Esquire and Rise of The Planet of the Apes

Literature

On Esquire Magazine

       Okay, so some of you may not think that Esquire should even go under literature. I agree with you about fifty percent of the time. Recently, I acquired a subscription to Esquire through Coke rewards for free. I was rushed to redeem my points for a magazine subscription, so I redeemed Esquire by accident thinking it was GQ magazine. Here I am reading Esquire, and some of the articles don't seem like liberal shit. It's good that this magazine isn't like Popular Mechanics or Wired when it comes to openly embracing the liberal agenda. Fair and balanced seems to only be accessible by Fox News. Most articles I read tried to be fair, until I got to the very end of the magazine. Here is where this mother fucker, Charles P. Pierce, begins his rant on how America is a country of terrorists. Here is the article if you choose to read it: Homegrown Terrorism. The beginning of the article was interesting. It was well written and told a pretty harrowing story. Then, after the writer had you hooked he started spewing his liberal shit filled agenda. It was like watching the Matrix Reloaded and listening to the droning adjective filled explanation of the Matrix's creation. Needless to say I lost interest when I realized that this man had no idea what he was talking about. His article was just a soapbox for his ignorant and downright baseless claims. Let Mr. Pierce shove these claims up his ass so we can better understand this. Because of his article, I will do what I should have done before opening Esquire: deposit it safely in the garbage and count myself lucky the subscription was free. I give Esquire magazine a 2/5.

Entertainment

On Rise of the Planet of the Apes

      This previous weekend I ventured to see Rise of the Plant of the Apes. I did this out of boredom, and didn't expect to enjoy this film. From the beginning, the movie seemed to be trying to push an agenda when it comes to experimentation on animals. This undertone flows throughout the entire film, but it didn't make the film a unwatchable liberal piece of shit. The main attraction in this film seemed to be the motion capture used on the film's main character Caesar. Caesar is a chimp in the film, and is played via motion capture by Andy Serkis. Serkis provided the motion capture for Golem in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy as well as the motion capture for King Kong in Peter Jackson's 2005 adaptation. During the parts following Caesar, there is very little dialogue. It is almost like a silent film for ten or so minutes. Serkis is the best actor in this film. He seems to be able to capture the movements of a chimp perfectly. You can actually see Caesar as a real character and can relate to his struggles. Actor James Franco is also one of the main actors in this film, but I wouldn't call his acting awesome. He seems to have picked this film up to pay for a car or something. It would have been interesting without him. Overall, meticulous film making provides us with a plausible reason for how Apes might rise. For that, I give Rise of the Planet of the Apes a 4/5. Here is hoping the next film will be just as good or better.