With the constant discoveries of inhabitable planets outside our own solar system I thought it appropriate to write a blog post about Goldilocks. If you’re not familiar with the discoveries then this may sound confusing. The first planet thought to be inhabitable was discovered in 2011 and was located in the ‘Goldilocks’ system. So named because it’s not too hot, not too cold, but ‘just right’. Not only are astrologists smart, they’re also creative…

This got me thinking about Goldilocks and the Three Bears and having not analyzed this fairy tale since I was a wee lad I was shocked at how a slightly skewed perspective can alter the very fabric of this whimsical little tale. 

This brought me to the question: What is Goldilocks and the Three Bears really about? Is it a simple fairy tale warning youngsters of the dangers of venturing off alone? Or is it really a despicable home invasion gone horribly wrong? I’m inclined to believe the latter and will recount the evidence forthwith.

The problems with Goldilocks begin at it’s very conception in 1837. The first known text featured Goldilocks as an old woman which flies directly in the face of the ‘little girl wandering off alone’ scenario. The story was later altered to depict a poor little innocent girl who is almost eaten by three bears. But why? Could it be that the original tale was nothing more than a thief’s tale? An old crone and hornswoggler determined to relieve some hard working bears of their belongings? 

Most reboots/remakes are needless and a fair amount of them don't work at all (Robocop, Evil Dead, et al). But then many of them do: Planet of the Apes reboot, Star Trek, Godzilla, Batman, to name a few.

​So why did a Ghostbusters reboot cause so much hatred? When the trailer was released it received a record-breaking amount of thumbs-down and hundreds of comments about people's childhoods being torn apart. Is Paul Feig a Terminator? Did he go back in time and start wiping out our childhoods? I feel that would paradoxically be a bad idea and would likely affect future ticket sales and, ya know, the time space continuum. The new movie had the blessings of the original cast (many of who had cameos, even Ramis) and had Ivan Reitman as a producer! So where was the problem?

I was more concerned when they announced Kristin Wiig was one of the main characters. I've never been able to find her funny, I can't figure out why, I guess it's just the subjectivity of humour. However, I even liked her in this, mostly because her and McCarthy played off each other so well. ​