Since I am waiting for my lunch to thaw, I thought I'd write about some movies and books I've enjoyed over the past 2 months. The movies I finished in 2 weeks, but still, writing about them makes letting go of them so much easier.
So here are they:
Movies
1. G. I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2. The Ghost Writer
3. Legally Blonde
4. Legally Blonde 2
Books
1. The Element by Ken Robinson
2. The Drama of the Gifted Child
If you are looking for a couple hours of action-packed suspension of disbelief, this is the movie you are looking for. I've never seen the comic, but I'm not nerd enough that it matters.
Duke (Channing Tatum) was in charge of guarding a weapon made out of nanorobots that consume metal that was being transported to NATO. The convoy is ambushed and the weapon was stolen. Soon, Duke and his partner Ripcord joins the elite team supposed to get the weapon back, faces another elite team with exotic fighting talents, boom boom pow, America saves the day again.
Not bad at all for a mind-numbing Friday evening.
I took this movie off the shelf because well, it's a story about a writer. But this was the one I liked most among the four.
Ewan McGregor plays a ghost writer that took on a job to profile British Prime Minister Adam Lang, after the previous profiler was washed up a shore in what appears to be an accident. As soon he as he enters the world glimpsed by only a few, he discovers that the job is not as simple as it seems.
What I like about the movie is its interesting twists and turns. It's not really what is said that is intriguing. It's what is not said. Brilliant movie, and I'm going to pick up the book if I can find it.
I gave this a pass a couple of times, but thought hey, it's one of those movies you've got to watch at least once.
It doesn't disappoint. Elle Woods personifies every dumb blonde joke you can ever think of. Except, she is kind of smart and brave in her own way. Watch as Hollywood line up every possible coincidence that makes Elle a successful lawyer, breaking blonde stereotypes for at least the last half of the movie.
At some point the "everyone can be successful, just behot, white, and blonde yourself " message will make you stop yourself from rolling your eyes, but it's an enjoyable movie, in an oddly inspiring in a way.
Now since both installations are out how can you watch one without the other?
The second movie saw Elle traipsing to Washington DC trying to pass a bill to ban animal testing for cosmetics, and in meeting a lot of serious lawmakers she transformed their stoic exterior with her encyclopedia-like knowledge of skin care and personal care products. If you feel like all that is err... unrealistic, then just remember it's just a movie.
The realistic part is that you do get away with a lot when you are a walking barbie, but when all stars align like this movie, it will blow your frickin mind.
The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
By Ken Robinson
This book is perfect for anyone who needs a confidence boost. A Chinese saying goes, 天生我材
必有用. That means every person that is born must be useful in some way.
Sir Ken Robinson chronicles stories of people who found their "element" - the state in which they flourish the most. It encourages people to seek out their passion and live out their best talents, whichever it may be.
One of the best reads I've had in a while. But if you are not picking up the book: here's a sneak peek.
The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self, Revised Edition
By Alice Miller
Being different is alienating, and growing up different with a family that tries their best but still could not understand you is painful. In this book, Miller describes some of the growing pains gifted children may face and the trauma they carry to adulthood.
Written from a psychotherapist's perspective, this book will attempt to explain some of the common issues gifted adults face in the context of their childhood experiences. A rather interesting read for the gifted as well as those who seek to understand them.
So here are they:
Movies
1. G. I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2. The Ghost Writer
3. Legally Blonde
4. Legally Blonde 2
Books
1. The Element by Ken Robinson
2. The Drama of the Gifted Child
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| Image from google.com Trailer |
If you are looking for a couple hours of action-packed suspension of disbelief, this is the movie you are looking for. I've never seen the comic, but I'm not nerd enough that it matters.
Duke (Channing Tatum) was in charge of guarding a weapon made out of nanorobots that consume metal that was being transported to NATO. The convoy is ambushed and the weapon was stolen. Soon, Duke and his partner Ripcord joins the elite team supposed to get the weapon back, faces another elite team with exotic fighting talents, boom boom pow, America saves the day again.
Not bad at all for a mind-numbing Friday evening.
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| Image from imdb.com Trailer |
I took this movie off the shelf because well, it's a story about a writer. But this was the one I liked most among the four.
Ewan McGregor plays a ghost writer that took on a job to profile British Prime Minister Adam Lang, after the previous profiler was washed up a shore in what appears to be an accident. As soon he as he enters the world glimpsed by only a few, he discovers that the job is not as simple as it seems.
What I like about the movie is its interesting twists and turns. It's not really what is said that is intriguing. It's what is not said. Brilliant movie, and I'm going to pick up the book if I can find it.
 |
| Image from google.com Trailer |
I gave this a pass a couple of times, but thought hey, it's one of those movies you've got to watch at least once.
It doesn't disappoint. Elle Woods personifies every dumb blonde joke you can ever think of. Except, she is kind of smart and brave in her own way. Watch as Hollywood line up every possible coincidence that makes Elle a successful lawyer, breaking blonde stereotypes for at least the last half of the movie.
At some point the "everyone can be successful, just be
 |
| Image from google.com Trailer |
Now since both installations are out how can you watch one without the other?
The second movie saw Elle traipsing to Washington DC trying to pass a bill to ban animal testing for cosmetics, and in meeting a lot of serious lawmakers she transformed their stoic exterior with her encyclopedia-like knowledge of skin care and personal care products. If you feel like all that is err... unrealistic, then just remember it's just a movie.
The realistic part is that you do get away with a lot when you are a walking barbie, but when all stars align like this movie, it will blow your frickin mind.
The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
By Ken Robinson
This book is perfect for anyone who needs a confidence boost. A Chinese saying goes, 天生我材
必有用. That means every person that is born must be useful in some way.
Sir Ken Robinson chronicles stories of people who found their "element" - the state in which they flourish the most. It encourages people to seek out their passion and live out their best talents, whichever it may be.
One of the best reads I've had in a while. But if you are not picking up the book: here's a sneak peek.
The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self, Revised Edition
By Alice Miller
Being different is alienating, and growing up different with a family that tries their best but still could not understand you is painful. In this book, Miller describes some of the growing pains gifted children may face and the trauma they carry to adulthood.
Written from a psychotherapist's perspective, this book will attempt to explain some of the common issues gifted adults face in the context of their childhood experiences. A rather interesting read for the gifted as well as those who seek to understand them.
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