KING KONG

so, i went to a test screening of "King Kong" last night, and i want everyone i know to boycott this film. Simply put, it is the most irresponsible and corrosive misrepresentation of aboriginal/indigenous/ phenotypically non-European people i have ever witnessed in contemporary cinema.*

a short description: The un - assuming Caucasian stars arrive on a remote tropical island in POLYNESIA - their first encounter is with a "savage" played by a small white girl - painted head to toe charcoal black - complete with small bones through her nose and ears - her uncivilized nature is further punctuated when she violently bites one of the benevolent white people when he offers her chocolate

of course, Mayhem ensues as hundreds of "savages" erupt onto the screen, violently assaulting and murdering the civilized white travelers.** a few important points - the actors chosen to fill the roles of the principal savages: an old woman chanting some curse. the aforementioned young girl, and a violent young male warrior type, are all white actors painted TAR black - BUT - the hundreds of extras who fill the roles of the rest of the savages are clearly black - if i had to guess - of west African extraction.

this may sound like overstatement - but when u see the film (please visit your local bootlegger - or download the film using file sharing software) u will understand how intensely irresponsible the filmmakers must have been - These are all seemingly intelligent people - artisans even - who were entrusted with two hundred and seven million dollars*** to turn out this film. it is insane that with that much money - and that many people involved - no one noticed that there were 200 people walking around on set - made up as if they were FRESH OFF the set of a 30's minstrel show.

i don't know about u - but i could make about 207 very good films with 207 million dollars - and that is another reason why we can't support this debasement. we are buying in 10 dollars at a time - to a system that values spectacle over all else - especially aesthetics.

so please - don't go - i know that the slick action sequences that 207 mil can turn out - are very seductive to say the least - but don't go to the theater and see this - or rather just don't pay - again i refer you to your local bootlegger or you dsl Internet connection.

-footnotes

*kinda like "Tears of the Sun" but worse... well maybe not worse because antoine fuqua - the guy who directed that movie is / (was) black

** if the Aztecs, Nguni, Maori, and Seminoles had known to kill the white "visitors" on sight - maybe the world would be a better place.

*** http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4384458.stm

as my mother says - "on and UP"

Terence

FAREWELL CAPETOWN

well! im home now - and im having reverse culture shock, im no longer in the majority and that is more shocking than instantly being in the majority upon arriving in south africa. the place and people there definatly came to feel like home, and i intensly miss th epeople i got to know while there, which is a good thing cause that means i experienced somthing relevant with them. i find that my idea of physical beauty, expecially with nature and what not has been re -appropriated along with my idea of home, i think it probably has something to do with living at the foot of a mountain and the view of the ocean to and from school everyday, its kind of hard to just BE here in america now, in that my mind races about every day things more so than it used to, for instance the sheer excess that seems to be here, you can drive for five minutes in any direction and find a starbucks, McDonalds, GAP, officemax, walmart, kmart, its very mind numbing, the volume of product, and the feverishness of consumption is very hard to deal with, i also sort of feel trapped in my house because of the wackness of public transportation and the fact that i kind of feel theres notheing to explore here, no new place to go or new person to meet. but im moving to ny soon (gooing to nyu for grad school ) so maybe the static - ness will be broken, im working on some websites so there is alot of indoor work to do which doesn't excite me. but we shall see how the plot unfolds, ill keep u updated here the name of the site may change tho- lemme try this new picture thingy hold on

another version

here is another version of the movie, tell me which one you like better

http://s27.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1SHR1VA7QB6X50IOOTQ7TJDB92

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monopolized time

ahh dearest blog,

school work has kept me away from you + specifically me finishing my movie + which u can download for your viewing pleasure using the link below

http://s33.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2KAO0C3ACHNFB2VIDN50WDHW8F

please give a brother some FEEDBACK! and share it with ur friends, the word for the day is BOOTLEG!

(notes: if u don't have quicktime u won't be able to view the movie, but don't worry, simply download quicktime at www.apple.com/quicktime/ and watch away!)

love for the lovers and especially the loved!


TEA

yoda is cool

if so powerfull you are - leave why do you - one of the best pieces of dialouge in modern cinema. ( i saw star wars yesterday ) the end is near too near + it was my last day with the kids yesterday, i got some great footage of them singing and dancing + can't wait to share it + plus like five rolls of film + overall the "volunteering" experience me has me feeling much more enriched than anyone i may have "helped" + which i sort of anticipated given my PT experience + still trippin about grad school if u have any advice post it please

gotta jet

More visuals!

if your tryin to see more pics of mocambique and a few pics of the ocean view excursion- (more to come soon) - i suggest you copy and past the link photos.yahoo.com/napstract into your browsers navigation bar - so you can see the aformentioned locales in black and white + for all you photographers / artists etc. no the images haven't been photoshoped they just came out real contrasty and grainy like that in the scan, i developed the negatives myself and im lookin at em now and they dont look as contrasty as they do on my screen + so when i re-scan myself + ill let you know + but i sort of like the wierd effect + check out the chiken man picture its my favorite of all time. again the link, photos.yahoo.com/napstract

peace

TIME IS RUNNING OUT

yea dude + time is runnin out on a free african + i meet ppl everyday + i see so much new stuff + time is FLYING + on one hand i feel like ive been here for years + on the other i feel like my time here is goin quicker than the wick on a pipe bomb + and leaving will be similar to the explosion + it just feels really home-ish here now + (reference the film "garden state" and the main characters musings about the plight of the early 20's and ones relocation of their ideals of house and home) + and i don't know where im goin to school + and i don't wanna go anywhere cold + and i realized every where i applied is gonna be cold + but i know im goin so i gotta make a choice like freakin yesterday + learnin alot of languages + thinkin i wanna go back to school to be a master linquist and economist so i can infiltrate the freakin IMF and world bank and take em down from the inside +

ALL I GOTTA SAY is (kiddies look away-- im talkin to you camille, and you chloe, u to paloma)

"TEAM AMERICA--- F*&K YEA!!!!!"