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My Grandfather wrote a book called The Parallax View. All my life I'd heard about it, and a lot of my grandfather's other plays and novels, but this one always came up the most. It's a political thriller, centered around the Kennedy assassinations, and I'd known distantly that it had a bit of a cult following, as every so often fans of the book would track my grandfather down to ask him about it. He mostly took this with annoyance, as my grandfather was always a very private man who liked to keep his own counsel, and never coddled anyone who wasn't, well, a dog or a grandchild. These were the two beings in his life he would be very warm to. Still, I respected his privacy and never asked about the book. I didn't think much about the book, until one day I stumbled across a review of.... one of those big name action flicks? The Interpreter, I think it was, with Nicole Kidman. And in the review it said 'In the tradition of The Parallax View. and so for the first time I looked into my grandfather's book. Apparently they made a movie of it. Apparently it had Warren Beatty in it and it's considered yeah, a cult classic. And apparently my grandfather's name was quite known from his era. He was a talented writer, a deeply intelligent man and I'd always hoped that I'd figure out how to get published while he was alive, so I could dedicate my first novel to him, because everyone in the family always told me I got it from him, and from everyone in the family he was the only one who truly believed that I could really do it.

...and I waited too long. I don't really know what else to say about it. It hasn't quite sunk in.

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Firstly,



Just getting that out of the way.

So, The Princess and the Frog has perhaps what is now my new favorite Disney Princess. For the simple fact that all I could think during this movie is finally, a princess who's a good role model for a modern girl. Her dream is owning her restaurant! Wishing on a star only gets you so far! Work hard, don't give up, but also know that even when you feel down and out the people who love you will be there for you! All your sacrifices DO mean something, in spite of how bad things might seem, and no matter how sometimes it seems like some people are just born luckier than you, even if it seems sometimes like you just weren't born with the chance, if you work hard it won't matter. It's something very very resonant especially in this time of recession. It hit a chord, I don't know.

Also the fact that this movie was just completely teeming with 20s music and 20s clothing and 20s dancing and... remember when I have a big hard-on for the 1920s aesthetic? I have a big hard-on for the 1920s aesthetic. In fact, I had this conversation with coworkers: "...what do you think of zoot suits." "... ... .... I think they're hot. ._."

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