Friday, July 30, 2010

It's all about messing up the mind

What's wrong with me? Well, nothing!


What have you got against your very mind? Are you always "at one" with your mind? Are you always co-operating with your mind? Hmm, guys, it's time we take a step back to take a step forward. What are we talking here? Are you messed up?


I'm currently in a state of a messy mind. It's really bad. It's just not working out, man. It's like you try to tell yourself you can do something or it's gonna be alright. But, somehow, we just can't. If we keep controlling the mind, we're messing it up. Yes, you heard this one before, and you probably went through this.


So, what? What the hell is going on then? What am I trying to imply? I don't know.. maybe I'm just going through  an emotional week. Sometimes, things do get out of hand. And we cannot do ANYTHING about it. There is no such thing as balance when you feel out of place. It's like playing football. We go out to the park ready to kick some balls, when suddenly, it rains. And when it rains, it's pouring. So we have no control of the rain. But we're still so upbeat that the rain will go away but, it's not. We pray and pray, but nothing works.

                 It keeps raining..


Well, enough said. Control or no control. It's a messy mind. But when the rain stops, there's sunshine. Wow. Surely, this will all turn out good.



*The writer feels that there should be more rain. If you have anything to say, email me to adler_ng@hotmail.com. OR you could just write in the shoutbox.*
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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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