Subtitled? Super!

The first subtitled movie i ever saw was Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. i remember entering Westridge Sux wondering if the entire movie-going experience would be ruined by those white titles popping up like web ads. Only now do i realize how small the role of dialog can be in a film. Try watching Crouching Tiger, or Hero, or any decent foreign film you might get your hands on (try the library, they have loads, and its free!) without subtitles for 10 minutes. You will find that, especially in visual films, and in those where the acting is the best, the story can still be understood without the dialog being in your language. Emotions are still expressed in tone, and mood is set with color and music. In Hero, i bet there were 5 minute sections without any meaningful chit chat (And that is no slam against the script, i like the movie more than Crouching Tiger...don't go in looking for realism, because it's not there. Go in looking for stunning visuals and solid action, and you will walk away like an early teen wizard from Honeydukes). Now i want to see Life is Beautiful, i think it is a similar type of movie, only it is emotionally driven, that's only what i hear though.

Do most people go somewhere for the Super Bowl? Every year of my life i have stayed home. Am i deprived? Am i missing out on some cultural phenomenon America is freely offering me? No, i'm not. YOU, my friend, are missing out. My family eats more, laughs more, and has more of a downright good time on Super Bowl Sunday than you can imagine (we build a fire too...yeah that's right). So enjoy your church party, and not being able to actually watch the game because of the obnoxious people who don't understand it's importance. I'll be on my couch, chowing on cherry cheesecakes and deli croisants, watching the game with only closed caption (at least for those ten minutes...if only i could get announcers who spoke Mandarin...Zorig?) to see if it loses the usual energy. (potential halftime incidents here)

Harry Potter Fantastic Beast of the day:
Knarl, usually mistaken for a hedgehog by muggles, it is offended whe noffered food because it sees everything as a trap. When offered food, it proceeds to vandalize the surrounding garden or lawn, often causing unwarranted blam to be placed on muggle children. (Paraphrased from Newt Scamander's Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them)