movie talk 4: the lost son

back to another talking about another decent movie that i have watched a couple of months back. this movie is set in the past where women were deemed as a small voice in society. the movie i'm referring to is "Changeling".

the story is mainly about a woman who had a son living with her in an average house during the 20th century. one day, her son went missing and she went on appealing for him to be found. this case was somehow seen as an important one for the town police force as its poor reputation led them having to solve more cases. they decided that this case would be solved and let know to the media. unfortunately, her son wasn't found and the screwed up police force decided to bribe an orphan that resembled him to say he was the woman's son in front of the media before handing him back to the woman. the woman was shocked as she consistently deny that he was her son. her constant fight to voice out was always falling to deaf ears or silenced almost as she spoke. this continues throughout the movie.

i feel that this is a real awesome movie for it really shows the extent a mum would go just to find her son and what not. plus, it also highlights how much courage and determination to be heard, to never give up no matter what. this movie leads you into guessing where the son could be even up towards the end of the show. what happens in the end is up to you to find out. :)

i still look for your face in the crowd

the past week was probably one of the most tiring weeks in my NS life but nonetheless glad i have conquered it and that it is now over at last. four more months to ORD.. 

#wheregottime

anyway here is a beautiful song by The Script that i have been replaying on my ipod recently.

movie talk 3: alienated

to be honest, i am not a big fan of alien movies. reason being i think that having aliens on earth is more unrealistic than having ghosts here. furthermore, many alien movies sent me go disappointed in the past but not this one. the movie is "District 9".

the plot is about an alien spaceship that parked above Johannesburg in 1982. humans tried to established contact with the alien race and what not. soon over the course of 20 years, some people and the alien population are living on the area known as District 9. now, scientist and military troops are looking to relocate them due to the rising rate of protests and what not.

i was first drawn to this movie when i looked at the amount of money involved. it only took about US$30million to make and its gross revenue is about US$210million. this is crazy. plus, numerous friends said this film is rather unique and so i finally gave it a try. indeed, no regrets. the way the film dictate the storyline is rather interesting. plus, there are numerous heart-warming scenes in the second half of the movie. the ending was pretty touching and awesome. somehow, the director lets you think of your own ending.