Sunday, April 8, 2012

5th Entry: Multicharacter, Chespirito

When I was a kid all I did was sit around the house watching TV. From the time I got home from school I immediately turned the set on and I began looking for something that caught my attention. When I was in elementary for around three or two years the first show that I watched when I got home was "Chespirito". Roberto Gomez Bolaños is known for his stage name as "Chespirito". In this show he had different segments with different characters and honestly if your were a kid you wanted to be all of his characters.

Here is a list of my top five characters that this guy created over time.

5.- Chaparron Bonaparte: Along with Lucas, this character was the crazy one, and yes crazy in that sense of the word. With phrases like Lucas: "Digame Licenciado", Chaparron: "Licenciado", or "No hay de queso nomas de papa" this character always made other have an uncomfortable and awkward time around him.


4.- El Chanfle: he was the utility guy from CA America. With a noble heart, he was always doing the right thing. When a penalty kick was whistled in favor of his team he protested because the fault never existed. In the same was he backed out on a car in a supermarket and told the cashier only to find out is was her car. He is later promoted to be the little leagues coach of the team with a humorous scene dropping and breaking everything in his path before signing the contract.


3.- El Chompiras: once a robber, he and his partner "El Botija" now live an honest life. He is very kind but very naive and it is because of this that his partner is taking his hat of, combing his hair and giving him a slap that makes him spin 360. Along other characters like his partners wife and a police officer these guys will make you laugh every time you catch their show.


2.- El Chapulin Colorado: "No contaban con mi astucia". This guy is the best superhero, I would choose him over any Avenger in a heartbeat. His lack of strength or overall superiority of the villain put him in situations that are funny as hell. To have him by your side all you have to say is "Oh, y ahora quien podra ayudarme/defenderme?" and he will pop out of the blue.


1.- El Chavo del Ocho: With any doubt Chespirito's most successful and recognized character, El Chavo lived in a barrel and was an orphan. He and his friends all lived in a apartment complex and there, along with the neighbors they had so much fun. His success was in part because it was directed to kids and taught them valuable lessons at the time that he was making them laugh. "Se me chispoteo" or "Esque no me tienen paciencia" were one of his most common phrases.


Mr. Roberto Gomez Bolaños I just have one thing to say to you: Thank you for my childhood and all the smiles that you have been putting on my face during all the years your shows have been on the air.



Sunday, April 1, 2012

4th Entry: Basically the same plot

Ok guys, I know there is a trend going on about zombie apocalypse. The first movie I saw about zombies was Resident Evil. The plot is about a giant corporation called Umbrella. They mask themselves as good guys but in reality they were developing bioweaponry. The creation of a powerful weapon called the T-Virus was in fact to help cure a disease. Unfortunately something went wrong. Infection started to spread, turning every one dead into living again. The movie franchise is adapted from a successful line of video games. I really like it.

Here is a picture of the video game:                          

And here is one about the movie:

After a while a sequel was released and then a third movie followed by the latest production, Apocalypse, Extinction and Afterlife respectively. A fifth installment is in production at the time.

I remember talking to a friend once upon a time and saying that we really liked a movie called 28 Days Later. I asked 'what is it about?' he replied that it was about people escaping from infected people that had a virus that turned them into flesh eating freaks. 'Oh kinda like Resident Evil, so you must like Resident Evil too?'... 'No, I don't like the movies or anything to do with Resident Evil'... Naturally my reaction was a little like this meme:


And why is my reaction like this... well basically both movies have the same premise. In Resident Evil people are trying to get away from infection so they don't turn into zombies and in 28 Days Later people are simply trying to get away from infected people so they won't get bitten by them. For me there are two differences in the plots. Resident Evil has highly trained people that fight for survival and help people along the way and in 28 Days later it is ordinary people the one that has to fight. In addition, in 28 Days Later the infection will killed the carrier if it does not consumer blood or sustenance within 28 days, hence the name. In Resident Evil the only way to stop infection is with a cure otherwise they will only continue to look for food. In Resident Evil is said that a bullet to the head or even a kick with the enough strength will be enough to stop a zombie.

Here is a picture of the movie 28 Days Later:

In my opinion there are slight differences between this two movies, but the main idea of survival is present in the plot. In one escaping from flesh eating zombies and the other one escaping from infected people to avoid being bitten. I would believe that someone who likes 28 Days Later would like Resident Evil.