tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post8329268326200726946..comments2024-03-28T12:42:58.196-04:00Comments on my new plaid pants: Five Review Type ThingsJason Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18254334131909339157noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-46553572411580145632013-03-23T21:55:15.121-04:002013-03-23T21:55:15.121-04:00during the sandy blackout i thought about seeing &...during the sandy blackout i thought about seeing 'sinister' in times square and i'm glad i didn't b/c i would have been scared to go back to my candle-lit apartment... so i eventually watched it today. i thought it was great for mainstream horror of late (eerie sound design & some surprising subtlety), but i agree the kids have got to go. it would be creepier if the focus was on Mr. Boogie.MrJefferyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657422824565425948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-17205471567228043732013-03-06T23:10:05.012-05:002013-03-06T23:10:05.012-05:00I loved Cloud Atlas, usually that style of jumbled...I loved Cloud Atlas, usually that style of jumbled up story and religious theme, is not for me. But I loved this one. I love that the director's played with art in the make up category and the music was so beautiful and perfectly themed. It was wonderful to have such interesting romances. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-52371913940876650512012-11-09T04:29:34.347-05:002012-11-09T04:29:34.347-05:00Whow...
Interesting... I normally totally agree wi...Whow...<br />Interesting... I normally totally agree with you in your reviews. <br />But I have seen Cloud Atlas twice now - and I really, really love it.<br />I haven't seen such a feast for the eyes in a long time. <br />I think they did a perfect job in screenwriting and had an amazing bunch of actors who did a great job.<br /><br />Regarding the "asian"-controversy: I know that this kind of stuff is on really thin ice in the states.<br />But I really think all those people critizising the yellow face didn't get the point.<br />Cloud Atlas had two very prominent asian actresses who are stars in their home countries. <br />They had 3 amazing african american actors and a few caucasian actors.<br /><br />Now: One of the movies goals is the telling of "everything is connected".<br />So: Men are playing women, Women are playing men. Blacks are playing whites, whites are playing asians, Asians are playing blacks and so on.<br />The movie asks questions about race, gender, age.<br /><br />So, I don't see dk468's point AT ALL. It is the opposite.<br />In doing these make ups the movie can genuinly ask these questions.<br />And there is really by far no shortage in actors of any race, color or gender in here.Matthttp://www.facebook.com/calibanblognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-39676838803643395312012-11-08T21:56:24.138-05:002012-11-08T21:56:24.138-05:00No, I know that you know that I know that "As...No, I know that you know that I know that "Asian" is NOT a slur. <br /><br />You were just repeating the filmmakers' insensitivity by, inadvertently or not, equating yellowface as "Asian".<br /><br />More here:<br /><br />"'Cloud Atlas' & Yellowface: Wachowskis' Film Slammed By Group For Lack Of Asian Actors"<br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/25/cloud-atlas-yellowface-wachowski_n_2017624.html<br /><br />Cloud Atlas criticised for 'badly done yellowface'<br />A new $100 million (£62 million) Hollywood film has been criticised for employing "badly done yellowface" in its portrayal of Asian characters : <br /><br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/9636660/Cloud-Atlas-criticised-for-badly-done-yellowface.html<br /><br />.................<br /><br />....the only thing the makeup artists changed was the eyes—as if that’s the only difference between a Caucasian person and an Asian one, as opposed to facial shape and complexion :<br /><br />Read more: http://crushable.com/entertainment/cloud-atlas-yellowface-racebending-jim-sturgess-asian-halle-berry-white-383/#ixzz2BgpKAugf<br /><br />That's right, that Jim Sturgess' twitter is the fail proof evidnece is that behind that purtty face, there is only an atrophied pea brain...!<br /><br />So, if a clueless white boy who loves to 'charade' as a giggling geisha boy is your thing, go ahead.... dk468https://www.blogger.com/profile/16510993676786047888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-6747543898966145122012-11-08T14:07:14.971-05:002012-11-08T14:07:14.971-05:00I didn't realize that the word "Asian&quo...I didn't realize that the word "Asian" was in itself a slur? I didn't mean it was surprising that an Asian person could be do-able; I meant it was surprising that even with that horrible slit-eyed make-up he was still do-able. Sorry if I offended.Jason Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254334131909339157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-48009444774597334222012-11-08T14:04:36.307-05:002012-11-08T14:04:36.307-05:00"Jim Sturgess made a surprisingly do-able Asi..."Jim Sturgess made a surprisingly do-able Asian...."<br /><br />Whoa... Can u be any more insulting in so many ways in so few words?<br /> <br />No, no matter what your fetishistic taste might be, you may not do a yellowface, whose only "Asian" physical trait is slits for the eyes!<br /><br />Imagine ur boy as a blackface !<br /><br /> "Jim Sturgess made a surprisingly do-able negro...." <br /><br />Would you think that u could get away with it? dk468https://www.blogger.com/profile/16510993676786047888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-66037245903817370902012-11-08T13:46:47.332-05:002012-11-08T13:46:47.332-05:00When I 1st saw the ads for the movie it looked rea...When I 1st saw the ads for the movie it looked really good and then a review in the paper just ripped it to sheds and it doesn't seem to be doing all that great @ the BO. When I read the review it started to sound like a mess. I have to admit a reason to see it is because Tom Hanks AND Susan Sarandon are in it but she probably has 3 minutes of screen time. Guess I'll see it on DVD.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17260102512164039559noreply@blogger.com