Friday, 9 May 2008

What happened?

Amazing! 4 years of dating and we've never watch anything like "What happened in Vegas". Was it because I've refused to stoop so low as to go for mainstream Hollywood movies or that I've gone out of that league? Either way is the same.
No, I didn't enjoy myself in the movie, more so, I was criticising on the script, directions and acting over and over again in my head. The entire plot is too expected, leaving no surprise for the audience at all. The actors, backing on their own experience, don't seem to have done much homework to build up on their characterisation. As a result, the two protagonists are two-dimensional, falling flat like paper dolls. The directions are passe. In fact, the last bit of the movie reminded me of some lighthouse scene in a Korean tv serial 환상의 커플 ("Fantastic Couple") and some korean movies like 시월애 ("Il Mare"). Sadly it doesn't work for this movie as the director manages to capture neither the essence of the two protagonists' love nor the significance of the lighthouse.
Yes, I laughed a few times, not at the American humour though, but at the stupidity of the plot. It is a movie clearly to make the audience laugh, and to leave the cinema thinking about nothing. Not even about love in modern age which is the theme of the entire movie. All the more, it makes me firmly believe that being in the creative industry means reading up and observing life. Without these to lay the foundation, how is one going to build up his work?
Still, I'm glad I went for the show. It feels good to see the lights flickering on the screen and being surrounded by 7 friends. Now bonding seems more important than the movie screening.
As for you, I finally can confirm the real reason behind our breakup. Why? You should know why.

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