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I'm watching The Terminator. I love these films. I love that James Cameron doesn't patronise his audience, the way modern superhero/sci-fi films do. I've seen it so many times that I hardly notice now, but the film launches straight into the action, making no attempt to explain itself. For at least twenty minutes you have to pick up the story from the actions of the Terminator and the flashback dreams of Kyle (such a terrible eighties name).
I also love this story, because it's an epic that chooses to focus on the saviour of mankind'ss mum. Sarah Connor is the mother of the "one man who taught us to fight", the hero and leader of the future human race, but we never see him be anything more than a slightly pathetic kid. It's like the story of Mary before Jesus got cool.
Sarah Connor is a woman who kicks ass. She's a fucking icon. I love it.
It also has Arnie saying "Fuck you, azzzzholl" and, of course, "I'll be back". And one of the worst sex scenes ever put on film. There's hands gripping the sheets and everything.
In less Terminator-y news, I found a really cool website for all the geeky knitters in the world. Purlescence Storytellers is a blog where people tell a little story to explain what a fictional character would knit, and then post patterns and pictures. From Buffy knitting point protectors for her stakes to Persephone knitting something to keep her warm in Hades! The site runs classical and pop culture challenges side by side. It's so incredibly dorky, I wish I'd thought of it first!
I also love this story, because it's an epic that chooses to focus on the saviour of mankind'ss mum. Sarah Connor is the mother of the "one man who taught us to fight", the hero and leader of the future human race, but we never see him be anything more than a slightly pathetic kid. It's like the story of Mary before Jesus got cool.
Sarah Connor is a woman who kicks ass. She's a fucking icon. I love it.
It also has Arnie saying "Fuck you, azzzzholl" and, of course, "I'll be back". And one of the worst sex scenes ever put on film. There's hands gripping the sheets and everything.
In less Terminator-y news, I found a really cool website for all the geeky knitters in the world. Purlescence Storytellers is a blog where people tell a little story to explain what a fictional character would knit, and then post patterns and pictures. From Buffy knitting point protectors for her stakes to Persephone knitting something to keep her warm in Hades! The site runs classical and pop culture challenges side by side. It's so incredibly dorky, I wish I'd thought of it first!