Saturday, January 20, 2007
One Last DanceWell, I am not trying to hard-sell Francis Ng's films. But this movie is surprisingly refreshingly. Yup, "refreshing" is the word. Suddenly I see hope for Singapore's film industry! I am not being patriotic when I say this. If you know me, you'll definitely know I'm nowhere that patriotic. 我没有趁机多踩几脚 已经很好了! But come to think of it, *touch wood* what if I work in MediaCorp? Oh my god~! Suddenly, this sounds like a horrible thing.
Anyway, back to the topic. The first time I see the trailer, I was looking forward to it mainly cos of Francis Ng. Ya, he's old. He always act as some pyscho, weird person with EQ problems. 曾几何时, I did suspect he had some autism. But truth be told, I like watching his shows. 难兄难弟，冲上云霄，无间道 II etc. So many different genres. 难兄难弟 was because the show is damn hilarious. 冲上云霄 was because the plot & characters are damn cool. 无间道 II is the ultimate because he saved the whole movie.
So what's nice about One Last Dance? Ermz....One thing is the casting's great.
Francis Ng fits the bill of a hit man who kills for a living but not taking pride in what he's doing. He doesn't act as if he's God, unlike a lot of other hit man movies. They kill indiscriminately. But he respects life. He respects his boss. In a way, he's not responsible for choosing the people he kill. Like what the movie dictates, should we blame the person who wrote on the paper or the one who pulls the trigger?
*Okay... this is spooky... I remember reading Zejia's blog and wondering why does he keep quoting the movie... that's like so erm... weird... but now I'm doing the same. That's movie's has some irresistible charm sia*
And 狄龙 fits the bill of a old-time police officer, who knows this hit man by name. Unlike other shows, this is not about a show where the policeman engages the killer in a battle of wits. Instead, both of them engage in a battle of chess & nothing else.
I like the way the scenes are cut and put together. And also, especially some scenes when the director uses photo stills to show the progress of events. Very innovative. Some scenes also remind me of Sin City. The "very fake" blood Waisan mentioned is actually quite artistic... for me. And why so difficult to understand? It's actually quite fun to piece together all the pieces after the movie ended. Not very difficult lolz woman!~ Just like this show quite a bit. Recommend to you if you hadn't had the chance to watch it~!
Its just me and you <3 .
8:13 PM
Thursday, January 11, 2007
These few days I kept thinking:"Did I make a right choice? Going into CS". After all I did send in my application on the last day possible. "I should have gone into NUS Science." I also start thinking:"Should I drop out of FOOT committee?" I didn't really think clearly when I applied to be a programmer. "Should I have gone for OCIP instead of FOOT?""Should I have moved to Hall 2? Wanlin & Fel won't have moved out."But whenever I start second-guessing myself, I just stop myself there and then. If this continues, I dunno what i will end up like. ~Life's a linear path. True, there are boundless possibilities. The road has numerous diversions. But ultimately, you'll only take one path.~When I think of what I've done over the last year. Or more specifically last semester. I see alot of regrets & mistakes & things that I won't want to go through again. If given the chance, I want to make things right. But all those are in the past now. I've my own future to make and path to walk now. As people said, there's no use living in the past. The future is in your hands.How clich'e. But how true.Sometimes, I looked back & miss all those wonderful friends I've made. Where are they now? Are they fine? Then, I start wondering why aint they in my life anymore. Or why have they seemed distant & foreign now. Is it cos I have changed? Or have they changed? Or have neither changed, except circumstances.I just read Timo's blog. He said something about diminishing ties. True, certain friends may be gone forever. Others disappear. But true friends will always be there for you. (Provided you offer your hand to them. Don't expect them to know without asking. That's from experience.) Some things just won't change. The chemistry & the feeling of being amongst friends is gold. Don't dwell on what more can you get, when you already have many. Don't miss out on the ride because you are busy worrying about the destination. Last year has been an incredible hard year for me. I guess I didn't realise just how tough this road will be. Nevertheless, I'm here. And I'll be there. In the past semester, I've lost myself and I guess, just drifted with whatever's going on. That feeling is kind of horrible. This sem, this year, I want to take control of myself. Of what's going on. And stop being this horrible person I've been last sem. But I'm really grateful of all the people who have been there for me. Not knowing what's happening to me, not forcing it out of me and having faith in me. I've been lost before. And I hope I'm been found. Just hope this year will work out for me lolz. Guess there'll be more of me here. Bear with me. 'D
Its just me and you <3 .
8:46 PM