The topic of Jim Carrey’s performance in the 2004 adaptation of “A Series Of Unfortunate Events” remains controversial even to this day. While almost everyone agrees on his immense comedic talent, many fans argue that he was miscast. Who would choose an improv comedian to play one of the most terrifying villains of children’s literature? Over the years, we hear the very same complaints:
His outlandish nature makes Olaf look like an incompetent fool ;
His humorous lines ruin his aura of menace ;
He’s too much of a showboat to look clever and conniving.
And at the same time, many people recognize that this direction is not a betrayal of the original character. Olaf sometimes acts with incredible stupidity in the books. He can be hilarious in a dark, cringeworthy sort of way. And his ego is beyond measure. He is every bit the larger-than-life, grandiose and yet ridiculous jerk Carrey brought to life.
Yet many fans still feel a strong discrepancy between the original character and his adaptational counterpart. Is it just a matter of dosage? You could argue that Olaf simply went a little too far with the humour, or that the script didn’t give him enough chances to reveal his threatening, diabolical self.
The Paramount-Nickleodeon adaptation is sweeter and softer than the books, no one denies that. Then again, Carrey’s bombastic ad-libs feel like a tree hiding the forest. There is a graver adaptational change at play here, which causes a butterfly effect. I believe he was never given a real chance to give us an accurate restitution of Olaf’s character, and this has to do with the nature of adaptation itself. Let’s take a closer look at the movie to see what went wrong.
Temperatures were dipping into unfriendly territory Saturday afternoon as sports fans flocked to the events at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park.
At nearby Lykes Gaslight Park, members of Tampa’s homeless community were gathered for hot coffee and bagels, courtesy of the group Food Not Bombs.
There were no altercations, no illicit substances, no bad behavior—unless you count that, according to the City of Tampa, that coffee and bagels were illegal.
Why?
Because you have to have a special permit in order to offer free food to the needy in city parks. But obtaining a city permit to feed the homeless twice a week—to set up a table and open bags of chips and bagels and spoon organic beans and rice from a pot—can be pricey because of the insurance policy the city requires.
Given how often they do it (homeless people have to eat frequently, too), that can add up.
As a result, seven people were arrested. For feeding hungry people in a park.
Some were arrested still wearing the plastic gloves with which they served food.
When police arrived on the scene, they gave the activists three minutes to stop feeding those in need.
Then, they moved in, pulling the volunteers away as they continued to serve.
“Please help yourselves,” one could be heard saying to those still gathered as he was dragged off.
A man who reached for a last-minute bagel was also arrested.
In an email sent to press Saturday night, the group said it “has no plans to stop sharing food with the homeless and hungry and will continue to defy unjust laws that criminalize compassion and mutual aid.”
That includes a planned gathering Tuesday at 8 a.m. in the same location.
“We intend to expose the city’s cruelty in the face of thousands in our community who are struggling with issues of food insecurity, mental and medical health issues, poverty, and homelessness,” a spokesperson for the group said in an email. “If the city will not address these problems, the least they can do is not get in the way and stop others from addressing these needs. Compassion should never be criminalized.
This isn’t the first time activists with the group have been arrested for feeding the homeless, and Food Not Bombs isn’t the only group to have been arrested in Tampa for feeding the homeless. Also, Tampa is not the only city in Florida in which it’s illegal to feed the homeless without proper paperwork.
In Tampa, the group said it has done the same thing in the same park over 100 times with no trouble, and some suspect it has something to do with the College Football Playoff National Championship and related events taking place in Tampa throughout the weekend.
I live here. I hate this country.
don’t let anyone make you think that mutual aid is any less radical or dangerous than marches or sabotage
carrie fisher didn’t get laid to rest in a prozac-shaped urn for us not to take our meds…………. so take your meds
i kno posts like this are meant to be positive and nice but like… medications arent a nice pure glass of water theyve got all sorts of social and historical baggage. uwu stay medicated is not a trend we should be getting on
Okay but I don’t care about nebulous baggage, I care about my neurochemical state permitting me to retain executive function so I can be a relatively competent human being who feels like life is pretty okay at least some of the time. So I will absolutely uwu stay medicated and the many other people whose lives would be better if they took their meds should absolutely uwu stay medicated, and I wish to strongly urge everyone else to uwu stop and think critically before you blithely parrot baseless handwringing rooted in the bizarre social stigma against literally just taking medicine for illnesses.
Thanks for reading, have a nice day, ooh woo take ur fuckin meds
If the plane doesn’t physically accommodate your body type, flying can turn from an uncomfortable experience into a humiliating one. That’s why London-based artist Stacy Bias made the new documentary Flying While Fat: to get to the heart of just how pervasive people’s fat phobia on planes is.
1. Zodiac sign 2. Sexual orientation 3. Relationship status 4. Someone you miss 5. Person who’s arms you’d like to be in 6. What you find attractive in Men/Women? 7. How tall are you? 8. What you love about yourself? 9. What you’re doing tomorrow? 10. What are your future plans? 11. Your last night out in detail 12. Your favourite book 13. All of pets you’ve ever had 14. Something that changed your life 15. Do you remember your last dream? 16. What your last text message says? 17. Do you respect your government and the way your country is run? 18. Where you would like to live? 19. Your favourite flavour of ice cream 20. Last thing you ate 21. Which swear word do you use the most? 22. Your plans for summer 23. Any upcoming concerts? 24. Something that you’re proud of 25. Do you still talk to your first crush? 26. What language do you want to learn? 27. Where you have lived before? 28. Eye color 29. Favourite style of clothing 30. How long does it take you to get ready in the morning? 31. Where did you go today? 32. Where are you right now? 33. How many countries have you visited? 34. Something old 35. Something new 36. Something inherited 37. Is death more scary than life? 38. Experience you’ll never forget 39. What’s your favorite part about today so far? 40. Who is your hero? 41. Are you happy with where you live? 42. Do you like your handwriting? 43. What do you wear to bed? 44. Tea or coffee? 45. Chocolate or Vanilla? 46. Are you excited for anything? 47. How late did you stay up last night and why? 48. What’s your ringtone? 49. Did you have a dream last night? 50. What keeps you going each day? 51. Picture of yourself
After getting stung by bees when she was four, Mikaila Ulmer’s fear of bees shifted to a fascination. Ulmer became an activist after she learned how crucial honeybees are to sustaining life.
She’s a great kid with a head for business and branding
#BlackPride #BlackKids
Her website is Me & The Bees and all of her items are available online!
She also sells a “Busy Bee Chef Gift Set” for $22.00 USD which includes a child-sized Me & The Bees apron, a wooden mixing spoon, some of Mikaila’s original recipes, a sticker, and a personal note from Mikaila.
You can use her store locator to see where you can shop locally.
