Rocky Horror Picture Show

Hey guys, it's Adventure Van here with a blog about the Rocky Horror Picture Show. This cult classic is, in reality, at most a B-Grade Musical, but that is offset by how fervent the fan base for it is. The real reason you should watch it is due to the fact that the audience is what provides the show. Literally and figuratively. There was a group of actors in costume playing out the show in the front row at the same time the movie was going on. People would shoot water guns, throw toilet paper and toast and cards, and scream out responses at specific times during the movie. It was also preceded with a brusque and drag show that went on for two straight hours, and a costume contest.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show itself is a movie. In it, without any rhyme or reason, is Tim Curry for some reason. I do not know why Tim Curry managed to both do this movie early in his career and still become a successful actor. It is an astonishment, but the movie also has a few other big deal actors, including the voice actor for the father in Phineas and Ferb and Meatloaf, who was a very, very big deal when it came to the music industry, as the voice behind Bat out of Hell. For such a cheesy movie that was made to be cheesy, the amount of wonderful acting talent is quite interesting. The plot, written by one of the actors, is meant to be a satire of the inherent humor in horror movies and the technobabble. It's a very interesting movie to watch, but it should be seen in a theater, not alone.

Adventure Van, signing out.

Red Badge of Courage Report

Hey guys, it's Adventure Van here with a blog about Red Badge of Courage, a story following a union soldier throughout his growth as a person and a soldier. It also gives a window into the heart and mind of the soldier, and how both humanization and dehumanization works on the battlefield. Henry Fleming is a union soldier who joins with the intention of gaining respect and admiration, and immediately upon reaching combat he runs away. After some stinging on the sidelines where he hides among wounded troops and escapes questions about his own lack of injury, he gets caught in a rout of union troops, one of whom hits him over the head with a rifle, giving Henry an injury.

Henry now proudly claims that this head-wound was a gunshot, despite the medical professionals having their doubts. Having rejoined his squadron, with new undeserved confidence, Henry now decides that because another soldier had given him letters before battle to send in case he died, he now has blackmail material and feels honorable because he gives them back. In this, more combat happens, which ultimately proves nothing other than a futile effort of death on both sides.However, now the book centers more on his growth in both respects of combat and the humanization of the opposing side. Overall, it is a decent book capable of showing the character change in the context of the war.

Adventure Van, signing out.