Prince of Persia? Or Prince of FAIL?

I'm so so so so sorry I haven't updated. Not that it really matters. There's only one follower and they probably don't even read very often....

Anywho, it's been busy and hectic, what with spring quarter sucking my life and free time, my dog dying, and my two partners in crime NOT POSTING ANYTHING AT ALL.

If they read this, then they should know that I'm making an unhappy face at them.

It looks like this: >:(

That said, I had a wonderful church convention that left me feeling refreshed. My mom came to visit, so we went out to dinner and then we saw Prince of Persia. And that particular FAIL of a movie is the topic of my rant.

First of all, let's just look at a couple screencaps of the characters from this movie.

See that guy up there? That's Jake Gyllenhaal. He's very American and very white. WHY THE HECK IS HE A PRINCE OF PERSIA WITH A BRITISH ACCENT?

SPOILER ALERT: Ben Kingsley is the bad guy.

Then again, you can probably figure that out by the way he's dressed and pointing ominously at the camera. He was probably the best and most legit actor in the entire movie. Not only is his accent REAL, but he's also part Indian, so he's a heck of a lot closer to being Persian than Jake Gyllenhaal is. >_>

Now, since this is the ONLY female lead in the ENTIRE movie, I can't really say she's the best actress in there....but she is rather pretty, so there's that. AND her accent is real, too, so that's a plus. Oh, and her name is Gemma Arterton, by the way. Almost forgot that. She was in Clash of the Titans as another willful female lead, but the acting there is pretty much the same acting she did here. And - go figure - both characters sacrifice their lives for the good of mankind. Seeing a trend, here....

Anywho...so my biggest problem with the movie was that it was wayyyy too Disney. And I know that's hardly a bad thing to some people - and usually it's not to me, either, but in this case, I have to say something.

WHEN THE WORLD IS ABOUT TO END, YOU DON'T STOP FOR AN ALMOST-KISS SCENE. OK? OK.

There. I said it. Seriously. Spoiler alert: the world is literally about to end and the two leads STOP EVERYTHING to kiss. That totally killed it for me. But I'm a cynic, so maybe that's just me. That's why I'd rather call this movie Prince of FAIL.