The Importance of InceptionCreated: July 26, 2010 11:28 AM
![]() The importance of the movie
Inception may be overlooked by most people, but during a year of commercial and
critical flops, Christopher Nolan's latest outing may be more important to the state of film
than you realize. The year of 2010 has been
inundated with movies based on existing properties, a trend that has become
more and more popular over the past decade. Revivals of 80's properties,
sequels, graphic novel/comic book and video game adaptations rule the box
office and seem to be the only safe bets with studios these days. Movies
like The A-Team, Predators, The Last Airbender, Prince of Persia, Twilight, Toy
Story 3, Clash of the Titans and Iron Man 2 just to name a few. Studios feel safe with these
movies because they know that there is an audience out there willing to spend
money to see these films. This is based on our past attachments to the original
properties. Now I am not against film adaptations or sequels, some of the
top classics like The Godfather Part 2, Aliens and Terminator 2 all fall
into that category. But something needs to be said about the current state of
fear the studios are in when it comes to taking a chance with a fresh new
property. The fact that many of the adapted
movies listed above were critical and box office flops, like the Last
Airbender, hopefully will lessen the confidence studios have in these types of
films. Did you know that they are currently making movie versions of
Monopoly, Battleship and even Rock-em Sock-em Robots? That’s how crazy this is
getting. Inception however is based on
nothing but Chris Nolan's own original ideas and boy is it ever a joy to watch
unfold on screen. He delves deep into our minds, exploring our dreams in
a visual masterpiece that needs to be seen to be believed. And it also happens
to be killing at the box office. Now granted after The Dark Knight and
the prospect of Batman 3, Nolan was given an unlimited budget and freedom to
make whatever he wanted, but I think we are all better off because of it. Studios and moviegoers need to
open themselves up to new works. Inception proves that all you need is
one great idea and someone willing to take a risk to create something
amazing. Movies are art, and if all art were as a safe as the current
trend in movies, we would be living in a boring world. So go out and
check out independent movies at the Broadway Theatre and the Roxy, you might be
pleasantly surprised at what you find. Oh and of course go see Inception
tonight if you haven't yet, I plan on seeing it again. How do you guys feel about the
current state of movies and what did you think of Inception? Do you agree or
disagree with me? Id love to hear your thoughts.
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Heavy Rain Pt 2 - Mother Natures RevengeCreated: July 6, 2010 9:44 AM
![]() And its not as though its just a light drizzle either. We have been hit with down pours, high winds, hail and even an F3 tornado outside of Regina this past Friday. Yorkton had so much rain that over 70% of all houses have been flooded and this was the same down in Maple Creek earlier this spring. In fact I don't know if we have gone longer than 3 days without a rain of some sort. With all the flooding, tornado's, wind and hail, some areas of the province have been qualified for disaster relief. Many farmers in certain areas are not going to be able to make ends meet this year with no source of income, not to mention all the residents who will have extensive damage to their homes. In fact SGI estimates $50 million in damages so far across the province. There is some relief however as the government is kicking in some money for these families. If you have flooding in your basement, head to the City of Saskatoon website HERE to see if you are eligible for finical assistance. In addition there will be a Flood Relief Concert on Monday July 19th at the Third Ave United Church featuring some great talent. The playbill consists of Andrea Menard, Jay Semko, Eileen Laverty, Jeff Straker, Codie Prevost, Carrie Catherine and Stephen Maguire. Tickets are available at PICATIC.com or McNally Robinson. For more information about this concert click HERE. This is a great way to lend a helping hand to your neighbor, friends, family or even complete stranger who live across this great province. In times of need we are known internationally for our generosity, so lets be sure we live up to that name! Ps. On a lighter note, how about that Rider Game?! Wow!
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