Thread:Dragonboy6491/@comment-25389622-20140907210809/@comment-25389622-20141129025633

Sorry that you had to read my previous message in a weird font with no paragraphs. It gave me a headache just looking at it.

My parents are pretty open about stuff like that. I’ve never actually had a girlfriend, so nothing has really arisen on the matter. I’m not sure what you’re ‘into’, but at the end of the day it’s your choice who you marry. You are the one who knows what will make you happy. Although at this age who’s got time to think about that sort of thing anyway?

I saw this article talking about how we are all still in “Elsa’s icy grip”, and it was all very positive, but then on the last paragraph the women writing it calls Elsa a “selfish old bag”. Where did that come from?! She doesn’t even say why… She then messes up her wording about the other songs not being very memorable, but says that they were as memorable, which didn’t make sense in the given context… She has a Twitter account. I’m half way there to asking why she said that… Like, why even…? A bit off topic, but yeah, I don’t think that the term is very suited to Elsa. Emo that is; “selfish old bag” doesn’t even come into it… I felt lame just using it as an example. It’s just one of those dumb things kids say in primary school. “Gay” needs to be ousted as an insult. It’s now just so wrong to say it.

Check this out…

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/11261032/Frozen-2-the-sequel-is-happening-says-Idina-Menzel.html

Hmm, are we convinced?

Ah, I see now, don’t worry :-) They should indeed have done better. Although films as successful as Frozen don’t come along too often. It’s original, and was released like any other Disney film, but the success just grew and grew. OK, so there are three things I saw that I just wanted to hear your view on. They concern me and my ‘accidental’ looking at reviews of the film on Rotten Tomatoes. I need to stay away from there… Anyway, the first thing is someone saying that it only did well because it was released when there were no other “kids’” films out. Seeing as it came out against two other huge films, and out-did them both, well that’s saying something. And then there’s the fact that its effect is still resonating, for a whole year+! There’s also the fact that it’s not just a “kids’” film. I wish people would stop saying that as if it removes worth from its value. It’s a bit like when someone says that it’s for little girls I guess …And 18 year old boys ;-) Whatever, it was just one of those dumb “reviewer” type comments which really holds no water. I’ll come to the other two points later. Lucky you… “If you swoon let me know and I’ll catch you”. Sorry, had to. I’m not going to speculate too much on the musical; I’ll just wait and see :-) I look forward to it though.

The film is really worth a watch. I think that movies somewhat ‘romanticize’ criminals a bit, but the idea still stands.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Ah yes, humanity is rapidly going down the drain. Here’s something that is kind of relevant to that point. This actually made me feel sad :-(

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">I wouldn’t think that Elsa would despair like that though. She’d just use her immense power to create a snowball Earth, if she felt so inclined. Or at least make herself a bridge to get back to land. Things like Frozen are for me what keeps things going, keeping the light shining.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Frozen <span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;"> does indeed connect with people of all ages. I was made happy today at work because the town was turning on it’s Christmas lights. I even heard the Prime Minister talking. He’s also our local MP. So anyway, they were playing music, and played In Summer – the proper version, some of Do Want To Build a Snowman on a piano, live, and then some of Let It Go in the same form. They played the Demi Lovato version a bit too, but none of them were allowed to play through apart from In Summer which was annoying. They also kept turning the volume up and down... Sorry, the point is that I was outside talking to a friend, when a mum and her young son walked past singing Let It Go together, happy to hear it playing. It was really sweet ^^ Elsa would win against Godzilla: she could shield herself from a stomp, and then freeze him solid. That’d be so cool to watch :-) She could probably freeze the water in his body, or just encase him. Or just run him though, perhaps…

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">I don’t think that it’s worth reading into stuff like the state of the Middle East… There’s really no point getting bogged down by it. Just read New Scientist if you want some good news, although right now there is a lot on climate change in there, but what they are talking about is how it is to be tackled, which is a start.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">CGI has no limits. Look at the tools they utilized. I love how they went to the trouble of making a programme just for Elsa’s hair :-) There is so much depth and feeling to everything. I’ve never even heard that argument, but if I see it I’ll go ape… That’s so dumb I don’t think that it’s worth our time. I think that the medium does matter to a degree. It’s not everything, but it propped up Avatar :D Have you also heard people say that Frozen had a weak story? That makes me want to slap someone with a chair. And then there was one I saw about how the songs are only good for background store music, and that the voice actors struggled to reach the high notes. That’s just wrong… so very wrong. I’m not sure: the story is more than the visuals, and yes they do prop the story up, but the visuals are what you physically see to begin with. If they’re gross, you would be put off. Obviously with Frozen they are incredible. I don’t think that words can describe how right they got everything. Everything looks convincing, but also romantic. Rapunzel looks nothing like Rapunzel, let’s just say that. The story book counterparts of Elsa and Anna are amazing. I quite like the “A Tale OF Two Sisters” cover art, but a lot of it is just amazingly well done :-)

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">I’ll get round to watching it :-) I’m not too concerned of being oblivious to everything else. I’m all about Frozen :-)

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Whose suggesting it? :D The voices… I just ignore them and keep on killing. Nah, I’m just kidding ;-) Back to seriousness… You’re rumination is pretty solid to me. I’m still a bit lost with it though; I basically have no empathy when it comes to the whole incest thing. I kind of see what you say about society and it’s preconceptions; I was listening to a programme on the way back from work about the way laws are changed and influenced by morality. I think that sex with a child was legal until 1907... I had a disguised conversation with a friend about the human mind, and what’s up with it. Quite a lot was the conclusion. It’s a strange thing. I don’t like it to be honest. Forbidden love.. That’s one way of putting it, although in Frozen the idea isn’t even there. I heard a quote about not being so open-minded that your brain falls out, although that mainly applies to psychics. I’m not saying that you’re open minded in that way, but you still are more open minded on the issue than I am. I think that fan-fiction writing can be classed as porn, or any writing of that kind. Fifty Shades of Grey... What else is it? So yes… there is a porn of it… I think that it still counts even when it is not explicitly an image, but that’s kind of subjective. It’s true that images can provoke more of a reaction, but there’s nothing that says reading between the lines – or at the lines themselves – is any different. “Artistic merit” is just an excuse to be perverse and sick in many cases. “Artists” have done it for hundreds of years now. I was watching some people yesterday on Youtube drawing some awesome pictures of Elsa and Anna. It restored some of my faith that not everyone is a depraved sicko who draws Disney characters for a sexual kick.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Sounds kind of bleak; I couldn’t imagine Christmas without a tree. I know I’m not big on the holiday, but I enjoy the family element of it. We have a ‘fake’ tree, by the way, but it still looks just as pretty :-) Does your family exchange gifts? If not I may have to send you one: a Frozen mug :D You bought it yourself, if anyone asks ;-)

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">The other two “reviews” I saw where quite trivial. The first one I know was “fresh”; it said that the ending let the film down – it didn’t. I’ve said before, I think that the whole fade out thing just upsets people because you get a sense that you are leaving :-( But it still has a point. It’s showing us the castle, a representation of Elsa and Ann’s reintegrated bond. What annoyed me was that he said that there should have been “another reprise or something”. I really don’t know how else the film could have ended. Certainly not with a reprise though. The other one would lose its value, plus it’s just completely nonsensical to do that. I did see that someone had made a Do You Want To Build A Snowman Reprise when Anna was frozen on the fjord. I actually thought that it was something in development that was cut, but I think that it was just one of those MMD things. Anyway, it didn’t work… The other point was one saying about how they went to see the film, but were disappointed because the trailer portrayed it as a “comedy”. There was light comedy in there, but what was in there was all that was necessary. I like that the film had a mainly serious side to it. Life isn’t all fun and games kids. I’m not really a fan of trailers, mainly because they can mis-portray a film like that, but I’m glad the film turned out the way it did. I think there is such a thing as too much Olaf. Wasn’t Jennifer Lee quite dubious about his place in the film, and that he had to earn it? I have to say that yes, he earned his place in the film, but what role will he play in a sequel, should there be one? He’ll certainly need to convey some more words of wisdom.