Three things

[annwfyn]

My little white cat is not well. Myrddin seems to have a wound in his chest which isn't healing. He seems fine - he's bouncing around, and eating, and trying to kill me if I pick him up - but there is this nasty hole in his fur. ksirafai is taking him to the vets tomorrow as I can't get out of work to do it myself. This makes me sad, ad I'm also beginning to fret about my kitten.

I am hoping he'll be fine - he's not seeming ill or broken - but I'm definitely fretting.

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I went to see Avatar tonight. I did like it, but I came out of it rather feeling like Nancy in Enchanted, upon meeting Prince Edward.

"Wow. You way you said that, without a hint of irony. It's very..."

James Cameron does have the most amazing ability to entirely ignore any little internal voices he might have which tell him he needs irony, or pop culture references, or knowing winks to the audience. He turns his back to the fourth wall with a great deal of determination, and embraces the world he makes utterly.

And the weird thing is that it works. OK, so the film does seem to have been cobbled together from his old DVD collection - Ferngully, Dances With Wolves, Apocalypse Now, possibly some westerns he loved as a kid. The 'noble savage' schtick was a bit much at first. And yet somehow, I still found myself moved by it all. I did get a shiver down my spine at the plane vs dragon-thing dogfight. I liked the love story. I wanted it to work out for them.

Apparently there are another two films coming. I'm looking forward to them.

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I know the snow is a pain, but I must admit that I've rather liked it. I got out of work at 6 pm, and walked across Waterloo Bridge, very slowly, to avoid slipping in the snow. On the South Bank, the Cologne Christmas Market was in full swing. The carousel was spinning, with 'Walking in the Air' playing.

I know snow is a pain, I really do. But I'm glad I saw the painted horses dancing in the snow.

Comments

[lslaw.livejournal.com]

Apparently, noble, mystical natives good; soulless military industrial compex bad. Who knew?

But yeah; gorgeous.

[lanfykins.livejournal.com]

The reason the wound isn't healing is probably that he's licking it. The location means it'll be a bit awkward to prevent him, but he'll be fine :)

[maakeff.livejournal.com]

I came out of the IMAX buoyant and impressed, and stuck in 'Jay Pathfinder' headspace. Which, considering he's my favourite character at the moment makes the film particularly endearing. :-)

[twicedead.livejournal.com]

OK, so the film does seem to have been cobbled together from his old DVD collection - Ferngully, Dances With Wolves, Apocalypse Now, possibly some westerns he loved as a kid. The 'noble savage' schtick was a bit much at first.

The nice way to say this is that it's an new take on a classic story. :P