I saw the light. I saw the end. The end of the trilogy (or is it a trilogy?). It even was the first big movie I have ever seen the day it started.
Now, how was it? I will try not to tell anything about the story, because if you want that, you can either go and watch it or ask someone else.
Well, at least it was a lot better than "Reloaded", that is for sure. The story was written better, it had a better curve. The theme(s) were balanced and interesting. Now, when we disregard the nice Stallone-like fighting sequences (dangerous for epilepsy patients), it is a good ending for the trilogy (although the very end of the movie is ridiculous). It closes a circle, and somehow I got the feeling that it was some kind of Yin-Yang principle that directed the Wachowski brothers throughout the whole thing (which is also reflected in the story itself). The fighting scenes were better than in the second part, and the final fight of Neo had some great shots (I just say "Silhouette"). Some other things I liked a lot: Some of the characters developed very well (namely the Frenchmen, although his accent was so fake. But I liked the eyes <--> olives analogy).
This part also got back to the religious/spiritual theme many people found in the first part, and actually developed, enhanced it, I think, although it may not be interpreted that way as well.
One reason why I liked it because was because it met my expectations. And certainly, those expectations were low. I watched it anyway because I think if there is a whole story to be told, it shall be told. So I completed the trilogy (although it might be even more), and life's still fine.
links:
The FM4 review
The official website
Now, how was it? I will try not to tell anything about the story, because if you want that, you can either go and watch it or ask someone else.
Well, at least it was a lot better than "Reloaded", that is for sure. The story was written better, it had a better curve. The theme(s) were balanced and interesting. Now, when we disregard the nice Stallone-like fighting sequences (dangerous for epilepsy patients), it is a good ending for the trilogy (although the very end of the movie is ridiculous). It closes a circle, and somehow I got the feeling that it was some kind of Yin-Yang principle that directed the Wachowski brothers throughout the whole thing (which is also reflected in the story itself). The fighting scenes were better than in the second part, and the final fight of Neo had some great shots (I just say "Silhouette"). Some other things I liked a lot: Some of the characters developed very well (namely the Frenchmen, although his accent was so fake. But I liked the eyes <--> olives analogy).
This part also got back to the religious/spiritual theme many people found in the first part, and actually developed, enhanced it, I think, although it may not be interpreted that way as well.
One reason why I liked it because was because it met my expectations. And certainly, those expectations were low. I watched it anyway because I think if there is a whole story to be told, it shall be told. So I completed the trilogy (although it might be even more), and life's still fine.
links:
The FM4 review
The official website
capnez - am Donnerstag, 6. November 2003, 05:13 - Rubrik: Medien-Mirakel
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High school high
Howdy, bloggers and readers!
School started this Monday, August 10. I?m attending Tivy high school (http://www.kerrvilleisd.net -> Tivy) in Kerrville. It is a whole new campus, so I?m not the only one who gets lost in this huge building! It takes you about 4-5 minutes to get from one side to the other. And with going to the restroom, etc. this is really hard to make! The ?tardy? policy is very strict here. The first time a student is late, his parents will be called, the second time his parents will be called and he/she has to face detention, and so it goes on?Not every teacher is going to really execute this policy, but it is actually a policy.
Another policy here is the ?closed campus? policy. That means that no student is allowed to go outside the building (or outside the dedicated cafeteria area, if he/she has lunch). And there are no exceptions of this rule. If you forgot your books or the whole backpack in your car (because most students drive to school, since it is outside town and they are allowed to drive by the age of 16) it your own bad luck. Even if you go outside the classroom to go to the toilet or something else, you would need a pass from the teacher. In my ?Health? class we are not even allowed to do this, and it is a 90-minutes period (I think a Health teacher should know better).
Oh, btw, these are my classes (a number indicates the level). Classes marked with ?G? were classes I had to take to graduate:
English 3
Fine Art Photography
Debate 2
Lunch
Honors band (this is the marching band that plays during football halftime, etc.)
US History (G)
Economics (G)
Computer Science 1
Health (G)
In Semester 2, which starts around Christmas, I will have some other classes.
I already had all of my classes, and I think I lit Computer Science, US History, Economics, band and Photography the most. Well, these are almost all of them, and this is because I could choose from almost every course they offer here. This is really cool, and so you are able to really take what you like!
With the band we practice almost every day, except Friday (and I have no school on Saturdays and Sundays). On Wednesday practice even starts at 0630 in the morning (0750 school begins, and it ends at 1520)!
Every morning there are announcements over the TV (every classroom has a TV, and every teacher and computer class (except Computer Science) has shiny new Dell computers and at the beginning of that there is always the pledge to the flag of the USA and to the flag of Texas. I don?t think this is a good way to educate children?But I?m glad to see how my photography class acted during the announcements ? chatting, playing and having fun (even during the ?moment of silence? after the pledges *g*).
Lunch here is quite lousy, I had a fried chicken steak the first day and it was awful! I will never have something like this again, so I chose a Cheeseburger the next day. It tasted better and may have been even healthier. A real cool thing about lunch here is that they offer many fresh fruit. I really like that and it is a good idea!
Tomorrow, Thursday, August 21st I have a concert with band! I?m really looking forward to it because I improved a lot since I came here!
That?s it for today, folks!
I hope you enjoy summer as much as I do!
Have a nice day,
capnez
Howdy, bloggers and readers!
School started this Monday, August 10. I?m attending Tivy high school (http://www.kerrvilleisd.net -> Tivy) in Kerrville. It is a whole new campus, so I?m not the only one who gets lost in this huge building! It takes you about 4-5 minutes to get from one side to the other. And with going to the restroom, etc. this is really hard to make! The ?tardy? policy is very strict here. The first time a student is late, his parents will be called, the second time his parents will be called and he/she has to face detention, and so it goes on?Not every teacher is going to really execute this policy, but it is actually a policy.
Another policy here is the ?closed campus? policy. That means that no student is allowed to go outside the building (or outside the dedicated cafeteria area, if he/she has lunch). And there are no exceptions of this rule. If you forgot your books or the whole backpack in your car (because most students drive to school, since it is outside town and they are allowed to drive by the age of 16) it your own bad luck. Even if you go outside the classroom to go to the toilet or something else, you would need a pass from the teacher. In my ?Health? class we are not even allowed to do this, and it is a 90-minutes period (I think a Health teacher should know better).
Oh, btw, these are my classes (a number indicates the level). Classes marked with ?G? were classes I had to take to graduate:
English 3
Fine Art Photography
Debate 2
Lunch
Honors band (this is the marching band that plays during football halftime, etc.)
US History (G)
Economics (G)
Computer Science 1
Health (G)
In Semester 2, which starts around Christmas, I will have some other classes.
I already had all of my classes, and I think I lit Computer Science, US History, Economics, band and Photography the most. Well, these are almost all of them, and this is because I could choose from almost every course they offer here. This is really cool, and so you are able to really take what you like!
With the band we practice almost every day, except Friday (and I have no school on Saturdays and Sundays). On Wednesday practice even starts at 0630 in the morning (0750 school begins, and it ends at 1520)!
Every morning there are announcements over the TV (every classroom has a TV, and every teacher and computer class (except Computer Science) has shiny new Dell computers and at the beginning of that there is always the pledge to the flag of the USA and to the flag of Texas. I don?t think this is a good way to educate children?But I?m glad to see how my photography class acted during the announcements ? chatting, playing and having fun (even during the ?moment of silence? after the pledges *g*).
Lunch here is quite lousy, I had a fried chicken steak the first day and it was awful! I will never have something like this again, so I chose a Cheeseburger the next day. It tasted better and may have been even healthier. A real cool thing about lunch here is that they offer many fresh fruit. I really like that and it is a good idea!
Tomorrow, Thursday, August 21st I have a concert with band! I?m really looking forward to it because I improved a lot since I came here!
That?s it for today, folks!
I hope you enjoy summer as much as I do!
Have a nice day,
capnez
The Texan weblog
Howdy, bloggers!
Maybe you've read already about the whole thing at http://flashmob.twoday.net, but here is my story again:
I am right now sitting near the town of Kerrville in Texas/USA. I've come here on Sunday, August as an exchange student. It really is great here! The climate is hot, but since everything is air-conditioned, it's not that bad. Yesterday evening I even had to wear a pullover at home. That "home" is a house about 15 minutes off Kerrville, which is a city 95 km northwest of San Antonio, the next bigger city.
It is very beautiful here, and it appears a bit like in West Croatia - only that it's a bit greener.
Kerrville has about 18000 inhabitants. Nevertheless, it is HUGE! It just stretches so far - there are two main roads, crossing in the middle of the town. And most of the city is build along those roads. Also, the space between houses or stores is a lot more than in Austria/Europe.
Well, the US seem to be really huge - also the cars. Over 50% of all cars (and I checked that number carefully) are those SUVs. Of course nobody would need such a car, even here in Texas (every road is covered with asphalt). This is one thing I don't like that much about it...my family has about 4 cars or so, with 4 family members...
We do live here a bit outside the town, so we need the car (there are no busses). But 4 of them...*g*
I'm glad I could finally find the time to write my blog - nevertheless I have got only 28.8kb/s internet speed...and that to me, who is used to 768kb/s of pure cable speed...Fortunately, the twoday.net sites do load really fast! Unfortunately, this is also the reason why it is really difficult to upload pictures - but I'll do my best to post some pictures here too!
Well, I think that's it for today - I'll try to write some more ASAP.
Greetings to you all!
Yours, capnez
Howdy, bloggers!
Maybe you've read already about the whole thing at http://flashmob.twoday.net, but here is my story again:
I am right now sitting near the town of Kerrville in Texas/USA. I've come here on Sunday, August as an exchange student. It really is great here! The climate is hot, but since everything is air-conditioned, it's not that bad. Yesterday evening I even had to wear a pullover at home. That "home" is a house about 15 minutes off Kerrville, which is a city 95 km northwest of San Antonio, the next bigger city.
It is very beautiful here, and it appears a bit like in West Croatia - only that it's a bit greener.
Kerrville has about 18000 inhabitants. Nevertheless, it is HUGE! It just stretches so far - there are two main roads, crossing in the middle of the town. And most of the city is build along those roads. Also, the space between houses or stores is a lot more than in Austria/Europe.
Well, the US seem to be really huge - also the cars. Over 50% of all cars (and I checked that number carefully) are those SUVs. Of course nobody would need such a car, even here in Texas (every road is covered with asphalt). This is one thing I don't like that much about it...my family has about 4 cars or so, with 4 family members...
We do live here a bit outside the town, so we need the car (there are no busses). But 4 of them...*g*
I'm glad I could finally find the time to write my blog - nevertheless I have got only 28.8kb/s internet speed...and that to me, who is used to 768kb/s of pure cable speed...Fortunately, the twoday.net sites do load really fast! Unfortunately, this is also the reason why it is really difficult to upload pictures - but I'll do my best to post some pictures here too!
Well, I think that's it for today - I'll try to write some more ASAP.
Greetings to you all!
Yours, capnez
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Hej!
Am Samstag, 09. August findet in Mödling der erste Flashmob statt. Treffpunkt ist um 14:00 am Bahnhof Mödling, vor dem Kebap-Stand.
Bis morgen!
Am Samstag, 09. August findet in Mödling der erste Flashmob statt. Treffpunkt ist um 14:00 am Bahnhof Mödling, vor dem Kebap-Stand.
Bis morgen!
capnez - am Freitag, 8. August 2003, 17:47
Ich war gestern wieder bei einem Heurigen. Es war ein "Klassenheuriger". Mit Schülern, Eltern und Lehrern. Weinseliges Gerede im Gelsenmilleu. Wenigstens hab ich dort einen Kollegen aus der Tanzschule gesehen.
Das Prinzip ist faul! Der ursprüngliche Zweck eines Heurigen liegt im Besaufen mit schlechtem - aber billigen - Wein aus dem selben Jahr. Das ist doch beknackt. Ich habe gestern auch bei einem Freund von mir einen Wein probiert. Furchtbar, wirklich unter aller Kanone.
Mehr will ich dazu jetzt gar nicht sagen.
Das Prinzip ist faul! Der ursprüngliche Zweck eines Heurigen liegt im Besaufen mit schlechtem - aber billigen - Wein aus dem selben Jahr. Das ist doch beknackt. Ich habe gestern auch bei einem Freund von mir einen Wein probiert. Furchtbar, wirklich unter aller Kanone.
Mehr will ich dazu jetzt gar nicht sagen.
capnez - am Mittwoch, 25. Juni 2003, 09:17 - Rubrik: Alltags-Allfaelligkeiten
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