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Quite possibly the only stuff that's keeping me sane during revision:



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You know how there are just some things that only hit you a while after you start thinking about something? The other day, whilst doing some volunteering, I was fortunate to indulge in a rant about Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland film with someone of exactly the same opinion. As we got onto the patronising 'Alice as Victorian feminist' theme, we mentioned China and then this eensy weeny cinematic 'oops' popped into my head. I'm a bit disappointed with myself that I didn't even think of it in my original critique of the film, but there you are.

As with Avatar, I suspect it's one of those things where you don't quite realise how much you dislike something - and the reasons why - until you hear someone else go on about it.

EDIT: The Magic Cure - about placebos and use in medicine 'proper'.

I'm not really feeling up to much at the moment. Partly because of exam results and partly because my brain is difficult like that. I really have to start doing more physics, but for some reason I can't quite bring myself to look at the wretched textbooks anymore yet alone work from them.

Anyway, have been very cultural of late - started some new writing and a painting - and went to the cinema over the week. I've been trying to make it more of a regular thing buthaven't got round to posting all my thoughts. Yes, I did go to see the Princess and the Frog and yes, I will put my thoughts on that up soon as well as on BBC's Gormenghast which I recently had the privilege of watching. But for now...

( Alice in Wonderland )

Overall though... I would have to say it was worse than Avatar which at least never made me want to go to sleep (though as that was as much due to the annoyance it generated, I'm not sure if that's entirely a good thing!). A bit of a shame, really. Personally I think Burton's suffering from the same syndrome as Tarantino - a growing streak of self-indulgence with an increasing lack of charm to carry it off.

A Single Man, however, was incredible. ( A Single Man )