Monday, May 16, 2005
Does it hurt when you cry?
Much less when i die.
I slept through a bomb.
I woke way past it's prime.
When the world was all dark.
My eyes bled and were cut.
Don't mind the screams now.
This isn't foul.
I just want to know...
Does it hurt when you cry?
No.
Much less when i die.
~La pooh~
Just watched "Kingdom of Heaven". What is it with epic movie these days? First there was LOTR. Then came King Authur. Troy. Alexander. Now KOH. Interesting. Well...i can't exactly say that it wasn't worth the money but not really what i had expected. In fact, the characters could have been made out to be more intense since there were really quite a couple of them that i thought would have left a deep impact but unfortunately they were not capitalized by the screenwriter/director. Call it the 'cult of bloom' if you may. KOH is really about Orlando Bloom. I mean come on. He is in practically EVERY single scene. Yup. He is really being glorified in this show. What a sell out! Hmmm. I have to admit that he looked more appealing as an elf though. Okie. Nuff of blooming. I guess what saved the show was the action. Not as good as LOTR and the battle of Helm's Deep but it is pretty decent. The resemblance is rather uncanny to LOTR though. Maybe that's cuz all epic battle scenes look alike? Heh. And of course. Who can forget the true-to-life message about religion/honour/respect that is being echoed through the show. I think that the war between the muslims and the christians and the whole issue about religion was a really interesting (yet touchy) topic to ponder about. I especially liked the final speech that Balian (Bloom) gave before the battle. He said something like "who has claims over the mosque, the (some other religious monuments that i can't recall). No one. We all have claim." Quite a few scenes also had a kind of powerful subtlety. Not to mention that there were a few really insipiring quotes such as this one: "You are not what you were born, but you have it in yourself to be." Well...Aside to the glorification of Orlanda Bloom and the action packed battle sequences...the story could have been better woven and the other characters given more depth and dynamic. Let's just say that this is a 3 1/2 outta 5 epic movie. Definitely not Scott at his best nor does this echo the prowess of "Gladiator" and is it just me or does Orlando need more than KOH to showcase his ability to give depth to his on-screen character? Hmmm. Bloom fans...don't kill me. *skoots off covered in a veil*How many nations are there in the sky?One nation in the sky.If there's only one nation in the sky, shouldn't all passports be valid for it?~Life of Pi~That is my take on religion.
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