tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561567978879887462024-03-06T01:44:46.190+08:00stop watching fucked up movies!!!jiatenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749644376535070076noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56156797887988746.post-72936660609402518902011-01-31T09:59:00.009+08:002011-01-31T10:42:10.229+08:00Knowing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gvPPRzvdGfMk1CwSlqzmPnUlHUDp1PEHD19CCxWzDXuIADetwIZ6r0rK2Pw_WxN0MkIJs4uON_Eg2dEMPlvS3N8SvYnNl43NoFSicGppGo6pB0NFMsAEQmtufRNMNni5G7E4B5hUPpI/s1600/Knowingposter08.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 271px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gvPPRzvdGfMk1CwSlqzmPnUlHUDp1PEHD19CCxWzDXuIADetwIZ6r0rK2Pw_WxN0MkIJs4uON_Eg2dEMPlvS3N8SvYnNl43NoFSicGppGo6pB0NFMsAEQmtufRNMNni5G7E4B5hUPpI/s400/Knowingposter08.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568164141407159010" /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Plane crash, subway crash, solar flare....</span></i></b></span></div></b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span">But after all, the supremacy of Beethoven's Symphony No.7 wiped off everything!</span></i></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Symphony No.7 in A major, Op.92, II- Allegretto by Ludwig van Beethoven is a masterpiece alone.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Have you ever take a flight???</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Put on your earphone and listen to this work,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">riding high above the sky regardless it is a morning or night,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">turn your head and move your eye balls,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">look through the plane window down to the earth and you'll realize how fragile we are,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">then close your eyes and allow the Symphony to rub your soul.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Knowing is not a successful sci-fi movie from film critics perspective and box office too.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Yea I have to admit the plane crash scene and the subway crash scene are well-made,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">but the only scene in this movie which worth a discuss is definitely the final scene of people fleeing around where Nicolas Cage is taking his ride back to meet his father.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">The scene is accompanied by Beethoven's Symphony,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">the impulsion of music just seems to go perfecto retrato with the Armageddon in chaos and fear.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">People ran around in the city, carried their food and boxes.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Cars and shops are burnt out.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Out of the fear to death and facing hell,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">it's pity that human mankind can only scream and yell.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">And if you look into Nicolas Cage's eye, you can feel his helpless emotion as an astrology professor.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">This is the music I would like to hear if I would ever witness the end of world with my own eyes.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">It's sad, it's beautiful, it's massive.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">ALL AROUND GREATNESS!!!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">watch this....</span></div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sebeztr_xOo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sebeztr_xOo</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>jiatenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749644376535070076noreply@blogger.com89tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56156797887988746.post-27187426792530127332011-01-24T23:24:00.010+08:002011-01-25T00:30:39.385+08:00Apocalypse Now (1979)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZALkATrmGO0T-tb0JDdUZZbD70srpzj3gHUbViR25D6s0KnfbcKdvCjplU0MVgokxZX-FGsTCvSvRt0c7_31Xfd9m_qZ06hH6SFvU6T9y573MVJcOZopM51Dj7dDLalU97eqJat0rAU/s1600/apocalypse-now-1-1600.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZALkATrmGO0T-tb0JDdUZZbD70srpzj3gHUbViR25D6s0KnfbcKdvCjplU0MVgokxZX-FGsTCvSvRt0c7_31Xfd9m_qZ06hH6SFvU6T9y573MVJcOZopM51Dj7dDLalU97eqJat0rAU/s400/apocalypse-now-1-1600.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565790286990234130" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Ride of the Valkyries, simply bizarre!</span></b></i></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Only the Normandy Landing in Saving Private Ryan can beat this!</span></b></i></span></div></i><br /><br />Apocalypse Now is more than a movie, it is an experience, a true journey that makes you feels like you're in the middle of VietNam war, very very real portrayal indeed by Francis Ford Coppola.<br /><br />But I have to admit, the first-time I saw this movie, I thought Robert Duvall and Marlon Brando's characters are the same. What a shame really, what a shame!<br /><br />It's not easy to blog about Apocalypse Now, not even for an expert.<br />If you asked me, from an average movie goers, I would say Apocalypse Now had too much of redundant scenes, or you could have called it meaningless scene.<br /><br />But put it in another way, there were parts whereby you're not going to digest it comfortably.<br />It needs a certain level of historical background, focus, and also patience in order to understand it, to recognize it.<br /><br />Favorite scene of the movie?<br /><br />~Riding above the coast on Hueys and launches the attack on Viet Cong,<br />accompanied by Richard Wagner's Ride of Valkyries~<br /><br />No doubt about that.<br />Playboy Bunnies scene? not even worth a mention.<br /><br />In fact, none of any war scene is comparable to this.<br />If there is only one, hell ya!!!<br /><br />Spielberg's Landing of Omaha in Saving Private Ryan....<br /><br /><br />What a class I must say,<br />this scene is a Coppola's masterpiece,<br />you'll never ever witness this kind of cinematic experience anymore,<br />they will never come out with this anymore.<br /><br />The soul of the music, lift up your emotion like you're riding on the Huey right above the coast, POV shots swaying around.<br /><br />Damn!!!<br />At that point of time, you can feel like an American soldier indeed.<br /><br />Damn!!!<br />You wanted the Viet Cong to die.<br /><br />Damn!!!<br />Wagnerian piece of music has just manipulate your mind.<br /><br /><b>And now you wana shout it out loud to the world, "SAY NO TO WAR?"<br />Think again....</b>jiatenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749644376535070076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56156797887988746.post-41314778190094312242010-10-14T22:17:00.003+08:002010-10-14T23:18:28.581+08:00Molossus<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jQbOvufMJI8SwglexRBox1wToHx1aDIcg4icgbG__znGBhd4-fxmBhw_hC83BzAVooE44fS7AvZxdNmIZyGFVaDxaXiYKRFVoDKWxa7Y2RiDaNHPIwChx9mHyyXpvkR0EVsWjQYI8iw/s1600/220px-Batman_begins.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 220px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 325px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527907950518902162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jQbOvufMJI8SwglexRBox1wToHx1aDIcg4icgbG__znGBhd4-fxmBhw_hC83BzAVooE44fS7AvZxdNmIZyGFVaDxaXiYKRFVoDKWxa7Y2RiDaNHPIwChx9mHyyXpvkR0EVsWjQYI8iw/s400/220px-Batman_begins.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><em>This is heroic, </em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><em>and this is epic!!!</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">A "modern symphony" I called it....</span></em></strong></div><br /><span style="color:#000099;">The Dark Knight soundtrack did improvised Hans Zimmer's masterpiece, but the contribution of Batman Begins soundtrack should not be neglected.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Hans Zimmer originally said that the main Batman theme was purposely introduced at the end of Batman Begins, and would be fleshed out in the sequel as the character develops.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Which is why, in my opinion, Molossus was used in the trailer for The Dark Knight.<br />No doubt about that, this is the main action theme.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#993300;">In fact, I dont even have to tell you, and you dont have to Google it,</span><br /><span style="color:#993300;">once you heard Molossus, you knew this is it!!!<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#993300;">A music reviewer once comment on Molossus, saying that</span><br /><span style="color:#993300;">'Once this track start, it never quits.'</span><br /><span style="color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="color:#993300;">And I say,</span><br /><span style="color:#993300;">' Just hum it!'</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Look at the trailer of The Dark Knight, for me, that's a trailer of the century, if not history!</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Molossus fit so damn well to the montage!!!<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">This track is so epic, so heroic, so energetic, yet so chaotic,</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">it is the soul to movie and the bone to every other tracks.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Absolutely GENIUS!</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">How does he come out with this?</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#993300;">I don't fukin know!!!</span><br /><span style="color:#993300;">But who cares?</span><br /><span style="color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="color:#993300;">Molossus + Sony earphone= eargasm.</span><br /><span style="color:#993300;">What a sensation!</span><br /><span style="color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="color:#993300;">This is truly a reform from Danny Elfman's classic,</span><br /><span style="color:#993300;">and I like that.</span><br /><span style="color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">The only element Hans Zimmer unable to carry out,</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">is the Gotham City kind of feeling,</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">the mystery, the sin, the despair and the darkness of city, all were overshadowed by Batman's personality and characteristic as what Zimmer intends to do.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">The song of the Batman Begins soundtracks are all titled with the Latin names for different genera of bats.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">If you asked me, I thought Molossus is the luckiest species because its name has been selected by Hans Zimmer to the main theme.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#993300;">If I were a bat, I want to be a Molossus!</span><br /><span style="color:#993300;">It was like, the chosen one....</span><br /><span style="color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="color:#993300;">Now I wish Hans Zimmer to compose a theme for my life,</span><br /><span style="color:#993300;">but wait....</span><br /><span style="color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="color:#993300;">I don't need that,</span><br /><span style="color:#993300;">Molossus will do,</span><br /><span style="color:#993300;">and Molossus will do for everyone anyway.</span><br /><span style="color:#666600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666600;"></span>jiatenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749644376535070076noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56156797887988746.post-37950993427778380692010-05-30T15:12:00.007+08:002010-06-01T01:14:22.414+08:00Ip Man 葉問2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEAoxGFDsvV2dYNDSe7SJrlBR7nFmH8Btuh7SOxCwZOZgezIj0GXjjQeZxSdmyRsh2U7wy639bpQ0YSenTokKN2Os4IgCnI_zug-QYiCLZgCTSceU9rhXxZ_plpiek2Axc-L8oG9z5cw/s1600/200px-IpMan2Poster.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 306px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477053969550547314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEAoxGFDsvV2dYNDSe7SJrlBR7nFmH8Btuh7SOxCwZOZgezIj0GXjjQeZxSdmyRsh2U7wy639bpQ0YSenTokKN2Os4IgCnI_zug-QYiCLZgCTSceU9rhXxZ_plpiek2Axc-L8oG9z5cw/s400/200px-IpMan2Poster.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">沒有突破的商業電影</span></em></strong></div><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">電影海報打著"打動人心"的口號,勢必衝著觀眾那胸湧澎湃的心而來,<br />但對我而言,葉問2純粹是部商業電影。<br /><br />看葉問2看到一半,基本上我已經失去耐性,也幾乎斷定這部電影無法在來屆影展獲獎,<br />當然在武術指導方面葉問2還是有閃耀的機會,<br />只是我覺得整部戲根本沒有要求突破的意願,<br />拿不拿獎對導演葉偉信來說是不重要的。<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;">寫電影評論難免會拿其他相似的電影作比較,<br />寫續集電影更是難免需與首部電影作比較。<br /><br />續集電影難破宿命,<br />一般觀眾看完整個電影系列後依舊懷念首集,<br />是個可以理解的。<br /><br />但我說葉問2沒有突破,<br />並不是根據"續集電影難破宿命"的定律而言,<br /><br />反之,<br />葉問2根本就沒有尋求突破的意思,<br />這是令我相當失望的。<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">我看葉問2前其實沒有抱著期望太高的態度,<br />更是迫切希望葉偉信可以證明我的預測是錯誤的,<br />但看了過後我絲毫沒有覺得他想突破的意願。<br /><br />請別誤會我的意思,<br />葉偉信是我最喜歡的動作片導演之一,<br />這次我並不是為了抨擊而抨擊,<br />而是看穿次集與首集有太多相似的地方。<br /><br />話說"看穿",<br />並不是為了證明眾人皆醉惟我獨醒。<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">其實,許多人在太沉浸於動作場面時,<br />難免會忘了故事情節以及文戲的重要性。<br /><br />而我,是因為太過喜歡首集而無法接受續集的馬虎,<br />所以請你容許我對葉問2的不喜悅。<br /><br />葉問2普遍的反應都很好,<br />有人喜歡動作場面,<br />有人喜歡中國情操,<br />有人喜歡甄子丹出拳快但面無懼色的表情。<br /><br />其實,這3大點正是我所謂的沒有突破。<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#ff6600;">忠於真人故事是一回事,<br />尋求突破是另一回事,<br />我相信兩者兼具很難,但並不是不可能。<br /><br />如果"黑暗騎士"和"教父2"可以做到,<br />為甚麼港片不能?</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">為甚麼我說葉問2沒有突破,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">我想大概舉些例子便可以證明了。</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;">故事從頭到尾的構架簡直就是抄足首集的藍本,</span><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;">根本沒有加入新元素。</span><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;">電影開場便讓觀眾看到葉問置身於江湖之外,</span><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;">生活平平淡淡。</span><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;">後來出現了幾個驕傲的對手,後來都被葉問教訓了一頓。</span><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;">故事進入正題,</span><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;">英國人(上集為日本人)侵入並欺壓中國人。</span><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">當然,與上集相比,日本人搞到華人民不聊生看了還真的令人感到非常心酸,</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">這次英國人只是侮辱華人武術精神,</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">我看得還不是很過癮。</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">李連傑在早期作品黃飛鴻系列中已經打出了味道,</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">個人覺得還是他打得比較好。</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">並不是說英國人侮辱華人武術就感動不到我,</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">而是化學作用的問題,</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">個人就是覺得看李連傑打鬼佬爽一點,</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">看甄子丹打日本人爽一點。</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">因為印象實在太過深刻了,會讓我覺得,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">日本人是留給甄子丹打的,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">洋人是留給李連傑打的。</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">言歸正題,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">洪金寶從武術指導再晉身大螢幕,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">玩的其實還不是噱頭!</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">可能大家太過懷念肥洪和子彈先生在電影"殺破狼"的經典高潮對絕,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">倆人不管是電影內或電影外都那麼好打,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">現在在葉問2來顯兩手玩玩肯定可以吸錢。</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">憑心說,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">洪金寶與甄子丹在葉問2的對打戲,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">相當令人失望,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">在台上打連環拳根本就像是小孩子打架,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">從電影的角度來說這純粹是以音響來灌醉觀眾,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">讓他們看完了後說,"哇,好犀利喔!"</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">其實,悉心觀察,真的不知道他們在打什麼!</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">葉問首集拳拳到肉的感覺流失了,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">洪甄倆身形對照的動作場面美感沒了。</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">兩人在桌子上的對絕結果,</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">其實我早就預料到了,</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">"打成平手"這結果肯定是這場武打戲的宿命。</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">試問大家,洪甄兩人螢幕內外同是好打之人,</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">首次對決那有可能分出勝負呢?</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">從他們開打的第一刻,</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">我只是在猜測這場戲會怎樣結束,</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">想不到的是那擂台桌子會被分成兩大半,</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">意料之中的是打成平手。</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">洪金寶先邪後正的角色,其實也不難估計,</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">最後被鬼佬打死然後由甄子丹復仇,全部都好像看手掌那樣輕易被算到。</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">葉問的感覺去了哪裡?</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">暴力美感趟然無存!</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">看完我的影評,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">若你覺得我是在馬後砲,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">那</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">我,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">實在無言。。。</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span>jiatenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749644376535070076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56156797887988746.post-36399601249550871362010-05-03T05:27:00.006+08:002010-05-03T06:45:49.727+08:00Chevaliers de Sangreal<div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOt_pEH_q2oU8iX8ru5EXYzj__rJWFKNTZesy4npTA-hv5AEPIvz1wONbYd1DzNsSFFr0t70ldlYTVR9pRcSP9hhVss0pP2mf-sGvr3fkNuIGV3RDEop7mxoGSECX31aJhHuA5tSC0n4/s1600/200px-Davincicodesoundtrack.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 198px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466806144680139794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOt_pEH_q2oU8iX8ru5EXYzj__rJWFKNTZesy4npTA-hv5AEPIvz1wONbYd1DzNsSFFr0t70ldlYTVR9pRcSP9hhVss0pP2mf-sGvr3fkNuIGV3RDEop7mxoGSECX31aJhHuA5tSC0n4/s400/200px-Davincicodesoundtrack.jpg" /></a> <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Hans Zimmer at his best.</span></em></strong><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">It is not easy to write a review on a movie soundtrack.<br />Too many perspective, too wide, too many imagination and inspiration.<br /><br />Chevaliers de Sangreal is best piece of film music I have ever heard, no doubt about that.<br /><br />I have been saying how much I like Hans Zimmer before, but words cant express how I feel really.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Yes, Chevaliers de Sangreal is the main theme for Da Vinci Code, but that does not create a barricade for me.<br /><br />Da Vinci Code receive negatively review even from the film critic and novel fans,<br />but I was amaze by the setting and music.<br /><br />In my review last year I had stated how much I dislike Da Vinci Code,<br />but I think it is fair enough to say that Chevaliers de Sangreal is a masterpiece,<br />ironic isnt it?<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#ff0000;">Come on, if you never (or ever) listen to this music, plug in your earphone and close your eyes,<br />you will know what I meant, who the fuck don't like this track?<br /><br />This is masterpiece!<br />It is irresistable.<br /><br />In the right frame of mood and emotion, this can easily bring tears to your eyes.<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#000099;">The music begin in an intensify mood and faster your heartbeat,<br />then the pace maintain and fasten your emotion,<br />then Hans Zimmer open up your heart layer by layer,<br />he inject multiple dose of drug in the correct time to excite your sentiments.<br />which brought you to the next level, and further up, and you could imagine how's heaven looks like.<br /><br />You really have to listen this particular track from the first second until last,<br />otherwise you will miss out something.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">The unique element of Chevaliers de Sangreal, is that it dont give you mixture of emotion.<br />It dont lead you to heaven and hell, then bring you back to ground, to let you feel multiple satisfaction.<br /><br />The level of ascending can be heard in the maintainability of music pace,<br />every single level is important, and there is no 'best part' or 'favourite part' in this track, because every single second in the track is irreplacable.<br /><br />The soundscape is religious, you can imagine yourself is in the setting of Da Vinci Code,<br />Hans Zimmer used his favourite orchestra and vocals to create a dramatic piece of music,<br />the music is so pure, so smooth, so real, and it's simple.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Listen to the rhythm and you will know,<br />this track is so simple,<br />it just keep on repeating and repeating the same rhythm,<br />very solid!<br /><br />Ofcourse, one might asked,<br />did Hans Zimmer inspired by the movie and novel?<br /><br />I say,<br />why not?<br /><br />In fact, this track is inserted into the ending scene where Langdon discover the tomb of Mary.<br />It open up our heart layer by layer, just like the movie and story do wasnt it?<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">It is nearly impossible not to talk about the role of movie when one would like to praise the track, but I really think that this movie is not a good movie from a regular audience point of view.<br /><br />However, Hans Zimmer's music definitely add value to this movie,<br />otherwise Ron Howard will never success to create a cathedral feeling by his picture alone.<br /><br />Whatsoever, I like Chevaliers de Sangreal because this track allow you to appreciate it in two ways, relate back to the movie, or take your own journey.<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#33cc00;">Not many much other film tracks can perform this function, trust me.<br />Not even Hans Zimmer's own track.<br /><br />I like Batman and Gladiator's soundtrack, but when I listen to these music, it is inevitable to think about the movie, and the film picture capture a majority portion of my mind.<br /><br />Chevaliers de Sangreal?<br />it's different.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">and how can you not like this music once you have visited Louvre and saw the pyramid?</span></div>jiatenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749644376535070076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56156797887988746.post-74984784537782050022010-04-04T14:23:00.002+08:002010-04-06T01:43:21.124+08:00Clash of the Titans (2010)<div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwOp-RkRDo7KWWGMbRbMdgVIYtzJpIZOmk7jyGcpc652OvxDgPHy9M6LNyUm-vDAu59ye6-G5GTzJmo9_Fi-Lu8n1dz20RYpa-O_46S-zKGfwDptlw4Ti19lhKFwwnVypD2b5MM9L8d94/s1600/clash_of_the_titans_ver4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 270px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456681496708292274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwOp-RkRDo7KWWGMbRbMdgVIYtzJpIZOmk7jyGcpc652OvxDgPHy9M6LNyUm-vDAu59ye6-G5GTzJmo9_Fi-Lu8n1dz20RYpa-O_46S-zKGfwDptlw4Ti19lhKFwwnVypD2b5MM9L8d94/s400/clash_of_the_titans_ver4.jpg" /></a><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">To win the right to marry his love (Andromeda) and fufill his destiny, Perseus must complete various quests and battle both Medusa and the Kraken monster in order to save the Princess Andromeda.<br /></span></em></strong><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">Based on this simple plot description, what do you think?<br />Like Super Mario from the Middle Age right?<br /><br />Allright, let's put this story into a bottle, which is wrap by the Greek mythology charcters, the Gods, the Titans....<br />The anticipate Zeus, Apollo and Poseidon,<br />How cool?<br /><br />Personally I really like Greek myth, not to say that I am a historian or someone,<br />but I always believe that Greek culture is a high culture.<br /><br />Two reasons,<br />Greek saw the value of immortality,<br />and they also realized the importance of education.<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#ff6600;">I think I have stated many times in my previous movie reviews, saying that some of the movie lately doesnt inject the needle deep enough into the heart of the story.<br />This movie is another failure.<br /><br />Legion talk about battle of Angels, Book of Eli talk about the characteristic of Bible,<br />and Clash of the Titans talk about the defiance of human to Gods.<br /><br />There are too many weaknesses and holes in the movie, despite the effortless CGI and effects.<br />The scriptwriter is too greedy to mix all the characters into the story, like a sardin can.<br /><br />Yea, you can argue about the loyal reference of originality, thiz and that.<br />I dont really care.<br /><br />But the movie itself is a mess,<br />though it is quite predictable and easy to digest.<br /><br />Yes....<br />with the music pace they used and the non-stop action packed they shown, it is quite easy to grab the audiences emotion through out the whole movie.<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#ff0000;">Frankly I was quite amaze with the scene where the Argos soldiers pull down the big Zeus' statue and Hades then rise from the ocean to teach them a lesson.<br /><br />The mood is there, it was well-created.<br /><br />But the rest of the action scenes are quite dissapointing,<br />no surprise, no nothing but a boring fighting scene.<br /><br />The worst thing is the ROCK music they used,<br />it's so uncomfortable.<br /><br />If you know the director of this movie you wont be surprise really.<br />Hulk, Transporter 2, Unleashed...<br /><br />I wont say he is a bad director,<br />but he has no quality and his own style but the boring action scene,<br />so far he didnt prove me wrong.<br /><br />How could you simply put Rock music in this kind of movie,<br />I mean I have seen a successful example like Frank Miller's '300' ,<br />but that doesnt change the principle wasnt it?<br /><br />It was the Great Greece, with interesting myth and fantastic civilazation history.<br />But the music spoiled the movie, no doubt about that, totally spoilt.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">Not forget to mention the effortless scriptwriting.<br />After all, what they really want to give us, are the two anticipated villains,Medusa and the Kraken monster.</span></div><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">Previously, all those journey they went thru, is like a brief...packed....and shortened version of Lord of the Rings.</span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">The characters come in and go out, come in and go out, like an extras.</span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">The scorpions can attack Perseus like one minute ago, then in no further explanation it was tamed by the Grey Witches who show no welcoming sign to him as well.</span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">Worst part of the story really!!!</span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">The scorpions then were ride by the two Argos comedian,</span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">and then the horrific Grey Witches (not forget to mention their effortless make up, only with a simple mask) suddenly all 'lost is space' and left one and the only witch, who join the 'Fellowship of Perseus' in the end.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">And then again after another boring battle scene (~I am not sure which one, coz I hate to recall it~),</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">the scorpions left the fellowship (again for no reason!!!) ,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">after Perseus said a stupid quote( I dont know what's that...)</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">I mean, it was so obvious lor, that the director or scriptwriter are doing this just because they want to 'CHASE AWAY THOSE CHARACTERS' when they dont need them anymore in the story.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">You can always do that ofcourse, but please, do it neatly and atleast try to cheat your audience lar, don't make them looks like a fool.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">In fact I like the conversation of Zeus and Hades,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes shown their top class acting quality,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">but it was trapped by the beards and hairs.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">And I thought Fiennes is more charming than Neeson did in terms of acting,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">he is much more natural, and much more convincing.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">But in the other hand Neeson is pretty exhausted in playing the role of Zeus.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">The relationship between the Titans, Kings and human are well-explained but still,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">it doesnt fill up the hole of the movie plot.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">How could Perseus not angered when he confront Zeus for the firstime?</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Zeus is the reason why he is there...</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">and the scene where Perseus falled on (I mean his body) the adorable Gemma Arterton, the scene looked so disgusting but not romantic at all.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">and the gorgeous Alexa Davalos was being tied up like Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005),</span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">look at the camera angle, look at the Greek costume she wore, the mild taboo image is there really.</span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">So, 'PURPOSELY' lor........</span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">out of adjective words in my dictionary liao........</span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">Allright, I think that's all,</span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">after all my criticisms to this movie will never finish.</span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">A not so anticipated movie, but still it doesnt prove me wrong.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"> </span>jiatenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749644376535070076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56156797887988746.post-57857831637943624252010-04-01T02:12:00.009+08:002010-04-01T03:54:02.525+08:00The Passion of the Christ<p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_HcQ2MwHM5rv2lZGugBr6wZm84JzM55RiSU9S6qWxjRqeS7kduX5PIRtr0uxC2YFFExlmcdmEv-KC_-ew5iAmxuTrEg_mlI3LfpbBCSA-J7E8Uyyi2HZ8WAjSi2Lhne3rlpwMLOR-2kU/s1600/200px-Thepassionposterface-1-.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454884281743056066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_HcQ2MwHM5rv2lZGugBr6wZm84JzM55RiSU9S6qWxjRqeS7kduX5PIRtr0uxC2YFFExlmcdmEv-KC_-ew5iAmxuTrEg_mlI3LfpbBCSA-J7E8Uyyi2HZ8WAjSi2Lhne3rlpwMLOR-2kU/s400/200px-Thepassionposterface-1-.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">"This is a movie about love, hope, faith, and forgiveness.<br />He died for all mankind, suffered for all of us.<br />It's time to get back to that basic message" </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">(Mel Gibson)</span></em></strong><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">To write a movie review for The Passion is not easy,<br />in fact it is very unconvincing to hear from a Christian point of view.<br /><br />But, it would be a huge waste if you expect one movie review writer,<br />to talk about his/her opinion only from the movie's perspective.<br /><br />Because what so different about this movie,<br />is the visual storytelling through an artistic expression.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">But one can only feel the expression if he/she has a biblical knowledge background.<br />Otherwise, it's just a well-made CGI movie used to attract viewers by taboo image.<br /><br />Allow me to write this review from a Christian point of view,<br />because, no one single professional movie critics is gonna analyze each characters scene by scene with you.<br /><br />Well, atleast I try.<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#000099;">Mel Gibson only brought us the last 12hours of Jesus crucifiction, by rejecting standard storytelling conventions such as introducing his characters.<br />He is assuming his audience already knows everything he's about to tell us, is that a mistake?<br /><br />It depends....<br /><br />But it is a two-hour regular feature time film, it's not gonna make everyone happy and satisfied you know.<br />So, basically I think Mel Gibson did a fantastic job to inject the needle deep enough into the core of the movie.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">I wont say this is an absolute honest reference to Bible, no it is not,<br />Mel Gibson actually humanize the Satan.<br /><br />But there is no need to follow the Bible sequences because this is not a documentary,<br /><br />and he did a good job here to insert some flashback scenes in between the whole movie,<br />the editing, the scene's dissolve technique, the dialogue, the expression, everything is inserted just on time.<br /><br />Talking back to the main figures here, Jesus Christ.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">The best thing about this movie is, Mel Gibson remind us Lord Jesus is a man, 100% He is a man, 100% He is God.<br /><br />I think many Christian tends to remind themselves all the time, Jesus is God, Jesus is God,<br />but very often they already forget the human dimension of Jesus Christ.<br /><br />It is very important the recognize not only the God dimension of Jesus, but also His human form.<br />Otherwise, it would be naive to think that Jesus as a God, doesnt (and wouldnt) feel any pain when He is being crucified.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Then this could be a biggest conspiracy ever happened, that God actually has cheated us for 2000years.<br /><br />But, if one can always recall the human form of Jesus, it explained everything really.<br /><br />Mel Gibson did not neglected this important element, which make this movie so powerful and close to people heart.<br /><br />Look at how James Caviezel (who played Jesus) walk with leg and hands being chained,<br />how he carry the cross, how he feel the pain, how he feel tired, how he feel scare of facing the challenge ahead. </span></p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><p><br /></span><span style="color:#000099;">Jesus was a human, no doubt about that.<br /><br />The scene where He falled on the road to Calvary,<br />flashback scenes inserted where the little Jesus falled and Mother Mary run towards Him,<br /><br />it is such a beautiful scene.<br /><br />Very simple, very pure, it's understood.<br />Mel Gibson is good in creating feeling by using slow motion, close up and music.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Pontius Pilate and Herod are another two characters worth a discuss.<br /><br />When Jesus was brought to Herod for trial, He didnt answer one single question by Herod.<br />Herod say 'Get him out of my sight, he is not a criminal, he is just a fool'<br />It shows that Herod dont even care to understand who is Jesus.<br /><br />But in another case, Pilate shows that he is a reasonable man who admit and declared he has found no sin of Jesus Christ.<br /><br />I am not saying he is reasonable because he admit that, but he is indeed reasonable because atleast he try to understand Jesus, and he wish Jesus can defend Himself for the sake of His own life.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Pilate wife tried to advise him not to execute Jesus, but in the end, Pilate could not escape the opposition voices from the Jews, because the Roman always see the Jews as the most problematic troublemaker.<br /><br />He wash his hand and say this has nothing to do with him.<br /><br />The whole conversation scenes between Jesus and Pilate is very exciting, very active.<br /><br />Pilate was so close and so near to understand the Truth, but, he cannot resist the rebel voices of the Jews. </span></p><span style="color:#000099;"><p><br /></span><span style="color:#ff0000;">He need to make a wrong decision that he is gonna feel regret.<br /><br />This scenes, has well-reflected the current situation in many country's political system.<br /><br />The country leader know exactly what is right and what is wrong, but still he has to do something wrong to please some particular group.<br /><br />Agree?<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Now, this has lead us to a very very important question here.<br /><br />During the whole trial scenes, Jesus never say a single word to defend Himself, but all of His word is to testify the Truth.<br /><br />Let put yourself in Jesus' shoes, the only difference is, you're not a God,<br /><br />~You are Jesus, but you are not God~<br /><br />so, you're a fake God, you lie to the world saying that you're the King of Jews and Son of God.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">OK.<br /><br />Now, if one judge, who has the power to execute your crucifiction, and also release you, stand infront of you and ask you, one last time, "Are you the Son of God?"<br /><br />What would you say?<br /><br />Tell me, at this crucial moment, who have the guts to say that 'I am God!' ???<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Only three parties in the world can....<br /><br />1. A cheater<br /><br />2. A fool<br /><br />3. God<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Now you ask yourself, if you're Jesus, and you're a cheater,<br />what would you answer the judge when the moment he want to decide your execution?<br /><br />If you say 'Yes, I am God' then you gonna die, but if you say 'No, I am not' then he gonna set you free.<br /><br />I think a cheater would definitely unveil his true face if it is the matter of life or dead right?<br />So, since Jesus insist that He is God, this would translate us to </span></p><p><span style="color:#ff0000;">~Jesus is not a cheater~</span></p><p><span style="color:#ff0000;">hence, it lead us to....<br /><br />~ Jesus is either a fool or God~<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#000099;">This silly question, I throw it back to you....<br /><br />Jesus never curse the Roman soldiers when they crucified Him, instead He prayed for them.<br />He never say a word to defend Himself, instead He allow the Roman soldier to drag Him like a goat.<br /><br />This is my Lord, Jesus Christ.<br />Good Friday 2010.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Mel Gibson explains one of his appearances in the film, the close-up of his hands nailing Jesus to the cross: "It was me that put Him on the cross. It was my sins [that put Jesus there]."<br /><br />Jesus Love You. </span></p>jiatenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749644376535070076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56156797887988746.post-49199279685015816662010-03-22T21:25:00.008+08:002010-03-22T23:45:12.129+08:00Green Zone<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOS36HNnsCBQbyVjrfcTkD-BjxMO4qin_s5DmY0OJTGBIQZbI7YaT_a3bBRnrYHA8elvKMuTVJ9xksQ7VIqF-AqeKue_z9DcRCcL5CmY_rMNDUeyVGzXGiMRH7haDQgDXQu1Jha9uUY70/s1600-h/200px-Green_Zone_poster.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 296px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451469968391693954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOS36HNnsCBQbyVjrfcTkD-BjxMO4qin_s5DmY0OJTGBIQZbI7YaT_a3bBRnrYHA8elvKMuTVJ9xksQ7VIqF-AqeKue_z9DcRCcL5CmY_rMNDUeyVGzXGiMRH7haDQgDXQu1Jha9uUY70/s400/200px-Green_Zone_poster.jpg" /></a><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> The reason of the invasion of Iraq has been revealed yet another time.</span></em></strong></div><p><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">The 90s war movies often used VietNam War as their topic,<br />then in year 2000 on,</span><span style="color:#ff6600;"> WW2, Holocaust and Ancient war has become another hot topics.<br /><br />Recently there was this Hurt Locker that won Oscar best film,<br />now is Green Zone .<br /><br />It that an Iraq War wave roll-out in the war film genre?<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I have never watch a good and real action packed movie since Die Hard 4,<br />Green Zone is pretty near.<br /><br />I wont categorize these pop-corn movies as a great film, but I think it is fair enough to say that Green Zone is indeed very exciting.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">The action, the explosive scenes, and the music.<br />It's been a while, really.<br />The mood and the pace is so quick,<br />and not much of CGI used.<br /><br />Ofcourse the visual effects is there,<br />but frankly the action scenes are so pure, so original, like the classic 90s movie.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">The movie has already catch my eyes in the first scene where Matt Damon and his men take down the marksman and then broke in to the empty warehouse which they believed WMD is there.<br /><br />The cameraworks remind me of the first-person shooter video game 'Counterstrike',<br />the director from The Bourne sequels has shown his videography skill for handling the balancing of 'shaky' and 'clarity'.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">One of the worst mistake in war movies, is that director do not shoot the movie from the audiences' perspective, that's why very often the audiences could not recognize the movie characters in the entire film.<br /><br />The soldiers, all look like the same, their hair are all bold, their face are all dirty,<br />how can you expect the audiences to distinguish these characters if they are not the superstars.<br /><br />At this point, Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down get fucked up the most.<br />Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Josh Harnett, and Ewan Mcgregor were in the movie, who cares anyway? they were not a superstar yet that time.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I like the movie in fact, in terms of the feeling, it's better than GreenZone definitely,<br />but when we are talking about mistake, I think Black Hawk Down is a mess.<br /><br />By far, Hurt Locker and Green Zone the both war films that were introduced worldwide lately had step away from this shadow.<br /><br />The characters, are all introduced with crystal clear of clarity.<br />That allow the audiences to follow the story easier.<br /></p></span><p><span style="color:#33cc00;">Well, story wise,</span></p><span style="color:#33cc00;">Michael Moore labelled it as the most HONEST movie about Iraq War, and he think it is stupid to label Green Zone as an action movie.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">But I think an honest movie doesnt mean that it would become influential,</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">an influential movie is a movie that strike people emotion and makes them think deeply, even after they finish the movie.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">and at this point,<br /><br />I think Passion of The Christ is an awesome movie to hit people emotion,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">that's why seldom people praise the movie as an honest biblical referenced movie,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">but most people were instead shocked and amazed by those cruel scenes, it was so real, and the music add the feeling then.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Which is why, if you asked me,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">ofcourse I will tell you Green Zone is an action movie, in fact it is a popcorn movie, atleast the intention it is,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">it doesnt surprise me in terms of story,</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">I mean, Michael Moore has told us this conspiracy before,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">whether you believe it or not,<br />I dont think it would become a sensational story anymore.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">We all know what is the reason America is there.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">It's clear.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">But one thing I wasnt so sure, which is the scenes where Matt Damon pointed the gun at Al-Rawi, and then Freddie appeared to take Al-Rawi down, saying it is not Matt Damon's choice.<br /><br />Ahem, is that a true incident?</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Im not sure.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">But if it isnt, well...</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">How could you say the movie is honest?</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">The egoism of Big America can be detected in that scene in fact.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Matt Damon could have kill Al-Rawi to the death,</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">but it was Freddie who did his job in the end.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Does it hint us that the American can run away from this responsible since it was the Iraqi who pull the triger?</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">The movie can't be ended by watching Matt Damon kill Al-Rawi, it can't be.</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">But Al-Rawi has to die, he has to.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Okie, whatsoever, that's just a point I would like to raise,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">perhaps it really happened.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Let's talk about acting,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Matt Damon is Matt Damon</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">typical, same old Matt Damon,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">solid Hollywood actor, but nothing to shout, he just can't shine.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">But the actor who played Freddie is awesome,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">he is Khalid Abdalla, the same actor who played the adult Amir in Kite Runner.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">His love to the nation, his desperation, and his frustration when he get insulted,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">it's all shown on his facial expression, and I dont even need to mention the scene where it was revealed that he has lost his leg.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">I cant believe that many audiences in the cinema actualy laugh at him when he keep on jumping on the ground by a single leg.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I mean, THAT SCENE is the best scene through out the whole movie, very impressive, very powerful.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Freddie has just spoken out the essence of what the movie is all about ,</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">what the Iraqi today would like to slap and spit on the American face.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">And the way he ask Matt Damon, 'why are you doing this to me?' , 'why are you chasing me?', 'what do you want from me?'......many many more.....</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">again.....I used the word FRUSTRATION....</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Khalid Abdalla shown this feeling at its best.</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">His English with the Arab slang, perfect!!!</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">and I tell you what, without that scene,</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Green Zone is just a dead movie with nothing left for us to think.</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Laugh? how naive the audiences are...</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">The more they laugh, the more I found Khalid Abdalla is awesome.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">That scene, is suppose the most sadistic scene of the whole movie.</span>jiatenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749644376535070076noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56156797887988746.post-4981784932901112792010-03-15T21:56:00.011+08:002010-03-16T20:24:12.913+08:00The Book of Eli<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3mgEZATy7SjzqegiDvE7-psHK2ng35olJVzd8T3JhO4ZTsGnxOFitGfLFRkGMlwe4TwktaosNiXshQd8JqlCqLKwvYJi_EC-F2M9JacFI7pKIUZX6TM0WrZJDD13FPxuBe4aHWWaO2DQ/s1600-h/200px-Book_of_eli_poster.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 296px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448861780206481618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3mgEZATy7SjzqegiDvE7-psHK2ng35olJVzd8T3JhO4ZTsGnxOFitGfLFRkGMlwe4TwktaosNiXshQd8JqlCqLKwvYJi_EC-F2M9JacFI7pKIUZX6TM0WrZJDD13FPxuBe4aHWWaO2DQ/s400/200px-Book_of_eli_poster.jpg" /></a><em><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"> Some will kill to have it,<br />he will kill to protect it.</span></strong></em></div><p><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Same mistake like Legion, </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">this movie doesnt inject the plot deep enough in order to attract the viewers. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">What a waste really, what a waste. </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Book of Eli is not just another Post-Apocalyptic movie,</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">the message of the movie is there, it makes people think, but only for those who have the idea what end of civilization and armageddon are all about.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Okay, make it simple.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">For those who believe in monotheism,<br />armageddon is about once last final battle between God and Satan.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">For those who believe in multiple-gods,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">it's about the judgement days.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">For those who do not believe in any form of god,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">it's about the extinct of human race.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">You can list many movies about doomsday or armageddon,<br />but I tell you what,<br />most of the movie's ending shows that human live and mankind survive.<br /><br />This has lead us to another sub-genre of the movie,<br />the post-apocalyptic story like I Am Legend or 28Days later.<br /><br />A vacant city,<br />an empty street,<br />one man walking<br /><br />That's post-apocalyptic.<br />Most of the movies play their story before and after the timeline of this event.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">As most of these movies are made by Hollywood,<br />the filmmakers already assume that the viewers who watch these movies have the basic knowledge about armageddon,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">and they shoot it from the Christianity angle always.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">They dont tell much really,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">no explanation, this and that.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">It's not necessary.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">After all, people are looking for the disaster scenes in armageddon movie,<br />~huge impact~<br /><br />simply amaze to see Eiffel Tower and Statue of Liberty falls and drown.<br />and then people talk about how much they learned about ~love~ from the movie.<br /><br />How naive?<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Go back to the movie Book of Eli,<br />my comment to this movie is short and simple actually.<br /><br />The story is nice but not powerful enough,<br />the movie is boring but the acting is good.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">As I said, this is not just another post-apocalyptic movie,</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">this man, Denzel Washington a.k.a. Eli has a mission to complete.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Eli would kill and survive for the sake of Bible,</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">others live for the sake of extending their life.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Eli dont need a partner,</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">others are seeking for the survivors.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">That's the different.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">The interesting thing to discuss is the role of Bible in the movie,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">it's being portrayed as a powerful food for Denzel Washington to survive,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">it's also being portrayed as a disastrous weapon for Gary Oldman to rule the world.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Does it hint us that the American is using this weapon nowadays?</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">When the naive civilian are fighting for the food and fresh water, </span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman realized the power of Bible.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">But it's ironic to reveal that Gary Oldman had read thousands of books which include DaVinci's Code, </span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">but Denzel Washington only have to read one book~the Bible.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Obviously, this idea is showing the supremacy and sufficiency of Bible alone.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">It doesnt really matter how many books you have read, </span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">because the function of Bible is incomparable.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">And if you realized,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">the story did tell us another important message.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">which is the activeness of God.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Some people think it is their own choice whether or not to believe in God,</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">and it is their choice whether or not to read the Bible.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Some might challenge and say,</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">'I refuse to believe in God, so what can You do about that?'</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">but they had forgotten the activeness of God.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">in fact it is up to God to decide whether or not He want to show His mercy to save us.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">He is the one who take the active role,</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">we are the one who take the passive role.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">He is the one who give us chance to listen gospel,</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">but we are the one who have the freedom to believe in Him, or not.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Can you see that?</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">That's why,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">if we do not doubt the activeness of God,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">one should realize a fact.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">When he/she refuse to listen gospel and thought they are controlling the game,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">God on the other hand is the one who refuse to give them chance to listen gospel.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Ofcourse, ego people often cannot accept this hard fact,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">they always think that they are in control,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">no other people, not even God can affect their decision.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">That's what happen to Gary Oldman in the end,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">he get the Bible but it is written in Braille,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">he couldnt read it eventhou he can touch it with his own hands and see it with his own eyes.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Same thing happen to us today, </span><span style="color:#ff0000;">some naive people thought reading Bible only require knowledge, and their intention is bad.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ff0000;">But a child can probably understand The Bible more than a PHD do,</span></p><p><span style="color:#ff0000;">a PHD might have read it but he might not understand it.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ff0000;">just like Eli who only read one book can understand Bible more than Gary Oldman do, who have read thousands of books.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ff0000;">PRIOR element is</span></p><p><span style="color:#ff0000;">~whether or not God allow you to understand it~</span></p><p><span style="color:#ff0000;">You see,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">it is not you to decide.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Okay, I've talk about the message of the movie,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">but personally I think the movie doesnt inject this message into a certain depth.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Which is why,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">people might get lost in the movie,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">or dun even care to find the meaning of the movie.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Overall, it is boring. </span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">But I admit, some(not all) of the brutal scenes are well-done.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">When we are talking about acting, Denzel Washington maintain the quality as he always did, </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">no surprise frankly.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Gary Oldman is like an elder version of Johnny Depp, </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">you simply cant recognize him,</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">another nice move to hide yourself after you cheat The Joker once , Lieutenant James Gordon!!!</span> </p>jiatenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749644376535070076noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56156797887988746.post-56754540411142256122010-02-01T23:27:00.005+08:002010-02-02T02:22:07.326+08:00Legion<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_awM4hE9yYfFjm5CgSuJij8rZUNohrRYHsSALfWRPRt1caDx9mlx7r3zyUaGzsfwpH1nW3vXntz-DRcNJspn8gFf9pwObxjezryaCJCyZ5I_FV4s2GWKsbCOOx5xw7S3PnKnuiQmEhLI/s1600-h/200px-Legion_Poster1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 271px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433340969171818930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_awM4hE9yYfFjm5CgSuJij8rZUNohrRYHsSALfWRPRt1caDx9mlx7r3zyUaGzsfwpH1nW3vXntz-DRcNJspn8gFf9pwObxjezryaCJCyZ5I_FV4s2GWKsbCOOx5xw7S3PnKnuiQmEhLI/s400/200px-Legion_Poster1.jpg" /></a><br /><em><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">After God loses faith in humanity, Archangel Michael (Paul Bettany) chooses to become a fallen angel to defend for mankind against Armageddon.</span></strong></em> </div><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Legion is either a good C-movie, or a bad B-movie,<br />The concept of Angel Michael disobey God's order is something interesting,<br />but the idea of angels possessed into faith weaken human's body and turn to become zombie is really mindless. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I mean, look at the make-up and effects,<br />if you take away the concept of the story and say this is another zombie movie,<br />it wasnt a hundred miles away definitely.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">The Bible say God will use fire to destroy the world in the next Armageddon,<br />even if you do not believe in this,<br />you could have list out another 100 of ways I dont care, </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">but one who suggest God will use a zombie, or a thousands of zombiesssss...<br />IS DEFINITELY DUMB!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">well, one might argue,<br />it's just a movie anyway,<br />but.... </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">personally I can't accept this dumb idea as a regular movie goer,<br />even if I treat it as yet another dumb ass movie. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Once again, put aside the Biblical reference,<br />this movie still consists alot of weaknesses and holes. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Cheesy question:<br />If God (no matter which one you believe in),<br />want to destroy the world,<br />what takes Him so long? </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">To test the mankind patience and survival strength?<br />After He had decide to destroy them?<br />It doenst make sense. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Why start from a small restaurant in New Mexico?<br />The reason is simple, to save the production budget lar....<br />I mean, the location...the setting...the story...<br />everything would be easier to handle what.... </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">What is the point of ensuring the infant live?<br />Does they hint that he is another Saviour? </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">If he is, why is the movie does not explain and clarify more about that?<br />I mean, what is the purpose of touching the line but you dare not to cross it? </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">If they really cross it,<br />it could become controversial in view of religious group perhaps,<br />but I wont discuss more about that except criticizing their effortless scriptwriting in reference to Terminator series.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">In fact, they already did.<br />Can you see that?<br />whatsover,<br />they will fail. </span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">That's the problem of the movie,<br />Because they have touch the wrong line,<br />but the worse thing is,<br />they dont even dare to make it worst. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">It is Legion's destiny to become a critically bad movie.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">And what happen to the ending???<br />It made the movie relegated to a C movie.<br />No doubt about that. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Even if I insist to watch this movie without viewing too much on the critically element,<br />I cannot pretend myself to ignore the effortless of the movie ending. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I really like the concept of the movie,<br />but the dissapointing thing is,<br />the movie doenst fully utilize its potential to make it as a sensational one,<br />which it definitely could have done so.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Whatsoever, generally this is an exciting action-pack movie,<br />the gun fight, the mood is there.... </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Some really cool scenes like the ice-cream car approaching,<br />the sweet nanny crawled on the ceiling....<br />it add colors to the movie. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">The plotless dialogue is terrible,<br />but Archangel Michael did mention some interesting points out there,<br />saying that mankind fought the war because of the old books,<br />and bla bla bla....</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">I simply love Paul Bettany!!!<br />look at his supporting character in Beautiful Minds, Knight's Tale, Da Vinci's Code...<br />He is awesome.... </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">In Legion,<br />His eye's contact with the audiences had successfully shown Archangel Michael's both dissapointment towards mankind's past and faith towards mankind's future. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">and when the well-known Archangel Gabriel arrived,<br />how can the so called B movie or C movie not boost up to its highest climax?<br />but then, the mood is predictable anyway.</span>jiatenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749644376535070076noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56156797887988746.post-50212008538745426422010-01-17T21:28:00.004+08:002010-01-18T00:02:58.963+08:00This Is It<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhX-Tb-Xz-UU8bzM87gMhqFnTAgW9aF_KM_PYHETe5b5ylDso7gSoSvu3OQ-_h9pVsCSdjpHX9x05pRRThaw8GqRceWXLKyvkOLzwnm-VUZL-_tZspZCVKwiJDoiVTbYcWi7xD3dHXMo/s1600-h/200px-Michael_Jackson's_This_Is_It_Poster.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 297px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427716869316850210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhX-Tb-Xz-UU8bzM87gMhqFnTAgW9aF_KM_PYHETe5b5ylDso7gSoSvu3OQ-_h9pVsCSdjpHX9x05pRRThaw8GqRceWXLKyvkOLzwnm-VUZL-_tZspZCVKwiJDoiVTbYcWi7xD3dHXMo/s400/200px-Michael_Jackson's_This_Is_It_Poster.jpg" /></a><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">'This Is It' is neither a good movie nor a good documentary,</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">but it is a nice piece of work to show that MJ is a perfectionist anyway.</span></em></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#000099;">What we can see in the movie 'This Is It' is not actually something precious before MJ died.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000099;">It's just a video footage anyway, without editing and sound mixing, this is just a rubbish for many people really.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#000099;">But MJ's dead has add value to these footage,</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000099;">in fact, he dont even intend to use these footage to say goodbye to his fans.</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#000099;">The director manipulate audieces' feeling in this movie,</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000099;">and he propagate the content definitely....</span></div><br /><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">With not much of mentioning about MJ' dead and his negative scandal,</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">this movie is purely a well-edited documetary to watch.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">In fact, it's not even a movie or documentary,</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">it's a video.</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">The editing is good, but there is no surprise through out the movie, </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">the style is keepin consistently.... </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Anyhow, it's still a nice video (or movie? or documentary? who cares?) to watch,</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;">with no narration, with not much of mentioning about MJ's dead.... </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;">It is really far away better than wad I expect. </span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Seeing these video footage and the modified MTV ,</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;">(the so called unseen footage that probably wont shown to the whole world if he wasnt dead), </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;">it really prove that MJ was an artist who is demanding on the quality....</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;">He love his fans, and he always want to do his best for them.... </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;">That's a nice spirit really.... </span></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000099;">Yet again it was propagated showing that he is a perfectionist,</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000099;">is('nt) he?</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#000099;">Whatsoever, the possibility where the director had propagate the personality of MJ is questionable.<br />The movie shows that MJ is a perfectionist,</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000099;">and he always has the patience to bear with his crew....</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#000099;">Three memorable quotes he always said in the movie,</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000099;">Im not so sure in reality if it is:</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">1. This is it</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">2. I love you</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">3. God bless you</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;">For me, a person that always speaks like this,</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;">is a nice person really....</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;">A simple word to show that you love and and you care,</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;">but not many much of us can say it often....</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;">After all,</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;">watching this movie can really make one to change their perception towards MJ,</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;">and put the media circus funeral, child abuse scandal and changing appearance issue behind....</span></div><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#000099;">MJ is a legend, </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000099;">he is a (not the) King,</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000099;">he is a gifted artist,</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000099;">he cant be replaced by anyone....</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">It is a lost for London people as they missed out the MJ's live in O2 Arena,</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">but certainly MJ's dead has made a final opportunity for the whole world to enjoy his performance once again.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">In memory of Michael Jackson,</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">'This Is It', along with his death, </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">has bring his legacy back to the world history once again.</span></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;">RIP Michael Jackson,</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;">This is it.</span></div>jiatenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749644376535070076noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56156797887988746.post-50629333331039362472009-11-16T12:07:00.012+08:002009-11-16T14:08:28.525+08:002012<div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvKRqM0yKRX-c43e5Bq1AWTmFAgH4oXfjZWNhly5TBG3RCI9W4YGmOXNxuj-suP6FaplWZF5NgNxnfKXgVgzqEHEbNO0azXlOeHsC5FkEHjWfMynFE6dMVmhXWdu7-eTtMn1Cc8IDl8k/s1600/200px-2012_Poster.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 297px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404576649966494114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvKRqM0yKRX-c43e5Bq1AWTmFAgH4oXfjZWNhly5TBG3RCI9W4YGmOXNxuj-suP6FaplWZF5NgNxnfKXgVgzqEHEbNO0azXlOeHsC5FkEHjWfMynFE6dMVmhXWdu7-eTtMn1Cc8IDl8k/s400/200px-2012_Poster.jpg" /></a><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">We were warned,<br />so what???</span></em></strong><br /></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">First, he send the aliens to attack our earth,<br />then, he adopt Godzilla from Japan to destroy New York,<br />years later, he froze the world.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">After a huge failure of '10,000 BC' , Roland Emmerich use his trademark movie 'Independence Day' and 'The Day After Tomorrow' again to promote his new movie.<br />Another action disaster blockbuster,<br />this time he apply the 2012 phenomenon which is predicted by Ancient Mayan.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">I knew Roland Emmerich style, always wana make American looks patriotic, and he likes to inject family values in his movie.<br />I like 'Independence Day', the story is so fresh, it was a classic!!!<br />But 'The Day After Tomorrow' is totally plotless, he just want to destroy the world for the sake of satisfying his audiences. </span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><br /></span><span style="color:#ff6600;">Hey, I know not everyone car</span><span style="color:#ff6600;">es about the story, moral values and message.<br />Some people just like to see disaster movie, they just want to get viewing pleassure, and I understand that.<br />But come on, atleast put some effort in scriptwriting please!!!<br />THIS IS LAZY!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Same old shit in 'The Day After Tomorrow' and 'War of The World', another divorced or broken family unite together again because of the end of world.<br />THIS IS BORING!!!<br />2012 pheonomenon is something big, it's gotta be something sensational.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">It is so near from us, like it's going to happen tomorrow.<br />Mayan prediction and Mesoamerican Long Count Calendar, are some really interesting issues!!!<br />This is the only reason why I want to watch '2012', because I wish that this movie would has a distinction with other disaster movie. (well, atleast with other Roland Emmerich's movies)</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">In the end, I am dissapointed, but still, I knew this is going to happen.<br />165minutes feature-time is too long, too draggy for a boring story like this.<br />He spend too much time to build-up the characters and plot, but in the end, the characters development are still weak and the story still sucks!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">After I watch the movie, I really think that movie like 'War of The World' and 'Knowing' wasnt that bad you know.<br />'War of The World' has been criticized for its ending, but atleast Spielberg's skill is still maintain in many scenes.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">'Knowing' has been criticized for its ending too, and the sudden 'application' of aliens to dissolve the myth.<br />But atleast the plane crash long take scene is massive, the ending scene with the great Beethoven's Symphony 7 is absolutely beautiful....</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">But '2012' is effortless, and it doesnt make any sense.<br />I know no one can predict the future and the end of world, I can't really describe the picture, but I am sure that it is not going to happen in this way!!!<br />Come on, great flood???<br />Animals aboard???<br />Vessel???<br />NOAH's ARK???</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I think Roland Emmerich has forgotten the sign of rainbow, haha, he is gay anyway....<br />Ok, no personal attack, but the great flood's idea is really stupid.<br />It proved that 2012 phenomenon is just a tool for Roland Emmerich to destroy the earth.<br />The whole movie has nothing to do with Mayan's prediction and 2012 phenomenon!!!<br />If you insist you want to watch another disaster movie (with no surprise), you will not be dissapointed perhaps....</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">I saw and heard the crowd response in the cinema, and obviously, they did not pay attention to the movie when the characters are talking.<br />They only enjoy the movie when they see the massive disaster scene with crazy CGI (which I admit it is very good, well....atleast better than 10,000 BC).</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">The moment John Cusack hug his children and kiss his ex-wife, I feel nothing at all....<br />Don't get me wrong, I am not cool-blooded mammal....<br />But seriously, the feeling and mood is NOT THERE!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">All the filmmakers want, is to give viewing pleassure,<br />and all the audiences want, is to receive this plessure....<br />No point!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">In future, we don't even need real filmmakers to make movie,<br />all we need is graphics, computer and effects genius!!!<br />After all, I miss Michael Bay's 'Armageddon'.<br />I know Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler sucks, but still, the whole movie is so exciting. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">and one last thing,<br />Michael Bay use fire!!!</span></strong></span></div>jiatenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749644376535070076noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56156797887988746.post-27845162626145672492009-10-28T04:36:00.006+08:002009-10-28T06:33:42.213+08:00Inglourious Basterds<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HWb7uG6oUhDDnGFmVNyj-KyXQIv5ON3IEvr7cvV-E7raUfyY3ti2F63nStQlRBgh9V8rJC9AOYsLJW3LZLk_s4SHMM8ZSVXmnY9_M-5jVXxj2U8Xb8S-LSkqLEQMnUtncyy5Cxh03og/s1600-h/200px-Inglourious_Basterds_poster.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 296px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397409532844632626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HWb7uG6oUhDDnGFmVNyj-KyXQIv5ON3IEvr7cvV-E7raUfyY3ti2F63nStQlRBgh9V8rJC9AOYsLJW3LZLk_s4SHMM8ZSVXmnY9_M-5jVXxj2U8Xb8S-LSkqLEQMnUtncyy5Cxh03og/s400/200px-Inglourious_Basterds_poster.jpg" /></a> <em><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Two assassin plans to kill Nazis leaders,<br />one by a French Jewish cinema owner,<br />another by a group of American soldiers called 'Basterds'</span></strong></em><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">An anticipated new Tarantino's film, as I am a huge fans of him.<br />I can watch Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill again and again but never get bored.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><br />Inglourious Bastreds is pretty good, but if compared with Tarantino's previous movies,<br />there is no surprise, and there is nothing to cheer.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">His style is still there, but the brilliant non-linear story-telling technique is gone, very dissapointing....<br />No iconic trunk shot, no long take in close-up shot, and.... </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">No Uma Thurman,<br />which I believe her role is being replaced by a young French actress Melanie Laurent.<br />I guess if Uma Thurman is going to act in Inglourious Basterds, Melanie Laurent's role is definitely hers.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;">Whatsoever, Melanie Laurent is younger,and she did a good job in the movie,<br />especially in the scene where she holds her tears when she is talking to the 'Jew Hunter'. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;">The feeling of sadness and revenge, Melanie Laurent handle the expression better than Uma Thurman in Kill Bill.<br />But regarding to the character development, Tarantino definitely put more effort on Uma Thurman.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Christoph Waltz, who act as the 'Jew Hunter', a clever and charming detective,<br />present an awesome show for us!!!<br />Tarantino's claims that his character, Hans Landa, is probably the greatest character he ever written. ( I think it is) </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">He steal the show everytime he appear, he control the situation, he manipulate the scene!!!<br />He deserved Cannes Best Actor Award.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Another man to watch~~~Brad Pitt~~~the Hollywood superstar.<br />Okay, nothing much to comment on his acting all this while, but I really like his show in this movie.<br />His funny American accent, and his character....very well-done!!! </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Diane Kruger's acting is.....poor???<br />well....average lar.....okie???<br />Mike Myer's cameo doesnt really boost up the excitement.... </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;">Back to Tarantino,<br />oh I miss the brilliant messy plot,<br />I miss the violence art,<br />I miss the fantastic title for each chapter.... </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;">Anyway, he still maintain his strength to handle a scene, everything is well-planned.<br />The script, the mise-en-scene, the gun-fight entry.<br />He can really drag a single simple scene to become very entertaining and interesting.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">The conversation is long, and mindless.<br />But I like it!!!<br />That's Tarantino film, I simply can't resist his charm in the movie,<br />for no reason, and I just can't explain why....<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">And also, Tarantino like to do something unexpected....<br />We didnt see much in this movie, but personally I didnt expect Hitler will die.... </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><br />After Brad Pitt is being captured and Melanie Laurent is being killed, I really thought that this is gonna be another failed attempt to kill The Fuhrer after 'Valkyrie', starring by Tom Cruise.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Lastly, is the music he used,<br />I can't tell you how much I love it....<br />you'll know why if you watched Kill Bill before!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">So far, Inglourious Basterds is the best movie in 2009.</span>jiatenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749644376535070076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56156797887988746.post-22601971106341729862009-10-03T19:04:00.005+08:002009-10-04T04:10:44.968+08:00The Pianist<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiufJgtHOpj6UYs-Ssnec-bkRTLOcAAfquyc73BJOEuIbecdhrAq_v-lxBseRXwrL4ky-PPf4htPMfBeBMQVetcS5QNXQ67vCqf-cpZwohUJLEr0UAQL5Kd1dnuUOFzSWobiAb8iBmjLu0/s1600-h/200px-The_Pianist_movie.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 276px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388328201956852642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiufJgtHOpj6UYs-Ssnec-bkRTLOcAAfquyc73BJOEuIbecdhrAq_v-lxBseRXwrL4ky-PPf4htPMfBeBMQVetcS5QNXQ67vCqf-cpZwohUJLEr0UAQL5Kd1dnuUOFzSWobiAb8iBmjLu0/s400/200px-The_Pianist_movie.jpg" /></a> <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Music has his passion, </span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">survival has his masterpiece.</span></em></strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">The Pianist is one of the most incredible holocaust movie I have ever watch.<br />Powerful plot, massive setting, and great cinematography.<br /><br />Adrien Brody act as a Jewish-Polish pianist, Wladyslaw Szpilman,<br />who suffer in WW2 when Nazis Germany occupied Warsaw.<br /><br />Polish director Roman Polanski is a master in this movie, he really create a terrify atmosphere in order to allow audience to feel the cruelty and merciless of Nazis, and I am sure you will be amazed by many shocking scenes in the movie.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">A well-written script gives Szpilman a good character development.<br />The opening scene has just shown us the passion of Szpilman towards music, he keeps on playing his music even when the radio station is bombed and the technician has left the building.<br /><br />Szpilman's respect to the music can be seen in the scene where he was interupted by the restaurant's guest, his reaction has shown us how much he loves music....and piano....<br /><br />The scene where he saw a piano in the hiding place, he dare not to play the piano because of afraid being discovered.<br />But he played the piano in his mind and imagine himself is in an orchestra performance.<br />This is really heartbreaking....as we can see his passion keeps him alive....<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ffff00;">Szpilman's character is so real, he is just an ordinary man that afraid of Nazis, he could not fight with his fellow Jews rebels.<br />He apologize and beg to the Nazis when he need to, he just want to live....<br />He looks like a coward, but no...he is not....<br /><br />His conversation with lady actress shown that how much he wish to join the rebels....<br />but he always remain rational and realize his own capability...<br />he is a musician....he cannot fight....<br /><br />The scene where he attempt to open the canned food is so pitty....<br />Can you imagine how hungry he was at that moment?<br />He got a canned food, but he couldnt find a can opener.... </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Now, the Nazi officer Wilm Hosenfeld see the inhumanity and the pointless of war....<br />right in front of him, stood a Jews....<br />both of them were stunned....because they do not know how to react and what to say at that moment.....<br /><br />Then, Hosenfeld ask Szpilman to play a music....<br />its funny to see Hosenfeld's reaction when he realize Szpilman is playing Chopin's composition, as later it was revealed that he is the one who played Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata in earlier scene.<br /><br />Now....we can see the idea of juxtaposition from their selection of music composer,<br />because Szpilman choose Chopin's (Polish) and Hosenfeld choose Beethoven's (German).<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">If you noticed, the second lady who helped hiding Szpilman, played Bach's music as well by cello.<br />In that scene, Szpilman expose himself to German composer's music.<br />But now, it is Hosenfled's turn to expose himself to a Polish composer's music.<br />Both of them tends to accept each other's culture, art and music....<br />Roman Polanski is brilliant here in giving audiences a hidden meaning message!!!<br /><br />Another fantastic scene is where Szpilman found that Hosenfeld has give him a loaf of bread, strawberry jam, and can opener.<br />The way Szpilman taste the jam and lick his finger, its like he is having orgasm....(sorry being rude here....)<br /><br />But my point is, Adrien Brody is fabulous here....<br />he can really act!!!<br />Oh God....<br />the satisfaction of tasting strawberry jam!!!<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ffff00;">How wondeful...<br />Now I can always remember this scene when I eat my bread with strawberry jam....<br /><br />There are many many other fantastic scenes in the movie....<br />I really cannot mentioned everything here....its TOO MANY!!!<br /><br />Anyway, this is gotta be my favourite holocaust movie....<br />A must watch!!!</span></div></div>jiatenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749644376535070076noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56156797887988746.post-72843172033810033032009-07-22T22:31:00.011+08:002009-07-23T00:16:36.125+08:00The Man Who Wasn't There<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSS5iND0zR2_YfZPraq0cH5FChCtU1aATBO938CEDuF6QB4aqgwAd1ekzfpy-IjlYQuAU9hlFGn01CDLQR2FUX-7QgWTY-O-IFK2yzcBV9iOcoDF3AZWnL8wYjzQmqx2j-VIVhlLsOSI/s1600-h/8945000_gal.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361299619951655810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 279px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSS5iND0zR2_YfZPraq0cH5FChCtU1aATBO938CEDuF6QB4aqgwAd1ekzfpy-IjlYQuAU9hlFGn01CDLQR2FUX-7QgWTY-O-IFK2yzcBV9iOcoDF3AZWnL8wYjzQmqx2j-VIVhlLsOSI/s400/8945000_gal.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><em><strong>The last thing on his mind is murder.</strong></em></span></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"></div><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">2001 film by Coen Bros.<br />This is a must watch noir because it is nearly perfect.<br /><br />It is not difficult to recognize Coen Bros. style,<br />because their story-telling technique are always brilliant.<br /><br />I watch No Country For Old Men and Paris Jet'aime before, I like it.<br />But, I have to say, I prefer The Man Who Wasn't There very very much more.<br /><br />The highly praised No Country For Old Men is a boring movie for average audience, most of the scenes are silent and Coen Bros minimize the use of score.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">But The Man Who Wasn't There is a beautiful movie,<br />Beethoven's Piano Sonata sounds just fine and fit to every single scenes in the movie.<br /><br />One thing that impressed me the most is the cinematography.<br />I never see a movie that the camera works so clean and neat.<br />The movement, the angle can really capture your attention.<br />Very straightforward, very smooth, very masterful.<br /><br />Billy Bob Thornton's acting is fantastic in this movie,<br />and his voice is really sexy (I hate to use this word) for a film noir narration.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">"Me, I don't talk much....I just cut the hair."<br /><br />How cool?<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Yeah, he act as a barber in the movie,<br />and it is memorable that he was smoking everytime he appear in his scene.<br />He did mention some great metaphors about hair, very meaningful.<br /><br />Tony Shalhoub (Monk) who acted as the expensive lawyer, has steal the show everytime he talk.<br />It's like Edward G.Robinson's character in Double Indemnity.<br /><br />Scarlett Johansson takes a supporting role in the movie, not bad.<br />Everytime she plays the piano, and the music come in, it takes your breath away.<br /><br />UFO are mildly shown in the movie.<br />Frankly I am not really sure what is the intention and motive behind that, but for a black&white film noir, this is something unique, something exaggerate, which gives a big contrast with the rest of the scenes, and it add color to the movie. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">This movie is originally filmed in color and transferred back to black&white.<br />I am not sure how did they do that, and why did they do that.<br /><br />Did Spielberg filmed Schindler's List in color during shooting process?<br /><br />Anyway, for me, this movie is a must watch, it is excellent,<br />everything you can see from the movie, the props and set, are so accurate to the time frame.<br /><br />If I tell you this is a 1940 film, I am sure you will believe that!!!<br />But well, unless you can recognize the movie stars.<br /><br />Another great film comes in to my favourite movies' list,<br />this is very stylish and amazing!</span>jiatenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749644376535070076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56156797887988746.post-59056430090971951332009-07-03T00:52:00.008+08:002009-07-03T09:31:17.713+08:00The Butterfly Effect<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCYHTyvTg-4Us9BDEvO3hM-cg3OakMdWgIS0kJ1jdO4Dte8AlWpoJB_jxwMqolHYQb5eVB4cEkPE-WQQDz-Ui2yMjU7ssqMqKaDGchHCIecx-mg0WJLit3dN-QYvwDC0ZksHLqw_o4As/s1600-h/11713728_gal.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353911706619574130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 270px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCYHTyvTg-4Us9BDEvO3hM-cg3OakMdWgIS0kJ1jdO4Dte8AlWpoJB_jxwMqolHYQb5eVB4cEkPE-WQQDz-Ui2yMjU7ssqMqKaDGchHCIecx-mg0WJLit3dN-QYvwDC0ZksHLqw_o4As/s400/11713728_gal.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">A young man who suffer memory black out,</span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">is able to travel in time supernaturally everytime he read his diary.</span></em></strong></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><span style="color:#000099;">It is always a bad idea to 'travel in time', you can easily found weakness and hole in the plot.<br />Lake House starring by Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves is the best fucked up example.<br />But Heroes did it brilliantly!!!<br />Scriptwriting for these kind of story is very hard, it kills your brain cell, and it usually end up in a big mess.<br /><br />But what so brilliant about Butterfly Effect is, the movie success to avoid these complex concept but yet remain the excitement of 'travel in time' idea.<br /><br />The story put the characters into a painful childhood, a fucked up teenage life.<br />By doing that, the director have a very huge space to spin here and there, twist here and there.<br /><br />As we can see, there are many childhood and teenage memories that allow Ashton Kutcher to move forward and move backward freely.<br />Oh yeah, this movie is starring by Aston Kutcher, my favourite actor, I simply love him.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">It is hard for me to put aside his comedian image, but damn....<br />He can really act in Butterfly Effect!!!<br />In my opinion, this is his best movie ever.<br /><br />Back to the story, basically it's all about how a young man trying to clean up his mess cause by his teenage life.<br />He has a supernatural ability to travel in time, and he is able to redo his past and try to fix things in order to please everyone he had hurt.<br />But things never turned perfect, everytime he changes something for a good intention, someone he love (his mum, his friend, his childhood sweetheart) have to suffer.<br /><br />The story drag Ashton Kutcher from one miserable situation to another,<br />and it is really sad to see the person you love suffer so much,<br />but you can't play the role as God to rescue them.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">But one thing very special about his character is, he is able to 'possess' his own body when he travel back to the past, and travel back to the present.<br />What I am saying is, when he travelled back to his childhood, he is still he himself, the young and mature man.<br />And when he travel back to the present days, he still able to keep his memory for what he have changed and done.<br /><br />Does this contradict to his memory black out background?<br />I am not really sure.<br />If Im not mistaken, in the present days, he mentioned that he has 7 years without memory black out.<br />Has he fully recover?<br /><br />But the thing is, his character himself does contradict to the butterfly effect.<br />If you have change something in the past, you should remember the past, but you definitely wont remember that you have fixed the past, right???<br /><br />But after all, the female fortune teller told us, Ashton Kutcher's character do not have a soul, and he do not have a lifeline in this world, right???<br />Does this make the story reasonable???<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#ff0000;">Well, this is just a movie, ofcourse it is fun to think about it,<br />but even if you didnt, that does not spoil the entertainment.<br /><br />All of these concepts and ideas, screetching back and forward, consequences and situation,<br />are simply a naughty story-telling technique by scriptwriters to play around with audiences mind and brain!!!<br /><br />There are several alternative ending for the movie, I am not sure which one is the theatrical's version.</span><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">Spoiler alert:</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">First </span><span style="color:#000099;">ending ,I</span><span style="color:#000099;"> like it where Ashton Kutcher kill himself when he was still a fetus.<br />This is clever. It shows that everyone in his life can live happily without him.<br /><br />But back to his mum, she lost her baby once again,<br />does this pain equal to her pain to see his son lost his arms?<br />What I am saying is, this does not make any differences you know....<br />His mum could feel bad and get sick again.<br /><br />But the director quickly end the movie by showing montage of happily ever after.<br />This does not allow audiences to think.<br />So, it seems like the ending is perfect, but frankly I think it is not, anyway I still like it.<br /><br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Second ending is Ashton Kutcher travel back in childhood to break up with his childhood sweetheart.<br />This is a very logic ending. Nothing special.<br />But well, does that resolve his childhood sweetheart from being abused by her father?<br />You see, things can't be perfect, but the movie can make it happen.<br /><br />Others ending are basically caused by this incident, where Ashton Kutcher meet his childhood sweetheart again on the street....and this is what going to happen....<br /><br />1. He stalk her.<br />2. He ask her for a coffee.<br />3. He does nothing and continue walking.<br /><br />All of these ending suggests that he still remember the girl, but he is not pretty sure about that.<br /></span><div align="left"></div>jiatenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749644376535070076noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56156797887988746.post-52513358083046349362009-06-09T01:35:00.014+08:002009-06-09T07:36:02.175+08:001492: Conquest of Paradise<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKaKxjs11eV8xbzRDgOuNE_FafTgcHt0G8ttH7Y7r36qtlZVLmsGFJ8AQG3dXXuimwuNs_JHQ5bKFXiT0BFrJUkP_JqUq6pozujztNkvm9EqtXZJ2XUR-eV845dfgigTF0pU2SSe0wew/s1600-h/200px-1492film.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345101637044814242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKaKxjs11eV8xbzRDgOuNE_FafTgcHt0G8ttH7Y7r36qtlZVLmsGFJ8AQG3dXXuimwuNs_JHQ5bKFXiT0BFrJUkP_JqUq6pozujztNkvm9EqtXZJ2XUR-eV845dfgigTF0pU2SSe0wew/s400/200px-1492film.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><em><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">A 1992 Ridley Scott's movie, </span></strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">tells the story of Christopher Columbus's discovery of New World.<br /></span></strong></em><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#3333ff;">500 years after Columbus' voyage, director Ridley Scott present this movie to gave us a breathtaking adventure's experience!</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Ridley Scott is one of my favourite director, since I have watched <em>Gladiator</em>.<br />His movie is always beautiful and glorious!!! </span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Once again collaborate with Greek gifted composer Vangelis, since <em>Blade Runner</em>.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#3333ff;">His concern to the score and music theme shown the role of sound in his movie.</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#3333ff;">From Vangelis to Hans Zimmer, from <em>Blade Runner</em> to <em>Hannibal</em>, </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Ridley Scott often care about the music used in his film.</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#3333ff;">'Vide Cor Meum' has been used in both <em>Hannibal </em>and <em>Kingdom of Heaven</em>. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#3333ff;">This shows how stubborn Ridley Scott is, his principle, his style, his passion.... </span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">The movie had a poor box office performance, I'm not sure why. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">But personally, I like this movie so much. </span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">Ridley Scott presents his visually beautiful and unique surreal cinematography technique!!!</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">I would say this movie is one of the most underrated movie ever. </span></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">One of Ridley Scott's earlier film, but his directing skill is very mature. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">Story-telling and character development is very good. </span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">People might argue that the feature time is too long and the plot is weak and overall boring. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">But I think it is really difficult to tell a story of one great person in a movie. </span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">The only weakness of this movie is the poor acting. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">Wrong casting for Columbus. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">I can see the main actor's effort, but it is just not enough to credit him as a great actor in this movie. </span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">When you ask people about <em>'1492: Conquest of Paradise'</em>, I bet most of them will think about Vangelis and his soundtrack, instead of the movie itself. </span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">This music is absolutely a classic, a superior and powerful theme, a masterpiece!!! </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">The choir's voice and Vangelis's music weapon can take your soul away.... </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">The effect and influence of this main theme is undeniable. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">The music even guide us to construct Ridley Scott's shot, and allow us to imagine Ridley Scott's surreal scene. </span></div><br /><div align="left"><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">A great music that beat a great movie!!! </span></em></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">A great composer that beat a great director!!!</span></em><br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">This is how I'm gonna conclude my review.</span> </div>jiatenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749644376535070076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56156797887988746.post-55991124303631298042009-05-16T13:46:00.007+08:002009-05-16T15:43:18.362+08:00Angels and Demons<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHGi3sUBOGzcaz1c3o-pL9L8XZFZamj6RTXq6ha_1VQxDmfzg_7zhA8__D2bwP9GMvKqevHjPnIL60mQISLY7C9-MScNspgIyDxqVrT-8iO_3vWZokR9A6YcKLVL19Q20FoiZ8uGpJOQ/s1600-h/200px-Angels_and_demons.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336317476555985058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 297px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHGi3sUBOGzcaz1c3o-pL9L8XZFZamj6RTXq6ha_1VQxDmfzg_7zhA8__D2bwP9GMvKqevHjPnIL60mQISLY7C9-MScNspgIyDxqVrT-8iO_3vWZokR9A6YcKLVL19Q20FoiZ8uGpJOQ/s400/200px-Angels_and_demons.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><em><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Battle between Angels and Demons.</span></strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Conflicts between Catholic Church and Illuminati.</span></strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Dispute between Religion and Science.</span></strong></em></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">A less controversial film adaptation from Dan Brown's novel.<br />Ron Howard treat the movie Angels and Demons as the sequel to the movie Da Vinci Code, although the book Angels and Demons was published before the book Da Vinci Code.<br /><br />But throughout the whole movie, you cannot find any cliffhanger or bridge that reminds you about Da Vinci Code.<br />Tom Hanks reprises his role as Robert Langdon, is the only character remain. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Ofcourse, there are still some controversial issues in the story, but the way these issues present is not as harsh as Da Vinci Code.<br />As I always said, it's about questioning the fundamental truth of the religion, or not.<br />Da Vinci Code did that, but Angels and Demons did not.<br /><br />So, personally I think it is fair to say that Angels and Demons is not an anti-Catholic film, because Robert Langdon never denied the existance of God.<br />The funny thing is, it is Robert Langdon who proved the conspiracy of Jesus Christ; this time comes to protect the church and pope, along with a beautiful scientist.<br />Moreover, the priest (Ewan McGregor) made a fair comment to support both science and religion.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">Allright, let us now put aside the religion issue and just compare the movie Da Vinci Code, and the movie Angels and Demons.<br />Even though I do not see this movie is a direct-sequel to Da Vinci Code, but I think it is usual to compare these both movies, since they were film adaptations from the same novel author, directed by the same movie diretor, and lead by the same actor.<br /><br />Novel fans think Da Vinci Code did not success to capture the interesting details of the novel.<br />I think the plot is very messy, too much of unnecessary story-line.<br /><br />But, Angels and Demons is a harmless, comfortable, and entertaining movie.<br />After the failure of Da Vinci Code, Ron Howard learned from the lesson and makes Angels and Demons become a face-pace movie.<br />All of the important details and the essence of the novel remained in the movie, which is a good thing I believe.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><span style="color:#33ff33;">The plot is solid and smooth, more action sequences....<br />There is no time for you to take a breath, because the clock is ticking and the bomb is going to explode in Vatican.<br />Tom Hanks (with a better hairstyle) do not have any room to flirting around with the pretty actress, and he simply do not have any extra time to meet an old friend and argue with him.<br /><br />One similiar thing between Da Vinci Code and National Treasure (as I mentioned in January's entry) is how the way the clues being discovered and how the secret being revealed, it is very entertaining.<br />But this time, Angels and Demons did not surprise me or WOW me, perhaps these techniques are not fresh anymore.<br /><br />Everyone around Tom Hanks looks like a fool and idiot, he got a team formed by Swiss Guard and Catholic Church to back him up.<br />But in the end, we can only see a Robert Langdon one man show.</span><br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">*spoiler alert* </span></strong><br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">The worse thing is, priest Camerlengo (Ewan McGregor) can alone direct the whole conspiracy drama, with just a little help from an assassin.<br />He can cheat the whole Catholic Church by giving them an old enemy, Illuminati. </span><br /><p><span style="color:#ff0000;">Now what? Tom Hanks VS Ewan McGregor?</span><span style="color:#ff0000;"><br />I mean, how can he do that???<br />he is too brilliant, which is very ridiculous....impossible....<br /><br />Worse come to worst in the twist,<br />his plan moves so smooth all this while and he nearly success, but in the end he is defeated by what you know?<br /><br />Not Holy Grail,<br />not ancient scrolls,<br />not Robert Langdon's brain.....<br /><br />but is CCTV....what the hell....<br /><br />I don't know how the novel ends the story, but personally I think this idea is very stupid. (no offense to novel fans)<br />Come on, you knew hell a lot of Catholic Church history and you got the whole Vatican Library to back you up, but in the end it is the CCTV to fuck you up?<br /><br />What Dan Brown wants to prove? Technology can defeat religion knowledge???<br />:D<br /><br />CCTC? omg....this often happen in HongKong's cheap and low cost TV dramas.<br />This does not show how clever Robert Langdon is...to discover a CCTV.... </span></p><p><span style="color:#ff0000;">Come on, this is Dan Brown, his fans think he is the most creative author of the world, I think he is a clever person too. But how can he ends the story just like that???</span></p><p><span style="color:#ff0000;">Anyway, frankly I don't know is this Dan Brown's idea or Ron Howard's idea, scriptwriter perhaps? anyone care to correct me???</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">If you really like Da Vinci Code (regarding to any elements), and you tends to find something similiar in Angels and Demons, you will be dissapointed.<br /><br />Once again, music plays a vital part in Dan Brown's film adaptation.<br />Hans Zimmer develop the "Chevaliers de Sangreal" of Da Vinci Code as the main theme in Angels and Demons.<br />Not as epic as last movie, but it is much more peaceful and sorrow.</span></p>jiatenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749644376535070076noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56156797887988746.post-55962078062812306452009-04-29T20:08:00.007+08:002009-04-29T21:14:03.632+08:00Pearl Harbor<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1X0OZk-ekbDjRSvBjt97ma6rSUmIXqyYA0wYeVnp941vihNSHlGCRT3wYqWG1jMy1_cSmf11MKh3Wi0bSPROPB5akji3qhepVETElScAiityYuyl2s9WirgnxGd4p_XlwnMqkE-NWLc/s1600-h/pearl_harbor_ver6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330098774403366962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 216px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1X0OZk-ekbDjRSvBjt97ma6rSUmIXqyYA0wYeVnp941vihNSHlGCRT3wYqWG1jMy1_cSmf11MKh3Wi0bSPROPB5akji3qhepVETElScAiityYuyl2s9WirgnxGd4p_XlwnMqkE-NWLc/s400/pearl_harbor_ver6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><em><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">2001 war film based on true event--<br />Empire of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.</span></strong></em> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Directed by Michael Bay<br />Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer<br />Music by Hans Zimmer</span><br /></div><div><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">My friends who know me well, probably knew these three fellows are always my favourite filmmakers.<br />The chemical effects between them is clearly seen in "The Rock".<br /><br />Jerry Bruckheimer pair up with Michael Bay for the third time since "The Rock" and "Armageddon".<br />But "Pearl Harbor" is a huge dissapointment.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">This movie proves a fact that action movie director should not direct a war film.<br />Same mistake repeat by John Woo in "Windtalkers".<br /><br />Two worst things in this movie is the screenplay and acting.<br /><br />The essense of history in Pearl Harbor event is totally gone.<br />It's all fucked up by the triangle relationship between Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, and Kate Beckinsale.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">If you divide this movie into parts according to plot by feature time, you will find how draggy the script is.<br /><br />First part, it's all about romantic and "touching"(not for me) love story.<br />Feature time: 90minutes<br />Comment: Boring!!!<br /><br />Second part, attack on Pearl Harbor.<br />Feature time: 30minutes<br />Comment: Michael Bay showed his character. Not bad....great sounds effect and editing!!!!<br /><br />Third part, American revenge....and.....unresolved love conflicts.<br />Feature time: 60minutes<br />Comment: Oh no, not again!!! </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">There is lack of historical facts, truth and real characters portrayed in the movie.<br />The footage is a waste and doesnt really concern with the plot.<br /><br />The love triangle itself can already be made for another movie independantly.<br />It is a waste because Pearl Harbor's attack is a huge event in world history, but unluckily audiences cannot get any meaningful message from the movie.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">3hours is absolutely draggy, and suffering.<br />The 30minutes bombing scene is well-done but it didnt advance the plot.<br />It can only shows how talented Michael Bay is to explode buildings and ships.<br /><br />Another poor thing in this movie is the bad acting.<br />Ben Affleck is one the lead actor that I hate the most.<br />I really don't know what the hell is going on to his acting skill.<br />He just, won't improve.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="color:#3366ff;">But ofcourse, there are still some good things you can find in this movie.<br />The soundtrack is good, Hanz Zimmer remains his quality in Pearl Harbor.<br />The music makes the movie beautiful and it fits well to those nice scenery at Pearl Harbor.<br /><br />Some of the scenes' cinematography is great.<br />I like how the first armor-piercing bombs drops on the ship.<br />Very memorable!!!<br /></span><br />Overall, Pearl Harbor is not a great movie.<br />Feelike vommit after watching....</span></div><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">Sorry Michael Bay!</span></div>jiatenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749644376535070076noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56156797887988746.post-81865126632469161692009-04-05T20:34:00.008+08:002009-04-06T02:13:41.275+08:00新宿事件<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHErwkMjR0GCKbQmA959s1zMSl8h3hYGSD-F9haeFNg6FHcHE5qSyNWkgg64ukjRUINXvs-XC0_Qip9dL6fGZhp7a2Spx3LDtA8bAS7cpYm8oRQq9vEF7wsS806CL4s5xouLsw8HlkXg/s1600-h/200px-Shinjuku_Incident_Poster.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321208477574023330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 282px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHErwkMjR0GCKbQmA959s1zMSl8h3hYGSD-F9haeFNg6FHcHE5qSyNWkgg64ukjRUINXvs-XC0_Qip9dL6fGZhp7a2Spx3LDtA8bAS7cpYm8oRQq9vEF7wsS806CL4s5xouLsw8HlkXg/s400/200px-Shinjuku_Incident_Poster.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">一个拖拉机工人成为偷渡客,再成为华社老大的故事。</span></strong></div><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></em></strong><div align="left"><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">我个人虽然不是很期待这部电影,但知道是由尔冬升执导,还有成龙和吴彦祖主演,信心还是有的。<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">故事述说来至中国大陆的华人偷渡到日本谋生,被当地人歧视的悲惨事件。<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">看电影前,我并不知道成龙这角色“铁头”是不会武功不会打架的。<br />若无意外,这应该是成龙电影生涯里头一次没有动作场面。</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">成龙向来塑造了一个大英雄的形象,突然在“新宿事件”里不打了,看到坏人时更是不知所措。</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">说真的,这样的画面我看得很不习惯。。。给我的感觉是。。。他很明显是在“做戏”啦!</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">当然,虽少了动作场面,暴力镜头还可是多的不得了,而且几乎每一幕都拍得令人毛骨悚然!</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">整个故事的节奏拍得不错,但毕竟情节太多,尔东升在处理一些细节方面显得非常马虎。</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">例如“铁头”枪杀两名黑帮人物的一幕最糟糕,还有钱嘉乐被石头击中头部的一幕也蛮“儿戏”。</span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">话虽如此,也别忘了这些画面可能都是因为太过残忍而被剪掉的,所以接得不美。</span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">(大马剪了7分钟)</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">吴彦祖的演技接近完美,没有什么可挑剔的。</span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">他的角色“阿杰”是众角色里最鲜明的。</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">我常常注重character development, 但看到阿杰痛苦的经历,我多么地盼望这戏里没有什么character development.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">电影最特别的地方,是在故事大纲里有三大看点。</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">1.它让观众看到华人如何被欺压和歧视。</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">2.华人如何团结起来为自己挣回一口气。</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">通常一般电影人都会以这两大看点拍成一部“报复片”。</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">大家可能看了会感到非常痛快甚至拍案叫绝。</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">但,有看过尔冬升电影的人应该知道他绝对不会那么简单就给我们一个快乐结局。</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">电影第三大看点,就是。。。</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">3.华人搞内讧后的下场。</span> </div><div align="left"><br /></div><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span><div align="left"><span style="color:#3366ff;">尔冬升向来注重电影含义和教育性质,“新宿事件”也不例外。</span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">当我看到“铁头”和一班兄弟买了一部栗子车给“阿杰”时,心里感到好温馨。</span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">林雪跳起舞来更是让我会心一笑。</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">电影结束前,让我们再次看回了这一幕。。。<br />那感觉是完全不同的。</span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">心里深深地受感动。。。</span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">我多么希望故事在那一幕后就结束!</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">尔冬升在电影后段仿佛掴了我们一个巴掌,让我们华人好好的自我反省。</span> </div>jiatenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749644376535070076noreply@blogger.com64tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56156797887988746.post-61929591300867681952009-03-28T20:03:00.013+08:002009-03-28T21:51:05.526+08:00Saving Private Ryan<div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zznriUJdSgiukimq1bnbHEJSlYlICsgL4L_JKudQFc2gxwEwLZCHZtzhhFWy2xCWFzDicChaLfU4NWZRIaaxWUO4VDetkwa07uVG9xCfdEtkgvw2nlxg6zq_Ra1VAUghh5QQpnZf7sw/s1600-h/1998_Saving_Private_Ryan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318231583346914626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 294px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zznriUJdSgiukimq1bnbHEJSlYlICsgL4L_JKudQFc2gxwEwLZCHZtzhhFWy2xCWFzDicChaLfU4NWZRIaaxWUO4VDetkwa07uVG9xCfdEtkgvw2nlxg6zq_Ra1VAUghh5QQpnZf7sw/s400/1998_Saving_Private_Ryan.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">The mission is a man.</span></em></strong><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">In WW2, three of the four Ryan brothers have die within days in battlefield, the only survivor Private James Francis Ryan is the new mission for Captain John Miller!<br /><br /><em>Saving Private Ryan</em> is the best war film ever!!!<br />This is a movie that you must watch before you die....no doubt!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">The movie starts with the old Ryan mourning for the soldiers at Normandy memorial.<br />There is a very notable shots that zoom slowly in to Ryan's eye to show his pain and emotion.<br /><br />The similiar shots repeat in Captain Miller's(Tom Hanks) eye, in the invasion of Normandy, only the facial expression is diffrent this time.<br />(If you can recall, later this shots is used by My Chemical Romance's MTV "Ghost of You")</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">The opening 20minutes of Omaha beachhead assault is breathtaking!!!<br />Probably the best war scene you will ever watch!!!<br />The cinematography that Spielberg used allow you to feel the battle, to feel the soldiers' fear, to feel the intensity of war!!!<br /><br />Sound of guns, rifles, snipers, bombs and grenade is like a great symphony that gives you perfect audio pleasure.<br />The explosive scenes are all well-done with smoke and dust, body parts are all flying here and there, blood and liver spreading out all around the ground.<br /><br />Vin Diesel and Matt Damon acted in this movie too, when they were young and not a big superstar yet.<br />But the most impressive performance should be credited to Barry Pepper, who act as a fantastic sniper marksman!!! </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">There are some scenes that worth for us to discuss and think....<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">1. Vin Diesel was trying to rescue a little girl in a town, and he ignored Tom Hanks' order to leave her alone....in the end....he get killed by the German soldiers.<br /><br />2. When the medic was injured badly, he asked a soldier to give him more morphine to ease his pain. But the soldier is in dillemma because he think that the medic cannot be rescued and it is a waste to give him morphine.<br /><br />3. A German soldier is captured and Tom Hanks' squad want to kill him, but he surrender and beg for mercy. He said he hate Hitler, he said he like America, he said how much he admire America actress and singers, he even sing Star Spangled Banner.....<br /><br />4. Tom Hanks let the German soldier leave....but.... in the final battle, it shows that the German soldier is recruit to German army and he success to kill Tom Hanks.<br /><br />5. Private Ryan is found, but he refused to go home because he think he do not deserved this "privilege"<br /><br />6. The language translator who never get army training joined the squad. He felt guilty when he saw his friends were killed, and he cannot do anything, but looking the German soldier pass infront of him.<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">All of these scenes show the dillemma situations that are faced by soldiers in the war battle.<br />Is there any ethics and human moral thinking that they must and they should consider? </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Ofcourse, conflicts between Jews and Nazis is portrayed mildly in the movie as well.<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#33cc00;">The story is already good, and the scriptwriter add all these meaningful and heartbreaking sub-storyline to the movie....it's nearly perfect!!!<br /><br />One last thing that I must mention, is the massive setting of the movie.<br />Absolutely masterpiece!!!<br />You will never find such a great setting in any other war movie....<br /><br />This is a classic, the greatest movie of all the time!<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Go slap yourself if you have not watch this movie!!!<br />(joking....i know it's not funny)<br /><br />p/s:<br />Recently I'm busying for E-learning, it sucks, and it cause me emotional abuse.<br />Please bear wit me.... </span></div>jiatenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749644376535070076noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56156797887988746.post-20642102044850318052009-03-06T06:55:00.012+08:002009-03-06T08:22:28.275+08:00Slumdog Millionaire<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNI7NWoT_O75i0qu77VxCkjeTkHnLmv7DNBOb0P0D6duFdonaYj07ggNtvK5Vrx2Iyt05E-lNplngxK2U2YVm07ZUGBWDum_H9XNtV5TEfrbs1anDMTiBlX6M771VBPdhyphenhyphen9tK5es__9w/s1600-h/292x300_2009_02_12_SlumdogMillionaire_5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309855758731492434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 292px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 219px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNI7NWoT_O75i0qu77VxCkjeTkHnLmv7DNBOb0P0D6duFdonaYj07ggNtvK5Vrx2Iyt05E-lNplngxK2U2YVm07ZUGBWDum_H9XNtV5TEfrbs1anDMTiBlX6M771VBPdhyphenhyphen9tK5es__9w/s400/292x300_2009_02_12_SlumdogMillionaire_5.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> Jamal Malik is one question away from winning 20million rupees.</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">How did he do it?</span></em></strong><br /><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">A: He cheated</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">B: He's lucky</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">C: He's genius<br />D: It is written</span></em></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffcc00;">10 Oscar nominations, won 8.<br /><br />Best Picture<br /><br />Best Director<br /><br />Best Original Score<br /><br />Best Original Song<br /><br />Best Adapted Screenplay<br /><br />Best Cinematography<br /><br />Best Editing<br /><br />Best Sound Mixing<br /></span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Most of the time, people dare not to criticize an award-winning movie....<br />I admit, I watch this movie after it won.<br /><br />but,<br /><br />If you ask me,<br />"Did the movie deserved Oscar or not???<br /><br />I will say "Yes, </span><span style="color:#ff6600;">they deserved...."</span><span style="color:#ff6600;"><br />but I prefer Benjamin Button.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Why?<br /><br />Benjamin Button's cinematography and music are much more excellent,<br />the whole movie is like a masterpiece of art....<br />everything is nearly perfect if you compare it to other nominators.<br /><br />But why Benjamin Button lost those big awards in Oscar?<br />First reason is because it was starring by Brad Pitt, and other Hollywood stars or actors.<br /><br />You will always have big advantage at box office performance if your movie is starring by a movie superstar.<br />But in movie awards, semi-pro actors have the advantage!!!<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">But the main reason that makes Slumdog Millioanire become the multi-awards winner,<br />is the story....<br /><br />Well, the story sounds fine for me,<br />not bad....not that great.<br /><br />But, it hits the correct timing.<br /><br />Why did I say that?<br />because the world is in economic crisis now, especially America....<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#cc33cc;">and, Oscar is an America movie award.<br /><br />When you look back to the previous Oscar,<br />almost every year,<br />the panel prefer the movie that is recognized by American!!!<br /><br />Which is why,<br />if you success to hit the target,<br />the award is yours.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Everyone is discussing about Slumdog Millionaire and Benjamin Button recently.<br />But, it is hard to judge Slumdog Millionaire today because,<br /><br />if you say the movie is good,<br />people might think that you are an opinion-follower.<br /><br />if you say the movie is bad,<br />people might say that you don't have taste.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">One thing I don't like about their cinematography,<br />is that they used alot of Dutch angle.<br /><br />Most of the time,<br />filmmakers learn how to use Dutch angle,<br />but they do not learn why.<br /><br />Dutch angle is a very eye-catching, and a very aggresive technique.<br /><br />Why Slumdog Millionaire use it?<br />I have no idea....<br />I just don't like it.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Well, if you want to read a more expressive review,<br />you can visit Mun Yi's blog (in my friend's list)<br /><br /><strong><em>and the answer is,</em></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong><em>D: it is written</em></strong><br /><br /></span><span style="color:#cc33cc;"></span>jiatenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749644376535070076noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56156797887988746.post-53711171911101767132009-02-28T19:15:00.009+08:002009-02-28T20:23:56.889+08:00The Reader<div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPL2l66FRyC1GK0kM7Drv1usHpMGo0mIFEIAbFtn6ott_ekyo9oWNS6zyAt6xyNXxZk7cL3fb-zjY81AfVWJm2FVb8FKRqxQF5W5poV_1hjbNT6Z0NscELWmyFlBwFkpypC9GmqPD-ucw/s1600-h/the-reader-movie-poster.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307819450604857410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 163px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPL2l66FRyC1GK0kM7Drv1usHpMGo0mIFEIAbFtn6ott_ekyo9oWNS6zyAt6xyNXxZk7cL3fb-zjY81AfVWJm2FVb8FKRqxQF5W5poV_1hjbNT6Z0NscELWmyFlBwFkpypC9GmqPD-ucw/s400/the-reader-movie-poster.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">A young student (Michael) who has an affair with an elder woman (Hanna), </span></em></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">visits her apartment and reads to her literature books, </span></em></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">everytime before they have sex.</span></em></strong><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">The Reader is a film adaptation based on the German novel of the same name.<br /><br />It tells a story of a lawyer who had an affair with an older woman, Hanna (portrayed by Kate Winslet) when he was a teenager.<br /><br />Years later, Hanna is accused for commited war crimes as she was one of the SS guards who responsible to the death march.<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Michael feels guilty for loving a war criminal, but then he found that Hanna has a secret that she considers worse than her Nazi past.<br /><br />she is illiterate!<br /><br />~she got no education and she don't know how to read or write~<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Because of inferiority, and to protect her secret, Hanna willing to accept full responsibility for the death of 300Jews in the death march!!!</span><br /></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Kate Winslet gives us a stunning performance to show her character's frustration, panic, shame and innocence.<br /><br />It is so sad and heartbreaking when you see Hanna is being accused by the judge,jury and other defendants.<br /><br />She cannot speak something to defend herself.<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">But ofcourse, in the trial scene, it makes me think and think again....<br /><br />what does "illiterate" has to do with commiting a war crime???<br /><br />Burning 300Jews doesnt require your reading skill right?<br /><br />Back to the human morality issue, is "education" that important to teach us about what is right or wrong???<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Hanna think that she was just fullfilled her duty as a SS guards,<br /><br />she joined Nazi because the party offered her a job.<br /><br />For an innocence woman like her, who are not educated about history,moral,politics and war....<br /><br />She didnt realize that killing 300Jews is a wrong thing to do....<br /><br />She did it, she is guilty, only she is not.<br /><br />What do you think?</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">The Reader is a great movie,<br /><br />the best Kate Winslet's movie I have ever watched....<br /><br />She won Oscar and Golden Globe awards for this movie!!!<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~don't miss it~</span> </div>jiatenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749644376535070076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56156797887988746.post-44811363735342299642009-02-15T03:24:00.006+08:002009-02-15T04:12:44.430+08:00Valkyrie<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Kk8K19oj57DcIqy74guUk28mv7wIPkgV0yWiVvW09bKnNHsetdraqGB6xRnUzQTylqAUj9fg8ZKV68rB9uHwhGdxyh-JJ6KbwyCGm_jBKRNUPAzmLudp_pDpEauWdqslrM_y6a7OJP0/s1600-h/img_valkyrie.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302736851167051826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Kk8K19oj57DcIqy74guUk28mv7wIPkgV0yWiVvW09bKnNHsetdraqGB6xRnUzQTylqAUj9fg8ZKV68rB9uHwhGdxyh-JJ6KbwyCGm_jBKRNUPAzmLudp_pDpEauWdqslrM_y6a7OJP0/s400/img_valkyrie.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong> <em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Tom Cruise's fourth mission impossible, is to kill Adolf Hitler.</span></em></strong></div><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Based on the true story, "Valkyrie" is a terrific historical thriller.<br />Basically the story is about the failed attempt of assassination to Hitler.<br /><br />Yes, you can predict the ending if you know the history and facts.<br />But still, the solid screenplay brings you a breathtaking roller-coaster ride!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="color:#3333ff;">The setting, colour, costume are all very convincing.<br />They success to create a dark, scary and thrilling atmosphere of Nazi era.<br /><br />Bryan Singer makes a great come back after his huge dissapointment of "Superman Returns".<br />No more superheroes, no more science-fiction.<br />And this time, we can see a mature directing technique by him,<br />no more horrible dialogue and dumb villains.</span> </span><br /></span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Thanks to the music and score, it is really good.<br />Audiences will hold their breath everytime Hitler appear, he looks so evil.<br />Every single movement by Tom Cruise when he is doing his "mission impossible", makes the audiences sweat.<br /><br />Despite the criticism and controversial issue, I found that Tom Cruise can really act.<br />Well, not as good as Tom Hanks and Russell Crowe, but....<br />Who says good-looking actor can't act???<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Ofcourse, the controversial issue will always rise when your story touch about religion, race, politics, and war.<br />Some people do not like Tom Cruise to take the role.<br />Some people do not like the movie to worship this Nazi officer.<br /><br />But, if you do not bring these topics into the movie,<br />I dare to make a fair comment,<br />Tom Cruise act well in the movie!</span><br /></span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">"Valkyrie" is a very pure and incredible story.<br />It did not touch too much on love and family.<br />Tom Cruise's wife only appear for two, or three scenes in the movie.<br /><br />The movie is very focus on the plot!<br />Not much of unnecessary character development!!<br />Well-done!!!</span>jiatenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749644376535070076noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56156797887988746.post-51855789202069129362009-02-09T04:27:00.014+08:002009-02-09T06:48:15.214+08:00赤壁决战天下 Red Cliff Part 2<div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQH6ZOu5e1bLHWX_8jjJq5Dmh5wTXySwM6M27H1Wh5AAwqzpF40-tAoG_dd9TRDwL2QozSnvNsCXFunDsncAMlwbc2fawTGoKRs1Tf_Mue9f66NQexYfK7_8r6c5FnsrZp4zBysuYDjg/s1600-h/1024x768_06.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300534329176023106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQH6ZOu5e1bLHWX_8jjJq5Dmh5wTXySwM6M27H1Wh5AAwqzpF40-tAoG_dd9TRDwL2QozSnvNsCXFunDsncAMlwbc2fawTGoKRs1Tf_Mue9f66NQexYfK7_8r6c5FnsrZp4zBysuYDjg/s400/1024x768_06.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><em> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">赤壁之战,是三国演义里最重要,</span></em></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">规模最大,人才最集中的战事。</span></em></strong> </div><div align="left"><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">看了“赤壁- 决战天下”,我个人觉得下半部并不比上半部拍得更突出。<br /><br />当然,除了亚洲国家,其余的地区所上映的“赤壁”是浓缩版的电影,<br />并没有分上半部或下半部。<br /><br />所以,电影没有突破,乃是预料中事。<br /><br />吴宇森的风格在“赤壁”里是模糊的,除了白鸽子,你很难捉摸到他的拍摄手法。<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;">长话短说,<br /><br />这电影值不值得看?<br /><br />值得!<br /><br />看电脑特技,看大场面,看武打戏,都值回票价了。<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#3366ff;">上半部好看,还是下半部好看?<br /><br />下半部!<br /><br />电影无须再介绍人物背景,一气呵成地把故事说得非常流畅。<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#ff6600;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">我个人并不是很喜欢上半部,觉得剪接,transition 和一些摄影手法很奇怪。<br />很不干净,失去了美感。<br /><br />上半部所交代的人物情节更是闷透了,<br />高潮只在“孔明智激周瑜”和“八卦阵”上。</span><br /><br />但,下半部不再婆婆妈妈,<br />单刀直入,干净利落。<br />闷场并不是没有,<br />但总得来说拍得尚算有节奏有水准。<br /><br />孔明草船借箭一幕拍得够震撼。<br />周瑜的离间计衬托得锦上添花。<br /><br />这场戏是我最喜欢的。</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;">但,整部电影实在有太多的战争场面了,让我看了目不暇给,<br />尤其是“七星坛孔明祭风”,“火烧连环船” 和 “火烧赤壁”的高潮戏,让我看得眼花缭乱。</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#33ff33;"></span></div><span style="color:#33ff33;"><div align="left"><br />电影似乎犯下了 “珍珠港” 的老毛病。<br />Budget太多,有时候弄巧反拙,便会失去了文戏的平衡。<br /><br />梁朝伟和金城武把各自的角色都演的不错,<br />瑜亮两大奇才之间的化学效应更是电影的最大看头!</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">两人虽是盟友,但不忘来个公平挑战,斗智斗力。<br />不但愿意接受军法处置,也胆敢打赌人头。<br />很喜欢他们俩在城门口舌战的一幕,很精彩!<br /><br />可惜的是,<br />吴宇森并没有善用到他们两人。<br />很失望!<br /><br />不能怪他,毕竟他也是个动作片导演。<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">当然,“赤壁”仍然会是近年来的吴宇森代表作。<br />亚洲人想拍史诗战争片?</span></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;">除了要过张艺谋这关,</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;">也必须达到吴宇森在“赤壁”里所定下的新标准。<br /></span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwnoipyrsFYixFnkRAcda_cWKVyAWEDqYXhUz3hI-VAvsnHbesUQJjG5_IPZ4dcnaAQVPe348o5No6uDwtuG1l5Hlk_LFr0v38DJojzYyb4vtvGsN8hC0MhGsn2esEO-G5N_8a0EC-2E/s1600-h/3redcliff200.jpg"></a>jiatenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749644376535070076noreply@blogger.com1