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12:28 am
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You won't find any Lost spoilers here:
It turns out that I was watching this show for all the right reasons (unlike sadly, many people out there). I was more interested in the questions that the island made, that in the way the show answered them.
This final episode was a deeply emotional ride that took me for a few moments to a near-nirvana state. It gave me wings, and boy they were bloody. I suffered and laughed, and loved, and cried all the way to the top. And then, for a moment all made sense.
The symbolism. The meaning of the island. The shapes in Plato's cave. The ephiphany within the parable.
And then, in the most pure zen-koan style everything started to slip away.
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You could argue that I made all of this up. That I saw more in the story than what the story really told. I don't think so. I think that like what usually happens with great art, it tells different things to different people. Some people probably think that Hamlet is just a boring pseudo-historical drama. Other that Don Quixote is just a silly tale about the dangers of reading chivalry books.
But all of those stories are at the same time, much more than that.
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Anyway, the key here is: what did the story mean for me? It made me realise that, I too, had lost myself. That I too have things to let go. That is time to start moving. Stop living other people's dreams. Time to do some soul, or even better, dream-searching.
Time to act noble. To make a difference, here and there. Because it all matters. Whatever happens in the island, and whatever happens outside of it. And none of those places are real, and yet, they all are. And all of them matter.
Current Location: Oceanic 815
Current Mood:  ecstatic
Tags: all of us are lost, dreams, lost, tv shows
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11:47 pm
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Some thoughts on death and goodbyes:
I was about to post an entry on my toughts about death and our sense of self. But I still must devote further thougth to it.
Still, I should say that all this thinking was stirred by a roleplaying session tonight.
That's what good art does. It makes you think ;-).
Current Mood:  thankful
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02:15 am
[Link] | Dollhouse ep. 11 was pretty awesome. Seriously, this show keeps getting better and better, and Saturday's episode was something that I'm sure any Firefly fan would enjoy. If you like Whedon, Firefly or dark pseudo sci-fi thriller shows you should definitely give it a chance.
Oh, but take into account that you should begin watching the show on ep. 6. The ones before were basically... Forgettable (to say something).
Tags: dollhouse, tv shows
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03:47 pm
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Some thoughts on Heroes Vol. 4 ending
I've just seen the end of the volume 4. What can I say? It could have been worse. I mean, I just completely, utterly and absolutely hated the solution they came up with, but in the other hand if this means that the cancer that was devouring the series (you know who I'm talking about) is over, I'll happily accept it. Actually, the worst thing is that the next volume doesn't look particularly promising. On the whole, I think Bryan Fuller did a great work saving the show. I've found more pathos, emotion and interest in these last few episodes than in all of the second and third volumes (btw, if you're ever interested in watching the show, you can skip those completely). And what's more important the themes that the series dealt with (brilliantly introduced in the openings and endings with Suresh's voice overs) were moving and thought provoking.
Surprisingly this ending seemed to deal a lot with the meaning of personal identity and death, something that seems to be present in the Caprica pilot and last week's Dollhouse episode.
So to sum up, do I recommend this volume? Not really, unless you were already into Heroes and want to give it a chance again. Did I enjoy watching it? Definitely. It wasn't as good as the first volume, but at least it had some moments of grandeur. Keep your eyes on Fuller. So far, everything he's done is very interesting to say the least.
Currently watching: The West Wing S1, Dollhouse, Michiko to Hatchin (anime), Legend of the Seeker.
Tags: heroes, series, tv shows
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01:48 am
[Link] | I'm posting this from my brand new Ipodtouch. In life, some things stay the same, some change. Well, I have to say that being able to post my thoughts directly from this little magic machine is one of the things that has changed for the better. It's like discovering blogging again... Posted via LiveJournal.app.
Tags: via ljapp
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01:47 am
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There are some days when...
... All you want to do is to stay at home listening to Chet Baker, dreaming of a rain that isn't falling on the street.
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... You realize you haven't found time to write lately which isn't good. I'm way behind my current NSR asignment and it doesn't make me feel proud. Specially since it gets in the way of starting new things (both gaming and non-gaming).
Of course, the fact that the graphics card of my laptop has decided to stop working doesn't help either.
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... You decide that ep. 2 of Dollhouse was better than the first. Lost, BSG, and Heroes are ok. Not half as good as they should, but certainly entertaining. I really do miss something deeper though.
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... Are looking forward going to San Francisco.
Current Music: Chet Baker of course...
Tags: music, san francisco, tv shows, writing
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12:40 am
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We're not only what we run after, but what we run from:
I saw Dollhouse.
And I thought that the first 15 minutes were terrible. And by terrible I mean that it felt like I was watching some sort of bizarre show about luxury professional escorts... But oh wait! That was exactly what I was watching!
The good thing is that it sort of improved from that moment onwards. Also I find the central idea for the show is very promising and full of possibilites, and I think that there were glimpses of brilliance in it (the discussion in which they explain why they design the personas with flaws in them was very thought provoking), so I guess it's a matter of waiting and seeing what direction the next episode takes.
As for Lost, Battlestar Galactica and Heroes, the three of them are having so far very interesting seasons. I just miss the "soul" in their stories.
In the past I used to enjoy them in a different way. They used to make me think, to wonder about a lot of things, but today (and sadly) they're just entertainment.
Great entertainment but just entertainment after all. I'll have to look for inspiration and enlightment in other places I'm afraid.
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03:10 pm
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Heroes is back...
And this first episode of the volume 4, is definitely the best I've seen since the first season. So in case someone wants to get back to watching the show, this is the time to do it.
And, oh skip the 2nd season completely. It doesn't influence the plot of the show in anyway.
Tags: heroes, procrastination
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01:25 am
[Link] | I didn't finnish Nano this year either, but I spent so much time with it that I've completely forgotten about some of my typical procrastinating activities, like checking Lj. And well, wow, the world doesn't stop moving just because you close your eyes.
In a way it's inspiring, and yet at the same time, scary.
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02:14 am
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Choose your own way of changing the world:
We should really record what art pieces make us feel. The other day I was talking to my friend dzalreck, about the "Choose your own adventure" books we had read when we were kids and what recollections we had of them. It was amazing, their stories are so alive still in my head... I find really depresing that all of those images and moments will die with me. Even if someone reads one of those books, he won't experience them in the same particular way I did... And all of our stories, the real, and the fictional should live. Forever.
Now changing the subject, the Google 10th anniversary contest of changing the world is probably the best thing since... well, ever. I'm definitely sending some ideas, because even if I don't get to the final (and I'm gonna do my best to be there), I sure will hope to raise the bar, which again is a way of helping to create a better world.
Current Mood:  thoughtful
Tags: life
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