it became very hard to blog. i have a urm… serious lack of vocab to express my feelings, or even type updates about my life. perhaps it was because i got sick for some time, but it could also be the tight schedule, or i’m plain lazy.

ever since i stepped foot into uni, my life basically revolves around Bahasa Malaysia, skills, talented schoolmates and movies. it’s not a surprise, because i enrolled in an art school, and i major in Film and Video.

the 1st film i watched in uni, was a tribute to Yasmin Ahmad. a local production – SEPET.

followed with one of my faculty’s lecture – Film Analysis & Appreciation, we are supposed to watch and analyze a film of different genres, EVERY week.

so for the 1st week, we watched a black and white Japanese melodrama – LATE SPRING.

then the following week, we watched a 20s musical film – THE COTTON CLUB.

every now and then, i catch movies in the theaters with my friends too, and the most recent – THE PROPOSAL, and UP!

my mind is so filled with images and snippets and afterthoughts, and with the amount of movies that i’ve watch in such a short time span… i think they are overloading my mind. i want to share my reviews and critiques with y’all, but i don’t know which to write first, because to me… they are equally good and has different qualities whom stands out from one another.

but before i share my thoughts about the movies that i have watched… i wanna share with you a trailer that captured my sight, and a story that touched my heart.

this is dubbed in Japanese.

and in English.

Richard Gere starred the latest film that i’m supposed to write a report – COTTON CLUB, hence i was really attracted to HACHIKO: A DOG’S STORY, because Richard Gere is in it (even though he looks 20years older)… until i watched the trailers and the synopsis, i immediately knew t’is a MUST-WATCH. the spotlight is no longer on Richard Gere, but HACHIKO! i have this weak spot over TRUE STORIES, what more when it films the real story of a dog!

the theme of this film is distinctly regarding LOYALTY – friendship can last forever. recently, i started loosing trust in “forever”, i feel cheated, negative and lost a big chunk of confidence in God. as i anchored my confidence elsewhere, i knew i am heading no where. the more i do that, the more i feel a lost of meaning and directions.

just like how i am like a parasite to assurances and grace that could be retrieved from my best of friends and family… perhaps, through this movie, i am trying to find comfort and make myself believe in the context, once again. i knew the feeling of holding on faithfully could be just so magical. i want to throw away my disbelieve, and fall in love with God again.