I'm on Fire

[zaichikarky]

First of all. I have officially somehow found an 80s music vid that isn't cheesy as fuck! It's one of my favorites from The Boss and he's actually done very few proper music vids. Have I ever mentioned how much I love LOVE Springsteen. Doesn't help that actually I find him very easy on the eyes. I am attracted to very , VERY few rock stars/musicians. He was pretty damn fine in the 80s though lol.

As of now my favorite bands are in this order:

1. Journey (always and forever Journey)
2. Depeche Mode (always and forever in second XD)
3. Rolling Stones
4. REO Speed Wagon
5. Springsteen
6. New Order

Anything after 3 actually kind of changes depending on my current obsessions. He's actually on tour now. He'll be in town in March. I am very tempted to go. None of my friends like my music so I have to beg and plead one/both of my parents to go with me XD;. I'm seeing Black Sabbath's farewell tour next month. I am very sad I didn't get to see Rush's farewell tour : (.



I was very weary going into The Force Awakens. It's because Justin did tell me there was a death and he got spoiled on it right before he went to see it on opening day. IMMEDIATELY I guessed who it was and I threatened to boycott the film. Justin refused to confirm my spoiler, but dad did. I guess Harrison Ford got many more millions than the other old actors because he wouldn't be in the rest of the sequels.

I'd rather they killed off Leia >_>. I don't know, I've never really had an affinity for any Star Wars character other than Han Solo and possibly Yoda. I just feel like every single other character is just way too one dimensional. Han Solo is the only multi-dimensional, interesting character. He is funny, brooding, sarcastic, wise-talking, crazy, fun, and all around awesome. That can't be said about any other character in the entire Star Wars Universe... well in my *cough*humble*cough* opinion. It also doesn't help I have a crush on young Harrison Ford, but meh. That was literally the only part of the movie I didn't like and I prepared myself for it.

My dad didn't like it because his expectations were too high. Literally he said "this movie had so much hype, I thought it would be as good as Empire Strikes Back" and it's like wow lulz. You can't expect this to be on par with the best Star Wars film. My expectations were that it would be better than the prequels, for which they exceeded. I actually didn't like any of the prequels except maybe the first one. Everyone hated the first prequel because they hated Jar Jar. I thought Jar Jar was cute, and little Annikan was cute, and I felt like it went in a completely new direction, which I was fond of. Prequel 2 and 3 just ugh... I hated them. I remember so little about them that I'd rather just forget they existed.

The Force Awakens was pretty damn good. Some people complain that Rey is too much of a Mary Sue and too overpowered. I kind of say "eh" to that one because while she won against Kylo, he was significantly weakened by the time she got to him. Dad didn't like Finn because he thought he was too over powered and "he didn't fit in at all". And actually keep in mind Finn lost both of his light saber duels. I think the last comment is because he's unused to seeing a black dude in a lead role in Star Wars and honestly people who feel that way can STFU because immediately when I hear that, that's what I think. I think he fits in great and is a really funny character. I'd like to see what they do with him for the rest of the series.

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[laeryn.livejournal.com]

All this calling Rey a Mary Sue made me think about the term. I now feel like the term Mary Sue is too often used for characters who aren't, just because some people don't like (sometimes subconsciously) that a woman (a lead on top of that!) might be that competent. But like, a guy friend was the other day watching the other six on a marathon, and he was like if Rey is a Mary Sue, both Anakin and Luke are Gary Stu's!. I think it's a double standard and too often the Mary Sue label is thrown too easily. Women can do things. And I thought Rey's competence in all she did was for the most part justified. I am nowadays REALLY wary of anyone using the term lightly.

In any case, I loooooved the movie. And in retrospect, it makes sense that Han Solo died because Harrison Ford had wanted him dead in The Return Of The Jedi. He pretty much always thought he ought to have died, and I think him dying was probably his condition to sign up for The Force Awakens. I literally got up from my seat and said NOOO out loud in the theatre, but in retrospect it also makes sense. The shadow Han Solo casts is imo too big for the new generation to fully bloom under it. We needed to move on and killing Han Solo was a good way. And who's going to forgive Kylo Ren after that? Spoiler: NOT ME.

BUT IT WAS SO GOOD imo. I had so much fun. I laughed. I felt affection for the characters. And yes, I do love that the leads include a black man, a woman and a Hispanic man. Yay for representation.

[majesticzaichik.livejournal.com]

Do you know the origins of that term "Mary Sue"? Apparently it was a super bad star trek fanfic from way back in the day where there was some Ensign Mary Sue and she was too perfect. I think you bring up a very good point, that this term only exists with female characters and that's partially because people aren't used to seeing such strong female leads.

I had no idea Harrison Ford wanted Han Solo to die off. I wonder why. I wonder if he doesn't like his character XD;. Maybe he's too strong of a role for the sequels and I guess we might need to move on, but still : (. I think Kevin Smith wanted Kyolo to die by having Chewie rip apart his face. I hope that happens too, but have a feeling that Kyolo will reform right before death, just like Darth Vader.

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

Glad that you enjoyed the Force Awakens :)

I think the last comment is because he's unused to seeing a black dude in a lead role in Star Wars and honestly people who feel that way can STFU because immediately when I hear that, that's what I think. I think he fits in great and is a really funny character. I'd like to see what they do with him for the rest of the series.

I totally agree with you there.

[blue-eye.livejournal.com]

OMG!!!

SQUEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

I haven't seen this video in at least 25 years, probably more!

I love Springsteen as well...haven't seen him in concert in a few years though.

You and I have very similar tastes in music.

[majesticzaichik.livejournal.com]

Yeah I like the music from your generation! I think I was born at the wrong time >_>. I guess the internet is nice, but what I would give to be alive in the 70s and 80s!

[blue-eye.livejournal.com]

It was great!

I did a lot of clubbing back then and had the big hair!

Wouldn't you know, Springsteen came up in a conversation today in the most unlikely places...at a high school with one of the admins. I don't even know how it came up, but I was like whoa...

I saw him first in 85 when I was 20. I tried to go in 80 or 81 but I was 15/16 and my mother nixed it :-(.

[majesticzaichik.livejournal.com]

Wow!! Is that you back in the day? Yes, your hair was quite 80s : ). I'm very jealous that you got to see him in '85. I was born in '85 ;_;

[blue-eye.livejournal.com]

That's me!

I kept AquaNet in business :-).