tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922629581452498318.post233422113143732223..comments2010-07-30T14:40:41.404-04:00Comments on Bob's Head: Reading and Writing (with a nod to Arithmatic)Robert C Romanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955223936635159755noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922629581452498318.post-60257853493663635662009-06-25T11:00:45.081-04:002009-06-25T11:00:45.081-04:00You'd think that would improve my taste in ent...You'd think that would improve my taste in entertainment, but it really hasn't. It's like on learning about nutrition, I realized that I could eat cardboard and be healthy, OR take vitamins, eat junk and be healthy, and my body didn't much care either way, as long as it got its vitamins and calories.<br /><br />In the case of books, I'm not looking for surprises any longer, I'm looking for stuff that's executed well, or stuff that is to my taste. For example, I'm a Leonidas junkie - anything that resembles Thermopylae will keep me entertained at least a little bit.<br /><br />Movie wise, I'm also susceptible to eye candy. It's like the line-level prose of visual media.Robert C Romanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955223936635159755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922629581452498318.post-50609403994219507562009-06-25T09:54:34.100-04:002009-06-25T09:54:34.100-04:00I feel ya. After I started writing movie scripts, ...I feel ya. After I started writing movie scripts, and played around with directing, I started to see these things in movies. I'd question why a camera was placed at a certain angle, or why a certain scene needed to be included in the movie. AND just like you, I now know most twists before they happen. Because there are a few basic kinds of movie structures, and once you know them then there aren't many surprises anymore.Trip Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04425927673343575147noreply@blogger.com