Your mission, should you choose to accept it...
1) See Avatar. I saw it last night and it ROCKS. I had heard the special effects were amazing, the story ho-hum. I'm here to tell you the special effects are indeed amazing but the story is not at all ho-hum. I actually got choked up at not one, not two, but THREE separate scenes. Yes, if you boil it down far enough it does map superficially to Pocahontas, as I myself irresponsibly mentioned here. However, even the best sauce Meunière will turn to inedible sludge if you boil it down far enough. That does not mean one is wise to do so. There are enough significant differences (number one: the Indians win) that for me took it to quite another level.
2) Marvel at the beauty of Carl Sagan, Neil de Grasse Tyson, and cosmic science set to music. (If you like it there are more here.)
3) Giggle at the larval stages of the common American speculative fiction writer.
4) Donate to St. Baldrick's charity for childhood cancer research here.
5) Wallow in fangirly joy at the amazing Picard video. Anything that starts with Picard slamming a beer is only going to get better.
That's enough for today. Enjoy!!!
2) Marvel at the beauty of Carl Sagan, Neil de Grasse Tyson, and cosmic science set to music. (If you like it there are more here.)
3) Giggle at the larval stages of the common American speculative fiction writer.
4) Donate to St. Baldrick's charity for childhood cancer research here.
5) Wallow in fangirly joy at the amazing Picard video. Anything that starts with Picard slamming a beer is only going to get better.
That's enough for today. Enjoy!!!