Indiana Jones--two thumbs way way up.

Hey there. Sorry I've been kind of missing in action of late. It's been a crazy month.

I just wanted to drop a quick line to say I saw the new Indy flick last night. I kind of want to see it again. It was pretty groovy.

If you're looking for a fun film and a great escape, and if you enjoyed any of the other Indy films, this is definitely one to catch on the big screen.

We got some great new characters and got to revisit some old favorites. Even though Sean Connery couldn't reprise his role as Henry Jones Sr. they managed to work him in to the story in a a very nice way. They also managed to make Marcus Brody a part of the story even though the character himself was sadly absent.

I don't want to go into too much detail because I don't want to spoil this one for anyone who might be going to see it. I just wanted to throw in my two cents. Loved it.

Anyhoo, I'll try not to be such a stranger this month. Hope all is well with you. Have a great one!

Much love,
C

The enemy's gate is down...

Earlier today I was thinking about the book Ender's Game again. Written by Orson Scott Card, this is most likely one of the best science fiction novels ever written. I'm completely serious when I say that, no exaggerating. Like Harry Potter, it was written for children but it stands the test of time for adult readers, providing a compelling story and fascinating characters. What makes it pass that particular test, by the way, is that Card doesn't dumb down his writing just because his intended audience isn't out of school yet. It's a future alternate history type story--but there are also space ships, so it combines many of my favorite parts of science fiction.

While Ender's Game stands alone as an insanely brilliant work of fiction--Card also followed it up with several more novels in the series, as well as a secondary series starting from the book Ender's Shadow which also relates the events of Ender's Game but from another character's point of view, which really gives you a completely different story within the same universe. Pure genius.

So, imagine my surprise when I pulled up my daily dose of SyFy Portal to find this interesting article regarding the genre distinctions between science fiction and fantasy. There's Dan Compora, talking about how truly awesome Ender's Game is. I think the universe is telling me I need to pull this one out again and give it another read. I guess that means I need to finally get down to getting my books unpacked from when I moved way back in September...

Also, Orson Scott Card is a huge Firefly fan. Sweet.

So...I think we could all use a little Card in our life, go check it out.

Until next time,
C