I wanted to share a little about what I've thinking about lately. Both are about Mariah Carey and Johnny Depp.
1. http://www.polygon.com/2016/12/1/13793982/fantastic-beasts-grindelwald-casting
2. https://www.inverse.com/article/24157-fantastic-beasts-twitter-roundup-johnny-depp-grindelwald
3. http://ew.com/article/2016/11/19/fantastic-beasts-defend-johnny-depp/
Both of these instances occurred on the New Year's' Eve.
First, my family want to watch "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". I really truly was stalling to watch this movie because I was afraid they were going to ruin one of my favorite series. But since I'm a sucker for watching a movie in a theater, I went. Like, it was passable and I wanted to write something about passable films in the movie industry one of these days. The climax of the film, always near the end the movie, truly shot up the film from a comfortable 6 to a high 9 for me because my buddy Johnny Depp appeared in the film in the disguise of the main antagonists. Saint Dane style, if you've ever read the Pendragon series by DJ MacHale. I audibly gasped in the theater because I was so shocked to see one of my favorite actors in a Harry Potter movie as a crucial character. My sister got a mouthful while we were in the car because she knew he was in the film and SOMEHOW FORGOT TO TELL ME. If I had known, I would have most likely driven them to the theater myself.
First, my family want to watch "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". I really truly was stalling to watch this movie because I was afraid they were going to ruin one of my favorite series. But since I'm a sucker for watching a movie in a theater, I went. Like, it was passable and I wanted to write something about passable films in the movie industry one of these days. The climax of the film, always near the end the movie, truly shot up the film from a comfortable 6 to a high 9 for me because my buddy Johnny Depp appeared in the film in the disguise of the main antagonists. Saint Dane style, if you've ever read the Pendragon series by DJ MacHale. I audibly gasped in the theater because I was so shocked to see one of my favorite actors in a Harry Potter movie as a crucial character. My sister got a mouthful while we were in the car because she knew he was in the film and SOMEHOW FORGOT TO TELL ME. If I had known, I would have most likely driven them to the theater myself.
Then in the next couple days, I tried to searched to find a clip of his appearance and I found that some Potter fans were angry about his casting. They asked for a reconsideration of his role or threatened to boycott the film. I understand why people were mad about him participating in the movie. I also don't excuse his alleged abuse. Thankfully, the matter was taken care of by the court of law and a settlement was reached, in which his ex-wife donated the money to show that she wasn't after it. I also think that Johnny Depp is not the type to married. I'm sure he knows that about himself too. He lived 14 years in his union to French actress, Vanessa Paradis. They had two children and never got married. I have come to believe that there are just some people who are too free in their spirit and creativity to be tied down with the word "forever" to one person. I think that it made Depp feel confined and suffocated, like he was doing too much yet always doing too little. I understand I'm projecting my fandom of him to this argument so it seems like I'm ignoring seeing the severity of his actions, but this is what I think. It's been sad to see one of my favorite personalities sink to a level where grotesque behavior, shameful public stunts and all the horrible projects he's chosen over the years lead people to throw him like old century's news.
1. http://www.polygon.com/2016/12/1/13793982/fantastic-beasts-grindelwald-casting
2. https://www.inverse.com/article/24157-fantastic-beasts-twitter-roundup-johnny-depp-grindelwald
3. http://ew.com/article/2016/11/19/fantastic-beasts-defend-johnny-depp/
Now, for Mariah Carey. Like I said, my family and I were watching this live as I was writing my year end list of favorite K-Music songs. Witnessing it, I could practically see the headlines in the newstands. "Mariah wrecks her career", "Mariah Carey can't sing", "How dare Mariah lip-sync?". I've never stanned Mariah Carey, but I respect her hustle. And now that I know a little more about how artists perform, to expect her to sing in the cold December air is almost inhumane. She only did two songs. I mean, BTS did three (Fire, BS&T, and Save Me) and MBC cut out Save Me. They were also lip-syncing and dancing their choreography on a smaller stage that they were used to. Even though antis were also giving BTS hell because they hate them, I think lip-syncing is more understandable to fans when the artist is doing difficult choreo. Carey stated her dilemma throughout her performance and after when releasing a statement. What Carey did wrong was point the finger at Dick Clark Productions for the way they set up the sound for her performance instead of taking the responsibility for disappointing her fans with an unfavorable performance. I hope that in her docu-series, she shows the real behind-the-scenes of her career, while stirring up drama. What American musicians and artists are doing a lot more of now and should have been is showing the general public how hard writing songs and planning a performance really is.
