Subject: The No Drama Blog
Posted by: terraorca
Date: Jun 05 18
We can talk movies, music, weather, sports, news, achievements, basically anything permitted by Fun Trivia Blog rules.
There is no drama permitted on this blog, no one is allowed to trash talk anyone else.
Posted by: terraorca
Date: Jun 05 18
We can talk movies, music, weather, sports, news, achievements, basically anything permitted by Fun Trivia Blog rules.
There is no drama permitted on this blog, no one is allowed to trash talk anyone else.
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UmberWunFayun 
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'Secret Window' was adapted from a story by Stephen King, known for his aversion to happy endings. Mort Rainey was played by Johnny Depp, and a lot of the most pertinent scenes were conveyed visually, rather than with sound - how different people saw the same scene, writing on walls, corn growing in the 'secret garden' - so I'm not surprised that it was hard to follow. King is my favourite author, but I much prefer to read his work rather than watch some of the truly awful adaptations which have been made. Reply #1241. Jan 24 19, 5:29 PM |
Jazmee27
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Yeah. I have read some of King's stuff (availability comes in here, so not that particular work... quite a few short stories, as sometimes they are featured in one of my magazines). Yeah, and explains why I don't remember anything but the title of the movie; those that are more visual than anything else are forgettable pretty much right away. If I know the library for the blind has a certain title, I call and order it. I get catalogs of what is available. The audio library has better customer service than the Braille one (this is, sadly, falling into a stereotype... sometimes, location isk, um, doing that [not sure how to convey that thought without being insulting]). Reply #1242. Jan 24 19, 7:31 PM |
terraorca
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Reply #1243. Jan 25 19, 12:19 PM |
| UmberWunFayun
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The books are a thousand times better than the movies. King gets a bad rap because he's so prolific, and because his genre of choice is horror, but there's nothing wrong with working hard, and the horror elements are secondary. What he actually writes about are ordinary people in extraordinary situations. The characters are flawed, real, and very relatable, and he includes lots of references to real brands, events, nostalgia and pop culture, which help to make his stories feel very real despite the supernatural themes. The people talk like real people. He's also written some excellent material which has little or no supernatural content, like Cujo, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Apt Pupil, The Shawshank Redemption, The Body (made into the movie Stand By Me) and The Running Man. That last one has nothing in common with the movie adaptation other than the title and the lead character's name. It's an entirely different story altogether, and worth a read. Reply #1244. Jan 25 19, 3:05 PM |
Memorycat65
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I'm a huge King fan (except for few of his books), but have always appreciated how he appropriates myth to tell his stories. A few examples include "Rose Madder" (the legend of the Minotaur) and "Insomnia" (The story of the Greek Fates). I find that truly cool. Anne Reply #1245. Jan 25 19, 5:21 PM |
| terraorca
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Reply #1246. Jan 25 19, 6:16 PM |
| Jazmee27
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We dont all have the time. Nothing wrong with that. I took two philosophy courses in college. Still have the textbooks parent scanned into this computer. Also took three psych classes, two case management, one human services, a speech course, two or three English, one sociology, biology (that and math were those I failed), cultural anthropology, western civilizations, and a music course. Reply #1247. Jan 25 19, 10:55 PM |
rubytops
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Never read any Stephen King books and only films I have seen are The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption. Reply #1248. Jan 26 19, 1:44 AM |
| UmberWunFayun
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Well, at least you've seen the two good ones! Reply #1249. Jan 26 19, 2:12 AM |
| Jazmee27
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Never saw the films. Heard Shawshank Redemption and Green Mile on audio. Mind you, could only find abridged audio... that's about as close to a movie as you're gonna get. Reply #1250. Jan 26 19, 9:02 AM |
| terraorca
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Reply #1251. Jan 26 19, 10:14 AM |
| Memorycat65
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"The Shining" is one of King's best, in my opinion. It's definitely supernatural in content, but it's also about a lot of other things too: family relationships, marriage, the power of love, alcoholism, and the effect it has on the user and those around him. I agree with Umber that there are a lot of King's books that don't fit into the "horror" genre, and that his books are better than movie adaptations of them. He has a series of detective novels: "Mr. Mercedes", "Finders Keepers", and " End of Shift" that are simply wonderful. One thing is for sure, this guy has a superlative imagination and is prolific. I do "get it" though, that since you are in school that outside reading goes by the wayside - been there and done that! Speaking of school, how's it going? Besides Plato, what are some of your other assigned readings? Also, what kind of math are you taking? Inquiring minds want to know! Anne Reply #1252. Jan 26 19, 11:57 AM |
nmerr
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I prefer reading Stephen King novels that aren't horror They're some of his best. Reply #1253. Jan 26 19, 12:27 PM |
| Jazmee27
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Havent been fortunate enough to come across those other titles. Reply #1254. Jan 26 19, 12:43 PM |
| terraorca
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Reply #1255. Jan 26 19, 1:21 PM |
| Jazmee27
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Sounds interesting Reply #1256. Jan 26 19, 4:46 PM |
| terraorca
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Reply #1257. Jan 27 19, 11:30 PM |
| UmberWunFayun
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I've read them all, they're incredible. The recent movie that was made, adapted from the first book, "The Gunslinger", is absolutely no indication of how good the books are. King has his own interwoven 'universe', the way there's a Star Wars Universe, a Marvel Universe, etc, with crossover characters and locations, and because he spent around 30 years writing The Dark Tower series, a lot of his other work is referenced within them. And because it's a long series, he got much more of a chance to do what he's best at - make us care about his characters, and give us real insights into the complexities of human nature and relationships. The whole thing was originally inspired by the classic 1855 poem "Childe Roland To The Dark Tower Came" by Robert Browning. King himself is a big fan of classic literature, and was an English teacher for years. One of his own favourite books is "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding, which I think demonstrates his fascination with dissecting human nature, and how adversity and extremes can push us to our most heinous, base selves, or our most beautiful. In The Dark Tower series, the characters are faced with these choices of light or dark many times during the ultimate question; how many times can one justify choosing the darker path to reach one's glorious goal for light, without becoming so dark inside that the goal itself is tainted and pointless? Reply #1258. Jan 28 19, 2:50 AM |
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Sorry, just realised I kind of wrote an essay....... Reply #1259. Jan 28 19, 2:51 AM |
em1958
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That's fine Umber, I agree. I think King would have to be my favourite author. Reply #1260. Jan 28 19, 4:56 AM |
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