Monday, March 27, 2006

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I'm sorry for the delay of no posting....however, this time I have an excuse that is a little more legit than in the past! I have had one mid-term and one final to study for and it has taken up literally all of my time! Thankfully after today I will be done with all of that and maybe even have a new post up by the end of the week!! So please don't give up on me just yet! :~)

Saturday, March 11, 2006

Song of the Month

Once again this is another late post that has been in the makings for awhile! But here it is nonetheless!! This month's song is...... Beethoven's "Pathetique Op. 13 No.8".

Lately I have been listening to classical music and have truly been able to enjoy it!! I think it is definitely one of those catagories in music that falls under the label of an aesthetic beauty. It displays such emotion from the composer and yet at the same time it is objectively relaying a message or feeling. It’s sad to see how we have degraded beauty to pleasure! Doing so only makes true beauty (which hurts more often than not) hard to come by. Maybe someday we will step out of this storm of "in the eye of the beholder" and really begin to see with our eye that which is objectively in front of us (not inside).

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Thursday, March 09, 2006

Movie Review

Alright....I know it has been an incredibly long time since I have posted anything!! I have received posts explaining peoples agitation and as of yet I have neglected to relieve them of their frustrations. So in an act of desperation (and guilt) I will attempt to write a quick review of the Johnny Cash movie "Walk the Line."

The movie as a whole was good from a film makers perspective. Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin Phoenix did an excellent job as actors and the script was well written.

However, the movie hinged around Cash's drug addiction and the countless times he cheated on his wife. It was a plot of tension that did not seem to resolve in the way that was expected. Not much (if any) was mentioned about the life he led afterwards which included his spiritual reformation. It focused on his affair with June Carter (thankfully without any obscenity) and his constant struggle with cocain. Other than the scene where he and June walked up to the little community church, there was no refrence to his spiritual life (I guess that can be expected from Hollywood). His marriage to June Carter was the breath of fresh air at the end of the movie. Yet the release was not as fulfilling as it could have been.

This movie for me was a kind of introduction to Johnny Cash and his music. It was interesting to find out how someone as famous as Johnny Cash actual got started...here he was in a band of three, living the way all normal suburban families lived and by chance he makes a record that eventually sells millions!!! He achieves the American dream, only to let it go to his head! I think the old cliche "power corrupts and absolutely power corrupts absolutely" could be said of fame as well. Thankfully his story has a "happy" ending!

To sum up...I enjoyed the movie and would probably watch it again knowing that there were many things I missed and didn't quite understand. The movie definitely requires a more mature audience (my younger brother didn't quite care for it). It’s a bit slow, but that is necessary for the story to make any sense. If anyone else has seen the movie yet I would love to hear your thoughts on it!!!