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.