The Essence Of Drama... Is Conflict

Written by Fuzz on 12/12/2009 03:54:00 PM comments (0)

FuZZ Is Listening To - Grizzly Bears - Two Weeks, I heard it on How i Met Your Mother and thought it was a nice happy song. The show is awesome and the music in it is EXCELLENT! They need a soundtrack or something, also this show makes me want to go to New York even more.

Philosophical right there, right? Meh, i stole it off a Simpsons episode, Whoever can saay which wins this.. 8 year old dictionary. Hey, one mans garbage could be another person's treasures. Sucker.

BUT ONTO WHAT I ORIGINALLY PLANNED TO SAY. I tend to drift. The essence of Drama is conflict, something that Mr Anjam and I realised when we went through our action film phase a few weeks back. While watching we noticed a recurring theme in the movies. See me i use big words now. OHH Every Action movie is Insane karate flips, A man screaming, a master who dies or is too old for this, breaking glass, explosions, A hero with a bad history and doesnt want to fight anymore but then has to come out of retirment to fight again (Then there will be three sequels) and a man getting kicked off some sort of platform. But what is the ONE main thing that movies like Terminator, The Kickboxer, Drunken Master, Toy Story and Transformers have in common.

REVENGE!

Every action movie needs that conflict and that conflict is revenge. I mean who goes around beating up random henchmen without an agenda. The strongest agenda of them all is REVENGE! You blew up my house I MUST TAKE REVENGE! You hurt my feelings, I must take REVENGE. You kicked my dog, i must take REVENGE. You ordered a cheese steak sandwich but they give you a chicken pea sandwich, i must take REVENGE. You stole my ex girlfriend from 20 years ago, even though im married now with 2 happy kids, I must take REVENGE. You framed me I must take REVENGE. You looked at me wierd, I must hate you now and then take REVENGE once you stand up for yourself. *Goes on a spree kicking ass, breaking tables, and killing some poor henchmen, who's only listening to his boss's orders so he can get some money to feed his starving family, on the way*. Theres no emotion stronger right?

  • In Terminator the Robot was taking revenge because poor old Arny would never know what it is to be a real man, so he took it out on the humans who keep shooting at him.
  • The Kickboxer, Some thai fellow beats up Van Damnes brother til hes in a wheelchair. Thats enough for Van Damne to take up months of Training and take revenge and kick this thai guys ASS.
  • Drunken Master... There wasnt any Revenge in this.. until OH WAIT! Jackie Chan was humiliated in front of his peers. Time for REVENGE! Kicking ass and drinking booze while he was doing it.
  • Toy Story ... Buzz Lightyear stole Woody's Thunder.. so REVENGE!!!
  • Transformers it was called Revenge of the Fallen! ... That title's so beautiful *wipes away a tear*
Its the truth. Action movies are pure creative, unique movie Golden Masterpieces. This recipe is the OOMPH for Action movies. Add a guy with muscles, a pinch of stunt double who looks alike from the back, a bad guy with particular facial features, put in the REVENGE then WOW. Oscars here we COME!

I'm still trying to find my own OOMPH, so until i do.

Peace Out, One Love.

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WIPEOUT can wipe ME out anyday.

Written by Peanut Butter on 12/06/2009 04:55:00 PM comments (0)

Zain Is Listening To Change Clothes by Jay-z


G'day y'all ! I have to say I've seen my fair share of game shows but nothing, NOTHING can compare to the sheer entertainment value of this show called WIPEOUT. Wipeout exudes a sense of unparalleled professionalism never-before-seen on national television. I've got u a lil bit curious now haven't i ? Well just to show a snippet of this pro conduct, we have a pretty co-host laughing AT a contestant whilst interviewing her. Classic professional tv right. But in this pretty co-hosts' defence, the interviewee was a complete banana !




Then again, I guess you'd have to be off-centre and slightly crazy which is exactly why i WOULD DIE TO PLAY THIS RIDICULOUS GAME IVE COME TO LOVE SO VERY MUCH !

Just looking at the obstacles these contestants have to survive, you can CLEARLY see they were made for failing but does that stop any of these players from somehow trying to overcome them flawlessly ? HELL NAWWWWW they attempt...they fail HILARIOUSLY, try again, fail again...there's something really invaluable about this repetition or maybe its the commentators. The commentators make all these sensationalised clown-like comments about each player...i actually think WIPEOUT has found the perfect balance necessary for any game show to be a success story in Zain's world...the only world that actually matters CLEARLY. Now the ingredients are as follows:
  • a ridonkulously aimless game show concept
  • contestants that are pretty clueless just quietly.
  • commentators providing sarcastic/quirky statements
  • a super babe co-host where interviewing skills are not part of the job description.

and that is why i have to come to admire this NONSENICAL game show (thought i'd follow on the theme from fuzzs previous post ) .

Now everybody check your local tv guides and stay tuned for the next episode of WIPEOUT !

Peace YO
ZaiN.

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