The Aspiring

Hey hey! Starting this blog, and I am just actually copying this idea from Estephanie Frank, a friend of mine. I just thought-- hey Nika, stupid wanting to be a screenwriter/director someday wherein I don't freaking watch A LOT as in A LOT of movies like the aspiring people like me. So what the heck! I'll start this blog and see if I'll be better next year! Disclaimer: Don't believe on my ratings, it's not professional rating. It is solely based on my emotions and feeling at the time I watched the movie. So, don't watch high rated movies I rated. Smile :)) AND BTW, I realize, I am stupid, and weird. I have this very odd preference and taste for movies. People might not like my opinion about the movies, so if you are reading this DO NOT TAKE THE BLOG POSTS AND THE RATE SERIOUSLY. This blog is made specifically for my own growth. Love love. Pardon with wrong grammar and SYNTAX ERRORS

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

82. Beastly (3.75/5)



After 4 months of watching, I am now making a short review for this. I don't remember a lot. It is just a fresh feeling watching Vanessa Hudgens act in a new movie aside from HSM, as well as Mary Kate Olsen aside from the sitcom I used to watch as a kid: Two of a Kind.

It is an adaptation from a book, and I find this movie perfect for teenagers or if you simply want a movie that doesn't need a lot of thinking. :) A good movie for young people, elementary to highschool. :)

I give this movie 3.75/5

Sunday, July 10, 2011

81. Run Lola Run (4/5)




This one is definitely a break from the usual movies that we watch. It has an indie film on it, a movie that doesn’t actually follow the rules of movie sequence. The movie is about Lola, an eccentric woman who got only 20 minutes to get a huge amount of money to save her boyfriend.

                The thing is; three different endings are made as results of different actions. You see how each ending become different because of little difference on details and actions made. You would realize that a few second lapses from doing an action or delaying an action could make a huge difference in the end. This movie could make you realize that whatever you are right now, it is always… always a result of your actions. And that is however small and seemingly insignificant your action is.

                The music is great, it is exciting. It suits the running scenes, and the adrenaline rush of the main character.

I give this movie 4/5

Friday, July 08, 2011

80. Never Let Me Go (4.10/5)




This is a weird movie I shall say. I was watching without subtitles with their bloody accent, so I was so stupid not to get at first that they were clones. 

                The moment I knew they were clones… I was like… WHOA!

                It is a very sensitive subject, cloning that is. The best part is that this movie questions the existence of spirits in clones. It is a very thought-provoking. I think it is very wrong to clone. We don’t have a right to do that. Making clones is like playing with life--- and life is something that we cannot even fully understand until we fully lived and die. In my opinion, no one is allowed to play with life until you fully understand it.
                It is very dramatic though. Clones wanting to prove they also have the ability to love, clones that wants to live just normal human beings and change what kind of destiny imposed upon them. Scary in a point of a human, but if you rely on feelings, and only feelings, it is very touching and dramatic. If they could love… we therefore could.

                This movie teaches us to value our existence as humans. It teaches us to value or ability to feel, the ability to love, the existence of emotions.

I give this movie 4.10/5

Saturday, July 02, 2011

79. Water for Elephants (3.95/5)




This is a movie adaptation of a novel. I know that books are really better than movie adaptations, so I can say that this movie is so-so. I haven’t read the book, but I can say that the book might be better. Some may like it, some may feel good watching it, but for me it falls under the ratings of mediocre and ok. It was touching, the plot was ok, I love carnivals and all that, but… it just doesn’t have that--- depth, and enough drama I am looking for.

                This movie kind of reminds of Mouline Rouge, because of the male character that is practically already in a relationship or in to liking for the female protagonist before the male protagonist. You know a rich male rival for the not-so-rich, not-so-prominent male protagonist? I hope you get what I mean.

                To be specific, this movie is about a man who needs to do something that would change his life forever. He just found out that his parents died, and as luck might have it, the tragic incident happens before he could finish his degree as a veterinarian. Not knowing what to do, and trying to find another path to take, he jumps inside a train. He then finds out that it is a train that contains a travelling carnival group. He then becomes a part of the group, and later on falls in love with the girlfriend of the big boss.

                It is a love story, so if you are up for something romantic, you can try watching this. But then, I didn’t feel deep undying love, I didn’t even feel reflective. So, this is just a so-so movie for me. But then, it may be the otherwise for some, so watch it if you have time.

I give this movie 3.95/5