Study break - fun at the (home) movies
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alee_grrlWasn't feeling very good yesterday and took the day off from studying. Watched a couple of things on Netflix instead of only reading fanfic (which is my usual downtime activity)--though I did read some yesterday evening.
The first movie I watched was an absolutely amazing documentary on Harry Belafonte called Sing Your Song. I've long loved his music, but had no idea he was such an activist. It was a movie that was simultaneously inspiring and heart-breaking. The heart-break comes largely from seeing how many things have not changed in fifty years. The inspiring and hopeful feeling comes from seeing what has changed and how people are continuing to work to make the world a better place.
The second movie was the surprisingly deep and endearing The Captains, William Shatner's documentary about the five Captains of the Enterprize. Shatner basically goes to each of the five captains (Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, Scott Bakula, and Chris Pine) and interviews them, asking about a wide variety of topics and discussing the role Star Trek played in their lives. It was adorable to see him interact with each actor, particularly Chris Pine who plays James T. Kirk in the reboot. It was also a very introspective film and as much about Shatner's journey and understanding of Star Trek's role in his own life as it was about the other Captains. It felt a little too short, which was odd since I thought it would feel too long, and I am looking forward to watching the documentary mini-series that followed the movie, The Captains Close Up.
We also curled up for a movie as a family yesterday evening. Ended up watching the live action Scooby Doo, which was surprisingly good. It was appropriately campy and fun, with just the right level of spookiness and visual gags.
Today I got back to studying for the most part, but did let myself sleep in a bit. :)
Hope those affected by the polar snap are staying warm and out of the wind. Kind of glad that schools are back in session tomorrow. It's nice to have folks home, but a bit distracting.
The first movie I watched was an absolutely amazing documentary on Harry Belafonte called Sing Your Song. I've long loved his music, but had no idea he was such an activist. It was a movie that was simultaneously inspiring and heart-breaking. The heart-break comes largely from seeing how many things have not changed in fifty years. The inspiring and hopeful feeling comes from seeing what has changed and how people are continuing to work to make the world a better place.
The second movie was the surprisingly deep and endearing The Captains, William Shatner's documentary about the five Captains of the Enterprize. Shatner basically goes to each of the five captains (Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, Scott Bakula, and Chris Pine) and interviews them, asking about a wide variety of topics and discussing the role Star Trek played in their lives. It was adorable to see him interact with each actor, particularly Chris Pine who plays James T. Kirk in the reboot. It was also a very introspective film and as much about Shatner's journey and understanding of Star Trek's role in his own life as it was about the other Captains. It felt a little too short, which was odd since I thought it would feel too long, and I am looking forward to watching the documentary mini-series that followed the movie, The Captains Close Up.
We also curled up for a movie as a family yesterday evening. Ended up watching the live action Scooby Doo, which was surprisingly good. It was appropriately campy and fun, with just the right level of spookiness and visual gags.
Today I got back to studying for the most part, but did let myself sleep in a bit. :)
Hope those affected by the polar snap are staying warm and out of the wind. Kind of glad that schools are back in session tomorrow. It's nice to have folks home, but a bit distracting.
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Date: 2014-01-09 09:29 pm (UTC)Thank you for mentioning The Captains and The Captains Closeup. I have always wondered what the people who played the captains of the Enterprise (and Deep Space 9 and Voyager) observed about Star Trek, the fans and what it all means to them to have been placed in the command chair in more ways than one. I just went and added Closeup to my Amazon watch list and look forward to checking it out.
Hugs to you.
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Date: 2014-01-09 10:14 pm (UTC)I was not expecting the movie The Captains to be as introspective and moving as it was. It was fascinating and very interesting to learn just grueling the filming of such a show can be for the cast and crew. I'm really looking forward to watching Closeup for the longer interviews.
Thank you for the hugs. :)