As Many of you know, JD Salinger passed away a couple of weeks ago. After I heard, I decided to pick up 9 Stories again and finish the couple of stories I had never read. War sure does some crazy things to people. His stories are so sad. And not really sad in traditional ways. Its somehow on a much deeper level. He has characters who are crippled by fear, or deep depression, or even PTSD. Some of them are really depressing to read. Maybe I should start reading happy stories from now on. Or maybe not. Reading his stories I can certainly see why he disappeared into a life of seclusion. The outside world was just too much for him to take. He needed to escape. I read once that the only reason Catcher in the Rye was never made into a movie was because Salinger would never accept anyone else playing Holder besides himself. And he was too old to play Holden. Isn't that strange? Not that it should be made into a movie anyway. It means so many different things to different people. No studio could ever capture everything for everyone. Although I'm sure some studio will eventually try. Knowing Salinger, I bet he has some clause in his will stating, "None of my books shall ever be made into films, ever." I like that he added the ever at the end for emphasis. Speaking of clauses, do any of you remember that Tim Allen film The Santa Clause? Admit it, some of you thought of that when I mentioned the word clause. How on earth did they ever end up making three of those? How did they even make one? Granted, when I was a kid I did go and see the first one in theaters. But then some 8 years later they decide to make a sequel. Who makes sequels that many years later besides douche bags like George Lucas and Steven Spielberg? I haven't seen the other two Santa Clause films, so I guess I have no right to judge them. And there is no way I'm wasting 4 hours of my life on that. Speaking of which, I just looked up Spielberg on the internet movie database and it appears a fifth Indiana Jones is currently in the works. Oh joy! I tell ya, some things should just be left well enough alone.
I liked the Santa Clause a lot. I felt that the whole concept of the Santa Clause 2 was wrong, because it's weird that a) Santa has to be married and b)they failed to mention that back when he first took the job. I mean what kind of legal team waits a few years to bring up the "Mrs. Clause." (I stole that pun from the preview, I would never make anything like that up.) Seriously though, if I became Santa, I would want to know all the clauses associated with it right away. I would have some Lawyer Elves working on it ASAP.
ReplyDeleteThe third one actually intrigued me because I love Martin Short. He tends to not let me down. Even that made for TV movie he made with Mara Wilson about being a failed Fairy Godmother was pretty awesome.
I'll watch that with you sometime.