Movies Inspiring n Changing Lives
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Amazing how movies r able to influence our lives. After watching Alegria on ArtsCentral last nite.. i was kicking myself for missing the opportunity to watch the show when it came to SG.
N juz hrs ago, Shall We Dance made me wonder whether should I take up ballroom dancing..
Such a disturbing tot makes me wonder wat will i be compelled to do when i enter the golden phase of midlife crisis ala Lester Burnham of the American Beauty.
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Well, do try to catch 'About Schmidt' too, Gack!Originally posted by Gackt247:Amazing how movies r able to influence our lives. After watching Alegria on ArtsCentral last nite.. i was kicking myself for missing the opportunity to watch the show when it came to SG.
N juz hrs ago, Shall We Dance made me wonder whether should I take up ballroom dancing..
Such a disturbing tot makes me wonder wat will i be compelled to do when i enter the golden phase of midlife crisis ala Lester Burnham of the American Beauty. 
That movie was very touching. Its VCD's flew off the shelves here when it was released and tiill today, the VCD is still virtually impossible to find. -
Shall we dance? Korean or Hollywood version?
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Erm... I think there's no Korean version. You must have been referring to the Japanese version?Originally posted by alexkusu:Shall we dance? Korean or Hollywood version? -
u so emotional?Originally posted by Gackt247:Amazing how movies r able to influence our lives. After watching Alegria on ArtsCentral last nite.. i was kicking myself for missing the opportunity to watch the show when it came to SG.
N juz hrs ago, Shall We Dance made me wonder whether should I take up ballroom dancing..
Such a disturbing tot makes me wonder wat will i be compelled to do when i enter the golden phase of midlife crisis ala Lester Burnham of the American Beauty. 
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a walk to remember
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Izit.. nv heard of tt movie.. oh well.. if i cant get the vcd or dvd, i can always turn to piracy..Originally posted by Rhonda:Well, do try to catch 'About Schmidt' too, Gack! That movie was very touching. Its VCD's flew off the shelves here when it was released and tiill today, the VCD is still virtually impossible to find. -
Hollywood.. i wonder how Bollywood will adapt it? Dancing ard coconut trees galore?Originally posted by alexkusu:Shall we dance? Korean or Hollywood version? -
ic..then it must be a korean dubbed versionOriginally posted by Rhonda:Erm... I think there's no Korean version. You must have been referring to the Japanese version? -
a few movies... which remind me of a lot of things...
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, Pulp Fiction, Akira, To Live And Die In LA, Go Fish, El Mariachi, Clerks
they all tell me that there is a LOT more than mainstream stuff...
and changed me.. there are other things out there.. wonderful things.. if we just give it a chance -
One movie that I watched a few months back that was really thought-provoking was the movie, 'Closer'.
It's a movie that explores in depth, the intertwining relationships of four protagonists - two men and two women, who eventually pair up as two couples. It explores the issues of love, compatibility, online sex chats, marriage, fidelity and infidelity, honesty in relationships and sex.
I like how the movie depicted that infidelity, and the resultant honesty that is demanded in its aftermath, can have two very different effects on two couples. Whilst it draws one couple closer as they learn to trust each other again and to forgive the transgression, it tears another couple apart because one of them simply couldn't handle the truth. It makes you realise that sometimes, life deals you lemons despite your best intentions and plans, and then you'll just have to take a deep breath, make a conscious effort to grin and bear with it, make lemonade with the lemons, and move on.
The movie is pretty slow-moving at times, funny at others, but it always explored its themes with intensity. Despite having three 'big names' in its acting cast, Julia Roberts, Natalie Portman and Jude Law, this movie will not be accepted as a 'mainstream' movie because it is too deep, too intense. But it is for that very reason that I like it.
The movie ends with the very scenario it started with - Natalie Portman walking through a busy street, very conspicuous amidst the crowd, attracting the attention of quite a few men. In the very beginning, she attracted the sole attention of one Jude Law and then, an incident happened to draw them closer. The ending suggests that various possibilities one could have in life with various different partners and it makes you realise that there's no such thing as 'THE ONE', but rather, it's about the commitment you've made with the chosen one, and the experiences in life you decide to share together.
Amazing movie... gives you tons to digest afterwards...
'Closer' even inspired me to write a poem and enter it for a recent contest in another forum in here!
'Closer' is now out in the stores. -
Originally posted by Rhonda:One movie that I watched a few months back that was really thought-provoking was the movie, 'Closer'.
It's a movie that explores in depth, the intertwining relationships of four protagonists - two men and two women, who eventually pair up as two couples. It explores the issues of love, compatibility, online sex chats, marriage, fidelity and infidelity, honesty in relationships and sex.
I like how the movie depicted that infidelity, and the resultant honesty that is demanded in its aftermath, can have two very different effects on two couples. Whilst it draws one couple closer as they learn to trust each other again and to forgive the transgression, it tears another couple apart because one of them simply couldn't handle the truth. It makes you realise that sometimes, life deals you lemons despite your best intentions and plans, and then you'll just have to take a deep breath, make a conscious effort to grin and bear with it, make lemonade with the lemons, and move on.
The movie is pretty slow-moving at times, funny at others, but it always explored its themes with intensity. Despite having three 'big names' in its acting cast, Julia Roberts, Natalie Portman and Jude Law, this movie will not be accepted as a 'mainstream' movie because it is too deep, too intense. But it is for that very reason that I like it.
The movie ends with the very scenario it started with - Natalie Portman walking through a busy street, very conspicuous amidst the crowd, attracting the attention of quite a few men. In the very beginning, she attracted the sole attention of one Jude Law and then, an incident happened to draw them closer. The ending suggests that various possibilities one could have in life with various different partners and it makes you realise that there's no such thing as 'THE ONE', but rather, it's about the commitment you've made with the chosen one, and the experiences in life you decide to share together.
Amazing movie... gives you tons to digest afterwards...
'Closer' even inspired me to write a poem and enter it for a recent contest in another forum in here!
'Closer' is now out in the stores. 
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Star Wars?
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u reminded me.... *notes down to get shall we dance*Originally posted by Gackt247:Amazing how movies r able to influence our lives. After watching Alegria on ArtsCentral last nite.. i was kicking myself for missing the opportunity to watch the show when it came to SG.
N juz hrs ago, Shall We Dance made me wonder whether should I take up ballroom dancing..
Such a disturbing tot makes me wonder wat will i be compelled to do when i enter the golden phase of midlife crisis ala Lester Burnham of the American Beauty. -
Who wants to take up ballroom dancing with me?