Bollfrat #4: Wash me white like one of your French girls

[MrBamboo]

Oh Gott. Ayn Rand über Kinderfilme. Mein neues Idol.

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily...ildrens-movies

Ein paar Highlights:

“Mary Poppins”

A woman takes a job with a wealthy family without asking for money in exchange for her services. An absurd premise. Later, her employer leaves a lucrative career in banking in order to play a children’s game. —No stars.

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“Lady and the Tramp”

A ridiculous movie. What could a restaurant owner possibly have to gain by giving away a perfectly good meal to dogs, when he could sell it at a reasonable price to human beings? A dog cannot pay for spaghetti, and payment is the only honest way to express appreciation for value. —One star.

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“Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”

An excellent movie. The obviously unfit individuals are winnowed out through a series of entrepreneurial tests and, in the end, an enterprising young boy receives a factory. I believe more movies should be made about enterprising young boys who are given factories. —Three and a half stars. (Half a star off for the grandparents, who are sponging off the labor of Charlie and his mother. If Grandpa Joe can dance, Grandpa Joe can work.)

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[Isgar]

Mein neues Idol.

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Ayn Rand oder Mallory Ortberg, die Autorin der Reviews? Ich hoffe mal, dass die echte Rand nicht ganz so extrem in ihrer Philosophie war. Witzig ist es aber trotzdem, der Kommentar zu Grandpa Joe ist großartig

[The Fool]

Mallory Ortberg ist genial, ich lese immer mal wieder Sachen von ihr auf The Toast und lache mich schlapp. Absolut hervorragend und viel zu kurz:
My Prestigious Literary Novel.

Für jede Person, die schon mal ein Buch von John Green gelesen hat (oder einen Film dazu, zB. The Fault in Our Stars).