Friday, February 12, 2010

Jargons!

Life, as it is, is about making mistakes and learning from them. Who agrees with me? Now,now, I know you must thinking, what is this guy talking about? Life? Aiyo, this is soooooo boring. C'mon, tell me, what do you do when you make mistakes? Run away like a chicken? OR do you choose the other way, actually LEARNING from them?



You see, I've witnessed many people making mistakes. I've seen and learned not be like them(sorry to those offended). Besides, I have made some mistakes myself, and I've learned from them. It's like my brother and I. I've told him time and time again, not to do this, not to do that, but guess what? Obviously, brothers being brothers, we don't see eye to eye (sorry, bro). So, I discovered that I should leave him alone, let him know his OWN mistakes.. and of course,learn from them. Everybody's happy, period.



All right, so this sounds pretty immature.. who cares about petty things like my brother and I not liking each other? Okay, moving on to the 'bigger' stuff. Sometimes, you feel.. unappreciated (and by you, I mean me). Your friends leave you out, and you feel left out of their conversations. Feeling disappointed inside, you start muttering a few things, which they gladly ignore. Now, what do you do? This is mistake number one, going up to them, asking, "Why oh why do you cast me out?I deserve better." No, you can't do that folks, you tell them nothing, but you must NEVER feel bad inside. It's called suffering. We hate that.



I would have suffered, hating myself, but no, what would Anthony Robbins tell you?
You must never, ever lose faith in yourself!
Guys, so it sounds corny or lame, but I would beat that fear of losing my confidence. Instead of backing down, you start widening your horizons, talking to other people. That was one mistake learned. What about you? Have you suffered?



So remember guys, learn from your mistakes, and you might just end up wishing you made more.



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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.

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