Mon 16 June 2008
There is a Jewish story, an ordinary Jewish joke.
A father was teaching his little son to be less afraid, to have more courage.
“Jump,” he said.”And I’ll catch you,” and the little boy trusted him, and the little boy jumped.
And when his father caught him he felt filled with love; and when he didn’t he was filled with something else, something more.
Life.
- April Epner (Helen Hunt), Then she found me (2007) -
So it happened to be Helen Hunt’s 45th birthday yesterday, and I watched Then She Found Me (2007), her first directed film, and Bobby (2006), in which she also stars.
I like Helen Hunt. As Good as It Gets (1997) was probably the first film that I watched that she stars in. To be honest, I can’t remember much of it, and will most likely watch it again.
Then she found me reminded me quite a lot of P.S. I Love You (2007), but without all the music. It’s much more quiet, and less tear driving. The storyline seemed to be moving on a bit too slow, but all ties up quite well at the end. Defo a recommendo.
Bobby, on the other hand, although quite enjoyable, kept me wonder whether the film was meant to portrait the hotel industry, racism in America in the 60’s, or Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination. The plot was very ill-focused. My verdict remains neutral for the film except Helen Hunt is still fabulous.
Tags: as good as it gets, bobby, helen hunt, kennedy, p.s. i love you, then she found me
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Sun 27 April 2008
Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong. That is your oath.
- Godfrey of Ibelin (Liam Neeson), Kingdom of Heaven (2005) -
2005.
I remember it was the year when a series of movies with charismatic leaders and the epic hype were coming to an end – at Kingdom of Heaven. There was nothing about the film that didn’t draw my attention: the title, the theme, the cast, and of course Ridley Scott.
And since when have people stopped feeling compassionate towards each other? An interesting special report entitled Nomads at last from The Economist showed the change of society and economics due to the mobility provided by technology. The strengthening of the interpersonal tiesm provided by the instantaneity in communication is weakening the weak ties, which, according to Mark Granovetter’s paper (The Strength of Weak Ties) published in the 1970s, endangers the society to becoming fragmented and incoherent.
Vantage Point, on the other hand, showed differently.
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Tags: angelina jolie, epic, forest whitaker, godfrey of ibelin, ida amin, james mcavoy, kingdom of heaven, morgan freean, nomads, rashomon, ridley scott, the last king of scotland, vantage point, wanted
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Tue 8 April 2008
Spaghetti alla carbonara. That’s right, signore e signori – my film review for Step Up 2: The Streets. Now I didn’t have the ingredient when I made that particular plate of spaghetti, but there’s something that’s in almost all carbonara recipes.
Cheese. Lots of ‘em. Well, not as much as you would put in macaroni cheese, but you get the point.
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Tags: briana evigan, carbonara, channing tatum, cheese, dance, jabbawockeez, robert hoffman, spaghetti, step up, step up 2 the streets
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