So... first of all it seems that writing everyday isn't actually going to happen. I still want to do a new thing everyday, but if I try a new flavor of gum there isn't exactly a great literary post in that, haha! So instead I'm going to do a summary every few days of the most exciting thing(s).
I decided to take a little trip down memory lane and re-watch Jumanji (as it has appeared on netflix! Yes!) I haven't seen it since its' release in 1995/6 so I thought it was time to experience it again.
I'm going to mention that I have also done this recently with Jurassic park which came out around 1993. So... let's just say I had high expectations.
Overall, it was still quite an exciting movie! I started watching it before going to a stressful shift at work that I was nervous about and I actually had to turn it off because I was feeling too anxious! When I tried again after work, I enjoyed remembering which terrible thing came next, and the suspense of how they would get out of everything. The big disappointment, I must confess, was in the special effects. It is amazing how far our computer animation has come, and I'm afraid most of the creatures in this movie were nowhere near real looking. Of course this was made almost twelve years ago, so there have been a lot of changes in that department.
Now, as I mentioned, I recently watched Jurassic park as well, and that movie had AMAZING special effects. They perfected the combination of puppets mixed with computer graphics, and that was back in 1993! Now, I would jump to concluding that it must come down to budget. Spielberg just had more money. His budget (from my googling research) seems to have been around $63m, where as Jumanji seemed to have a 65m budget... hmmm... well who knows how accurate these figures really are. In any case, Jurassic park wins for creativity, and therefore has a product that stands the test of time.
Jumanji, however, was still an extremely enjoyable film the second time around. Kirsten Dunst was so much better as a child ;)
Just a side note: I have noticed something happening to me of late. I am becoming a lot less shy with the rest of the human population now on a regular basis! I have sometimes had the urge to speak to people who I don't know: You know when you see a woman crying on the streetcar and you wonder what is wrong, but you just sit quietly instead and assume it is none of your business? Well maybe that's just me, but I have started to have a new reflex, and that is to speak. I saw 3 girls sitting on the side of the road with a crying friend one night, and before I could even realize I had made the decision, I was asking them if they were okay, and if they needed anything, since I lived nearby. One of them assured me they were fine, just "boy trouble" but she thanked me sincerely for checking in. I think it's the blog. It has been a good influence on me :)
I am liking this change. A little more interaction with humanity is most definitely good!
Love and kindness all.
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