The news of Jurassic Park 4 probably sent a lot of you scrambling for your brain’s groan button, and I can’t blame you. Though the original film is an important milestone in special effects, and boasts the last decent score John Williams ever wrote*, it preserved Michael Crichton’s dubious grasp of human nature and the book’s b-movie philosophizing – and the less said about the sequels, the better (especially the second film, which seems to consist largely of references to classic monster movies). Still! The dinosaurs, even the ones created using paleolithic CGI back in 1993, look insanely great, and given the advances in special effects that have occurred just in the 12 years since Jurassic Park 3 we can look forward to even more spectacular sauropods. But it isn’t just CGI that has advanced in the last twenty years; paleontology has also made some rather amazing discoveries. Beginning with the discovery of the feathered Sinosauropteryx fossil in 1996, over 30 new specimens have been found, and scientists are beginning to conclude that almost all dinosaur species probably had a coat of feathers. That sounds like a small difference, but it’s huge when you consider how radically that changes the appearance of these beasts. Despite the fact that the first feathered fossils of Archaeopertyx were discovered in the 1860s, dinosaurs were still seen in a largely reptilian context until quite recently. The 1970s and ’80s saw some major breakthroughs (among them the acceptance of the asteroid collision theory of dinosaur extinction), but even though the relationship between birds and dinosaurs was becoming more fully understood, that context remained the norm. Now, it would be a mistake to assume anything in Crichton’s novel is scientific, but his book did make great effort to plausibly reflect the consensus at the time. Jurassic Park , published in 1990, partly reflects that consensus. Dinosaurs in the novel were cloned from preserved DNA found in fossilized amber, with gaps in decayed DNA filled in using amphibian, reptile, and avian DNA. And regardless of the DNA used, as we saw in the film, with the exception of Velociraptors, they still largely resembled giant reptiles. However, Spielberg & Co. have the chance to update their look, and best of all it wouldn’t even require much of a stretch, plotwise, to explain the genetic retcon. Simply explain that advances in paleontology proved that their previous cloning relied too heavily on amphibian and reptile DNA. New clones corrected that mistake, relying more on avian DNA, and the result is a pack of dinosaurs that bear colorful plumage that would make Liberace seethe with jealousy. This doesn’t even begin to get into the new species we’ve discovered, like the aforementioned Sinosauropteryx (which would have been about the size of a chicken), that could populate the new film. And why should it have to? Apparently, T-Rex probably had feathers too. I could think of nothing cooler than that. [ For more on feathered Dinosaurs, check out this great article from Nature, published last summer. ] *Yeah, I said it. Ross Lincoln is a LA-based freelance writer from Oklahoma with an unhealthy obsession with comics, movies, video games, ancient history, Gore Vidal, and wine. Follow Ross Lincoln on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter .
In 2009 Chris Colfer rocketed to stardom as the out and proud Kurt Hummel on Fox’s Glee , a role that nabbed him two Emmy nominations, a Golden Globe, and the adoration of legions of fans worldwide. This week the 22-year-old actor, singer, New York Times bestselling author, and screenwriter makes his feature film debut in Struck By Lightning , in which he stars as an ambitious small town teenager killed by a bolt of lightning, a coming-of-age story which he also scripted. Like Colfer’s Glee alter-ego, Struck By Lightning ‘s Carson Phillips is a restless young man with a yearning for what lies beyond the confines of his high school hallways. But the Glee comparisons fade quickly. For starters, there’s no singing — just a little blackmail, used by wannabe journalist Carson to coerce his rivals into joining an extracurricular program that’s bound to score him points on his college applications. More importantly: Struck By Lightning , a story Colfer first wrote in high school, never acknowledges its hero’s sexual orientation. “I don’t want to do another orientation story!” Colfer exclaimed to Movieline . “I don’t care what it is… I didn’t want an orientation to take away from someone learning the lesson of [Carson’s] story.” Colfer spoke with Movieline about his feature acting and writing debut, the real life upbringing in Clovis, CA that inspired Struck By Lightning , his burgeoning literary career, and more. (The film is available On Demand and hits limited release today.) Struck By Lightning is a project that’s been with you since high school – what was the original seed of the idea that inspired you to write this as your debate project? Even back then I knew I wanted to screenwrite eventually one day, so I started writing it as a screenplay back then when I was 16, and it was a way to vent about my frustrations with my peers in high school and whatnot. Then I got involved in speech and debate and decided to do it as one of the events there, so I compressed all the events into a ten-minute version and I played all the characters. I think I did pretty well with it – I’m not sure if that was the year I got the big trophy or the smaller trophy, but I did do well with it. Then when I finally got Glee and got into this world I started to pursue it even more. You based it on your experience growing up in Clovis, CA. What was it like? Very flat, very conservative, and very strict. Strict? Socially strict – they had a very strict dress code, like, guys weren’t allowed to have our hair grow past our ears, things like that. With all due respect to it, because it is my home, I think there is a lot of progress that could be made there – and even people there know there’s a lot of progress that can be made there. But even though the movie takes place in a place called Clover, it wasn’t me pointing at Clovis – it was more like me winking at Clovis, I would say. And it’s much bigger than Clovis is. Clovis is like 100,000 people and it keeps getting bigger and bigger; Clover is supposed to be this tiny, small, podunk town. How many of the characters of Struck By Lightning did you base on actual peers and friends and people you knew? Only a few, really. A couple of the characters are combinations of the people I knew but the only character really based to a T was Mallory [played by Rebel Wilson], who was based on my best friend Melissa. How did she react to seeing how you filtered her personality through your eyes, onscreen? She knows it was exaggerated heavily and that it was more for Carson having that sidekick like she kind of was for me. But she’s very excited about it – she’s in the movie! She has a cameo, in the scene where I’m arguing with the chemistry teacher and she goes, “I believe in Creationism!” and he goes, “Exhibit A” – that’s her, sitting right in front of me. She’s always been a part of it. Where did the screenwriting impulse come from? I’ve always loved storytelling and I think that’s the current-day method to do it. I think that’s the best way to tell stories and ever since I was a little kid I’ve been writing stories. It’s always been something that I had to do. What about directing? Are you making your way from actor to writer to director as well? Not so much, because when I think about directing I think about lining up shots; I don’t necessarily think about creating a story or characters, and that’s what I’d like to do. But I’d never say never. Which filmmakers most influenced you growing up? Oh gosh! I don’t know. Honestly, unfortunately, I was always more inspired by the characters in a story that I never thought about the people behind them. I always thought “X-Men,” I never thought “Bryan Singer” or “Stan Lee,” you know? I have my favorite writers that I love, like Diablo Cody, Jennifer Saunders ,Tiny Fey – I love that they can make every line funny. Every line is quotable. And I love Woody Allen. So you grow up in Clovis, you move to LA, Glee happens, and you realize you have the opportunity to break into film. How did you approach the task of expanding your Struck By Lightning script into a feature film knowing it’s your first film and such a personal project? A quote that gets out a lot is “Write what you know,” and I definitely knew this character well because I was this character growing up. I felt that it was a very endangered character; every movie is about the same type of person, like a jock with a talent or an aspiring cheerleader trying to be popular. I wanted to know where the stories were for the kids who had dreams and goals and their life was about accomplishing those. Not the John Hughesian archetypal teenagers – the other kids in the hall? With all due respect, because there’s no way this movie would have been made without John Hughes making a mark in the industry, yeah – kids like me! I felt like it was almost an ignored genre all these years. Structurally speaking, why start the movie by killing your protagonist off the bat before we even get to know him? I don’t know where that came from. That was a choice I made in the beginning and I made it work. It’s funny because I ended up making symbolism out of lightning but just the mental visual image of Carson being killed by a bolt of lightning in the beginning of the movie and the audience going, “What?!” I thought that was hysterical. You open this movie, you don’t even know who this kid is, and boom! I thought that was really funny. How fun was it to have the opportunity to cast your own movie parents? Oh, it was great – it was like reverse-adoption, almost. Allison [Janney] was the only person I ever had in my mind to play [Carson’s mother] since day one, and she’s the actress whose voice I had in my head when I was writing it. Dermot [Mulroney] was one of the miracles of the movie; I don’t know if we thought he would ever do it, but a friend of a friend of his said, “You know who’d be great in this? Dermot!” It was that easy. You’re also now a published author, with a companion book for Struck By Lightning out accompanying the film and a novelization, not to mention your own separate novels. How did your literary career come about? It was something that I’ve always wanted to do – I started with The Land of Stories , which is a novel that I’ve always wanted to write since I was 8. I came up with the story then and promised myself that I would get it done eventually, and I never tried pursuing it in any form other than a book, because it came to me as a book – this was going to be a book that kids could read and have an intimate journey with these characters. Struck By Lightning , I never thought about turning into a novel until my publishers saw the movie and asked me if I’d ever like to turn this into a novel and I decided ultimately, yes I would. But I think when you’re writing a novel you’re 100 percent responsible for the story. When you do a movie, you have help – you have a director, a cast, people to help you bring what you write to life. You’ve worked closely with Ryan Murphy on Glee and also read for Dustin Lance Black’s 8 ; what’s the biggest takeaway you’ve gotten from working with folks like these over the past few years? With 8, my involvement was very easy – I got a call asking, Would you like to do this? It was an amazing experience and I think what I learned the most from it was I love people’s stories. I love picking people’s brains. So whenever I get to be in a room, whether it’s Polly Bergen or Allison Janney or George Clooney, or Dustin or Ryan, I’m always picking people’s brains. That’s my favorite thing in the world, just hearing about experiences. There will be inevitable comparisons between Kurt on Glee and Carson in Struck By Lightning ; they’re both high school outsiders striving to be heard, although the similarities mostly end there. Knowing people might draw that parallel, was it important or not for you to present a character that was very different from your Glee character? It’s so funny – people make comparisons that are convenient to the tone of whatever they’re writing, and some people think I made Struck By Lightning only to play a different character and show that I could do something else, but that wasn’t the case. For one, the character’s been with me much longer than Kurt has been with me so I definitely knew who he was before I knew who Kurt was. And had I wanted to do something just to show the world I could do something else, it would have been, like, something on Mars – I wouldn’t have played another high school outcast! [Laughs] It’s ridiculous. But people still like to pigeonhole me into that with their opinions. Were there certain aspects that you deliberately wanted to emphasize, or avoid, in order to evade those Glee comparisons? Not necessarily to stay away from Glee but I never wanted to reveal a sexual orientation for Carson. For one, because I don’t want to do another orientation story! I don’t care what it is. That was number one. And number two, I didn’t want an orientation to take away from someone learning the lesson of his story, because in my Glee experience sometimes if you state a character is gay or straight, the other orientation stops listening or stops paying attention, and thinks, “Oh, I can’t relate to them now.” I didn’t want that for this character. I wanted everyone to be able to feel like they could relate to him. I made him very asexual for that reason but also, does every character have to be defined by an orientation? No! I don’t think you miss it in this story. He’s so set on something that you don’t focus on who he wants to sleep with. He wants to get into college! That’s who he is. It doesn’t matter. Follow Jen Yamato on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
I don’t always need a girl to be half naked, or spread eagled to think of her in a sexual way, I just need her to be a girl…and breathing…and I am ready to violate her with my mind…she could be doing the most subtle thing like adjusting her pants, or scratching her inner thigh, or bending over to pick up something she dropped in the grocery store, and I’m already 40% of the way into a romance love scene staring the two of us….so seeing Miranda Kerr kickin it on the couch in a tight shirt is not hot to the non-pervert…but when you’re me….you know this picture is as dirty as your mind makes it…from throat fucking to orgies…anything is possible…just let your mind get carried away and like a Kid’s show taught you but you forgot….that’s the beauty of imagination boys and girls…we don’t need it served on a platter, we just need it to have a vagina. TO SEE HER IN A HOT PHOTOSHOOT FOLLOW THIS LINK
Forget all those “most anticipated movies of 2013” lists — there’s only one major motion picture event I can’t wait to get my mind blown by, and that’s Harmony Korine ‘s Spring Breakers . Tween idols on a crime spree, James Franco channeling Riff Raff, the ATL Twins, and love for the pop powerhouse that was ’00s-era Britney Spears … who can resist? Are we not human beings? Today Vulture ‘s got the U.S. poster debut to tease the Spring Breakers marketing wave that’s coming in the next few months, which will have me floating in a fluorescent fever of anticipation until March. Spring Breakers , which stars Ashley Benson , Selena Gomez , Vanessa Hudgens , and Rachel Korine as a foursome of coeds who decide to fund their spring break shenanigans by robbing a fast food restaurant, also reportedly has a release date of March 22 (NY/LA) via A24 Pictures. Mark. Your. Calendars. As for the new U.S. poster, there’s a decidedly more dangerous, leering sensibility here than in the previous Girls Gone Wild -party time materials and sneak peeks we’ve seen; the obscuring ski mask makes it so that you can’t tell which Spring Breaker belongs to that nubile body posing provocatively in a camera flash in the dark, exactly, and how do you feel about that, you perv? To paraphrase Godard: All you need for a movie is a girl in a Day-Glo bikini and a gun. And if you don’t know: “SPRING BREAKERS tells the story of four sexy college girls as they plan to fund their spring break getaway by robbing a fast food joint. But that’s only the beginning… At a motel room rager, fun reaches its legal limit and the girls are arrested and taken to jail. Hungover and clad only in bikinis, the girls appear before a judge but are bailed out unexpectedly by Alien (James Franco), an infamous local thug and amateur rapper who takes them under his wing and leads them on the wildest Spring Break trip in history. `Rough on the outside but with a soft soul on the inside, Alien wins over the hearts and dreams of the young Spring Breakers, and leads them on a Spring Break they never could have imagined.” Head to Vulture for the full high-res poster debut. MORE ON SPRING BREAKERS : Spring Breakers Smacks The Disney (Mostly) Out Of Selena Gomez In Venice WATCH: First Clip From Spring Breakers, Harmony Korine’s Hottie Crime Caper Help Movieline Caption This Picture of James Franco in Cornrows for Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers Follow Jen Yamato on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
Forget all those “most anticipated movies of 2013” lists — there’s only one major motion picture event I can’t wait to get my mind blown by, and that’s Harmony Korine ‘s Spring Breakers . Tween idols on a crime spree, James Franco channeling Riff Raff, the ATL Twins, and love for the pop powerhouse that was ’00s-era Britney Spears … who can resist? Are we not human beings? Today Vulture ‘s got the U.S. poster debut to tease the Spring Breakers marketing wave that’s coming in the next few months, which will have me floating in a fluorescent fever of anticipation until March. Spring Breakers , which stars Ashley Benson , Selena Gomez , Vanessa Hudgens , and Rachel Korine as a foursome of coeds who decide to fund their spring break shenanigans by robbing a fast food restaurant, also reportedly has a release date of March 22 (NY/LA) via A24 Pictures. Mark. Your. Calendars. As for the new U.S. poster, there’s a decidedly more dangerous, leering sensibility here than in the previous Girls Gone Wild -party time materials and sneak peeks we’ve seen; the obscuring ski mask makes it so that you can’t tell which Spring Breaker belongs to that nubile body posing provocatively in a camera flash in the dark, exactly, and how do you feel about that, you perv? To paraphrase Godard: All you need for a movie is a girl in a Day-Glo bikini and a gun. And if you don’t know: “SPRING BREAKERS tells the story of four sexy college girls as they plan to fund their spring break getaway by robbing a fast food joint. But that’s only the beginning… At a motel room rager, fun reaches its legal limit and the girls are arrested and taken to jail. Hungover and clad only in bikinis, the girls appear before a judge but are bailed out unexpectedly by Alien (James Franco), an infamous local thug and amateur rapper who takes them under his wing and leads them on the wildest Spring Break trip in history. `Rough on the outside but with a soft soul on the inside, Alien wins over the hearts and dreams of the young Spring Breakers, and leads them on a Spring Break they never could have imagined.” Head to Vulture for the full high-res poster debut. MORE ON SPRING BREAKERS : Spring Breakers Smacks The Disney (Mostly) Out Of Selena Gomez In Venice WATCH: First Clip From Spring Breakers, Harmony Korine’s Hottie Crime Caper Help Movieline Caption This Picture of James Franco in Cornrows for Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers Follow Jen Yamato on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
Irina Shayk looks good in a bikini. I am glad whatever mail order bride company she was signed to had the concept of selling her to a famous athlete who needed a babe who couldn’t speak english to front as his girlfriend…cuz it’s opened so many doors for her that has lead to me being able to masturbate to so many pics of her…not that I masturbate…but I do with my mind…you get what I’m saying…she’s awesome… Here’s a video of it….
It’s been tough to know what to expect from the forthcoming remake of Sam Raimi’s horror classic Evil Dead , but let the first trailer put your mind to rest — or, really, unrest: This is good, old-fashioned, red-band terror that manages to evoke the spirit of the original film (evil book unleashes spirits in a cabin in the woods; nothing good comes of it) with all new kinds of messed up, squishy images to keep you awake at night. Gone is the safe, comforting distance created by low budget 1980s effects work and Bruce Campbell ‘s cult status-worthy antics; with its new “heroine” (Jane Levy) and gang of fresh meat soon-to-be-victims and some fantastically icky gore shots, this ain’t your grandpa’s Evil Dead . Fede Alvarez is in the director’s chair on the April 12 release, while Raimi and Campbell are onboard as producers. Take a look at the redband trailer below and chime in with your verdict, and good luck keeping your dinner down/fending off visions of creepy tongue-splitting possessed girls in your nightmares tonight. Synopsis: In the much anticipated remake of the 1981 cult-hit horror film, five twenty-something friends become holed up in a remote cabin. When they discover a Book of the Dead, they unwittingly summon up dormant demons living in the nearby woods, which possess the youngsters in succession until only one is left intact to fight for survival. [ Evil Dead on YouTube ] Follow Jen Yamato on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
The Real Housewives of Atlanta “Press Down and Strip Bare” but I think we were all begging that some of these ladies would put their clothes back on. We break down all of the husband chasing and divorce rumors in THG’s +/- recap! NeNe meets up with Kenya after their trip. She wants to figure out if Kenya’s for real. Minus 10 . Duh. She’s really nuts is what she is. You’d think NeNe would have figured that out. Has anyone else had enough of the Kenya and Walter show? Minus 15 . What part of, this guy’s just not that into you , is Kenya not getting? I almost felt sorry for the guy. Kenya calls him aggressive when he was finally being honest with her. She claims he yelled at her when all he did was tell her something she didn’t want to hear. Have you noticed that Walter’s in his work uniform with the logo clearly visible about 50% of the time he’s on camera? Minus 14. Maybe I’m paranoid but could he be hanging on to Kenya for the free publicity? When Kenya says she wants to be married in six months Walter practically laughed in her face. She claims she’s wife material, not just a girlfriend. Walter shoots back by asking if she’s really wife material, why is she still single at 40 something? Ouch! Minus 20 . How much more of a shove does Kenya need before she realizes that this just isn’t happening. If Kenya is serious about having a baby, she may need to talk to NeNe about that turkey baster. Across town, Peter gets a text about Phaedra and Apollo’s supposed divorce. Um…why is Peter getting gossip updates on his phone? So Peter and Cynthia come up with a grand scheme. She’s heard that Apollo frequents strip clubs like some people visit Starbucks. So let’s head to a strip club with Apollo and Phaedra and get all the dirt. Plus 22 . There must be a hundred strip clubs in Atlanta, yet somehow they manage to find the skeeviest hole in the wall place possible. The strippers are jiggling rolls of cellulite. I can’t imagine that there’s enough alcohol to make that look good. While Phaedra’s yelling take it off, Peter’s begging keep it on. LOL. Plus 9. I was actually relieved that they were drinking out of paper cups at the bar. Plus 11. I don’t think I’d want to drink out of a glass anyone else had touched in that establishment. Honestly, more dirt comes out days later when Apollo confides to Peter that, “I’m dealing with a God damn beast, man.” and claims it takes a lunatic to deal with Phaedra. Apollo’s only 32 and he’s spent six years in prison. He sounds bitter that Phaedra’s keeping him from having his fun. Minus 10. When Apollo and Phaedra invite Kenya over to talk about their workout video it’s obvious the two are on different wave lengths. He says Phaedra’s entire concept won’t work. Minus 13 . Perhaps they could have had this discussion before Kenya got there. On the opposite end of the spectrum is Porsha who might just be the dumbest housewife of the bunch but she’s also the happiest. She can’t even remember how many bedrooms her house has. It might be eight. No wonder she’s shooting for twins. That’s a lot of rooms to fill. Plus 20 to Kandi for shooting down Porsha’s yam theory. Watching Porsha try to wrap her mind around the concept of heredity and genetics was amusing. And finally there’s NeNe who is doing the money shot for Ebony magazine, literally. She’s covered in cash and diamonds and posing for the cover of their Power 100 issue. Plus 25. From stripper to Power 100 cover girl. No matter what you think of Ms. NeNe, you can’t say she hasn’t come far. EPISODE TOTAL: +5! SEASON TOTAL: -172!
Katherine describes herself as a “life-long learner” and was fortunate enough to compete in the international Odyssey of the Mind creative problem solving competition. Katherine had the opportunity to serve as a trustee with the Lambton Kent District School Board for a yearlong term, and is a proponent for education and providing youth with the resources and knowledge that they need to succeed and become future leaders. Katherine hopes to continue challenging herself, and is excited to learn ne
After 4 years of admiring him from a far, it finally happened on November 28, 2012. I’ve struggled with insecurities, severe depression, eating disorders, self harm, endless bullying. I won’t go into my full sob story. But, without exaggeration I can honestly conclude that Justin Bieber saved my life & he is the reason I’m still breathing to this second. He’s the reason I didn’t give up in every aspect of my life, he’s the reason no matter how difficult the circumstances were, I refused to give up. His existence had always been my only source of comfort and provided me with the sense that everything would be alright, and he turned out to be right. My experience is all thanks to Youtube and the game ‘Just Dance 4.’ This is the video of the contest announcement that was the start of something amazing. Justin was giving fans their opportunity to upload videos of themselves dancing to “Beauty & A Beat” which was featured in the game, and Justin would personally choose the videos he liked the best. The winners would receive VIP Tickets to his concert along with meet & greets . My automatic instinct was to jump at this opportunity with my only hope and mind set with the sole intention of winning. Regardless of the outcome, I’d be beyond satisfied knowing that no matter what I put every ounce of effort into attempting to make my dream a reality. While recording my gameplay/dance video, I had attempted it over 40 times to get it somewhat decent. My severe insecurities were holding me back because in my mind, I felt as if I was only going to embarrass myself and that I’m too fat to even be dancing. But I wanted this so badly enough that I ignored it and uploaded it anyways. I’m beyond fortunate that the little dreamer inside of me thought otherwise and managed to remind me why I began this contest to begin with. It proved worthwhile in the end. This is my video, 37 seconds was all it took . About 2 months had passed by. I had completely forgotten about the contest. I was casually on tumblr one day and I had my Yahoo tab open. The Yahoo tab had (1) Unread next to it. I shrugged it off and assumed it was probably a spam message or something irrelevant. I was wrong. I switched tabs to check my mail and I quickly skimmed the new email message, the words: “Just Dance to Justin Sweepstakes! CONGRATULATIONS – Jessica Torres!” stood out and made my pupils dilate. On November 21, 2012 at exactly 5:35 PM, it was a congratulatory email from Just Dance stating that I had just won (2) Believe Tour Concert Tickets to MSG & (2) Meet & Greet Tickets. I sat at my computer desk, my hands covering half my face attempting to process what just happened, tears slowly streaming down my cheeks. When I realized this was reality, I starting pacing in circles around the living room, with my mom just inches away cooking dinner in the kitchen. I went up to her sobbing with a waterfall down on my face, gasping for air in between words as I’m trying to explain. She cried with me, she’s the only person who knows just how much I deserve this opportunity. The time arrived for the meet & greet. My wristbands were already ready for me to pick up with my name written on them, anticipating my arrival. Only minutes away from finally meeting my everything, hero, inspiration, role model, and idol. I was in the same room as him, breathing the same air as him, alone was a huge accomplishment. My heart at this point was ready to escape my chest. I tried to keep my emotional composure, the greatest challenge for me personally for holding back the tears. I took a deep breath to let out a little bit of the anxiety building up inside me. I walked up to him as calm as I could possibly remain. There he stood, pure perfection as usual in a beanie with his beautiful bright white smile flashing at me and those chocolate brown eyes making direct eye contact with me. In that moment, it was indescribable. It was as if the entire world had paused and him and I were the only two people in the existence of the entire planet and nobody else was around. In my mind, it was heaven. I returned a wide nervous smile and made eye contact with him as well. I couldn’t help but notice, he was looking down at my shirt, I suppose it’s because we somehow ended up matching with a similar black and gold shirt, I guess it amused him. I then stood directly next to him, hugged his waist tightly not letting him go not even for a second because I was practically holding the entire world in my hands. He smirks and giggles a bit while still looking down at me by his side. I didn’t realize how tightly I was grabbing his waist out of the excitement, he looks at me and then (what sounded so seductive at the time) whispered in my ear, “Loosen up real quick, I want to put my arms around your waist sweetie.” I followed his command and blushed a bit, and he put his arms around me. The feeling was unbelievable. I give him one last hug before leaving the M&G room and that sums up the most memorable 30 seconds of my life. It was a moment where I realized, “I never gave up, it all finally payed off.” After the M&G, I had about an hour or so to regain my mental state of mind because it was time for the concert. This was the first concert of my life considering the fact I could never ever previously afford to buy tickets. It would obviously be an understatement to conclude that this was a dream come true, it was so much more. Justin Bieber absolutely killed the show and exceeded my expectations. I couldn’t have possibly even thought up a more amazingly perfect experience in my mind if I tried, it was like something out of a fan-fiction. I finally met the boy who’s the reason I’m still here, the reason I try my best in everything I do, the reason I haven’t given up on life, the reason I believe in everything imaginable, even when I could barely believe in myself & my own potential. I hope this story inspires people the way Justin inspires me. I’m living proof that everything can be accomplished with effort, dedication, and perseverance. I can’t express this enough, when I say, please don’t ever give up on your dreams. There’s gonna be times when people tell you that you can’t live your dreams, but Never Say Never. Everything’s going to be alright, it really is. I never thought it would, but here I am sharing my story. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything, Justin. Much love. – @xoJessicaTorres Read the original here: After 4 years of admiring him from a far, it finally happened on…
