(Rudy) Ain't Never Gonna Get It

For this particular blog, I had to reach WAY back, all the way to 1992 (the year I started first grade)!!! I chose En Vogue's "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It), as Yolanda's anthem in The Rudy Elmenhurst Story. I think it fits her really well, especially her situation with Rudy. It's clear that Rudy can't wait for Yolanda to "put out." He tries all the things he can think of and is initially patient, but when his efforts don't work...he gets frustrated and gives up on her. I think the song is a real comical way to approach Yolanda's position. When listening to the lyrics, I think it's pretty obvious how they relate...ENJOY!!!

Streetcar Named Desire

I feel that Vivien Leigh does a much better job in her portrayal of Blanche. In the first clip, Jessica Lange does an okay job, but not up to par with Ms. Leigh. In the newer version, I don't really feel like she's hysterical, I just get the feeling like it's still an act (the fake Southern accent doesn't help either). She comes close when she speaks of her previous husband's death, and finished by kind of smirking about it. Other than her words, which obviously come from the play, I can't sense the character of Blanche; like what you would get from reading the play. However, in the second clip, I feel like the air of hysteria doesn't just come from the words Vivien Leigh speaks, but also is accentuated by her actions and emotions. At one point, she is on a drastic emotional roller coaster where shes goes from extreme aggravation (with Mitch) to being okay in a matter of seconds and breaths. Her voice pitch and even the look in her eyes shows her change of emotion, it most certainly ISN'T a portrayal of a stable woman. The play reads creates Blanche as an over-the-top personality, who isn't all that in touch with reality... I can get that from Vivien Leigh. She is what I imagined from reading the play, fragile and walking a fine line near falling off her rocker.