I know Adam is all excited about the upcoming Rise of the Planet of the Apes, a prequel which explains how the apes came to power, but I think this is a bad idea that ruins what’s so great about the original movie and its themes. Plus Adam is an idiot, so therefore anything he likes is automatically deemed stupid.
At the end of the original movie, astronaut George Taylor stumbles upon the ruins of the Statue of Liberty and realizes that he was on Earth all along, and the apes are in control now. Now tell me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the whole point of that twist to show how humans wiped themselves off the face of the planet (mostly) and apes evolved to take their place? Isn’t the whole point of the movie to make us more aware of the consequences of our actions? That we blew up the Statue of Liberty and turned the Earth into a wasteland through (what I can only assume) nuclear war.
This idea is made even more poignant when you remember that in an earlier scene the ape Cornelius reads from the sacred scrolls:
“Beware the beast Man, for he is the Devil’s pawn. Alone among God’s primates, he kills for sport or lust or greed. Yea, he will murder his brother to possess his brother’s land. Let him not breed in great numbers, for he will make a desert of his home and yours. Shun him; drive him back into his jungle lair, for he is the harbinger of death.”
See? We kill ourselves through war and greed and lust for power. Now Rise of the Planet of the Apes is trying to tell us that we made apes super-smart and they overthrow us. So what was a lesson in humanity has turned into Deep Blue Sea with apes. The fault is no longer with humanity, but instead a few scientists who made a really bad decision. Where is the lesson in that? Fear science? Is that the lesson we should be taking out of this?
I will reserve further judgement until I see the movie itself, but the trailers seem to make the plot very clear. We didn’t doom ourselves through war, a few scientists doomed us all through science.
Sorry for the serious lack of posts this week. Having lots of fun with the family in town, including the annual family booze cruise which was a blast. And any time not spent with the family is spent watching Game of Thrones. Seriously, what a great show! I have two more episodes left. Haven’t even had a chance to watch Torchwood yet!
Today it’s Adam’s birthday, so I’ve asked the gang to submit haikus in celebration. Without further ado:
Here is one from Mikey:
Here is Fdot’s:
Here is John’s submission:
Here is VUBOQ’s!
Here is one from Chris D:
Here’s Michelle M’s!
Here is on from Ryan:
And here’s Jere’s:
Here’s one from Tam:
We even got one from Spring!
And then there’s Polt, who did a limerick instead of a haiku. Let us all point and laugh at his non-conformance. I wonder if he’ll yell at me for pointing out he didn’t follow the rules? Oh well!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADAM!
Chris D. has been bothering asking me to post pictures of the lake that’s in the middle of my new co-op complex. Well here you go! And I’ve also included bonus shots of the ducks that live there.
The duck came right over when it saw me and just stared at me through the fence. I assume it’s thinking “Well? WTF do you want?!” The apartments around the lake are all one bedrooms, so if I wanted a lakefront one I’d need to only get one bedroom. Having a two bedroom trumped the lake for me. But the laundry room is on the lake and it has a deck with chairs I can use anytime so I get to share the lake as well. The big deck you see in the second picture is unfortunately closed for repairs and I’m not sure when it’s gonna get fixed. But it’s still a nice view and cool to have a lake and nature so close. Happy Chris?
1. I finished the first season of Popular the other night. Apart from some random bits of genius, I’m unimpressed. It suffers a lot of the same pitfalls as Glee, such as the inconsistent characters and in-your-face themes. The teacher is really going to start their sex change in the middle of the school year? Not wait till the summer? Heck, not even wait for the weekend?
2. Next I think I’ll start watching Fringe. I watched the first few episodes back when it first started, but gave up before long. Now I hear it’s one of the best shows on television so I’m gonna give it another shot.
3. But first I’m gonna watch the second season of Teen Titans cause I’m awesome like that.
4. Season 4 of True Blood starts Sunday! Now that I have HBO, I’m able to watch it live along with everyone else! We’ll do it live! Frak it! Do it live!
5. I’m also recording all the reruns of Game of Thrones so I can watch that as well. I’ve heard great things!
6. I saw X-Men: First Class. Not only was this my most anticipated summer movie (okay, and maybe Harry Potter) since it’s by the same guy who did my favorite movies Stardust and Kick-Ass, but all the amazing reviews made me walk in with my expectations through the roof. It didn’t exactly meet my expectations (I don’t think anything could) but it was still really really good. I think I need to see it again so I can chill out, relax and enjoy it this time around.
7. I also saw Super 8, which was really great as well. A wonderful throwback to 80′s kid’s movies which I loved. The ending could have had a bit more oomph, but other than that, it was wonderful.
8. We got my Dad an iPad for Father’s Day (and his birthday). Now both parents have one. I’m pretty sure they just sit there in silence on their iPads now. Hey, it’s better than yelling at each other!
9. I bought the Babylon 5: Legions of Fire trilogy on ebay the other day. I don’t know why but I keep thinking about that amazing show lately and I’m excited to read this trilogy which I’ve heard good things about.
10. Nothing in the world compares to coming home to my own place. I bet it’s even better than that sex thing I hear all the kids talking about. Or children! God yes, it’s totally better than children!