This is a typical stunt that you should not pull if you cannot take the consequences.... haha...
Recently GSC had the Japanese Film Festival thing where they have a few seleceted japanese movies showing. Of course, since its a sponsored event, the tickets are cheap.. only RM5 as compared to your usual RM10...
anywaz ... as i was saying .. its a stunt as in i have no idea what the movie is about and its just a random selection... the movie was FOURTEEN ...
as the name and picture suggest.. its about the life and 14 year old students ... so i told myself ... should be an ok movie i guess ... worst case is that i probably just see lots of 14 years old girls in sailor uniform ... which is not bad actually ... hahaha ... and boy was i in for a surprise ...
the movie is basically about the problems faced by japanese 14 year olds .. in school and family ... at that age .. peer pressure ... education ... puberty .. everything bundled up ...
there is actually 2 parts in the story line ... one is the things affecting the current 14 year old students and the other is adults who are affected by the things that had happened when they were 14 ...
i agree that the idea of the story is good ... it does make you think of the importance of noticing these issues ... for those who have children reaching such an age ..
BUT ... the way the director put it ... seems more like a japanese horror movie ... a very ssssllllooooowwwww ... japanese horror movie ... seriously .. the movie is really draggy and at times... dunno whats the point of having certain scenes ... and it was not surprising that some of the audiences left half way through the show ...
i dun think words can actually decribe the movie ... well.. at least with my limited vocabulary ... but its just one of those movies that can be really difficult to digest ...
therefore ... be prepared if you want to watch this movie ... if u are brave enough ... if not i would recommend Ultraman Mebius and Ultraman Brothers ... its light and easy ... i think ...
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
the recent Bon Odori
OK... seems like its been a very very time since i've written something... really need to put more effort in it .. haha...
anywaz ... today its about the recent Bon Odori festival .. BO for short... ermm,... i think i'll stick with Bon Odori ... haha...
well... it was actually my first time going to the festival ... for those who do not have any idea what Bon Odori is... its actually a japanese festival and i think it has something like a ghost festival ... but anyway ... the one we have over here in Malaysia is of a much smaller scale and its not so much about the ghost festival but as a medium to understand more about the japanese culture....
basically there's lots of stalls selling japanese food and drinks .. and some u can't normally find around town ... although the price may be a little on the high side ... alcohol is cheaper though... haha... helped myself to a couple of japanese sake too... =)
of course the highlight of the event was the cultural dances ... some done by the japanese students over here or by the members of various japanese cultural clubs in the country... also there are sessions whereby visitor participation is welcomed ...
another highlight would be the people participating in the festival ... mostly are by standers like myself... haha... but some really put alot of effort in it ... i mean... they really dress up to the occasion .. in traditional japanese dresses... i know that these traditional dresses don't come cheap ... and of course japanese who are residing here would come in their traditional wear as well...
its good to see people willing to accept and understand other nations or races culture ... through understanding then u can really learn to respect the differences .. this is something the world is really lacking right now ... lots of dispute due to lack of understanding and all ... kinda sad when u think about it though ...
well... anywaz ... it was good fun ... an eye opener ... given that is was my first time going to such a festival ... perhaps next year i will be more prepared and can really enjoy the festival even more...
anywaz ... today its about the recent Bon Odori festival .. BO for short... ermm,... i think i'll stick with Bon Odori ... haha...
well... it was actually my first time going to the festival ... for those who do not have any idea what Bon Odori is... its actually a japanese festival and i think it has something like a ghost festival ... but anyway ... the one we have over here in Malaysia is of a much smaller scale and its not so much about the ghost festival but as a medium to understand more about the japanese culture....
basically there's lots of stalls selling japanese food and drinks .. and some u can't normally find around town ... although the price may be a little on the high side ... alcohol is cheaper though... haha... helped myself to a couple of japanese sake too... =)
of course the highlight of the event was the cultural dances ... some done by the japanese students over here or by the members of various japanese cultural clubs in the country... also there are sessions whereby visitor participation is welcomed ...
another highlight would be the people participating in the festival ... mostly are by standers like myself... haha... but some really put alot of effort in it ... i mean... they really dress up to the occasion .. in traditional japanese dresses... i know that these traditional dresses don't come cheap ... and of course japanese who are residing here would come in their traditional wear as well...
its good to see people willing to accept and understand other nations or races culture ... through understanding then u can really learn to respect the differences .. this is something the world is really lacking right now ... lots of dispute due to lack of understanding and all ... kinda sad when u think about it though ...
well... anywaz ... it was good fun ... an eye opener ... given that is was my first time going to such a festival ... perhaps next year i will be more prepared and can really enjoy the festival even more...
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