You went back to what you know
I can't believe I haven't posted since I passed my test... that seems like ages ago now. I'm all like a proper driver now, and I just toddle around all on my own with my music up loud but its generally good music so I don't feel so chavvy... except when I'm listening to Radio Broadland... Why doesn't Norfolk have any decent radio? And by decent I mean Magic, Capital and X FM. Those are the only three radio stations I listen to at home, unless I'm forced into some Radio 1. But yes, car! Shopping that doesn't break my back! Being the beloved one who ferries people and/or their stuff around! I'm still enjoying it all at the moment, I'm sure I'll manage to get grouchy and resentful soon though.
So I'm into the last week of term now and my essays aren't done and I feel really shitty. Hm. Oh and my creative writing is just bad. Apparently I forgot that when you write you're meant to be interesting. But now I'm all attached to my little ideas and I don't want to change it so radically that it is a completely different story, so I'm not entirely sure what I'm meant to do with it. I can only say I'm thankful that I did well in the first half of the semester because god knows this half is looking a bit ropey.
On the positive procrastination side though:
First of all, it was truly bizzarre when we were sitting waiting for the film to come on they were playing music. But it was the worse CD in the world ever, a bunch of Beatles songs turned into power rock, and there was this one woman in particular who kept mangling songs with her bizzarre guitar arrangements and shouty backing singers. It really started to make me itch. EW.
Anyway, to the film. I liked it! Obviously it wasn't perfect... I think it may have helped that I haven't read the books in a while, so certain details that were missed out wouldn't have bothered me so much. Although I'm dubious about the whole they did... ok. It was never going to make me happy to see the religious aspects sanitised, but I just tried to ignore them, and take them for what they were. And the magisterium building looked uber cool.
My biggest peeve was that they CUT THE ENDING! What? I was really angry as we were leaving the cinema and kept saying to Chris "But there's more! IT DOESN'T END THERE!!!". I don't really see the point. It made the whole film feel cheesy and ugh. And if they're going to sugar coat Lord Asriel and make him some uncomplicated hero well, then, I don't really want to see that. And I don't understand how they're going to start the next film if they haven't dealt with this stuff already...because the next film should start with Will, non? (Actually, side point- does any one know if that's called The Subtle Knife in America or did they change that too?) Maybe Lyra will have flashbacks or something to explain why she's randomly wandering through other worlds. HM. Not happy about all that.
Wasn't happy either with referring to the alethiometer as a golden compass. Because its just not. And Phillip Pullman said so! (Let's just pretend for a minute that I believe in authorial authority) I did think the scenes where Lyra read the alethiometer were quite cool, but I don't know if you hadn't read the books that you would understand what it actually was, and how important it was that Lyra could read it. I dunno.
Things that I did like:
- IOREK. It was weird though, because I've been listening to the Wolf Brother audio tapes (seriously good books by the way) and McKellan reads them, and I've just come to associate his voice with that so when Iorek first spoke I was a bit ??? But then he was all good, and the fight was awesome.
- I thought the daemons were done well, and I loved Pan, even if his voice annoyed me a little. I was a little worried that maybe the daemons seemed a bit like cool pets but not you know THE SOUL of the person, but in general, I thought they were done well. *nod*
- I thought Lyra was really well cast. Chris mocked her mockney a bit, but then, that is in the book, and unless you're going to cast someone who genuinely does have that accent (who may not be the better actor) its always going to sound a bit forced. But yeah, I liked her.
- The fx were cool. *nod*
So yes all in all, I liked, though I was left with a yearning to read the books again, and since they're in London and I'm in Norwich that was annoying.
Oh in other news: I know where I'm going to in America next year! I got my second choice, which was Clark in Massachusetts (I really need to learn how to spell that :S) I'm pretty pleased. California was always a long shot, only one person got offered a place there, so. And I'm looking forward to travelling up and down the east coast :D And shorter flights! And the college itself looks pretty cool. At first I was mildly anxious because I'm the only person from UEA going anywhere remotely near myself (that sentance doesn't make sense... oh well)... but then I want to have a year where I meet Americans, not where I hang out with people from UEA. So! Excitement.
Now comes the scary visa business.
Also I rewatched season three of doctor who... skipping out the Lazarus business and the dire New York episodes and I was suprised by how much on a second watch I enjoyed it. And how much I'm looking forward to the crimbo special.
Oh AND. I watched the X Factor repeat last night.... and something strange happened to me. I felt sorry for the Same Difference girl and warmed up to them... I HATE Same Difference! How has this happened to me? I still want Rhydian to win though, and I don't care who knows it.
This is a very strange post, hm
So I'm into the last week of term now and my essays aren't done and I feel really shitty. Hm. Oh and my creative writing is just bad. Apparently I forgot that when you write you're meant to be interesting. But now I'm all attached to my little ideas and I don't want to change it so radically that it is a completely different story, so I'm not entirely sure what I'm meant to do with it. I can only say I'm thankful that I did well in the first half of the semester because god knows this half is looking a bit ropey.
On the positive procrastination side though:
First of all, it was truly bizzarre when we were sitting waiting for the film to come on they were playing music. But it was the worse CD in the world ever, a bunch of Beatles songs turned into power rock, and there was this one woman in particular who kept mangling songs with her bizzarre guitar arrangements and shouty backing singers. It really started to make me itch. EW.
Anyway, to the film. I liked it! Obviously it wasn't perfect... I think it may have helped that I haven't read the books in a while, so certain details that were missed out wouldn't have bothered me so much. Although I'm dubious about the whole they did... ok. It was never going to make me happy to see the religious aspects sanitised, but I just tried to ignore them, and take them for what they were. And the magisterium building looked uber cool.
My biggest peeve was that they CUT THE ENDING! What? I was really angry as we were leaving the cinema and kept saying to Chris "But there's more! IT DOESN'T END THERE!!!". I don't really see the point. It made the whole film feel cheesy and ugh. And if they're going to sugar coat Lord Asriel and make him some uncomplicated hero well, then, I don't really want to see that. And I don't understand how they're going to start the next film if they haven't dealt with this stuff already...because the next film should start with Will, non? (Actually, side point- does any one know if that's called The Subtle Knife in America or did they change that too?) Maybe Lyra will have flashbacks or something to explain why she's randomly wandering through other worlds. HM. Not happy about all that.
Wasn't happy either with referring to the alethiometer as a golden compass. Because its just not. And Phillip Pullman said so! (Let's just pretend for a minute that I believe in authorial authority) I did think the scenes where Lyra read the alethiometer were quite cool, but I don't know if you hadn't read the books that you would understand what it actually was, and how important it was that Lyra could read it. I dunno.
Things that I did like:
- IOREK. It was weird though, because I've been listening to the Wolf Brother audio tapes (seriously good books by the way) and McKellan reads them, and I've just come to associate his voice with that so when Iorek first spoke I was a bit ??? But then he was all good, and the fight was awesome.
- I thought the daemons were done well, and I loved Pan, even if his voice annoyed me a little. I was a little worried that maybe the daemons seemed a bit like cool pets but not you know THE SOUL of the person, but in general, I thought they were done well. *nod*
- I thought Lyra was really well cast. Chris mocked her mockney a bit, but then, that is in the book, and unless you're going to cast someone who genuinely does have that accent (who may not be the better actor) its always going to sound a bit forced. But yeah, I liked her.
- The fx were cool. *nod*
So yes all in all, I liked, though I was left with a yearning to read the books again, and since they're in London and I'm in Norwich that was annoying.
Oh in other news: I know where I'm going to in America next year! I got my second choice, which was Clark in Massachusetts (I really need to learn how to spell that :S) I'm pretty pleased. California was always a long shot, only one person got offered a place there, so. And I'm looking forward to travelling up and down the east coast :D And shorter flights! And the college itself looks pretty cool. At first I was mildly anxious because I'm the only person from UEA going anywhere remotely near myself (that sentance doesn't make sense... oh well)... but then I want to have a year where I meet Americans, not where I hang out with people from UEA. So! Excitement.
Now comes the scary visa business.
Also I rewatched season three of doctor who... skipping out the Lazarus business and the dire New York episodes and I was suprised by how much on a second watch I enjoyed it. And how much I'm looking forward to the crimbo special.
Oh AND. I watched the X Factor repeat last night.... and something strange happened to me. I felt sorry for the Same Difference girl and warmed up to them... I HATE Same Difference! How has this happened to me? I still want Rhydian to win though, and I don't care who knows it.
This is a very strange post, hm