Saturday, April 24, 2010

Commitments.. I Must Resist!

Ha-ha. My friend told me, " Adler, look, stop fong fei kei (Chinese)." It means in English, stop dilly-dallying. Stop saying yes, then say no, and then say yes again. I must admit, I'm one of those weirdos who prefer to fend for themselves. We geeks prefer to be cooked up in our own little world, and in other words, hate to do things for people.


Sorry. Yeah, I know it's pathetic. There are so many people whom I've disappointed. And I do feel sorry. Sorry for myself more like it. Imagine that! Oh, man.


Point is, it's our decision to move or not. " We are not swans. We are sharks." As George Clooney once said, we must move. The moment we stop thinking and moving for ourselves, we die. So, we gotta move. It's stupid to just sit, laze around, looking at the clouds. Not now. Not in this modern era. ( Wow, can't believe I'm saying this. This all sounds so Obama-like. Haha.)


Yeah, you probably feel lazy again. " What? C'mon dog! What's all this crap? Move?!" Bloody hell, wake up. You're not thinking straight. This is a time in our lives, when we feel it's time to move. And when, that moment comes, by golly, you gotta grab that moment.


So please, move!


p.s. : Mental block. Argh!
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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.

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

Spark of inspiration?