The Illusionist vs The Prestige. which one is better?
SJ Blues
Dimples the Kitten has gotten me to the point where I sleep when he sleeps or when he's gone. Can't sleep at night. Gotta wait until the sun rises. Why are cats so hyper from dusk till dawn will forever make me mad
Japan must be stopped
Alex Morton It's a caricature of a genre that's a caricature of music.
SJ Blues strangely, after a minute, the mashup does work
Alex Morton It's just not my style of music. As the French say, chaque un a son gout (each to his own taste). As a musician and writer I like melody, phrasing, originality and lyrics that approach poetry. I guess I'm just a dinosaur.
As a writer, I am so jealous of artists. When I need to describe something, like a suit of armor, I have to find the right way to not only describe the armor, but make it read as the coolest armor ever, without being overly descriptive, AND make it all make sense. Writers are handicapped by words
Alex Morton Every art has an inherent handicap. Painters have to say everything in one "sentence". Dancers ... no matter how good they are ... have to deal with gravity ... kerthump! Musicians are limited by physical capability and muscle memory. I think its overcoming those limitations that makes for great work. Picasso was able to say absolutely everything about the Spanish Civil War in one painting ... Guernica.
E. Writer Beautifully said.
Frank Hutton Perhaps my greatest creative advantage is that I'm both a writer & a visual artist. Those two disciplines inform & compliment each other in myriad ways.
M. C. Ryder I need to see in order to describe and sometimes I need to take a break from writing, or staring at the blank screen, by taking a walk which helps me focus on what I want to describe. Just got to find what works for you!
Frank Hutton Yeah, that. Specific to writing, I've always got stuff on file to work over, when I need step away from a specific thing. Oodles of stuff to consider/reconsider, including folders empty of anything but a cogent idea. I like piles' of stuff. Helps keep me focused on the overriding goal, which is to always make the work cumulatively better. Bonus being that's how anyone doing anything increases their odds of success, however they define that.
E. Writer Illusionist. I watched it about a month ago. The Prestige was a bit too dark from what I remember.