I successfully purchased Thor yesterday, and so far it has been played three times. Well, four, if you count the fact that I'm currently watching it again now. It is a brilliant film. We also got Captain America, which is equally as awesome. Halfway through Captain America I suddenly announced "oh my god that's Caesar from The Hunger Games!".
Anyway, back to Thor. The film is amazing, and Tom Hiddleston as Loki made it even better to be honest. Loki has so many wonderful one liners and his character is complex and interesting. To put it bluntly; I love it.
Not a lot of revision has taken place over the weekend, which will be evident in the two exams next month. Oh well, weekends were meant to be enjoyed!
Sunday, 29 April 2012
Saturday, 28 April 2012
The Avengers
From a young age I have watched films such as the Starwars Sagas, Indiana Jones, and Batman, and just now have they made a comeback into my life. It turns out I have been writing fanfiction since the age of around six, because I recently found a notepad full of stories about the Jedi and other Starwars characters that I made up after watching the films. I guess I always have preferred action type films to romantic comedies, and I really enjoy watching them, plus the soundtracks are usually awesome.
Unfortunately I haven't seen the new Avengers film just yet, but I am going to next weekend. This weekend will be spent watching all the separate films that lead up to the Avengers Assemble movie. I'm going into town this afternoon in search of Thor. Due to my sudden interest in Marvel, the number of drawings I do over the weekend is increasing. I am currently working on a Loki and Iron Man piece from the trailer, which is basically their first confrontation. Hopefully it should be done soon.
I don't know if any of you have heard of Forbidden Planet, but it is a group of shops dotted around the UK that sell merchandise for basically every film cult out there, including; The Hunger Games, Doctor Who, Marvel and DC comics, Starwars, etc. The nearest one to me is in Leeds, which isn't that easy to get to. I think I'm going to London for a day in the holidays and luckily there is a huge one there.
Sunday, 22 April 2012
The Nightjar
The Nightjar is a free app created by the chewing gum company, Five Gum. It features the voice of Benedict Cumberbatch, which is the main reason I downloaded it. The description given to you by iTunes is that it is 'a video game with no video'. You are basically stranded on an abandoned space ship and you have to find a way onto the support vessel, but you can't see where you are; you have to listen for sounds like doors, radars, and the growls of aliens that have already eaten me around four times, and walk to, or away from, them using the walk buttons. Benedict is helping you get out, and also provides sarcastic lines whenever you fall over or die. I may not be selling it brilliantly on here, so check it out for yourself- you won't regret it.
The Future
[Note: I know I haven't updated in a while, and suddenly I'm posting more than one entry tonight. This is because, for once, I have some things to write about which don't all fall into the same categories. So this is post two of three for tonight... sorry.]
I don't know if any of you are aware of the book 1984 by George Orwell. If you're not, I'll explain. The book is a political novel written with the purpose of warning its readers about the dangers of a certain government. Set in 1984, Orwell's goal was to indicate to the readers (the current year at that time was 1949) that the story represented a real possibility for the near future. The whole book is based around a Big Brother type event in which a group of people are dumped in an area with high security systems watching their every movement. After watching The Hunger Games I have now realised how similar the story lines are.
My Dad brought up the discussion one evening about our views on the future. That is what set off my theory and ideas. 1984 has come true. It may seem like an exaggeration, but look at it this way; we now have CCTV, Big Brother was created (which is basically 1984 in modern day context), and the Government are now planning to hack into internet history to monitor what we do to 'stop terrorism', as they like to call it. After explaining all of the above I continued by announcing that I think that a Hunger Games- like activity will replace the Olympics in the future for population control or punishment. It may seem far-fetched, but so did 1984 at the time, and look what's happened now.
Apologies for this deep, political ramble. The next post is more upbeat.
I don't know if any of you are aware of the book 1984 by George Orwell. If you're not, I'll explain. The book is a political novel written with the purpose of warning its readers about the dangers of a certain government. Set in 1984, Orwell's goal was to indicate to the readers (the current year at that time was 1949) that the story represented a real possibility for the near future. The whole book is based around a Big Brother type event in which a group of people are dumped in an area with high security systems watching their every movement. After watching The Hunger Games I have now realised how similar the story lines are.
My Dad brought up the discussion one evening about our views on the future. That is what set off my theory and ideas. 1984 has come true. It may seem like an exaggeration, but look at it this way; we now have CCTV, Big Brother was created (which is basically 1984 in modern day context), and the Government are now planning to hack into internet history to monitor what we do to 'stop terrorism', as they like to call it. After explaining all of the above I continued by announcing that I think that a Hunger Games- like activity will replace the Olympics in the future for population control or punishment. It may seem far-fetched, but so did 1984 at the time, and look what's happened now.
Apologies for this deep, political ramble. The next post is more upbeat.
The Hunger Games.
Wow. The Hunger Games is the best film I have watched this year, and within the space of a week I managed to watch it twice at the cinemas, despite having to go on a mad hunt to find an available showing. We read the opening to the first book, The Hunger Games, in English Literature, but due to a lack of interest by other pupils we never got past chapter one, which was really disappointing. Time for a little confession: I used to adore Twilight, but thankfully that has changed. I'm sure my friends will back me up on that point. After buying the books and watching the films for both The Twilight Saga and The Hunger Games, I can safely say that Suzanne Collins is definitely the better writer. Katniss Everdeen is a much more inspirational and stronger character than Bella Swan was, and despite the fact that both books are unrealistic, The Hunger Games is more believable and even seems real sometimes. Katniss's determination to win wasn't influenced by her boyfriend; it was her sister. Whereas in New Moon, when Edward leaves Bella she falls into a world of depression and utter uselessness and her character just becomes repetitive and boring.
Thursday, 12 April 2012
Undershaw
The home of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Undershaw, is under threat of being turned into modern day accommodation, destroying the wonderful history and intriguing past of this building. It is here that Conan Doyle wrote The Hounds Of The Baskervilles, making it an important piece of the Sherlock Holmes legacy. It would be terrible if this magnificent building falls victim of some company's ridiculous marketing ploy to destroy pieces of history in order boost their profits.
The state of this house at this moment in time is appalling, due to the lack of care provided by the building's current owners, who sadly have planning permission to use Undershaw and its surrounding land as space for their new houses. The interior of the rooms are in bad condition and have not been properly preserved. It is really quite sad how they are allowing this destruction to eat away a part of history. The building continues to deteriorate.
A charity named The Undershaw Preservation Trust is out to reclaim this building and restore it to its previous state. Mark Gatiss, who plays Mycroft Holmes in the BBC's Sherlock, is the patron of this worthwhile charity and is supporting them throughout their battle to save Undershaw. The trust has protested against the plans to develop Undershaw into other buildings, and the development has been put on hold. It is now facing a Judicial Review on the 23rd May 2012.
This charity really needs support. If you are keen on supporting this important cause, more information can be found on their website:
http://www.saveundershaw.com/index.html
They also have a Facebook "like" page, if anyone has a Facebook account (I know not everyone does, and I admit that sometimes I wish I didn't.) The link can be found here. There are pictures of the damaged interior on both websites, so you can see the damaged state this place is in.
If you are still reading this, thank you for sticking to it. I really suggest you support this trust as it is doing something beneficial for the Holmes community and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's history.
The state of this house at this moment in time is appalling, due to the lack of care provided by the building's current owners, who sadly have planning permission to use Undershaw and its surrounding land as space for their new houses. The interior of the rooms are in bad condition and have not been properly preserved. It is really quite sad how they are allowing this destruction to eat away a part of history. The building continues to deteriorate.
A charity named The Undershaw Preservation Trust is out to reclaim this building and restore it to its previous state. Mark Gatiss, who plays Mycroft Holmes in the BBC's Sherlock, is the patron of this worthwhile charity and is supporting them throughout their battle to save Undershaw. The trust has protested against the plans to develop Undershaw into other buildings, and the development has been put on hold. It is now facing a Judicial Review on the 23rd May 2012.
This charity really needs support. If you are keen on supporting this important cause, more information can be found on their website:
http://www.saveundershaw.com/index.html
They also have a Facebook "like" page, if anyone has a Facebook account (I know not everyone does, and I admit that sometimes I wish I didn't.) The link can be found here. There are pictures of the damaged interior on both websites, so you can see the damaged state this place is in.
If you are still reading this, thank you for sticking to it. I really suggest you support this trust as it is doing something beneficial for the Holmes community and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's history.
Friday, 6 April 2012
Long time no speak.
I bet you've all enjoyed not seeing my, let's be honest, boring blog updates on the home page.
From now on I think I will try to post once a week on a weekend (either Friday night, Saturday or Sunday) starting from tomorrow, purely because I will probably be able to fit all of the events in one blog entry.
So yes, if something vaguely interesting happens in the next 24 hours, see you tomorrow. If not, see you next week.
*I probably won't stick to this plan, so prepare for failure.
From now on I think I will try to post once a week on a weekend (either Friday night, Saturday or Sunday) starting from tomorrow, purely because I will probably be able to fit all of the events in one blog entry.
So yes, if something vaguely interesting happens in the next 24 hours, see you tomorrow. If not, see you next week.
*I probably won't stick to this plan, so prepare for failure.
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