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July 19, 2003
just some thoughts..
some things goin thru my head..
- just got back from watchin t3. as one of my co-workers said, "it was entertaining". i actually thought the story was decent, but the execution needed work--the direction didnt contain the same kind of passion as when helmed by james cameron..
didja like how the new machine was called the "terminatrix"? yeah, not-so-subtle way of ridin the matrix's wave..
yet as hackneyed as the whole self-aware artificial intelligence premise is in any film, ill always go see it. wut? a new movie about machines takin over the world? im there. automatic $6 bucks for the movie studio..
- by the way, this was the first time i saw a film in the theatre by myself. weird..
- so i was glued to the television for about an hr last nite watchin sportscenter coverin the latest development on kobe bryant. im so enthralled by the whole thang cuz the ramifications seem so sad..
as hated as he is (by me) for bein an mj-copycat who rode shaq-daddys coattails to three championships, i actually feel bad for him now, for two reasons:
1) the thing is, i dont wanna see him go to jail. i wanna see great basketball. have you seen all his highlights the news have been showin repeatedly? baseline reverse dunk? fastbreak, spin-around-the-defender lean-in slam?
and right now, he and tmac have the greatest one-on-one show goin on. itd be a shame to see him turn in the purple-and-gold for pinstripes and start bein referred to as "my date tonite" by some 300-lb inmate..
2) one thing i keep thinkin about is, wut IF he is tellin the truth? that nothin else happened other than wut was consensual? then it doesnt matter how loud he shouts or sincerely he speaks--even if he is found innocent, who will truly believe and trust him from a character point-of-view..
it reminds me of bein in a heated argument and i know for an absolute fact that wut i am contendin is truth and is right. yet no matter how persuasive i am, there is no way of convincin my opponent otherwise--no budgin wutsoever. which only fuels the anger and frustration because it is simply unfair that truth will not be accepted..
if he is bein truthful, then kobe can proclaim his innocence all he wants and spout "consensual" a million times over. cuz neither you or i will ever believe him..
..because it is unfair..
Posted by chars at July 19, 2003 03:20 PM
Comments
Terminatrix is a play on the word dominatrix. It's used in this case to connotate a powerful, dominant woman who like to cause pain.
Right now Kobe is playing Jay Z's HOVA. "Not Guilty, y'all got to feel me."
Posted by: Harry at July 20, 2003 09:50 AM
you know what would be great? maybe a perfect script for an oscar/blockbuster movie? kobe goes to jail for rape for 8 years, then comes back 50 pounds heavier, and slower, but w/ an attitude. he'd play dirty, curse at everyone, get into fights during games... now that'd be awesome
Posted by: mungmungdog at July 31, 2003 03:38 PM