I Know Nuts About Art
It's official.
I know nothing about art.
Except that the picture below, is definitely an art for me (and for male adoring readers).
I'm actually referring to movies. Especially movies that win awards.
Take Brokeback Mountain for example.
I seriously cannot understand what's so great about the movie. I tried watching it 3 times. And all 3 times I ended up doing something in the middle of it or falling asleep. That shows how much captivation it had on me despite the fact that I'm gay.
No offense to Heath Ledger but I just didn't find the movie appealing to me.
The best thing that can relate me to Brokeback Mountain would no doubt be Cowboy Gay Sex song from Family Guy. Here, let me share with you guys.
(I actually uploaded an original strip of the song from the series by using MovieMaker, but YouTube rejected it due to copyright issues. So, only this crappy version can be used..)
Yesterday Slumdog Millionaire won 8 Oscars. Fascinating, ain't it?
After hearing so much good reviews about the movie, I decided to go watch it the day they won 8 Oscars just to find out how good it was.
And much to my high expectation of 8 Oscar winning movie, it didn't exactly reach my expectations. I'm so going to spoil the movie for you guys. So for those who cannot take spoilers, don't read.
So the story harps on about a poor kid from the slums who managed to get into Who Wants to be a Millionaire game show and coincidentally, went all the way to win 20 million rupees (the max prize money). What the kid had was not formal education or extensive research, but luck. Sheer luck as the questions given were all from his life experience and he made lucky guesses as well.
The entire movie is most divided into 2 parts where 1 part is as if you're watching the god damn game show and the other, his growing up life which is fascinating if you happen to be a rich kid who've never suffer a tough life before. However, for most average Joes or people who have been given a tough life, there's nothing fantastic about the story as I'd say, every human in the world has a story to tell of their life. And do not be surprised each and every story they tell are as unique and fascinating as what portrayed in Slumdog Millionaire.
The only part of the movie which I found captivating and charming was the part when he actually won the god damn game show. Yes, I guess many of us can relate to our desire for someone to win the top prize money and feel happy thus many of us in the cinema who were watching it were excited when we see him won. That's the part that made the most impact if you ask me.
When the movie was ending, I thought,
"Wow, a Hindi movie without singing and dancing? This is new"
And then, guess what? They started singing and dancing at the ending. Lol. Nothing wrong with that, no crazy logic where they change clothes instantly while singing and dancing too. So all in all, it was nice. But just didn't reach my expectation of a 8 Oscar winning film.
If you ask me, I'd still put my votes on The Dark Knight.
P.S. I think I'm racist. But then again, I also discriminate gay films. Lol.
Cheers
Robb
I know nothing about art.
Except that the picture below, is definitely an art for me (and for male adoring readers).
I'm actually referring to movies. Especially movies that win awards.
Take Brokeback Mountain for example.
I seriously cannot understand what's so great about the movie. I tried watching it 3 times. And all 3 times I ended up doing something in the middle of it or falling asleep. That shows how much captivation it had on me despite the fact that I'm gay.
No offense to Heath Ledger but I just didn't find the movie appealing to me.
The best thing that can relate me to Brokeback Mountain would no doubt be Cowboy Gay Sex song from Family Guy. Here, let me share with you guys.
(I actually uploaded an original strip of the song from the series by using MovieMaker, but YouTube rejected it due to copyright issues. So, only this crappy version can be used..)
Yesterday Slumdog Millionaire won 8 Oscars. Fascinating, ain't it?
After hearing so much good reviews about the movie, I decided to go watch it the day they won 8 Oscars just to find out how good it was.
And much to my high expectation of 8 Oscar winning movie, it didn't exactly reach my expectations. I'm so going to spoil the movie for you guys. So for those who cannot take spoilers, don't read.
So the story harps on about a poor kid from the slums who managed to get into Who Wants to be a Millionaire game show and coincidentally, went all the way to win 20 million rupees (the max prize money). What the kid had was not formal education or extensive research, but luck. Sheer luck as the questions given were all from his life experience and he made lucky guesses as well.
The entire movie is most divided into 2 parts where 1 part is as if you're watching the god damn game show and the other, his growing up life which is fascinating if you happen to be a rich kid who've never suffer a tough life before. However, for most average Joes or people who have been given a tough life, there's nothing fantastic about the story as I'd say, every human in the world has a story to tell of their life. And do not be surprised each and every story they tell are as unique and fascinating as what portrayed in Slumdog Millionaire.
The only part of the movie which I found captivating and charming was the part when he actually won the god damn game show. Yes, I guess many of us can relate to our desire for someone to win the top prize money and feel happy thus many of us in the cinema who were watching it were excited when we see him won. That's the part that made the most impact if you ask me.
When the movie was ending, I thought,
"Wow, a Hindi movie without singing and dancing? This is new"
And then, guess what? They started singing and dancing at the ending. Lol. Nothing wrong with that, no crazy logic where they change clothes instantly while singing and dancing too. So all in all, it was nice. But just didn't reach my expectation of a 8 Oscar winning film.
If you ask me, I'd still put my votes on The Dark Knight.
P.S. I think I'm racist. But then again, I also discriminate gay films. Lol.
Cheers
Robb
11 xtra squirt(s):
brokeback was special because everyone else thinks it portrays the whole gay community, or something that people never know of.
Wanna blame, blame Ang Lee, he's the one creating those boring movies that US applaud as masterpiece such as crouching tiger hidden dragon.
On the contrary, Brokeback Mount is one of my fav films tho I hate the hollow emotion from the ending which had a torturing impact on me for days.
I'll watch the Slumdog after finishing the book tho your post has already diminish my enthusiasm LOL.
Btw, anything you don't understand is ART =p
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wat i get from slumdog is the story,the point tat make slumdog become different n won 8 oscar,not the artist cos they were not even nominated.
i kinda wow when i watch slumdog cos its really different with other movie tat played by indian (especially when i tot they dint have dancing n singing part which is the trademark of indian movie but unfortunatle they did in the end of the movie!hahaha)
one thing is.. its not only all about his experience. it is also one romantic love story if u see it in another way.
Well for me, it is rather special and not your usual oscar winning movies :)
Slumdog is different because it's not an Indian movie, it's a British movie! Yah so it's set in India, we've had East is East and Bend it like Beckham.
Now we have Slumdog! I didn't think it was all that either, a bit overhyped.
Yah it's good and the narrative was excellent, but the ending was pure cheese.
ym: yea, damn that guy
nsxon: really? hmm.. i'll try watching it for the fourth time and see if i fall asleep again
ahsen : ok, i think i'm racist then. lol. though i loved kuch kuch hota hei
frissccal: love story? i dun think that's love at all. that's like biting on the first female u ever get acquainted in ur life.
st: british? now that's something new for me to know. it's a decent movie in storyline i have to agree, but i just dun see why it won so many oscars, that's all.
wow they only dance and sing one time? this is surprising. well if they did sing and dance as the usual hindi movies, i wonder if they'd win the awards. LOL..
I think Slumdog was pretty good, but when a movie gets hyper up so much you expect it to be FANTASTIC and then you get disappointed, hahahaha. I watched Slumdog well before the Oscars and liked it a lot, but I wouldn't say I loved it as much as I loved Confessions of a Shopaholic (OMG BIMBO!)
The last part of the video is damn funny!!!
sodomyyyyy....sodomyyyyy.lol
brokeback mountain, when you strip it to its elements, is just a simple love story acted out in a very engaging manner, except that it's between 2 guys
i gotta agree that slumdog millionaire is a little over-hyped. its a very good movie, but under its poignant scenes and brutally truthful storytelling is a remarkably flawed plot
-kc, the rainbow hippo
peeps i dont see d indian in it OMG!!i went to c d movie like everone else, skepticism ..but boy was i wrong.hey guys d part dat got me was wen jamal was kicked d hell out of his pants wen d white guys merc parts was scavanged!d guy defended d young teenage despite his obvious realisation of d situation..thers insurance anyway!jamal said said dis is d real india...n d white guy lady answered well let me show u d real america,n paid jamal for his tour guiding...dat was so touching.guys dont u get it,d unfairness of treatment, cruelty in life..teach us a lot about humanity...no wonder it bagged 8 grammys.i all for it another 2 wouldnt even matter!i love slumdog story even up to d dancing on d railway flatforms,d songs n music...
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