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Troy Kirby

Friday, April 29, 2011

Sinister People & The Royal Wedding


Sinister people can’t be made up. That’s my thought for today. I watched the movie Bronson last night with my friend, Andrew. This character of the movie is actually based on a real man. And it doesn’t matter that I only see him hold a gun once (never firing). The man is about as cold-blooded as you can get. Aside from Queen Elizabeth when it comes to royal divorces. Charlie Bronson, or Michael Peterson, appears to be one of the most sinister characters I have witnessed. Mainly due to his stare, the fact he does not shout but speak slowly at times, and he has those cold eyes staring at you. No, he is not a celly you want to have in the big house.

This brings me to the point of British Crime novels or movies. The rest that they are popular is that there is a bit of naivety to their creation. They have nuance, even if they come from the bad part of town. Americans are pull out guns, shoot first and ask later. The Brits across the Pond appear content to know why they must kill a person and then beat them to death. One of the rests may be that pistols are illegal in the UK. If you are going to kill someone in that country, you have to do it with your hands.

It is tougher, grittier to deal with. And makes for great situations and characters. Bronson uses a piece of cloth to strangle a man from behind. He does so in such a removed fashion, holding the cloth firm around the man’s neck as the victim struggles, that it appears more inhumane than if he walked up, shot the man in the chest without much dialogue.

The British Royal Wedding occurred last night. To fanfare of a billion viewers and a lot of choreographed ritual that kept them watching. This is story. Even though the occupants appeared in certain aspects to be removed, cold, isolated, it is that very reaction which appears more passionate than if the Queen had stood up and scolded Kate Middleton for not doing a proper curtsies. That being said, it held the interest of several countries, including the United States, even though British ceremony should be viewed as more of an oddity than it is. Didn’t we leave them in 1776, by chance? Interesting how story makes us multi-national.

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