The iPad Air commercial with the Whitman quote wins the gold medal for pretension.
Oh God. The worst. Also, I think it's riffing stylistically on the VOs in Terence Malick's last two films for extra pretension.
You're wrong about River. River's not on the ship. They didn't want her here, but she couldn't make herself leave. So she melted... Melted away. They didn't know she could do that, but she did.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sue - Feb 21, 2014 2:54:03 am PST #20573 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Steph L. - Feb 21, 2014 3:37:57 am PST #20574 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Tep, I made gluten free, low glycemic muffins today and thought of you (and ita). I made them less healthy by topping them with almonds or chocolate chips or butterscotch chips. But they are yum.
Suddenly my breakfast sucks.
Also, I think it's riffing stylistically on the VOs in Terence Malick's last two films for extra pretension.
But isn't it just literally a quote from Dead Poets' Society, maybe Autotuned and dropped into the commercial? How is a 25-year-old quote (of a much older Whitman quote) a riff on 2 films made recently?
-t - Feb 21, 2014 4:03:24 am PST #20575 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Almonds are a superfood, aren't they? So, healthy.
I don't think I hated the Whitman thing in the context of Dead Poets Society, but that was a long time ago, I might have.
Kat - Feb 21, 2014 4:19:44 am PST #20576 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Recipe here: [link] yummy. They are less muffiny because of structural integrity issues. But still yum.
Steph L. - Feb 21, 2014 4:25:04 am PST #20577 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Oooh, yeah, baked oatmeal is good stuff.
-t - Feb 21, 2014 4:38:38 am PST #20578 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
How is a 25-year-old quote (of a much older Whitman quote) a riff on 2 films made recently?
The ad using the quote can be a riff on two films made recently, yes?
Steph L. - Feb 21, 2014 4:46:29 am PST #20579 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I totally misunderstood. I thought she meant just the quote, or the use of the quote, or something.
I'm not sure why I keep posting about this, because I'm not really invested in an iPad commercial.
Sue - Feb 21, 2014 5:45:32 am PST #20580 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Yeah, sorry, I meant the ad.
Jesse - Feb 21, 2014 6:16:49 am PST #20581 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
You guys, now I'm on the bus to my hotel in Reykjavik! With wifi! More to come, but I could not resist using the bus wifi....
-t - Feb 21, 2014 6:23:48 am PST #20582 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
ICELAND! WOO!
Bus wifi WOO, also!