I don't think this particular blog came out how I wanted it to.

Believe it or not, I can be a very traditionalistic person sometimes.

When it comes to certain things like baseball stadiums, "in God we trust", Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and other non-sequitious, somehow sentimental stuff people came to hold onto with ravenous fortitude. Obviously, I could care less about the above subjects. I have little to no power over any of them, and they're so inconsequential to my life.

If they got rid of God in the pledge, I litarally wouldn't be affected in any way.

There was once a young lady that told me using italics in writing was a good sign of a bad writer. She read it in a book somewhere, from somebody "reputable" and somehow I should abide by his opinion, as if it really means anything. That's how it goes, I guess. All over what? Italics? Come on.

Whenever I see examples of this time-wasting, frustration-producing stuff, I always say to myself, "I hope that's not me someday."

BUT there is always an exception.

Case and point: anytime a book or former television show gets made into a movie I get irked.

I simply don't condone. I'll see it, but I won't agree with the production.

For example, I'm very interested in seeing the film adaptation for The Road, but I won't agree with the making.

The main reason I bring this up is one part GI JOE, two parts Harry Potter.

Let's start with GI Joe. Who came up with the idea that this would be a great idea? The show itself wasn't anything to hoot and holler about. It grabbed the attention of a lot of us early to mid-twenty somethings back in the day, but we all know the strength in this show wasn't the show, but the action figures. Do we really care enough about a movie coming out that was primarily interesting because it was moderately fun to play with its toys?

I don't know who will watch this movie, but bravo to you. Your interest only provokes future comparable movie versions of bad shows we were only interested in becuase of the toys. Eventually, the continuous remaking will lead to worse ideas and lead to a movie based on sex toys transforming into monuments that Power Rangers use to get off weird fifty-story tall aliens.

Harry Potter fans calm down. I'm not gonna blast you for, essentially, loving a children's book about a kid wizard that plays a made-up sport, but as an adult. That's excusable. You're allowed to feel like a kid, even when it comes to reading levels.

I will say, though, that I'm not a fan, simply because I don't want to have the conversation about whether the film stayed true to the novel. The story and cinematics could be mind-blowing, but I don't want to have that conversation. I can't even escape this conversation when I haven't watched the movie:

Person A: did you see harry over the weekend?
Person B: no, i decided to knit a quilt instead. you don't want your knitting skills to fade over the summer months.
Person A: oh, no kidding. well, if you want to see it, it's really gnarly and stays true to the book closely.
Person B: well, maybe when there isn't a real housewives of jupiter marathon, i'll rent it or something. i'd read the book, but why waste my time, now, when the movie depicts the novel so closely already.

I'll lie about this topic of conversation and say it's really because it provokes less reading, but that doesn't really bother me. I'll also say on occasion that the adaptation, no matter how accurate, will only show the interpretation of the director, screen writer, and producer. They'll tell you what the film is about, instead of letting you visualize, analyze and make your own conclusions. That's more or less how I really feel, but that doesn't grind my gears.

It's that conversation about whether the film stayed true.