19. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (5/5)

Benjamin Button: [Voice over; letter to his daughter] For what it's worth: it's never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There's no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again. 

I don't know totally why, but I wanted to give this movie a perfect score. Maybe, if we are going to talk about preference, I love movies that are slow and profound, makes me clear my head and think about deeper things.

At some points, I love this movie because it made me realize about a lot of things. That everyone one of us are different and odd, and how lucky we are to find a safe place in this world. It also made me realize the value of time, the value of death and life. We are all aging, and it is a scary thing. So, we need to enjoy our lives to the fullest I quoted what Benjamin had written for her daughter, and I was captivated on his words.

The director of the film is David Fincher, the same director of one of my favorite movie: The Fight Club. These two movies are both written not by the director, but I love the two movies. It sometimes boils into how it was directed, the two movies could be a flop if not for the director and the screen writer. But it is good that they had chose a nice material to start with.

I also love the scene where Daisy bumped in to a car. It was a superb idea. I don't know if it was the idea of the screen writer or the director but it was effective and nice. 

I give this movie a 5/5, sorry its my preference, and maybe the effect of watching the movie gives me peace, and just what I said- profoundness.  :) The colors, the lighting, the music background also reminds me of Harry Potter I don't know why. 

And, Brad Pitt is uberly handsome at some angles too. :))

18. Comrades, Almost a Love story (3/5)

I had watched it maybe 2 months ago, as a requirement. This is an old movie, so I can't help but again compare it to the fast paced movies now. But then, there are scenes and elements I want in the movie.

I love the scene where they had their first kiss. You can feel the longing, and the anticipation. Truth of the matter, part of me thought something sexual will happen with them... but is always dumping that fact and kept on saying to myself-- hey, the guy, Jun's (Leon Lai) character is so meek and shy, so childish and weakling, that I have the doubts he would jump on that affair. I am not a fan of affairs, I don't approve nor understand it.   But then, who am I to react as if I never made a sin? I may be loyal, but I am in a way, A SINNER TOO. This movie is real, gives us the reality that humans could fall in love even though it is all wrong. That's the power of love :)

Cool scene, when Jun (Leon Lai) was helping Qiao (Maggie Chueng) put some jackets on. And then, because the place is so crowded, they can't help it but kiss. After the long scene of putting the jacket on, they end up kissing--- and Jun getting off the jackets one by one! I love that scene. So captivating, dreading-- you just want to say, get it on already! :)

I give this movie a 3/5

(I feel hypocrite rating the movies low, who am I to rate them low?)

17. August Rush (3.90/5)

Watched this movie with some of my co-workshoppers at Sir Ricky's house. 

At first, I thought I would be giving this movie a perfect score. I'm a sucker for music related movies and I love kids, so I thought this would really capture my heart. But, yea.. I want to say sorry for those who feel this is the best movie... it is very very very nice, and cute, and feel good... but, Sir Ricky is correct-- the movie is so soapy. Everything is placed on the movie for a reason, and of course, the story is predictable. If you want to be happy watch this. It is the best movie for families. 

Oh, I love Freddie Highmore! He acts so brilliantly, and there is this charm in him that you can't resist. He acted for movies like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Finding Never Land.. and really, he is really mesmerizing.

Also, his father on the movie is also handsome! Jonathan Rhys Meyers! Oh what blue eyes you have! :)

I love the music, the fact that the character is so positive. I love how pure his happiness whenever he plays music. That's what you call passion! :)

This movie just wanted me to learn how to play the freaking drums again!!! And perform on stage! 

I give this movie a 3.90/5

16. The Prestige (3.45/5)

This is again a great movie. The story is great, there are just times that I want to hasten up the story. I don't know, it could be because I cannot understand some of what they are saying because of the accent, maybe the audio from our computer's speaker is so low, or maybe I just need subtitles? 

Well. There is no bad comment on the story, the acting is good. But... there is just this one element that makes the movie boring. 

There are too much talkies, few actions. It could have been better if they had use whooping music backgrounds, cool shots. But the story is good, and there is a great moral lesson in the end. I just feel a little disappointed because they could have made it more effective. If the moral lesson is compared to an arrow, I can say that it struck my chest, but only 1/4 of my heart. 

AWW! I hate it, the story is great, why do I find it boring??

Lesson of the movie: Passion is healthy, obsession is unhealthy. Specially if your motives are so selfish, and would harm other people. Imagine Angier wanting to surpass Alfred's trick, where in fact it is just so simple. Sometimes, the want to be best is unhealthy, passion changing in to greed, in to revenge. Angier made a fool of himself, wasting money, wasting time, and wasting the better part of life.

Cristopher Nolan really has the talent in making suspense movies. It's just that-- he needs to lessen the talkies. The story of inception is super great, and good thing the structure of the backgrounds leaves the audience mesmerized. But he also needs to make the story simpler.. or easier to understand. He likes flashblacks, and the time is always distorted. Sometimes, you can't help but get confused if the scene happening is on the present time or on the past.

I need to rewatch this movie on a TV screen, watching it on a computer screen with internet connection gives me a lot of distractions! Waaaa. Attention span, getting shorter! Haaaizz.

I give this movie a 3.45/5