Friday, March 13, 2009

Volume 1; Chapter 7: Presenting the Motion Pictures

It's hard to think of ideas to elaborate on when the whole page is white...

Let's just face it, the home line internet connection looks ghastly and needs immediate attention. The long silence wasn't because of my laziness, but rather due to the super snail-mode speed internet connection where Google takes such long time to load, not to mention blogspot. Anyway, now is my chance to make full use of the college's internet speed.

You know, we just handed in our documentary assignment on 10th of March and well, from what I observed, everyone was burning the midnight oil on Monday just to put in some finishing touches. Our group did the same and as a result, we all looked like 'zombies' the next morning. However, the end is still yet to come for we are to present the documentary in class next week.

I can barely recall anything significant about our lectures. All that I can say is this week's homework seemed to be less. (Is someone sympathizing with us?-hehe) Few days ago, I relished myself in some movies to spend my 3 day holidays. (Curious Case of Ben. But. , Memory Keeper's Daughter, Flash of Genius, Seven Pounds and the Oscars)

All that I can say is fantastic. Never a dull moment. Seven Pounds would have the most heroic act among all those movies and I must admit, I am a fan of Will Smith and he did great in this film. Memory Keeper's Daughter would be one of those family movies where you would have enjoyed if you like this genre. Flash of Genius has the most ingenious way of portraying Dr. Kearns as a witty person in representing himself in court against Ford Corporation in infringement of patents. You should watch the court case, it took me off my mind completely when he made an excellent argument. Benjamin Button would be OK in my opinion but it all still depends on personal interpretation, wouldn't it.

So, I fully recommend Seven Pounds and Flash of Genius. Watch it, don't miss out on this two excellent movies. Hoo-ray to the people behind the scenes. 8/10