Monkey King, Hero is back.

Boy, do I have something to talk about today! I just finished watching Monkey King: Hero is Back (西游记之大圣归来) and wow, was I impressed by it.

If you don't know who the monkey king is, he is basically one of the Chinese mythology heroes. In fact, he does not possess the quality of heroes if I say so myself. Since the movie shows what happen after the monkey was imprisoned, I will tell a bit of the origin story so if any of you guys want to watch it, you can better understand it. Though, the translation is kind of shitty and so not on par with the Mandarin meaning. Hopefully, they come out with a better sub for the movie.

So basically, Monkey King which is also known as Sun Wu Kong (孙悟空) is a monkey who was born out of a magic stone. The stone sat on top of the mountain and have been receiving the power of the heavens and the earth. This causes it to turn into a womb and a stone egg which, BAM, out came of the special monkey. There is a video I will put down so that you better understand his story .

I said that he does not have the quality of a hero because he is arrogant and rude, he challenge people to prove how strong he is and he is playful just like a kid. That is why, many people find him interesting. He is not righteous, heck, most of times he does what he want and what benefit him.

It is noted that the movie is not accurate to the books after all, it is a kid movie but I do find it enjoyable. The animation was nice and smooth. I, being a very picky person, can hardly stand animation that is too choppy or lacking to say the least. Things that shows how fake it is bores me but but this movie did not showcase it. China's animation studio really did a good job.

The synopsis of the story is that a kid called Jiang Liuer, broke Wu Kong from his imprisonment and kinda annoy him for half of the movie and somehow, Wu Kong being a brat learn to like the kid and eventually care for the kid. The story is not complicated, it is simple for a nice an hour and half of pure entertaining and relaxing.

There is humor and a sad part at the end so a good balance I guess. Plus, the kid is super adorable and Wu Kong doesn't look too bad.

The movie do really show the character development of Sun Wu Kong. He went from this no shit given, egoist monkey to someone who actually cares and want to help someone. If that is not character development, I don't know what is. (Maybe I really don't know stuff)

P.S It is a kid's movie so keep an open mind and don't think too much of it. 

P.S.S For some damn reason, I can't find the English Sub trailer from the Youtube section of blogger so if you want the english Trailer, just youtube "Monkey King: Hero is Back (西游记之大圣归来) 2015 English Trailer". You can find it. 

Anyway, that is all I got to say about the movie. IT IS A GOOD MOVIE. I don't really know what more to say because the movie is that simple, no joke. There is no complicating plot twist or no dramatic climax. That is basically it.

After the movie, I felt proud of my heritage because we have epic story like this, yoooo! 

Today just gotten better

Captain America: The Civil War just released it's trailer. CAN YOU HEAR THE EXCITEMENT IN MY WORDS?

Though, after watching the trailer, I noticed compare to the comic book, it is not the exactly the same plot which I understand because in the comics, hero dies and people dies and a lot of heroes is involved. Heroes that are yet to be introduced into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. So I can see why they altered the storyline a bit. It looks promising and so so cool. Black Panther is going to be in the movie ! Black Panther! I am so done and excited and just omg.

Anyway, not in the right mind to comment much about it but but check the trailer out!

Indecisiveness and time.

The last time I post, I was having my finals and it was a stressful moment to say the least. Fortunately, I survived it. Phew. But on the unfortunate side, I need to make a decision about my life before it is too late. Isn't it ironic, we are forced to choose our major career at the mere age of 18 years old. Heck, I am not even 18 yet and I am stuck in this constant loop of indecisiveness of my future. The future scares me but it is time for me to suck it up and accept it as it goes.

Anyway, Jessica Jones came out yesterday ? Or early this morning, I am not certain but I decided to watch it because why not? When the trailer first came out, I was intrigued by the story line. This was a dark, twisted take on a comic character and it was interesting to see. So I did some research on the character, which is from Marvel Comics and I decided to pick up on her comic book series, Alias. Many reviewers said that Alias was one of the first few comic books in Marvel to be rated R and apparently it was a big deal in the early 2000's. I understand why after reading the whole series.

The first thing I can tell you about Jessica Jones is that her story takes place in the same area as Daredevil, which is Hell's kitchen and I haven't watch Daredevil yet because actually I don't know why. In the comics, Daredevil and Jessica Jones has interaction and somewhat form a friendship between both of them. I am not sure whether they will bring their relationships into the show since I only at the third episode and this series will be 13 episodes long that will tie together with Luke Cage, Daredevil and Iron fist (Excited for that one).

To be honest, so far I like it. I can't guarantee that I will like it later on but right now, it is interesting and thrilling. It is actually quite a dark tale compare to what Marvel is famous for doing and I think they are doing a good job.

A lot of butthurt fanboys always criticizes DC comics for bringing their movie to a dark tale and always praise Marvel for making things funny and light-hearted. And right now, they are praising Marvel for turning it dark. Seriously? How hypocrite are you assholes?  I mean, there is a right way to praise your comic book faves and insulting others is not the right way. Every company has their own way on doing things, sucking up the company asses won't give you money so stop being so butthurt about other people's favs. This applies to both way.

Back to the main point. Marvel does a good job doing it dark. Jessica Jones is twisted and brings you the sense of what someone can do if they exist in reality. It is chilling and 'send shiver down my spine' kind of dark story which I really enjoyed.

Jessica Jones is not a typical super-heroine who is cookie-cut perfect and cheerful all the time. In fact, she has done the superhero gig before and it didn't end well. The screenwriter for the show translate well the character from the comics, in my opinion. Jessica Jones is a bitch basically. She is rude and she is mean to people but that is not all it is to her character. In the comic, she is vulnerable and she has PTSD so you kind of understand where this bitchy attitude comes from. I like her character. She is rude yes but behind that rude exterior, she does care about somethings. Well-written character she is. And the show didn't change her whole character, she is still the Jessica Jones I enjoyed knowing in the comics.

If you read the comics though and like direct comic book to screen things, be alarm because they did alter the story a bit to suit the TV side of Marvel. Since Ms Marvel is getting her own movie, it would be costly to bring in the main character to suit Jessica Jones. Ms Marvel plays a big part in the storyline in the comics seeing that Jessica and her is best friends. Besides that, I think if they were to bring Ms Marvel in the show it means they would need to mention the whole cast of avengers in it. Jessica Jones will then be over-powered by these big-shot movie heroes and fade into the background. Though, they can just mention the Avengers briefly (which they did when they talk about aliens attack *ahem* Avengers) and her involvement with them but who knows, I am only at 3nd episode. Maybe they will in the end.

Check the show out. It is on netflix, Each episode is an hour long so that means I don't gave to wait too long for a new episode to release because one hour is always better than just a short 30 minutes.

Here is the trailer to better understand what the story will be like:

Past can't be forgotten, to be honest.

If I am being frank here, I cringed every time I think about my primary school life or early secondary life. I was not the best type of person out there, heck I am still not one but it was much more worse back then. Yet, right now I notice, while I tend to ignore my past, I really can't move on from it.

Most of my previous classmates from my old school that I used to jealous of and talk to (usually better off right now), I tend to avoid contact. If I see them I do still say hi, because after all we were classmates once. But I noticed I tend to avoid following them on instagram or Twitter, just out of pure bitterness.

I am bitter, I will admit. I am bitter about many things and this is just one things out of it. If I come across an old friend's instagram, I end being very depressed about my own life. Why? Because they are doing so much better than me and I am in this constant loop that I can never escape.

It's fine, really. I am not blaming them for my own problem. I acknowledge that I have a problem and it is eating myself inside.

I really deep down wish them the best and I know my actions and my feelings may not seem that way. I want to wish them the best because I know I can be a bigger person than now. I know I can move on and I know I can be okay with it. I can be okay with myself.

It is just demons I need to conquer myself. And some how I wish my life would be one I am satisfy with and that I can grow and learn and be okay with who I am & achieve who I want to be.

"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." -George Bernard Shaw

A thin fine line

There is a fine line between learning and getting good grades, I believe. You could easily fall from the importance of learning to the importance of good grades in just a second.

For the longest time, when I was a kid, going to school was about learning. Right now, going to classes seem to be a way to get good grades. Since when did grades determine my mental state?

I have been beating myself over the fact that I couldn't figure some things out or the fact I am getting low grades. I am my own downfall. I am making myself this way. I am making myself depressed af.

I let myself and my worth be determined by the grades I get. Why? Why do I do this to myself? When can I ever realise I will never be smart enough and just accept it that I will just have to do the best to my ability? Instead, I keep criticizing myself, keep insulting myself. For what ? For damage done to my emotional state? I paid for this, I reckon.

One day though, I hope that I would be finally accept who I am as an unique individual and accept that grades don't determine my worth. But this is not the time. I am not ready. And I afraid I will never be able to do so.

I can't say much to others who are going through the this kind of pressure exerted by yourself to yourself because I am going through it myself. But do remember, education is about learning and not about pushing yourself to your limit until you completely break. I am on the edge of breaking, that doesn't mean you should do the same to yourself.

Be who you are and be happy with it. Talk to you guys soon. 

The Martian

A week or so ago, I had the time to catch the movie, The Martian. To say I was impressed by it is an understatement. I was utterly impressed and enjoyed the movie immensely.

Plot
The story line starts out in space, basically. A team of astronauts is on Mars doing some research when an unfortunate storm occurs that cut short their trip. This causes them to quickly return to their spaceship and leave for Earth. Though, being quite unlucky man Mark Watney he is, he is left behind after being hit by one of the space thingy (I forgot what it is called.) Presumed dead, the team left him behind on Mars. With just meager amount of supplies left, Mark must use his knowledge and wits to discover how to survive on Mars and contact the people on Earth. Meanwhile, the scientists on Earth are attempting to save his ass back to Earth.

To be honest, when it comes to this kind of science movie, I am awfully sensitive on how they approach the scientific part of it. While, "yes it is a movie" is kept in mind, I often find it distasteful if the plot stray too far from reality and somehow gives people wrong information. Being a science student, it is easy to nitpick wrong information or believe things that sound relatively sciency. Surprisingly though, I didn't do much nitpicking. The theory he uses sound relatively accurate. There are definitely a bit of false information in it but it does not completely sound illogical, you get me ?

I thought the story line is interesting, I definitely never see much of this kind of plot before. It is actually quite an eye-opening to see what hollywood can do.

Character
Let me begin by saying how much I appreciate of Mark Watney's character. This is because, I am completely opposite from his positive attitude. It is kinda inspiring to see his strong character and yet at the same time vulnerable. Let me remind you that this is a guy who was stuck in Mars for a few months (???), being alone could very well affect him psychologically.

But he brings somewhat of a light tone to the dire situation. I really like it that when involved in science and research and NASA, you see a few female characters in the movie. It feels like they are recognizing the roles of women in  Science. It is also quite nice to see diversity in the movie, coming together for a common cause which was to save Mark.

Matt Damon is the main actor of this movie to be honest, while some characters is deem important, I find myself sympathizing with Mark, as though as I am going on a journey with him. Matt did a good job in the movie, showcasing the actor's ability and portraying a realistic character. Some parts of the movie really make you feel sadness and sympathy towards Mark.

The other characters are very important too as mention above. It is interesting to see different personalities of people working together, doing what they are good at. You can also see an occasion disagreement but it is reality. After all, we are all unique individual with different opinions.

Also, a side note, Sean Bean was in the movie and he didn't die. Wooo.

Conclusion
I would actually highly recommend it to people. Though, it is noted that if you are someone who is expert in science, do keep an open mind. While most of it is accurate, it is still a movie and some facts could just sound illogical ya.

It was a good movie. I didn't feel that it was draggy or boring. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Anyway, I shall stop here. Back to the study table, finals is coming soon. And the thoughts are drowning me as usual. Ciao ! Have a great weekend!  

A bit of Office Girls review.

Not that anyone reads my blog but I like writing on this blog because it kind of gives me a place to express my opinions on things that I like. Or things I have done. It is like somewhat of outlet for my thoughts. But yeah, just wanted to get it out there. Hah. And yeah, my English is not the most fantastic one out there but I am learning. We are not all indomitable here.

I am quite busy nowadays. Things have been hectic since I have just finished my mock examination and I had my oral this morning which I thought went just okay. It was frightening but whatever right. The past is the past. 

Anyway, I re-watched one of the rare Taiwanese Drama I actually likes and one that doesn't make me wanna stab the main characters. It is called Office Girls (小资女向前中). The one thing you should know about me is that I hate draggy dramas. Drama that take too long to get to a point or drama that drags out the infuriating parts. Especially dramas that just uses all the clique scene. Not to mention, dramas that just happen too fast. This drama, although have its flaws, actually caught my attention years ago because of the characters' chemistry and also the comedy part of the show.

Plot 
The main girl lead, Sheng Xin Ren is a staff member working at the Jing Shi Department Store. At age 25, she has been working there for 4 years. Where else the main male lead, Qin Zi Qi, is a spoiled brat who graduated with a degree in MBA back in USA. Earning a job in the same department with Xin Ren. Unknowingly, the reason why he is working there is because his dad is the CEO of the department store and challenge him to live off a common normal worker's salary in hopes to change his brat-like attitude.

This story is a romance comedy, though it gets kinda dramatic towards the end but hey, that is what makes it a drama right? Anyway, I thought the plot was okay. While it is relatively common in terms of rich boy meet poor girl, there is difference in it. Because the idea is when the both characters meet, they met under the circumstances of both of them being poor as shit. It actually show a normal side of dating for once and the awkward stage between relationship and friendship. The chemistry between them is pretty good.

Throughout the whole drama, although there were some serious part, a bit of comical side is actually at the side, just to lighten the whole mood up which was good because I don't think I can handle so much drama.

The dialogue in the show is beyond hilarious but it doesn't stray away from the whole plot line. I don't think I remember any forced comedy where I cringed so hard out of embarrassment that I thought I was going to die because of it. The story is short and sweet (also dramatic), but somewhat realistic. So yay for that.

Characters
Sheng Xin Ren played by Alice Ke, was such a delight to watch because first of all, she was not some typical weak heroine or some typical over-powered heroine. She was normal and real. She in long story short, was what I call a well-written female character. I do admit, Alice's acting is a little bland but I think that is just how Sheng Xin Ren is. Secondly, I thought she was quite a role model. With her actions and her dedication to her job, she reminds people that hard-work is right way to go and people should not just rely on  shortcuts. Alice Ke did a well job, in my opinion. Her acting didn't seem too forced and it was natural compare to some other drama that I watched (and also dropped, really, I have no patience at all) Plus, she stays herself, never straying from her own identity.

Qin Zi Qi played by Roy Qiu on the other hand was not what you call a typical male lead character. He is not perfect in anyway. In fact, I can actually feel how annoying he is to Xin Ren at the beginning of series. But he is funny and handsome, I admit. He is an immature boy that making efforts to be more a man. He actually brings some fun in Xin Ren's life and not to mention he is a little sassy. (Haha) His character's development throughout the series is actually well-written. It was not a instant change of attitude but gradually. As you go on, you can picked some scene where he shows his kindness or his new ideas and it is done quite subtle. It is only towards the end, where you really noticed, he is more considerate and his brat-ish beatitude is long gone. Roy did well. I don't know what else to talk about his acting. Haha.

Though, the manager that handle their department stole the show. His comedy and his quirky side was super hilarious. Me having learn Mandarin before, knows the words his said and he meant so it was very funny to me. Not many shows made me laugh like he did. Though, if you don't know mandarin, don't be put off by it. It is really a good show.

The chemistry between the two lead was very natural. I really think that they fell in love with each other's true self. They didn't have to hide who they really were in front of each other (except for Zi Qi's lies about his family, but that is pretty much it.) and the things they do for each other was not those typical clique in the drama, it felt more realistic. I also like how beginning of the relationship, they still acted quite awkward in front of them because they are still in the honeymoon stage. It is really a cute ship.

Conclusion
This drama is actually one of the few rare ones that I really like and appreciate. The writer really did well with the characters and their development as an individual overall. Besides that, the writer didn't completely changed a character's attitude halfway. You and I know that always happen. (You know those where the main girl have some makeover and change of personality after getting a boyfriend. Like what?)

I would totally recommend this drama to my friends because I think it is pretty rare that I like a drama. Try it, probably. Maybe you will enjoy it as much as I do. I am not sure they have HD version of the show but really, please don't be put off by it.

I think that is all I want to say about it. This post is getting quite draggy. Hah. I will post a review of The Martian tomorrow or later into the night once I find the right words to describe the movie. Ciao. Have a great week!

Back to square one

Hey. I haven't updated in a while with life going on and stuff. Sorry about that.

I didn't managed to do much. Haven't went to the cinema for ages. Haven't picked up a book for ages except for the novel that I need to write for my college class. To be honest, I am not entirely doing well for college. I seen many people doing so much better than me and it is seriously affecting my self-esteem. Shitty hate myself.

Anyway, less about me and more about important things. I don't think I mentioned how I don't particularly fancy Korean drama due to the over-dramatizing for some TV shows. I do enjoy a few rare cases of a few shows. But I gotta to admit that their reality shows really caught my attention. Their reality shows are not some dramatic show about teen moms or how some rich man's kids. In fact, some is so adorable and just plain funny.

I have been hooked on this particular show called The Return Of Superman. So basically the show is bringing you into the journey of celebrity's kids from a young age. The dad (the actor or singer) is forced to take care of their kids without their wife's help whatsoever for 48 hours. It is heartwarming and hilarious af.  

Here's a little short video clip on one of my favourite kids in the show, the triplets. While it is a bit of a pain in the neck to read the subtitle but I guess I can deal with that. If you need a bit of pick me up, check it out !

Don't laugh when I say this but I had the sudden urge to take out my tamagotchi and raising it again. All for fun. Since I have a very very short break from college. (the exam before the break was so awful :'( ) I forgot how much I loved it as a kid and playing with it is kinda bringing back memories for me. Well, maybe I just miss being a dumb kid. Haha. 

I also took out my Harry Potter book to re-read. You are never too old to read Harry Potter. Duh. I have a lot of books that needs reading. I just bought the 3rd book of the Penryn and the End of Days series so I am excited for that. Once I read it, I will update asap (when I find the time.)

That is the end for this post. Ciao and I hope all of you have a great weekend !

I am not dead. Surprise ?

Hello. Sorry I haven't updated in forever. It seems as though after my previous blog, it sounded a lot like I wouldn't still be here so yea. I am still working out some of my own personal issue. I wouldn't say I am getting there but you know, we grow and we learn. Am I right ? 

I won't talk much in this post as I didn't do much exciting things that is worth to talk about. Except exams. Not really exciting but meh. 

Avengers : Age of Ultron is releasing soon here in my area. Saying that I am excited is an understatement because I am beyond ecstatic. If I could , I would go watch it the first day it is released but sadly tickets and college stopped me. I am trying to find a time to go watch and probably rave about it because SCARLET WITCH AND QUIKSILVER. Don't you dare tell me that is not exciting. When I watch it, hopefully soon, I will tell you what I feel about it. I just hope I won't be too disappointed over it because like I said, expectations leads to disappointment. 

The Superman vs Batman : Dawn of Justice trailer leaked yesterday I think ? Although it is quite short, I still have some mixed feelings about it. If you watched it, the monologue is pretty cool in the beginning. Then I saw Batman suit and I was like meh, mostly because of the symbol. WHY IS IT SO THICK. LIKE WHAT. IT DOESNT EVEN LOOK LIKE A BAT. Sorry, controlling my emotions. I know they made it big so the whole S symbol could be placed in it. But it just looks funny to me. 

I am still excited obviously. Just hope DC don't screw this up, like they did with the previous few films. I want them release movies as good as their animated movies. And also stop screwing up the whole comic book storyline with the new 52 excuses. 

I shall stop here. Wish me luck in continue this journey of life that I am fated to fail. But luck sometimes is nice too, ain't it. Ciao. 

Everything goes wrong, nothing goes right.

I am not one to talk about how depressing my life is on this blog.  I usually find it hard to talk to people about it due to fact that I spent too much of their time on my problems so usually I just don't. I do tell people. Just not as often as I am depressed. 

I am not fine. I don't think I can ever tell myself that anymore. Things in college is actually even worse than it is in high school. And to think I actually succeeded in staying away from Twitter which was making me depressed in the past. 

You know how when you are sad about something. People tend to say cheer up and don't worry about it and things will get better, either way, it is not instantly you will feel better after that particular line. Depressing thoughts is not something I can wish away. Well, I can. But it is not as easy as everyone think it is. " stop overthinking about things. " they said. I wish I could. I really do. It is just that i try but somehow it comes back even worse. It sounds like an excuse right now. In fact, in my mind, it is an excuse for myself to not be happy anymore. 

I don't deserve happiness. I don't think I do. I am actually a horrible person. I tend to be competitive, I always have too much anger in me and I have absolutely very little patience. Sometimes I wonder to myself, maybe that is why I am not lucky at all. 

I am suffering in college. I feel alone constantly all of the time. Let's be honest here. I like being alone, I just don't like feeling alone. You get me ? Long story short, my social life is not exactly at the best right now. I have friends. I do. But they have another group of friends. Hence , the whole alone thing. Someone once told me that it is just you don't clicked with them that well, until you find one that you do, things will be better. I don't know about that anymore. And the syllabus, is actually killing me. I feel more stupid than usual and I am just so lost. What do I do after college? What do I start with my studies ? I feel like just dropping out and becoming a waitress or something, but by doing this, I am disappointing my parents. I really don't want to disappoint my parents. 

The dreams I had as a kid seem like a distant dream right now. Nothing is as simple as I thought it would be. College life was not what I expected it to be. But hey I guess high expectation leads to huge disappointments in life, don't they ? 

I just want things to change. I just don't want to feel like this anymore. Yes, I know change starts with myself but I think I tried. Yet, things somehow is not working out. I need a break. I need a memory wipe. I need a lot of things that I don't deserve to have. I just need a break to stay away from everything, social network and etc. 

This is a sudden depressing blog post I know, and I sincerely apologize for it. I really don't want to wrote this kind of post but I just some place to rant, I guess. I am really sorry. 

I will try. I honestly will try again. It is just sometimes you just need some place to rant. I stop here before things get too depressing for a blog post. 

Good night, and hopefully the next time I post something, my mood overall would be better. 👋

College is absolutely exhausting, did I mention that ?

It has been a while since I last updated. My apologies. Within these few weeks, I find it harder to actually sit myself down to write something. Things have been busy more than usual. I have about 5 tests or so this coming week and I haven't really prepared much yet. Yikes. I am in trouble now. Plus, I am getting more exhausted more and more as time pass by.

I didn't do much this few weeks. I did manage to catch some movies this few weeks in the cinema. One being Jupiter Ascending and the other, Kingsman : The Secret Service.

I know it has been quite long since the movie is released but I really have been extremely busy tese few weeks. (I know, it is just excuses to some people.) Anyway, I will start with Jupiter Ascending.

I am just going to go right in without section whatsoever.

This is an awful movie. Nope, not even going to help defense this film. I watched it with my group of friends and despite how we heard awful reviews, I wanted to watch a movie and if it was bad, I could laugh about it with someone.

It really was awful. No joke. The idea of the whole movie was good, but the way it was told, expressed and expanded was not exactly what I call Grade A writing. I spent about 3 quarter of the movies laughing at the idiocy of the whole situation. It was not the acting, more of the story line. There was a part where Mila Kunis was like surrounded by bees because they recognize her as queen. It was hilarious.

What I think shocked me the most is that Sean Bean who is in the movie, did not die ! For the first time (I am sure there were other times but so far the movies and show I seen), he never died ! Yay for alive Sean Bean. I am sorry to say but this is not a movie I would ask people to watch. It was just 2 hours of pure laughing at the cheesiness of the whole movie. Sorry, but no sorry. Try better next time. Yikes.

The other movie is Kingsman: The Secret Service. I am going to speed things up but I will try to include all my thoughts in if anyone is interested.

Plot
The whole plot revolved around this young man called Eggsy, whose late father was a member of a secret british spy organisation called Kingsman (duhhh). Ever since he lost his father, his mother remarried to a man who was involved in gangster (If I am not mistaken.) So, in order to run away from the brash life at home, he often get himself into trouble which  will get him behind bars one day. So a dashing gentleman, Harry Hart (which is played by the amazing Colin Firth), who was a co-worker of his late father saw potential in this young man, and brought him into this secret service to train and become a new Kingsman. Things go smoothly until some people gets killed and well, the shit had hit the fan.

I personally think the plot was a bit typical but somehow they manage to breathe a new fresh air into these type of spy story which I thoroughly am impressed. I found myself laughing at most of the scene because Eggsy is so hilarious and how the story line and the writing goes, it just caught my attention, never once making me bored.

Character
I think the characters are quite realistic, besides those some elements that we know that will never happen in real life but it is what makes it fun to watch and interesting isn't it ?

Colin Firth plays the role of a gentleman perfectly and the newcomer, Taron Egerton, too brought out the best of his character. As usual, Samuel L.Jackson was fantastic in his villain character and the accent is just hilarious. Makes me laugh inside everything he explain something to the characters in that accent of his. Just pure entertainment. The ending was unexpected and it was nice to see something different. Instead of the typical story on how the main guy somehow get the main girl always at the end of the movie.

Conclusion
Do I like it ? Yes ! Absolutely ! I didn't feel like I wasted 2 hours of my time on that movie because it was balanced between  the jokes and the element of seriousness in the story line and characters. If you have the time, go check it out because who knows ? You may enjoy it as much as I do.

I am feeling kinda stupid and worthless today. My reviews is not exactly the best out there but I am trying to convey my opinion out there. I apologize if it is horrible. Especially today, it just feel out of place today. Anyway, I stop here. Duties calls and when I meant duties, I meant college and its shitload of work to complete and the depressing night I have to go through every night. Night !

Busy days are back.

College has officially started for me. As exciting it is, it is also very nerve-wrecking. It has been 3 weeks and I am still adapting to the whole college situation.

As much as I want to say I am enjoying it, I am having difficulties in some class. Especially English class. The classmates I have in there, their level of English is like way superior than mine. I feel so insignificant in that class. Yikes.

A few days ago, I did my first presentation. I hope I did all right. I am not good at speaking in public, in front of a bunch of people I don't know. It is weird though cause during high school ,I was always one of those people who stood in front of class and told my opinion about certain topics. Which was less nerve-wrecking cause I know my classmates but in a new year, a new school and new environment, I am still trying to know people I guess ?

On a serious note, I watched Into The Woods. I was suppose to post this earlier but I got lazy. As usual. Anyway, long story short, this movie is an adaptation of the classic musical. The play consists of most of our favourite fairytale characters's fate being tied together by this woods and a baker and his wife. It is a musical movie. It is more of a dark twist after the happily ever after that somehow is not that happy after all.

When I first heard of it, I was beyond enthusiastic for it. The whole concept seems pretty interesting and the actors that is acting in the movie is quite good for example, Anna kendrick as Cinderella, Chris Pine as Prince Charming, Meryl Streep as the wicked witch and etc etc.

I guess I went in with too high of hope and came out quite disappointed. The movie is good, but for me it just wasn't enough ? I felt like they could do better but overall it is okay movie, and I enjoy it despite being disappointed with it. I would recommend people to watch if only they want to and f they don't mind musical. How about you guys watch it and then decide whether my opinion on it is okay. Because after all, everyone has different taste ?

I watch the trailer again and I got to say, the trailer is done quite well. It is just not what I imagined when I watched the movie. You get me ? haha

Anyway, I shall stop here. Happy weekend !

Excuse me, does the fact that I am woman frighten you ?

I need some sort of place to fangirl so I shall do it here.

Exciting news ! Agent Carter has a TV series. It just release today and guess who couldn't be anymore happy? I have watched it, obviously or I wouldn't be typing this out. 

I knew the show was coming out, I just didn't really keep track because first of all, I am someone who pay quite a lot of attention to DC comics TV series. Not that I don't like Marvel, in fact Marvel is fantastic.When I saw through the wondrous internet that Agent Carter is releasing today,  I couldn't help myself. She was so badass in the movie, I reckon she will be the same for the show. Boy, was I right ?! She is literally the epitome of badassery. 

I absolutely adore her and it is only the 1st episode. Her character is written well, she is not just this Mary Sue character which I am always thankful. Let's be honest, we need more shows with female lead character that have personality and not just there for the sake of it.

Anyway, the first episode seem to start off well with a good story line and some great character (Peggy Carter, duh.) During that after world war 2 era, the society was still quite sexist. Society assuming girls are only good with paper works and housework. The show did show that aspect, which is good. Peggy Carter is literally the epitome of what I want to be. When some guy defended her from her colleague's insults, she politely told him that she didn't need his help. She didn't honestly because what is worse than showing your bully you need another people to help defend you plus she is well capable enough. She can handle herself well, thank you very much. 

In fact, since she is the only women in the whole office of the Strategic Scientific Reserve, they tend to treat her like a underrated secretary. Not letting her go out to the field even though she is twice more capable than half of them. She not only never let it get her down, she uses those sexism to get what she needs to get her way. She needs information on this guy? Sure, she will act like a secretary just to go into the meeting room, pour coffee and listen to those arrogant fools talk about it. She knows when to be passive,and deals with  the whole sexism issue with an air of sophistication. She is a someone who doesn't receive bullshit from people. I was just rendered speechless. 

Hayley Atwell is literally Agent Carter. Her acting is so good. Plus, she does her stunt. I am so glad they cast her to play Peggy. Chad Micheal Murray also plays a character in it (That guy who played the lead in A Cinderella Story) and Howard Stark returns to the TV screen ! Good cast, don't you think ? 

I do hope they do not give up on the series after a season. I hope the rating will be high because I see great potential in this show.I am utterly impressed by this show, my opinion may waver later on if they don't keep up the good work. (I am sure it won't because Marvel's writers are, in my opinion, so talented.)

Try the show. Who knows, you may love it.

Fun fact : Peggy Carter is now officially my new role model. 

A little update: apparently there is an another episode I missed so I shall watched that now. My opinion still stands.

Another update : Watched the 2nd episode. I am still utterly impressed.  

I survived another year.

How is everyone on this bright afternoon ? It is actually quite bright at my place right now even though it is moving towards the evening already. And honestly I am not exactly having the best of time.

Anyway,      Happy 
                       New 
                                 Year ! 
I kind of want to pat myself at the back for surviving another year but I know that, there are people who survived worse stuff than me. So I need to be grateful.

I made a lot of rash decisions. I made a lot of mistakes. I admit. I cannot tell you that I do not regret it because in reality, half of the time of my day is me just sitting down and regretting every decision I made. But life goes on after all. I wrote down a few New Year's resolution and pasted it on the wall of my bedroom so when I wake up, it is the first thing I see (seeee, so effective! )

Either way, with the lessons I learnt from last year, I hope to go through this year a breeze. Hopefully 2015 will be a good year to me. I hope. All in it, let's welcome the new year with open arms and leave the bad memories behind. Cheers !

I haven't been doing much review on movies and books this couple of few posts because I haven't had the interest to watch movies or read books. Which is so unlike me because I love books. I love reading. What is happening to me. Sigh.

Back to topic, a friend of mine was wondering what TV series to start so I recommended Pushing Daisies. That was when I realise, I didn't really talk about how much I like it !

 Synopsis
Ned possesses a rare gift -- the ability to restore life to the dead -- with a touch. He puts his power to good use, helping an investigator solve murders by reviving the victim and asking the deceased to name the killer. Complications arise when Ned brings his childhood sweetheart, Chuck, back from the dead with the intention of keeping her alive. There's just one snag: If Ned ever touches Chuck again, she goes back to being dead, for keeps.  ( as extracted from Google. Ah, the power of google.)


Plot
In terms of plot, I think it is very interesting. It is different and unique. It caught my attention and hold onto it until I finished the whole series. The idea of the whole forbidden love taken in a complete different way is refreshing. Throughout the whole series, it is filled with quirky, funny moments and moments that make your stomach flutter a bit. A bonus point to the fact that Kristin Chenoweth is a part of the cast and some random singing moments make the whole tv series more enjoyable. In all, it has great story line. A bit ridiculous but it is all in the fun isn't it ? Every few episodes there are new cases to be solved but somehow they don't neglect the previous problem they had in the past few episodes and I find it very realistic. Because let's be honest, if our life was like a TV series, all of our problem will be forgotten with just slick of our hand. The narrator also gives out this carefree, comical air to the whole TV series. Truth in all, if it wasn't for those comical air towards the show, it is actually quite a tragic story, don't you think ?

Character 
Lee Pace plays the main character and he plays him very well. Ned in the story line is this shy and introvert kind of boy and Lee Pace portrayed him immensely well. The characters doesn't seem too perfect, sometimes they make stupid mistakes that at some point in our life, we have done it before.

Conclusion, it is a great TV series. A bit of flaw but it is one I can oversee. Sadly, it had been cancelled so it only has two seasons but we will take what we get, don't we.

That's all for today. My brain juice is all drained and I am getting sleepy. Ciao for now.