Monday, November 24, 2008

The Moment I Fell For... Rosario Dawson

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A pair of factors have this performance on my brain today. First, if you head over to Final Girl you can vote for the next pick for the Film Club and it is between all of Grind House or the 1976 figure skating shocker Schizo. Grind House is winning as of this moment and I hope it stays that way - not only do I look forward to hearing Stacie's virgin take on the films (especially Tarantino's Death Proof, which y'all should already know I adore with every fiber o' my being) but I'd love the chance to yap about the movies some more.

And secondly, I am thinking about Rosario's winning turn in Death Proof because the final piece of the puzzle in my love affair with her has finally snapped into place - she was in a dream I had last night. Only she and I could see and read the alien writing that suddenly appeared written on the night skies! We bumped into each other, thankful to have found a kindred star-reading spirit, and became fast friends. And then this giant spaceship bounced off of a bunch of planets like in a pinball machine and it got weird. But where once I found Dawson annoying - and don't ask me why, I can't even remember what'd spoiled me to her in the past - now she's my dream-friend, just like Courteney Cox and Anne Heche before her. You find yourself in esteemed company, Miss Dawson!

Also, a little about why I chose this moment you see above: is there a moment more wildly intoxicating than this moment here where Rosario's Abernathy watches Zoe Bell first strap herself to that car hood and go tossing about like a mad-woman? This is before Stuntman Mike shows up and ruins the fun, mind you. Abernathy is the audience surrogate in this scene obviously - angry at her butch stunt-skilled friends for trying to exclude her in their thrill-seeking, wanting in on the fun, and then when it happens and we watch her initial fears melt away... well you're left with that fucking giant grin of Rosario's and if you aren't grinning too like a mad-person then I think you ought to throw in the towel.
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2 comments:

Agnes B said...

How hot is Zoe Bell in that whole movie? Pretty hot.

I must say, though, that I was disappointed by the cut that was released on DVD. It seems to me like he added unnecessary stuff to fill it out or flesh it out.

Anonymous said...

rosario rocks the socks.