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Well, another cartoon which captured my heart :)
Alur ceritanya mudah dimengerti, menghibur, cocok untuk anak kecil.

Setelah nonton film kartun ini, aku mulai setuju dengan pendapat seorang Romo yang mengatakan bahwa saat ini orang-orang membutuhkan sebuah realita di mana kita mampu berimajinasi dan menciptakan hal-hal di luar kegiatan kita sehari-hari. Maka film-film yang saat ini mem-booming adalah film dimana manusia hidup di dunia yang berbeda. Sebut saja Divergent, The Hunger Games, Percy Jackson, dan masih banyak lagi.

This movie gives another perspective of Alien invaded the Earth... but without any killing involved.
The alien called Boov... and they talk with "s", "I has...", "Doos", haha... very adorable. And they can't lie, because when they lie, they turn green (their bodies able to change colour according to their mood, haha!).
One of the Boovs was helping a girl finding her mother... since all humans are relocated somewhere so Boov could live all around the Earth.

Throughout their journey, they learn more about each other, about human and Boov's values, and about friendship -- which Boovs do not have.

The end of the movie was a twist... another alien was looking for his entire generation kept safe in a rock, which was taken by this Boov.... So he was chasing the Boov to get his rock back. What has been portrayed as a scary looking alien, turns out to be another cute and adorable orange creature!! :) :)

I also enjoyed its soundtrack, and this one below is the main soundtrack by J.Lo.
**Tho I'd preferred different video clip.. haha.




Love,

You're All Surrounded

This is probably my first review of one of the K Drama that I'm currently watching.

My first K Drama was "Endless Love" (or "Autumn in My Heart") by Song Hye Kyo, Won Bin, and Song Seung Heon. I watched it in... 2000? Haha. That drama made me cry every single episode. It was so so sad and tragic!

After that, I developed an uneasy feeling towards K Drama. Yes, the story line was good; yes, it was so touching; yes, the people in it are so good looking. But... I was tired from crying every single night watching the drama. Haha....

Then I heard about "Full House", where Song Hye Kyo starred with Rain. Believe it or not, I didn't watch it though the drama was super famous among my friends.

Probably in 2007, some of my friends were idolizing some K Pop bands. So... I give it a try... to watch some Music Videos by K Pop bands -- Girls Generation (SNSD) was the first, then TVXQ, followed by Super Junior and 2NE1. From Youtube, I saw some snippets of K Drama again. So... I watched a little bit here and there.

One thing I like about K Drama -- it is short and (so far) happy ending. One drama has 16-21 episodes, unlike US TV Series -- it goes by seasons, and never ending!!

In K Drama, the plot is clear, and really emotional. The actors and actresses are really good in expressing their feelings -- wondering, crying, laughing, angry, confused, and in love. *You will always see crying, laughing, screaming, and kissing scene in any drama*

The more I watch K Drama, the more I notice the same people... which give me nice and familiar feeling, hahaha....

If you are wondering, nope... I do not watch a lot of K Drama until recently. But I found this particular drama -- "You Are All Surrounded" (YAAS) very interesting. It has good background, the plot was smooth, many interesting characters, and it's not JUST about love, or revenge, or hatred. There are good mixed emotions featured in it.

YAAS featured the lives of 5 policemen and 2 policewomen, though only 2 of them are the focus of this drama. It started with the childhood background of the main character, Kim Ji Yong (Lee Seung Gi) who changed his identity as Eun Dae Goo after a tragic incident involved his mother.

11 years later, Ji Yong aka Dae Goo met Seo Pan Suk, the man who he believed to be responsible for his mother's death. People say, there is always two sides of a story. He was only looking for a revenge, but he found friendships with his teammate, trust towards Seo Pan Suk, and a twisted reality of the person he initially trusted the most. *Interesting right?!?!*

I enjoyed watching this drama so much, and for the first time... I found Lee Seung Gi very attractive. Hahahaha.... I watched "My Girlfriend is a Gumiho" which starred Lee Seung Gi and Shin Min A, yet I did not find him as attractive as in this YAAS drama. Hahaha.... Aww, now I know why Yoona from SNSD got together with him last year. *wish them the best!*


Love,

Maleficent

I watched this movie just yesterday! Haha... after so long wanted to watch too many movies yet had no time lately.
Honestly I could not remember if Maleficent is related to Aurora, or Snow White. Haha.... But I wanted to watch this movie, a movie where Angelina Jolie starring in it. I've been avoiding her and Pitt's movies for quite sometime because I am pro Jennifer Aniston, haha.

Anyway, this movie is really good! Again, Disney with happy ending.
I enjoyed the plot, the background of who Maleficent is, and all the beautiful views :)

I liked it that Disney decided to make Maleficent as a person, with feelings and expressions, and love of something.
Well, probably one of Angelina's movies where I enjoyed her acting, and she was really really good!! :)

She is a fairy with no wings because her so-called lover took it away from her, because he wanted to be the king - human being greedy of power.
She was furious, and wanted to have her revenge on Aurora, but as she watched her grow... She fell in love with her charming behavior.

I like this movie! :)
And of courseee, Aurora is really pretty!! :) :) :)


Love,

Saving Mr. Banks

This movie is about Walt Disney and P.L. Travers. One who created Mickey Mouse, full of life, dreams, and happiness; and one who created Mary Poppins, strict, proper, and realism. I guess it really portrays the Walt Disney I learnt from story book, and how "proper" an English woman is. Haha :)

Walt would like to make a movie of Mary Poppins, and had been trying to pursue P.L. Travers for 20years! Wow, imagine his determination, spirit, and courage!!
As I watched further, I learnt more about P.L. Travers, her background, her childhood, and (somehow) it always back to our childhood memories.

Her actual name is Helen Goff, she is an Australian, who loved her father so much. She created Mary Poppins story based on her own experience, expectation, and imagination.

This movie portrays the difficulties of the Disney team when making the movie of Mary Poppins. I quite enjoyed the acting and was able to imagine the exact scene. Bravo to Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson, and the team!! :) :)

Sometimes the English accent brings different colour, although I'm still not quite used to it :) but Disney movies always managed to affect me emotionally by watching it.

Below is one example of the conversations, which amused me. Hehehe....

[Travers gives Ralph a list of people to his handicapped daughter, Jane]
Ralph: "Albert Einstein, Van Gogh, Roosevelt, Frida Kahlo" - What is this?
P.L. Travers: They all had difficulties. Jane can do anything that anyone else can do, do you understand?
[beat]
P.L. Travers: Look on the back.
Ralph: [turns it over] "Walt Disney."
P.L. Travers: Deficiencies in concentration and hyperactive behavior. Explains everything!

Love,

Mary and Martha

I watched this movie on the plane -- from Sydney to Singapore, trying to stay awake due to the time difference.
I was interested with this movie because of the title... but no, it's not the Mary and Martha whom we know from the Bible.

This movie is about 2 women, Mary and Martha, who went through similar situation - the loss of a child in Africa.

Mary wanted to be an extraordinary mother, who tried to show her son the world outside school, because he was bullied in school.
Bully in school is actually quite common, especially in western country (or so I heard).

Martha's son, decided to volunteer in Africa for a new experience. The guy who played as her son is actually the guy who played as Finnick in Hunger Games, Sam Claflin. His death was as detailed, but both died from malaria.

I didn't know that malaria used to be deadly, and still deadly in Africa.
This movie portrayed their struggles to go through their loss and grief, and how hard they tried to continue with their lives.

Mary and Martha in the end decided to do some research and bring this matter to the government so they could help the children in Africa for proper medication and medical attention and save millions of lives :)

The love of mother, who is supported by her husband, is wonderful :)
Love is giving, understanding, and accepting.

*Picture is copied from here.

Love,

Frozen

Haha, back to Disney movie! :)

I personally love Disney movie, because its message is always about love, and happy ending :)
Life may not always end happily, but it's good to watch this kind of movie once a while, to restore hope, faith, and kindness.

This movie is about 2 princesses, Elsa and Anna. Unique, because usually Disney princess is an only child, or only daughter :)
Secondly, it focuses more in sibling's relationship between Elsa and Anna, not so much about true love kiss.

I like this movie because it's simple, light, but still has a lovely message and good humor in it. Hehe...

For the character, I love Anna a lot. Although she is ignored by her elder sister without knowing the reason, but she still maintains cheerful and positive personality. She reminds me to keep positive attitude towards life and not to allow my problems bring us down.




Love,

The Notebook

This movie is very romantic, and... too good to be true?
I heard a lot about this movie since few years ago, but I just found the time to watch it recently.
I like this movie, because the character and the story line can move my heart.

Plus, it's the first time I watch Ryan Gosling, haha....
Both Ryan and Rachel are so perfect for each other :)

Both Allie and Noah met during summer holiday. They may not be the perfect couple, but they love each other deeply.
The drama, the conflict, the different background between two of them, and when parents came to the picture. Hmmm.... So true, haha....

“I love you. I am who I am because of you. You are every reason, every hope, and every dream I've ever had, and no matter what happens to us in the future, everyday we are together is the greatest day of my life. I will always be yours.”

I enjoyed watching this movie :) and it gave me hope in true love... fight for love, fight for something that you truly love and believe, even when you hurt your loved ones.

**Picture is taken from here.

Love,

When Life Doesn't Go Your Way

How many times in our life that we have our own plans, wishes, dreams, or scripts that didn't go as we hope it would be?

Katrina Zeno has given me more than inspiration, but also encouragement, that God creates us for a purpose. We are created for a greater glory and that we are chosen, blessed, broken, and given.

Chosen
We are chosen among the people, because we are the beloved children of God.

Blessed
We belong to a loving God who will never leave us alone.

Broken
Through our brokenness, it tells something unique about us. Our brokenness "is an opportunity to purify and deepen the blessing that rests upon us" (Fr. Nouwen). It allows God's light to shine through us. Through divine mercy, God transform our brokenness into blessedness.

Given
Our brokenness is what allows us to be given in a particular way,to fulfill the unique mission that God has for our lives.

What really struck me is, we need to have a heart of hope and a heart of patience.

Hope means that we believe that God is working all the time, even when we can't see it. A heart of hope is a heart that presses into God and stays connected instead of drawing away.

"People who wait have received a promise that allows them to wait. They have received something that is at work in them, like a seed that has started to grow."
-Fr. Nouwen

When we live in patience and hope, letting go of control, then our waiting can be open to all possibilities.

Therefore dear brothers and sisters in Christ, have a hopeful heart & be blessed! :)

Love,

Warm Bodies

Julie & R
This movie is so romantic!! :)
Zombie and human? Falling in love?? :)

It's just too cute. He can speak what's in his mind perfectly clear but what comes out from his mouth is just groaning.
It's so funny when he said, "This is my best friend. By best friend, I meant we occasionally bump into each other and groan."
Hahaha....

R is one unique zombie. He collects stuff, listen to music, has his own space (plane)....
He will think about his past although he couldn't remember anything, he will explain what he does....
It gave me different perspective about zombie though, and I'm not sure all zombies are as nice as he is.

Finally, as any other drama movie, there's some romantic touch, and "Awww..." moment :)

Oh yes, I love the soundtrack too!!
Just listen to some songs, who knows you might like it :) Hehehe....

Les Misérables

Have you watched this movie? It's a GREAT movie!!
Well, they don't talk, but singing the whole dialogue :)

There are few main characters in the movie:
Jean Valjean - played by Hugh Jackman
an ex-con who was saved and forgiven by a Bishop,and he learnt to love others.

Fantine - played by Anne Hathaway
a single mother, who was trying to support her daughter and herself by working odd jobs until she died.

Javert - played by Russel Crowe
a police inspector dedicating his life to imprisoning Valjean once again.

Cossette - played by Amanda Seyfried
Fantine's daughter, who was taken care by Jean Valjean after her mother passed away.


This movie shares a lot of love, from God and human being. It is is based on the 1862 French novel by Victor Hugo. Therefore it shows the condition of French's war and revolution.

I love how they answer one another in a long sentence, not as short as "okay."
Here are some quotes from the movie which are meaningful for me.

“To love another person is to see the face of God.”

“Life's great happiness is to be convinced we are loved.”

"I'm a man, no worse than any man. You are free, and there are no conditions. No bargains or petitions. There is nothing that I blame you for. You have done your duty, nothing more."

It gave me different perspective of loving other human being, especially those who do not like you and treat you wrong.

And I agree with my friend, truly, it's a Catholic movie :)

Life of Pi

Life of Pi is a 2012 American adventure drama film based on Yann Martel's 2001 novel of the same name.

The film is about an Indian family. The main character, Pi, was named Piscine Molitor Patel after a swimming pool in France.

Pi is raised a Hindu, but he is introduced to Christianity and Islam during his teenage years, and starts to follow all three religions as he "just wants to love God."

His family owns a zoo and one day, the father is thinking to migrate to Canada and start a new life. Sadly, there was a storm and their ship capsized. The only survivor was Pi.

He gets stranded in a lifeboat after a shipwreck in which his family dies, with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. He then learned to live and survive on the sea.

After 227 days, the lifeboat washes up onto the coast of Mexico and Richard Parker immediately escapes into the nearby jungle.

This movie has a very good visual effect, which I like :) I almost thought that this movie was based on a true story....

Brave

This movie is funny :) It's about a princess, who doesn't act like a princess :)
She loves archery and horse riding.

What interesting from this movie is, she has different expectation from her mother. Her mother is a proper queen who taught her about the proper way to eat, to speak, to behave, etc. *reminds me a lot of my mum*

Then comes the challenges - argument with her mother, proposal from other clans, and a witch who is believed could change her fate. After that, the movie is quite interesting :)

I guess this movie shows another perspective of a princess, who is stubborn enough to follow her heart and brave enough to do what she thinks is right for her.

The signature of this movie is her hair. It's messy, yet lovely in color :)

One Day

This movie is starring Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess. A love story between Dexter and Emma, who knew each other after their college graduation.

It shows us their lives on the same dates every year. Who knew, after almost 15 years, they still in love with each other.

Intermezzo:
Their story reminds me of one of Cecilia Ahern's books, titled "Where Rainbows End".

Anyway, it's a sweet love story with its ups and downs. Still quite relevant in our story nowadays, I think. There's no perfect person, so it is with love.

I'm actually quite moved, and got myself thinking of some people who had been in my life in the past. How are they doing now?

PROM

Have you watched this movie? I love it, haha....
It's simple, just like the title, it's all about PROM.

Honestly, I'm not that familiar with Prom, as we don't have that culture in Indonesia.
But I could understand the excitement of the last day in school :)

I like this movie because it's normal to happen everywhere. It brings back memories in Secondary and High School :) PDKT, jadi pemuja rahasia, pacaran sama bintang sekolah, dll dsb.

"Sometimes you think that you know a person very well, but actually you don't."

And she's got me thinking upside down
Talking backward out the wrong side of my mouth
Making promises that I can't keep
That's how I know
That I'm in deep

The Expendables 2

Oh wow. You gather all the action film actors, and here we go :)
They are incredible! There are more actors in the sequel of The Expendables, compared to the first movie.

Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Liam Hemsworth.

I was hoping that Liam Hemsworth could play longer, but no... he died quite early *sigh*. Probably because he's the youngest and to be the team member at least you should be 40years old? Haha... *kidding*
And oh, did you know that he's the brother of Chris Hemsworth (the THOR) and boyfriend of Miley Cyrus?? Hahaha....

Anyway, the story is good, but because there are so many good actors around, their actions are quite limited. Still, I enjoy watching it :) Bravo!!

*picture is borrowed from here.

Serendipity

Serendipity. It means a "happy accident" or "pleasant surprise".

The movie was in 2001, a love story between Kate Beckinsale (as Sara) and John Cusack (as Jonathan).

They met 5 days before Christmas, when they shopped Christmas gifts for their own girlfriend/boyfriend. And there was a chemistry between them!

They couldn't forget about each other even after few years, but they have their own partners and both are supposed to get married.

drama.. drama.. drama.... cos it's a movie anyway.

I actually enjoy the movie a lot! I love the plot :) but now I start to wonder, "could something like that happen in the real life?"

When it comes to love... even when you brain says no,
but if your heart wants it, usually heart always gets it.

Norwegian Wood

This book is highly recommended to all of you who are book lovers, especially if you like to read love stories. Haruki Murakami is an amazing writer, he's able to make me imagine every scene and situation in the book as if it's real.

The story took place in Japan, 1960s. It's about teenagers - Toru, Naoko, Midori, Kizuki, Nagasawa, and Hatsumi - who have to struggle with their family issues, relationship issues, and studies through their teenage lives.

It gave you pretty much a good idea of what's happening in Tokyo, Japan during 1960s. About college life, the studies and parties. Although my university life was different from the main role, Toru, but I could imagine what he had gone through.

Funny and weird people, those whom you could relate to, those who you don't understand their way of thinking, and those who you think always in their own world detached from reality. Being teenager is hard. I always think that teenagers are in the middle, neither here nor there.

When I read the book, I guess it never occurred to me that death of a loved one could affect someone tremendously. Well, I never had a close friend or relatives who attempted suicide, thankfully. But I could understand how life at times makes you feel that you just want to end it at one point.

I love the way Haruki Murakami describes people, their appearances and personalities; and also places. It was vivid, as if it's real.


I can't wait to watch the movie
Ps: The movie was good! But if you don't read the book, you may not fully understand the movie.

*Picture is borrowed from here.

Snow White and The Huntsman

Film ini keren euy! Hehehe.... Walau judulnya Snow White, tapi ceritanya sama tapi tak serupa dengan cerita Disney :)

Alur cerita intinya lebih kurang sama, bahwa si Snow White kehilangan ibunya ketika ia masih kecil. Bapaknya raja, yang kemudian menikah lagi dengan perempuan jahat ini.

Si perempuan jahat (nenek sihir) ini lalu jadi ratu dan mengurung Snow White. Snow White kabur, ketemu mahkluk-makhluk fairytale - peri, troll, rusa putih gede, dll.

Bayangkan gabungan film-film seperti: Narnia, Harry Potter, Avatar. Nah, udah ada gambaran tentang hewan-hewan dan efek-efeknya? Hehehehe....

Pemerannya juga kereeennn! Aku lebih suka sama Kristen Stewart di film ini daripada di Twilight, hahaha.... Dia keren banget! Walau jarang ngomong.

Lalu pemeran Huntsman-nya si Thor! Ueeehhh... cuakeeeeppppnyaaaaa :) :) :) Hahaha....
Awalnya sih aku demen sama temen si Snow White, namanya William. Tapi setelah nonton bagian tempur-tempur... waaahhh... kagum sama si Thor! Hehehee....


Ga ketinggalan si Nenek Sihir jahat, cuantiknyaaaa bukan main!
Keren deh ini film pokoknya :)

*Picture is copied from here, here, and here.

Madagascar

Ini film ke-3 Madagascar. Ada yang inget cerita dari film pertamanya? Aku udah lupa. Hahaha.... Yang aku inget, film pertama itu perjuangan mereka keluar dari kebun binatang di New York. Lalu kedua itu... apa ya?

Ceritanya mereka ber-empat kangen sama "rumah", alias kebun binatang mereka di New York. Maka dimulailah petualangan mereka dari Madagascar menuju New York.

Di tengah jalan, ada seorang ibu yang ahli dalam menangkap hewan liar. Aksi ibu ini udah lebih dari pemain silat, hahaha....

Dalam perjalanan menghindari si ibu, Alex (Lion), Marty (Zebra), Melman (Giraffe), dan Gloria (Hippo) bertemu dengan segerombolan sirkus. Bertualang lah mereka bersama sirkus, keliling Eropa menuju New York.

Ceritanya lucu sih, menghibur, dan cocok lah untuk musim liburan sekolah kayak sekarang :) Bioskop rameee sama anak-anak dan ortu mereka. Hehehe....

The Avengers

Aku abis nonton film ini! Seru banget! Hahaha....

Ada Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, dan Hulk.
Pemerannya: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, daaannn Scarlett Johansson (sebagai Natasha Romanoff)!!
Beginilah kalo tokoh-tokoh keren digabung.

Tapiiii... aku suka sama si pemanah! Agent Barton alias Hawkeye, yang diperankan oleh Jeremy Renner.
Dia super keren banget!!

Well, selain aksi-aksi mereka yang keren... percakapan mereka juga layak disimak.

Contoh, ketika si Agent Romanoff ditelpon, dia lagi "kerja" sebagai mata-mata, dan ditunjukkan bagaimana dia beraksi melawan penjahat :)
Keren!!

Lalu percakapan yang lucu (menurutku):

Loki: What have I to fear?
Tony Stark: The Avengers. It's what we call ourselves, sort of like a team. "Earth's Mighiest Heroes" type thing. 
Loki: Yes, I've met them.

Tony Stark: Yeah, takes us a while to get any traction, I'll give you that one. But let's do a head count here: your brother the demi-god; a super soldier, a living legend who kind of lives up to the legend; a man with breath-taking anger management issues; a couple of master assassins, and YOU, big fella, you've managed to piss off every single one of them.

Loki: That was the plan.
Tony Stark: Not a great plan. When they come, and they WILL, they'll come for you.

Loki: I have an army.
Tony Stark: We have a Hulk.

Hahahaha....

Lalu ketika Loki bilang ma Hulk bahwa dia adalah dewa, si HULK tetep aja banting dia kanan kiri kanan kiri sampe muka Loki cengo....
HAHAHAHA!!!!

Film ini sangat menghibur :)

I think I don't mind watch it more than once.