If the Internet has done one thing, it has sped up the relevancy cycle in regards to topics. Some things, suc as debates about favorite movies, political issues, and sports teams will always be relevant. Others, however, are deemed irrelevant after just days, or sometimes even hours.
One reason why I don't tend to get my thoughts about new movies up on this blog is my tendency to not immediately write them down. By the time I think about writing a review, it seems too irrelevant, especially if the next week of releases is already out. Sure, the movies can still be topics well after they have been released, but not really as reviews. I know it seems confusing, but there is a difference, a sort of immediacy that is lost with reviews made well after the fact.
That is one reason why I haven't posted reviews of some of the recent movies I've seen. Although I didn't get reviews up for the movies, I'm sure I'll write about Up (because its that good) and Transformers 2 (because its that bad). However, these thoughts will be in a different form than a review, which is a much more immediate type of post.
Although not related to movie reviews, one example of my thoughts on relevancy is a topic I considered for this post. I had thought of writing about fanboys. However, there are plenty of places people can read about this dreadful internet phenomenon. What more do I really have to add, other than to offer my tired opinion that they are pathetic and close-minded. Maybe a well thought out post on fanboys might have been relevant in 2002, but today it is tired and played out.
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