Comments | kaiserkuchen: Things wot I have seen/read lately

kaiserkuchen

Things wot I have seen/read lately

Nov 07, 2010 23:13

A grab-bag, as again I find myself unable to do these things in a timely manner.

BOOKS!
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire + Mockingjay
It's been nearly more than a month since I finished both these books and of course since I didn't take any notes I have only the vaguest of recollections.
( STILL, cutting for spoilers for both (but mostly for Mockingjay) )

fangirlism, braiiins, rl, life up north jao! 2010, movies, squee, parental units, books!

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unrequitedangst November 7 2010, 17:09:12 UTC

upon rereading, this whole comment has so many spoilers for the trilogy that anyone who hasn't read all three Hunger Games books should probably not look. also, holy shit this is a long first comment to be leaving on your journal. I apologize in advance ( ... )

This took me ages to write. DAMN YOU WORK FOR SUCKING ALL MY TIME AWAY :/ kaiserkuchen November 10 2010, 08:57:01 UTC

DUDE NO APOLOGIES! This is a ramble-away at will zone!

CINNA! He was so great~~ And yesss! The Project Runway-esque AU would certainly be compelling TV, if only for the fact that most Capitol residents seem to be so batshit and have such skewed (at least to the other districts) priorities that it would make for compelling interactions. The whole fashion/body mod aspect of the Capitol was also one of the more interesting details of the books and I am already curious as to how they'll adapt that for the movie that is apparently in the making??

Am not at home right now so I might eff up the username, but iirc electrumqueen has some interesting fic! There was another author I am currently blanking on, but I will get back to you later ( ... )

laulan November 7 2010, 17:18:54 UTC

Oooh let's talk about HG on Skype! :D You have no idea how excited it makesme that you might do ART for it! *bounces*

When you said Feed I thought you would be talking about this book which is awesome and which you should read! But zombies sound awesome too (even though I skipped over that section so as not to be spoiled!).

two_if_by_sea November 7 2010, 19:51:47 UTC

I THOUGHT IT WAS THAT FEED TOO. Shaz, I echo the rec for M. T. Anderson's Feed if you haven't read it yet; it breaks my heart every time.

laulan November 7 2010, 20:10:28 UTC

Such a good book ;_; I picked it up by accident because I thought it was by another author with the last name of Anderson, and I have never been so grateful for a mix-up--I've only read it once, but it sticks with you so much.

See, Shaz, I am not content with trying to convince you to read things only over Skype! I will also flood your lj with comments. READ IT READ ITTT

kaiserkuchen November 12 2010, 20:11:17 UTC

I am always a sucker for a good heart-breaking and soul-crushing book! Have now added this to the list of books that I will bother the bookstore staff with, yussss! Hope it's stocked in BKK and they won't have to order it from overseas ugh that wait is always THE WORST :/

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miabee023 November 7 2010, 19:31:38 UTC

Oh Kick-Ass. I mainly love this movie just for its fantastic visuals (color coding each character? so simple... YET SO BRILLIANT.), but also because I went and saw it as a group bonding activity with all my Honors buddies, and so, ridiculous as it is, my memories are very fond. Aaron Johnson's eyes, also. Nngh ( ... )

kaiserkuchen November 12 2010, 22:04:37 UTC

I CAN TELL YOUR FILM STUDIES BACKGROUND IS SHINING THROUGH :DD

The color-coding and visuals really are one of the movie's strongest points. I particularly enjoyed the ~subtle gun Warhol prints that Red Mist's dad had hanging in his office lol. I did keep getting distracted by how positively hideous Kick-Ass' outfit is, though I liked the nods to practicality and realism. AND THE FACT THAT THE BULLETPROOF VEST ENDED UP PLAYING A ROLE IN SAVING HIT-GIRL'S LIFE.

That IS an interesting point that the film also made, regarding to the violence and its portrayal (the skilled grace of HG and BD vs. the amateur attempts of Kick-Ass and well, the end result of someone always either getting hurt or dead remaining regardless). To me one of the most telling scenes was the clip of Kick-Ass that went viral and propelled him to his vigilante fame (again, a part where they violence was more realistic) and of course the reaction of everyone watching the footage/stream of BD and Kick-Ass being tortured ( ... )

miabee023 November 12 2010, 22:43:08 UTC

See, I actually haven't had any film studies background AT ALL, even though now everyone assumes I have, just because I was basically forced into doing this film series due to my one question of what, exactly, it involved... and then no one else showed any interest at all, which meant the Honors Coordinator essentially guilted me into doing it. So now I have all these professors going, "Oh, you might be interested in this, given your great knowledge of films--" and I am just like, "I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT FILMS. PLEASE STOP REFERENCING RANDOM ARTISTIC FILMS THAT YOU LIKE, BECAUSE I WILL NOT HAVE SEEN THEM." Oh well, what can you do ( ... )