some things

[skygiants]

1. So hey guys, remember how we were going to post that prompt list from fma_ladyfest? Well, now it is up! Whether or not you participated in the original ficathon, take a look, see if you are struck by inspiration - it would be pretty awesome to see some of these fics popping up on my flist. ~FMA LADIES~ <3333333 (Also, for those who did participate in the ladyfest, it's not too late to get your prompts added to the list; if you fill out the poll here and drop us a comment, we'll put them up ASAP!)

2. Movies I have seen in theaters recently: Megamind, Harry Potter 7 pt. 1

Megamind: Liked it enormously! The characters are largely adorable, and whatever flaws it has are all wiped out for me by the fact that, while the vast majority of films thoroughly shore up the Nice Guy trope, Megamind critiques it with a vengeance. Yes, that guy who lurks around and makes creeper eyes at you and refuses to take no for a final answer: not just romantic and misunderstood! In fact, often creepy and potentially dangerous! THANK YOU, DREAMWORKS.

Harry Potter: I suspect I am the only person in the world who prefers the movies to the books. HEATHEN, SACRILEGE, ETC., I know! But I just really enjoy the visuals and the worldbuilding in the movies - the magic stuff actually feels integrated into the world, rather than being cool bits that were stuck in because JKR thought they were cool without thinking much about implications. Also, I have a great fondness for Daniel Radcliffe ever since watching him be a giant overenthusiastic dork at the Tonys. He's so tiny! Anyway, overall I thought the film was pretty gorgeous (shiny, lulzy makeout scene aside). That said, there was one point at which I think the whole theater sort of hated us, but you try keeping a straight face as Ron shouts at Harry, "YOUR PARENTS ARE DEEEEEAD!"

3. Relatedly: thanks to innerbrat, there is now a #ChaSongJooisBatman tag on Twitter. I don't actually have a Twitter, but if I did it would be my MOST USED TAG EVER.

4. Tomorrow morning I am going home for Thanksgiving! Plans include: an epic ton of cooking, an epic ton of writing, chilling with high school friends, keeping my promise to my mother to see Harry Potter with her, FINISHING MY GRAD SCHOOL APPLICATION.

Comments

[bcgphoenix]

Oh my god I am SO GLAD I wasn't the only one who burst out laughing at that point in the movie. *high-fives*

Word on the Megamind Nice Guy Trope thing, too. I thought the movie as a whole was more cute than anything else, but that part of it? Amazing.

[skygiants]

*high-fives back* It was emphatically not just you! Sorry, Harry; for today, you are Batman.

Man, Pho, I just honestly can't remember the last time I saw a movie that made me feel like it was on my side, regarding that. It's such a good feeling!

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

I prefer the movies too. Rowling's prose style really grates on me,

[skygiants]

Yeah - while her prose doesn't super bother me, I think the movies - whatever their flaws - really manage to build the feel of a magic-world-alongside-ours that people live in, much more smoothly than Rowling does.

[qian.livejournal.com]

I prefer the HP movies to the books! I find them much more immersive. But you know, I am even worse than you -- I prefer the PS2 video game to the books. /o\ (But you could collect wizard cards! And eat pumpkin pasties to increase your health!)

[skygiants]

Immersive is exactly the word I was wanting and not finding! (Oh man, I REMEMBER that game. But all I remember about it is Video Game Harry's little video game face.)

[kd7sov]

Re: DEEEEEAD!: I didn't actually laugh out loud, but I definitely was thinking of that.

[ojuzu.livejournal.com]

*is going to see the movie later this week, maybe* I'm not sure if the warning will help me keep silent or make me laugh louder. :D

I also prefer the movies to the books! They feel a lot more real. The books, among their other flaws, never felt very grounded to me.

(Also, today someone put into concise words the one thing that bothers me most about Harry Potter: I am coming to the conclusion that the problem with HP is that all the adults are idiots, evil, or both.)

[skygiants]

The first discussion point as we were coming out of the theater was Harry Potter vs. Batman.

[skygiants]

GOOD LUCK. I am hoping I can keep silent when I see it the second time around, being forewarned. WE'LL SEE>

Yeah, I tend to think that one of the reasons the books have such a huge fic-writing fandom is due to the fact that it does have all these holes. People keep wanting to fill them in!

(Hahaha, yeah. Though to be fair, this is the problem with a lot of kid's lit - in order to let the kids be awesome, the adults have to be totally oblivious, or all evil, or otherwise completely out of the picture. That's why I always love it so much when parents actually get to be awesome!)