Tuesday, November 26, 2013
My Re-introduction
Okay. It has been a really long time since I've been here. I had actually thought about abandoning this blog, but I think I've changed my mind. If it is possible, the title will change because I am thinking on going over more than just movies. Not sure yet. Anyway, hopefully this blog will be back on schedule in the coming weeks. Maybe by the first of the year. If I stick with movies, I will be going over a movie every week. That will change a bit if I add other things (like TV shows, music videos and/or video games). Anyway, anyone reading this, don't lose hope. Look for things in the coming weeks!
~Crystal.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Touch the Top of the World
Hello. I told you I'd be back. Now remember, this is more of an overview type of thing. I'm not going into a deep discussion of why things happen so don't come at me because I don't do that.
Okay, as the title implies, the movie I wanted to tell you a little bit about is called Touch the Top of the World. It stars Peter Facinelli who, you may or may not know, plays Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the hit Twilight series.
Peter plays Erik Weihenmayer, a man who has been blind since he was around 12 or 13. He had a rare eye disorder that caused him to begin losing his sight at a very early age. When Erik was in High School he began rock climbing. It was something his class did as a learning excersize. It became a hobby and a slight obsession for him. Once graduating college he became a teacher. He was the first blind person the school had hired. Long story short, Erik lived his life as close to normal as he possibly could. Now, the really cool thing about Erik was the climbing thing. He didn't just climb inside on one ot those things with rigs and a mat at the bottom. He climbed mountains folks. Yes I mean REAL mountains. He and some friends of his climbed mountains like Mt. McKinley and Kilimanjaro. After that, he was approached by a man who was putting together a team to climb Mt. Everest. That's right, the tallest Mountain in the world. Again, long story short, Erik became the first blind man to make it to the summit of Everest and, as of filming in 2006 he is the only blind person to do so. I haven't done research to see if anyone has done it since then or anything so it could have changed.
His story is very inspiring. The movie takes you through everything leading up to and during the climb. Seeing everything he did is simply amazing. Peter does a fantastic job portraying him and the movie as a whole comes together perfectly. Check it out, even if you do so simply because you are a fan of Peter's (I confess that's why I saw it). It is worth it.
Okay, as the title implies, the movie I wanted to tell you a little bit about is called Touch the Top of the World. It stars Peter Facinelli who, you may or may not know, plays Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the hit Twilight series.
Peter plays Erik Weihenmayer, a man who has been blind since he was around 12 or 13. He had a rare eye disorder that caused him to begin losing his sight at a very early age. When Erik was in High School he began rock climbing. It was something his class did as a learning excersize. It became a hobby and a slight obsession for him. Once graduating college he became a teacher. He was the first blind person the school had hired. Long story short, Erik lived his life as close to normal as he possibly could. Now, the really cool thing about Erik was the climbing thing. He didn't just climb inside on one ot those things with rigs and a mat at the bottom. He climbed mountains folks. Yes I mean REAL mountains. He and some friends of his climbed mountains like Mt. McKinley and Kilimanjaro. After that, he was approached by a man who was putting together a team to climb Mt. Everest. That's right, the tallest Mountain in the world. Again, long story short, Erik became the first blind man to make it to the summit of Everest and, as of filming in 2006 he is the only blind person to do so. I haven't done research to see if anyone has done it since then or anything so it could have changed.
His story is very inspiring. The movie takes you through everything leading up to and during the climb. Seeing everything he did is simply amazing. Peter does a fantastic job portraying him and the movie as a whole comes together perfectly. Check it out, even if you do so simply because you are a fan of Peter's (I confess that's why I saw it). It is worth it.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Introduction to me!
Hello, my name is Crystal. I started this blog so I could talk about some movies. I was going to do this at myspace but I can't ever seem to remember to go there. We'll see if I'm any better here. Well, I just want to let any readers know right now that I am not a professional critic. I want to make movies but I have never been to film school and, more than likely, you will see a distinct pattern in actors as I go along...as in there will be clumps of movies that all have the same actor in them, then it will change to someone else. That's just the way I watch movies. Sorry. Anyway, as I said, I am not a professional critic so these won't be very "in depth" or anything. Just my opinions and some observations about whatever movie it is I am doing. My first movie, which will come in the next few days hopefully, will be for a movie called Touch the Top of the Mountain. If you want to check it out beforehand, that would be cool. Then we could discuss if you want. Now I will warn you, this may not get done very often as sometimes real life gets in the way, but I will try as often as I can. Hope to see you soon!
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