A Finished Curiosity…and what else is Happening
Why isn’t the word curiosity actually spelled CURIOUSITY? The word originates from the word curious. So what the hell happened to the U? And I understand it seems strange spelled CURIOUSITY, but that’s only because we’ve been exposed to this bullshit curiosity (spelling) for so long. Damn. This kinda stuff pisses me off.
Anyways, tonight I finished reading The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. I like it, a lot actually. It was short, involved very little detail, and was funny. I liked it because it was something different…F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote a 60 page story in which the timeline expands over 80 years, I found myself not becoming too involved with it. I guess it seemed relaxing and enjoyable. It’s a worthy read.
I’m very curious to see how the movie comes out being that the story slows down as it moves forward. In a movie situation I’m not so sure it would work successfully so I’m assuming they added/changed a few things
to accommodate. Nonetheless, David Fincher (Fight Club, Seven, Zodiac) is the director and he’s more than worthy of my attention.
Right now I’m watching the movie The Happening. That M. Night Shyamalan movie that most people seemed to ignore this year. Thus far I’ve enjoyed every M. Night Shyamalan movie (even Lady in the Water). I’ll admit some aren’t as good as others, but that’s how shit works. After The Sixth Sense and Signs, people became to critical of poor M. Night. And Unbreakable didn’t skyrocket either, even though it should have. It’s one of my favorite movies.
Back to The Happening. Critics suck. It’s actually pretty good. It’s mysterious and thrilling while demanding your attention. It lacks a progressive plot, but that’s the idea. That’s what makes it mysterious. The acting isn’t nearly as good as with Night’s other movies (Ha…Mark Wahlberg vs. Bruce Willis, Mel Gibson, Paul Giamatti, etc.) but it’s still a movie I enjoyed.
Okay, and I just now finished the movie, I’m going to assume critics bashed it because they weren’t fully satisfied at the end. Shit happens, that’s probably purposeful.
My critique: worth a rental/watch.
Peace – s b s
