Mar. 6, 2009 - Lament of the Stars
Bluejane and I often discuss movies and actors. It is one of our favorite topics. To tell, you the truth, we tear movies apart and debate even the smallest points.
We look up movie mistakes, the facts and trivia about making the movie itself, and backgrounds on the actors.
One of the things that we often lament is the actor's lives. Their real lives, not their dazzling screen careers, but their everyday beliefs, actions, and attitudes.
The actor Sean Connery is one of the actors that got me to thinking on this subject. We really admire his distinctive acting, appearance, and voice. That is, we admire it in certain movies.
So, the other day, I wanted to learn a little more about Sean Connery, the movies he has acted in, and what he was like, and I was disappointed by what I found.
As I summed it up to Bluejane, it seemed to me that he was kind of a grown-up brat. Wait a minute, that description seems to fit a lot of actors!
Both Bluejane and I discuss the fact that we can't seem to find an actor who is an exceptional actor, (like Sean Connery) who we can respect as a person. It seems to me that most actors have been married multiple times, play in movies that I will never see or want to see, and have completely hay-wired ideas and beliefs.
We have also discussed Christian acting, and, although it is getting better (Facing the Giants was really good!) it seems to me that the acting still isn't as good as many acting legends. I am not saying that all Christian acting is like this, just most of it!
Maybe someday, Christian films and acting will reach Hollywood caliber. Maybe the acting won't be as tacky and uncomfortable. For now, I will just need to be less picky about acting ability, in Christian films!
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Mar. 7, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by BookLover
Its best for us if we do school in the morning too. Especially Math. If we try to do math in the afternoon, we always complain that our "heads our clogged". :-)
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Mar. 7, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by BookLover
What a nice surprise to receive such a long comment, so fast! :-)
I'm not sure who came up with the "clogged head" term around here... :-) I don't mind doing my school in the afternoon as long as it isn't math. I didn't get started on school today (we have mondays off) till after lunch, (I was cleaning) so my mom let me skip math. :-) You can be sure that I didn't complain! LOL!
What is your favorite thing in school? I don't really have a favorite. I do like math, but I'm doing algebra and its kind-of hard...
Thanks for the link! I'm going to save that for in the future when I feel like knitting... I don't think we have a pair of needles that are that small though...
That sounds handy! I might use something like that someday... I don't really look at that many blogs right now though... Does it work with HSB, blogger, wordpress, and all the other ones?
Have a nice Sunday!
Amy
Mar. 8, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by wonderland21
I agree! Often I'll see a movie I really, really love, and The Heroine and the Hero get married, and it just has this wonderful ending, and they all look so nice in their costumes, and the heroine is pretty and has long hair, and then I look them up on the internet, and the heroine's hair is really short, and she wears belly shirts, and neither of them are married.. .It just ruins it all! I try really hard to NOT look them up, but sometimes, It's just too hard!
I also agree that often the acting in Christian Films is not quite up to par. But it seems like there has been a trend for Christian Movies, and they are becoming more available, and hopefully if they are more popular, more of them will be made, and with bigger budgets, so they can hire actors that are more professional.
BTW, I LOVE the Movies "Saving Sarah Cain" and "The Last Sin Eater", both excellent movies directed by Michael Landon Jr. I would consider them to both be Christian movies.
Allison
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