Thursday, January 20, 2011
Two-Faced Bane?
Since Two-Face died in THE DARK KNIGHT before he could even become anything he was in the comics (i.e: crime boss), it's hard to know what the Christopher & Jonathan Nolan's Batman series will make him out to be, but since Warner Bros apparently wants Robin to be introduced to the series, maybe Bane will kill Batman (like he did in the comics back in the early 1990s) and WB can re-start the series anew? It'd kinda suck, but really, Christopher Nolan will die one of these days, and who wants Christian Bale playing Batman 'til he's 80? Also, as interesting as the last two were, they weren't perfect. I think the whole Batman big screen adapting is an experiment still. People thought the Tim Burton films were untouchable, but then (eventually) everyone saw how great Batman Begins was and by the time The Dark Knight came out on video, Tim Burton's Batman films were out of print. There'd be a lot of ifs and buts, but I think the public will at least someday have to face the idea of a new Batman series, if not a long-term absence from the big screen. Batman is more suited for the small screen (i.e.: Batman: The Animated Series) anyhow. After all, its origins were in comics books, which, at the time, were small stories spread out through even smaller installments. The closest thing to that is a TV show, which is often used as a way to express movie-sized ideas as well.
The Vietnam Sport
I've never liked sports. I know they always say winning isn't everything, but why play if you can't win? And why lose if you're gonna play? I mean, sports IS a game, is it not? And like all games, isn't winning the objective?
Of course, if we as humans were more loving and peaceful, we could show the kids how to play games/sports without getting all hell-bent on winning. But underneath our clean clothes and skin and conscious minds are a savage beast just inches from the surface, awaiting an opportunity to lash out.
Hence, sports = war. If people want to play sports, sure, let them. It doesn't harm anyone and if you're playing with friends, you'll all get over it. But schools teach kids the principles of winning by simply having a "physical education" class. I think things have gotten a little better in this department. However, instead of p.e. teachers putting pressure on children to win, p.e. class is essentially a waste. Kids have 55 minutes to learn all kinds of stuff and they don't learn anything. Instead you learn this in health class. So, really, p.e. is a waste of money. Phys ed teacher-material would be better suited in a private business rather than a welfare program; in my semi-small town, there's already two health-centric places where people can exercise and learn. My town keeps growing, so sooner or later I'm sure another one will open up...
It just boggles my mind how human beings that grew up in this great nation can find reasons to put thousands of people through such Hell. I mean, even if the Vietnamese WANTED to expand and take over the world, how the heck could they? I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure they were one of those countries that doesn't (and still doesn't) have any sort of say in what goes on in the rest of the world. I mean, if England or Japan or Mexico wanted to become communists, I could understand the argument of sticking with it. I wouldn't agree with it, especially if the public was against it, but I would understand the argument. But Vietnam should have been left alone like they were to begin with. If we had any will to free them from their poverty in some way or another, THAT would have been an accomplishment. Invading Vietnam, win or lose, is not an accomplishment. The Republicans talk about wasting money on the welfare of the people, then, to this day, defend Vietnam, every other War that ever happened or even could have happened, as well as greed and selfishness. Creating jobs is not a top priority. Having enough money to live and not feel suffocated is. If jobs are available, great, but how can business be given all this freedom to destroy the unemployment rate while the common man has to go without medical care?
Of course, if we as humans were more loving and peaceful, we could show the kids how to play games/sports without getting all hell-bent on winning. But underneath our clean clothes and skin and conscious minds are a savage beast just inches from the surface, awaiting an opportunity to lash out.
Hence, sports = war. If people want to play sports, sure, let them. It doesn't harm anyone and if you're playing with friends, you'll all get over it. But schools teach kids the principles of winning by simply having a "physical education" class. I think things have gotten a little better in this department. However, instead of p.e. teachers putting pressure on children to win, p.e. class is essentially a waste. Kids have 55 minutes to learn all kinds of stuff and they don't learn anything. Instead you learn this in health class. So, really, p.e. is a waste of money. Phys ed teacher-material would be better suited in a private business rather than a welfare program; in my semi-small town, there's already two health-centric places where people can exercise and learn. My town keeps growing, so sooner or later I'm sure another one will open up...
It just boggles my mind how human beings that grew up in this great nation can find reasons to put thousands of people through such Hell. I mean, even if the Vietnamese WANTED to expand and take over the world, how the heck could they? I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure they were one of those countries that doesn't (and still doesn't) have any sort of say in what goes on in the rest of the world. I mean, if England or Japan or Mexico wanted to become communists, I could understand the argument of sticking with it. I wouldn't agree with it, especially if the public was against it, but I would understand the argument. But Vietnam should have been left alone like they were to begin with. If we had any will to free them from their poverty in some way or another, THAT would have been an accomplishment. Invading Vietnam, win or lose, is not an accomplishment. The Republicans talk about wasting money on the welfare of the people, then, to this day, defend Vietnam, every other War that ever happened or even could have happened, as well as greed and selfishness. Creating jobs is not a top priority. Having enough money to live and not feel suffocated is. If jobs are available, great, but how can business be given all this freedom to destroy the unemployment rate while the common man has to go without medical care?
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