Comments | maltlick: Trapped In the Land of Numbers

maltlick

Trapped In the Land of Numbers

Nov 21, 2009 06:04

So, just to make this short, I don't hate everything.

I liked The Prisoner. Even if it's not by the same people who did the original ( Read more... )

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maltlick November 22 2009, 00:57:19 UTC

The problem is that the girl in the movie/book takes up daredevil stunts for the sole purpose of making her ex boyfriend come rescue her. This is also the guy that said he can't love her because he's afraid of killing her. The fact that parents are paying attention to what their kids are watching (finally) and that they're saying "This is a HORRIBLE message to send girls about self-esteem" is finally a mark of responsible parenting, which seems to be rarer and rarer these days.

Role models for boys is another issue, but that's not what the key market for Twilight is, thank God.

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maltlick November 23 2009, 06:17:26 UTC

Yeah, it's far more "I would do anything to make him love me" and not "I would do anything for someone who loved me."

I'm just hoping boys can't stomach the bullshit, personally.

And yeah, Anne Rice made it romantic, but never ever pulled back from them ACTUALLY being horrible creatures. This shit is them saying they're horrible, and not really being horrible.

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maltlick November 22 2009, 04:06:11 UTC

The first episode is not my favorite. Each other episode has more focus, and it really gets interesting.

I dug the 60's look, though. I like that it FEELS artificial given how people are acting and the cut scenes.

thoughtspiral November 23 2009, 17:20:54 UTC

The problem is that the girl in the movie/book takes up daredevil stunts for the sole purpose of making her ex boyfriend come rescue her.

Well, yeah, but this a religious fundamentalist romance, remember? One of the many rules besides "no sex before marriage" is "shut up and obey, little wife-bot," which means you instead get attention by acting out. Doing idiot stunts to prove you love a man, and to make him prove he loves you, makes sense if you live in Crazytown, UT.

What's all this bullshit about people "proving" they love each other, anyway? Not just in Twineweclipsedawnohfuckpleasekillme, but in movies overall. Love isn't something you demonstrate with a few grand gestures, particularly not if you're being a clingy, neurotic little attention whore at the same time.