Oscar Impact

So as many of you well educated and well connected people know, last night was the Oscars.  I assume you are well educated and connected, but if not, then just know that the Oscars were on last night, and you have stumbled upon my blog on the brilliance of today's modern media, lucky you.  Anyway, there was a large amount of people watching the Oscars, about 39.3 million.  (For those who are mathematically impaired, that means a lot...) This number exceeded expectations for audience, but did it have a real impact on society as a whole?  I believe that it did, but I am a fan of movies and it is fair to say I am obviously biased.  The Oscars was watched world wide and people from all over the world were hoping for their homeland movies to win.  To say it did not have any real direct affect to anyone's life other than those directly involved is a fair statement, and it could only change lives through an adjustment in sleep schedule or the reason to have a party is also able to be justified.  HOWEVER, if such is the case, the same may be said about the Olympic games, and although I am not a fan of sports I know that the Olympics does have a great impact, and in a similar way, so does the Oscars. 

Castle 2 part event.

Alright, so after reviewing my past few posts I noticed how original and fresh my work was, so I decided to blog about Castle... Actually, the reason I chose Castle tonight was due to the end of the two part episode that made me guess the killer uterly wrong.  I was slightly disapointed at first, but excited that I was totally surprised by the ending.  The plot of the show ran relatively deep, but in the end I found that it did contain enough clues to point to the actual culprit, so either I am losing touch, which I'm not, or Castle is better than ever, which it is.  Now, although I have never been a fan of some of the minor side characters in Castle, the development of them in this weeks episode was briliant as not over emphasized, so overall, this week, Castled earned two thumbs up as compared to the ussual one thumb uop I give it.

celebrity deaths

Over the past few months, two deaths have been covered by the media fairly well.  The death of Joe Pa and Whitney was a main source for many reports, but I think that much of it was unnecessary.  The media was right to report the events and burial and likewise things, but the coverage is over the top.  In fact, Not just the news, but other sources focussed heavily on the deaths.  If people played a game where they would take a shot every time the name Whitney was said at the grammys, they would be straight up drunk.  In fact, the focus was so heavy on celebrity deaths that I believe that people focus more on what's happening now with the Celebrity rather than recognizing the passing of a human being, who happend to touch the lives of many.

Woman in Black

Ok, so this week I decided to see the movie woman in black, and in retrospect, I probably should have brought more pairs of pants.  The movie was filled with a handful of intense scenes, creepy scenarios, and moments that make you jump in shock.  The movie starred Daniel Radcliff in a preformance which he will most likely be most well known for...  maybe.  He kept a believable portrayal of fear and determination while showing reason in his decisions unlike others in horror/thriller movies.  Along with the acting, the camera shots were all briliantly placed, showing us enough to keep us scared, but leaving out enough to keep us captivated.  This combined with a briliant plot that was simple enough to understand, but complex enough to keep us guessing made this one of the best thriller movies I've seen in a long time.