Movie Reviews

Review #1 - O Brother Where Art Thou?

I'd like to say that this movie was visually stimulating. The use of colors (saturation, desaturation), scene transistions and the lighting make this movie great and unique. The story line however, was one I had a hard time to keep interested in. Sometimes I didn't know what they were saying, and I paid more attention to the visual elements and structure than the story line. I guess I just couldn't really relate to the story. But, I will hand it to them for their choice in music. It did add to the overall feel of the movie, and I actually knew some of them because I sing with a gospel choir...ANYWAY. All in all, good movie.

Review #2 - Pecker

Bahahaha! Hilarious movie! Unlike O Brother Where Art Thou, in my opinion, this movie has such a rich story line. I was kept interested and entertained. The way it was shot was definitely plain, normal, and most likely on a lower budget than O Brother, but I think added it's own charm to the movie. The characters and the message of the movie were what made this one great. I can definitely relate to this movie; he's a photographer, I'm a photographer. But I always try and steal some street scenes and candids of my friends and family. I've actually seen this movie before and watched it the first time when I was twelve. It's where I learned what tea bagging was. Watching it again definitely makes the point of the movie more clear, easier for me to understand what it was all about and appreciate it more than I did before. And, I also get all the other jokes that I never understood when I was twelve.

"I love you more than Kodak!"

52 Weeks to a New Me

I don't know where the idea came from, if I heard it from someone else or if I just thought it would be something fun do to, but it's a good way to start to a new year, a new path and a new me! Hopefully by the end of the year Ill reach my goal.

Since the year was coming to an end, what was the first thing you did? You made your new year resolution! So, I randomly thought of things that I didn't like about myself. It wasn't much of a task to list off at least a dozen in ten seconds. They're things that bug me but I never really pay close attention to or put off to solve on another day. They can be little things, habits of yours you don't like, habits you wish you had and things you need to get done. There's obviously quite a few, and trying to accomplish it throughout the year whenever seems a little scattered. You always have the drive to change at the beginning of the year, but once we get a little deeper, we either have no time or give up because it's too hard. We end up with unfinished goals. One week seems like a reasonable amount of time to make these goals a habit. The structure helps me keep focused and reminds me of what all my goals are. I also try to keep similar goals together in a month or two.

Here's an example, this is what I have planned out for January:

Week 1, Jan 1-9: Cut out pop and drink 8 glasses of water a day.
Week 2, Jan 10-16: Get up between 6-7 every morning, and go to sleep between 9-10:30.
Week 3, Jan 17-23: Eat breakfast.
Week 4, Jan 24-30: Make the bed every morning (I always leave it to my mom).

Each new week, you still have to carry on the goal of the previous week(s).

Little things like that are things we can change and benifit from. Try it yourself, what have you got to lose? Optimism is no crime, but a vision of something different.

Let's hope I progress to something different. =]