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hafitalHad a pretty good Thanksgiving. There was no yelling or fighting, which I'm thankful for. On the whole, I have a great family, and growing up with them, as wacky as they are, was wonderful. But in recent years there have been some big fights between my mom and her sister and my mom and my younger cousin (and it doesn't help that my Dad hates company of any kind), and so now I'm just always worried when my extended family comes together. It all went well, though. Mostly.
My sister and I cooked the Thanksgiving dinner, which is a first. Never done that! I'm so not a cook. :) And it came out well, which is surprising. heh.
On Saturday I made my cousins take me to see Alexander. Other people are really all jazzed by it, and the A/H stuff in it, and there was definitely a lot of elements of this film I thought were great. I LOVED the scenery, especially Babylon. It was really quite breathtaking, especially for someone who is an Ancient Near East archeology geek like myself. I liked how he contrasted the Greeks with the Persians, in terms of costume and color, etc etc. I really liked Jared, and I thought Colin did great (and I even got used to his hair!), although I think I would have preferred someone else as Alexander. I was fascinated by Kassander. Although that actor is really too pretty. I'm always mesmerized by his prettiness in every film he's in. But I kinda like that... *g*
But in the end, I didn't like the film. *shrug* I don't know. I love the story of Alexander, but I didn't love it in this movie. It lacked something, like love or beauty, or something. It felt like it lacked true hero-ness. It was all jagged edges and snakes. I blame Oliver Stone and his heavy handed style of movie making. ;) Anyhoo, it did go places I didn't think it would, with the gayness and things, so that's cool.
My sister and I cooked the Thanksgiving dinner, which is a first. Never done that! I'm so not a cook. :) And it came out well, which is surprising. heh.
On Saturday I made my cousins take me to see Alexander. Other people are really all jazzed by it, and the A/H stuff in it, and there was definitely a lot of elements of this film I thought were great. I LOVED the scenery, especially Babylon. It was really quite breathtaking, especially for someone who is an Ancient Near East archeology geek like myself. I liked how he contrasted the Greeks with the Persians, in terms of costume and color, etc etc. I really liked Jared, and I thought Colin did great (and I even got used to his hair!), although I think I would have preferred someone else as Alexander. I was fascinated by Kassander. Although that actor is really too pretty. I'm always mesmerized by his prettiness in every film he's in. But I kinda like that... *g*
But in the end, I didn't like the film. *shrug* I don't know. I love the story of Alexander, but I didn't love it in this movie. It lacked something, like love or beauty, or something. It felt like it lacked true hero-ness. It was all jagged edges and snakes. I blame Oliver Stone and his heavy handed style of movie making. ;) Anyhoo, it did go places I didn't think it would, with the gayness and things, so that's cool.
