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Okay so spoilers ahead BE WARNED!!!
Lucy's mother was a Rittenhouse member all along. It was only because of Lucy's sister being born and her mother later becoming ill that neither daughter was inducted into the family business. When the sister was never born and the mother didn't become sick, she was able to maintain her position as a Rittenhouse member.
Which other parts were you confused about? It was a rush job.
It's from a line in Stephen King's It. One of the character's says writes a poem for a girl he likes that goes something like,
'Your hair is winter fire, January embers,
My heart burns there too.'
So I like Winter Fire, but I also like the imagery of a winter 'fir' a.k.a a Christmas tree, so I got rid of the first E and turned the second into a number.
1. I'm not sure, I didn't really pay attention to brands in the 1990s.
2. Heal the World.
3. Home brand soda lol. I actually really liked the cheaper versions of soda over like coke or whatever else existed. Hated Pepsi and Dr. Pepper now though and still do.
As I'm writing it, it already sounds pretentious, but I'd say the authenticity or originality of people is something I miss a lot.
People weren't as polished and they definitely weren't anticipating or expecting constant judgment because social media didn't exist, so there was a lot less anxiety over appearance and just in general. It does a lot to a person to know that, if they don't say or do the right thing online, someone will say something. Maybe a thousand someones. No one but your parents and close friends would criticize you as harshly in the 90s, and even then the restraint was greater because it was almost impossible to hide while being so openly critical.
Parents weren't shirking their responsibilities to post inspirational quotes and photos as proof of good parenting on Facebook - they neglected their children the old fashioned way: by putting them outside or in their backyards "to play" and, you know, actually performed some of their daily tasks or talked on this thing called a telephone and visited friends and family.
I definitely feel the most sorry for kids today, because their lives are so paradoxical. They're supposed to possess more technological-know than adults and have more access to information banks like the internet, but be more sheltered somehow, more innocent, and less mature, AND yet are more sexualized now. Mind boggling.
I think the worst thing about all of this stuff is how much more consumerist it has made everyone. You don't just buy your kids expensive toys and, you know, food and clothing, but can spend hundreds on a single technological item for a toddler. Makeup tutorials offer us so many discount codes, we can get all the designer brands in the low hundreds instead of a $3 lip gloss. So everyone works more and buys more stuff, and never feels like they have enough because all that stuff is just the standard now.
TV is where the creativity is at.
When I look at older films, the ones I love, they're usually ones that portray ideas and themes that film makers wouldn't even touch now. Everything today is big budget, blockbuster, predictable must-make-money trash. There are a few gems here and there, but there's so much money in it now that there's no one really taking risks, with the exceptions still being plundered of creativity and then failing to reach audiences anyway. I think it's telling that it's more shocking to see a minority or female character in a lead or supporting role today than it was 20 years ago. Why is that?
Almost everything that's missing from films, is being made up for on TV. You get variety of character and plot. Characters are actually developed. Your jaw doesn't drop whenever someone who isn't Ryan Gosling or Jennifer Lawrence appears. Actors are allowed to have facial hair and weight problems and be human beings. Children aren't merely resigned to corners with stuffed animals and made to baby talk whenever convenient, or peer through long hair and whisper in the dark. You aren't able to predict every event before it comes and actually experience 'holy ship, did that just happen?' moments from time to time.
I'm not saying that TV is perfect. It certainly has it's troughs, it's ups and downs. But it trumps (excuse the curse word) film at the moment.
I'm also not saying film can't improve. I don't believe in golden ages - I'm open and ready for change. I think there's still a chance of having that same 'The Sixth Sense' experience; when a movie comes out of nowhere and just surprises you, and everyone lifts their game. Fingers crossed that happens again.
Love: Parks and Recreation
Hate: New Girl.
No one is simply famous for being famous. We as fans or viewers propel people to fame through our viewership and fanship (is that a word?). In essence, what I'm saying is, is why single them out? There are plenty of mediocre actors who make a lot more money and are much more visible than these women. And that's also the fault of audiences.
The Kardashians have jobs. They sell makeup, work as models, write books, run retail businesses. Many people who are not famous do this, so they would continue to do these things, but without the additional boost of an attentive audience.
I don't think they can be blamed because the audience wants to be attentive, or because it exists. If I went out and started filming my life, I'm pretty sure even my mom wouldn't watch.
Book: HP & the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Film: HP & the Goblet of Fire.