Being Geek Chic is a blog about one woman navigating the male-dominated industries of production and tech. It's written by Elizabeth Giorgi, Founder, CEO and Director of Mighteor - one of the world's first internet video production companies. Learn more about Mighteor here.
I went to see The Life Aquatic in 35MM this week at a local theater that was trying to steal my heart and make it beat extra happily. That’s what happens when you bring back my favorite movies in good old fashioned film form. My heart is like a jumping bean of joy. Anyway, it’s been a while since I had seen this seminal Bill Murray classic. And I was reminded of 5 totally strange points about life that just jump out to you when engaged in this cinematic treat:
1. Helping your friends and loved ones achieve crazy things ISN’T the point. Being there with them through the crazy things IS the point.
2. Doing anything for revenge never really works out.
Comic book readers, close your eyes. I don’t believe in revenge. Revenge is not a good motivator. It leads to emotional messes and violence. Doing things to bring people together, find common ground and achieve something… that’s difference.
3. Despite popular opinion, people CAN change.
There is this strange cultural idea that people don’t change. I disagree. And I think Steve Zissou is the perfect example of that. Changes in people are usually small and sometimes even hard to see. But we’re all capable of change if we decide to think things through and be better.
4. It’s never too late to do the right damn thing.
Steve Zissou is not a very good guy. He’s a bit of a mess of a man. But that’s why we love him. And that’s why we want to see him take fatherhood and embrace it. When he chooses that, he doesn’t fix his past screw ups, but he does make the right choice.
5. Just because you go looking for something doesn’t mean you’ll find it.
Whether it’s a Jaguar Shark, closure, a perfect pair of black skinny jeans or a long lost friend, sometimes we have to accept that the simple act of going to find something doesn’t mean we’re going to be successful. We must be open to what NOT finding it will mean and what it will teach us.
I promised you I’d finish the set of Wes Anderson desktop backgrounds and now I have. Because, well, when I say I’m going to do something, I usually do. Hoorah.
This set is wonderful for reasons that I will describe now: first, Grand Budapest. My love of that movie is so beyond explanation or comprehension. No part of the Wes Anderson collection of anything, ever, would be complete without a special call out to this incredible film.
Second, fun story about me: I lost my virginity while Life Aquatic was on the television. Maybe you didn’t want to know that about me. Sorry, not sorry. It’s one of the weird things about my life that I really appreciate.
Here is your second set of Wes Anderson Desktop backgrounds:
DOWNLOAD THE GRAND BUDAPEST DESKTOP BACKGROUND HERE.
DOWNLOAD THE BOTTLE ROCKET DESKTOP BACKGROUND HERE.
DOWNLOAD THE RUSHMORE DESKTOP BACKGROUND HERE.
DOWNLOAD THE LIFE AQUATIC DESKTOP BACKGROUND HERE.
And of course, you can get the first and original set here. We do free desktop backgrounds on the regular around here, so maybe check out the archive for a few more options. You can find those here.
