Monday, May 14, 2012

Titanic and Dwanye McDuffie (Originally posted April 5)

Okay this maybe a bit weird topic title but yesterday was a long day and a couple of things happen.  Just they were both on my mind after yesterday.  I wanted to get thoughts off my chest about them.
    After going to the comic book store (new comic day after all) I went to see Titanic 3D with my nephews and my mom.  Quick on the movie the 3d is nice some parts and doesn't add a lot.  Is it worth the extra?  Maybe not but if you are fan of the movie it is experience to see it theaters.  Though they do add three minutes I think based on runtime.  If I am wrong please call me out on out.  Looked like it had a few deleted scenes.  Not to much but there are other deleted scenes out there.  I still like the movie.
    Now back to titanic itself.  I been interested in the titanic since I was kid and heard about it.  Probably my first intro to it was a live tv special going down to the wreck that aired on NY channel 11 (better known now in the area as CW11 now).  I will never forget that special because I swear I saw a skeleton head.  Now it may have been doll but scared me as a kid but didn't stop from finding out more about it.  Just with re release I sort of start to realize next saturday 100 anniversary of sinking.  Sort of weird to think I am old enought to experience that.  Makes me feel old and realize just how long ago this was.  I think it sort of hit me in that way that how long been following it.  Really make me feel old again.  What fascinated me and still does a bit is that how can a ship like that sink.  What mistakes were and what happen.  The story really deep and sad when you think about it is really lesson in over confidence.  They thought it would never sink so they would never need enough life boats.  They thought it would never be sunk and goes to show anything can happen in life.  Sometimes it is better to be better prepared and never think bad could happen.
    Why bring Dwayne McDuffie up too?  Well at the comic book store I got Justice League: Doom.  After I got home and I started watching the extras.  I don't have a review of that because I haven't watched the whole movie yet.  Again it hit me that how this guy had influence on me but I didn't realize it till after he died.  I'm not good with names especially in comics.  Alex Ross, Peter David, Mark Waid, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Robert Kirkman, and some others I know.   I'm sort of ashamed with myself that I didn't realize before how much Dwayne had my life from comic book fan to animation fan.  I never realize he worked on Ben 10 or Justice League.  I knew he created and worked on several Milestone books.  They were great books and Static Shock cartoon was one of my favorite toons.  Oh hell he wrote pretty good She-Hulk comic (one of my favorite comic characters) and I never realized.   I'm mad at myself and embarrassed that I didn't realize before.  Not first time it has happen.  There been voice actors, actors, and other writers that has been in last few years.  It sort makes me wish I could better follow what they done but I'm not always good with that.  Should say that we should appreciate the people who have impact on us in pop culture before they die.  It shouldn't take their death for us to do that.

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