tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post4958861703831291003..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: La La Land (a movie review post)Andrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-49778738674882754962017-04-12T09:23:48.203-07:002017-04-12T09:23:48.203-07:00MichaelL Yep, that's exactly what I thought wh...MichaelL Yep, that's exactly what I thought when I read your post.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-36627740346162776502017-04-12T07:51:37.480-07:002017-04-12T07:51:37.480-07:00Oh wow! You pulled from the movie the same thing I...Oh wow! You pulled from the movie the same thing I did. This is so on point. Thanks for pointing out your review of it for me.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-66645903884473029112017-01-19T20:24:45.916-08:002017-01-19T20:24:45.916-08:00Briane: The governor of Maine did just tell Africa...Briane: The governor of Maine did just tell African Americans that they owe Republicans a "thank you" for freeing them from slavery. You know, quit complaining and be thankful for what we HAVE given you.<br /><br />And, yeah, that's us, getting screwed by the system. Don't I know it. And the screws are set to double down, now.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-31730013892966799632017-01-19T20:19:50.346-08:002017-01-19T20:19:50.346-08:00Janie: Well, it is fun, like I said.
It just might...Janie: Well, it is fun, like I said.<br />It just might give you a stomach ache later.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-69403369839960139762017-01-19T20:19:00.286-08:002017-01-19T20:19:00.286-08:00Jeanne: It's definitely one of them.Jeanne: It's definitely one of them.<br />Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-84824236368856162032017-01-19T10:34:36.430-08:002017-01-19T10:34:36.430-08:00I've been hearing all sorts of stuff about thi...I've been hearing all sorts of stuff about this movie but it seems like only Hollywood types really like it; everyone else seems at best dismissive.<br /><br />It's weird about Americans. We tend to look at people who succeed and attribute to them a weird amount of luck (if we dislike them) or a weird amount of work ethic (if we like them.) When we fail, we see it mostly as a set of factors beyond our control, but when others fail we mostly ascribe it to their personal failings. <br /><br />So I'm not a famous writer because the system is set up to ignore brilliant creative types like me who 'challenge' the way they think. John Grisham is famous because he got lucky. Nick Harkaway is famous because he works so hard at it. all those other would-be writers who aren't famous? You're not trying hard enough, sorry guys but I call it like I see it.<br /><br />It's ridiculous, really. <br /><br />But even worse: nothing is more comforting to white people than to see, in giant version, how much all the minorities need us. Why, they wouldn't even have JAZZ if it weren't for Ryan Gosling. <br /><br />This movie just sounds like "The Secret" only for people who want to think they're young and cool.<br /><br />(PS: I think you are working very hard. You're the writer who hasn't achieved super fame yet because the system is screwing him.)Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-92148725771994044412017-01-18T17:43:24.084-08:002017-01-18T17:43:24.084-08:00Great review. I hate that message, too, yet I stil...Great review. I hate that message, too, yet I still look forward to seeing this movie. Ryan Gosling looks so much like my lover man, Willy Dunne Wooters.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-32694146249948563422017-01-18T13:00:16.393-08:002017-01-18T13:00:16.393-08:00I didn't want to see that movie anyway and lea...I didn't want to see that movie anyway and learning what it's about just makes me not want to see it even more. It seems to me the whitest white people movie ever.J E Oneilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.com