With 2020 fast approaching, this shall be my final blog of 2019 and the final blog in a decade in which I moved back to Johnstown, got engaged, wed, and had two kids. I am currently working on a project called "happily ever after".
When the decade started, I was not a blogger. I'm not exactly sure what I was. I know I was not whatever I am today. Today, I am a blogger, jogger, and mind boggler often jumbling together writing, exercise, ambition, and adventure. Of course, marriage and daughters have been critical to my jumble, my bumble, and those girls wrestle like it is a royal rumble.
Rhyming and alliteration often are a part of my prose process. And as I write this sentence, my two-year-old is climbing all over me from cranium to clavicle like a crazed creature. I write for pleasure even if finishing a paragraph can be painful. Alas, this decade is almost done.
I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Who knows when I will blog again, but I am sure I'll be back on the bombarded keyboard some time soon.
Stay positive Johnstown.
See you in 2020.
Monday, December 23, 2019
Sunday, December 1, 2019
Dad Movie Review: Frozen 2
When Frozen hit theatres in 2013, I was introduced to Elsa and Anna. That was the year my wife and I tied the knot. Now, Frozen 2 is upon us. Elsa, the oldest sister, has striking blonde hair and immense power. Our oldest daughter has striking blonde hair and she can be a power hungry 4-year-old. Anna, Elsa's younger sister, is silly yet brave with strawberry blonde hair. Our 2-year-old is a silly, brave redhead. Thankfully, that's where the similarities end. If my wife and I were like Elsa and Anna's parents, we would have died a horrific death in the open seas (spoiler alert).
And that's where my movie review begins - with Disney's ability to create captivating family films that do not shy away from tragedy. Bambi's mother? Shot and killed. Simba's Dad? Stampede survivor then thrown over a cliff. Elsa and Anna's parents? Drowned. Disney digs at our core. Yes, it is the most magical place on Earth, but at any moment, it could be your final magical moment on Earth.
In Frozen 2, the shipwreck that left Elsa and Anna to rule the kingdom is once again a critical part of the plot. While Frozen had a kingdom of isolation in the mountains, Frozen 2 takes us to a mysterious forest. Once in the woods, there is a lot of music, drama, and comedic timing from a talking snowman.
Olaf is a carrot-nosed joy. He once again is a scene stealer with rapid-fire observations and ideas. Without Olaf, the Frozen franchise would rely too much on a sibling saga and flashing lights. A bumbling snowman balances out the intensity of the adventure.
Sterling K. Brown plays the role of Lieutenant Destin Mattias. Brown is best known as Randall on This Is Us, the show that has become synonymous with crying. There is nothing like watching This Is Us after a long day of work and parenting. You dedicate your free time by watching actors go through a long day of work and parenting. Ultimately, you cry, unsure as to whether you are crying for Randall or for yourself. Entertainment and psychology at their finest. Lieutenant Destin Mattias did not make me cry; however, he is absolutley intertwined in the emotional thread that is Frozen 2.
Frozen 2 gets 2 thumbs up from me, or if you are a snowman, two sticks up. The music once again runs the gauntlet from empowering to somber to triumphant. The animation is terrific, particularly an underwater sequence that stars Elsa and a clydesdale. The ending, like all sequel endings, makes you wander, will there be a Frozen 3?
If Frozen 3 is released in 2025, will my 10-year-old and 8-year-old daughters still go to the movies with me? I will be in my 40s. I will need some Olaf at that point. Oh dear. I'm starting to overheat.
Well, this blog is over. Time to go watch This Is Us.
And that's where my movie review begins - with Disney's ability to create captivating family films that do not shy away from tragedy. Bambi's mother? Shot and killed. Simba's Dad? Stampede survivor then thrown over a cliff. Elsa and Anna's parents? Drowned. Disney digs at our core. Yes, it is the most magical place on Earth, but at any moment, it could be your final magical moment on Earth.
In Frozen 2, the shipwreck that left Elsa and Anna to rule the kingdom is once again a critical part of the plot. While Frozen had a kingdom of isolation in the mountains, Frozen 2 takes us to a mysterious forest. Once in the woods, there is a lot of music, drama, and comedic timing from a talking snowman.
Olaf is a carrot-nosed joy. He once again is a scene stealer with rapid-fire observations and ideas. Without Olaf, the Frozen franchise would rely too much on a sibling saga and flashing lights. A bumbling snowman balances out the intensity of the adventure.
Sterling K. Brown plays the role of Lieutenant Destin Mattias. Brown is best known as Randall on This Is Us, the show that has become synonymous with crying. There is nothing like watching This Is Us after a long day of work and parenting. You dedicate your free time by watching actors go through a long day of work and parenting. Ultimately, you cry, unsure as to whether you are crying for Randall or for yourself. Entertainment and psychology at their finest. Lieutenant Destin Mattias did not make me cry; however, he is absolutley intertwined in the emotional thread that is Frozen 2.
Frozen 2 gets 2 thumbs up from me, or if you are a snowman, two sticks up. The music once again runs the gauntlet from empowering to somber to triumphant. The animation is terrific, particularly an underwater sequence that stars Elsa and a clydesdale. The ending, like all sequel endings, makes you wander, will there be a Frozen 3?
If Frozen 3 is released in 2025, will my 10-year-old and 8-year-old daughters still go to the movies with me? I will be in my 40s. I will need some Olaf at that point. Oh dear. I'm starting to overheat.
Well, this blog is over. Time to go watch This Is Us.
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