Life, the universe, everything......part 1
So there have been some things in life that have always bugged me, and for some odd reason I felt like bitching about them today. So if you don’t want to read about what pisses me off or about what has been on my mind lately then stop reading. But if you do read what I have to say and would like to chime in, please do so, that is what the comment button is for.
So given our current global climate, and the fact that I’ve been looking at Gulf War 1 footage lately, I have begun to wonder about all the stupid shit people do.
The thing in life that pisses me off more than anything can, is Fanatical people. The most obvious reference would be religious fanatics, but it’s not just that type of fanatic that makes me angry, it is all types. How can anyone be so devoted to an idea, or a way of life that you would hurt, or kill another human being just because they believe in something different? It is a concept that my mind just will not seem to grasp.
I can’t understand why people are so full of hate. Yes I consider racism and homophobia types of fanaticism. How can you hate someone that you do not even know, just because of how they look, their sexual preferences, where they live, or what the believe in? How? How? It’s fucking INSANE to live your life like that. With just blind hatred? You have to be royally fucked in the head to live your life like that.
Ok, I’m going to change the subject before I start to get mad and can’t think straight.
I have also begun to wonder about my place in movies.
If you don’t know me, I love movies. My ideal job would be to write movies, maybe direct, maybe be a film critic, just something where I can watch movies and get paid for it.
Lately I’ve begun to question if it is really the right filed for me though. I am doing this because I don’t agree with the majority on what is “Good” in cinema, and I wonder if that means there is something wrong with me. I have just recently seen some of the classic movies of all time, and walked away wondering why they were considered classics. Walking away from the classics of ‘great filmmakers’ saying ‘why didn’t I like that, yet everyone else does?’ (if you want examples I will provide them, just ask)
I want to work in movies. That has been my dream since I was a little boy, but I don’t want to be one of those people who just goes along with popular opinion on movies. Just because a movie is considered a classic, does that mean I have to love it also? Can a filmmaker who makes shitty movies be considered an auteur?
I want to make movies for the fun of going to the cinema.
OK, this has gone on long enough, I’ll post more at some other time. Sorry it went on for so long. Yes I did ramble. Sorry for the bad sentence structure as well.
~James
So given our current global climate, and the fact that I’ve been looking at Gulf War 1 footage lately, I have begun to wonder about all the stupid shit people do.
The thing in life that pisses me off more than anything can, is Fanatical people. The most obvious reference would be religious fanatics, but it’s not just that type of fanatic that makes me angry, it is all types. How can anyone be so devoted to an idea, or a way of life that you would hurt, or kill another human being just because they believe in something different? It is a concept that my mind just will not seem to grasp.
I can’t understand why people are so full of hate. Yes I consider racism and homophobia types of fanaticism. How can you hate someone that you do not even know, just because of how they look, their sexual preferences, where they live, or what the believe in? How? How? It’s fucking INSANE to live your life like that. With just blind hatred? You have to be royally fucked in the head to live your life like that.
Ok, I’m going to change the subject before I start to get mad and can’t think straight.
I have also begun to wonder about my place in movies.
If you don’t know me, I love movies. My ideal job would be to write movies, maybe direct, maybe be a film critic, just something where I can watch movies and get paid for it.
Lately I’ve begun to question if it is really the right filed for me though. I am doing this because I don’t agree with the majority on what is “Good” in cinema, and I wonder if that means there is something wrong with me. I have just recently seen some of the classic movies of all time, and walked away wondering why they were considered classics. Walking away from the classics of ‘great filmmakers’ saying ‘why didn’t I like that, yet everyone else does?’ (if you want examples I will provide them, just ask)
I want to work in movies. That has been my dream since I was a little boy, but I don’t want to be one of those people who just goes along with popular opinion on movies. Just because a movie is considered a classic, does that mean I have to love it also? Can a filmmaker who makes shitty movies be considered an auteur?
I want to make movies for the fun of going to the cinema.
OK, this has gone on long enough, I’ll post more at some other time. Sorry it went on for so long. Yes I did ramble. Sorry for the bad sentence structure as well.
~James