I see the differences growing up can make... These are just a few thoughts I had last night, but it was way too late for me to start blogging and so I must do so now. Last night I went to go see "The Fall," I had no clue what was in store for me, a friend of mine recently came back up to Burlington to work Governor's Institute with me this next week and he really wanted to go see it. I thought it'd be fun if I didn't watch any trailers or anything and just went, and I'm really happy I did. This movie blew me away in many respects, but mainly it was the main character, a five year old girl, who just really was amazing. I'm not sure how to describe this movie, but the best way to describe the concept is of seeing life through a young child's mind. Seeing not only how they interpret the world around them but the stories they are told by adults, adding in this own imagery based on their experiences. It was just really fantastic, and it brought me back reminiscing about Peter Pan and believing in the unbelievable. I try hard sometimes to see into life a little differently, see the wonder in the world around me, but I think I've lost some of that "fantasticalness" especially when it comes to my art. Mainly this all got me thinking heavily on the game that Lauren and I are going to create next year, and the fact that perhaps we can really exaggerate reality much much more with this game, to make it as interesting as possible... I've got some ideas =)
I was further encouraged by my hypothesis that growing up dulls childhood fantasy and awe in the world, during my walk home. No sooner had we left the theater did we encounter not one but two separate couples in a heated inebriated debate. Continuing with the walk home we passed several stumbling people attempting to make their way home, a house party, and a guy peeing in the bushes next to the sidewalk. This sort of experience just kind of made me laugh at reality a little bit, and allowed me to take a step back. It's interesting how so much can change... Wish me luck we start GIV today
I was further encouraged by my hypothesis that growing up dulls childhood fantasy and awe in the world, during my walk home. No sooner had we left the theater did we encounter not one but two separate couples in a heated inebriated debate. Continuing with the walk home we passed several stumbling people attempting to make their way home, a house party, and a guy peeing in the bushes next to the sidewalk. This sort of experience just kind of made me laugh at reality a little bit, and allowed me to take a step back. It's interesting how so much can change... Wish me luck we start GIV today
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