Wow. It’s been a little over a week since my last blog entry and I have so much to write about. I therefore make a decree that from this day forward I will only blog on Sundays.
Okay, so I should probably get to it. My first instinct is to write a quick review for the movie, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”, and guess what..? I’m going to follow that instinct.
First off, let me say, I’ve read many a bad review on this film, and I just don’t get it. I actually thought it was a pretty good movie. Definitely cheesy, but it’s what I expected; your typical summer popcorn flick. Quickly, I’ll jot down what I perceived as flaws within the film. First, there wasn’t much depth behind the human characters. All the conflict was external. I can see where the filmmakers attempted to throw a subplot in about how neither Sam nor Mikaela could say, “I love you.” It didn’t work. It wasn’t real. It becomes pretty obvious throughout the movie that the refusal to say these three words lie less with insecurity about their feelings for each other and more with the fact that neither wants to say it first. This basically leaves you with, for all intents and purposes; a high-octane “brainless” action film, which is exactly what you should go in expecting to see, and nothing more. My only other real gripe was the amount of comedy in the film. Way more than I thought necessary. I mean, every character ended up being a comic foil. Its more action-comedy than plain action. Overall though, I can’t really complain. Yes, there were moments where I wondered if I’d missed a scene somewhere. No, they did not really write Shia’s injury into the movie so much as one moment he inexplicably has on a cast. And yes, the final battle probably could have been better, but it takes these guys two to three weeks to put five seconds of giant robots battling, on film. I totally understand. The CGI was amazing; the movie was loaded with great action... I say, check it out.
Now, I’ll talk a little bit about inspiration. My baby sister flew to Ohio last week to take part in an internship. I couldn’t be more proud of her. She inspires me to be better, and while thinking about that, I decided to mention in my blog two others who have inspired me... In the ways of love, I guess. Stand up, Tasha and Tony.
Sometimes I think the hardest thing about love is knowing when you’ve got it. Knowing that you’re grasping to the real thing. I appreciate Tasha and Tony for showing me that in its entirety. Of course these two are not the only happily married couple that I know, but they are the only one I’ve had the privilege to see grow into love together. My auntie and uncle were married before I was born, and I’ve only known my pastor and his wife for about seven or eight years (and even then they were married before I was born). Truth is... Before Tasha and Tony I had never seen a couple fall into true love before. Crazy right?! I know, I’m kind of amazed myself. Anyhow, they’ve shown me what to look for in a relationship, and for that, I can’t thank them enough. Thanks you two.
I’m not sure if my writing is as tight within this blog as I would like it to be, but it’s kind of late, and I’m a little tired, so just back off and give me a break. Stay tuned... :-)
Final thought: If you ever have the chance to see love happen... Pay close attention.
~Brandon Sean
Okay, so I should probably get to it. My first instinct is to write a quick review for the movie, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”, and guess what..? I’m going to follow that instinct.
First off, let me say, I’ve read many a bad review on this film, and I just don’t get it. I actually thought it was a pretty good movie. Definitely cheesy, but it’s what I expected; your typical summer popcorn flick. Quickly, I’ll jot down what I perceived as flaws within the film. First, there wasn’t much depth behind the human characters. All the conflict was external. I can see where the filmmakers attempted to throw a subplot in about how neither Sam nor Mikaela could say, “I love you.” It didn’t work. It wasn’t real. It becomes pretty obvious throughout the movie that the refusal to say these three words lie less with insecurity about their feelings for each other and more with the fact that neither wants to say it first. This basically leaves you with, for all intents and purposes; a high-octane “brainless” action film, which is exactly what you should go in expecting to see, and nothing more. My only other real gripe was the amount of comedy in the film. Way more than I thought necessary. I mean, every character ended up being a comic foil. Its more action-comedy than plain action. Overall though, I can’t really complain. Yes, there were moments where I wondered if I’d missed a scene somewhere. No, they did not really write Shia’s injury into the movie so much as one moment he inexplicably has on a cast. And yes, the final battle probably could have been better, but it takes these guys two to three weeks to put five seconds of giant robots battling, on film. I totally understand. The CGI was amazing; the movie was loaded with great action... I say, check it out.
Now, I’ll talk a little bit about inspiration. My baby sister flew to Ohio last week to take part in an internship. I couldn’t be more proud of her. She inspires me to be better, and while thinking about that, I decided to mention in my blog two others who have inspired me... In the ways of love, I guess. Stand up, Tasha and Tony.
Sometimes I think the hardest thing about love is knowing when you’ve got it. Knowing that you’re grasping to the real thing. I appreciate Tasha and Tony for showing me that in its entirety. Of course these two are not the only happily married couple that I know, but they are the only one I’ve had the privilege to see grow into love together. My auntie and uncle were married before I was born, and I’ve only known my pastor and his wife for about seven or eight years (and even then they were married before I was born). Truth is... Before Tasha and Tony I had never seen a couple fall into true love before. Crazy right?! I know, I’m kind of amazed myself. Anyhow, they’ve shown me what to look for in a relationship, and for that, I can’t thank them enough. Thanks you two.
I’m not sure if my writing is as tight within this blog as I would like it to be, but it’s kind of late, and I’m a little tired, so just back off and give me a break. Stay tuned... :-)
Final thought: If you ever have the chance to see love happen... Pay close attention.
~Brandon Sean
