This is not a blog about Captain Marvel and the ‘important moment’ being generated by a female led comic film being produced by a female director (Wonder Woman already did that and in doing so helped the DC universe remain relevant). This is more about the divide between what is good and groundbreaking vs. what sells tickets and copies. Part of it is the conversation about best sellers vs. solid literature. Part of it is about movies that move ideas and the conversation forward vs. cool blockbusters.
I wish there was a place where those things met. I think Extinction lived in the junction–in spite of my distaste for the novel. I also think that the works of PKD do a lot for the written fiction while the films straight suck.
In short I don’t feel like people watch a lot of good stuff anymore or read a lot of good stuff anymore and as a result our overall appreciation of good cinema and literature has diminished. It has really gotten to the point where we don’t even appreciate good stuff because we are so used to stuff not being that good.
Some Thoughts:
- It would be nice to adopt a dog.
- It would be nicer if I could actually breed dogs
- Considering getting myself a switch just to play Apex and Minecraft on the go. Price point is killing me.
- This was really a trash blog. If I am not focused then the writing does not go well.