Friday, June 4, 2010

Change- Is it really necessary?

"If I can change, you can change! Everybody can change!" "Tonight, the world's gonna change!" "In this fast-paced world, we must change and keep changing," We've heard these quotes a billion times. But what have we learned?  That we must change?


I'm sure we've all changed during some point of our lives. But, are we really changed? I've recently come up with  a conclusion, which is we change ourselves, only change back into our normal self. I'm sure I'm pretty right! I tried to be an angel, a new and improved person. But that doesn't work. In the end, as time wears out, it all becomes weird.. and before you know it, you're just the very same person you were. A depressed, rude guy.


So what's change for then? Is it just because your friend or your mother told you to change, you changed? Please, do not get me wrong, I'm all for change. If we do not change, we can never explore the part of ourselves which make us more special. We get to know ourselves better when we change. That's true.


So you know, change's not really a bad thing! I just feel change is over hyped, sometimes. Everyone thinks it's good, but it's not really as amazing as we think. But, we must change. That, I agree.
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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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