BATMAN!!!!!!!!!!

Batman!!!!!!!!!

Dude!!! The title of my blog and the background of my blog is inspired by my favorite superhero: Batman and I haven’t even blogged about it!!! Well here it is.

I am obsessed with Batman! I have loved him for as long as I can remember and I’m sure my older brother Joe has had something to do with that. I remember getting my brother’s old Batman pajamas with the cape and everything! We would watch the cartoons together all the time and the movies.  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6Cvi30-BTU 

I love these movies, even the older ones with Michael Keaton as Batman and Jack Nicholson as the Joker. These new ones are even more amazing!! I love these so much, they are definitely my favorite and there are parts of each one that I love!!!

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TpC-k9vm34

Batman Begins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QydeJbXOqyI

I love the quotes:

"Why do we do when we fall!!

So we can learn to pick ourselves back up!!"

I love this because it is perfect for life. No matter what happens in our lives we just pick up and carry on!!! And Liam Neeson is in this one, even if he is the bad guy he is still awesome!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6TmhHAsvwg 

The Dark Knight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSLlZh9yelk

This is my ultimate favorite!!! Joker is my favorite bad guy in the Batman series; I am a nerd so yes I have a favorite bad guy in just about every superhero series. I remember when this was fist announced and Heath Ledger was to be the Joker. I was very skeptical because dude its Heath Ledger I do not see him as a bad guy but as the dude from 10 Things I Hate about You. This cute little dude. I saw the teaser trailer, which is just a voice over of Bruce and Alfred talking with the bat symbol slowly emerging and at the very end comes the Joker cackle!!! I was completely blown away it was amazing!! From that moment on, any doubts I had about Health Ledger being the Joker were completely dispersed!!! I knew he would be great!!! But I was wrong! He was absolutely phenomenal!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWw0ov-cAUg

I know many people dislike this one because it is so dark and evil, and I would agree with you it is pretty scary but I like to look at the messages in the movie and the whole purpose behind it. My favorite part of the movie is the scene with the two fairies!!! I love seeing this because it gives me hope in people and the world in general. It is great!

Also who doesn’t love the quote “ the night is darkest before the dawn” or “you either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.”

I love this movie!!!

The Dark Knight Rises

There are many parts of this movie I love! At first I wasn’t completely blown away by it but the more I watched the more I loved! After I first saw it though I had my own issues with it but still loved it! I had a discussion with a film major about this movie and he kept bashing it and I found myself defending it! His biggest argument: This is not about Batman! It was more about Lt. Blake. My response: The point of Batman is that he does what is needed and that anyone can be Batman!

 

I love when “the Bat” first comes on screen! I also love when the bat signal is finally shown in the movie emblazoned in fire! I also love Blake, He is wonderful and does symbolize everything Batman tries to express. It is awesome!!

Bane is also a great bad guy (although I really do not like the fact the dumb girl was the true mastermind behind everything, it kind of belittle Bane in my eyes), but still amazing!!!

People always compare Joker to Bane, and I do too, it is difficult not to. People often say who they fear most as well. Many say the Joker, I have to agree Joker is such a crazy evil genius that he is terrifying! I am terrified of him. But thinking about it: would I rather be locked in a room with no windows or anything with the Joker or Bane? Uh. Sorry but Bane scares me a bit too much physically I’d take the crazy dude in the make-up!

Overall, these movies are epic and I absolutely love them! I felt these movies made Batman incredible and everyone started jumping on the Batman bandwagon when my brother and I are the drivers of this bandwagon and have been since we were kids!!!

Media and Family

We discussed Family in the Media in class today and I kept thinking about the media I watch with families and thought of my favorites and how it measures up to the discussion in class.

I love The Incredibles, which was mentioned in class. I love the parents and the kids, especially Dash. I love seeing the family and how they work together and support each other. Yes, they fought and have problems but they work through it. I especially loved seeing Violet and Dash who fight all the time but truly have each others’ back.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ-MHpY4L_U

I also love Meet the Robinsons. This first starts as a poor orphan kid but ends with his own family. I love this because even the adoptive family can be a great family! Lewis fits perfectly with is adoptive parents. Also I love seeing how great his future family! I love this movie so much and get a little emotional every time I watch it, even just thinking about this movie, while writing this. (I’m ridiculous!)

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7J2QASqJ3w

Now I watch a few family shows but I can honestly say that my absolute favorite family show is The Cosby show.  Claire and Cliff are great parents, let their kids make their own decisions as well as guide and direct them and support them. They are also very funny which reminds me so much of my own family. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eQlN_YPyNc

Mulan

One of my favorite Disney movies of all time!!! MULAN!!!! I love this movie! It is very funny and I love the music and message!!! It is great!
It is so funny!








This is a movie my roommates and I continuously quote!
"It slipped through my fingers!"
"Dishonor! Dishonor you, dishonor on your cow!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppobDZeSJ9Q
"You lied to me?!?! And what are you a sheep?!?!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7pnOv252dU
And so many more!!!





I love how Mulan sacrifices so much to save her father and ends up being a great warrior and saving China. While growing up I always wanted to be just like Mulan: so strong, courageous, nice and caring. One of my favorite parts of the movie is the "Be a Man'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGMN-gNfdaY
Go Mulan!!!

Also I saw this one day and I thought....Story of my life!!!! haha

Gilmore Girls

Like most girls I absolutely love Gilmore Girls!!!

I remember the first episode I watched that got me interested to watch it. I was babysitting these twin babies and it was their nap time so of course I turned on the tv until they woke up. I was flipping through channels and saw this gorgeous face!!!!

I had no clue what was going on in the show I only saw that beautiful face. ha and yes I got intrigued. ha. But I never watched it again. Until.. My mom discovered it! It was on everyday after school and she and I would watch it together everyday. This was a mother-daughter show through and through!! My mom and I grew even closer.

My roommate Jill has all the seasons on DVD and our roommate Sharlee has never seen them so we decided to introduce her to them and watch them. She absolutely loves them.

We love the dynamic duo of Lorelai and Rory! They are so funny and great. I love Rory and how much she tries to do the right thing and be good and her love of school and books. I think Lorelai is my favorite! She is just so great and funny and loving and just awesome!!!

Rory's best friend Lane is one of our other favorites as well. She is just so great and funny. With her rebellious attitude and rocker chick. We also love how much her band loves her and cares for her!

Now we come to Jess. Even though he is a butt face and irks me sometimes I still love him. I still get extremely excited when he comes on, and yes eye-candy is great!

Now while I was watching these with Sharlee I came to the realization of the number one reason why I love this show so much!!! Its Luke!!!!! Luke is probably my absolute favorite character of the show! He is awesome and I always wanted him and Lorelai to get together because they are perfect and my roommate definitely agrees with me. WE LOVE LUKE!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm1jLyqOEd4

Sabrina

Alright! I was not feeling well over the weekend and just wanted to lay down and relax!! And of course when you are not feeling well you always want to watch something as you lay down. I decided to go on Hulu and see what I could watch. I found Sabrina the Teenage Witch!!! I remember watching this show when I was a kid and I loved it so I decided to watch it. It is still awesome. It is very cheesy but very funny as well with interesting story lines. I think I enjoy it just as much now as I did when I was a kid. Of course I love Harvey and want Sabrina and him to be together, Sabrina has the funnies best friends with Jenny and Valerie. Sabrina's aunts, Zelda and Hilda are silly and Salem is conniving and funny. And distain Libby. And as usual Sabrina uses magic and it goes terribly wrong and she has to fix it! I love it because you can relate to Sabrina. You always feel a little selfconsious especially in high school and you have some awesome friends and a boy you have a crush on and hope he likes you back! Fond memories and a great show!

Duck Dynasty

I found another new show, I haven't seen too many of them and they are pretty hard to watch without cable. Duck Dynasty!! I went home for the weekend and watched this with my two brothers and my parents. This show is so funny! This family of hunters just makes me laugh, especially the uncle, Si. He is such a red neck it is hilarious, in fact they all are pretty red neck but it is funny! 

One of my favorite episodes is where the uncle Si is trying to get a new dog to fetch his doves after he shoots them because his other dog wouldn't go get them or he would get them but not bring them back! He goes to find a new one. He comes back with a poodle!! A POODLE!!!! His family starts to make fun of him and who can blame them I mean it is a poodle!! Then Si shoots a dove and has the dog go fetch it and bring it back. The poodle retrieves doves!!! Too bad it looks a little ridiculous in the truck! 

These guys spend so much time having fun, shooting stuff, teasing each other, and drinking their ice tea it is a wonder how they get any work done!!! 

This show is so funny, ridiculous, but funny!!! 

IPhone

Ok... I have caved in... I finally have a smartphone and I don't know how I feel about it. I mean the thought of it is pretty cool all the apps and stuff but I think its just gonna be wasted on me. Finding apps is fun though. I am also afraid that I will be so involved and addicted to it once I get the hang of the dang thing!!! I don't want to be glued to my phone checking it every five seconds. I am excited for the new possibilities just hopefully it doesn't take over my life.

Soundtracks

I became super busy this week between studying for an epic math test and my broken ankle (which I thought was just a sprain) I have not viewed too much media this week. I have found that I am so much more productive without it (who knew right?!?!). I was able to study for hours and days for my test. I also found more time to nurse my ankle! Although I still listened to my movie soundtracks while I studies to drown out any extra noise in my apartment. I love movies soundtracks. For a long time soundtracks would be all I listened to. When I was in middle school I was exposed to things I did not like and felt very uncomfortable with. The music was not wholesome and often had disturbing messages and lyrics and I just wanted no part of it so I went to soundtracks. I have quite the collection and still listen to them often. I have found that listening to them calms me and allows me to focus. When I listen for just recreational purposes I often imagine what is happening at the movie at that time. I have gotten emotional during movies but it isn't usually because of the great story and plot and performance of the actors but because of the music. For example, While I was watching Lord of the Rings the Return of the King there is a part towards the beginning when they are trying to light the beacons to call for aid. The movie just pans across "Middle Earth" showing everyone light the beacons.  This isn't really a pinnacle part of the movie and nothing is really happening but the music gets me every time. My mom does the same thing. Needless to say... I'm a nerd... and an emotional wimp.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIhnYFRu4ao

PSYCH IS BACK!!!!!

PSYCH... IS... BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was so stoked for Wednesday Feb 27th because I knew my favorite show was back!!! YES!!!!!! I was looking forward to it the entire day. I kept looking online at the tv guides to see what time exactly it was going to start (because Utah is stupid with its show times)! But I was so excited, if you did not already know!

(SPOILERS!!) This episode picked up where they left of last season (9 months ago... which is way too long to wait!!) on the beach where Henry (Shawn's dad) got shot. This episode is all about Shawn trying to find his dad's shooter and the events going on around it.

The Good:
1) New opening sequences
I love the opening sequences, I love the song and I like seeing the new pictures and looking forward to those new episodes!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMYuE0IZQ34

2) It finally answered the question of Henry: is he gonna die or will he live?
I always thought he was going to survive because how can you have Psych without the odd, contentious, respectful, funny relationship of Shawn and Henry?

3) Shawn's love for his father
You always knew Shawn did love and care about his dad but they do fight and argue most of the time. It was good to see how much he truly does love and care for him. He was so angry and upset, he kind of went off the deep end, definite psychological and emotional issues he was experiencing. But I did like seeing the lengths he would go to for his dad. This was the first time you heard Shawn say "I love you" to his dad. He is sitting by his dad's side in the hospital talking to him and he says "I just don't think its time for you to go" and "I love you.............r french toast!"
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200386434759017&set=vb.6193822146&type=2&theater

4) Despite the seriousness of this episode it was still really funny!
It was its typical Psych self. I was laughing throughout the episode. I particularly loved what Shawn did to the Blueberry and then the poor Cranberry. :)

5) Juliet
She was worried about Shawn the entire episode and was always there for Shawn and to quote Shawn near the end of the episode "I have the best girlfriend in the world!" Yes, yes Shawn you do!!! :)

6) Chief Vick
I have always loved Chief Vick but she was particularly awesome in this episode and what she and Shawn did "not" discuss!

7) Lassie
Lassie was awesome in this episode as well. I loved his weapons envy and how he acts like a kid in a toy story when it comes to episode. Who knew he had a favorite type of mine... but of course it isn't surprising if you know Lassie. Also he helped Shawn, showing that despite how much Shawn irks him and frustrates him he does like and care for him like they are friends.

The Bad:
1) Relief too soon?!?!
I was hoping that the question of Henry's fate would have been more up in the air the whole episode and not reveal that he was going to live until the end but they wrapped that up pretty quick, definitely within the first 10 minutes or so. I just thought it would have been better and Shawn's behavior would have made more sense if it wasn't so certain that Henry was going to be fine.

Loved it!!!! Such a great episode, definitely worth the hype! Can't wait until next week!! My show is BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)