The War of Obsession
I have had this obsession with World War II lately, and I have no idea where it came from. Actually, I think I do know...
It all started when I hit the "Add to Queue" button on Netflix for the first disc of the epic mini-series by Ken Burns called, "The War". I put it at the top of my queue, and waited for the total shit film, "Catacombs", to be returned in the mail to Netflix, so I could get this said disc. Finally, the day came when I got the first disc, and I began to watch....
Now, a little bit of background for you guys about how I tend to watch documentaries. Unless it is soo enthralling that I must finish it right then, I tend to usually watch half of it in one sitting, and then the rest a bit later in the day, or even the next day. I have a really good attention span, it's just some documentaries....just have to be finished later.
Back to the story. I began to watch the first part of the 7-part series, and I was hooked. I sat through all of the 2.5 hours of stories on the documentary, and I WAS HOOKED. I sat there amazed, and had to have more. That's the only shitty part about Netflix. Unless you have a 6-at-a-time account (which I do), have poor planning skills in your queue (which I have worked on), etc, you have to go through the agony of knowing what happens next. This recently happened to me again when I started watching the first season of the ABC Family show, "Greek", when I watched all of the first disc in one sitting, and HAD TO HAVE MORE. I even wanted to finish the first season before the 2nd season premiere this evening, but, nope. I shall be getting said disc tomorrow.
But, I have gotten through 3 of the 7 parts of the miniseries, and I am waiting on part 7 to come in the mail tomorrow. One thing I really like about the series is the fact that it mainly features 4 cities throughout the whole documentary, one that includes my home area, Mobile. I never really knew a lot of what happened in the area during the war, and it is quite interesting to hear all about it. I mean, I remember going to all of the museums during elementary and middle schools to see all of the stuff involving this, but let's all be honest:
WHAT KID ACTUALLY PAID ATTENTION TO ANY OF THAT SHIT, ESPECIALLY AT THAT AGE?
My recent obsession with WWII only furthered itself when I finally watched Schindler's List for the first time recently. YES!! I know. A film nerd like me should kill himself for not seeing this beautiful film until now(and had a recent moment like this when I saw Bonnie & Clyde for the first time, but thats for another entry), but, I just DO NOT LIKE STEPHEN SPIELBERG. Yes, I HATE HIM. LOATHE. But, he did quite well with the film. Like "The War", I sat through all 3+hours of the film just mesmerized by it.
What will I watch next that is WWII related? Suggestions?
Oh, and I am tired of Environmental Science. I hate studying it. Blah. Blah................Blah.
It all started when I hit the "Add to Queue" button on Netflix for the first disc of the epic mini-series by Ken Burns called, "The War". I put it at the top of my queue, and waited for the total shit film, "Catacombs", to be returned in the mail to Netflix, so I could get this said disc. Finally, the day came when I got the first disc, and I began to watch....
Now, a little bit of background for you guys about how I tend to watch documentaries. Unless it is soo enthralling that I must finish it right then, I tend to usually watch half of it in one sitting, and then the rest a bit later in the day, or even the next day. I have a really good attention span, it's just some documentaries....just have to be finished later.
Back to the story. I began to watch the first part of the 7-part series, and I was hooked. I sat through all of the 2.5 hours of stories on the documentary, and I WAS HOOKED. I sat there amazed, and had to have more. That's the only shitty part about Netflix. Unless you have a 6-at-a-time account (which I do), have poor planning skills in your queue (which I have worked on), etc, you have to go through the agony of knowing what happens next. This recently happened to me again when I started watching the first season of the ABC Family show, "Greek", when I watched all of the first disc in one sitting, and HAD TO HAVE MORE. I even wanted to finish the first season before the 2nd season premiere this evening, but, nope. I shall be getting said disc tomorrow.
But, I have gotten through 3 of the 7 parts of the miniseries, and I am waiting on part 7 to come in the mail tomorrow. One thing I really like about the series is the fact that it mainly features 4 cities throughout the whole documentary, one that includes my home area, Mobile. I never really knew a lot of what happened in the area during the war, and it is quite interesting to hear all about it. I mean, I remember going to all of the museums during elementary and middle schools to see all of the stuff involving this, but let's all be honest:
WHAT KID ACTUALLY PAID ATTENTION TO ANY OF THAT SHIT, ESPECIALLY AT THAT AGE?
My recent obsession with WWII only furthered itself when I finally watched Schindler's List for the first time recently. YES!! I know. A film nerd like me should kill himself for not seeing this beautiful film until now(and had a recent moment like this when I saw Bonnie & Clyde for the first time, but thats for another entry), but, I just DO NOT LIKE STEPHEN SPIELBERG. Yes, I HATE HIM. LOATHE. But, he did quite well with the film. Like "The War", I sat through all 3+hours of the film just mesmerized by it.
What will I watch next that is WWII related? Suggestions?
Oh, and I am tired of Environmental Science. I hate studying it. Blah. Blah................Blah.