Thursday, September 16, 2010

Fascist. Hag.

"Bright Star" by John Keats

Stars may be magical and mystical and romantic and stuff, but there are probably better things to put admiration and loathing into. The speaker almost loses himself in describing the positive attributes of the star, patient and steadfast, yet then comes to his senses ("No-yet still steadfast, still unchangeable....") and accuses it of being alone, sleepless, and overall static. Then, to create some interest in this thing, he shifts to include his lover in the picture and how being static would be worst of all, preferring to end at the highest peak of his passion than to level off. This theme is probably also used in the movie Bright Star about the Keat-inator himself and his many conquests which is evident in the tagline of the movie, "First love burns brightest." Aren't they adorable over there? It's definitely a chick flick, but I might see it. What do you say Ebert and Roeper? Thumbs up or down? "Bright Star" also seems to me like it would make one of those trashy romance novels women read.

4 comments:

  1. Iiiii dooo nooot reeead trashy rooomaaanceees. I check them in at the library all the time, though, and the sheer magnitude of their existence depresses me. Read some Sci-Fi or something, ladies. I shouldn't generalize.

    Anyway, I resented this poem a little bit. The speaker calls the star lonely, but what does heeee know? I am a little biased. I quite like stars.

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  2. Abby you're hardly included in womankind. ;)

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  3. ....

    *sigh*

    *opens mouth to speak, changes mind*

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