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Yesterday my roomies and I went to see District B13. Holy crap.
District B13 is a French film made in 2004 that is just now being released (subtitled) here in the states. It's playing at the Terra and at the Regal 24 on I-85 (aka The Big Purple Monster)
District B13 is about the worst slum in near-future Paris. It's so bad, filled with crime and drugs, that the French government has walled it in and removed municipal services, such as tax collection, public schools, and police stations. One man, Leito, tries to clean it up, to make a better life for those under his care. His upward philosophy directly opposes the scum and lowlives of B13, especially Taha, a crime boss of true dispicability.
Leito is set up, Taha has him imprisoned, and he kidnaps Lola, Leito's sister, to do with her what he sees fit. 6 months later an experimental bomb is stolen and winds up in Taha's hands. Damien, a cop, is sent to recover the bomb before it detonates, with Leito signing on as his partner.
This is an increadible movie. It's very lean, no filler. It's only an hour and a half, but it feels like even less. There's a ton of action, but not the standard Hollywood tripe. There are no explosions in the film. None. It's all badass martial arts. But it's not just *any* martial art. It's parkour.
Parkour is a way of moving, a martial art, a philosophy, and a lifestyle all its own. It's relatively new, only a decade or so old. You've probably seen it if you watch TV or viral videos online. It's those crazy European/Russian urban explorer dudes. The ones that scale a 13-story building in half a minute then jump down like a squirrel on crack. The movie is *filled* with that, and it's amazing to watch.
In other news, I'm still looking for a job. My website is almost done, which I invite you all to explore. Let me know what you think of it. I'm trying to get my videos uploaded, but I don't know of any service that will host videos of their sizes reliably. My modeling page is woefully vacant of images, but I haven't got any of the objects I modeled at this terminal.
http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte750u/website.swf
District B13 is a French film made in 2004 that is just now being released (subtitled) here in the states. It's playing at the Terra and at the Regal 24 on I-85 (aka The Big Purple Monster)
District B13 is about the worst slum in near-future Paris. It's so bad, filled with crime and drugs, that the French government has walled it in and removed municipal services, such as tax collection, public schools, and police stations. One man, Leito, tries to clean it up, to make a better life for those under his care. His upward philosophy directly opposes the scum and lowlives of B13, especially Taha, a crime boss of true dispicability.
Leito is set up, Taha has him imprisoned, and he kidnaps Lola, Leito's sister, to do with her what he sees fit. 6 months later an experimental bomb is stolen and winds up in Taha's hands. Damien, a cop, is sent to recover the bomb before it detonates, with Leito signing on as his partner.
This is an increadible movie. It's very lean, no filler. It's only an hour and a half, but it feels like even less. There's a ton of action, but not the standard Hollywood tripe. There are no explosions in the film. None. It's all badass martial arts. But it's not just *any* martial art. It's parkour.
Parkour is a way of moving, a martial art, a philosophy, and a lifestyle all its own. It's relatively new, only a decade or so old. You've probably seen it if you watch TV or viral videos online. It's those crazy European/Russian urban explorer dudes. The ones that scale a 13-story building in half a minute then jump down like a squirrel on crack. The movie is *filled* with that, and it's amazing to watch.
In other news, I'm still looking for a job. My website is almost done, which I invite you all to explore. Let me know what you think of it. I'm trying to get my videos uploaded, but I don't know of any service that will host videos of their sizes reliably. My modeling page is woefully vacant of images, but I haven't got any of the objects I modeled at this terminal.
http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte750u/website.swf