Lucious Fox

As some of you may or may not know, I am a huge Batman fan. I even have a Batman key chain on my backpack. True, I also have Superman (2nd favorite) and Spider-man (3rd) key chains, but Batman is number 1. I've read, and own, a whole bunch of Batman and Batman related comics, books, and graphic novels. I don't know why this character appeals to me so much. It could be the lack of super powers (in a comic universe anyway, in real life he would have super strength, agility, the ability to web-sling without the web, etc.). Or it could be his complex emotions and inability to deal with them in a healthy way... I'm not sure, I just know that I've liked him for years. Keep in mind, this isn't the campy Batman who always smiles and is nice like in the olden days. This is the modern, moody, dark, depressed, obsessed, and emotionally withdrawn Batman.

Moving on... I really like the new Batman Begins movie a lot. I didn't so much like the older ones with Michael Keaton (Batman, Batman Returns), Val Kilmer (Batman Forever), and (ugh!) George Cloony (Batman and Robin). Those were dumb. Well, I guess the first 2 weren't so bad. But don't get me started on Batman and Robin or Batman Forever... just... Jim Carrey acts the same in all of his movies, and Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze? Pah-leeze! He was much better in Terminator. Or "Last Action Hero." A highly recommended movie. It's awesome.

Anyway, the new Batman Begins is awesome too. The only thing wrong with it is that Christian Bale looks kinda whimpy in the Batman suit (it's the chin). Well, Katie Holmes is ok, but I can never get over the fact that she had a baby with Tom Cruise... Tom Cruise! He's an idiot. But I digress (again). Those are negligible compared to the rest of the movie and how well it was done.

The part I'm focusing on today is the Lucious Fox character. Lucious is the guy that actually runs Wayne Enterprises. He's the boss that takes care of everything because it "bores" Bruce, but he still has to go to Bruce for the really big decisions. He's supposed to be a really smart guy, obviously, he runs a multi-billion dollar company. However, in the comics he never does the math and figures out Bruce's duel identity. In this movie Lucious "looks the other way." He doesn't want to know, so he creates "scatomas" (it's a school word), or blind spots, and just refuses to see what Bruce is really up to. It shows that he really is a smart guy, but doesn't want to have to lie when asked what Bruce is up to. It makes more sense. Why would you want a dumb guy to run your company? I mean seriously.

Now for the random quote:
Lisa Simpson: I'm studying for the math fair. If I win, I'll get a brand-new protractor.
Homer Simpson: Too bad we don't live on a farm.

Commercials

So there are many commercials around. Most of them are simple annoyances. Some of them are pretty good. And a bit more of them are really stupid. I'll start out with the Wendy's commercials. Radio or TV. Instead of their old slogan "Do What Tastes Right," which is rather silly in and of itself, especially when they say stuff like "Do a nice juicy cheeseburger" or some such other nonsense on their paper bags. I grew up using "do" as a euphemism for sex... But I digress. They now use "It's better than fast food, it's Wendy's." Now, last time I checked, Wendy's was still a fast food restaurant. How can it be better than itself? I can understand comparing a current version to a past version... but that's not what they're doing. It's very paradoxical... and it drives me nuts (in the bad way).

Now the next ones on my mind tonight are Albertson's grocery commercials. Specifically the radio ones. The first one I remember noticing as really dumb described not being able to stretch your dollar anywhere else because it would tear, "Unless you tried it at Albertson's." Hehe. My husband and I had some fun with this one. Apparently, the laws of physics are different once you step into the Albertson's dimension, so naturally, they must have superior, extra dimensionally enhanced food. I see in my mind an image of a grocery store with portals to other dimensions like Azeroth. The food there heals your wounds.

Finally, another one that Albertson's has on the radio now describes how important it is that the earth rotates once every 24 hours and circles the sun once every 365 days and that if someone were to mess with these numbers it would be disastrous. The announcer-dude-guy then describes how important it is that Albertson's rotisserie chicken is roasted for 10 minutes then allowed to sit for 5 (which is actually more since it sits in the store for hours before purchased). Then he says that if those numbers were messed with, we would wish we messed with the earth... That's some important chicken. We should all head over to Albertson's and worship it. Oh mighty chicken god! How great is your condescension that you fill our tummies with your roasted goodness! Behold, I say unto you, blessed are those who find grace in thy sight, for they shall overcome famine! Woe unto those who incur thy displeasure, for they shall be plagued with salmonella!

Random quote:
Mmm. Lost a planet, Master Obi-Wan has. How embarrassing. How embarrassing. ~Yoda~