At Least the Special Effects Were Edgy?
As I was watching Transformers last night, I was rather put off by something. No, it wasn't the blatant jingoism, the flashy transformations, or the fact that Megatron was clearly the best actor in the film. I know I am exposing myself as a music snob, but I could not move beyond the fact that the main character, who is supposed to be some kind of cool teenager, was wearing a Strokes t-shirt.
Um...?
Couldn't they have chosen a hipster band that at least had a decent sophomore album... which followed their only good album... that happened to come out, like, six years ago? Is it so much for me to expect them to go with an "edgy" band that is... actually cool? I understand the need to straddle the line between counter-culture and Top 40 as much as the next discerning viewer. Bearing that in mind, how about Interpol, the Arcade Fire, the New Pornographers, even Franz Ferdinand? I could have stomached a display from Death Cab for Cutie or the Faint. Perhaps a throw-back to the godfathers of indie rock, like the Pixies, Cibo Matto or Cat Power? I suppose the mellow stylings of Belle & Sebastian may be a bit too deep for mass consumption, but would it have killed them to dress him in a Built to Spill t-shirt?
And sure, they could have really sent me off the deep end by choosing a shirt with the Bravery or the Killers, but let's not dwell on such unpleasantness. It's Christmas.
Um...?
Couldn't they have chosen a hipster band that at least had a decent sophomore album... which followed their only good album... that happened to come out, like, six years ago? Is it so much for me to expect them to go with an "edgy" band that is... actually cool? I understand the need to straddle the line between counter-culture and Top 40 as much as the next discerning viewer. Bearing that in mind, how about Interpol, the Arcade Fire, the New Pornographers, even Franz Ferdinand? I could have stomached a display from Death Cab for Cutie or the Faint. Perhaps a throw-back to the godfathers of indie rock, like the Pixies, Cibo Matto or Cat Power? I suppose the mellow stylings of Belle & Sebastian may be a bit too deep for mass consumption, but would it have killed them to dress him in a Built to Spill t-shirt?
And sure, they could have really sent me off the deep end by choosing a shirt with the Bravery or the Killers, but let's not dwell on such unpleasantness. It's Christmas.