Week in Antalya

Sunshine

Dazzling, sizzling

Stable, soft, relaxing

Warmth, lethargic, timid, soothing

Music

Waves,

Foamy, salty

Ebbing, flowing, melting

Thirsty, freshness, wetness, waiting

Dragging

Mountains

Purple, erect

Running, walking, jogging

Freedom, liberty, joy, comfort

Sublime

Master of the Strings

I have been learning how to play the guitar. The instrument seems quite simple but it demands a lot of energy and exercising. It's not easy to play the guitar, I have learned it. The reason why I'm putting much effort in the practice is because I love metal and rock. Metallica seems to be an old band who's songs are still being played and listened to. One of its famous songs, Master of Puppets has me do something, at random lately. The title of the song is strange. It seems to be connected with the world today. There are masters who posses power to rule the earth. They hold the strings of millions of people. People are treated as if they are puppets but my interpretation of the title is quite different. I presume the guitar player to be the master of the strings of the guitar, and the guitar, the puppet. Thats all folks.

Gatsby on Digiturk!!!

A few days ago, I was amazed to have been informed that the latest version of The Great Gatsby would appear on Digiturk. I remember having watched the previous one in which Robert Redford and Sissy Spacek were starring. It was a beautiful film which was much loyal to Fitzgerald's original text. Moreover, it gave the atmosphere of the novel very well. However, in the last version, there were a lot missing. The atmosphere was much gloomier and the scenes were more episodic, that is, the story line would not flow naturally. The characters were not selected appropriately. The actor that was playing Gatsby was not Gatsby at all. He was an ordinary guy who still lived in those years when he was James Gatz. To become Gatsby, one needs to develop charisma and appeal. Daisy was not Daisy either. She was more innocent where as she had to be more cunning and evil. The only person who looked exactly the character in the novel was George Wilson, not Nick. The actor who played the part of Wilson didn't have to do much so as to develop his role. He simply played the part of the simple man as a simple man. I strongly recommend that you watch the original version if you don't want to get frustrated. Or, you might as well read the novel, which is a better choice.