I created this blog to specifically just write about anything I feel like I have an opinion on such as politics, news and issues and even talk about my personal life. That was how it has been and I will keep it that way. I may have incorporated off-topic ramblings and annoying OOTD's but I have always used this blog to speak my mind about my beliefs, give my opinion on things that matter, etc. It doesn't matter if I only have 1 or 4 subscribers or 100. I made this blog without the intention of gaining subscribers. My family doesn't even know I maintain this blog!
I am a very opinionated woman (always has been), and one of my Political Science professor can vouch for that. My views are totally separate from that of my family, although I still uphold the values they taught me which are actually something I give great importance to. I am different than them because I have always been a liberated person- I do not conform to tradition. I have a different understanding of the world than they have. However I'm pretty sure they are aware of that. My actions speak louder than what I tell them. There's this fine line between having a limitation on what you can say in front of your family and what you cannot tell them. Of course, me not being a big fan of censorship, I am finding it difficult to really say what I'm really thinking. In addition, you always have to find an amiable way to say what you want to convey without actually saying what you are thinking because most of the time what you're thinking is inapproriate or rude.
Since I have a myriad of interests, I have decided to separate them or order them into a group that can project the same outcome and/or theme. Now that is out in the open, I have created a separate blog for "fashion/ beauty" related stuff and I think I mentioned it on my previous posts already. I just thought it would be better to separate the two. On the "beauty blog", I write product reviews, list my favorite items, write on the fashion culture and trends, give tips and tricks, and the like. I have a lot of things in store for that blog as the months go by. So if you are interested on reading that, I would love if you follow or subscribe on that blog. I have a few posts on there but I am promising myself to post often, may be once or twice a week. At the same time, I have also promised myself to write more here. This is my first baby so I have to give it as much effort.
I hope you all have a wonderful day! :)
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Movie Night: Endless Love (2014)
Hello friends! :)
It's 2AM, September fourth and I just finished watching the movie, Endless Love (2014). This is a remake of a 1981 movie with the same title starring Brooke Shields and Martin Hewitt. The main characters are played by Alex Pettyfer (I Am Number Four, Magic Mike) as David Elliot and Gabriella Wilde (The Three Musketeers, Carrie) as Jade Butterfield. I actually never heard of this movie (I know, where have I been?) until some friend of mine posted it on facebook and I got curious. To be fair, I watched without "googling" anything about the story (film or book).
I was a little excited to see Alex Pettyfer in it since... well, he's hot and good looking (superficial, I know! LOL). There are a lot of romantic and/or drama-filled feel good movies coming and I want to see how Endless Love plays out. First, it did not really catch my full attention like The Fault In Our Stars did (or maybe because I read TFIOS). I like the movie in the sense that I actually enjoy seeing different kinds of passionate love, and the movie kind-of highlights that. Just to be clear though, by passionate I mean beyond the physical or sexual feeling. I have a bit of a problem with the movie though. I am no movie critique but I think some parts were dragging and some parts were kind of rushed. Some events (past) weren't really established in the film. They (past events) were talked about; although just in passing and were never explained, I guess.
Example, the reason why Jade's father's had this certain attitude was not established in the beginning. Granting a father (who's a doctor), who has high hopes of her daughter getting into medical school, would be difficult on his daughter upon seeing that a guy like David could jeopardize her chances. It was just at the end that Jade casually explained why her father was difficult to all of them. Another part of the movie that was not established was David's relationship with Jenny (played by Emma Rigby). Although I like that they didn't put much focus on that, I do not think Jenny's character was largely relevant apart from that one bit that got David arrested. I also find that some scenes were a bit "hurried", like they were never given much attention. An example would be that David caught Jade's father cheating and then he was taken for a boat ride the following day just to be intimidated to not say anything.
The premise of the movie is finding something to love that is worth fighting for. Both Jade and David did find each other and fought for it no matter how much Jade's father tried to break them off or ruin David's life. However, I feel like the story was dragged out yet hurried as well. When I watch movies, I wait for a certain bit or scene that would move me. This movie, I did not really have strong feelings toward it while watching but I did "like" how "light" it was and it was "cutesy". Maybe I just like that idea of passionate love and for a few minutes I lived vicariously through the characters.
What boggles me the most is reading the plots of both movies (1981 &2014). It just made me confused. They're both based on the same book but they told very different stories. Maybe the producers and the director didn't want to just remake the movie for the sake of doing it, which is admireable. I have not seen the 1981 movie but based on their Raspberry Awards, they have 6 nominations for the worst actress, director, etc.
P.S. There were "kilig" scenes but not a lot.
Final verdict:
Story: 2.5/5
Movie Experience: 3/5
'Till the next movie night!
xx
It's 2AM, September fourth and I just finished watching the movie, Endless Love (2014). This is a remake of a 1981 movie with the same title starring Brooke Shields and Martin Hewitt. The main characters are played by Alex Pettyfer (I Am Number Four, Magic Mike) as David Elliot and Gabriella Wilde (The Three Musketeers, Carrie) as Jade Butterfield. I actually never heard of this movie (I know, where have I been?) until some friend of mine posted it on facebook and I got curious. To be fair, I watched without "googling" anything about the story (film or book).
I was a little excited to see Alex Pettyfer in it since... well, he's hot and good looking (superficial, I know! LOL). There are a lot of romantic and/or drama-filled feel good movies coming and I want to see how Endless Love plays out. First, it did not really catch my full attention like The Fault In Our Stars did (or maybe because I read TFIOS). I like the movie in the sense that I actually enjoy seeing different kinds of passionate love, and the movie kind-of highlights that. Just to be clear though, by passionate I mean beyond the physical or sexual feeling. I have a bit of a problem with the movie though. I am no movie critique but I think some parts were dragging and some parts were kind of rushed. Some events (past) weren't really established in the film. They (past events) were talked about; although just in passing and were never explained, I guess.
Example, the reason why Jade's father's had this certain attitude was not established in the beginning. Granting a father (who's a doctor), who has high hopes of her daughter getting into medical school, would be difficult on his daughter upon seeing that a guy like David could jeopardize her chances. It was just at the end that Jade casually explained why her father was difficult to all of them. Another part of the movie that was not established was David's relationship with Jenny (played by Emma Rigby). Although I like that they didn't put much focus on that, I do not think Jenny's character was largely relevant apart from that one bit that got David arrested. I also find that some scenes were a bit "hurried", like they were never given much attention. An example would be that David caught Jade's father cheating and then he was taken for a boat ride the following day just to be intimidated to not say anything.
The premise of the movie is finding something to love that is worth fighting for. Both Jade and David did find each other and fought for it no matter how much Jade's father tried to break them off or ruin David's life. However, I feel like the story was dragged out yet hurried as well. When I watch movies, I wait for a certain bit or scene that would move me. This movie, I did not really have strong feelings toward it while watching but I did "like" how "light" it was and it was "cutesy". Maybe I just like that idea of passionate love and for a few minutes I lived vicariously through the characters.
What boggles me the most is reading the plots of both movies (1981 &2014). It just made me confused. They're both based on the same book but they told very different stories. Maybe the producers and the director didn't want to just remake the movie for the sake of doing it, which is admireable. I have not seen the 1981 movie but based on their Raspberry Awards, they have 6 nominations for the worst actress, director, etc.
P.S. There were "kilig" scenes but not a lot.
Final verdict:
Story: 2.5/5
Movie Experience: 3/5
'Till the next movie night!
xx
Friday, June 27, 2014
Freeze
Posting something and backing out because I'm chicken shit like that. My drafts are full of promise, but I do not want to cross where lines are drawn. I'd love to have my thoughts published, know people feel the same way so I don't get weirded out or doubt myself. I'm always telling myself that "it's okay, it's normal." I'm way over the age limit for a qurter life crisis and I am not under crisis! I wish my thoughts would cooperate. However reality is a bitch. And boy am I stubborn. Living in my make-believe seems to be a way to cope out of something... out of life. But of course, it's only temporary. Oh how I'd rather live in a book, a poem, a song. I wish someone could immortalize me even my momentary weakness, or temporary glory.
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