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April 30, 2004
Style
One thing that makes no logical sense for me is the whole fashion industry. Now that I have all grabbed you with that opener I intend to digress.
Last night I went with a friend from class out to see "The Passion..." (now your confused) Unfortunately our movie had left the theater the night before. My friend suggested that we see "Kill Bill Vol. 2" (don't go to the official movie website it has spoilers on it). Having read the reviews on Screenit.com I was confident that there wasn't nudity and other related stuff. I probably wouldn't have spent money on it but my friend wanted to go.
Anyway, I really can't recommend the movie because of crass language and gore (not nearly as much as the first installment of Kill Bill as my companion informed me) but it was an incredibly stylish bit of storytelling. I really think that Tarantino (writer/director) is one of those people that the Apostle Paul would have quoted in relating to the present culture.
But this brings me back to the fashion industry. How does Tarantino know how to make something so cool, so stylish, so sheik if you will? Where does ones sense of style come from?
I consider myself to be a fairly style conscious man. I don't go out of my way to pick up the latest clothing trends, but I think that I can look pretty decent on a low budget. I am amazed how a designer (or whatever they are) can produce a movie or redesign a shirt from the sixties and trigger my mind to say “wow that’s really cool.”
I understand that most humans have an inborn sense of ascetics as they do pitch, rhyme and meter. I guess that it’s just art.
Posted by paul at April 30, 2004 11:57 AM
Comments
I loved how you sited me in your stunning opener!!!!
Posted by: Adam at April 30, 2004 02:47 PM
my favortie quote from your article was "clothes flying like a banner in the wind" that was great!
Posted by: paul at May 1, 2004 09:23 AM
sheik is spelled chic
Posted by: matt at May 1, 2004 02:06 PM
okay, i thought the mispelling of chic was supposed to be some reference to middle eastern style clothing in the movie or something....it's funny how the mind can justify things.
Posted by: Autumn at May 4, 2004 11:32 AM
I tried spelling it that way once and someone told me I was wrong... :(
Posted by: paul at May 4, 2004 11:48 PM