I was sick all weekend, but we went to see the Hobbit on Sunday. It was. So. Freaking. Good. I want to go see it again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again. And then buy 17 copies of the movie and buy my own movie theatre so that every time will be as good as the first.
I loved this movie. Here's my under qualified but enthusiastic review.
I haven't read the Hobbit since about sixth grade, but from what I remember the movie follows reasonably close to the book's plot. There are a few added bits there weren't in the book (Galadriel anyone? Not that I'm complaining. She's the best thinspiration ever, and I swear she ages in reverse). A couple of the wide angle shots (the ones where the camera takes in like 4 miles of scenery in one long shot) are blurry because there are more CGI frames per second than the eye can pick up, but it's just in the very beginning, and you get used to it pretty quickly. Three actors in particular stood out: Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, and Ian Mckellan. Obviously their characters being the three leads Peter Jackson would choose some of hollywood's most charismatic actors, but still. Even though I knew how the action scenes would end but they still gave me heart attacks every time. I cried at the scene with the eagles and my nails were chewed to the quick by the movie's end. it was awesome. the only downside is that we have to wait another year to see the next installment. Overall it was a spectacular movie.
Speaking of Cate Blanchett, I went through and added about 40 pictures of her to my iPad for inspiration. She's so gorgeous. And speaking of Richard Armitage, C2 and I were having an argument while leaving the theatre about whether or not a girl can have a bro crush. (Urban Dictionary definition: Respect, admiration and idolization of another man. Non-sexual. Celebrities, athletes and rock stars are often the object of the man crush. You can not have a man crush on a friend of yours. That is simply a strong friendship. Two possible conditions for determining if you have a man crush are: 1. Badly wanting to be that man. 2. If your man crush approached your significant other and began hitting on her, you would excuse yourself and let him have her, at least temporarily.) Brother said no, because a girl's bro crush is just a crush. Even if that was true, which it isn't, that logic wouldn't apply to lesbians (of which I am one, but it's a general discussion as well). So far C2 is the only one disagrees with me out of about a dozen, but I'm still not satisfied. It is totally possible for a girl to envy/admire/idolize and befriend a guy without holding and romantic or sexual feeling for him (and vice versa, though it doesn't seem nearly as common). Saying they can't is saying that human beings as a whole are not emotionally capable of expanding beyond the basic differentiation between mates, family, and strangers. We obviously are. I dunno. What do ya'll think?
A and I are hoping to go see a movie Friday after school. We haven't been spending as much time together lately, and I wanna fix that. She's dealing with some hard stuff and needs some support. (Plus she agreed we can see the Hobbit. :D )
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