Geekiness
My spot in nerdom is being cemented at this moment. Not only am I going to see a midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, I actually had a friend of mine get me a broom from his Harry Potter camp that he's working at (thanks, Jake!). I've hung the broom on the back of my door.
I was going to take it with me, but I don't want it to get in the way (psh, like it would). Mostly I just don't want it ruined or stolen by some ten year old child that I would then have to find and beat with said broom. I also don't want to have to clean up the blood from said beating. Erego, no bringing of the broom. I have yet to decide if I will carve a name into the broom, such as "Firebolt" or "Nimbus."
I find that going into this movie will be different from the others. I've seen half of the cast in person by now, so that will be different. I've also seen Dan Radcliffe naked, so that will be different as well. I'm sure all the excitement about the movie will put that out of my mind as soon as it starts.
I've been watching The History Boys almost non-stop recently, hence the new icon. I don't know what it is about this movie, but I really enjoy it. I wish I could have seen the stage version. I've read the play multiple times and am in love with it, but to have been able to have seen what Nicholas Hytner did with it at the National would have been phenomenal. Jack said it was. And for that, I am constantly jealous. It always makes me wonder what it would have been like if these boys were real and if I went to school with them. I would, of course, have to be a boy. Or they would have to go to a co-ed school. Since neither of those are true, I can only imagine what would happen if I knew the actors playing them.
Scripps is probably my favorite character (again, hence the icon). And not just because he's pretty. He is. But there's something about his good-nature that sets him apart from his best friend, Dakin, who is selfish most of the time. That, and Scripps' discipline when it comes to religion is impressive. I wish he could have had more of a part in the movie, as he serves as a narrator of sorts (a journalist, more likely, since that is what he ends up being) in the play. And I wouldn't mind if he got some more screen time.
Timms has my favorite line in the play: "... with a poem or any work of art we can never say 'in other words.' If it is a work of art there are no other words." He says this in response to Irwin's wanting to paraphrase a poem. I absolutely enjoy this line. Everytime I read it I love it. I'm also sad that it's not in the film. I like Timms' humor. Always the class clown, along with Lockwood (who is another favorite).
I've noticed a pattern I have with books and movies. I tend to favor the minor characters. In The History Boys, I favor Scripps, Timms, and Lockwood over the more central characters of Dakin, Posner, and Irwin. In Harry Potter, I always favored the Weasley twins (Fred and George) along with their fellow Quidditch players over Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Although, Ron will always be a favorite. Maybe it's because they seem to be more down to earth, or just enough in the background that provide ample entertainment when needed and disappear when they aren't needed anymore. Hopefully that makes sense.
I just wish that I could write a hit like Alan Bennett or JK Rowling. That would be of the awesome.
I was going to take it with me, but I don't want it to get in the way (psh, like it would). Mostly I just don't want it ruined or stolen by some ten year old child that I would then have to find and beat with said broom. I also don't want to have to clean up the blood from said beating. Erego, no bringing of the broom. I have yet to decide if I will carve a name into the broom, such as "Firebolt" or "Nimbus."
I find that going into this movie will be different from the others. I've seen half of the cast in person by now, so that will be different. I've also seen Dan Radcliffe naked, so that will be different as well. I'm sure all the excitement about the movie will put that out of my mind as soon as it starts.
I've been watching The History Boys almost non-stop recently, hence the new icon. I don't know what it is about this movie, but I really enjoy it. I wish I could have seen the stage version. I've read the play multiple times and am in love with it, but to have been able to have seen what Nicholas Hytner did with it at the National would have been phenomenal. Jack said it was. And for that, I am constantly jealous. It always makes me wonder what it would have been like if these boys were real and if I went to school with them. I would, of course, have to be a boy. Or they would have to go to a co-ed school. Since neither of those are true, I can only imagine what would happen if I knew the actors playing them.
Scripps is probably my favorite character (again, hence the icon). And not just because he's pretty. He is. But there's something about his good-nature that sets him apart from his best friend, Dakin, who is selfish most of the time. That, and Scripps' discipline when it comes to religion is impressive. I wish he could have had more of a part in the movie, as he serves as a narrator of sorts (a journalist, more likely, since that is what he ends up being) in the play. And I wouldn't mind if he got some more screen time.
Timms has my favorite line in the play: "... with a poem or any work of art we can never say 'in other words.' If it is a work of art there are no other words." He says this in response to Irwin's wanting to paraphrase a poem. I absolutely enjoy this line. Everytime I read it I love it. I'm also sad that it's not in the film. I like Timms' humor. Always the class clown, along with Lockwood (who is another favorite).
I've noticed a pattern I have with books and movies. I tend to favor the minor characters. In The History Boys, I favor Scripps, Timms, and Lockwood over the more central characters of Dakin, Posner, and Irwin. In Harry Potter, I always favored the Weasley twins (Fred and George) along with their fellow Quidditch players over Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Although, Ron will always be a favorite. Maybe it's because they seem to be more down to earth, or just enough in the background that provide ample entertainment when needed and disappear when they aren't needed anymore. Hopefully that makes sense.
I just wish that I could write a hit like Alan Bennett or JK Rowling. That would be of the awesome.