Back to the desert again, break was so short...!
I have watched few movies recently, they are:
1) Seven Pounds
2) Slumdog Millionaire
3) Confessions of a Shopaholic
This post is basically a brief intro with short-and-simple review plus comments on these 3 great movies.
Firstly, I chose to watch Seven Pounds because:
a) Will Smith
b) From the Director of "The Pursuit of Happiness"
c) Random pick....=.=
I goggled it and this came up:
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This show is quite moody, it's not a comedy.
Story goes with Will Smith as an aeronautical engineer, had a great life and beautiful wife.
Road accident happened when he drove while using his handphone.
A single mistake took 7 lives, 6 strangers and his beloved wife.
After this, he quitted his job and try to help those who need help, by donating his organs,
giving up his beach house....and so on.
Comments:
1) Touching.
2) Life is really unpredictable.
3) Don't drive and busy with something else, concentrate!
Proceed with the second movie, it's SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE!
This movie damn WAI-SUI....means impressive like tat lar~
Why WAI-SUI? becuz this movie is so greatly high-rated!!
Academy Awards record | |||||||
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1. Best Picture | |||||||
2. Best Director, Danny Boyle | |||||||
3. Best Adapted Screenplay, Simon Beaufoy | |||||||
4. Best Cinematography, Anthony Dod Mantle | |||||||
5. Best Original Score, A. R. Rahman | |||||||
6. Best Original Song - "Jai Ho", A. R. Rahman andGulzar | |||||||
7. Best Film Editing, Chris Dickens | |||||||
8. Best Sound Mixing, Resul Pookutty, Richard Pyke, and Ian Tapp | |||||||
BAFTA Awards record | |||||||
1. Best Film, Christian Colson | |||||||
2. Best Director, Danny Boyle | |||||||
3. Best Adapted Screenplay, Simon Beaufoy | |||||||
4. Best Cinematography, Anthony Dod Mantle | |||||||
5. Best Film Music, A. R. Rahman | |||||||
6. Best Editing, Chris Dickens | |||||||
7. Best Sound, Glenn Freemantle, Resul Pookutty, Richard Pyke, Tom Sayers, Ian Tapp | |||||||
Golden Globe Awards record | |||||||
1. Best Picture - Drama | |||||||
2. Best Director, Danny Boyle | |||||||
3. Best Screenplay, Simon Beaufoy | |||||||
4. Best Original Score, A. R. Rahman |
The story started with Malik, the slumdog, was caught as he was suspected to cheat in the gameshow,
"Who Wants To be a Millionaire"!
He actually did not cheat and he knew the answers from his pathetic and challenging life.
So you can expect in this movie, the story is like a jumper, jumps to police station,
jumps to scene of gameshow, then jumps to his past.
It's quite meaningful and special in the way that the director tried to tell the story.
Comments:
a) Slumdog is actually SLUM + UNDERDOG......a poor kid came from poverty stricken area!
b) The coincidence happened too much.
c) Let us experience the pity and poverty of poor kids in India...
where they were forced to become beggars and thieves...
d) How lucky am I can live in peaceful conditions...:)
e) Now i know how "dark" the community can be....(esp during the Earth Hour yesterday night...=.=)
Well, now it's the time for a shopaholic to confess.
I was dragged to cinema by my lovely e-shopaholic for this movie but actually this film is quite entertaining.
It begins with Rebecca, a journalist, was a seriously addicted shopaholic.
Since she was a child, she would like to own the MAGIC CARD so much, which refers to the credit card.
Now, she got 12 cards and she shopped extravagantly as
she thought that her world got nicer when she shopped.
Now, she lost her job and owed a lot of money due to the debt of her cards....
She found a job as financial columnist, hoping this would be a
stepping stone to join the partnership fashion magazine, Allete!
Later on, she lost everything, love, friendship, trust....becuz of her spending habit and dishonesty.
She questioned about her ambition and if overcoming the "shopaholic" conditions will make her a better person.
Comments:
a) Naturally hilarious and funny.
b) Quite touch.
c) There's been a controversy on this movie as some said it is typical, childish, boring....
I think those are subjective opinions, but for me, it's entertaining!
Here ends the "7 Pounds Slumdog Shopaholic"!
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