Upon viewing 300 for a second time....

[theatokos]

I still love it. It's fantastic. It's CAMP. Conservative camp. alizarin71 says it can't be camp if it's unintended, but I think I have to differ on opinion. In fact, it fits in the same category as Flash Gordon (the 1980 movie). I LOVED this film. It''s been a favorite of mine since I was 7. What's not to love about cartoon characters, Merciless Ming and his sexy temptress Asian hottie daughter, naive "feminist" journalist, blonde superhero football player..... oh it's so great. And a Queen soundtrack to boot! Absolute awesome fun.

Like, 300. Rock-ish soundtrack, cartoon characters and visuals, also based on a cartoon/graphic novel, ridiculous over the top in masculine hoo-ha. It's just sheer absurd fun. And Gerard Butler as Leonides reminds me so much of Brian Blessed playing Prince Vultan in Flash. Bright white teeth and beard and all.

Seeing this movie makes me want to man-up and kick some ass. Energy which I can apply to even my studies. Discipline and focus are positive qualities. It also makes me want to mate. Alas, Adam doesn't come back from New Mexico until tomorrow. And I suppose I am *already* pregnant.


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In other news, I have consumed nearly a whole quart of orange juice today. Oh glorious delicious nectar of the sun gods. AND - I had a prenatal appointment today and I heard the Pea's heartbeat. !!!! It was WAY cooler than I expected it to be. It's alive and responsive! It was squirming away from the doppler sounds.... a good sign.

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Re: Beef or no beef

[(Anonymous)]

I do agree with you about how gorgeous the movie is. If the messages hadn't been so discordant with my own values, I would have gotten swept up in it, and I did a little anyway. ...Unintended camp is called, according to an art-criticism article I read 15 years go, kitsch. But intention is all about context, and I think you blessedly got to see 300 in the context of an inner laugh track. On its own, that movie took itself much more seriously than Flash Gordon (yay) ever did. And I think a lot of my reaction agin' it is for exactly the reason Hrafntinna said: the timing blows.

Re: Beef or no beef

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