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greygirlbeast

"Big Things Have Small Beginnings." (Part Two)

Jun 12, 2012 14:26

Grey and chilly here in Providence today. Maybe a high of 71˚F, and there might be rain. April in June. And today is the sixth anniversary of Sophie's death. And five years ago yesterday I finished "The Steam Dancer (1896)." And on the 24th, Spooky will have been on this planet another year, and birthday presents are not unwelcome. She has an ( Read more... )

gemma files, robots, prometheus, good movies, sexism, exobiology, profanity, science fiction, science, spooky's bday, alien, idiots who mock films they've not seen

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stillsostrange June 12 2012, 20:39:39 UTC

Thank you.

greygirlbeast June 12 2012, 22:09:08 UTC

You're welcome.

angela_n_hunt June 12 2012, 21:28:32 UTC

Just...thank you for this. I have been so frustrated by people's reaction to this film. I really feel like they went in with a whole set of whacked out expectation and paid no attention whatsoever to what Ridley said he was doing with this film.

I also feel like they were paying zero attention and observed *nothing*. Everything is up there on the screen. But you have to pay the fuck attention. It's not for the lazy. If you *blink*, you will miss important shit.

So. Yes. Thank you. I loved it too. It was fantastic.

greygirlbeast June 12 2012, 22:10:31 UTC

I really feel like they went in with a whole set of whacked out expectation and paid no attention whatsoever to what Ridley said he was doing with this film.

Bingo.

Yes. I missed important stuff I didn't see until the second viewing. I'm sure a third would reveal still more.

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greygirlbeast June 12 2012, 22:11:15 UTC

You're welcome.

whiskeychick June 12 2012, 22:17:42 UTC

My set of lenses brings about some irritations with the "world" and the "story," and I want to see the film a second time before I publish any "review" or "response" on PROMETHEUS.

That said, I loved the film and I've not thought about much else since I saw it Saturday afternoon (three days plus and counting). More importantly, I'm sick to death of the "hate this film" bandwagon so many seem to have jumped on. I'm especially irritated that some of this is coming from people I think should know better.

greygirlbeast June 12 2012, 22:21:14 UTC

My set of lenses brings about some irritations with the "world" and the "story," and I want to see the film a second time before I publish any "review" or "response" on PROMETHEUS.

Not a bad idea. Just remember, the science is about as reliable as the science in any SF film, it's not the same moon from Alien, every little detail is important, and this is NOT a genuine prequel, despite marketing (which is not Ridley Scott's fault).

More importantly, I'm sick to death of the "hate this film" bandwagon so many seem to have jumped on. I'm especially irritated that some of this is coming from people I think should know better.

YES! Thank you!

ext_259186 June 12 2012, 22:40:22 UTC

I enjoyed it very much. There's this textbook hipster that works at a another school here who gleefully spouted how "horrible" the film was when my friend and I mentioned we enjoyed it. So I just said "that's because you're a hipster" right to his face.

The weird part is, he didn't deny it. I asked for specific criticisms, but he had somewhere to be.

So yeah, whatever. No film is perfect, but I can't remember the last time I actually enjoyed myself so thoroughly in a theater. It wasn't even as scary or gruesome as I'd thought it would be. People need to buck up - and I'm generally a wuss!

greygirlbeast June 12 2012, 22:43:27 UTC

Given our conversations, I'm surprised and pleased you enjoyed it. Cool.

There's this textbook hipster that works at a another school here who gleefully spouted how "horrible" the film was when my friend and I mentioned we enjoyed it. So I just said "that's because you're a hipster" right to his face.

The weird part is, he didn't deny it. I asked for specific criticisms, but he had somewhere to be.

This would be hilarious, were it not so stupid, and the font from which so much dumb criticism is currently flowing.

ext_259186 June 12 2012, 23:42:05 UTC

I like dark stuff. It just has to have a point. I felt Prometheus had a point. The nihilistic undertones weren't entirely to my taste, but I still enjoyed it and can appreciate it - it left enough of itself mysterious for it to not be an issue, I never felt like some kind of moral philosophy was being clubbed upside my head ( ... )