iMedia: STOMP

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLzlJ8Cb1Ao&feature=related

Whenever I went to the movies, the first thing that would play would be this commercial for Dolby Digital. At first, It was a catchy tune that got me all pumped for the movie. Then, I would see it again, and again, and again until I could snap and stomp along to the entire commercial. Finally, after seeing it at least 100 times, I couldn't wait for the stupid thing to be over. Yet, when the commercial was replaced, I missed it. And now, I realize, I missed it because of the connection it had with me. I loved music, and that was, however strange and unusual it could be, music. I love music, and I always will. I love how you can express who you are, what you are, and what you want to be with merely a verse. This is a great example of expression through music. The people of STOMP see the beauty of small things in life, and what use they can be. Old basketballs, kitchen equipment, car keys, and trash cans are all ordinary dull things. What we don't realize is their value. Plus, it's pretty awesome to be cool enough to pull off banging a trash lid just to make noise. Now, strangley, I've watched the video 5 times in a row, and I'm not tired of it.

Connection: Goneril, Regan and the ugly stepsisters

I'm not saying Goneril, and Regan are ugly (well, Goneril's a couger but I don't even know where to start with that), but the sisters from King Lear and the ugly stepsisters of Cinderella are very similar. They are all power hungry, and stop at nothing to get closer to the top, even if they have to push eachother out of the way. Their priorities and desires are jumbled up, and result in selfishness. And, they are all fools in a certain way. Another thing similar is that both pairs of sisters have a third sister, This third sister is the most independent with her thoughts, and is the one who is much kinder and selfless. She also ends up achieving the most of her dreams in the end. Cinderella marries the prince, Cordelia is set free of all the turmoil going on with her other two sisters. The moral of the characters has an influence on women to stand up for themselves and to be as selfless as possible througout their lives, which is important. One might think that the Grimm Brothers took some ideas from good old Shakespeare...

360 Degrees: Rock and Roll

It's amazing and basically shaped the entire end of the 20th century. Many people, particularly the ones from that generation, think it turned music from fluffy crap to hard core good stuff. Or, to the people happy with the charlston it could be an anathema to this world and a bad influence on the younger generations. The reason why there are druggies and crazy rebels. The reason the Vietnam war was so opposed. Or, It could be the greatest thing ever heard. Or just noise. These are probably the most common opinions for those opposed and for Rock and Roll music. How did some simple songs about life become the most controversial and life changing things in the '60s and '70s? Why were most of the older people afraid of it? Surely they had some life changing music in their days. I decided to do Rock and Roll because of the new movie "Pirate Radio" about a bunch of people who decide to illegally broadcast Rock and Roll in the time when The UK's government banned it from the radio. What if they banned Rock and Roll for good, so it was never heard from again? How different would life be? Can one genre change the world? I guess so!