Terrible Day In America

I am sitting here staring at my computer screen, an empty feeling inside of me. How can someone do something so terrible to children. What is the world coming too when stuff like this happens? I wanted to talk about the ignorant ramblings of Rob Parker, but how can you after something like this happens. There is nothing more precious than the innocence of a child. I see it first hand everyday when I play with my 3 year old nephew. I can't even begin to imagine what those families are going through and I know there is nothing that can be done or said to bring those families comfort. I'm going through different emotions here, sadness, anger, pity, anger some more. I want to know how this 20 year old got on an elementary school campus. This shouldn't be aloud. We must protect our children at all costs. Do I think metal detectors at all school entrances will stop anything? No it won't. This man shouldn't have been walking around campus. If he had a kid there then wait in the office, you are not aloud on school property. Is outlawing guns the answer? No. There should be more restrictions when buying a weapon. Guns are very violent yes but in the arms of someone who isn't right in the head. I can sit here and say it's television, video games, parenting and society but at the end of the day its all of those things. His parents need to be more mindful of him and communication is so big amongst family. Not the generic "how was your day?" I got home from work and was exhausted my mother came into my room and asked if i was okay. She saw something in my eyes that wasn't always there. Parents have this connection with their kids and need to confront the issue head on instead of denying that it's there. I am an avid video gamer and love the Call Of Duty franchise. It is very violent and the main purpose is to kill, but i have never once thought about grabbing a gun and doing something so terrible. Banning video games is going to the extreme, it would be like banning shoe laces because 20% of suicides are by kids who hang themselves with shoe laces. You don't treat the symptoms you treat the underlying problem. We need to do that. TV has been violent for years and the mainstream media i feel has done a great job showing how terrible events like this are. I love television and watch violent shows, The Wire is one of my favorite shows of all time. It's about drug dealers and the police trying to catch them. But this doesn't make me want to go by a dime bag and shoot up on a corner with bubbs. Parents are looking for any excuse to take the blame off themselves. We do it as a society and it needs to stop. We must take ownership of the situations and strive as a whole to make it right. We can't be worried about people looking at you differently because your son or daughter needs mental help. We can't have these generic conversations with no substance and we need to start being honest with each other and more importantly ourselves. My thoughts and prayers are with the families who are struggling to cope with what has happened. I am deeply sorry that such tragedies happen.

The New Trailer For Man Of Steel

       

 I am really excited for this movie now. The new trailer shows glimpses of Jonathan Kent (played by Kevin Costner) and Louis Lane (played by Amy Adams). You briefly see General Zod (played by Michael Shannon) who was Jor-El's(played by Russell Crowe) right hand man. He was the general of the Krytonian Army and is responsible for the destruction of the planet. Diane Lane plays Martha Kent and from the look of this star studded cast the movie is going to have very high expectations. I am so glad they are doing an Origin of Superman and not just jumping into him being the hero everyone loves. I want to see him struggle with his dual identities I want him to be more human in that sense. I wasn't sure if i was going to like the suit without the red speedo but I think the new suit gives him more of an edge and isn't so generic. I know the blue and red is classic Superman but maybe they need to take a different angle and it looks like they are doing that. I haven't really seen any stills from the Daily Planet and I hope they make it a little more realistic than they did on Smallville even though that is one of my favorite shows of all time. Either way i can't wait til next summer. It is going to be amazing!

Pearl Harbor: A Day of Infamy

This was an unbelievable time in American history. It was a surprise attack on the United States, and the biggest misconception in the attack, is that it was unprovoked. Now i am the biggest believer in America and could not be prouder to be part of this great nation. But we are at fault as a nation here. There was evidence to suggest that Japan was going to attack Pearl Harbor. The intel was hunches and thoughts, the United States decided against mobilizing our fleet because it would cost to much money to move the ships and mobilize the fleet all because of a hunch. The moment our government made this decision they put a price on the men and women who were stationed here. If i was there or it was a member of my family i would want them to do everything to protect them. This was a terrible day, but with this tragedy came one of the best wars America has ever been involved in. Let me be clear I think war in general is terrible, but what this war brought was freedom for million of Jewish men and women who were being murdered at the hands of Adolf Hitler. It brought our economy back from the dead and made the United States a power house in terms of Military prowess. The bad thing about this was the dominance and the bully our country became. It was manifest destiny all over again. We thought we were entitled to things that didn't belong to us. We established bases throughout Europe and became a police to the world. I understand why we did it, to protect innocent people from men like Hitler, but we let Joseph Stalin do it to his people. If we were really concerned about the welfare of others we would have removed Joseph Stalin from power. Again this is just my point of view on things. But in the end i want to give thanks to the men and women past and present who fight to keep our freedom and protect our unalienable rights. 

The Man Of Steel Poster

This poster was released yesterday. One can only imagine what the story line for the movie will be. I think the movie is going to be more about the origin of Superman, the way he became the hero he is. Kind of how Christopher Nolan remade the Batman. He gave you a better understanding of what Bruce Wayne/ Batman were going through, the demons he fought on a daily basis. I think this is one element that has been severely lacking in all of the Superman movies. While the Christopher Reeves movies are classic, there hasn't been one about the man. I think that is why the movie is called "The Man Of Steel" because it is about a man coming to terms with his abilities and the fact his biological father "Jor El" has labeled him as earth's greatest hero.

 "You will give the people an ideal to strive towards. They will race behind you, they will stumble, they will fall. But in time they will join you in the sun. In time you help them accomplish wonders."-Jor El

This must be one of the hardest things for a man to hear. The fate of Earth is in your hands. I think this will be an underlying theme of the movie. I don't know how i would react if i found out i was from another planet sent here because my home planet was destroyed and then i was labeled as the only hope to save Earth. That would almost be too much and on top of all that i have to learn to control my abilities and keep them hidden from other people. 

The poster to me shows how we (Earth) would react to someone with that kind of ability. This is a great sign for the movie and shows that they are trying to make this hero more believable. I can't wait for this movie as Superman is by far my favorite superhero. 

Fight The Foot

This has been floating around the interent for a very long time. When i first came across it i was hoping that they were going to make a much darker and grittier Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. As a kid this was by far my favorite toys, video games, and tv show to watch. They were the main reason i ate pizza. Now i eat it because let's face it, it's delicious. The first two movies that were made, were phenomenal. It was fun, funny but didn't really do anything in terms of making it seem real. Why is this important? Batman is a beloved character and in every TV show and movie there was really no way it could be believed that it was real life. That is until Christopher Nolan took over the franchise and made Batman more realistic. The Villans were believable. This movie not only appealed to fans of Batman but to people who don't follow the Caped Crusader. My dad is a prime example of this. He was blown away at "how real" it is. This video Fight The Foot makes the turtles look like they could exist. I know they can't but it seemed to be much more intense. I mean if these four Mutants use actual weapons they will kill someone. Do i think they should? Probably not because this was designed for kids. But if you go back to the comic books way before the 1993 cartoon show you will see them killing members of the Red Draggons. This gang was the original enemey of the Turtles. So if they did decide to make it more realistic in that sense i would be all for it. In the end as a fan of the TMNT i want to see the movies remade and would love to see them a bit more edge like Batman and hopefully like Superman. As long as Michael Bay doesn't touch them i think we'll be okay. So enjoy the video and hope you all like it.

Review Of Lincoln

Wow! Is all i have to say about this movie. I have been a Stephen Spielberg fan since "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"(no I'm not 40 or 50. I just like good movies. I mean Jurassic Park is still one of my favorite movies and have you seen Back to the Future and Indiana Jones?) When i first heard this movie was going to be made, and found out Spielberg was behind it, i knew it was going to be an authentic period piece. Also Abraham Lincoln is my favorite president. Months had passed and i forgot about this movie. I was scrolling through IMDB and saw the trailer. Daniel Day Lewis as President Lincoln? It was almost too much. I had planned on seeing this movie the night it came out, but didn't get around to it. But I finally saw it and it was better than i could have expected. Spielberg is a genius and his visions are perfect. If anyone wants to take notes on how to make a period movie please ask this man. There was no doubt that this movie was from the 1860's. Daniel Day Lewis was extraordinary and the voice he uses to portray President Lincoln was perfect. There is really no information on what his voice actually sounded like. But people did say his voice did travel well in crowds, and people did say it was a much higher voice. But enough about how amazing this movie was i will talk plot points. 

The movie is set at the end of his first term and right at the creation of the Emancipation Proclamation. President Lincoln stood on an island by himself. The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves for the duration of the Civil War, but what was to happen when the war was over. You watch as President Lincoln motivates his team, deals with the hardships of being a father and husband, and battles his own demons. The one thing i thought was perfect, was the way Lincoln never let anyone do things for him. He wasn't polished or didn't hide the fact he wasn't. He was the man of the people. He was the most eloquent speaker and I have read most of his speeches and i still can't get over how amazing he was. All in all this movie is perfect and is THE best movie of the year. DDL is perfect as Lincoln. Sally Fields plays Mary Todd perfect. I will definitely see this movie again and can't wait for this to come out on DVD.