A real post

Haha, yeah right, what is a real post to a blog like this? I'll try and avoid the "I'm probably drunk" style post. Man, I love to eat late at night. I know, it's a terrible thing to do, and yes, it is how I went from the 160's to the upper 170's and perhaps breaking 180 if I don't watch it. But there is no better feeling (ok, it is debatable) than sleeping after a feast of pizza or steak or hamburger helper or spaghetti or on and on. Back on track, we learned today that Michael Moore is kind of a bastard when it comes to filmmaking (suprised? not really); for a good example, watch the scene in Bowling for Colombine where Charlton Heston says the infamous line "out of my cold, dead hands" while holding a gun over his head. Moore leads you to belive, by a cut in he strategically places, that this is said at a rally in Denver just days after the tragedy. In actually, this occured at an earlier rally, and you can tell by the different ties, the style of podium, and the color of the backdrop behind him as he speaks. Not that Heston is blameless for the Denver rally, but it seems a dubious editing choice on Moore's part. His interview style is also questionable, more of an interregation than an interview, very un-documentary in style. However, I do like Bowling for Colombine, and not necessarily for the conclusions he comes to, or the approach he uses. It was a film that needed to be made, as much of a cliche as that might seem. September 11th had all the media, the government, and the world's attention at the time when this film was released, and rightfully so. But it is much easier to deal with foriegn enemies, and much easier to understand why they would want to kill us. Students killing other students is an entirely different, and in my mind much more disturbing situation. Schools are not one of the places where one expects to fear for your life, and children being our most vital resource (no, its not oil, despite what you might belive) it is all the more disturbing that they would have such horrible violence subjected by their fellow students. There are also very human elements to the film, such as the interview with marylin manson, perhaps the finest moment of the entire film, where you find yourself thinking perhaps this isn't such a bad guy, and the honesty with which he approaches the trials of growing up and the escape of music is refreshing and touching. With that said. his stats are terrible, his logic is faulty, and sometimes he is downright irritating. But you must respect him, for one simple reason; you can tell he is truly passionate about the cause. From the massive amount of personal information he involves in the film (the city of Flint and the state of Michigan get more screen time that Denver) to his selective portrayal, he is sending a message, a manipulative message, but one that he seems to be putting forward because he believes it is true. Chris and I are APO's social chairs for next semester, and it should be glorious. And yes, I just ate, and am now going to bed. If you write stories, you should let me read them. Especially if they are entitled "Dicks in the Wind."