An eFriend in Melbourne
What is it about people I meet from the Internet, generally being cooler than people I meet offline? Yes, there are a lot of ‘tards online, but the people who can string a sentence together are generally pretty fun. Lucy,1 who was the first person I met on the Internet (on LiveJournal) before meeting In Real Life, was back in Melbourne this week, for the Australian Intervarsity Debating Championships, which, coincidentally, was being held at my university. We caught up, and fun times were had. It’s sort of odd interacting with someone who knows so much about me. But that’s what happens when they’ve been reading your journal for something like four years? I can’t really remember how long, but anyway, we both agreed that each of us know significantly more about each other than our Real Life friends.
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
So, next topic! I’ve had some of this in the draft stage for almost two weeks now, so I figure I should post it. Now, If I only I would get around to finishing my various other draft posts…
Anyway, at what point, in 3D movies, does having stuff chucked at the screen/towards the audience become cliché? Really, 3D is the gimmick it doesn’t need to be. Instead of producing something great with it, the filmmakers always end up having something thrown towards the audience, which admittedly makes me almost flinch, but is getting old.
Alice in Wonderland was a decent film, but I think I’d have preferred a complete reimagining, rather than a sequel. Admittedly, I liked having an older Alice, and I also enjoyed the darkness (I get annoyed when everything is too bright and cheery!), but it just seemed a little bit…lame, with her returning to Wonderland. And the fight scene at the end left a bit to be desired. Fantasy battle scenes in movies children will be watching can be done well, just look at The Chronicles of Narnia!
I also found it lulzy that Johnny Depp was the first person to be credited at the end (before the title of the movie, which everyone else was after!), and Mia Wasikowska (who is sort of a no-name, but played Alice) was the last person to be credited.
However! Neither of these perceived problems were really problems at all. I know that some cinemas offer 2D versions of Avatar, but I’ve heard so much about the très awesome 3D, that I, yet again, decided to give the glasses a try. My verdict is that the 
