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Sunday, March 26, 2006

The Classics

What is considered a classic? Please, after you have read this passage, place your answer in the "Comment" section using at least three specific examples from the text (aka tell me what you think a classic is in your comment). Most people think of "The Chronicles of Narnia" and "King Kong" as classic, old movies or books that are still popular to this day. Others refer to new movies and books as 'instant classics,' such as the "Harry Potter" series and "Spiderman." Even others consider movies such as "The Attack of the Killer Tomatoes", "The Blob", and "Plan Nine from Outer Space" as classics. Many people consider classics as movies or books that have left an impression on them.

My dad, however, has a different concept of 'classics'. Well, not really concept; he agrees with the last statement, he just has a different outline of books and movies that he considers classics. For example, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle", and anything written by Isaac Asimov he considers classics. He also considers "The Marx Brothers" classics...or, at least, the first five movies plus "Room Service". Comparing these movies and books to those above, his choices of classics are very different from the ones above.

My conclusion is that everyone has a different sense of what "the classics" are. Some say "Humphrey Bogart" movies are classics, others disagree and say only old books like "The Time Machine", "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" and "Little Women" as classics. Shakespeare's plays are also widely accepted as classics. And, of course, Mozart is considered a classical composer (Ha! A pun!).

Thus, my conclusion (part II, APOCOLYPSE!), I shall now go watch some good ol' classics (In other words, the newly bought "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends" on DVD) while anyone who actually took the time to read this comments.

A note to all: Another contest will soon arrise. What it will be, nobody knows...except for me! Prize will be the same - two winners, posts will be merged and commented. And no, Sam, we won't label who wrote what; it makes it more confusing to read.

5 Comments:

Comments Anonymous Anonymous said...

knock knock jokes that leave much to be desired

10:50 AM, March 26, 2006

 
Comments Blogger Tim said...

You spelled Isaac Asimov's name wrong! There's no 'e.' Though his books are classics... Because they rock! Go Asimov!

12:45 PM, March 26, 2006

 
Comments Blogger Maeve said...

This sounds like a job for... my Compact Oxford English Dictionary! It says this about the word "classic":
"judged over a period of time to be of the highest quality"

I'd have to agree, although this is the typical connnotation. To be "classic" a movie, book, or piece of art has to have an underlying theme that is timeless, such as the themes of illusion v. reality, money can't buy happiness, and freedom v. imprisonment that are evident in many of Dickens' works. Classics appeal to a large amount of people over time because of these themes that are an unchangable part of human existance. Life, love, and loss portrayed in an interesting or exciting way is a good formula for a classic.

12:48 PM, March 26, 2006

 
Comments Anonymous Anonymous said...

classic: something that sucks but everyone likes but kids. and it's in black and white or hardcover.

-sam

3:58 PM, March 27, 2006

 
Comments Anonymous Anonymous said...

Classic Movies:
+ Star Wars
+ Red Dawn
+ The Adventures of Robin Hood
+ Dirty Harry
+ Superman I and II (III and IV are awful)
+ The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
+ The Godfather Trilogy
+ Scarface

Classic Books:
+ The Three Musketeers
+ Robin Hood
+ Redwall
+ Tom Sawyer

Classic Actors/Actresses:
+ Sean Connery
+ Cary Grant
+ Gene Kelly
+ John Wayne
+ Audrey Hepburn
+ Robert Redford,
+ Steve McQueen

And by the way Sam,
Black & White and Hardover ROCK!
LONG LIVE THE CLASSICS!

(Wait, this post made sense! NOT RIGHT!)

5:23 PM, March 27, 2006

 

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