Batman Begins ROCKS! (No spoilers)
Despite having tons of work, and only finishing about two-thirds of it, I still let myself be talked into going and seeing Batman Begins. And I have no regrets. I love Batman (just about every other superhero; must be the influence of having a younger bro) and I was totally disgusted and disappointed by the Caped Crusader's last outing in Batman and Robin. (George Clooney as Batman? I think not.) I loved this film. I loved Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne/Batman). I loved Cillian Murphy (Scarecrow). I loved the Batmobile, the Batcave, Wayne manor and yes, of course, the CGI bats. I loved the dark, noir-ish look of the film, the exploration of Bruce Wayne's guilt and anger and loss, the locales, even the convuluted plot. I loved it all. I think just about the only thing I truly disliked was Katie Holmes. Complete miscast there. :x But otherwise, I must insist that you watch it. You'll love it too (I hope). So, yes, I advocate escapism from time to time. Really helped me deal with the mountains of work I have piled up. Add to that the fact that I am now a TA. The TA stuff isn't hard, but it means I have less time to do nothing (that sounded odd...). Just wanted to put in a quick update, tell everyone to watch the movie and yes, ask, Kwan, are you there? If you read this, please give me a mail, kay? Everyone else (Smithi, Miko, June and Marc), miss you guys and hope you're doing well.
Final thought: Favorite quote from Batman Begins (if you watch the movie, you'll get the humor of it):
Headline in a newspaper: DRUNKEN BILLIONAIRE BURNS DOWN HOME