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. 

TV vs. Movies

This week's post is about a question I have been thinking about for a while, and tonight I believe I know the answer.  The question, which is currently better, TV shows or movies?  The highlights of what make these two forms of media great is the accessibility, the cost, and the use. To start, the accessibility.  I just watched an hour long show for free in the comfort of my own home, but for a movies, I would need to see show times, plan a trip to the theaters, and pay for food.  Secondly, cost.  A show costs nothing, but a movie is often as pricey as the food sold in theaters.  Finally, the use.  TV shows are opportune for advertising, and allow modern culture to be shown and made, however, movies are pure entertainment that is uninterrupted.  Overall, I believe that although close, TV shows have become more relevant in today's society than movies.  TV is fast, free, and the number of options for shows is theoretically unlimited, movies are great here and there, but there will not always be an amazing movie out in theaters. 

dependency

So, this week I have decided to focus on the idea of human dependency on technology.  Rather than defend the idea that human beings aren't totaly dependent on technology like so many other people I know, I will just come out and say it.  People are dependent on technology.  Now it is true that much of todays modern media isn't necessary for life, and if it all went away we could just all turn to the Amish society for help, but the fact is it all isn't going to magically disapear, and everyone reading this right now is already using technology, so...  I do believe we as people are dependent.  Every day before I leave the house, I at the very least am carrying an iPod in my pocket.  Cellphones are replacing house phones and traveling with people everywhere.  Smartphones, iPads, Teleporters (ok, so I made the lastone up... sue me)  and other bits of technology are being used everyday, becoming apart of our lifestyle.  Despite all of this, I feel absolutly fine about it.  In many of my posts I am critical of much of our modern society for a variety of things.  Overuse of cursing, sating Imma for I am going to, certaint veiws on specific actions... but technology is apart of development.  It is advancement on humanity, and like tools were in ancient time, technology is a stepping stone to the future.

Happy new year

Alright, well to start I might as well say Happy New Year.  Actually, in honor of the new year, I have decided to do something I have never done before, I am going to write a video-game review.  The video-game I will be reviewing is the latest of the iconic Legend of Zelda series, Skyward Sword.  To start I would like to comment on the presentation.  The Legend of Zelda has been one of the more successful video-game titles Nintendo has created, and although each game roughly follows a similar storyline, this version has followed the same template while bringing up no shortage of creativity.  Although the graphics are slightly cartoonish, it is fitting for the overall clasic feel of the game with new twists.  Next, I would like to move onto the gameplay.  With the Wii motion+, The game practicaly imerses yourself into an actualy challenge.  For example, if surrounded by enemies, you would need to be able to correctly attack with the proper sword slash while in other games it is more of a button-mashing fest.  One thing about this game I dis-liked was the bosses.  Some bosses are made to be almost impossible to defeat unless you have some key information, which is ussually told to you after you die and fight the boss for a second time, which can be pretty frustrating.  All in all, I would say this game throws itself out there as one of the best in the Legend of Zelda series, and I would suggest it for anyone who is a fan of the series, likes video-games, likes puzzling challenges, or for someone with free-time on their hands.