#beingapersonishard

[yulinkuang]

beingapersonishard replied to your post: headcanon drabbles?

Zoe having a little sister who is a Ravenclaw and the two of them having an adventure?!

I think Zoe is probably an only child, but she could have a younger cousin who’s a Ravenclaw. Her name is Sasha, she’s 14, and she’s in town for a weekend in the summer. Zoe takes her to The Last Bookstore in Downtown LA, the first place Zoe ever performed live.

[nancysriracha]

Sometimes I worry that I try too hard to make life something it's not. So many things make me angry. Stuff I'm supposed to love and strive for only seem empty and oppressive. Would I be better off adapting myself to the world instead of trying to adapt the world to me?

[the-library-and-step-on-it]

Sorry this isn't a top 5 but have you seen the Whedon movie adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing? I saw it last night and I have to say I found it to be excellent. I am definitely going to read the play now (haven't yet as I suffer from the too much to read, too little life in which to do so curse)

I have seen it! …And I have mixed feelings about it.

The Good:

I love that Whedon had a week’s worth of free time between projects and decided to do Shakespeare at his house (been there, am I right?). I love that it’s a Whedonverse extravaganza of actors. I love some of the choices he made (like making Margaret a lot more sympathetic than she usually is). I love that you can just tell that Whedon loves filming something at his own house and that he’s been dying to use some of these compositions. I love Nathan Fillion as Dogberry, Reed Diamond as Don Pedro is just the right kind of charismatic, and Clark Gregg steals every scene he’s in (especially considering that he was a last-minute replacement who barely knew his lines by the time he arrived on set). As a glorified hobby project, the final product is really quite impressive.

The Bad:

I can’t quite put my finger on it, but this version lacks a certain punch. Especially from Whedon and Co., I expected this to be a lot sharper, with a lot more… Oomph. I don’t know what it is, but compared to other versions, this one isn’t nearly as passionate. Many scenes are supposed to be funny and snarky and slightly ridiculous, but are played with too much gravity. It’s a choice that Whedon made and as a result, it lacks a certain something. For a film that could’ve been spectacular, it’s overwhelmingly blah.

The Ugly

Please, no one’s ugly in this thing. Have you seen Reed Diamond’s face?

My advice: definitely read the play and then watch the other versions so you can compare and contrast. There’s the Kenneth Branagh version (the one by which all other adaptations are measured), the David Tennant and Catherine Tate version (modern setting), the Globe Theatre version (actually shot in the Globe), and I would definitely recommend tracking down the Shakespeare Retold adaptation (absolutely hysterical)!

[the-library-and-step-on-it]

Hrm, I wasn't able to get into Everything is Illuminated. I loved Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close though so perhaps I should give old JSF another shot.

Maybe it just wasn’t the right time to read it? Because I know that feeling, I change my opinion on books all the time.

I thought Everything Is Illuminated was the perfect combination of funny (Alexander Perchov is a hilarious narrator) and absolutely heartbreaking.

But sometimes, you just don’t like a book because you don’t like it. It happens!