It's really embarrassing that I've neglected my blog for like, almost a month, but life's boring as ever. hardly much changed. actually, I've found that most of my updates has been on twitter. and if you're curious of what I'm up to do take a look at my twitter page.
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well, school's started, and i think i'm more or less settling down into my new timetable. my parents are really really pressuring me to take my driving lessons. thing is, i'm not really too keen on doing it. fine, driving is cool, and i'll be able to move around more easily, but something is holding me back. maybe i'm lazy. hahaha.
time has passed really really fast. it's almost been 2 months since my granddad passed away. just a few days ago, we finally settled him into a niche at CCK Columbarium. its really lonely there, but I for one hope that he is happy. i still miss him. i do really want to write more, but i just can't do that right now.
i've been catching Star Trek on the big screen. to date, its the only single movie that I've watched repeatedly again and again. 3 time to be exact. tell, you it was amazing. I don't really have a firm grasp of the whole star trek timeline, so i'm not sure where the destruction of the planet stands in the Star Trek universe. Can anyone enlighten me? So far, it is a must watch.
In total contrast, i just caught Angels and Demons today. I wasn't really expecting anything but just to be sure, I prepped myself my re-reading Angels & Demons before heading down to the movie. Here's the summary:
Angels and Demons is a fast-paced roller coaster ride without the fun, definitely better than the Da Vinci Code, but the storyline was butchered totally in order to try and make it into a movie. Too often it wavers between implausible and just simply ridiculous, and was not adapted well enough for the big screen.
My birthday is in like 12 days time, and I'm putting up a sort of wish-list through my twitter/facebook account. Do take a look! :p
And thats about all folks. School's starting tomorrow and I best be in bed. Night.
l288
Labels: angels, demons, movie, Personal, star trek, tom hanks
This score does not disappoint. If you're a fan of the film, then the score is a wonderful way of taking the movie with you, so to speak. From the opening scenes ("How I Would Die") to the breathtaking conclusion ("Edward at her Bed"), this score covers the various moods, emotions, suspense and romance of the film. To truly get the full musical experience of the film, you really would want to get this and the original soundtrack because these two go hand-in-hand.
Amidst all the darkness is a slightly dissonant piano motif representing the love of Bella Swan and Edward Cullen. This piano motif can be heard numerous times throughout the score, though the most obvious (and beautiful) usage is in the track entitled Bella’s Lullaby, which would appear to be the gem of this entire album. In the film and novel, the lullaby is supposedly written and played for Bella by her vampire lover. Its dark, tormented sound, is certainly quite gorgeous and moving, and is the highlight of the score as presented here.
But I seem to detect a hint of loneliness in there. Could me be just me?
l288
Labels: movie, music, Personal
I'm afraid, after thinking and re-watching the movie twilight, I take back everything I've said about the movie; for those who forgot, I said that it was pretty bad.
I know that I'm not the 'target audience' (teenage girls) , and I'm almost ashamed to admit it, but I realized I liked it. The special effects are still laughable, but the story is emotionally gripping and true. The soundtrack is really nice and compliments the movie very well. The screenwriter does a decent job adapting the first book in Meyer's series, and despite a tendency toward cheesy effects, the director keeps things moving swiftly. I have to say, it's disappointing when a big-screen romance can't match up to the one in your imagination, created by the book. But at least the story surrounding this movie remains generally unshaken.
Watch it if you can. And bring a loved one along, if you have one.
l288
Labels: movie, Personal
