I picked up the controller and plugged in my Roku media streaming device. It was the first time I had decided to do that in a long time: to swindle myself out of a night or an evening.
I watched Venom, starring Tom Hardy. I wrote a review you can read now, if you like:
“Just watched venom, a film that set out to be a mediocre, middle-of-the-road, Hollywood blockbuster, and achieved wonderfully.
I feel that little bit better adjusted to the majority blockbuster-crowd style of consciousness.
Totally unoffensive, cartoon-ish fun.”
I would score the film a generous 5.8/10
See media: the likes of films and entertainments on Netflix, they are like mud and dust for me to try to inhale. The sheer amount of dazzling cinema I watched from my late teens/ early 20’s make it difficult, (if not impossible,) to relate to the commonly shared film culture there is today. I say that lots; but i think that it’s worthwhile repeating, if you want to “get me”, or understand where I’m coming from.
Venom was kinda trash, to be frank. But it looked so good and had that unoffensive vanilla flavour to it, so I understand why it hasn’t been thrown OUT, per se.
Most of my time that I’ve spent over the years, watching stuff on Netflix, it’s been Anime, like Jojo’s Bizarre adventures or Baki or Ultraman and the like. It’s all down to what tastes my mind’s pallet is ready to receive. Oh, and I loved Neon Genesis Evangelion. It was like a psychedelic infused trip through Jung’s red book and Gundam Wing. I even loved “The End of Evangelion”. So what?
The vast majority of films bore me in a pleasurable, albeit slightly masochistic way. I think this even when I watch the “right one“. It’s like many acts, doing dishes, working, laboring over a hobby, meditation, etc. I feel it builds character and exercises the parts of mind that help deal with tensions.
I feel ever closer to abandoning the pursuit of pleasure and entertainment. Some day I might, but til that day my insatiability on that front is kept alight. Not just with my little spark of curiosity, but also an ever-growing will to understand and adapt.
The Humble Rock Dove 