Friday, January 1, 2010

Temptations, huh?

There are just too many temptations in life. Humane and inhumane, temptations are hard to ignore. The pressure we get, and the constant rebellious behavior lead to us feeling drawn to certain habits of stupidity and arrogance, with a pinch of brilliance.



Sometimes, it's hard to control and fight. Seeing a beautiful lady or an outrageously handsome man gets us going, feeling crazy with emotions. We become blinded by this temptation. Besides, it's tough not be lazy, when you've just woken up and feel lazy, refusing to get up. These lackadaisical attitude leaves us feeling unproductive, sick on the inside.



But how do we cope with these temptations? This may all sound crap, but really, have you ever been dominated by something inside you? Some kind of fervor that you very well know is bad, but alluring. They fill your mind with ridiculous thoughts, you feel bad, you feel guilty, you feel hopeless.



Still, you come back, you strike back. You feel anger and want to do something about yourself. It's unimaginable what people do just fight off these crazy thoughts, the burning desires to do something rash and ballistic. Most importantly, we do the right thing, we fall back into the right path. Our self-consciousness comes back, and once and for all, we feel dominant, and very much alive again. We control, use and fight back these temptations, ready to prove a point to ourselves.

Review of The Week!

Movie : The Avengers (2012)

Awe-inducing, funny and action-packed, this could be the superhero movie of the year (not that there are many).



It is unusual for directors to modify the genre of superhero movies. To be precise, if we are looking for some popcorn entertainment, Joss Whedon could have easily turned this into a full-blown alien-versus-superhero affair (that actually would not be too bad). Interestingly to note however, he does not. With an affinity to blend action scenes with tongue-in-cheek humor, he balances the tone of the movie to be both rewarding and most definitely, superhero-themed.

There are plenty of noteworthy things you can brag about this movie. The cinematography, the script, the visuals, the cast, the production design. Surely though, there would be one or two flaws, but they are not really meant to be called 'flaws' per se. Bending the laws of physics, 'saving the world' is saving the US and how Hulk manages to comply to orders are just some of the minor 'flaws'. These are probably things that you would just like to ignore for the sake of giving the director the benefit of the doubt.

It is quite evident that Whedon has made this film his own. He incorporates humor into almost every scene, as if things are not to be taken too seriously in the world of The Avengers. And it should be like that. Again, the emphasis on superhero movies usually lie on destruction, life-saving and personalization of characters. But here, there is some of that, but not completely. No chessy lines. No rushed pacing. No cliche-ridden narrative. (Just Loki speaking in a not-so-sharp English accent.)

The movie can also be likened to last year's Deathly Hallows (Part 2); a lot of hype, and duly delivered. At least we could expect how the last Harry Potter movie was meant to be : an emotional, epic battle. The Avengers did deliver but there is something different to the whole theme that somehow manages to change our view on how superhero movies should be in the future. Is it Robert Downey Junior's Shakespearean jab at Thor? Or is the excellent cinematography of sticking to single shots instead of quick-fire editing? Heck, it could even be Scarlett Johansson's semi-obscene display of bust. Anyhow the movie is a success, most definitely.


Unprecedented, now that is one word to decribe Joss Whedon's take on a superhero movie.


Personally*... Stay in your seats till the end; there are rumors that an extra scene is added to the US version of The Avengers, for compensation of the late release.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/user/894039/reviews/

Spark of inspiration?