Wednesday, August 4, 2010

What would happen if real life relationships were as dramatic and emotional as Bella's?


Thanks to Twilight, men are feeling a huge amount of pressure to be more romantic, more brooding, more in sensitive, overall they're supposed to be more lame. Nothing against Twilight, but to expect real life love to even remotely reflect these relationships is terrifying. The over protective nature of Edward and Jacob's persistence looks entirely dreamy on screen and on the pages of a book, but in real life? That's a recipe for a double restraining order.

Reasons why a Twilight relationship would never work:

1. No one should commit that fast. Doesn't it seem like they've only known each other for a few months by the time Bella and Edward are confessing eternal love? How many couples did you see in high school that swore it was forever only to break up right before the next school dance? That relationship would be so suffocating even a vampire would be gasping for air.

2. It would get really embarrassing if your boyfriend was shirtless as often as Jacob is. "Yeah, my boyfriend has a great body. Yes, he also happens to be a tool." Also, how annoying would it be if your boyfriend sparkled in the sunlight? No girls should be expected to tote around a guy who looks like a left over scrap of fabric from Lady GaGa's tour outfits.

3. No man is worth the amount of near death experiences that Bella gets involved in. How many times does she almost die? When does it get to be too much? I think after the third attack any reasonable woman would be out of there.



4. Stripped of all fantasy elements, the love story of Bella and Edward is no better than the relationship between Nicolas Cage and Deborah Foreman in Valley Girl.  It's sort of like the cliche that every girl falls for a bad boy at one point in her life. In this alternate universe the cliche is more like, every girl has a soft spot for a supernatural being or two. Without the excuse of being a 100 something year old vamp, Edward is just that moody kid no one talks to. Bella really is just a bored teenage girl and nothing is more exciting than a vampire who has a lot of enemies.

5. These guys don't act like actual men! Edward is a bit of a... pansy and Jacob's aggression is similar to that of his animal counterpart than a teenage guy. In real life dealing with these overly emotional and forward guys would be exhausting and lose it's novelty in about a month. Yet in the magical world of Twlight they manage to span it across 4 books.


These are just a few reasons why no one should wish for a Twilight level relationship. So girls, for the sake of your relationship and overall happiness, stop putting the pressure on your guys to be like these fictional characters who have no place in reality.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk


So earlier this month, Edward Norton gracefully admitted that he would not be reprising his role as Bruce Banner, or better known as, "The Hulk," in the upcoming movie, The Avengers. Over the weekend it was announced that Mark Ruffalo, star of Eternal Sunshine and The Spotless Mind, 13 Going on 30, Shutter Island, and most recently The Kids are All Right, was going to take over. A similar situation happened for Jon Favreau (the producer of The Avengers) when he had to replace Terrance Howard with Don Cheadle in Iron Man 2. Director Joss Wheadon, sounded off about the casting choice of Mark Ruffalo,

"I'm stunned that we landed that, just stunned. He has what I remember loving about the show, that quality of, you just look at him and you go through it with him, he invites you in in a way that [no] other performer has since Bill Bixby. He is a guy who's been beaten up by life, but not defined by that. That’s what I want from Bruce Banner, is a guy who’s still getting it done, even though he has his problem."
(http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/07/28/joss-whedon-explains-casting-rennerruffalo-in-the-avengers/#ixzz0v0ymB3Mn)



While there is no way to argue with the fact that Ruffalo is a fantastic actor, The Incredible Hulk is not exactly similar to the rest of his resume. I don't exactly have doubts, but I am anticipant to see what he does with the part.



Saturday, July 24, 2010

Another article about 3D and a couple of more Comic Con links

http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/3d-progress-lost-dark-19392

The article discusses how 3D movies are screened with much lower lights than normal 2D films. Apparently this is becoming a distracting issue for audience members, but I wonder how big of an effect it will have on the success of future 3D films. Restating what I said earlier, the technology behind 3D movies is going to have to keep growing in order to keep the fascination of the audience.

Comic Con is going strong and the more I read about it, the more I wish I could be there!

http://io9.com/5593037/we-unmask-comic-cons-biggest-celebrities-who-walk-the-floor-incognito

A cool article about celebs that walk around Comic Con wearing masks and what to look for. I remember watching an interview with Megan Fox last year and she said she just walked around. Gutsy. If you're there, keep your eyes open!

http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/07/24/comic-con-video-true-blood-spoilers/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNrqZ1XMMgI

Interviews with some of the True Blood cast about this season and what the reception has been like at comic con. This show is definitely a guilty pleasure of mine so I thought it was cool to see.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2010/07/comic-con-green-lantern-power-ring.html

According to Geoff Baucher a lucky fan already has a replica of the ring in the new Green Lantern movie. Lucky guy.

http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/07/24/comic-con-2010-cast-and-crew-talk-tron-legacy/

A transcript of the Tron Legacy panel.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1644374/20100724/story.jhtml

One of the most exciting pieces of news form Comic Con thus far - Guillermo del Toro will be writing, producing, and maybe directing a remake of "The Haunted Mansion." Hopefully this will be a little better than the Eddie Murphy film. 

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Ryan Reynolds as The Green Lantern

Here's the first peak of Ryan Reynolds in the upcoming Green Lantern movie.


http://justjared.buzznet.com/2010/07/15/ryan-reynolds-green-lantern-2/


What do you think? It sounds like he's working hard on and off set in order to maintain the physique to fill out the suit. But will loveable Ryan Reynolds be convincing as a badass super hero? I suppose time will tell.