Napoleon Dynamite, Like New Hope, Pennsylvania, Corsica is most definitely not the first place that comes to mind when we talk about tech and innovation. For the geographically challenged, I should clarify that we’re talking about that island off the southern coast of France. You know, where Napoleon Dynamite comes from – or more recently where Alicia Keyes got married (wow, never thought I’d put these two characters in the same sentence). It may be void of both Starbucks and McDonalds – but definitely not startups.
So essentially I’ve been on a quest to expose the tech/startup activity in Corsica for a while now and oddly enough, the opportunity came at a time that is usually less active for French companies. Then again, when you work in Corscia, I guess you don’t really need to take a vacation. Napoleon Dynamite
“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” opened this week. The film lives up to its promotional efforts (they called it ‘epic’) and shows the true potential of lighthearted comic book movies. While “Pilgrim” shares many successful stylistic advances and achievements with predecessor “Kick-Ass,” it pulled off the comic-to-movie transition with more style.
I might have enjoyed “Kick-Ass” more had it been advertised differently. In the movie trailer seen on the film’s website, superhero Kick-Ass has a very altruistic motive—inspired by comic books, he wishes to help people by fighting crime. While the trailer highlights some of the crucial action scenes in the movie, it also includes a fair amount of humor and good-natured fun. That said, the film turned out to be much darker in nature than initially advertised. I felt duped by the trailer and because of it, the movie did not live up to my expectations. Napoleon Dynamite .
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