Archive for February, 2008
Finally, I had the time and resources to watch this movie. I did not bother watch the series, nor have an intention to. The reason being that firstly, I don’t like the theme of the story and secondly, I don’t like the lead actress in the series. The movie, however, is an exception because of Song Hae Gyo (there are countless spelling in the web, but I chose this for no reason other than it’s easy to pronounce). I will not elaborate on the story because I’m not Korean and I don’t have the background of the story. All I can say is that Song Hae Gyo did her part as Hwang Jin Yi [only from what I know of the character] wonderfully in this motion picture. Not only was she stunningly beautiful, her acting did not fail. I’ve been wanting to see this film even before it was released, but it took me this long to finally see it. I’m not disappointed. It made me watch Full House again.
February 18th, 2008
I woke up with a good morning smile on my face, but it was ruined. It was ruined after watching a Korean film Lovers’ Concerto. Essentially, it is a story of friendship that ended with eternal separation. Like most Korean films, Lovers’ Concerto has a fragile sense to it with two terminally ill characters who eventually died leaving a friend alone reminiscing their past lives. Just thinking about the film, listening to the last letters pushes my gut deep down inside of me. Do not watch this film if you are physically or emotionally alone because it will hit you hard where it hurts.
February 17th, 2008
Last night I watched on DVD a Swiss film Vitus. It’s about a boy named Vitus who is a genius and striving to becoming a normal boy. He eventually fooled everyone that he is normal. What caught my attention is a dialogue between Vitus and a school teacher who believed he is not a genius. The teacher asked him if he knows which river flows through Cairo. He lied and said no and offered to look it up on the Atlas for the teacher. The teacher then responded that there is no need because she already knows the name of the river. Vitus, without hesitation, asked his teacher if teachers always know more than their pupils. The teacher of course responded that it is true. So then Vitus asked the teacher again who invented the Steam Engine. The teacher answered proudly that it was James Watt. So Vitus asked her why it wasn’t Watt’s teacher who invented the Steam Engine.
February 7th, 2008
