I haven't started doing much work yet, mostly odds and ends as I fight the anxiety of not having my book orders in yet for this fall's courses. Since I'm not working much, I don't have many thoughts. I have consumed media (hours and hours of the Tour de France). Here's my two cents on the movies:
Wanted: not wanted at all. Just say no to exploding rats. Still, some cool images and ideas. Weird how the whole doesn't work.
Walle: wonderful, exquisite, heart-breaking. I want so see the first 30 minutes again and again. I loved the way that the ordinaries of everyday commercial objects, in all their mass productiveness, became enchanting. The difference between garbage and a cherished object of desire is that it is desired. Pixar as Lacan.
The Dark Knight: amazing. I want to see the last 90 minutes again and again. My preference would be to see just all the scenes with Heath Ledger.
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