Here we are people. Congratulations – we’ve made it half way through November of 2011! And what is notable this month? Things remain the same – frustrating to some degree, but on the other hand I always try to look on the bright side and be thankful for the things I have got and still I struggle to find some way to feel success is on my side.
ANYWAY…….Got the movie 13 recently, and guess what? It has Jason Statham in it! 
Ok, so that is the only reason I got the movie, but I still might have been interested in watching it even without the Stath. Here is the nutshell: Desperate for money a young man with a Father in hospital collecting escalating bills, overhears while working on the electrics for a home owner, that this home owner has received a letter with the key to untold riches if he “makes it through to the end”. Ok, so we know from watching the trailer that it involves a game of Russian Roulette, but what is freaky is that the young man has no idea what he is getting himself into, and the whole time, I’m thinking, holy crap! Could you imagine if this kind of thing actually goes on…and it probably does somewhere in the world. Jason’s character Jasper is the brother of one of the players. It is an interesting character for Jason to play…so let’s look at the movie from this character’s perspective…He bails his brother played by Ray Winstone out of a home for obviously mentally challenged people so he can play the deadly game that they have been involved in 3 times already and were lucky enough to survive, and in Jasper’s case – lucky enough to prosper financially. Jasper bets on his brother and solicits other bets from the attendees, and it all comes down to a duel between the young man (lucky number 13) and Jasper’s brother. 13 is the winner after 2 rounds of the duel. Jasper is overcome with ?grief?remorse?guilt? upon seeing his brother killed in this brutal way…did he lose all the money? Does he take off because he’s responsible for his brother’s death (presumably the only family he has left) and realizes just what a complete sh!t he is? or is it because he now owes the loan sharks he borrowed from to place his wagers on his brother’s luck? Hummmm……With Jason, there always seems to be a bit of empathy played in the characters…so you’re actually thinking that he’s upset over his brother’s death…but not really. It all ends horribly for the main characters, and Jasper ends up with a loving gesture made for someone else…with a double meaning. The lamb bought for his sister’s innocent dreams and wishes of childhood becomes the symbol of the sacrifice and slaughter of the innocent. One can argue a whole lot over the whole “innocent” perception…but in the end they had no choice but to participate while being manipulated by people they trusted. Extremely interesting though…and goes to prove how greed can win over people with flawed “human” perspectives.
Noel Gallagher is brilliant. Case in point his debut solo cd High Flying Birds which I haven’t stopped playing since I got it in my hot little hands. Love Everybody’s on the Run and If I had a Gun…
Here’s the more part…sadly lacking! Nothing much interesting to report…much the same as I’m still trying to get through reading the final Harry Potter book, haven’t completed anything artsy on paper or canvas or in the camera for that matter in a long time. Haven’t been writing. Have been working quite a bit and for a change I am enjoying it a lot…even thinking of completing more training. I have also been watching a lot of tv…a lot I say because I am actually sitting down and watching instead of forgetting when things are on, or trying to find something to do while Dave watches tv. Drake is enjoying my effort in walking him more often…hey! there’s a plus!
