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[whitereflection]

If there is one person or more on your friends list who makes your world a better place just because they exist and who you would not have met (in real life or not) without the internet, then post this same sentence in your journal.

I normally don't do these sorts of things when they go around, but honestly, you guys. ♥ All of you. I should say more often how very much I appreciate you all are out there. ♥


In other news, saw Kick Ass last night (yeah, giving going to that one guy's place another chance). Enjoyed it, for the most part, but on the other hand, eh. Felt really meh at a lot of aspects about the ending, especially what they did with such a (har) kick-ass character like Hit Girl. Also rolled my eyes at the sort of Watchmen-ish gore. I'm hoping not every movie is thinking that's the cool way to be now. Bleah.

Aaaaaand, I think I have a cold again. Yeah, I know, it's only been a month. Just thought my allergies were bad, and then that stupid cough started the last couple days, and now I feel sort of ugh. My immune system is full of so many failings and so much incompetence. :p

Comments

[mysticwaters.livejournal.com]

We love you too, bb! *hugs*

I never saw Watchmen or Kick-Ass so I dunno about the gore, but that's a shame. Leave gore for the horror movies, not action/adventure or comedy.

Feel better soon! ♥

[llamainvasion.livejournal.com]

I felt like Watchmen's gore was much more exploitative than the Kick-Ass gore, because Watchmen didn't highlight it as much in the comic book as Kick-Ass did. Watchmen was more of a social commentary, I guess, but Kick-Ass felt like it was more in keeping with the level of violence portrayed in the comic book. That's my take on it, anyway, though I might be way off, heh.

I loved Kick-Ass, if you ignore the whole... *cough* last fancy toy they bust out at the end.

[whitereflection.livejournal.com]

That's an interesting perspective on it I hadn't considered, I must admit. I'd read The Watchmen back in college, and so I'd known about how much more violent they made the movie--and the comic was pretty violent as it was. But I've never read the Kick-Ass comic, didn't even know there was one, so had no idea the movie was actually doing an accurate adaptation, in that regard at least.

Though man, I coulda used without seeing a guy pop in a giant microwave, even if it was very ketchuppy sort of blood splatter. XD;

[llamainvasion.livejournal.com]

Kick-Ass was a REALLY (http://www.atomicpopcorn.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/KickAss_03_SecondPrinting.jpg) graphically violent comic book (the image I linked isn't even one of the worst), even the panels without the direct violence in them usually have an abundance of blood spatter, and I think that was a lot of the point of it. The whole comic was about showing that the whole being a masked superhero thing is a noble and easy thing to do, because it's just really gritty and violent and it fucks up little girls instead of creating heroes.

Watchmen was graphic, but I thought the social commentary and philosophical questions was sort of the main focus of it, which is why I didn't like the violence in the movie. It felt very exploitative and "lol chainsaw off someone's hands for funsies and shock value" to me. D: And while I personally have no issues with gore (though I do think it's funny there's so much violence shown in movies, but if there's a hint of a nip slip there's censorship everywhere), I don't like it when it feels like it's there just for shock value.

[joseishijin.livejournal.com]

I agree about the gore thing - although I have been less disturbed at more gore in other movies. I didn't mind the ending for Hit Girl. Her upbringing was so warped, it was kind of nice to see her having some "normal" experiences like school. Overall, I liked the movie, but it isn't something I will run out and buy.

I hope you feel better SOON! Allergies are kicking my ass this way and that - South Texas is pollen soup. :(

[whitereflection.livejournal.com]

Oh, that wasn't the bit that got me about Hit Girl, actually. That I was fine with, totally. It was more...she's shown consistently in combat to be extremely, massively competent. Then you get to the big finally battle with the crime lord her father's been after her *whole* life, and this climatic fight, after all her amazing competence--bam, she's back to the usual "female's gotta be rescued by the guy" trope.

I know that her entire life, that fighting was as part of a duo, she was used to fighting alongside her dad and having that other person she was always really in sync with combatwise watching her back, and I know that they needed a way for the guy to redeem/prove himself. But I think what I really wish they would have done, especially considering how UBERcompetent she was, was to make the kill of the final bad guy be a joint effort between her and Kick Ass. I could have handled that no problem, and I think would have still allowed for the proving himself/atone thing that they wanted to do with the guy.

[joseishijin.livejournal.com]

Ha,ha. OH. It didn't really dawn on me. I don't mind it too much, but I totally see what you are saying. I just always love that moment in stories where it's all, "The hero is doomed! What will happen next?!" And then Gandalf the cavalry rides over the hill and saves the day and I am all, "Yay! Evildoers, beware!"

Why yes, I am five years old! LOL...

[lady-eilthana.livejournal.com]

Get well soon!

[whitereflection.livejournal.com]

Thank you ♥