Inappropriate? Your call.

The Olympics are on this week and I'm not sure if any of you have seen coverage of the event but I have been enjoying watching some events. One event that I find very interesting is luging. Flying down a twisting ice track at high speeds on a small sled is crazy to me. If any of you have watched the news lately you would of seen footage (or still photographs) of Nodar Kumaritashvili crashing while doing a practice run. Olympic officials say it was his fault, while other lugers agree that the track is unsafe and they need to revamp it. Thats not what I'm here to blog about though. Every news channel that you passed through was showing him crash, or his body mangled in between two concrete poles. I find that to be rather tasteless. Some channels were even playing it a several times. This is someones life we are talking about. Although he was not pronounced dead at the scene I still don't think the video should of been shown on every major news channel though. This guys family is now subject to watching his deathly race over and over. Maybe the news should be a bit sensitive about things like this, but then again that isn't how Fox gains all their viewers!

Dont You Forget About Me

Ah, snow days. I love them. Especially when the snow doesn't start until mid-afternoon. I see snow days as an excuse to sit in the house, catch up on homework, and watch movies. All three of those were achieved today. Tonight I decided to check out the selection for Netflix on X-Box. I found myself searching through the documentary section (as usual)a, and found one called "Don't You Forget About Me". Its a film showcasing many of John Hughes' films and how they still affect people although they are nearly 25 years old in some cases. It begins showing how many different generations can relate to him, and how he just vanished from Hollywood. Young or old, all people agreed that teen movies are not the same as they were in the late 80's. Hughes was able to relate to people of all ages. The reason I decided to blog about this documentary is because it relates to this weeks chapter on genres. The teen film genre was essentially created by John Hughes, and many filmmakers of today try to base their films on what he so easily perfected in films like "The Breakfast Club".
Now back to the film. The four independent filmmakers are on a journey from Canada in an attempt to find John Hughes. They film people along the way and try to figure out what made his films so perfect and timeless. Most people say that they simply miss having something they can relate to. Characters today aren't like anyone in their lives. Being someone who watched his films (and still enjoy them), I thought this was a good documentary. The ending isn't what I was hoping for, but I guess real life never works out that way.
Here is the trailer for the film, hopefully some of you get the chance to watch it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0fPLN459_I

THE CARTER.

Lil' Wayne. The public seems to either love or hate you. I happen to love you. Well, figuratively speaking of course. After watching a documentary about him title "The Carter", I couldn't help but enjoy him even more.

Most people have never even heard of this documentary, but those who have love it just as much if not more than me. It lets you inside of his world of marijuana and cough syrup (although I'm not a fan of either!) and shows you how he is on a daily basis. This is the trailer for it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDo92CxqxlU In 77 minutes you get a look into where he came from, and how he goes about recording his songs. He didn't let the director of the film formally interview him, only allowed him to film interviews that he was participating in. Lil' Wayne either loves or hates the interviewers, and has no problem sharing his feelings. He also doesn't write any lyrics, just types them out onto his laptop, and never hits the save button. Regardless of whether or not you like the guy, he must be doing something right. This documentary was filmed when Tha Carter III was released and you can clearly see from the concert footage that people from all walks of life enjoy him. Give it a shot if you haven't already seen it, maybe you'll change your mind about him.
I leave you with him performing on the Grammy's last night.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=friANd51psU