my holidays end in 2 hours... but it was good! possibly the best one holiday since i stepped into the faculty. watched movies, painted again, got to sun my ass even. and now the summer days fade away as clinics come round again.
Rent is an amazing movie. please watch it. disregard the Today review. they wouldnt be able to tell good movie material if they'd had it waved in front of their faces. as a musical, the point IS the music! but yet it's done in a way that doesnt break the pacing. Rent is energetic, harmonious, touching, spectacular even. the singing is tight, the acting tighter. and the plot is touching. please, go and watch this. on the big screen. with the surround sound. and a big barrel of popcorn, and someone who appreciates that good things don't need explosions or CGI to work.
Ice Age 2 was viewed with much lower expectations. it wasnt as lame as the newspapers projected, but then again all i was looking for was brainless laughts, which i found plenty of. torturing a flexible and dim-witted furry creature for amusement is fair game in animation! the animation standard is fair, good in the gross concepts but losing out slightly in fine textures light hair quality and ripples. but then again, how realistic do you want talking mammoths?
Tristan and Isolde, was by comparison, somewhat of a letdown. hunky men for the women? not really. hawt chicks for the men? not really. arresting plot? not so... i think Tristan's facial expressions just didnt quite carry it. and Isolde... lets not get started. a forgettable movie , while not bad per se it can only be mediocre at best.
i'm kind of wondering how this term will turn out. after the Great Scheduling Session, Shafiq, Adrian and yours truly ended up in the BK at Suntec having an amazing bitching session. it is most unfortunate that our class, as with any class, has started to show flaws during clinical years. i hope that this term will pass without incident. because i'd hate to be the peacemaker or arbitrator for a dispute in Yr4. there's simply too much at stake here, but by being selfish one merely gambles short-term personal gain against real bad karma. i hope that if anyone tries to play loopholes in the system the class will have the sense of solidarity to not let things stand and make the person see the error of his ways. it will be a sad day for the profession if the graduating class of 2007 come out into the word from a background of backstabbing and cheating.
楽園 - Do As Infinity