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My First Reaction to Spartacus' Finale
Apr. 13th, 2013 09:30 amWell, damn... O.O I guess I will be getting the DVD box set after all!
( What Steven DeKnight said... )
( What Steven DeKnight said... )
Apr. 13th, 2013
30 day memes are HARD. So, a 7 day meme it is.
Let's face it, even today, characters of color aren't all that well written in movies or on TV. They are either token characters or they are written so that it's hard to empathize with them, at least IMHO (see Sam's wife on NCIS:LA). So, I decided to celebrate those that I personally found well written and simply rockin' awesome!
Morpheus, Matrix
Morpheus definitely wasn't a token character. His part was just as important as Neo's, he wasn't a follower, his and Neo's storylines ran parallel to each other. Without Morpheus, there would have been no Neo and vice versa. It was Morpheus who made the humans fight, who forced them to face the machines, who was so determined to lead them out of slavery that he put everything else aside, his personal life and even his love for Niobe. He was just as much a savior of his people as Neo. And for this, I loved him!
Let's face it, even today, characters of color aren't all that well written in movies or on TV. They are either token characters or they are written so that it's hard to empathize with them, at least IMHO (see Sam's wife on NCIS:LA). So, I decided to celebrate those that I personally found well written and simply rockin' awesome!
Morpheus, Matrix
Morpheus definitely wasn't a token character. His part was just as important as Neo's, he wasn't a follower, his and Neo's storylines ran parallel to each other. Without Morpheus, there would have been no Neo and vice versa. It was Morpheus who made the humans fight, who forced them to face the machines, who was so determined to lead them out of slavery that he put everything else aside, his personal life and even his love for Niobe. He was just as much a savior of his people as Neo. And for this, I loved him!
Despite my misgivings, I decided to give a try to Da Vinci's Demons. And I was very, very disappointed. EVERYBODY but Leonardo seemed to be gay. Seriously, completely at random, men fucking men but Leonardo? He fucked/flirted his way through the episode with women. If this is their idea of "addressing" his bisexuality/homosexuality then no, thank you! Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the most famous gay/bi or asexual, if you want, persons EVER! Here, he's so aggressively heterosexual that the bit where he actually checks out a guy feels like an afterthought, in a "Oh, yes, almost forgot! See how GAY he is?" way. Eh.
Also, the actor. He's so 21st century - his looks, his behavior - that I just don't believe he's Da Vinci. I thought they would choose someone with more charisma. Whenever he has a scene with Alexander Siddig - of the ST:DS9 fame! - he's totally overshadowed by him.
Eh. Just... eh. I might go back to it and give it try in another 5 or 6 episodes, to see if it gets any better - I mean, Spartacus didn't really start working for me till Liam McIntyre took over and Nasir joined the game - but right now? Both thumbs down.
