Little prince review

Talk about an emotional roller coaster. This movie starts off as expected, and a little cliche, with the intro of the young girl and her pushy mom into a highly rigid society devoid of creativity or personal expression. The muted palletes of their clothing and building styles contrast really well with the beautiful world they live in and against the perfectly subtle variations on character design the main characters have vs their contemporaries. The set up is simple but sets in motion this notion of "adultification" that children are subjected to.

In this setup, the little girl (i love that the characters have no names just like the source material) has a summer to study and get adultified before trying to get back in the academy she fainted in, sealing her fate. Of course, they end up living next to the aviator, the writer of the little prince story. Now, in my opinion, the aviator is a bit of a menace as he nearly kills the little girl in his opening scene!

So the little girl spend her entire summer, reluctant at first but with childhood mirth at the end, learning and telling about the little prince. Now, this movie takes a different approach to telling the story of the little prince. In the book, we largely follow the prince in his trials and tribulations from a recounting of his experiences by the aviator while the movie focuses more on the effect of the story on the girls life. I think this is the perfect way to tell this story in movie form. In my opinion, the little prince is about growing up but from a childs point of view and having the movie surround the little girl and her feelings on the story encapsulate that notion perfectly. It is a bit weird to see the little prince take a backseat in his own movie but thats kind of the point. His whole message was that the best things in life are often those things unseen.

Now, i did notice that some of the more "adult" elemnts were removed. The more obvious connections to the rose and the real life authors wife have been removed and the drunkard wallowing in self pity is also absent but referenced. Honestly, they would have been a bit inappropriate in conjuction with the rest of the film. I feel this retelling focused largely on the loss experienced when growing older. The loss of love (the rose), the loss of childhood joy and hope (the little prince sweeping in a factory) and death (the aviator being taken away to the hospital). To me, this movie was a method of teaching kids its okay to grow old and that loss is an unfortunate part of the whole bag. The idea though is to never forget the good, the love, and the lives that have touched you. Its a common motif but i believe this movie executed it very well.

This was just a quick review written on downtime at work. Like to hear your thoughts though dear reader(s).

Ps. Its been 5 years since i had a 22 inch hotdog in Phoenix...where does the time go?

Australia bound!

My upper boss came in the other day, friday, to let us know about budgeting. It would seem that our travel budget has been approved and come this Christmas time, i might be forwarding my presents to the Down Under! Thats right. The goal is to get the whole team, US and Aussie, together at the Canberra office. How exciting is that?! Plus, they wanna do it around the holiday time too so we can actually relax a bit while there. My work friends and i wanna do the traditional aussie thing but also wanna hit up an outback and drink some fosters, simply for the lols.

So, gotta get my passport all lined up!

Holy snaps, its getting more real. A tenative date has been established for the 14 or 15th. They even have desks available for us so we can some work done. Fuck. My first flight might be transcontinental! Thats pretty ridiculous

The beam does call

Weird. So i had the powerful urge to go downtown at a very specific time. Not sure why but i did. In truth, i planned to do my rounds then roll out but then bam, the beam it delivers. I hear a familiar voice and see some folk walking just to my right. Before waving, i see that a certain someone is with that voice. Shit! Thats what i thought. Here i am sweaty as fuck and bam. Now, fucking walking around and there right behind me. Even at this moment i sit. Waiting for the group to pass and of course a couple of girls decide to makeout next to me....noice but also awkward ad it draws attetion. Im mostly sober but to be safe i wait sitting on a walk like some vagrant. Its too hot for this game of chase but i like these live updates. I didnt bother bothering, there was a thought to send some drinks at mr heads but that was pacified. Definitely not marinated enough for that. Anyways, if you read this, hope you had a good night and got home safe.


Im home safe, in case you were wondering, and playing the witcher. From running around, ducking behind corners, to watching a still born monster being burried by her drunk of a father.
Not gonna lie, it was good to see you. You looked very good even if under a hat. Well, till next time spose.

Hello, can you hear me out there?

Are we psychically connected? Do you hear my voice (or my minds voice) at night? I suspect that its true. The beam connects us all, some more than others. Reach forth, grasp the knob and open the door. See through mine eyes, walk in my steps, taste the air in my lungs. Do you feel it? The connection, does it pull you? I bet it does. I see your name in the dust and hear your voice in the wind. Bother me not in my dreams, join with me in waking life.

Nerd

Why is it that the last person you wanna see somewhere is the only person you see somewhere...fuck. luckily, his need to be the coolest guy in the room, sitting with the youngest girls he can, saved me some awkward moments.i know hes lonely but his comstant need to be the center just drives me fucking nuts. Oh well. Its funny too cuz i told burr not to wear the work sweater because i had a feeling that wed see someone from work. I dont mind most folk but him...goddamnit. at least he didnt stay and chat.

Oh well. It was a fun night regardless. Spending too much money though. What else? Oh. Gonna make some sashimi soon. Need some good fish and short grain rice but i think we got this. Sashimi first since it's the least complex but definitely the most authentic tasting. Wanna make some dashi soup or some other dashi based item. The tonkatsu don was delightful and the sauce real l really brought it together.

Had some sad dreams the other night. Playing bball at high school with everyone again. Nostalgia and sadness woke me up. Thankfully the ghosts that have been plaguing my dreams of late came back to whisk away some of the real life drama.

Still haven't seen ghostbusters. Don't really have an urge to though. The cast doesn't really interest me. I like Wiig  but never go out my way to see her. The other women i either really dislike or have no prior experience of their style so i could honestly care less.

Need to do something bug before school though. Bills have been jumping in the way but flag might be a great option. Oh well. Boring update over. Sleep now