RACHNA. RACHNAAAAAAA. IF I COULD TWIRL THIS POST AND HUG IT CLOSE TO MY HEART, I WOULD. Skipping the Castle stuff for now because I'm still not quite caught up yet but I might swing back here for more word-vomiting once I am.
Your description of Steve's goodness is so on point that it actually hurts a little, because fuck yes. I love love love how his physical transformation only served to facilitate and amplify his inherent heroism, that it wasn't just the muscles that made the man. Steve's story was about the little guy from Brooklyn who wanted so badly to have a chance to contribute to the cause, who got it, and who fought not to seize glory for himself or even for his country but to do good. It's simple but poignant, and human in a way that I wish more people connected with because then maybe they wouldn't be so dismissive of it. And I'm pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed Chris Evans in this role because I've seen him in other things and was fairly indifferent to him as an actor.
I've already rambled to you about everything else so I'll just say that I wholeheartedly agree with everything you mentioned and I'm finding it difficult to be anything but sulky about The Avengers and the setting for Captain America 2. And the fact that Sebastian Stan has apparently been signed to multiple movies whereas Hayley Atwell probably won't make another appearance and aslkdjas;ldkjasldkj I HATE EVERYTHING SO MUCH.
As for Bridesmaids, oh man, I was not expecting to weep as much as I did. Maybe it's because of where I am in my life right now, but all of the friendships and Annie's hurt really pierced me with their realism. Not to mention the fact that I love how the ladies in the film felt like women I'd know in real life. And, as you mentioned, how these actresses got an entire movie to showcase their chops. I do wish we'd gotten seen Annie find more of a sense of direction in terms of resolving her personal problems (bake out of your mom's kitchen and sell your wares online! It could work!), but I really adored her conversation with Megan and its bottom line of you are your problem -- and your solution.
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Date: 2011-10-24 04:51 am (UTC)Your description of Steve's goodness is so on point that it actually hurts a little, because fuck yes. I love love love how his physical transformation only served to facilitate and amplify his inherent heroism, that it wasn't just the muscles that made the man. Steve's story was about the little guy from Brooklyn who wanted so badly to have a chance to contribute to the cause, who got it, and who fought not to seize glory for himself or even for his country but to do good. It's simple but poignant, and human in a way that I wish more people connected with because then maybe they wouldn't be so dismissive of it. And I'm pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed Chris Evans in this role because I've seen him in other things and was fairly indifferent to him as an actor.
I've already rambled to you about everything else so I'll just say that I wholeheartedly agree with everything you mentioned and I'm finding it difficult to be anything but sulky about The Avengers and the setting for Captain America 2. And the fact that Sebastian Stan has apparently been signed to multiple movies whereas Hayley Atwell probably won't make another appearance and aslkdjas;ldkjasldkj I HATE EVERYTHING SO MUCH.
As for Bridesmaids, oh man, I was not expecting to weep as much as I did. Maybe it's because of where I am in my life right now, but all of the friendships and Annie's hurt really pierced me with their realism. Not to mention the fact that I love how the ladies in the film felt like women I'd know in real life. And, as you mentioned, how these actresses got an entire movie to showcase their chops. I do wish we'd gotten seen Annie find more of a sense of direction in terms of resolving her personal problems (bake out of your mom's kitchen and sell your wares online! It could work!), but I really adored her conversation with Megan and its bottom line of you are your problem -- and your solution.