tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64285819637328140502024-02-29T21:40:05.911-08:00Sine O' SanityIs there any?L. James Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15482116703238695930noreply@blogger.comBlogger523125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428581963732814050.post-82823017614952505762024-02-27T09:24:00.000-08:002024-02-27T09:24:21.096-08:002nd Grade SF Zoo Trip<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghht4OawjYHgwpcxMxq__x3U5C5EcKwwX8h27_6QNtnX_28R4X0R4qacU_e8HfEXIo9JlTw11SxyhubUklHG8paOuFDBRB_-w25KrE-JRqslLOFgKTVAhPnYyiju1nVtiqHv0sWpFVDn03KO2SUDx6P65Vc7kzq8p79u43ZcRkVUXbO9MC6J2vS9YYx_k/s1200/2nd_grade_sfzoo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghht4OawjYHgwpcxMxq__x3U5C5EcKwwX8h27_6QNtnX_28R4X0R4qacU_e8HfEXIo9JlTw11SxyhubUklHG8paOuFDBRB_-w25KrE-JRqslLOFgKTVAhPnYyiju1nVtiqHv0sWpFVDn03KO2SUDx6P65Vc7kzq8p79u43ZcRkVUXbO9MC6J2vS9YYx_k/w400-h300/2nd_grade_sfzoo.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2nd grade assembles at the zoo entrance on Friday, February 23. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1aEyniEa4Su9PqYEHUfYa2KqPJSADD2I2yIyG-62fBEeNirL95tP2PZTkB9eOyZdOEjObhqnirv-C81SGXsqpu9hq_inwhIWftFxcJo4nwuOs4FxRxPUkU3lJKNQynM-UmO-4ho13R9PW1XeSUePQnH1bCvkWcO4XCNikRX3JZcouXzerjeYqPqV55OE/s1200/2nd_grade_sfzoo2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1aEyniEa4Su9PqYEHUfYa2KqPJSADD2I2yIyG-62fBEeNirL95tP2PZTkB9eOyZdOEjObhqnirv-C81SGXsqpu9hq_inwhIWftFxcJo4nwuOs4FxRxPUkU3lJKNQynM-UmO-4ho13R9PW1XeSUePQnH1bCvkWcO4XCNikRX3JZcouXzerjeYqPqV55OE/w400-h300/2nd_grade_sfzoo2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My chaperone group (left to right, John, Riley, and Ewan) pauses for some role-play.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdsnwX5MtDMvK4ed-WWzL41lKwyGgKmHCZFCycFwAWBLrUK9d6214OtsBOaIXahPacs56uIIoaS3Gkvh9EblpzjVuMagTIptQG97KeohYRvByqQQiuMeAhX3oc8kkmF4qtX014CrdecUHPdGv6eriU0u5QH0DO_gAxV-khrOSMFLZyiZMeW3QvCzwfCvY/s1200/2nd_grade_sfzoo3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdsnwX5MtDMvK4ed-WWzL41lKwyGgKmHCZFCycFwAWBLrUK9d6214OtsBOaIXahPacs56uIIoaS3Gkvh9EblpzjVuMagTIptQG97KeohYRvByqQQiuMeAhX3oc8kkmF4qtX014CrdecUHPdGv6eriU0u5QH0DO_gAxV-khrOSMFLZyiZMeW3QvCzwfCvY/w400-h300/2nd_grade_sfzoo3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ewan reminded us that his first word was "giraffe." It's true.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_u0vxt3U2oVPTqj43vj-ddErBRP6dvuF7jXwrqN8_ZOEWG_cKcU4xaDgLACDTKDPPd71MC0JAG_Lx6FpM7-R9JNrUJwn5kYexURRnluJG1dlhIFZ4DcWqB-7lgseZOxQv1dcsrS4bIK6_DroZqtqamu4EXq28Z8aQXdHVMBu6ZwcV0B8mwksGj6kvfSc/s1200/2nd_grade_sfzoo4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_u0vxt3U2oVPTqj43vj-ddErBRP6dvuF7jXwrqN8_ZOEWG_cKcU4xaDgLACDTKDPPd71MC0JAG_Lx6FpM7-R9JNrUJwn5kYexURRnluJG1dlhIFZ4DcWqB-7lgseZOxQv1dcsrS4bIK6_DroZqtqamu4EXq28Z8aQXdHVMBu6ZwcV0B8mwksGj6kvfSc/w400-h300/2nd_grade_sfzoo4.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hangin' with the griz!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK9p_fUeHPUP8HxmqeaMK4l19uoCU_hBFNHk7CcE2IkjSPjK22Tsfss1_qpQYT5nj2WW78eOOJWYSiEl-1OTKgUx4JeoFv805xoOYmMDA8t2oeMP7Y2QUwohmFwAVwzGLYdmgCzwSajr3hNm9ecQRbgX-0TYWEN9YFfUUH7rVqWWNNMylqEphMFvp_7hk/s1200/2nd_grade_sfzoo5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK9p_fUeHPUP8HxmqeaMK4l19uoCU_hBFNHk7CcE2IkjSPjK22Tsfss1_qpQYT5nj2WW78eOOJWYSiEl-1OTKgUx4JeoFv805xoOYmMDA8t2oeMP7Y2QUwohmFwAVwzGLYdmgCzwSajr3hNm9ecQRbgX-0TYWEN9YFfUUH7rVqWWNNMylqEphMFvp_7hk/w400-h300/2nd_grade_sfzoo5.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We piled on some wildlife fun that day!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />L. James Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15482116703238695930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428581963732814050.post-19785908900146919372024-02-14T14:11:00.000-08:002024-02-14T14:12:11.277-08:00He Is in the Middle of AllSo thrilled to see where the show is going. Won't soon stop watching where it's been. We're in the middle.<div><br />
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James Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15482116703238695930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428581963732814050.post-39652967437811456092023-11-25T18:08:00.000-08:002023-11-25T18:08:13.351-08:00Season's Greetings 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYW7uZB8e7Z9C_DmJl_8hZm6SsnWxaVqfx-PwalAjLXUh7O-_7jnq3-W31PsfulMs0t4YyXdmDIlOufkNUPn4GrsXpEfodjOnNRzqiZ0sIEgHeKccXPuYeDnFXW729sLMY9PW-zHDO5C_DHfFCm8cDsmxdMZozJuYBNomqgZUjzL8B5UlkJMquWmpm6Ss/s3000/ewan_paige_xmas23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYW7uZB8e7Z9C_DmJl_8hZm6SsnWxaVqfx-PwalAjLXUh7O-_7jnq3-W31PsfulMs0t4YyXdmDIlOufkNUPn4GrsXpEfodjOnNRzqiZ0sIEgHeKccXPuYeDnFXW729sLMY9PW-zHDO5C_DHfFCm8cDsmxdMZozJuYBNomqgZUjzL8B5UlkJMquWmpm6Ss/w320-h400/ewan_paige_xmas23.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>L. James Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15482116703238695930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428581963732814050.post-36228967875450923462023-11-21T12:00:00.000-08:002023-11-21T13:47:39.509-08:00365 Films in 365 Days: Trains, Planes and Automobiles<p>This series is dedicated to matching memorable movies with the signature day each year upon which I could watch them forever. Given that this post will be published 2 days before Thanksgiving this year, I give you…</p><p><b><i>Trains, Planes and Automobiles</i></b> (1987, Paramount Pictures, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hughes_(filmmaker)">John Hughes</a>)</p><p>The film starts quietly enough, in a quiet board room, no music, and all painful stares. It's a bold way to start a comedy, which is intended to evoke laughter and noise. The scene is amusing, the way it's shot, but it mostly serves to set up the stakes: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Martin">Martin's</a> Neal aims to fly home for a family Thanksgiving in 2 days.</p><p>Thanksgiving is not as glamorous as Halloween or Christmas, between which it is sandwiched on the calendar. Other movies toy with the look and tropes of Thanksgiving, and while this one isn't specifically about the day or the tradition, it probably has the best message to share on the subject. And, I like to think, it manages to achieve a certain wistful charm related to the idea of Thanksgiving and being with family, even if one's family isn't the kind that would best be there to spend time with. It's a deft hand at play, and the film works better than you remember it does.</p><p>The "bad trip home" model the film follows is ruthless from the beginning. Neal pays $75 to lose a taxi cab, only to arrive at the airport and learn his flight is delayed. He has already struck out before the real plot begins, though he'll be up to the plate again many times before it's over. It's unironic how Neal's troubles begin with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Candy">Candy's</a> Del (i.e., tripping over his trunk while in a foot race with Kevin Bacon to a cab), and almost as if Del is some kind of "bad luck angel" sent to mildly torment his target (rather than gently support like Clarence does in <i>It's a Wonderful Life</i>) into becoming a better person.</p><p>On the first plane, Neal is confronted by being bumped from first class to coach in a middle seat, endless chatter and stinky feet (both Del's), and a wheezing cough from the passenger on his other side. Three strikes again!</p><p>By the way: How dare the movie have the title that it does and not offer up the vehicles displayed in the same order!</p><p>If the differences between Del and Neal weren't apparent, Del's choice in rides and dives drives the point home near to finality. It's classic blue collar vs white collar. But the movie never preaches one over the other, or seems to take sides. Neal is traveling through Del's worlds. Or is Del a satellite who can't help but orbit Neal's planet. Both moving through and past each other on mutually exclusive collision courses with life.</p><p>Both their reactions when they arrive at the shared motel room to find a single bed is ripe silver. And the shower bit when Neal finishes to find that only a single tiny towel remains for him to dry with is pure gold.</p><p>There's almost nothing funny about Neal's "have a point" tirade that he levels against Del after he goes through his sinus clearing routine in bed. And there's nothing funny about Del's quiet but devastated reaction to Neal, showing Candy's real depth as an actor. Comedy can cut to the quick. Sometimes it cuts too deep, too. We need to be reminded of that. Not everything is a joke, even if it might seem funny to pile on the "fat guy" (or gal). Thank you for that reminder, movie.</p><p>Del stands up for himself without malice, which is great. We are both Neal and Del at times, simultaneously overly critical and all too vulnerable to what the world throws at us.</p><p>"Those aren't pillows!" and the context behind those words is one of the best laughs in the film. It's ridiculous, but it works. And the way they shake it off after by jawing about "da Bears" is a nice chuckle to follow. (Funny, too, how men slamming into each other on a field is the cureall to the gay.)</p><p>"People train runs out of Stubbville." The Owen character is a full-on caricature, and I'm here for it.</p><p>Neal's gift of a train ticket to Del is sweet and mostly redeems their relationship to that point. Del's want is still written on Candy's face as the scene ends.</p><p>Del struggles as if his whole life is in that trunk as he drags it from the broken down train. Neal rebounds from his disappointment quickly and helps to take up Del's yoke.</p><p>The bus scene is probably the most over-the-top bit in the entire piece. Probably any or all of it has happened in real life, though.</p><p>One of the all-tie greats curse word scenes occurs when Neal reaches the Marathon rental car counter. I honestly cannot stand the way the woman is chatting and carrying on on the phone before this happens. It's a perfect send-up of those type situations.</p><p>"You play with your balls a lot." It's almost a throw-away line, and it's a cheap but decent laugh, but most of all it tells us how closely Del has been watching Neal. (Of course, it's been good, and he doesn't have gloves, so you can hardly blame Neal.) Even Neal's response to this might suggest he does play with his balls a lot. </p><p>Poor Del's goofiness and nicety finally catch up with him in the car at night. The best physical bit of comedy is found here as Del straight-jackets himself to the driver seat.</p><p>The movie hits cartoon-levels of hijinks when Del skirts the car between two big rigs going the wrong way down the interstate. Skeleton heads and all. It's pretty awesome.</p><p>And then the car catches fire. The whole thing has such a naturally satisfying progression of bad to worse.</p><p>The drunk scene after when Neal calls Del into their second shared motel room together is so honest and well played by both.</p><p>I feel like <i>Dumb and Dumber</i> really took a page from this movie when it came to their respective state trooper scenes. I like both, but this came first.</p><p>I feel like that bluesy, down note, harmonica-based musical motif in the film went on to influence practically every comedy and buddy drama TV program that aired in the late 80s and 90s as a marquee "scene-transitioner."</p><p>The realization of Del's homelessness is so well handled. There were clues throughout. Neal's choice to go back and include Del is the film's Thanksgiving blessing. Leave no one alone who can you can afford to include. It's comedy with a heart, and those are often the best kind.</p><div><b><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />November 21 — 6 of 365 logged</b></div><div><p><i>Go to next! <a href="https://sineosanity.blogspot.com/2023/06/365-films-across-365-days-june-11.html">Go to last!</a></i></p></div>L. James Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15482116703238695930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428581963732814050.post-2205574169026834522023-10-23T13:00:00.001-07:002023-10-23T13:00:07.281-07:00The Good Word: "What Binds Us Together"<center>
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James Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15482116703238695930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428581963732814050.post-50349696498796686722023-10-15T23:42:00.005-07:002023-10-26T11:31:06.176-07:00Disneyland 2023<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEJpFUhDpLTEyhTG1L7d_Ym6pcsx_27E4c5M8rTOL5rhWCnIG7t-tTx9xRI2eAHxq4KGFaeaB4R_6Uv3tNDr5e68eEctw1XyZEy7eOj6yXz_jiILT9wFKa5cKUM-0LbsXEVlgPPy9FuFyXr3GGLA0fF0qvyzij6KW6uA3YEaW77EgpV_MW68w90QaL7c/s1200/disneyland_23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEJpFUhDpLTEyhTG1L7d_Ym6pcsx_27E4c5M8rTOL5rhWCnIG7t-tTx9xRI2eAHxq4KGFaeaB4R_6Uv3tNDr5e68eEctw1XyZEy7eOj6yXz_jiILT9wFKa5cKUM-0LbsXEVlgPPy9FuFyXr3GGLA0fF0qvyzij6KW6uA3YEaW77EgpV_MW68w90QaL7c/w400-h300/disneyland_23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And we're off…!</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVg39NvkfmsxC41zdObX_9claESLH1Hapq3sonGcCyGQwfR2qHxa1G5bs1lkubwRI95Svy_YQoN-JP4g61RybqxG39FrqE7HYwekblh7hDy0u9-kaItka9DDiSUL_Hh_0cVx8wx75IeDq_Zm5SDktWgubQKh1-9wG-M-hKfElrvg3ISdh1ZQ_c1MnR9ks/s1200/disneyland_23a.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVg39NvkfmsxC41zdObX_9claESLH1Hapq3sonGcCyGQwfR2qHxa1G5bs1lkubwRI95Svy_YQoN-JP4g61RybqxG39FrqE7HYwekblh7hDy0u9-kaItka9DDiSUL_Hh_0cVx8wx75IeDq_Zm5SDktWgubQKh1-9wG-M-hKfElrvg3ISdh1ZQ_c1MnR9ks/w400-h300/disneyland_23a.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pit stop at Pea Soup!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgey38BnKpyaxaIMsVZGPK8GehQRbBXny8hxcctGGplTn8arPmrAXTUZQenqj4PdQ_1zxPpoaDNgzqxjt8X-l7KrbBFbw03osUlXemnM4vD28b_FvbU5fU0JHJmrM2hmNYHtfG6eeGegFD8So6Pz5xtzyYulTjWxfNHIm5nhU2lFULv-SJ35pigVMZY68o/s1200/disneyland_23b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgey38BnKpyaxaIMsVZGPK8GehQRbBXny8hxcctGGplTn8arPmrAXTUZQenqj4PdQ_1zxPpoaDNgzqxjt8X-l7KrbBFbw03osUlXemnM4vD28b_FvbU5fU0JHJmrM2hmNYHtfG6eeGegFD8So6Pz5xtzyYulTjWxfNHIm5nhU2lFULv-SJ35pigVMZY68o/w300-h400/disneyland_23b.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This much farther to go on Day 1.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsYtg10W1uvt3h2p6A3VPIYQR-V4RY1LisgN3EkIqO8pLxnTsEI8DlXSe2yKZjd6ZsvCLi7_vtL2VaqKu3u237o7693HNLRf2-Es31vJ2ZDeS4KCDeLUeve6yktp4rJrnUsWYtdbOAwxTp9jMXf4kE6zM1IbCBklKovzA6FLjjjwg9tVkn2ffo0rskOI/s1200/disneyland_23c.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsYtg10W1uvt3h2p6A3VPIYQR-V4RY1LisgN3EkIqO8pLxnTsEI8DlXSe2yKZjd6ZsvCLi7_vtL2VaqKu3u237o7693HNLRf2-Es31vJ2ZDeS4KCDeLUeve6yktp4rJrnUsWYtdbOAwxTp9jMXf4kE6zM1IbCBklKovzA6FLjjjwg9tVkn2ffo0rskOI/w300-h400/disneyland_23c.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We found Waldo!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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James Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15482116703238695930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428581963732814050.post-37641148470589887372023-07-31T09:17:00.001-07:002023-07-31T09:17:49.024-07:00The Good Word: "Joshua 1:9"<center>
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Bowing to the day it original came out, I now take a look at what is arguably the most famous creature-driven thriller of all time:</p><b><i>Jurassic Park</i></b> (1993, Universal Pictures/<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblin_Entertainment">Amblin Entertainment</a>, Steven Spielberg)<div><br /></div><div>This and <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rocketeer_(film)">The Rocketeer</a></i> (1991) are the only two films I have a distinct memory of going to see with my family at the theaters in the early 90s. To this day, I always like to watch Jurassic Park in a dark room because of this.</div><div><br /></div><div>The bass sound drop at the beginning of the film is immediately attention grabbing. Chances are always high that if you're dealing with a great Spielberg film, you're also dealing with a great <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams">John Williams</a> soundtrack.</div><div><br /></div><div>The opening scene is kind of strange really. Great, but strange. It almost has a big budget, made-for-TV feel. Upon this, what is undoubtedly my umpteenth viewing of the film, I have to acknowledge that the faces you first see aren't memorable or important to the plot. The danger they're all safe-guarding against isn't abundantly evident. And the scene ends in a terrifying but mostly unsatisfying way. This is all good stuff, and is a setup that demands you keep watching out of morbid curiosity. And it's really the best place to start the film, given that the opening depicts the incident that kicks off the tragedy to follow. (Oops, spoiler alert!)</div><div><br /></div><div>"Because Grant's like me. He's a digger." Such a solid scene ending on the piece of amber. Again, another scene with characters who we don't much see or care about again (Gerrano dies and is hardly mourned, after all), but is perfect for foreshadowing more of the world we're in and gives us the perfect segue into Montana. Grant and Sattler are a truly fun duo to watch. They are both kind of dorky and lost in their scientific expertise, but they have a lovable charm and cuteness about them (not at all hurt by their good looks) that stays with them all the way through the end of the movie. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Neill">Neill</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Dern">Dern</a> deserve a lot of credit for this.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Goldblum">Goldblum</a>'s Ian Malcolm has such a strong showing in the first movie that his character ended up headlining the sequel over Grant or any of the others. Malcolm comes off as the perfect foil for Grant without ever being unlikable or unimportant to the plot. He is the first to truly question the wisdom of the park's planners and his cognizance here would seem to make him the villain, but he is more the cool, sunglasses-and-leather-jacket-wearing soothsayer.</div><div><br /></div><div>The scene about DNA and dinosaur blood and gene sequences would have utterly slowed down and killed the momentum of a lesser film, but in Jurassic Park it plays like a captivating bit of education that pulls together everything since the "He's a digger" scene till now in all its pseudo-science animated glory. It's easily the "weakest scene" in the film because it's purely exposition, but for all the thinking viewers who ever enjoyed this movie it's essential.</div><div><br /></div><div>I had a crush on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariana_Richards">Ariana Richards</a>'s Lex character when I watched JP in the early days. Coupled with the fact that she had a crush on Grant who is a paleontologist, a career for which at that early age I was already keen on exploring when I got older, I found myself identifying most with Grant, which always heightened the thrill of the viewing experience for me given that Grant is the main hero.</div><div><br /></div><div>Malcolm poetically remarks, "God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs." To which Sattler then adds, "Dinosaurs eat man. Woman inherits the earth." Poignant and funny.</div><div><br /></div><div>It's such great writing, pacing, and acting/character development to have Grant and Malcolm discussing Ian's tawdry family/love life when the weather starts to pour and they draw closer and closer to danger. This is probably the lowest relational point between Grant and Malcolm, but they still manage to have brief little moments of realness and brotherhood. Like the shared words on being scared, Grant offering him his canteen of rain water, and their collective efforts to save Lex and Tim from the Rex. It's super hard not to love both characters at that point.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Rex attack on the lead car all the way through the car drop that just narrowly misses Grant and Lex who are literally hanging by a rope is one of the all-time greatest thrill sequences in film history. The movie pretty much doesn't let go of you at this point until the end. It's not all absurd, pompous action and obnoxious developments that aren't justified. It lets quieter moments back in every few scenes, but they always serve some emotional purpose beyond simply resetting your decibel levels lower before blasting you with the next thrill chase.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dennis Nedry's death at the jaws of dilophosaurs at 1 hour and 14 minutes into the film is truly the point at which doom starts to set in. You now know that potentially no one is safe and all hope at getting the park's computer systems back online is in jeopardy. The movie officially turns a page into disaster film territory, the mission becoming only to survive and escape, and I wouldn't have it any other way.</div><div><br /></div><div>I love how not all of the challenges and dangers the characters face are dinosaur related. Escaping the falling car out of the tree. Climbing an electrified fence. Navigating a UNIX system database to initiate computer programs. The story never fails to deliver on basic action-adventure elements that allow all the characters moments to shine or be vulnerable.</div><div><br /></div><div>Grant completes his character turn and growth when he promises to stay up all night to ensure the kids stay safe, and then he tosses his lucky velociraptor claw to the ground. His love affair with dinosaurs is over.</div><div><br /></div><div>Another one of those quieter scenes: Hammond and Sattler's conversation about the flea circus. This scene redeems Hammond from being a simple dinopark tycoon villain to something more sympathetic.</div><div><br /></div><div>And right after that, Grant and the kids discover the dinosaur eggs. This scene, too, redeems the dinosaurs from being simple eating/killing machines. "Life found a way." After all, the dinosaurs are only adapting and reacting to survive in the environment they've suddenly been thrust into.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ever since the first time I watched this movie, I thought it was a little more than convenient that a trapeze-swing-like pair of vines with a stick between them happened to be <i>just</i> in the path that Sattler ran to get to the shed. The only bit of hokum in an otherwise perfect movie.</div><div><br /></div><div>"Clever girl." This line may be one of the most quotable in the entire film. And with Muldoon's quiet admission and violent death at the teeth and claws of that clever girl, one of the most thrilling sequences begins as the humans square off in a hide and seek match of wits and nips. It's fairly clever on the part of the storytellers to have the kids escape the clutches of the deadly velociraptors thanks due to two things that would have only been found since the age of man: mirror-like reflections and ice cubes.</div><div><br /></div><div>The shot of the velociraptor's profile covered in computer screen reflections of lines of DNA code is full of symbolism!</div><div><br /></div><div>In true Spielbergian fashion, the Tyrannosaurus comes out of seeming nowhere to rescue the heroes from the velociraptors—a final bit of redemption. There is a pattern to Spielberg's films where a lot of work is done earning the audiences trust in the first 2/3 of the film, only to burn through all of that capital in the final act in over-the-top turns of event. Go big or go home. It's solid Storytelling 101.</div><div><br /></div><div>And the movie ends without any witty dialogue or pontificating about the future or lessons learned. The characters that survived are just glad the nightmare's over. We as the audience obviously want more, and that's a great way to leave your audience. Don't overstay your welcome in storytelling. And while there have been many sequels to follow in the Jurassic franchise, the first movie is and always will be the best. It's because of that want for more that more were made, and I completely understand from a business perspective. But as the credits roll their last, John Williams's score subtly treads into cautionary territory with those low swaying horn sounds. Return to Jurassic Park, only if you dare!</div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>June 11 — 5 of 365 logged</b></div><div><p><i><a href="https://sineosanity.blogspot.com/2023/11/365-films-in-365-days-trains-planes-and.html">Go to next!</a> <a href="https://sineosanity.blogspot.com/2023/02/365-films-across-365-days-february-2.html">Go to last!</a></i></p></div></div>L. James Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15482116703238695930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428581963732814050.post-21534940497711124752023-05-10T15:09:00.003-07:002023-05-10T15:09:28.411-07:00Visiting the "Old Country"<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgd_WHOuAbWmitbnQntkacjumc0vn8Y_LuNN6Oi6t4J9Nxd4Pay3P6u25G118Lwv2JkvpuXDHXl5M6xiPBn6L4EfutQCVW-yNkU5kOA93SUMAaRTVVKHcNvrd_eJpfeaknuj4geftO4USScxNWzz1euGf1z-dic8Ex_CB1nZh3CoLKOCZ_xUz0i5b/s1200/marlow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgd_WHOuAbWmitbnQntkacjumc0vn8Y_LuNN6Oi6t4J9Nxd4Pay3P6u25G118Lwv2JkvpuXDHXl5M6xiPBn6L4EfutQCVW-yNkU5kOA93SUMAaRTVVKHcNvrd_eJpfeaknuj4geftO4USScxNWzz1euGf1z-dic8Ex_CB1nZh3CoLKOCZ_xUz0i5b/w400-h300/marlow.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welcome to Marlow, Oklahoma!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3Xe-u-gAOUwhH2eXVlCKVZKbu1q2X_ks2Iy4EykDNBNWSvG0Z26En5gGmL5RbdT28mHl9i35H_J48YA0ceHLwV1TfSyHbfaIwp-oEr_W7NGwUD9_KAnuAE_R1OBMBh6Z0HAAJSVQIYZvgB1VJoLniCPmurDDyeW7O1rF9Py_lh84AE1QcUrI9nCH/s1200/marlow2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3Xe-u-gAOUwhH2eXVlCKVZKbu1q2X_ks2Iy4EykDNBNWSvG0Z26En5gGmL5RbdT28mHl9i35H_J48YA0ceHLwV1TfSyHbfaIwp-oEr_W7NGwUD9_KAnuAE_R1OBMBh6Z0HAAJSVQIYZvgB1VJoLniCPmurDDyeW7O1rF9Py_lh84AE1QcUrI9nCH/w400-h300/marlow2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The church I first came to know the Lord in.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Take a close, hard look at the fellow in the upper middle!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ovs0oHBjLx-RfF2y45JowAm1_OsRxLd_vr59GAaPieKNaPrF1HbjQQdoybb8RZmOz8OeAgjkkSbHddEXa2SVLTUE-QL-B75M3AIi7qw6I77VqyDHwgcC61vn9Fdk3g_IX2dAh2gHl40z3vbteh5fn0tqMmkVQhq1O6fuhnknHM15Gzbm6iC8L6ke/s1200/marlow5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ovs0oHBjLx-RfF2y45JowAm1_OsRxLd_vr59GAaPieKNaPrF1HbjQQdoybb8RZmOz8OeAgjkkSbHddEXa2SVLTUE-QL-B75M3AIi7qw6I77VqyDHwgcC61vn9Fdk3g_IX2dAh2gHl40z3vbteh5fn0tqMmkVQhq1O6fuhnknHM15Gzbm6iC8L6ke/w400-h300/marlow5.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The house I first lived in as a baby.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDbEHoC3BGaETSjGtTaWx1Vlfo1DT8OYf4eL98IvL5r0uHhHTY_RxXtrvQ81TS2YbAn3qTFqwXCgGJTGA4dF6MaAWpK3HymFlItBqaXKtMCTVn2LRuccuI9OS7CKpTakS60m82eTgGMoVOR8v0vrJiIghZzn6vgOl8Fv6bF73XCJAsBZqw3lqKmis/s1200/marlow6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDbEHoC3BGaETSjGtTaWx1Vlfo1DT8OYf4eL98IvL5r0uHhHTY_RxXtrvQ81TS2YbAn3qTFqwXCgGJTGA4dF6MaAWpK3HymFlItBqaXKtMCTVn2LRuccuI9OS7CKpTakS60m82eTgGMoVOR8v0vrJiIghZzn6vgOl8Fv6bF73XCJAsBZqw3lqKmis/w400-h300/marlow6.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right down the road from the high school football field.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijM3ghL-M7NoY88rasnbfyU7Yme4WuV2TcZGNGjBm8_dFESxvTTgUA08Aa4Av5J0B4y1Cv8dQcblNR5hFGffxXka58VFqeSghqfyNh4kHTVc7sufbv2VX42MxdTr9jXW_XSCRGBXkknM0BMCK1ETI6BaDBljtu5_Q8QvdCvF_cpV_Nq9ELI0YpkRNx/s1200/marlow7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijM3ghL-M7NoY88rasnbfyU7Yme4WuV2TcZGNGjBm8_dFESxvTTgUA08Aa4Av5J0B4y1Cv8dQcblNR5hFGffxXka58VFqeSghqfyNh4kHTVc7sufbv2VX42MxdTr9jXW_XSCRGBXkknM0BMCK1ETI6BaDBljtu5_Q8QvdCvF_cpV_Nq9ELI0YpkRNx/w400-h300/marlow7.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And here is the home that I remember most from that time. 3.5 acres on a gravel road outside town.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLYO9UrzEwXflqRXEVP2dkSNaqzDXmXAR0eAffVk_h5Xs26fLLd-SkkY33XGYkONEv4DmEd4pnaGrvz8IL_nW3VgCKNI_iyokHA6TAF7UNEDHJr549EASA07zzGuetslVTkn5UfsQazgJ1frQN7IsjRDjU6o5k09DZyhVzxnNxXe7-qOElE7qfi9h/s1200/marlow8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLYO9UrzEwXflqRXEVP2dkSNaqzDXmXAR0eAffVk_h5Xs26fLLd-SkkY33XGYkONEv4DmEd4pnaGrvz8IL_nW3VgCKNI_iyokHA6TAF7UNEDHJr549EASA07zzGuetslVTkn5UfsQazgJ1frQN7IsjRDjU6o5k09DZyhVzxnNxXe7-qOElE7qfi9h/w300-h400/marlow8.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The road west from the house above. My friend "GT" lived down this way. Our horse Jake saved me from a bobcat attack, I think, on the rim of the creek on the right.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtd498tlvPyhTMXEUCJdJXVIdvbxqccDuEHyNzkY_2V2XeXcUVJhZYDJ5DhpHTl6Py1c4U8fUrEtVs0q23RK3tTDq046526RJ0dsnY7WMyF5ZsVr7yzzQiUctmG7GTWFP92B_6WEv1s_cQPXvDJV4C2Z_o4RFP2pa_wCYJdiSfXJtqhJ62Cbb-uid_/s1200/marlow9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtd498tlvPyhTMXEUCJdJXVIdvbxqccDuEHyNzkY_2V2XeXcUVJhZYDJ5DhpHTl6Py1c4U8fUrEtVs0q23RK3tTDq046526RJ0dsnY7WMyF5ZsVr7yzzQiUctmG7GTWFP92B_6WEv1s_cQPXvDJV4C2Z_o4RFP2pa_wCYJdiSfXJtqhJ62Cbb-uid_/w400-h300/marlow9.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The road east where Shane and Shawn (other neighbors) lived, which heads back to town.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJ0HR06jUy8RCzMQSdclK5wD8SMLdG8aoskdjkH6AWvRhI149Z9MgtAMM7muhaG_hMoUkVl7CEvjSybamdWLznGYbOOV0X1wP1Y0Jw-6Hr1Jgr1Ek7jgntuK59IH9TXyIhKb1W6uSrvcFe9uRLnD_5JryUR4FOCshSGVzSgtCEdtRjZxDaK5Bw-0b/s1200/marlow10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJ0HR06jUy8RCzMQSdclK5wD8SMLdG8aoskdjkH6AWvRhI149Z9MgtAMM7muhaG_hMoUkVl7CEvjSybamdWLznGYbOOV0X1wP1Y0Jw-6Hr1Jgr1Ek7jgntuK59IH9TXyIhKb1W6uSrvcFe9uRLnD_5JryUR4FOCshSGVzSgtCEdtRjZxDaK5Bw-0b/w400-h300/marlow10.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before we left for the airport, Blackie and Cricket, horses that belonged to the family whose house we stayed at, wished us farewell from the fence line.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0m2iTnkxKxo6oMkplvreqTRBmSIa1XWg2LgAwjcIzkNfQ3YEYN31RFubdYNsxs5MuKys4TXXyVBI_CLNwg2mOlERQP3ZEWlz8Tp37NTdUE2kdUQkMR_oXMpsBuLedqpObX21k4USCix4JtxYN1J9wE1sXYyEuGDCbte_tJbh008Kj3lTToBnGEjf/s1200/grandcanyon_flyby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0m2iTnkxKxo6oMkplvreqTRBmSIa1XWg2LgAwjcIzkNfQ3YEYN31RFubdYNsxs5MuKys4TXXyVBI_CLNwg2mOlERQP3ZEWlz8Tp37NTdUE2kdUQkMR_oXMpsBuLedqpObX21k4USCix4JtxYN1J9wE1sXYyEuGDCbte_tJbh008Kj3lTToBnGEjf/w300-h400/grandcanyon_flyby.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BONUS! A view of a small part of the Grand Canyon on the flight home.</td></tr></tbody></table>L. James Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15482116703238695930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428581963732814050.post-73496382502564290522023-04-17T09:31:00.001-07:002023-04-17T09:33:32.624-07:001st Grader Going On 3rd Grader!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Z7syaamZHHLniwgYTJfz4XP50ttBtT3zxC7okH2iS3dtYts56dfXWCxOg3w91J4HD8Vq67HUyx5WHSkERgspvIFaqHVa4mXhEWRnOXvtGwaYK2o4HUImQQs40nLjZgBtNOpH8PBsNUohoq_c8f2B3A2wgEoMnkPdLAgsfjYWDJkbhoD5JqFOEpIG/s1200/ewan_scireport.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Z7syaamZHHLniwgYTJfz4XP50ttBtT3zxC7okH2iS3dtYts56dfXWCxOg3w91J4HD8Vq67HUyx5WHSkERgspvIFaqHVa4mXhEWRnOXvtGwaYK2o4HUImQQs40nLjZgBtNOpH8PBsNUohoq_c8f2B3A2wgEoMnkPdLAgsfjYWDJkbhoD5JqFOEpIG/w300-h400/ewan_scireport.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Excellent job!!" - Mrs. Sherry's note on his animal report on giraffes</td></tr></tbody></table>L. James Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15482116703238695930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428581963732814050.post-76623260551555904152023-03-28T23:08:00.001-07:002023-03-28T23:08:13.062-07:00In the News: "Gun control IS the ONLY thing we can control!"<center>
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James Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15482116703238695930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428581963732814050.post-16940548786056591472023-03-28T23:06:00.002-07:002023-03-28T23:06:28.314-07:00Reunited with my drum kit<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLniN7s1vlkjlobwLm7JPyZylL-A-aBqFmdQU9anVDA4KRRqzhhgf38dX3P05k7h1fxzLqXPoTM63PkKl6UbjEoJwuAPxHGPb_D3i6IBTBSRmwr5qxv0vdTonv1YQMiaa67T3F7udM7YtWpV0stOePzgbWaJZgPVP9wAuKFphMWKR5cAnQbv8K_Ah/s1200/drumset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLniN7s1vlkjlobwLm7JPyZylL-A-aBqFmdQU9anVDA4KRRqzhhgf38dX3P05k7h1fxzLqXPoTM63PkKl6UbjEoJwuAPxHGPb_D3i6IBTBSRmwr5qxv0vdTonv1YQMiaa67T3F7udM7YtWpV0stOePzgbWaJZgPVP9wAuKFphMWKR5cAnQbv8K_Ah/w300-h400/drumset.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's been a while, old girl.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>L. James Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15482116703238695930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428581963732814050.post-80540700655035097412023-02-21T10:29:00.002-08:002023-02-21T10:31:21.445-08:00Mid-Winter Happenings at Casa de Wright<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCtQIfXR6b2na5xQYlmDi9V_GltAJjYsQQp6GpZxkd-nm392iYul-2MHRz0HWGZneQtYbCLFaZ8p5fN_gGe25BFSYYL56Y1UY0DysEyBsrLXiAWEYLBSWtS1FYDX4Fj6wgdA0AuvP0vEyZA_0OBfojoUkD5kpv86nLFrLjyVxrj_pNeHWSEKjgAkq/s1200/ypsa_cultureday_class.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCtQIfXR6b2na5xQYlmDi9V_GltAJjYsQQp6GpZxkd-nm392iYul-2MHRz0HWGZneQtYbCLFaZ8p5fN_gGe25BFSYYL56Y1UY0DysEyBsrLXiAWEYLBSWtS1FYDX4Fj6wgdA0AuvP0vEyZA_0OBfojoUkD5kpv86nLFrLjyVxrj_pNeHWSEKjgAkq/w400-h300/ypsa_cultureday_class.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hmong Culture Day at YPSA in The Pocket!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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God has blessed us richly, and we thank Him!</td></tr></tbody></table>L. James Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15482116703238695930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428581963732814050.post-11709599067621301342023-02-02T12:00:00.031-08:002023-06-17T21:39:20.762-07:00365 Films Across 365 Days — February 2: Groundhog DayThis series is dedicated to matching memorable movies with the signature day each year upon which I could watch them forever. If any movie must be watched on the titular day that it proclaims, it must be…<br /><br /><b><i>Groundhog Day</i></b> (1993, Columbia Pictures, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Ramis">Harold Ramis</a>)<br /><br />The movie starts with polka music and a beautiful sky. Telling? We'll see.…<div><br /></div><div>"Four, Nan. Four." Love that opening weather forecast scene. Phil (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Murray">Bill Murray</a>) comes off precisely as he should. Charismatic but smarmy. Witty but abrasive. Funny but crass. I'm not sure that it's actually acting in the sense of inhabiting another personality, but Bill Murray is easily one of the most natural and talented comedic actors EVER. (The number 4, "almost from prehistoric times, was employed to signify what was solid, what could be touched and felt. Its relationship to the cross [four points] made it an outstanding symbol of wholeness and universality, a symbol which drew all to itself." Kinda like Phil's journey in the film. Plus, in Japanese, it's the number of death!)</div><div><br /></div><div>There may be no song in all of movie history more synonymous with the scene it features in than does Sonny & Cher's, "I Got You, Babe" in Groundhog Day. And so it begins!</div><div><br /></div><div>"Am I right? Or am I right? Or am I right? Right?!" I have used that line before in real life conversations.</div><div><br /></div><div>Phil is such the epitome of the cynical, jaded American man (or woman). He benefits from the life he leads, but despises everything and everyone about it. And the odyssey he is set to endure is a hopeful if not painful lesson in how one like him can regain their humanity and make peace with themself, God, and the world. There probably isn't a comedy with more truth and life lessons in it than this one.</div><div><br /></div><div>And if you think a comedy like this isn't <i>actually funny</i>, I've seen this movie more than a half-dozen times at this point, and within the first 15 minutes I've already laughed out loud twice. But, honestly, it isn't a "yuck-yuck" comedy. Much of the humor is found in the simple interactions and natural situations that arise. You can't find it everywhere. It's gold.</div><div><br /></div><div>Groundhog Day, from a production standpoint, is also probably one of the most genius films ever put to screen. The reuse of locations and scenes/takes must have been purely calculation and it works without ever becoming tired.</div><div><br /></div><div>I love how the crowd chants "Phil! Phil! Phil!" when Punxsutawney is pulled from the hatch. It's the cosmos calling Murray's character.</div><div><br /></div><div>Phil gets desperate upon the third day. "I'm reliving the same day over and over," he says. That applies to so many of us. Not literally. Metaphorically. Like so much truth. It's a biblical level of truth that the movie hits on here. And all should see it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Love Harold Ramis's cameo as the doctor that suggests a psychiatrist. (Fellow <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters">Ghostbusters</a></i> alums.) Apparently, Murray and Ramis really fought over things during the making of this film. It's too bad for them personally. But it made for a great product.</div><div><br /></div><div>The "Mrs. Lancaster kiss" scene through the "cafe donut and dessert eating" scene is the beginning of his chaotic evil period. Phil goes through several <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alignment_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)">alignment</a> changes over the course.</div><div><br /></div><div>Estimates online say Phil relives Groundhog Day 12,395 times! I'm gonna take a guess here and claim that he's lived the day over at least 50 times when he attempts the robbery: probably >20 times once he has the idea, and >50 times to have the theft practiced down to the level he demonstrates in the movie.</div><div><br /></div><div>The "sweet Vermouth on the rocks with a twist" scene through the "I studied 19th century French poetry" scene is his neutral evil or even chaotic neutral period. He is improving, but only for himself and what he wants. Namely Rita.</div><div><br /></div><div>The snowball fight scene after Phil's first slap from Rita is a laugh riot. "Are any of you up for adoption?"</div><div><br /></div><div>The slow motion drop of the 6:00 AM is such an image.</div><div><br /></div><div>By the time Phil resolves to kidnap and die with Punxsutawney, he has become a sort of insane true neutral. I reckon he dies at least a few dozen different ways.</div><div><br /></div><div>And by the time he has convinced Rita that something is going on with him and she stays with him past midnight, he has become neutral good.</div><div><br /></div><div>When he does all he can to prevent the old man from dying, Phil hits lawful good.</div><div><br /></div><div>The romantic and dramatic parts of the film are just as fun to watch as the comedic ones. The whole piano party sequence and bachelor bidding is the climax, and it plays out with warmth and good humor. The movie ends with a sense of purpose and renewed spirit. The only time it gets corny at all is at the very end, when Phil and Rita seemingly decide to live in Punxsutawney. However, it really feels less corny and more earned when you consider how cynical a view that is and how vain a notion it is—the film's corniness—to hold on to. I recommend to let it go and enjoy the movie all the way through the "Weatherman" song during the credits!</div><div><br /></div><div>A taken as a whole, this movie still has a very telling message for the modern mind.<br /><br /><b>February 2 — 4 of 365 logged</b></div><div><p><i><a href="https://sineosanity.blogspot.com/2023/06/365-films-across-365-days-june-11.html">Go to next!</a> <a href="https://sineosanity.blogspot.com/2022/12/365-films-across-365-days-december-21.html">Go to last!</a></i></p></div>L. 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