Augh. This is so confusing.
2) BB Gotham is darker and shinier. That probably makes no sense, BUT. Part of it is that more of BB takes place at night, but the buildings are cleaner and the materials are lighter in TDK Gotham! The buildings are old stone and concrete and stuff, as opposed to BB Gotham which reminded me more of Gotham from Batman Beyond with lots of Art Deco influences (though the Deco is... very subtle) and, well, as stupid as this sounds, darker materials. High shine reflecting the other darker colors.
3) Like I mentioned the shoreline dropoff is so different in TDK, what the hell happened to the Narrows. There was a big island in the middle of the city, WHERE DID IT GO?
I can't decide if this was supposed to reflect, perhaps, what Dent is doing as Gotham's White Knight as the time has passed. But the change in shoreline, materials, and Narrows still screws with my head. And the fact that the train is no longer towering over the city like all the towers, but is clearly only about a floor above, exactly like Chicago. I guess what I'm saying is it just felt too much like Chicago this time around... Feel free to give me your input.
So just wondering, who hasn't seen this movie yet, or doesn't plan to and doesn't care about spoilers? I don't want to spoil it because it's a freaking beautiful movie and plot, but, yeah, I try to avoid cuts in my personal journal when I can. (Makes it easier to search and scan later.)
Why do we not have a closer IMAX yet? The closest is the AF museum, obviously, but they don't show non-educational films. Which I don't blame them, I mean, it's a military institution and that would be a hassle, I'm sure. Same thing goes for COSI, which is probably the next closest IMAX. So where are the commercial IMAXes?! AUGH, I want to see TDK in IMAX sooooo baaaaadly.
Anyway, interesting thing that has been mulling in my brain since Friday night/midnight Saturday, when the final installment of Dr. Horrible went up. The fact that they both are stories about heroes and villains, I think, is what caught me subconsciously, but they have some similar themes and I realized I was having similar emotions. Sadness and shock over the loss of Penny and Rachel, and the fact that their loves tried to save them or lost something trying to save or care for them. Batman couldn't give up saving Gotham, sacrificing his love for Rachel (though I'm not getting into the saving Dent vs. Dawes did-he-guess-the-joker-switched-the-addresses thing right now) to be who he had to be. Dr. Horrible gave up being Billy to go after his aspirations of being evil, though I'm not sure he understood that Penny wouldn't want him to be evil.
I mean, if you look at it, there is sooo much there, at least emotionally... I am bad at articulating stuff like this, but I can feel it all there under the surface, for what it's worth. Would love comments on this too, if you're so inclined. =)
I really need to catch up on How I Met Your Mother, too. Is it sad that I only see Dr. Horrible instead of Barney? It seemed like Dr. Horrible acted almost exactly like Barney, minus how much of a jerk he is, which has only convinced me Barney has Billy hiding away... somewhere. If they got Felicia Day on the show... OMG I WOULD DIE OF HAPPINESS! <3 (I think I'm just desperate for something to get unjossed? Is that possible?)
So this fall I have three shows to watch: How I Met Your Mother, The Big Bang Theory, and YAAAAAY PUSHING DAISIES! =^n.n^=
