The Town

I did a (VERY rough) Review on the Town, wanted to share it.

The other day I went with some of my family to see “The Town”, directed by Ben Affleck and starred in by…Ben Affleck. Affleck wanted to “accurately” portray one of the absolute worst parts of Boston, Charlestown. Charlestown, according to Affleck and “The Town”, is the bank robber capital of the world. After some research though, it would seem that this is not completely accurate. Charlestown accounts for about 2% for all of Boston’s robberies. This is not the point though, for “The Town” tells us about how “bank robbing is passed down like a trade from father to son.”
Affleck’s character, Doug Macrae, is no exception to this. He, along with his three friends, are some of the most highly elusive and intelligent robbers in Charlestown. We follow them through several robberies, and all that was going through my head was how is it they haven’t been caught?
In a way, “The Town” over glamorizes robbery. You see their plans, and watch them be carried out and get away with it. Their plans aren’t even that elaborate. I was instantly reminded of the Oceans trilogy. Now there was a group of films that had well thought out plans, but they were realistic in the sense that they didn’t fully ever get away with it.
Overall I found that “The Town” was a crude, inaccurate portrayal not only of robbery but of an existing town. The actors were alright, though somewhat dry at times and I found some of the casting a little strange. The storyline was alright, though if you are one for action you may enjoy this film. I am going to give “The Town” 2½ stars out of 5.

Redeeming Love

I have recently picked up this book again for about my fourth time in four years. Now, this is the kind of book where you only read it once in a while, for fear of killing it's excellence, and losing touch with all the little nuances it contains.

For me, it is a happy book. This is slightly ironic, for there are times in this book when I want to scream at the characters, and hate them, and hurt them. . . but love them. That's great writing. This is the kind of writer I hope to be. One who uses words and pictures so fantastically to create a world, and characters, that people will actually hate some, or Love some. Those are Great Characters.

Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers is the kind of book every Christian should read, for though some may argue that it's a "chick" book, it really is not. It is based off of the Biblical book of Hosea. Micheal Hosea is one of the greatest Christian Men I've ever met. He realizes he's weak, and is human, but he turns to God. There are times when he could take the easy way out, and do what the world is telling him to, but he doesn't (most of the time). He personifies the kind of man I hope one day I may have.

Angel. . .Poor, broken Angel. Tirzah (Micheal's name for when he desires her), Mara (When Micheal brings her home, full of bitterness), Amanda. . . .his softened name for her after he starts to bring down the walls of hurt and get to her inner core, to help her with her Demons, and finally, Sarah. The person inside, hiding the one thing she has left, her own Name. This is the most fitting (which you'll learn once you've read it).

I must implore you though, Don't skip the Prologue (as I have known some to do), it's the history you must know about Angel, you must understand.

Until Next time, my friends.

~ Eden Swift

Welcome to Me

Hello. My name is Eden Swift. . .at least, that is what I shall be known by. Some may know me by Swifty, others, by another name which must not be mentioned.

I am a writer, or at least, I plan to be.

I'm currently working on a few pieces, one of which is further along than the others. I hope to use this blog to keep those who are reading Radiance up to date with what's happening. Also, I hope to use this to get my name out there a little more, and maybe post some of my poetry. (I warn you, it's free verse, and can be a little weird).

Yeah, I think this pretty much sums up what I wanted to say to you all at the moment. I am getting a picture done soon for my ID. Yeah. . .

~ Eden Swift