This is an essay. God, why do I always post my essays here? It's due Monday and I have the sneaking suspicion that it sucks and I'll fail. The essay is supposed to be six parallels between Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now that demonstrate anti-imperialism. It's been a rather difficult thing, the 'finding the parallels and anti-imperialist message' part. Still fun to write, though, despite its difficulty.

Note: If you see any glaring mistakes, please let me know. I'd hate to hand it in when it's full of mistakes. Thanks!

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I know I said I would maybe do a review on Scott Pilgrim, but then I remembered that I have recently watched The Secret of Kells and, hell, if I'm going to do a review on anything, why don't I get the bigger, more serious film out of the way first.

The Secret of Kells is another joint effort between Belgium and France (known for such gems as Les Triplettes de Belleville, and Persepolis) however, Ireland is thrown into the mix this time. The plot of the film is inspired, of course, by Irish mythology and the real Book of Kells, which is a gospel written by Irish monks far back in the Medieval Period. From what the film portrays it as, I can only assume that the book is a sight, a beautiful, perhaps awe-inspiring sight, to behold. The film portrays the book as colourful and vivid, and, after doing a small amount of research (read: Google) I was able to see some photographs of the book itself. And it is marvelous to behold.

However, my rambling is not the point at hand here, at least, I don't believe it is. No, the point at hand is the film, isn't it? Of course it is, this may be a non-professional review, but it is a review nonetheless.

(Trailer for those who are interested:)



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So, that's pretty much every major Canadian government official now-ish. Which is why Canada is awesome. (This is ancient, but I thought I would share why Rick Mercer+Canadian Government is awesome. They might not be the best of governments, but damn, they're fun.)

As you may already know, I'm a bookworm. I love all sorts of books, provided that they're good and engaging in my eyes. I've been reading for a very, very long time first in French then in English, and I read everything from children's novels to graphic novels to beloved classics. I just love to read stories and adventures, whether fiction or not.

So, here I am, writing a book review on a novel by Stieg Larsson, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo or Men Who Hate Women.

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Be warned: I am long-winded and I did this purely to have some fun. In addition, it's spoiler free.

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