I watched two films last week, compliments to our in-house dvd store here via Apple TV (Apple Home). If you’re anything like me, you’ve not heard much of Apple TV. It’s one of the best expressions of technological advancement I’ve come across. The long and the short is that we can sit here in the sitting room, watch trailers, of any movie you can think of, decide whether to hire it, if so, we have it on hard drive, and can watch it in the next 30days, but once a film is started, you have 24hours to finish it.
Further, one can search all of YouTube with a remote identical to the old Ipod Shuffle, and watch the clips through Apple TV. The hub is further synced with the Imac in the house, via the Internet, so that the Itunes library up upstairs can be browsed and played on the normal tv. So too can the Iphone be synced with the computer and therefore the tv, etc etc. Simply mind blowing applications of unlimited Internet at 50mps and smart technology.
So we kicked backed and watched a film Ruth’s been wanting to see as a big Jesse James fan since seeing its trailer a few months ago – The Assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford – by Andrew Dominik. Starring Brad Pitt. I struggled through much of the movie, perhaps more from training fatigue than its slow paced artistic expressions. But it has grown on me since. After reading some movie reviews on the film, I’ve realised there was more meaning to it than I’d seen at first glance. A reflection of the birth to the American cuclture of idolizing and making stars.
Fascinating even just from a documentary stand point, especially at the end with some facts on the events after Jesse James’ murder…
The second film I watched was a riveting thriller of high drama tracking a Mexican serial killer, and a few who are affected by his path of destruction. Gary and I sat dumb founded as the credits rolled up, re-winded a few minutes, to search for something we’d missed, but found nothing. Only after puzzling through it over and over in bed that night did I conclude what the meaning behind the film was. Unreal.
Won 4 Oscars. Another 83 wins & 36 nominations. – That’s got to mean something, no? Its an unsettling two hours but rewards in thought for days after.
Try watch them and let me know your thoughts as a comment on this post.
2 Responses to "Jesse James and No Country for Old Men"
Hey Dan-man
I saw them both some time ago. The first one is great. But the second is too much of a red neck affair for me being a boerseun and all. Also a bit of a sombre affair to add to the American flavour. But still a good watch.
Have you seen The Bank Job? Thats a MUST! Then you let us know your thoughts………thats in between the traveling and the monkeying around the Globe! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Cheers boikie. Live out loud!
chef
When you get here please hip me to the meaning of ‘Old Men’. I just felt jipped (that’s slang for short changed or cheated).
I kinda recall a more modern South African folk outlaw with a name something like John Stacker who met his demise here in the U.S. , somewhere in the south I think. It seems we all like to idolize our outlaws. You might consider tarnishing that image of yours a bit and try on a black hat. Think of the fans, the sponsors, just don’t repeat that southern demise.