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posted on Jul 28, 2008 by Josh
Went and saw Batman. It was inevitable. I was in the theaters for all the releases of the Caped Crusader, and there was no way in hell I was going to miss this one on the big screen. So Shanin, my parents, Andrew, and I went to see it on IMAX. Nothing bigger than that, right?
I should probably point out that I’ve never seen a movie on IMAX. At least, not one I can recall. I thought I was prepared for the very large screen size, but I found out that I wasn’t. We were in the second row after the walkway in, so they weren’t the best, but they were far from bad. The previews rolled, and it was easy to tell that the wide screen format (known as “scope” to theater geeks or former projectionists) left several feet of screen unused top and bottom. I figured that the entire movie would be this way, but due to the sheer size of the screen, I was cool with that.
posted on Jun 05, 2008 by Josh
Okay, I know what you’re thinking. You’re wondering why I bothered to watch a documentary about a spelling bee. You’re wondering if I’m a geek. You’re wondering if I tried to spell the words as they came up. The answers (in reverse order) are yes, yes, and because I get (essentially) free rentals from Blockbuster. However, Spellbound is actually pretty darn good and can get a little tense.
posted on May 08, 2008 by Josh
While I had been somewhat prepared for this book by something else that I was reading (I don’t recall what it was, but I think it was Explaining Hitler), it’s still somewhat disheartening and depressing to read such a well thought-out book which presents such a gloomy outlook on the future. Of course, the gloomiest part of it is that you see definite parallels and signs which demonstrate, if not the likelihood of it, then at least the possibility.
In Brave New World, Aldous Huxley presents a somewhat Orwellian glimpse of the future: a grand civilization where everything is controlled for the “betterment of the people”. Every aspect of life is more-or-less preordained; a citizen is bound for a particular career and caste even before birth as new people aren’t born, they’re… for lack of a better word, manufactured.
posted on May 04, 2008 by Josh
Ron Rosenbaum doesn’t try as much to explain Hitler in this book so much as he examines many different, often conflicting, explanations of Hitler. The existing analyses of Hitler by many scholars throughout the decades since World War II paint a broad picture of what may have happened to initiate the Holocaust. However, the explanations rarely agree on the reasons Hitler did it, whether or not he wanted to, or even if he was the one ultimately responsible for its inception. Explaining Hitler essentially focuses on the particular agendas of the people who have attempted to provide reasons for Hitler’s actions.
This text is very well thought out and addresses each theory equally, bringing up the argument’s strong points and comparing the conflicts between other theories. It seems that Rosenbaum also highlights certain points which he feels are more relevant, accurate, or appropriate in order to promote his own ideas as to why the Holocaust actually happened.