Friday, February 10, 2012

Has There Ever Been A Reprieve?

It certainly is smacking against your face. Woosh...


Just deny it. Cancel it out. Okay, to put it in slightly more mild terms, do your very best to get away from it. Never face it. Run.

Questions: What it? Why run? How does it matter? Answers: Think in whatever ambiguous terms you can come up with. Because we live in our own illusions and affected thoughts, we can almost never get to do things without the slightest influence. So, why not just keep being in our illusions? 

Temptations? Not quite. But there is something. Something that is pulling you towards... no wait, are we not being a little too off-topic? That is exactly what happens when we want to face something. Cold feet? Call it whatever. But it certainly is imploring us, just trying to pull us from the things we put so much energy in.
Alas, we are looking for something that is not there. There is always something that just eludes. No, wrong again. It is our mind taking a toll on us. We are looking for an entity, to put it extravagantly, that just is not there. Unlimited wants? Recognize that? Limited abilities.

Moral of the story? Now, this is where we get down to the semi-cliche brass tacks. Moral? Moral? Moral? Are we really, really, really considering morals? Importance does play a part here, but more importantly, should we not be looking at a different 'something' other than moral... AH, to hell with it.

There is not a lot hope for achieving a constant flow of uninfluenced thoughts. We are in a state of being constantly illusion-ed. Certainly, we long for being disillusioned. Oh no. Is this the result of ambiguity?

Just say it. Relieved, now?

What is the use of being disillusioned to the point of being confused?
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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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Spark of inspiration?