i think i had a point, but i just got distracted

i was watching prince caspian on tv with my brothers today, or the last third of it anyways. actually, i was on my computer while they were watching it and giving me play by play commentary, but i looked up a lot. anyways, i love the ending scene of that movie:



quality isnt great, but whatever. the song matches perfectly with the scene. it's great.

speaking of great scenes and movies that were on today, i also love that flying scene from harry potter and the order of the phoenix. i think it may be my favorite scene in the movie... okay, maybe not, but it's definitely up there in the top five.



another great choice of music. and the background of the river and the castle and the color of the sky. it's really a beautifully shot scene.

speaking of harry potter, have you ever noticed how circumstantial a lot of that plot is?? i mean, don't get me wrong, i love the series to death, but there are a few aspects that always irked me. first of all, um harry was not the only child orphaned by voldemort. yes, he was the only failed murder victim, but everyone is always boohoo his parents are dead. look around people, a lot of children's parents are dead. and then, did none of the wizarding world notice that harry would have gotten nowhere without ron and hermione and everyone else that helps him?? okay, so they do get some recognition, but harry really doesnt do anything. every time he fights voldemort, except maybe the last time, he wins by pure luck. all he really hasta do is show up, and a lot of the time he just barely gets that right. and then there's hogwarts. maybe british children are better behaved than americans, but really, all those children in a far off castle learning magic and they hardly get into trouble. sure, they sneak out sometimes. they get into a few fights. but there are hundreds of students and less than 20 staff members. you'd think the kids would revolt or something.

speaking of hugely popular fictional series, let me explain my views on the twilight series. first of all, it pisses me off immensely the way it's always twilight vs. harry potter. they are completely different and totally incomparable. and i really hate the twilight fandom. every single one of those tweens that have to relate every single little thing back to twilight, it's beyond annoying. omg a song that mentions true love, must be written about edward and bella. omg a pale boy with messy hair, must be edward. omg a book that has a vampire in it, must be copying twilight because stephenie meyer invented the supernatural. omg a girl who tripped, must be channeling bella's spirit. you get the point. but though i abhor the fans, i dont actually hate the books. the writing?? abysmal. the characters?? generic. the plotlines?? cheesy and predictable at best. that being said, sometimes cheesy and predictable is all you really need. reading twilight is like watching some sappy chick flick. one of the pathetically hilarious ones. you know what's going to happen before the opening credits, but you still watch it. you still lose yourself in the predictable plot with the unrealistic twists and bad dialog. and that's what twilight is like for me. a bad movie that i can still watch whenever it's on because i just want the cheesiness. you dont want anything deep or even good. just something.

on a different and completely unrelated note, isn't the color of lightning awesomely amazing?? i love thunder storms because of the lightning. especially at night. the way everything is pitch black one second and then illuminated an eerie electric blue the next. it's gorgeous.

oh, and internet explorer is being gay and not playing nicely with blogger. it is annoying. i mean i know that they are supposedly known for incompatibility and stuff, but come on.

and i hate it when the lead in a movie spends half the movie shirtless when he definitely doesnt have the body for it. old beer belly is not something i want to see for an hour. keep your clothes on or go to the gym every once and a while. gosh.

*Maintain Consciousness - Relient K