reviews for a credit (mini reviews)

Mini review #1
Comics: Batman: year one.

I'm not a big comic book fan and reading Batman: year one didn't change my opinion. I found that the comic was long and didn't contain a lot of excitment to keep me interested. If there wasn't a credit involved I wouldn't have thought to buy the comic to read on my own time. The comic tells the story of how Batman came to be the hero and the hardship he had to endure. Sure It was well written but I can't pay attention to a story of a man who dresses up as a bat to fight crime because he lost his parents. It also gives a bit of mixed message to viewers on how to go about doing the right thing. Break the law to stop others from breaking it as well. Seems like it will create an army of bad ass people doing whatever it takes to see justice. But hey, maybe no one will really try to use batman's methods to solve their own problems. The comic was well written, but my interest is in the illustration. I'm quite the fan of visual arts and liked the way they showed emotions and movements with lines and colour in the comic.


Mini review #2
Movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

I actually liked Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. The movie was a little hard to fallow sometimes. The film jumps around through time and shows different clips of their life without much explanation. You really need to pay attention to what is going on. But these are the movies I enjoy. Something out of the ordinary with common topics delt with in an uncommon way. The story is play backwards as you see the main characters meet again after they get each other beamed from their memories. And as the flm progresses, you see how they met in the first place, their relationship and break up. A bit confusing. But kinda makes you think, would it really be better to completly forget someone? The characters were played by big names actors for such a small movie. But the preformance was great considering this is not the type of film to see funny guy Jim Carrey in. Overall Definatly a thumbs up movie.

Mini review #3
Music: The Beatles

Throughout the music unit we talk A LOT about The Beatles, a pop rock band from Liverpool. Their universal music is a phenomena, and still widely marketed today, with the release of the Beatles influenced movie Across the Universe and Beatles Rock Band. Not to mention they're one of the most successful bands of all time. They were well marketed and got their start to fame with music alone, unlike many artists today who get started in movies and t.v before breaking into music on the success they already built. The movies made by The Beatles came AFTER they became famous. And the movies still have to do with their music and not just shitty acting. I am quite the Beatles fan myself. I was introduced as a youngin, flipping through radio stations. But their music became a big influence for me heading into highschool. I find their songs give me endless inspiration for my art. The Bealtes are timeless classics and although they are disbanded. Their fame isn't dieing down anytime soon.

Mini review #4
Movies/Music: Spinal Tap

The movie This is Spinal Tap, was a mockumentary about 80's hair bands. I thought the movie was rather funny. It potrayed the rock 'n roll lifestyle in a humourous way. The characters had big egos and a little obnoxious. But that kind of attitude is what made the movie so good, exaggerating personalities and common facts about the bands of that time. I did like the movie but I did not enjoy the music what so ever. I never did and never will be into old hair bands. Maybe it's their rediculous style or maybe just the fact I'm not a rock/metal person. But I find it hard to listen to dark loud music that I can barely sing along to since it sounds like a big "GGGGRRRRUUUUNNNNGGGGG". I think all the music in that same genre sounds exactly the same. Loud drums, screaming guitars and a barely there base line.

Mini review #5
Music videos: Pink - Stupid Girls.

I like the overall message the video sends. That you don't have to fall into the trends of the media. But I HATE the fact that a hand full of women artists are getting into the "don't be girly, be alternative" phase. I get the point that it's stupid for girls to dumb themselves down for boys or popularity. But why leave the impression that you can only be considered original and your own person if you're a tom boy. Not all girls that play with barbies are going to grow up and get plastic surgery and tan so much they look like a stale dorito. What about the girls who choose to live the way they do? I mean sure there are ambitions to be succesfull. But if someone chooses to be a dancer in videos or wants to be girly and in designer clothes, that's not being a "stupid girl", it's doing what makes YOU happy and doing what YOU want with your life. I think artists are running out of material to sing about when they have to resort to ripping on a group of people and bringing in the concept of being fake. And to me, I see this song telling girls "be more like me because I'm not your adverage celebrity".