Reflection #2 - Pops Concert

I have been meaning to go to a chorus concert for years, but other than Cabaret I haven't been able to. Last night I realized what I have been missing. It was awesome. The first number was good, but sort of hard to understand. I think it was because there were so many people. I had no idea chorus was that big. The following songs were awesome, including some amazing solos performed by seniors. After the intermissoin, Mr. Vanslyke performed a solo. It turns out he is a professoinal singer in New York, so, naturally, it was good. I did feel bad for him though when he messed up on the panio. He hit a couple of wrong notes, but he recovered well. The concert was longer than I had expected, but was well worth the time. The last song was so sad, and I know I saw several of the seniors crying. All I have to say is, Great Job Chorus!

Current Event #2 - Terminator Salvation

Last week I wrote about Hugh Jackman and his movie, Wolverine. Well, Christian Bale is just as hot, so I figured I would write about his new action flick as well. The article begins with when Bale first received the script for the new movie. He initially said “no.” However, director McG wouldn’t take no for an answer. He flew to London, even though he is scared of flying, to convince Bale to take the job. Bale still said no, so McG fell back on his last option, he begged Bale to take a chance on him. So, even though he was advised against it, Bale said he would do the movie.
Now, after production, Bale has to deal with the press. Unfortunately not all the questions will focus on the movie. Instead there will be questions regarding the actor’s temper and an incident of forceful language. On set, Bale yelled at a crew member who crossed through his sightline during an intense scene of the movie. He later apologized for the profanity saying, “It was unacceptable. I went too far. And I learned from it.'' The question now is; what kind of effect will this blowup have on the star’s popularity? Personally, I think it will take a lot more than a four minute rant to damage Christian Bale’s reputation.

Reflection #1 - College Orientation Registration

So I was registering for orientation a couple weeks ago and I had to write an essay after picking my choices for the Honors Courses. It was just a little annoying because I already wrote essays to get into the honors program. The prompt was stupid too, "What are you intellectually curious about...?" I don't really know if I responded the way they wanted me to, (I wrote about global warming and the environment) but I guess I don't really care. It was my mother that pushed me to do the whole honors thing anyway. Plus, I was already accepted. Also there was the section that made me chose classes, and that freaked me out a little. I couldn't even find course descriptions online, so I just picked what sounded interesting. When I called the orientation office, they said it wasn't a big deal and we would finalize our schedule when we got to orientation, so I'm not too worried about it. I am a little disappointed because I don't think I will get in the housing that I want. I applied for this special interest housing for people that like the outdoors, but when I called, they said they had over fifty applicants for around twenty spots. Oh well, I guess I can always apply next year.

Current Event #1 - Wolverine

‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’: Summer Movie Preview

I found an article in Entertainment Weekly (shown left haha) that focused on Hugh Jackman, who I love, so naturally I decided to use it as my current event. The article is an inside look at the movie, and it focuses on Hugh Jackman’s role as wolverine. Even before filming, Jackman had to spend months getting in shape for the role of wolverine. It is important for him that the movie, and his role in it, to be a hit, so he can solidify his fan base. The movie is a spin-off of the X-Men trilogy, and it tells the origin story of wolverine from childhood. The film encountered some problems during shooting in Sydney. One problem happened in March, when an unfinished copy of the movie was leaked online. A source estimated that Fox would lose “tens of millions of dollars.” The film was missing some footage and most of the special effects, but it still cut into the viewing base. Fox is working with the FBI to find the person responsible for leaking the film, but they have not been successful. Even so, Jackman has remained in good spirits and is doing what he can to keep the film on track to be a blockbuster hit. It is important for the film to do well because it has a reported budget of over $165 million, higher than any of the previous X-Men movies.
When I first saw the movie, I had no idea the movie had been leaked before its release, so I learned something new about the movie through that. The article provides a good description of the film, which is character driven, but with a lot of action. I enjoyed the movie, but there were definitely some parts that were flawed. I am not a comic book reader, but I would be interested to find out how true to the marvel comic version of wolverine’s origins the film is. The basic story of him as a child especially might have been different. I think they could have done a lot more about his history, but they wanted to get into the action part of the movie. Also, he stops aging around forty, and that is never explained. There are many problems with the plot of the movie caused by some holes and unexplained circumstances, but it is a fun movie to enjoy for the action.