Friday, October 14, 2011

Pulling Up.

Sometimes, when you are down, you are down, make no mistake. Here's the thing, why do keep telling yourself you're down?


It is because you ARE in fact down and probably out? Or is it because of your self-inflicting feel-sorry-for-yourself attitude? Or maybe, you just haven't asked yourself that, and you're still in denial? Well, it doesn't matter which, but what. You need to know why you're down. Being stuck in the middle really sucks.

Essentially, lets look at the possibilities. Why, of all the things to think about, are you even trying to think that you're down? Wait, before that...

Is it possible for us to abstain from the questions of pessimism and optimism? No, it's not balance we're talking about here. More like, focusing on the best of both worlds. (By worlds, of course, I meant, the positives and the negatives, the good and bad, blah blah blah...)

So, back to the why of the 'down' mentality. The quite-the-opposite question would certainly be, why not find out why we keep thinking we're on the ascending (in other words, not feeling down)? Is it because we're preparing ourselves for the worst possible scenario?


Alright, we do have to realize that these questions rarely do matter unless we take a stand on something. (Cliche, but effective.) So, take a stand.



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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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