give that cat an oscar
Jul. 15th, 2024 04:40 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chase_acow
Frodo the cat was the best part of A Quiet Place Day One.
I should have known this movie wouldn't be for me. The first one irritated me a lot - like that soon after the end of the world - they got pregnant because they wanted to. What a pair of selfish and stupid parents. That's where I got stuck until I read this article: Toxic Masculinity and the Gender Politics of ‘A Quiet Place’ and then I was even more disgusted with the characters.
Not Millicent Simmonds/Regan Abbott though, she is a treasure.
I think I wanted a bigger story of humanity vs the aliens. People want to be with people, but people in a group make noise. Some would be willing to take the risk, and some would do anything to stay solo. There was one group scene in the movie, and I felt it was wasted. Escape to the ocean is also interesting and set up some interesting possibilities.
Also Death Angels is a stupid name and the same humanity that named the mutated wolf Ralph in Rampage would not have given them such a poetic name.
Listen, no one will budge me from the unearned optimism and hope that they'll have Sam Wilson be the star of his own movie and do it justice. I don't know how fun or rewatchable it'll be, but Anthony Mackie looks dang good!
Baseball:
The Phillies lost 18-3 to the not-so-hapless Oakland As yesterday. I'm gonna watch/listen the replay later while I do some cleaning around the house mostly because I want to know if the announcers can keep it together. They're pretty entertaining weirdos normally, but I think it's a good judge of character to watch a fan watch their team lay an egg. And because I want to see the vibes guy - Garrett Stubbs, our back up catcher, pitch the ninth ending as they just try to escape.
Cats:
I am taking my Phillie to her new home with my old roommate in the morning! And it's none too soon. I think my big cat is getting stressed and/or over-crowded, he's had moments being too rough while playing with the other long timers, and stalked Phillie to trap her under the table before I realized what was going on. Phillie has really bloomed into a playful and affectionate cat, I hope she settles into the new place okay.
Something bothering me:
I don't like punching down. I think nitpicking on typos, word mix-ups, and silly mistakes in fan-fic is punching down. We create because we love/hate/want-to-fix the source and hope that someone else will enjoy what we do. Seeing someone being mean about it is kinda a morale buster. It's not funny or helpful.
The travel blog I'm definitely not starting:
America's Best Mountain Towns Have Beauty, Adventure, and a Frozen Dead Guy Festival
I should have known this movie wouldn't be for me. The first one irritated me a lot - like that soon after the end of the world - they got pregnant because they wanted to. What a pair of selfish and stupid parents. That's where I got stuck until I read this article: Toxic Masculinity and the Gender Politics of ‘A Quiet Place’ and then I was even more disgusted with the characters.
Not Millicent Simmonds/Regan Abbott though, she is a treasure.
I think I wanted a bigger story of humanity vs the aliens. People want to be with people, but people in a group make noise. Some would be willing to take the risk, and some would do anything to stay solo. There was one group scene in the movie, and I felt it was wasted. Escape to the ocean is also interesting and set up some interesting possibilities.
Also Death Angels is a stupid name and the same humanity that named the mutated wolf Ralph in Rampage would not have given them such a poetic name.
Listen, no one will budge me from the unearned optimism and hope that they'll have Sam Wilson be the star of his own movie and do it justice. I don't know how fun or rewatchable it'll be, but Anthony Mackie looks dang good!
Baseball:
The Phillies lost 18-3 to the not-so-hapless Oakland As yesterday. I'm gonna watch/listen the replay later while I do some cleaning around the house mostly because I want to know if the announcers can keep it together. They're pretty entertaining weirdos normally, but I think it's a good judge of character to watch a fan watch their team lay an egg. And because I want to see the vibes guy - Garrett Stubbs, our back up catcher, pitch the ninth ending as they just try to escape.
Cats:
I am taking my Phillie to her new home with my old roommate in the morning! And it's none too soon. I think my big cat is getting stressed and/or over-crowded, he's had moments being too rough while playing with the other long timers, and stalked Phillie to trap her under the table before I realized what was going on. Phillie has really bloomed into a playful and affectionate cat, I hope she settles into the new place okay.
Something bothering me:
I don't like punching down. I think nitpicking on typos, word mix-ups, and silly mistakes in fan-fic is punching down. We create because we love/hate/want-to-fix the source and hope that someone else will enjoy what we do. Seeing someone being mean about it is kinda a morale buster. It's not funny or helpful.
The travel blog I'm definitely not starting:
America's Best Mountain Towns Have Beauty, Adventure, and a Frozen Dead Guy Festival
