Saturday, January 30, 2010

The end of Dexter Season 4

I am dissapointed by the end of Dexter season 4. First, the line was crossed from vigilantism to murderer when he killed an innocent person, and then was responsible for another innocent person's death. The trinity killer said it best when he said "but I don't take pride in my work." Dexter could have killed him earlier, but wanted him for himself, leading ultimately an innocent woman's death. Not just an innocent woman, but the love of his life for the entire series. Speculation about the next season is all over the place now. Was Trinity's family in on the murder of Rita? How will Dexter not lose his shit next season?

Monday, January 25, 2010

Two Movies I've seen recently

I recently saw two movies: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, and Daybreakers. The first was a grand tale of a travelling show that had a doorway to the realization of people's imagination. Christopher Plumber plays a bum who wagers with the devil, intertwining those he loves. The great Heath Ledger plays Tony, the Hanged man, a kind of middlepoint between the dialetical of the Devil and God in this story. The Hanged man is an ancient symbol from Tarot cards, otherwise known as the Traitor. Due to Heath Ledger's passing, the rest of the character was played by Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Ferrell. The story was actually adapted, and really enhanced the story of the movie. Each of the three actors play Tony in a different dream world, well matching the translucency of Ledger's character in the first place. Imaginarium is a great movie, indulging the fantasy world to a tee.

Daybreakers is more of a 3 to 3.5 star movie. Set in a world where vampires are the common race, and human blood is becoming more and more scarce, a compassionate scientist played by Ethan Hawke falls into an outcast human group. While the story was somewhat formulaic, it did not get too bogged down in playing out tired dystopian themes. The execution of the movie and some of the creepy crawlies were done originally enough.