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Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope

My brother gets Nerdblock every month and so this documentary came with it. I thought it was just a dumb thing they threw in there and then I read on the back that Morgan Spurlock directed it. I like Morgan Spurlock and when I see his name on something, I sit up and take notice, as I am a fan of Super Size Me and his CNN stuff.

So in honor of Comic-Con this weekend and the fact I'm coincidentally going to San Diego that same weekend but for a different thing, I watched this movie.

Basically its about tons of different people who all go to SDCC and see if thier dreams come true. A Comic book dealer wants to sell the most rare Marvel comic so his business can stay afloat, a girl and her friends are cosplaying as Mass Effect characters onstage, two seperate dudes want to make it into comic books, a guy wants to marry his girlfriend at a Kevin Smith panel, its all very interesting.

There's also some bits from famous celebrities and writers talking about thier convention experiences and nerd fandom. Its really cool to see people like Joss Whedon and Olivia Wilde share thier experiences.

Its also nice to see something that doesn't shun collection or extreme devotion to nerd culture like mainstream media treats us but embraces shit like Honey boo boo.

My only problem with the movie is that Morgan Spurlock never shares his experiences. I'm fascinated by the guy and since he's a filmmaker, I would have loved to hear his influences from nerd culture. But I guess that's a testament to the people speaking for themselves in the movie rather then Spurlock.

Check it out if you haven't seen it, it'll defintley ignite the nerd inside of you.

Now I wanna go cosplay as Amuro Ray for some reason.