Gerrit Dou and War of the Worlds
At the moment I'm in a happy place for me (a literal one, that is) with a person I don't often see. It's good. Relaxing. ^ - ^ But I don't mean to rub it in... So maybe I won't give air to the only problem that's bouncing around in my head.This glorious glass-and-steel creation is the Christchurch Art Gallery in NZ, a $50 million construction only completed in the last few years. I went for a walk around today and saw some absolutely amazing stuff. Have you ever heard of Gerrit Dou? He was a 17th century Dutch artist and his paintings are so detailed it's impossible to see a single brush stroke. The tone is brilliant as well, and the colour - I could have stared at it for hours. I would post it for you, but copyright laws and all that. :-P How about this page for a rather faded version of 'The Physician'. (The colours are so much more vivid in person.)
Right, now on to my first exploratory movie review... Steven Spielberg's The War of the Worlds. It was fantastic! I'd been looking forward to it with a bit of caution after hearing a lot of smack about the ending (which may not be the best, but wasn't as bad as I'd thought) but one of my friends at school loved it so I gave it a go. Does that make sense? Well, whether I am coherent or not, War of the Worlds is definitely worth seeing. The atmosphere is steady and chilling throughout the entire film, the story is well-directed and the actors all pull their weight - especially Dakota Fanning, the young girl, who demonstrated her gift and gave a performance that added immensely to the story's impact. Steven Spielberg's version focuses more on the added relationships between Tom Cruise and his two children, instead of adhering strictly to the (legendary) versions of the past. I loved it; and there would probably have been enough epic images of monstrous, towering tripods crashing around the urban centres of America to satisfy all but the most bloodthirsty of viewers. The heat rays were awesome. ^ - ^ Not particularly gross, either.
Thanks for trawling through all this! Have a good night... or day. Be happy!
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