tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post7550634229808952446..comments2024-03-29T04:56:23.027-04:00Comments on Cockeyed Caravan: Best of 2021: Not on the list: Power of the Dog (and Dune)Matt Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-55848407947485904192022-03-24T13:35:55.530-04:002022-03-24T13:35:55.530-04:00Hi Matt,
I just learned about your podcast and blo...Hi Matt,<br />I just learned about your podcast and blog earlier this year, and I have been digging in. I'm actually amazed by how many ideas you (and James) talk about that I have never thought about before. So thank you!<br />Just wanted to say something about <i>The Power of the Dog.</i> I found it to be fascinating, but only after the ending hit me. For most of the movie, I had no idea where the story was going, just a vague sense of dread. I wasn't thinking it was a great movie, but I was engaged enough to keep watching. It all snapped into focus for me in the final moments. When I saw Peter [spoiler, kind of] holding the rope with gloves on, and then he looked out the window at his mother, my mind went back to his opening voiceover: "What kind of man would I be if I did not take care of my mother? If I did not save her?" And I realized what he'd done. I was stunned! Suddenly, the whole movie was cast in a new light for me, and so many events took on new meaning. It's a story about two men, and the very different ways in which they try to live out what it means to be a man.Dan Moynihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13829909401304112585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-26351368344191270412022-03-24T12:10:51.338-04:002022-03-24T12:10:51.338-04:00I am neck-deep in games! I look forward to doing ...I am neck-deep in games! I look forward to doing some posts for this blog about writing and running games. Haven't played Portal, but I should be playing everything. Matt Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-9498314472925244812022-03-24T09:59:00.557-04:002022-03-24T09:59:00.557-04:00So stoked about the new job, reconciliation betwee...So stoked about the new job, reconciliation between you and James, and the new podcast.<br /><br />Fair point about calling a mom mom and a dad dad, and so on. So much to keep track of without confusion in basic relationships. I believe this could apply to objects as well, especially in fantasy and scifi novels.<br /><br />It's cute when in portal 2, a sphere is called an "edgeless safety cube," but everything else in the game is called what it is (to my knowledge) and it works, so maybe use sparingly and when the effect is memorable or has meaning? Going with a game as an example here since you've gone all Meta on us and will possibly branch out in that direction!J Fridayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15329831994041465923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-46541707950894935882022-03-23T23:28:22.582-04:002022-03-23T23:28:22.582-04:00Great to have a human commenter! Thanks for check...Great to have a human commenter! Thanks for checking back every day all these months!Matt Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-69012123085918176912022-03-23T20:54:01.231-04:002022-03-23T20:54:01.231-04:00The academy awards haven't happened yet?(!) I ...The academy awards haven't happened yet?(!) I just assumed I missed them.. Also happy belated New Year, Matt. And James too. Cool post. The new rule seems to be another riff on how a writer has to satisfy some expectations if other things are gonna be different, or potentially confusing. Can't violate too many things too fast. You have to help your audience enjoy your movie.<br /><br />Not too insightful of a comment (haven't seen any movies lately), but better than those pesky bots right?Joel W.noreply@blogger.com