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"Now, the making of a good compilation tape is a very subtle art. Many do's and don'ts. First of all you're using someone else's poetry to express how you feel. This is a delicate thing." - Rob Gordon

High Fidelity
I think Nick Hornby is a music novelist worth checking out. I have only read 31 Songs. How different can a movie be from the book it was inspired from. I have the book stashed on the shelf waiting to be read, along with five other books.

Any movies related to music is something I would definitely like to watch. Hearing the characters name dropping musicians you actually know, or hearing your favourite songs played, it just feels good. Define good. You have got to be a deranged music fan of sort to know good. Or maybe not movies related to music. Movies/Shows with good music. Movies/Shows not only playing songs you like in the background, but introducing you to musicians you have not heard before but has a feeling you would like them. The feeling. Is good.

My greatest novel writing challenge would be to write a book that relates itself and/or the characters with music without seeming too cliche or cheesy or amateur or downright wrong.

Gladiator
I am forever amazed by movies about the Roman Empire, and the Greek legends. I am forever amazed by the amount of time they would spend on their clothes to make the movie more unique and different. I am forever amazed by the orchestrated themes brewing at the background. Not amazed by the wars they need to fight in the movies, but amazed by how they could find ways to rename the term 'gore'. Not amazed by the leads' need to say something profound to their soldiers, but amazed by what they said. Clive Owen in King Arthur. Brad Pitt in Troy. (A little out of place but), Viggo Mortensen in Lord of the Rings. (As much as I hate to say this), Colin Farrell in Alexander. Russel Crowe in Gladiator.

Will we actually learn from these war movies. So many has been made in Hollywood with big budgets wasted. So much time spent coming up with memorable fashion styles and choreographing war fights and attacks and deaths. So much time spent thinking of a bravado speech worthy of a leader once upon a time. What for. To win Oscars. To be better than the last - "My war is better than your war, it's got five thousand strongs and ten gallons of blood bath, sing it". To get the well thought of speeches into our heads. To show us war is of no good. Hmm. My bet is on the formers. We do not go to watch movies to be educated anyway.

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