Hoping For, Against Hope
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| Or so we thought... |
Why do we have hope? Is it blind faith?
Nah, let's not get too hasty. Sometimes, when things get a little tough, we resort to something enlightening called 'hope'. What is hope? Obviously, it does not matter, for simple reason of inconvenience. (ie. you could define hope as something worthy of belief, while I on the other hand can say hope is nothing than blind faith)
Somehow, I have an inkling that I had already mentioned this before, about hope not being something we should base our lives upon. If not, well, it's your lucky day, folks, for we are to question the question of hope.
Well, the first would be, "Why hope? Why not some other emotive feeling that can bring the same inspiration as hope?" Actually, right as you are. Hope is broad, subjective and objective. We would want to know why, we have to know what. So what is hope?
Again, it is unlike us to define something out of mere context of a dictionary. To define is to get to the bottom of the very meaning of the existence of something. To do that with hope, is - wow - like trying to search for an oasis in the middle of a desert. There is a possibility, albeit only a small one.
Another essential to hope, is (yes, you guessed it) how. Once more, too-broad-a-subject to be discussed point blank. You can ask, how do we have hope? How to know if we felt hope? How do use hope? How do we escape from the dire consequences of hope? How? How? HOW?!
Right, easy, easy... rest assured, hope is merely a base for almost everything. Imagine, without hope, why would anyone want to make a difference in the world? I probably said it once, which makes it all the cliche, yet important.
"We need hope. Hope, a blind faith, needs us too."
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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