Sunday, January 31, 2010

The Other Boleyn Girl Dies

Last night I watched 'The Other Boleyn Girl.' Admittedly, I did only watch it because Jim Sturgess was in it.
Good film. Made me cry, a lot. A lot. Very much.

My main concern about the film is the back of the cover. This is what is says:

"A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history, The Other Boleyn Girl tells the story of two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn who, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII. While both women eventually share the king's bed, only one will ascend to the throne for a brief and turbulent reign that ends tragically with a swing of the executioner's sword."

I didn't particularly want to know what happens at the very end of the film. There was a large chance that she wouldn't we executed, and it wasn't until the second the sword was swung that we (the audience) knew.

I know the death of Anne Boleyn to be a rather well known historical event, but I still don't think they should have spelt out the end of the film in such a way.

They may as well have said:

"King Henry needs a girl to sleep with because his wife is barren and he needs an heir. First Anne wins the King, but then he prefers Mary. Mary becomes pregnant. It's a boy. The King dismisses her and his son and goes back to Anne. Anne becomes the queen. Anne becomes pregnant. It's a girl. Anne becomes pregnant again. Anne looses the baby. Anne can't tell the king because he will get cross. Anne needs to become pregnant again before the King finds out she's lost the baby. Anne asks her brother George for "help." George attempts to "help" but doesn't go through with it. George's wife sees Anne and George in her bed. She jumps to conclusions. She tells the king Anne has committed the crime of incest. George is killed. Anne is killed. Mary takes her baby and Anne's baby and moves to the country."

I should have said "this post contains spoilers" at the top. So sorry.

Monday, January 25, 2010

All You Need Is Love

I've turned into a bit of a hippie since I last blogged (not including that last post explaining my extended absence), I've become somewhat obsessed with The Beatles and Paul McCartney. Mainly Paul. Having listened to their songs continuously for the past couple of months, I've learnt the following things:

1. To make big changes in the world, we have to first fix the little problems as they are the foundations of the bigger problems.

2. The most important thing in the world is love.

3. People are scared of love because of several reasons. All these reasons are silly, I can't even be bothered listing them.

4. To love your friends is just as important as loving your lover.

5. Love has a nasty habit of disappearing over night.

6. People live by a belief that they can't change the world single handedly. If everyone thinks this, and therefore does nothing, then you're right. The world can't be changed.

7. We still have the same problems in 2010 as The Beatles had in the 60s-80s. Paul McCartney points this out in his poem 'Was It Really Twenty Years Ago?' So hopefully in 20 years from today things will be better and not worse.

8. Perspective can make devils or angles of us.

9. If you give a gun to a man and tell him he has to shoot, he will shoot. If you tell him not to shoot there's a 50% chance he will. (This statement could be promptly argued against, but I'm being metaphorical. The point is, when we're exposed to badness we're more likely to be corrupted than changing for the better when we're exposed to goodness. The point of that is, we should all try and listen to the goodness and not the badness.)

10. The Beatles write A LOT of songs about leaving and returning home. So much in fact, you start to wonder if they toured the world constantly, leaving numerous friends and family behind.

11. For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool but making his world a little colder.

12. Paul McCartney's book 'High In The Clouds' (which I really ought to return to the library), demonstrates that the world isn't perfect, but happiness can be found in any situation, especially if you look out for others and aim to achieve happiness for not only yourself but those around you as well.

I'll skip points 13-678 for today, as I must go and celebrate my mums birthday.





Saturday, January 23, 2010

I'm Back

I was about to apologise for not writing in what..... oh, I don't know, months? But I won't. Ha!

I hope you enjoy the new layout, I did like the other one, but felt a change was in order. This will bore you, but I feel I need to explain why I haven't written in so long. It comes down to this and this alone: I don't have a computer. I mean, I DIDN'T have a computer. Now I do. I salvaged a maximum of five minutes a day on the family computer, as my sister's games and dad's... whatever it is he does... was far more important (I only say that with the slightest hint of sarcasm).

At present I only have five minutes to write this post (as my computer is not 'ready' and I am on the family one), I wish to include the following facts:

1. I am most alive.

2. I haven't given up on this blog.

3. I hope I haven't lost too many readers.... hopefully all three of you are still faithful.

And that is all I have time for. Ignore any grammar mistakes as I don't have time to read back over this.