One of the main reasons I got into the field I’m in is because of storytelling. When I was a kid, I loved to read. I did not read because of the literary mastery the authors possessed, nor did I read because I thought it would enlighten me on any level. I read because it… Continue reading Television as a Storytelling Medium
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – Review Part 2 – Movie Impressions
And now for the movie! First, let me say this: I loved it. I thought it was a fantastic film that was full of charm and wit and humor. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the film that I went in expecting to see. What strikes me the most odd about this is that I thoroughly enjoyed it,… Continue reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – Review Part 2 – Movie Impressions
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – Review Part 1 – Expectations
I had planned on writing this prior to seeing the film, but I got sidetracked with other things and couldn’t find the time. Instead, I will do my best to write my most unbiased opinions of what I expected from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince based solely on the novel, which I haven’t read… Continue reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – Review Part 1 – Expectations
Review: “Ender in Exile” (Audiobook) by Orson Scott Card
Most of the books I get finished these days are audiobooks. A while back, I went through my top 5 audiobooks, and at the very top of that list was Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. I was so enthralled by the production quality of the first one that as soon as I finished my… Continue reading Review: “Ender in Exile” (Audiobook) by Orson Scott Card
The Death of the Author in the Information Age
The idea of “death of the author” primarily means that once a work is created that the author’s influence on it is non-existent, that it is solely in the reader’s hands to place meaning in a text. This is to say that whatever intentions a writer has for a book (or a director for a… Continue reading The Death of the Author in the Information Age