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I've seen some movies in the past few days.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - I really liked this one. I also really liiked the other two. My only complaint with World's End is that the end scene seemed to drag a bit. Most of the people that I've talked to that didn't like this one have said something about the plot being unrealistic, which implies that they were expecting realism from a Disney movie for children based on an amusement park ride. Whatever. It was a fun movie.

Paprika - Weird anime about dreams. I'm not really an anime person, but I enjoyed this one. The animation was pretty amazing. The plot wasn't completely ridiculous, which is typically my chief complaint when it comes to anime. Landmark Varsity has the most uncomfortable seating I've ever experienced in a movie theater.

Downfall - German movie about the last few days of World War II inside the Fuhrerbunker, told from the perspective of Adolf Hitler's personal secretary, Traudl Junge. It's somewhat disturbing because parts of the movie make Hitler look human, but it really shows how deluded he was. Downfall paints an excellent picture of how terrible war can be even if you aren't directly involved in it.

I really wanted to catch the Seattle Independent Film Festival showing of Day Watch last night, but neither of the folks with me had seen the first one so I'm going to have to hold out until it gets to theaters for real. You probably don't remember me mentioning it few months ago, but Night Watch is a Russian occult/action movie similar to Constantine or Blade, but slightly less corny and with awesome animated subtitles. You can see the trailer for Day Watch here. It looks fucking awesome.

A lot of life seems more confusing lately. A lot of it seems...less confusing. I've got to stay away from those ruts that I like to dig myself into. To me stagnation is like drowning, but I never realize it until I'm neck deep.

I'm working in Salt Lake City this week. How exciting.