Friday, May 14, 2010

Backfiring Confidence?

There has to come a point when we feel.. awesome! Yeah, we feel on top of world. No one can touch us. But you know, there's always a but. You kinda feel a little unreal.. or a little empty inside. Nah, what's that? " Of course not, I'm just too good for everything. I'm on top of the world remember?" Now, that's where we lose it.


Sure, don't worry. I'm probably wrong.. and you can go continue being at the top. This may sound like a so-called "wake-up call" for you. But no.. instead, it's far from that. Imagine you're successful in your relationship, your work and your.. your everything! But, you know you should always be humble. You should always learn to give back.


Oh, how you wish you could continue being who you are. Being at the top. But,quite the contrary, you feel fear. Sad thing living in fear. You either love or hate it. Well, of course, I had the chance to feel that fear. That's why you gotta live it. Living in fear comes from that burning desire to be always confident.


It does fade. We feel that fear every now and then. Good thing is fear fades away..... and when it's gone, we feel great again. It's a whole cycle again! We feel great, then we feel fearful. Believe or not, it's true. Our whole life is a vicious cycle. This is what we do to ourselves everyday. We go through this thing called " The Cycle" .


You may call me a loser or a Lame-O. You may call me a nutter. I am. I really am.


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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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