Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008)
November 17, 2009
It is almost 10 in the morning now. I just finished watching a documentary about money. Yes, MONEY. It is very informative. And reveals so much on how stupid we all actually are for worshipping money. We all do, don’t deny it. If you don’t, you won’t be working your arse off to earn a living OR studying in college so that you will eventually get a job to work your arse off to earn a living. :P
Money is overrated. There are so much more in life that I want but money can’t buy. :( Speaking of which, I’m having an Economics seminar soon and I’m doing…the Psychological Value of Money! It’s gonna be interesting. Haha. Okay, short period day in college. Late for class, bye! :)))
Strawberry Fields Forever
August 20, 2009
We were studying Magic Realism on a short clip from Across The Universe (2007) in Advanced English today. It was the one when Jim Sturgess sang Strawberry Fields Forever. We were supposed to analyze the expressions of both the lyrics and images but… eh heh, Jim Sturgess was so distracting. So he became the magic realism element in the clip for me. :P
Lindsay has good taste. ;)
The Time Traveler’s Wife
July 30, 2009
I’ve been meaning to write this for a long, long time. Actually since the day I finished reading it, which was two months ago. -___- But I did not have the time. Had been reeeally busy. I just finished a poem’s analysis and I should be writing the essay right now, but I am really not in shape to write anything analytical. And(!) I have to prepare for TEC’s booth at tomorrow’s ECA Day/flea market/carnival later.
ANYWAY. This is a book I really enjoyed and learnt quite a bit in. And I feel like writing about it now! Just a review. Not as analytical as the essay I am supposed to be doing! :P
The Time Traveler’s Wife
by Audrey Niffnegger
It got me hooked because it was heartbreaking. Long-distance relationships are already emotionally taxing enough, but we’re talking about all together a different degree of pain. One can only understand the heartache of being away from one loved one when the other is unreachable and all you can do is… wait. Really, I do think so. Actually, I know so. It is difficult. I don’t see long-distance as it is when you can pick up the phone and say I love you. It is when you have to leave those three words in voicemail inboxes — now THAT’s distance.
I tried to read each page of this book as slowly as possible to savour it all, but it was highly addictive. In midst of reading, I kept on telling others how heartbreaking the book I am reading is and that I kept on bawling. This book holds impact on me.
It inspired me, in a lot of ways. Because somehow, I feel that it is very relatable. Not that I have a boyfriend/husband who time travels. But I do admire how Clare can wait all her life for Henry who is constantly vanishing into thin air, although not by will. She waited despite struggles and frustrations AND doubts. It felt so unconditional. It felt a lot like love. I think waiting has all to do with faith. Faith. Faith is the key.
The Time Traveler’s Wife has became one of my favourites and I will reread it anytime!
Note: Although it says in the trailer that it’ll screen on 14th August, it’s not. Malaysian cinemas are only going to show this beautiful movie two months later, October. :/
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
June 24, 2009
I just got home from a midnight movie night. Its like, 5am now but I insist on making this movie review happen RIGHT NOW because it is absolutely sleep-deprived worthy.
NO SPOILERS, I PROMISE YOU!!! :D :D
Transfomers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) is undeniably the most anticipated movie of the summer. Some of the boys were telling me about it since early of the year! I was really, really excited about this one without a doubt because the prequel was absolutely ground-breaking — I watched it in the cinemas for SEVEN times when it was screening!!! The Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg combo leaves me wanting more and yet still dumbfounded everytime. This is fucking good shit! I will watch it again real soon!
I knew this movie was going to be huge and I’m sure it is one of my favourite movies of the year! And here are a few particular reasons why:
1. THE AUTOBOTS
I like it most when the autobots were fighting to defend Sam (Shia LeBouf). The loyalty, man! Woah. Even till one of them was sacrificing himself to save Sam, the courage was still roaring. I won’t tell you which autobot, but it was so unexpected! The story kept on building up and twisting the previous twist wtf. MICHAEL BAY ROCKS!
The list of autobots was extended (they had motorbikes!!! :D) but they had really little screentime. Some were talking hip hop. Hahaha, those two twins are funny! Every joke thrown in, the audience applaused. It felt so good to be in a crowd like that! :D
2. CAST
The relationship chart of this movie is easy to draw. Not much and nothing confusing. The focus brought in to each actor in the film development utilized their skills to the max.
Although I saw Shia Lebouf as the greasy annoying little brother in Even Stevens, I still think he’s hot now. He has evolved. He has grown. And into this… actor! He’s one damn committed one too. He had an injury in the midst of filming and still kept on going despite high risks of health damage. Commitment, duuude. Kudos!
Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes fits into action movies very much because she is spunk enough for it! You can’t imagine Rachel McAdams for the same role. Though she will play Clare Abshire wonderfully in The Time Traveler’s Wife (2009), I’m sure. :)))))
Josh Duhamel as Major Lennox was good. I mean, who the hell says all these army codes sexier than him? :P John Turturro as Simmons? HILARIOUS!!! /claps
3. ACTION (DUH?!)
The film rolled in with a fight already and it ended with a pretty good one. Wish the last one was longer though. :/ Every time a decepticon get hit at the right places, the audience cheered together! Hah, I love the spirit of the crowd!! :D I get really excited when they fight because it felt so there and so raw!
And all the explosions.. pwoarrr!! Really awesome. I love the TNT. I love the destruction. I love the ripping each other apart. Okay, I’m not a violent person, I swear! I just like action on the screen! A LOT. Heh.
4. THE THEME
Hah. I always like meaningful stories. Good themes make the movie more solid, no question. And I love the meaning behind this one because we, too, can relate to it. :)
Boiling down, it’s actually about trust, loyalty and doing the right thing. The whole relationship between the autobots and Sam, was so much more humane than what humans actually go through nowadays. That’s quite sad, no? Sigh, we all should be so ashamed! Well, if Jetfire and Wheelie can make good choices, so can us all. And Wheelie did it with such humour! Look out for that part!!! :D
5. FILM DEVELOPMENT
For someone who never read the comic book series, the narrating did a really good job with helping me understand a lot of whys. It unfolded each series of the event at the right time. Without the narrator and the flashbacks, the revenge would’ve seem… stupid. Lol. I wouldn’t like to walk out of the cinema feeling confused. So it really gave me a better idea of the bigger picture. ;)
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Okay, no more. I’m really sleepy now. It’s dawn.
I want to say a big THANK YOU to Joel for getting us the tickets. :) And buying me dinner. :))) We just had to go to The Curve’s Italiannies when we were already in One Utama because The Curve has a nicer atmosphere. Ahhh. :D Over dinner, we were doing all the catching up and it was great! After, we hung out at Starbucks and bought ourselves matching tumblers! Hahaha. Barristas must really adore me because they tend to give me all-stamped journey cards all the time, which means free beverages… all the time! :P
Erik wanted to join us for movies too, but the futsal bunch drove up to Genting just for the night wtf. My eyelids feel like they weigh a tonne each now. Good morning world! :D
Push (2009)
May 23, 2009
I’ve never really been into sci-fi stuff. Well, still not a fan of it. But Push (2009) has Dakota Fanning starring in it, so I watched anyway.
The storyline was bad. It was boring and the ending was disappointing. The actions scenes were not thrilling and Nick (Chris Evans) has such a dull character for a lead role. Was expecting more spice but it was just quite an average Mover. Cassie (Dakota Fanning) had a more interesting story weaved into her Watcher role because of the mystery behind her relationship with her mother, but that is just about it. Pusher Kira (Camilla Belle) was ridiculously boring. Period. I don’t think it was worth my time. Should’ve went with SOME other movie instead. Ugh. Actually, I’ve been wanting to watch Sell Out! (2009) ever since it was out! Anyone? :)
There are many child actors but usually, they aren’t competent enough for many genres of movies. So its usually just family movies for them and no more when they stop looking cute. HOWEVER, Dakota Fanning is on a higher league. :) I am a big fan for hers. She floored me in Steven Spielberg’s Taken (2002). She was 8 years old.
Honestly, she can act so much better than some of the current Hollywood stars. Some have parts JUST for looking incredibly hot. Sweet to the eyes, but it doesn’t make up to the lack of skills sometimes. I feel that directors should scrutinize their castings more. :/
