Octubre 09, 2006

Everybody's (Not) Getting In On The Act

My father now has a blog. I seem to remember just a year ago him sort of poo-pooing the idea of him ever doing a blog. So many friends have blogs now I sometimes catch myself thinking of friends that don't have them and wondering why they havent posted to theirs in so long.

There are definitely some people I really wish had blogs, really wish I could have a more regular and detailed connection with their lives and thoughts. When will the direct neural RSS-feed get invented?
uugggh. just kidding [shiver].

In other, somewhat related, news, I finally saw Science of Sleep yesterday. It was pretty great, though not quite as great as I was expecting. It's all about dreams, and a guy that's always confusing dreams with reality, which makes it unsurprising that i was left with a feeling of "and it was all a dream" walking out of the theater. But I can't help thinking I wanted a little less dreaminess and more "reality" - the quotes mean that i thought the reality of the film would be a little more fantastic, less "normal world" - I guess I thought the story was going to be a little more science fiction, maybe sort of like Wim Wenders' "Until the End of the World" (which also had a lot to do with dreams), and that Stephane would be a little more of a hero-inventor, and a little less pathetic loser-inventor.

But, I still highly recommend the flim. Best Hollywood fare I've seen all year, I'd say.

Posted by steev at Octubre 9, 2006 04:53 PM
Comments
Science of Sleep was a definite let down. I think we were all expecting something as emotionally intense as "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." I think the main problem was that Charlotte Gainsbourg had no chemistry and just seemed tense the whole time (I adore the actress so this is first time where I've seen her deliver badly.) Also the over all colour of the film was yellow (possibly due to the video footage?) and that sucked any interesting colour away. Posted by: Petr at Octubre 10, 2006 03:42 PM