mercredi 17 décembre 2008

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"The princess was well aware of his remorseless wickedness.
But that made it no easier to overcome the voluminous love she felt in her heart for Sir Romulus.
The princess knew instinctively that the one with red hair was not to be trusted.
As his young ward dived again and again into the depths of the lake, in search of the enchanted chalice, Sir Romulus twirled his luxuriant mustache.
Sir Romulus rode with his two companions, northwards, drawing ever closer to an effulgent sea.
So heroic in manner, he appeared so valiant in word...
And no could ever guess at the darkness lurking in the black heart of Sir Romulus Turnbull.
He was the most dangerous man in the world."

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In history we have been discussing the World Wars and every time World War II is mentioned, I can't help but think back to Atonement. Even if it isn't entirely accurate, it is has historical significance and is beautiful (I hope to read the book sometime soon).
My mind always seems to wander back to the past, leaving me with all of these questions as to how present society has become so boring, yet beyond complicated. In each historical film I watch, the dialogue is well composed and the characters sound so sincere when they speak. Evidently it has been thought out by the writers, but that is the way people used to converse with one another. And then to compare it to how we speak now...it kind of fascinates me. People actually use "lol" in a sentence when they talk and words are overused to the point where the true meaning is drowned in itself; vocabulary is so limited.
What the fuck has happened?
(This is entirely hypocritical of me, but I will have you know that I do not use words like the one mentioned above when speaking.)
Technology has outrun all of us and we simply conform. Most people would not dare to recite a complex sentence, especially when they can just use "I love.." over and over. Nobody listening would notice anything about that, which truly says something.

I don't know...I am rather sick and somewhat humiliated at the thought of our society at the moment.
I will give a million dollars to whoever invents a successful time machine?

9 commentaires:

Ella a dit…

Oh thank goodness, you feel the same way. I sometimes have to restrain myself from strangling people when they use those sort of cliche sayings. I wonder sometimes if people actually listen to themselves.
Since i moved to France, my English vocabulary has most definately become more extended and elaborate, as i thrive on it (and i read more). There are not as many words in the French language as in English, so i often can't say what i want as the word doesn't exist.
Thank you for this, Michelle.
x

keira antoia rose a dit…

I feel the same way. Cliche is everywhere now. It is beyond frustrating. I'm up for going back in time! Atonement was one of my favorite films I have seen this year.

xoxo Isabella Clarisse xoxo
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A Black Tie Event a dit…

Uggh, I feel the same way too! I love the English language but I feel like society has strangled us and makes people like me feel weird by having a large vocabulary. I'm not trying to sound like I think I'm superior because I'm not, I just wished everyone enjoyed writing and complex language as much as people like you and I do.

J.Yo a dit…

i know! i love reading complex vocabulary of English even if it's not my mother language, and it's also very fun to study.

will surely be seeing Atonement. Keira looks stunning.

M a dit…

i know what you mean!
the way they spoke then was so beautiful....

pastelpeach a dit…

I find it nearly heartbreaking how lazy the general population has become with language. Beautiful language ads color to our world and by using words from only a selected vocabulary one is only limiting themselves from what is truly out there.

On another note. Are you from France? I was just wondering because I am currently studying French and can not wait to become fluent in the language. Although, that is a few years away.

Ana a dit…

I defenitely agree. Words are wonderful things, yet we're becoming more and more indifferent to them.

I will join you on that time machine ride, back to either the Victorian times or the 60's.

yiqin; a dit…

Hahh wow, time machine?! I really like the first picture though. & i love what you wrote :)

Sarah-Lou a dit…

I understand what you mean, and you're right! Vocabulary and language ere such precious things!

Oh and Id' love to travel through time too, and I really long to see this movie!!

What a nice blog!