Ben Affleck As Batman

 

About two weeks ago they announced that Ben Affleck was going to don the cape and cowl and play the caped crusader known as Batman. Of course the internet filled with critics who know better than the studios decide to take to arms calling for Ben to be replaced. These are probably the same people who said Heath Ledger was going to be a terrible joker, claiming he is too pretty and has no range. Well one very scary villain and an Oscar later the late Heath Ledger turned in one of the most iconic roles of all time. Why can't Ben do this? He's not a good actor? The Town is great and he is great in that. Argo speaks for itself. Oh yes Dare Devil! That movie was actually terrible. But can we blame Ben for that?  No. At the time super hero movies were taking over the big screen and studios were trying to crank them out as quick as possible. The script was awful. Mark Steven Johnson was the writer and to give you an idea of what movies he has written (Ghost Rider, Jack Frost, and Elektra) Ben was the product of terrible timing. I still don't think DareDevil is a stand alone character who deserves his own movie. Now Batman on the other hand is an iconic role and in all honesty the cowl does most of the work. I mean Clooney wasn't a bad batman he was just put with a terrible script and a nipple suit. Ben has that playboy look to him and can be flashy and arrogant like Bruce Wayne the biggest challenge is going to be him needing the bat suit. Bale was flawless in dancing the fine line between both characters. The question became who is the real person Bruce Wayne or Batman. If Affleck can do this then he will be fine. He has the resume to give layers to Bruce Wayne and as long as he can put the size on and be as in shape as Bale was then he should be perfect for Batman. Can he still blow it? yes he can but I say we wait til we see at least a still from him in the Batsuit before we want the head of WB on a platter. I think he will do a great job and if they can score Bryan Cranston as Lex Luthor then it is going to be an amazing movie!!

Ichiro Reaches 4,000 hits?

Pete Rose is the all time leader in hits with 4,256. Arguably one of the best hitters of all time. Well Ichiro has just reached the plateau of 4,000 hit but not all of them were in the Majors. He did play 9 seasons in the Nipon League in Japan. No one is saying he has more hits than Rose who has become very vocal about Ichiro's hits not counting. First of all the game is much different today then it was when he played. No one is saying Ichiro should go down in the Hall of Fame (he's a first ballot) as having 4,000 hits unless he actually reaches that feat playing the MLB. The only thing they are saying is that this is still a great accomplishment and after all the bad marks that have recently plagued baseball (yes Pete Rose is responsible for that too) it is good to bring some good news to the game. I feel Pete Rose is just looking for attention. He is one of the most prolific hitters of all time, is he the best? Not in my eyes, but he is up there. I feel Pete is bitter with baseball and who can blame him a lifetime ban for betting? I'd be upset too but he had a chance to cooperate and essentially stood the commissioner up. If everyone took into consideration what some of the greats had to say about every hitter Mickey Mantle has one of the best quotes regarding Pete Rose of all time. "If I had played my career hitting singles like Pete Rose I'd wear a dress." So in conclusion Pete no one is saying he has 4,000 MLB hits which had he played his career here he may very well have. I mean in Japan he only had one season with over 200 hits and in the Majors he had 10 seasons of 200+ hits. One can only speculate where he would be. 4,000 hits is impressive no matter how you look at it. Congrats Ichiro you are a class act and one hell of a ball player.   

PED's Destroying Baseball

Wow! What a sad day for baseball. Nine years ago this man Alex Rodriguez was considered the Lebron James of baseball. He hit for average, power, played unbelievable defense and was an undeniable presence in any lineup. As a die hard member of Red Sox Nation I was excited at the thought of getting him to don the anti pinstripe attire, but am I glad that he didn't. But this isn't a post to talk about the first place sox but to take a look at how far this man has fallen. He isn't the only one to be using and it is very sad they are using him as a Martyr but it comes with the territory Mr. Rodriguez. You want to cheat the game and the thousands of athletes who try and do things the right way but get denied because you are using. You have destroyed your legacy and I was one of your biggest fans, I still use your swing as an example of a great bat path. I just wonder what was going through your head when you decided to use for the first time. I couldn't imagine the kind of pressure you were under but to turn to PED's had to have been in the back of your mind. Everyone homerun you hit, every RBI you knocked in had to have had you thinking "Was that my ability or the substance I was using?" I want to sit here and bash all the men involved in this scandal and taking money from the pockets of athletes that actually deserve to be there but they are going to have to deal with this the rest of their lives and that is a lot worse than any critic or blogger could ever write. Hope they clean up the game and make it a zero tolerance. One positive test and you are banned from baseball for life.

Clouds- Zach Sobiech

I have listened to this song about 5 times already and its a beautiful song. The writer and singer of this song Zach Sobiech was diagnosed with a very rare kind of cancer, and only had a few months to live. he didn't know how to express himself about his situation so he turned to music and he created an absolutely wonderful song. It really makes you think about what is important in life. I was sitting here feeling sorry for myself for not having a girlfriend and where my life currently is but there is so much more to life than that. You need to live everyday like it's your last because you never know what is going to happen. Zach passed away recently and he was only 19 years old. It pains me to know bad things happen to such good people and there are bad people who have good things happen to them. This song really hit a chord with me and I hope I can live my life to the fullest, not partying and getting wasted but trying make other peoples days better and not holding onto anger and always remember that there are things you can't control and have to leave it in the hands of God, fate, destiny whatever you want to believe but every night when my head hits the pillow I want to make sure I've done everything I could to have led the best day possible.

The Great Gatsby

The book "The Great Gatsby" is one of my favorite books of all time. For those of you who have not had the privilege of reading this book must read it. It is about young love in a sense. Jay Gats is a poor man who is in love with a wealthy girl Daisy. They meet while he is enlisted in the war. He acts the part of a very wealthy man to a T and tells daisy to wait for him until he returns from war. Well the day comes and the war is over and he does not return. She waits and waits and waits for him but he does not return. She then falls for another wealthy man Tom Buchannon and he constantly cheats on her, and embarrasses her. A new person arrives in New York (where daisy lives) and he throws his money about throwing party after party. It turns out his name is Jay Gatsby recently rich and people faun for him. Well needless to say there is much more that goes on and I don't want to give away any spoilers. but what I do want to talk about is the movie. Leonardo DiCaprio is to me one of the very best actors of our generation and displays it again. He gets lost in the roll and becomes this Gatsby. Tobey McGuire is sensational as Nick Carraway who befriends Gatsby and comes to adore who he is. He loves the hope that Gatsby has. Daisy (Played by Carey Mulligan) is radiant and makes you fall in love so quick with who she is and at the same time hate her. As the story unfolds the audience is caught up in Gatsby doing everything he can to woo Daisy. The elaborate things Gatsby does speaks volumes to the love he has for her, and you find yourself rooting for the encounter between the long lost lovers to finally take place. When it finally happens and Gatsby starts courting Daisy you aren't involved. It was more the chase everyone was excited for and when he finally got her it was almost anti-climatic. But Gatsby is frustrated with them keeping their love a secret and wanted Daisy to come clean about their relationship. Just like any married woman getting action on the side she didn't want too. She was afraid of the ramifications. it is truly an amazing story and enjoyed it very much. the way the movie was shot gave some people doubt about how good the movie was going to be. It was shot in soft focus more about the vibrant colors and really made the scenes pop. It was very grand scale kind of movie with the elaborate parties and extravagant cars. Almost had a comic book feel to it. I loved the movie, I thought it was masterful and even though the movie wasn't released during award season should still get critical acclaim. I am going to see this again and Leonardo DiCaprio proved why he is one of the best actors out.

Soul Surfer Helps with the Block

So i am sitting in my room, trying to write my way out of the corner i put myself, and it is hard! i mean i have deleted 20 pages or so trying to figure something out. But i can't, no matter what i've tried nothing seems to work. I need to vent so the 20 people who read this a day please bare with me. there is a point in here i promise. well at least i think there is. But while sitting here trying to break through this invisible barrier i was flipping through the channels and came across the movie soul surfer. For those of you who don't know Soul Surfer is a movie about a young girl who is on the verge of becoming a professional surfer when she has a terrible accident. A shark bites her left arm off and she struggles with everyday activities. despite the odds against her she prevails and surfs in competition and wins! it is truly an amazing story and makes you realize the important things in life. this trivial problem i have about not being able to write my out of this block. once i realized how meaningless my block was i was able to navigate my way to a completed chapter and 32 pages! i will put the chapters up here in a bit but i just wanted everyone to remember what is important in life. Don't take anything for granted and live your life with honesty, love, and excitement!!! 

Hyde Park On Hudson

On my lunch today at work i was walking around wallmart for some odd reason and ended in the movie section. of course i had to buy one, Django Unchained was a given so i picked that up and on my way to pay for it this movie caught my eye. "Hyde Park On Hudson". I saw this trailer awhile ago and wanted to see this so bad, but it was limited in release and it kind of slipped my mind with all that i have  going on. But i saw it and had to buy it!! I can't wait to get home and watch this movie. This is a movie about FDR and how he invited the king and queen of england to the United States. (their first visit ever) it looked amazing and FDR is one of my favorite presidents. If any of you get  a chance to watch this please do. Hell i'll let you borrow it!!