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....