Oh my goodness, stupid life getting in the way of me watching movies! I spent the better part of today planning for this week's classes (three weeks left in the marking period and that's all!) including getting ready for my twelfth and final observation as a non-tenured teacher. I'm nervous, because it's not exactly my most well-behaved class, and also, I've passed the previous eleven observations very well, so I'd hate for my twelfth to be of any less quality. However, we're right at the very end of the novel and Tuesday is the day I have to finish it to allow time for everything else that follows to fall into place, so I'm concerned about the "interestingness" of the day. We'll find out.
In addition to planning, I've been watching a bunch of tennis; the tournament that's happening right now is the one out in California that I've attended the last three years. This is the weekend that I would have gone, had I kept up the tradition. So it's a little bittersweet to only be watching it this year, but I did talk to my friend Karl who went to the tournament this year, and he updated me on everything. A small turnout this year, TaT-wise. Probably because of the economy.
I did get to a movie today, the final one of the Red Riding trilogy. In this final chapter, we're treated to the wrapping up of the loose ends from the previous two films. It's extremely tense from beginning to end, and though we have some new characters and new storylines, it feels very much a product of the first two movies, which really works in its favor. (Yes, I know it's basically a trilogy, but still.)
Some of the carryovers (police brutality, unlikeable characters, one or two good souls, a character named BJ who lives up to the moniker, etc.) are as recognizable as ever, and the ever-present sense of doom still pervades. Because this movie did so much tying up and visited so many characters, I did have a bit of difficulty following it, at times, but I'm guessing it's probably more my fault than the movie's. Also, it's not like the ending doesn't give the faithful viewer closure.
I'm super glad my friend Dan told me about this series so that when I saw it on Netflix, I had the desire to watch them. It's a terrific series, and has inspired me to read the novels on which they're based. You know, when I get around to it.
Score: 9.5/10
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