What inspires me today...
Legendary Fowl
Well, a lot has changed since I last connected with you, dear readers. My hair is a month and a half longer, my bike light was stolen, and the speakers in my computer mysteriously went silent. Yes, friends, big things are happening.
Unfortunately, a travesty occurred in our midst while I was away. This took place during the awards given by the elusive "academy."
Receiving a little naked gold man named "Oscar" seems a wee bit anticlimactic.
Once I searched the depths of my soul for the reason I was feeling such disdain towards the adult equivalent of a Kindergarten gold star in the "imagination" grade, the problem lay not with the institution of the Academy Awards. In fact, I generally enjoy watching them, even playing the scoring game and getting overly competitive with my family over best achievement in sound mixing (Waterworld was robbed in '95). However, this year, a dark cloud passed ominously over the Oscars. Or perhaps a shadow, cast by the wings of a large, night-stalking bird of prey...
'Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole' did not receive a single award. No, the magical owls received nary a single nomination. I understand that every movie nowadays is in 3D, and sharing a special effect with "Never Say Never" and "Gnomeo and Juliette"(don't even get me started about that one...) is not quite the bragging right most filmmakers would jump at, but this is OWLS in the THIRD DIMENSION we are talking about. Owls. In 3D.
To quote Karen Krizanovich of Radio Times: "So what if the owls' beaks look weird and there's a lot of death, slavery and brainwashing? This is a breathtakingly beautiful film for courageous kids who aren't afraid of heights."
Unfortunately, I am one of those cowardly individuals who gets vertigo on a step ladder, not to mention car sickness from any sort of 3D animation, so I did not see Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole. I have heard it referenced before, however, so I think I deserve an opinion on the matter. If Randy Newman can win an Oscar, than I think Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole has earned its naked man for the length of title alone.
And they speak English with perfect diction... Take THAT King's Speech.
