Friday, January 22, 2010

Down but Not Out?

You just do not always get what you want. " The world is run by the Man." "Who?" "Oh, you don't know?" As far as I can remember(from the School Of Rock), sometimes, you get bogged down. Someone slaps you in the face and tells you that you're no good. You should give up, because someone told you too.



" It's not about hard you get hit, it's how much you get hit to be able to get up," said the ol' man Rocky. I got a real wake-up call. You just do something over and over again, and you think, hey, what the hell? WHAT-THE-BLOODY-HELL am I doing? But the Man tells you deal with it, keep your down, and follow the flow......



But oh no, it ain't that way. Sorry, but that's what everyone seems to be doing. Wake up, gotta see the bigger picture. Guys, sometimes, you gotta " stick up the Man". As I look at those ruddy lines on the whiteboard, thinking, is this really what we (teenagers) intend to do? There is a fine line between talking and 'walking' . I certainly would not choose to just do the same thing again and again( e.g. going to school everyday, being stuck in those four walls!).



But no, no no. The question is, what are WE gonna do about it? Are you just gonna let others stick a finger into you? As far as contentment can go, are you really happy with what you're doing? With what you've achieved right now? The answer is, who's gonna bloody care?

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/

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