RIP Rob Reiner-Thinking about his creative tributes to the world

[tiff524]

So, the tragedy of losing Rob Reiner, the director, and his wife is really getting me to reflect on a lot of great movies back from the 80s, 90s and even the recent "Spinal Tap II: The Final End". This is going to show how I'm a 70s kid, but grew up watching him play "Meathead"(Archie Bunkers son-in-law) on the "All in the Family" TV show. Then, he disappeared behind the camera and directed "When Harry Met Sally", "Stand By Me", "The Princess Bride" "This is Spinal Tap", just to name a few classic movies that have influenced so many after. Of course, he directed some Stephen King stories, like "Misery". He was an amazing story teller and visionary.

I was wondering if any other creators/writers were having some reflective moments at his loss. And of course, the investigation is continuing to what happened, but really trying to just think of how he has influenced story telling through his movies. Also, just reading a lot of the comments that celebrities that knew him has been heartbreaking. Wil Wheaton's blog post sums it up nicely.

this is such a painful loss. my heart is broken.

[ShidoDraws]

It seems like I only recognized one film that he's in, Everyone's Hero is the title. Not a favorite movie but I do remember it fondly as a kid. It was around the time where I had just learned the black history side of baseball in the US. Because of that knowledge I was quite into it even though it doesn't have anything to do with racism. People can affect other's lives, whether it's big or small, and being an animated film gave me a sense of escapism as a child.

Secretly, I was also really into voice acting, but at the time it wasn't looked at as a possible career in my family. If someone had told child me that I could pursue voice acting, then I wonder if I would've gotten to do more than just voice act. I'd probably be a theater kid in high school instead which might just lead me into acting. Who knows, I probably would've become a musical artist if things didn't work out for me in the film industry. Regardless, I'm happy about where I am currently; away in my little home creating illustrations. Sometimes I voice some of my characters to get a feel of who they are, that's really the extent that I've done voice acting on.