Talking Pictures will never amount to a thing.

Week 4 was a great lecture. Some things I didn't fully agree with, namely straight up - that pictures tell a thousand words, I could just never stomach that one. Words and pictures complement each other,  but I can't even compare the two. It's like saying computer games made of films are similar to the films themselves. I think it's a totally different style of story telling. That said, I didn't let my preconceptions get in the way of my open mindedness when it came to this lecture. I'd really like to have a copy of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, how very quaint! For some reason though, I think the price range could be a bit similar to this:

If you can't read those small numbers at the bottom, that is a four, followed by a three, following by five zeros. That would be one expensive childhood, aside from the fact that, in the day this would have set you back around ten cents. More? You want more?

This one is a cheapy, a good 70,000 dollars off. But who wants to read Batman anyway, am I right?

The photoshopping was pretty shocking, I mean we all know it happens, but it's never occured to me how drastic it is. It's times like these I'm glad to be male and thus immune to the need to change my appearance to match a magazine.

It reminded me of this photo of a ten year old French girl. I mean, I don't know what I was doing when I was ten, but I think there were more sandpits and less high heels and jewellery. I did have a couple of toy tigers though, so I suppose times haven't changed too much.

As soon as the Moving Pictures section came up on the big screen, I immediately thought of:

And was plagued with bouts of humming Singing in the Rain and reciting the words, so the rest of the lecture is a blur, but one thing I did remember that I love is a quote from Donald O'Connor in the film. "Talking Pictures will never amount to a thing" "Well that's what they said about the horseless carriage." Must be a 'had to have been there sort of thing.


Anyway till next time, Adiós!