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Not that I really planned to, it just turned out that way. I have a free month of Hulu and I'm trying to get through all the movies I wanted to watch. And Black Sails.
First was Rocketman. Loved it! I really liked that they did it as a jukebox musical, and added all the surreal elements that musicals can have. I have Elton John songs stuck in my head now. Although I'm sort of meh about his music. Some I really love, but some I find overly sentimental. And some I appreciate in other contexts. Like Tiny Dancer. I didn't like that one until Almost Famous.
Next up was I, Tonya, which is one that I can actually remember happening. Really strong cast, obviously. I find it a little sad that Tonya Harding's accomplishments will always be overshadowed by her mistakes and bad judgment. I still don't know whether she was in on the plan or not. I have very vivid memories of the Lillehammer Olympics, maybe because of that story line.
Then last night, I watched Loving Vincent. Which was breathtaking. And made me cry. The basic plot synopsis: A year after Vincent Van Gogh's death, a young man who had been the subject of one of his paintings tries to deliver the painter's last letter and in the process ends up investigating his death. Also --> you say it goff?
I can recommend all three movies if you're in the mood for biopics!
First was Rocketman. Loved it! I really liked that they did it as a jukebox musical, and added all the surreal elements that musicals can have. I have Elton John songs stuck in my head now. Although I'm sort of meh about his music. Some I really love, but some I find overly sentimental. And some I appreciate in other contexts. Like Tiny Dancer. I didn't like that one until Almost Famous.
Next up was I, Tonya, which is one that I can actually remember happening. Really strong cast, obviously. I find it a little sad that Tonya Harding's accomplishments will always be overshadowed by her mistakes and bad judgment. I still don't know whether she was in on the plan or not. I have very vivid memories of the Lillehammer Olympics, maybe because of that story line.
Then last night, I watched Loving Vincent. Which was breathtaking. And made me cry. The basic plot synopsis: A year after Vincent Van Gogh's death, a young man who had been the subject of one of his paintings tries to deliver the painter's last letter and in the process ends up investigating his death. Also --> you say it goff?
I can recommend all three movies if you're in the mood for biopics!
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Date: 2020-06-09 02:38 pm (UTC)From:I've been meaning to watch Loving Vincent for ages!! It's a shame I can't get Hulu in the UK, I have to look into some way to watch it.
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Date: 2020-06-10 02:57 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2020-06-09 03:17 pm (UTC)From:Enjoy Black Sails -- it gets better and better (and much less rapey) after the first season, so I encourage you to stick with it to the very end if you can.
And I'm not sure, but I think "goff" is the British, deliberately not-French pronunciation. Like the way the Brits say "valet" and "filet" with the T, unlike, you know, the French. Because centuries of war and all that. Thanks for the recs!
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Date: 2020-06-10 03:00 pm (UTC)From:And yet, I, as an American, pronounce all those words the French way. I wonder why? You'd think we get most of our pronunciation from the British.
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Date: 2020-06-10 03:20 pm (UTC)From:1), Lots of French settlers, explorers, trappers, etc. in North America from very early on in its colonization phase, all the way from Quebec down to Louisiana and Texas (there is a city in Texas named Paris).
2) French money, weapons, and tactical assistance tipped the balance in favor of the Colonies during the Revolutionary War. Benjamin Franklin was a noted (notorious!) Francophile and diplomat who negotiated treaties with France.
3) American English is a brute that mugs other languages in alleyways and steals words wholesale if it doesn't already have the precise word, because it is a very precise language. And while we're discussing linguistics, we should ask the valet to order some tacos and gumbo while tapping a tsunami of emoji into our phones and appreciating the zeitgeist of it all (or something). :D
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Date: 2020-06-10 03:29 pm (UTC)From:Which I can guarantee should be revised depending on where you live!!!
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Date: 2020-06-10 03:44 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2020-06-09 05:17 pm (UTC)From:Like
Feel free to talk and gush about Black Sails because I am definitely here for it :)
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Date: 2020-06-10 03:01 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2020-06-10 04:19 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2020-06-10 12:38 pm (UTC)From:I continued to follow both Nancy and Tonya over the years. Nancy went on to become a beautiful person, devoted to her family. The knee is a blip in her past.
Tonya on the other hand has not changed at all. She is still trailer trash, she is still blaming the entire world for her trailer trash life and still talking smack about Nancy. She could have been a motivational speaker, gone out and shown young people what bad things can happen when you let greed and bad boyfriend's steal your soul. But newp. She let bitterness ruin her entire life. She proves a phrase I say often ... "a shitty life is not permission to be a shitty person".
She has no intention of learning from her past. She's too busy feeling sorry for herself .
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Date: 2020-06-10 03:09 pm (UTC)From:I was also surprised that Tonya didn't learn from it all, and refused to take responsibility for anything.