HollyKing's Journal

Yesterday I finished Foundation by Isaac Asimov. It was entertaining and I look forward to the other books in the series. My original plan was to only read the three books in the Foundation Trilogy. Reading more into the series I might have to break down and read them all.

Up next is the definitive steampunk anthology Extraordinary Engines edited by Nick Gevers. It seems a bit early to me to call anything a "definitive steampunk anthology," but we'll see how it goes.

Funny, it should mention the boilers. I see myself as the engineer/navigator on a great steamship. These things don't run themselves you know!

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On a whim I created a wishlist on my Tivo using the keyword “STEAM.” I was hoping to catch odd little steampunk punk related movies and shows. Last night hollyqueen and I watched my first catch. Wow! It was exactly the kind of thing I wanted.

The Sundance channel played The Mysterious Geographic Adventures of Jasper Morello (2005). (IMDb) The film tells the story of Mr. Morello, a navigator with a blemish on his record, and the ironclad airship Resolution, who have been directed to deploy weather beacons in the northern shipping lanes. Riding along for the voyage is Dr. Claude Belgon who is performing experiments to see what effect high altitudes have on animals and humans.

The film uses silhouette animation which gives it a dark feel to match the horror of the story. There were also several details of the story left out that I felt added to the character of the tale. I know everyone isn’t a fan of this style of storytelling, but for me it was a perfect match to the tale. I haven’t seen which animated film one the Oscar for 2005 (The winner was The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation) but it was a serious contender in my view.

In short, if you like steampunk, horror, animation or films as art then you should make an effort to see this film. It is playing on the Sundance channel several times this month and is available on DVD.