Thought for the Day: “Where there's life there's hope, and need of vittles.”
- J. R. R. Tolkien.
So, we all know I'm discussing the Hobbit trailer this post, yes? Well, just because I'm cruel like that, I'm going to talk about other things first! Buahahahahaha!
Let's talk about The Castle of Cagliostro, which I finished today. The pronunciation of the titular family line(represented both by the villainous regent, Count Cagliostro, and the Damsel In Distress, Princess Clarisse Cagliostro, and the tiny country they rule) is Co-lee-oh-stro, by the by.
Before we get too far into this I should explain something. This is a very good movie. After viewing it you may wish to see the anime. Lupin III is a very good franchise. But, and it's a small, important but: CoC should not be taken as an example of what the character Lupin is like on the whole. Usually, Lupin is something of a jerkass. Hell, forget something of, he's a Jerkass. Yes, there's a heart of gold in there, but still plenty of jerkass.
The problem, in as much as it IS a problem, is that this is a Miyazaki flick. Miyazaki movies fall FIRMLY on the Idealistic side of the Cynicism v. Idealism question. But the Lupin franchise as a whole is...well, frankly it's hard to pin down at the best of times, but it's cynical slightly more often. They play off this in the movie, actually, fairly early on. There's a note from Jigen, Lupin's longtime partner, that Lupin is being better behaved than usual. It's justified, though, because Lupin's still grateful for Clarisse saving his life some ten years prior; further, the scene explaining this implies that the entirety of the rest of the franchise is itself set before this movie, which leaves the option open for Lupin having undergone character development.
All that aside, it's a very good film. I can see why it's so highly regarded by critics. And I certainly appreciated the villain's end, which happened just as the clock struck twelve.
Alright, alright. We all know why we're really here.
BILBO BAGGINS. That's why. The new trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, due out in December 2012, came out this month. As follows:
HO JESUS. I want to make this absolutely clear. "Far Over the Misty Mountains" is one of my favorite pieces of literature. And the depiction here, the hauntingness of it, is MAGNIFICENT. In the book, of course, they sing it with instruments, whereas here it is a capella. I'm going to allow this, because it has been proven that a capella can be METAL.
One thing that worries me, or perhaps irks would be a better word, is that they seem to be pitching it as an action movie. I suspect that, at least, is the price of a movie made in this day and age; Roger Ebert made a similar note on LotR. Still, I like that they seem to intend to pitch the movie as being told as a narrative, from Bilbo to Frodo. I knew they were going to expand the events, looking at what Gandalf and Co. were doing off forcing the Necromancer to abandon Dol Goldur once and for all, and this seems the best way of handling that. Of COURSE Bilbo knows what happened even though he wasn't there - after the fact, you see.
All told I'm well more than cautiously optimistic. I'm rousingly, devotedly, exultingly optimistic!
SAY IT WITH ME NOW:
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
*collapse*
So, we all know I'm discussing the Hobbit trailer this post, yes? Well, just because I'm cruel like that, I'm going to talk about other things first! Buahahahahaha!
Let's talk about The Castle of Cagliostro, which I finished today. The pronunciation of the titular family line(represented both by the villainous regent, Count Cagliostro, and the Damsel In Distress, Princess Clarisse Cagliostro, and the tiny country they rule) is Co-lee-oh-stro, by the by.
Before we get too far into this I should explain something. This is a very good movie. After viewing it you may wish to see the anime. Lupin III is a very good franchise. But, and it's a small, important but: CoC should not be taken as an example of what the character Lupin is like on the whole. Usually, Lupin is something of a jerkass. Hell, forget something of, he's a Jerkass. Yes, there's a heart of gold in there, but still plenty of jerkass.
The problem, in as much as it IS a problem, is that this is a Miyazaki flick. Miyazaki movies fall FIRMLY on the Idealistic side of the Cynicism v. Idealism question. But the Lupin franchise as a whole is...well, frankly it's hard to pin down at the best of times, but it's cynical slightly more often. They play off this in the movie, actually, fairly early on. There's a note from Jigen, Lupin's longtime partner, that Lupin is being better behaved than usual. It's justified, though, because Lupin's still grateful for Clarisse saving his life some ten years prior; further, the scene explaining this implies that the entirety of the rest of the franchise is itself set before this movie, which leaves the option open for Lupin having undergone character development.All that aside, it's a very good film. I can see why it's so highly regarded by critics. And I certainly appreciated the villain's end, which happened just as the clock struck twelve.
Alright, alright. We all know why we're really here.
BILBO BAGGINS. That's why. The new trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, due out in December 2012, came out this month. As follows:
HO JESUS. I want to make this absolutely clear. "Far Over the Misty Mountains" is one of my favorite pieces of literature. And the depiction here, the hauntingness of it, is MAGNIFICENT. In the book, of course, they sing it with instruments, whereas here it is a capella. I'm going to allow this, because it has been proven that a capella can be METAL.One thing that worries me, or perhaps irks would be a better word, is that they seem to be pitching it as an action movie. I suspect that, at least, is the price of a movie made in this day and age; Roger Ebert made a similar note on LotR. Still, I like that they seem to intend to pitch the movie as being told as a narrative, from Bilbo to Frodo. I knew they were going to expand the events, looking at what Gandalf and Co. were doing off forcing the Necromancer to abandon Dol Goldur once and for all, and this seems the best way of handling that. Of COURSE Bilbo knows what happened even though he wasn't there - after the fact, you see.
All told I'm well more than cautiously optimistic. I'm rousingly, devotedly, exultingly optimistic!
SAY IT WITH ME NOW:
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
*collapse*
SQUEEEEEEEE!!!!! I absolutely cannot wait! :) This is very exciting!
ReplyDeleteI feel oddly pleased with myself to have led you to Van Canto. Remind me that I owe you some songs.
ReplyDeleteI still have parts of that song memorized <3 I need to dig out my copy of The Hobbit and prepare accodingly. Whatever else in the movie, I WANT MORE TOLKIEN SONGS. That was one of the only things I was disappointed by in LotR.
Even if it does become more action oriented, I can't say I'll mind so long as it stays true to the story. I think LotR was excellent at that, and the pieces they decided to cut were the best possible choices all things considered (though I still wanted to see the Scouring of the Shire chapter). I have a lot of faith in this team :) And it will be nice to see what Gandalf wsa up to that whole time instead of relying on little notes in the index of Return of the King :P
/totally ignoring your anime review.
THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE MORE SONGS THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t47TXEi0No0 <--- See approximately nine minutes in.)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE THE INN SONG <3 Even though it is from The Fellowship of the Ring and is never heard in The Hobbit.