I’m sure everyone of us have a desired
ambition. Once, I would like to become a pharmacist but right after I received my
SPM result, I am not qualified for applying in pharmacy in any universities and
received any offer from matriculation because of my achievement for getting D
in Biology, Physics and Chemistry. I love Chemistry among
three of these subjects but unfortunately, the sustenance wasn’t mine. After I
pursue my study in KUIS by majoring in banking, I think my vision is getting
clearer right now. I would like to be a successful banker someday.
2.My idol.
Describe.
Everyone does have their own idol. So am I.
The person I adore is a dauntless man who is willing to do anything for the
sake of his beloved family. He is my father or my siblings and I call him
‘Papa’. In my family, I am the closest to him. The reason’s maybe I’m the only
daughter among three of his children.
My father named MohamadAsri and aged 44 in
this year. He’s weighed 65 kilos and heighted around 165cm, dark skin and has a
distended stomach (every married man does have this right? hehe). He is a
loving, caring, strict, overthinking (like father like daughter), hot-tempered
(this is scary ok), generous etc I can’t explain it anymore because my father
is a great person to be honest. His dark skin clearly shown that his willing to
work under the scorching sun just to earn money for the family. No one can ever
replace him for sure. Thank you for everything Papa, and kakak loves you so
much!
3.Ways to dakwah
using social media. Describe.
In today’s affluent society, the world we
live in is getting more sophisticate and highly developed with the existence of
various technologies in our life. For instance, smartphones, laptops, tablets
etc. Most of them are already built in many kinds of unique and useful
applications. Unfortunately, it is sad to know that not all of us are able to use
those gadgets wisely. Do you have ever heard of ‘selfie’? It is a widespread
phenomenon that happening in our world.
Instagram, Twitter, Facebook are well-known
social media that frequently used by us today. Instead of ‘selfie’, we can use
Instagram to post some religious photos. Who knows, we might cause a sad and
sappy person becomes enthusiastic instantly. I’m pretty sure people would love it! For
Twitter, we can tweet or retweet some beneficial posts. Oh, I almost forgot.
Tweet means a limited post in 140 characters while retweet here means we share
the tweet and itautomatically shared the retweeted tweet to our followers on
Twitter.
4.Benefits of using
social media to learn English language. Describe.
There are many kinds of benefits we’ll gain
in using social media to learn English language. For example, we can post our
status or something on our Facebook or Twitter by typing them in English. It is
proved to increase our confidence and improve our English language. Next, we
should try writing our comments in English on Facebook or Twitter. Who knows,
someone who able to detect language error could help you to correct it. See? It
is simple yet enjoying. Then, we can try to read blog or post in English. I
love reading Maria Elena’s blog so much. Her English is not that hard, it’s
easy to understand for intermediate level like me. English is everywhere. We
must master this language and it is vital to be applied in our daily life.
5.My friends.
Describe 5 of your best friends with pictures.
She is one of my best friends, and also my
most loved roommate in 703B. She has such a sweet name that is, Wan Fatin Amira.
My housemates and Iused to call her Mira. She came from Kelantan which located
at the east coast of Malaysia. She is majoring in TESL on second semester this
year. What makes me attract about her is, the attitude for sure. She is so
humble, obedient, pious, mature, overthinking (just like me haha) etc. She is
just like a sister to me as her sternness is really obvious in advising when my
action is unpleasant or I did something wrong somewhere. Plus, what I like the
most is the way she portrays in practicing kindness and charity in her daily
life and I must admit that they are really attracting me! Like seriously, I learned
a lot from her lately. It’s countless. She has lots of similarities that same
goes with me and that is how we’re getting closer to each other. Thanks for everything sweetheart, I love you!
Next!
These three girls are really my favourite.
Ya Allah, I really miss them so much! I hope they are in the pink of health and
happy always. They are Maisarah, Khairunnisa’ and Syahirah. They are my ‘best
friends forever’ as we’re inseparable and always stick together during school
time. Maisarah and Khairunnisa’ continue their study in matriculation at
Banting and Kepala Batas while Syahirah or ‘kakak’ pursues her study at Johor
in division of maritime. I met them when I moved to SMK Seri Nibong on 28 March
2011 and placed in class 4 Cekal by a counselor.
Maisarah, the specky girl who taught me to
be strong and keep smiling when I have to face tonnes of challenges and
difficulties in life. Around 2011,I faced hard times that I don’t even imagine
it and it was literally broke my heart into pieces. I really need someone to
bring me up and she appeared right at the moment. She keeps supporting me
continuously without being fed up. She just loves giving those useful advices
and I pray that she’ll become a counselor someday. Miss you a lot Maisarah.
Khairunnisa’ or ‘Keon’, a chubby little
girl who always cheer my day up in school. She is the most hardworking, clever,
cute, serious etc among the four of us haha! For Keon, she always reminds me of dakwah.
She told me to keep spreading on dakwah and show good examples to people as it
will be our profits in the Hereafter soon. Here, I’m not really good enough in
carry out those but first, I must improve and become a better person. Dear
Keon, I am not going to break that promise and I’ll try. Take care partner! :’)
For Syahirah (the shortest hehe), she is the eldest among four
of us as she was born on 3rd of January, 1995. She is a sweet, kind,
generous, talkative, forthright person etc. Kakak always told me not to be a
coward, be brave to face people and don’t let them step on you. She told me so
because I am the kind who is too soft-hearted and people always take me for
granted. “Yayaa, you’re too kind and doesn’t mean people can treat you just
like that?!” said Kakak to me in frustrating tone. Thanks kakak, I’ll never let
people do that to me :’)
What can I say? They are the most funny,
hilarious, childish ohh I can’t even describe them all. They are the best pals
I have ever met. I love you three so much! I hope the three of you are always
in the protection of Allah, take care and please don’t forget your PutYaa here
okay? (PutYaa is one of my nicknames during school times)
Lastly...
Fatin Nadrah, one of my best friends and
also schoolmates when we were in primary school. She is now pursuing her study
at International Islamic University in Gambang (its branches) and majoring in
pharmacy. She is so sweet, gentle, calm, untalkative etc. To be honest, I
really adore the way she struggles for her studies. She is way so hardworking!
I mean, she burns the midnight oil every night. No wonder if she always becomes
the best students in her school every year. I salute you, Fatin!
Assalamualaikum readers! I have concluded all the 10 given essays and below are my masterpieces. Well, my writing is quite horrible lately but I believe the word 'practise makes perfect'. If we work harder, keep practising frequently and struggle for the best, you will make it, insyaAllah :)
Act of charity should be encouraged among teenagers.
(Empathy, respect, grateful)
In the
year 2014, teenagers seem less in act of charity among people. This is really
frightening because teenagers around 20 years ago are quite different than the
teenagers nowadays. Teenagers must inculcate the empathy attitude towards the older
people. Teenagers must respect people first before they gain respect from
others as teenagers these days seem rude and act immoral. The teenagers must be
grateful and appreciate because most of them are living wealthy with their
parents’ support.
Discuss the benefits of doing presentations.
(Improve influency, builds
self-confidence, improve social interaction)
There
are lots of benefits for us by doing the presentations. Presentations can be
done in the classes, in front of our friends and so on. In presentations, we
can improve our fluency in speaking. But then, we must train ourselves first to
speak more with people in English if we want to speak fluently in that
language. The second is by doing presentations in the classes, it trains us to
build our self-confidences. I’m pretty sure many of us become braver after
doing a few times of presentations as we have faced a lot of people. This is
important in improving our social interaction with people.
Explain the advantages of continuing your studies after SPM.
(High motivation, financial support
from parents, friends from the same age group)
There
are many advantages in continuing our studies after we face the well-known exam
in Malaysia called SPM. First, we must have the high motivation and tell
yourself that you will do better during pursuing your studies in university and
try to get Dean’s list in every semester. Next, we are quite lucky if our
financial are fully supported by parents. As we all know, no parents in the
world want to see their children undergo hardships and obstacles. Try to score
flying colors in our exams to make our parents proud of us. Lastly, if you want
to have friends from the same age group, do not ever reject the offer from any
universities or you will regret it.
In Asia, Malaysia has been listed as the fifth country with
shoplifting cases. Explain why this crime seems rampant nowadays.
(Habit, poverty, peer pressure)
It
is very shocking to know that the well-known country named Malaysia has been
listed as the fifth country in the world with shoplifting cases. One of the
reasons are they make stealing as part of their daily habit. That is really a
bad habit that must be avoided. Some of them have to stealing because they live
in poverty and unable to earn some money. Lastly is peer pressure. We must be
clever at choosing friends so that we are not badly influenced by those
irresponsible persons.
Dictionary is essential in language learning.
(Spelling, vocabulary,
pronunciation)
Dictionary
is important for students like us. We often bring and use it wherever we are to
refer something especially in translating a language into another and search
for the meaning of some rare words. Dictionary helps us in correcting the
spelling. The more we use it, the less error will be made. Next, we can gain a
lot of vocabularies as many new words were inserted every year in the
dictionary. Finally, dictionary is able to improve our pronunciation.
Pronunciation is important in communicating with people around us.
V-blogging or video blogging is one of the latest technologies used
by people around the world.
(Leisure, business, communication)
Video
blogging is one of the so-called technologies used by the people around the
globe. Many people use V-blogging for leisure. I personally love this famous
blogger named Maria Elena Zarul as I adore her writing and style so much. Her
writing really inspires me a lot. Next, video blogging is important in
business. By using V-blogging, we can explain clearly about our business by
using an application, for example Skype, especially for those who are located
in different geographical places. For communications, we can use this kind of
video blogging to connect with people we loved instead of calling or texting
with them.
Cases of baby dumping in Malaysia are getting worse. Discuss the
causes of this phenomenon.
(Influence from the media, lack of
religious knowledge, lacks of attention from parents)
The
cases of baby dumping are getting worse year by year in Malaysia. Firstly, the
media mass are keep spreading the negative information and teenagers can get
influenced easily by it. Secondly, lack of religious knowledge is also one of
the factors about the cases of baby dumping. Teenagers love looking for leisure
and fun more than concerning and doing the obligations in religion. The third
one is the lack of attentions from parents. Parents nowadays are just love
looking for wealth more than looking after their own children. The children would
feel neglected for sure and they will start looking for their friends to have
fun together.
Blogging is an activity where people can post entries or
commentaries about events. Describe the benefits of blogging.
(To release stress, make new
friends, knowledge sharing)
I
love blogging where I can post my entries or some commentaries on others’
blogs. Instead of sharing problems with my family and friends, I can also share
those with my followers on blog and it is able to release my stress. In
blogging, I can make many new friends either! The point is when we have some
extra knowledge that people may do not know, we can post the entry and share it
to your readers. I’m sure people or maybe the silent readers will love it and
they will keep drop by our blog frequently.
Hari Raya or Eid is celebrated by all Muslim around the world after
a month of fasting (Ramadhan). Describe the celebration of Hari Raya in your
hometown.
(Visit the graves of the deceased,
enjoy the food and hari raya cookies, asking for forgiveness from family and
relatives)
Hari
Raya or Eid is the most awaited day by every Muslim every year. I celebrate Eid
in Bagan Serai, Perak which is the hometown of my mother’s side. During the Eid
morning, my whole family visits the graves of the deceased located in Kedah. We
recite surah Yassin for the late. A few moments later, we will enjoy the
mouthwatering dishes, delicacies and Hari Raya cookies as we have been fasting
for 30 days during the blessed month, Ramadhan. Then, everybody ask for forgiveness
from family and relatives. Everybody is happy after asking for forgiveness and
receive some money from the elder.
Students must plan their future well.
(Socially, financially,
professionally)
From
now on, students must plan their future well. In socially, students like us
should make more friends as you will have some ‘backups’ and they will try to
help you in case you are in the middle of trouble. Next, we must start planning
and managing our financial properly and wisely. This is because the essential
things in our life such as the shelter, food and so on keep rising day by day.
Lastly, in professionally, we should plan for something further or future like when
we are going to marry, having kids etc.
Spongebob Squarepants is one of my favorite
cartoons show during my childhood days. I always watch it on every Sunday, 9am
on TV3. In this cartoon, I prefer Spongebob Squarepants the most. The reasons
why I like him because he is just like me, he loves all his friends so much. As
we can see, the friendship between Spongebob and his best friend, Patrick Star
is so firm. Even I feel so envy towards them both although they’re not really
existed in this world.
Synopsis
The world's most popular invertebrate TV-cartoon star, SpongeBob
SquarePants was the brainchild ofStephen Hillenburg, who graduated CalArts with
two degrees: one in Marine Biology, and the other in Animation. A cheerful,
yellow-skinned denizen of deep who was shaped like a common bathroom sponge and
who wore a shirt, necktie and belted shorts, SpongeBob SquarePants lived in a
pineapple shell in the underwater community of Bikini Bottom, where he worked
at the Krusty Krab restaurant and sometimes commiserated with a land squirrel
who lived in a nearby biodome, and whose name was Sandy Cheeks (and for the
benefit of those viewings who are always on the lookout for "hidden
meanings" in the series' million-and-one jokes and references--well, we've
just listed three of 'em in the last sentence). The relentlessly cheerful
SpongeBob had a habit of coming up with the most complex of solutions to the
simplest of problems--in direct contrast with his best friend Patrick Star the
starfish, who was not the brightest bulb under the sea. Other characters on
SpongeBob's half-hour animated TV series included his boss at the Krusty Krab,
curmudgeonly Eugene V. Krabs, who jealously guarded the secret of his fabled
"Krabby Patties"; SpongeBob's pet snail Gary, who behaved more like a
cat; his grouchy neighbor Squidward Tentacles, a clarinet-playing octopus; and
Mr. Krabs' hated business rival Plankton, who ran a spectacularly
unsuccessfully eatery called the Chum Bucket. Boasting superb animation,
imaginative background art, and a veritable library of "in" jokes,
looney nonsequiturs and obscure pop-culture gags, SpongeBob Squarepants may
well have been even more popular with adults (especially college students) than
with children. Certainly it was one of the most marketable cartoon series of
its era, spawning zillions of dollars' worth of dolls, video games, novelty
clothing, sportswear, beach toys, and so on and so forth. Offering two
fifteen-minute adventures per half hour episode, SpongeBob Squarepants made its
Nickelodeon cable network debut on July 17, 1999, remaining in production until
put on temporary hiatus so that Stephen Hillenburg could concentrate on the
SpongeBob Squarepants theatrical feature that opened to great audience and
critical acclaim in the summer of 2004.
Totally Spies is a cartoon show about 3 beautiful
secret agents who work for Jerry whom the CEO of WHOOP. The character that I
like the most is Samantha or Sam for her nickname. Sam is the one who owns a
long haircut and wears the green suit during completing her mission. In this
cartoon, she is such a mature, intelligent and brave teenage girl. She is also able
to handle the mission with the help of her friends which are Alex and Clover. I
feel so happy every time their mission accomplished.
Synopsis
While the 3 teens Sam, Clover & Alex arrive in Bevery Hills,
they are recruted by the WOOHP -the World Organisation Of Human Protection- to
become international spies.
After a serious training, the girls are sent on their first mission
by Jerry –their new mentor.
They have to find Peppy Garou, a psychological coach for pets.
Peppy has mysteriously disappeared from his/her cabinet in Beverly Hills. The
girls quickly find out that Peppy, and numerous students of their school, have
been changed after been “fabulized”. After entering weird machine, the students
come out with a complete new attitude!
Juggling with their daily lives at school and their new secret
identities, the spies end by exposing who’s behind all the strange events. It’s
Fabu, an old dethroned model and inventor of the “Fabulizer”. His/Her plan?
Creating an ideal world, populated by fabu-lous looking people on a station in
space and destroying the world with all the ones who refuse to accept his/her
vision of the world! Are the gadgets, spontaneity and creativity enough for the
girls to save Beverly Hilss and the world? Find out in their very first
adventure!
Doraemon is a Japan-originated cartoon show. Doraemon is
a blue spherical-shaped cat with no ears on its head. It might sounds funny if
we imagine a cat without its pair of ears but Doraemon itself has lots of
amazing stuffs from its pocket. Just ask what Nobita desires and it’ll try to
fulfill his wishes. In addition, Nobita, the one who wears the yellow colored
plain shirt that always being bullied by Giant and Sunio. He lives in a same
room and same house with Doraemon. In this cartoon, I would prefer Doraemon as
it is a unique creature that have ever made.
Synopsis
Doraemon is sent back in time by Nobita Nobi's great-great grandson
Sewashi to correct Nobita's bad circumstances so that his descendants may have
a better life in future. In the original timeline, Nobita experienced nothing
but misery and misfortune throughout his life. As a result of this, Nobita's
failures in school and subsequently, his career, have left his family line
beset with financial problems. In order to alter history and improve the Nobi
family's financial status, Sewashi sent a robotic cat called Doraemon.
The stories are formulaic, usually focused on the everyday
struggles of fourth grader Nobita, the protagonist of the story. In a typical
chapter, Nobita comes home crying about a problem he faces in school and/or the
local neighborhood. After hearing him out, Doraemon always offers helpful
advice to his problem(s), but that's never enough for Nobita, who is
consistently looking for the "quick, easy" way out (which offers
insight to the viewers as to why Nobita's life turned out the way it did).
Finally, after Nobita's pleading and/or goading, Doraemon pick a gadget or tool
from a future department store out of his aforementioned pouch to help Nobita
fix his problem, revenge, or flaunt to his friends.
Nobita usually goes too far, despite Doraemon's best intentions and
warnings, and gets into deeper trouble than before. Sometimes, Nobita's friends
(usually Suneo or Jaian) steal the gadgets and end up misusing them. However,
by the end of the story, there is usually retribution to the characters who end
up misusing them, and a moral is taught.
Phineas and Ferb is a cartoon under Disney
Channel. These pair of brothers are really my favorite especially Phineas, the
orange-colored P shaped head. He’s responsible for making the outline with his
brother before they start their job to create some mind-blown projects. Phineas
is also a genius boy as he’s able to create something that out of mind only at
his house backyard with the help of Ferb. His only sister, Candace always
attempts to report her brothers’ insane projects to her mom but she’s never
makes it.
An animated comedy about two-step brothers who find inventive
things to do on each day of their summer vacation such as building a roller
coaster out of materials you would find in your everyday home like popsicle
sticks, indoor plumbing, etc. Unbeknownst to them, their pet platypus, Perry,
leads a double life as a secret agent.
The Powerpuff Girls often broadcasted in
Cartoon Network during weekend. This cartoon is about three little girls who
have amazing superpowers that able to defeat the forces of evil in Townsville.
These girls have been created by Professor Utonium when he was unintentionally
dropped the antidote X while stirring a pot of mixed chemical substances. Among
three of them, I prefer Bubble as she is such a gentle little girl that loves
playing with her dolls. For me, she is the cutest among three of them. Bubble
loves her other two sisters named Blossom and Buttercup so much.
Synopsis
The most adorable little superheroines in all of Townsville make
the jump to the big screen in this feature-length animated adventure based on
the popular Cartoon Network series The Powerpuff Girls. Brilliant scientist
Professor Utonium (voice of Tom Kane) is performing an experiment in his lab
when Jojo, a monkey trained to assist the professor, accidentally drops a
bottle of hyper-powerful Chemical X into a mixture of sugar, spice, and
everything nice. To the professor's surprise, what should emerge from the
subsequent chemical reaction but three little girls: bright and practical
Blossom (voice of Cathy Cavadini), sweet and sunny Bubbles (voice of Tara
Strong), and tomboyish Buttercup (voice of Elizabeth Daily). Professor Utonium
discovers that the girls have remarkable powers and super-human strength, and
he hopes they'll be able to improve life in the crime-infected City of
Townsville. However, after their first day at Pokey Oaks Kindergarten with Ms.
Keane (voice of Jennifer Hale), the girls learn that having super powers can be
both a blessing and a curse. Rejected by their classmates and quite unhappy,
the girls are easily swayed when Mojo Jojo (voice of Roger L. Jackson), a
superintelligent monkey in a turban, asks them to help him with a campaign to
save the city. What the girls don't know is that Mojo Jojo is actually the
monkey who once assisted the Professor; now he's embraced evil and hopes to use
the Powerpuff Girls as part of his criminal scheme to wrestle control of
Townsville away from the dense but well-meaning Mayor (voice of Tom Kenny). The
Powerpuff Girls Movie was directed and co-written by Craig McCracken, who
created the original television show as well as writing most of the episodes
Popeye- If you don’t know about Popeye, you’re weird! Alright, I’m
just kidding. Popeye is one of the famous cartoons that have ever broadcasted
once ago. Of course I do love Popeye the most in this cartoon because Popeye is
a strong man even though he is an old man who got no teeth at all. Every time
he eats a can of spinach, he’ll gain an instant power and makes him able to
punch the enemy. The enemy always tries to kidnap her beautiful girlfriend
named Olive.
Synopsis
Based on the long-running comic strip created by E.C. Segar (and
less on the animated cartoons created by Max Fleischer, which were decidedly
different in tone and approach), Popeye follows the sailor man with the mighty
arms (played by Robin Williams in his first major film role) as he arrives in
the seaside community of Sweethaven in search of his long-lost father. Popeye
meets and quickly falls for the slender Olive Oyl (Shelley Duvall, in the role
she was born to play), but Olive's hand has already been promised to the
hulking Bluto (Paul Smith), of whom Olive can say little except, well, he's
large. Eventually, Popeye and Olive are brought together by Swee' Pea (Wesley
Ivan Hurt), an adorable foundling, and Popeye finally meets his dad, Poopdeck
Pappy (Ray Walston). Director Robert Altman in no way tempered his trademark
style for this big-budget family opus, crowding the screen with a variety of
characters and allowing his cast to overlap as much dialogue as they want.
Dexter is a tiny and specky little boy who has
his own-designed laboratory in his house without his parents’ knowledge. In
this cartoon, I would choose Dexter as my favorite character because he is a
serious person when he’s undergoing his experiments, intelligent in creating
many kinds of awesome gadgets at very young age and Dexter treats his annoying
sister named Dee Dee patiently when his sister creates havoc in his laboratory.
Synopsis
The first of Cartoon Network's World Premiere Toons one-shots to
become a series, Dexter's Laboratory stars the young Dexter, a diminutive
genius whose passion for science has led him to create an enormous secret
laboratory under his typical suburban home. There, he creates and experiments with
robots, shrink rays, and bionic appendages under the adoring eye of his central
computer. Or rather, that's what he would do if his older, carefree sister Dee
Dee wasn't always interfering by dancing, jumping around, and just being a girl
(eww!), destroying everything in sight and ruining all of his experiments.
Created by Genndy Tartakovsky, Dexter's Laboratory shares the same production
team of CalArts alumni behind 2 Stupid Dogs and The Powerpuff Girls; as such,
expect the same kind of graphic design, riffs on pop culture, and homages to
animé, comics, and science fiction. Dexter's Laboratory also features the
"Dial M for Monkey" and "Justice Friends" as
series-within-a-series. "Dial M for Money" focuses on the adventures
of Dexter's lab monkey, who is secretly a super-powered agent for a government
organization; the Justice Friends are a parody of Marvel Comics' Avengers,
complete with all-American hero Major Glory
Detective Conan- Same goes to Doraemon, Detective Conan is also a
Japan-originated cartoon. The actual name of Conan is Shinichi Kudo who is
supposed to be a teenage boy. He turned into a boy right after he’s been
poisoned by an unknown criminal at late night. I love the character named
Shinichi Kudo as he is so brilliant in solving problems related to the crimes
and investigations with his girlfriend’s father, Mr. Mauri. He’s good at
pretending and his disguise really looks like he is a kid.
Synopsis
The series was created and is drawn by Gosho Aoyama. The
protagonists from his earlier series Magic Kaito look very similar: Kaito
Kuroba has made a number of appearances as himself in the anime and manga of
the series. The main protagonist of the Case Closed series Shinichi Kudo and
the protagonist of the Magic Kaito Series, Kaito Kuroba are also similar.
Hundreds of minor characters have been created and are always given
backgrounds, motives, and a personalities that put them under suspicion during the
investigation.
Mr. Bean- Who doesn’t know about Mr. Bean? I’m pretty sure
everybody does watch his sitcoms and cartoons on the television. I think I like
the Mr. Bean’s character. He’s quite funny, easily nervous for some times, has
an only friend in his life who is brown-colored teddy bear named Teddy, and he
owns an antique green Beetle.
Synopsis
Bean is in a police station because his car has been broken into.
He wears a red nose and has other red nose items, including a mug and a
codpiece. He reveals to the policewoman (Matilda Ziegler), through the use of
written signs, that he is doing a sponsored silence, sponsored tea drinking,
sponsored codpiece wearing, and sponsored Madonna impression – presumably to
raise money for Red Nose Day charities. When the policewoman is out of the
room, Bean answers the phone but the caller hangs up since Bean hardly even
speaks. Bean then dons a blonde wig and, upon the policewoman's return, reveals
his sponsored Madonna impression. The policewoman proceeds to interview Bean
about the robbery, which he answers in mime. The policewoman appears to enjoy
herself as if playing a game of charades. After the interview, the policewoman
asks until when Bean must stay silent. He has only two minutes remaining. She
offers to sponsor him twenty pounds if he makes it through. The generous offer
prompts him to respond with an excited, "Oh, thank you!" – breaking
his silence.
Source from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mr._Bean_episodes
Tom & Jerry
Tom & Jerry also one of the cartoons that
often broadcasted in Cartoon Network during weekend. Tom is the cat while Jerry
is the mouse. I do love Tom more than Jerry because I can see the effort done
by Tom to catch the cheeky little Jerry is very hard. It always struggle and do
the best to catch Jerry although sometimes Tom often hurts itself. Tom is only
doing its job to catch the mice wandering around the house. Good job Tom!
Synopsis
The popular animated duo of cat and mouse team up again to appear
this time on the big screen. Homeless, the 'toons end up helping out a young
girl who stays with a nasty auntie while she is separated from her father. Will
the young Robyn be reunited with her loving father? Will the odd pair make it
on the streets? Will they find a home
Harry Potter has
already existed since I was in my childhood day when I was 7 on 2002. This
movie’s starred by Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint etc. To be
honest, Harry Potter is the best movie I have ever watched. I can’t even
describe this movie as its movie is too awesome! Harry Potter has 8 parts of
movie and I have been following it all from the beginning. The wizards, magic, spells,
the people and the places are just too fascinating! Sometimes, I wish I can
reach to Hogwarts to experience myself living in a magical place like that
haha!
Synopsis:
The final adventure in the Harry
Potter film series follows Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint), and
Hermione (Emma Watson) as they prepare for a final battle with Lord Voldemort
(Ralph Fiennes), who is determined to destroy Harry once and for all. In order
to defeat the powerful wizard, they must find and destroy Voldemort's last and
most elusive Horcrux -- that is, the enchanted piece of soul allowing him to remain
immortal -- before his nefarious plans come to fruition. David Yates directs.
Source by http://www.allmovie.com/movie/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2-v434402
2. The Hunger Games
For me, Hunger Games
starred by Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson really attracts me in the way
they attempt to save themselves from being killed by every district that
consists of 2 persons in a group. They’re also gone through lots of hardship in
the jungle, physical and mentally tested during their journey to win themselves
in the competition. This 2-hour duration movie teaches me about how to give
cooperation and helping each other, be strong although there are lots of
hardships to be faced in our life and strive hard for something if we want to
achieve the victory.
Synopsis
Based on the best-selling
young-adult novel by author Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games tells the dark
tale of a 16-year-old girl named Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), who
volunteers to compete in a vicious televised tournament in which 24 teenagers
from a post-apocalyptic society fight to the death for the entertainment of the
masses. In the future, North America is no more. In its place has risen Panem,
a divided nation split into 12 districts. Every year, each district selects a
teen of each gender (called "Tributes") to test their worth in a
competition known as the Hunger Games, which are broadcast across the nation as
entertainment, and to reinforce the government's total power. When her younger
sister is selected as District 12's latest "Tribute," Katniss
volunteers to take her place, and trains under hard-drinking former Hunger
Games champion Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson) to sharpen her killer
instincts. Now in order to survive the game and emerge the victor, this young
combatant must put all of her skills to the ultimate test. Josh Hutcherson and
Liam Hemsworth co-star.
I personally love this
Papadom movie so much because it reminds me of my dad. The father in this movie
is overprotective and if could, the father wouldn’t let her daughter out of his
sight even a single second because he loves his only daughter too much. His
daughter is the only heir and family member that he has. This movie looks a bit
similar to my current situation but my dad still has his partner by side. There
are reasons why my dad did this to me and I know he has good intentions on it.
I should be grateful to have a daddy like him.
Synopsis
Papadom is a movie directed by
Afdlin Shauki, one of the most popular actor and director in our film industry.
This movie tells a tale of Saadom who is a successful Nasi Kandar businessman
in Pulau Pinang. His wife’s last wish before she leave the world is for him to
take a good care of their one and only daughter, Mia. From a busy businessman
who is so influent with his Nasi Kandar business, Saadom changes into a
dependable father who is very much focused on his daughter’s life. As Mia grows
up, she gets a bit annoyed with her father’s endless care and devotion towards
her which at times seem too much too handle. A huge dilemma arises as Mia is
all grown up and ready for university life. Saadom then panics as he has no
idea how to fulfill his late wife’s wishes while she’s away.
For Syurga Cinta, especially for
pleasure-seeking guys, you shouldn’t playing fool and taking the girls for
granted or you’ll get reciprocation from The Almighty for implementing it. I’m
pretty sure all of us have heard this well-known quote “What you give, you’ll
get back”. Woman is the most complicated yet beautiful creature that God have
ever created and we should give some respect towards them. Next, parents should guide their children in properly way. According to this movie, we can see that parents Irham did not play as a good example to their child. This can be seen when they did not advised their son who always went out at night for clubbing and brought any women to their home. Even they also drank and socialize together with their friends at the nightclub. From example given, we need to emphasis the religious values in our daily life. Without the element of that, we can easily to influence and practice the western lifestyle.
Synopsis
Syurga Cinta is one of the movie
directed by Ahmad Idham who is famous director in Malaysian film industry. This
movie is about the love between two people with different ideologies, a Muslim
boy named Irham who lives a very modern influenced with Western lifestyle, and
a Muslim girl named Syuhadah who
faithfully follows the teachings of Islam in Malaysia's modern society. When
their two worlds collide, they face issues and confrontations that both of them
have yet to learn and understand from each other. Based on this movie, there
are many good lesson that can be learned such as parents should guide their child in properly
way, we have to recognize our own mistakes and we have to be aware in judging
someone.
Source by http://theextraordinaryclass.blogspot.com/2011/02/syurga-cinta-heavenly-love.html
5. Ayat-Ayat Cinta
I love this movie because it tells how beautiful Islam is. It shows women are such a gift to be taking a really good care of. Islam glorifies women by protecting them in every single way. From this movie, it tells women have to be respected. For example, Noura who is Fahri’s neighbour has to face her cruel father, Bahadur who always keep beating her and force her to become a prostitute. From the example given, we know that women are not a doll to be damaged easily as simple as pie but women are someone that have to be respected.In conclusion, this movie is really teach me something. It touches my heart by showing that how beautiful Islam is in every single way. This movie imparts knowledge on reasons for Islamic values such as women have to be respected, we should lend our help to one another and marriage is recommended in Islam to avoid defamation. Islam is beautiful and completing our needs in this entire lifetime. Synopsis
Ayat-Ayat Cinta movie is an
Indonesian melodrama which is directed by Hanung Bramantyo. This movie is an
adaptation based on best-selling novel written by Habiburrahman El Shirazy.This
movie is a story about young handsome Fahri Bin Abdullah Shiddiq who is
attending Al-Azhar University in Cairo Egypt in order to complete his studies.
At the same time, his good manners attract women to know himself further. Based
on this movie, it shows many lessons to be learned such as in Islam, women have
to be respected, we as Muslims need to lend our help to one another among
Muslims or other religions and for the third lesson will be Islam recommend us
to get married due to avoid defamation. Source by http://theextraordinaryclass.blogspot.com/2011/02/ayat-ayat-cinta-movie-review.html
6. Ketika Cinta Bertasbih This movie motivated me. The main character shows responsibility towards his family. He also shows the readers how to survive and be self sufficient in difficult situations. It not only tells the romantic story with the couple but also Fiqh (Islamic). It tells love for our God (ALLAH SWT). The movie Ketika Cinta Bertasbih makes me realize how important hard work is something can be achieve by working hard.
Synopsis
Khairul Abdullah Azzam is the main
character of the novel “When love hymn”. He was 28 year old. A intelligent
young man from a small village in Central Java. He was very studious because of
hard work, he managed to obtain scholarship to study at Al Azhar University in
Cairo.
At Al Azhar University, Khairul
won award “Jayyid Jiddan” for the best student that completed All the exam with
the highest standard. Unfortunately, at the end of the first year , he received
a very bad news from his village that his father had passed away.
.
As he was the oldest in the
family, Azzam felt that he was responsible to look after his family. He wanted
to complete his study in Cairo, meanwhile, he also had to earn some money for
himself and to send to his family in Indonesia. So, he decided he open up a
small stall which sold ”Tempe” and ”Bakso
“(noodles) with meat ball near
Indonesia embassy in Cairo. Because of his skill in cooking, his food was very
popular. He was so busy because he had so many customers. He managed to earn
enough money for a living and sent some money to Indonesia and to pay for his
sisters’ education, but the drawback was. He has to take time off for from his
study. Nine year had passed, he still hadn’t completed his education.
He managed to maintain
the standard of his cooking consequently. He was often asked for cater for
party held by Indonesia embassy. Because of frequent visits to embassy, he met
Eliana Pramesthi Alam, the daughter of Indonesia Ambassador. Eliana graduated
from EHESS, French University.she was very intelligent. She always became the
topic of conversation among Indonesian students because of her beauty. She was
once being asked to act in one of Hollywood movies. She also acted in some of
Indonesian soap opera and films. Azzam feel in love with Eliana, but he felt
then he had to stay away from her because of their different social background.
Mr. Ali, the ambassador driver also advise Azzam to find another girl.
Mr Ali told Azzam about Anna
Althafunnisa, a young and beautiful Indonesian girl who Mr Ali thought more
suitable for Azzam. She was doing master degree at Kuliyyatul Banaat A Azhar in Cairo. She was multi-intelligent.
She could speak Indonesian, English and Mandarin. Furthermore, she was very
religious and her father Mr. Kiai Luthfi Hakim was a teacher at an Islamic
School in Indonesia.
After listening to what Mr Ali
told him. Azzam had a desire to marry Anna although he hadn’t to met her
before. He asked his uncle ustadz muzab to propose to Anna’s father on his
behalf. Anna’s uncle rejected Azzam because he said that Azzam social status.
In his opinion, Azzam is better known as “Tempe” and “Bakso” seller. Besides,
Azzam hadn’t finished his education at Al Azhar University. Anna’s uncle asked
Anna to marry Furqon, Azzam’s friend who came from a wealthy family. Furqon was
studying for a master degree also from Al Azhar University.
Disaster struck when furqon
found out he had got virus HIV, a very contagious disease that is so difficult
to cure. He was faced with dilemma whether he remained married to Anna or not
because this disease would destroy his life as well as Anna.
In Cairo, Azzam heard good news
from his family. His little brother had finished his education and now had got
a job as a psycholinguist. Husna income was sufficient to pay for her sister,
Sarah. So, Azzam was no longer required to send money every month.
Hearing the good news, Azzam
decided to concentrate on his studies. He finally completed his study at Al
Azhar University. Once completed, he
returned to his village. He hoped he would find his soul mate there.
Source by http://cwekimutnsholeha.blogspot.com/2010/12/review-novel-ketika-cinta-bertasbih_412.html
7. Ra-One Ra-One taught me to appreciate what our fathers
have done to us. Even in real life, most of fathers in the globe are willing to
do anything for their children, as long as they can see the smiles carved on
their children’s face. Another one is whenever we face devilry, we must try to
defeat it whatever it takes for the sake of our beloved family, religion,
society and country.
Synopsis Goofy gaming expert, Shekhar Subramaniam (Shah Rukh Khan) wants to be a super hero for his son Prateik (Armaan Verma). But his young son, like all young sons, thinks super villans are more cool. So Shekhar creates the ultimate clash of good against evil by pitting a very powerful anti-hero Ra-One against a seemingly less potent good guy. But can the good guys ever lose?
Rajnikant's Robot may have pre-dated it, but Ra-One does manage to hold despite the larger-than-life quality of Rajni's antics as Chitti. Here, Shah Rukh Khan does the train walk sideways and he does it rather well. And if that is not enough, the two desi sci fi heroes have a split second encounter on the streets of Mumbai, with Rajni saar showing off his flying googles act and SRK replicating it with elan. Twin Rascals! Ra-One works on several accounts. First because it has some interesting clashes betwen G-One, the good robot(Shah Rukh Khan) and Ra-One, the bad robot, who can take the form of anyone he wants. Secondly, the bond that G-One develops with the family he is supposed to protect, Kareena and her young son Prateik, is warm and winsome. There is also a lot of wit thrown in here and there in the screenplay, specially when the film concentrates on the geeky and loving Subramaniam's family dinners. And finally it is the excellently sung and choreographed Chammak-Challo number which keeps the mercury rising to unprecendented heights.
The film falls back in the emotional quotient. Understandably, robots have no feelings, but remember, even the steely Terminator managed to have a very special relationship with the mom and her messiah son. Also, considering so much money has been poured into the film, the special effects and the hi-tech gadgetry lacks the glitzy feel of Hollywood sci-fi. In some places, it even gets somewhat tacky with all those flying cars hurtling into nowhere and the digital game screen going gaudy in orange.
Source by http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/RaOne/movie-review/10484952.cms
8.
Om Shanti Om
The
movie Om Shanti Om taught me to not give up on my dreams, dream big and keep
looking forward.
Synopsis
Love and dreams follow two starry-eyed actors
across three decades and two incarnations in this splashy Hindi musical. It's
the early '70s, and Om Prakash Makhija (Shah
Rukh Khan) is a young
would-be actor who has been playing bit parts in Bollywood musicals while
looking for his big break. Om's ambition is to become a film star and win the
heart of beautiful screen siren Shantipriya (Deepika
Padukone), and his pal
Pappu (Shreyas
Talpade) and his
mother, Bela (Kirron
Kher), both encourage
him not to give up on his dreams. One day, Om meets Shantipriya on a movie set,
and he feels as if destiny is finally smiling on him, but when he overhears her
having an argument with studio chief Mukesh Mehra (Arjun
Rampal), Om senses
things are not as they should be. Before Om can decide what to make of his
misgivings, the studio burns to the ground, claiming the lives of Om and
Shantipriya. Thirty years later, a bit of Om's spirit seems to live on in Om
Kapoor (also played by Shah
Rukh Khan), a popular
film actor with a large ego and a fear of flame who was born the day the old
studio burned down. Despite his fame, Om is lonely, at least until he meets Sandhya
(also played by Deepika
Padukone), a shy but
eager would-be actress looking for her chance to become a star. Om Shanti Om
was directed and co-written by Farah
Khan, who was a top
choreographer in the Indian film industry before moving up to the director's
chair, and features guest spots from a number of Bollywood's greatest stars, a
few appearing in the form of digital recreations taken from films of the '70s.
Source by
http://www.fandango.com/omshantiom_v417756/plotsummary
9. Cyborg She
Okay, I really loved the movie, but the ending screwed me up. I'm totally confused! I was good up until the scene where they introduced the real girl who resembled the robot, who then went back in time to live with Jiro. Synopsis
Kwak Jae-Yong is a director of remarkable talents with an ability to
tell romance stories against the backdrop of any genre template - in fact, more
often than not, the South Korean auteur manages to meld and splice his ideas
across several different genres not just within the same film but, uniquely, in
any given scene. From action-comedy and teen film through to period drama and
sci-fi, Kwak has, through a back-catalogue including the modern classics of My
Sassy Girl, Windstruck and The Classic, managed to carve a unique place for
himself in cinema history. In keeping with his previous work, Kwak Jae-yong
blends several different genres together for Cyborg, She to make a time
travelling romance which recalls films as varied as The Terminator, The
Notebook and Primer.
The first film that Kwak has made outside of Korea, Cyborg, She is the
final installment of his thematically connected "Bizarre Girl"
trilogy and is certainly in keeping with the high standards of the film's two
predecessors. Much like the "Revenge" trilogy made by Kwak's one-time
assistant Park Chan-wook, the "Bizarre Girl" films are all connected
by theme rather than story - here Kwak replaces the idiosyncratic, unhinged
female protagonists portrayed by Jun Ji-hyun is My Sassy Girl and Windstruck
with a winning performance from the Japanese doe-eyed actress Haruke Ayase.
The plot sees Jirou Kitamura (Keisuke Koide) alone on his birthday, ready
to celebrate in solitude until a mysterious girl (Ayase), whom he had
previously noticed in a department store acting erratically, invites herself to
join him. She is bizarre yet charming and seems to veer from entirely
emotionless to a grief-stricken mess as the night continues. As quickly as she
entered his life, she suddenly disappears leaving behind only a smitten Jirou.
For one year he is alone wondering who the girl was, where she came from and
where she went until, at his next birthday, she returns but acting even more
bizarrely than previously; this time she claims to be a cyborg sent from the
future to protect him from an accident. Although the statement seems ludicrous
at first, Jirou begins to understand her claim has some veracity as she impresses
him with a number of superhuman and Herculean tasks. Despite this knowledge,
Jirou can't help fall head over heels for her and her strange ways despite
realising that, as a mechanical being, she may never feel the same way for him.
But maybe, he speculates, somehow her feelings are real and the affection she
shows comes from a different place than the way she has been programmed.
The film, as is Kwak's signature style, manages to mix emotions just as
well as it splices genres. Throughout it's running time Cyborg, She elicits
laughter and sympathy, sadness and hope, joy and fear. It is a feature which
lacks any form of cynicism and instead is, especially for a film about time
travelling romances, incredibly earnest and sincere. Ayase proves herself to be
a wonderful substitute for the remarkable Jun Ji-hyun, providing pratfalls and
laughter as well as a stoicism which provides the film its tender heart and its
tear-jerking climax, and Keisuke Koide offers a delightful turn as another one
of Kwak's put-upon boyfriends. Whilst tying in neatly with the previous two
Bizarre films, Cyborg, She can be watched to equal levels of enjoyment without
knowledge of its predecessors and adds mounting evidence to the case that Kwak
Jae-yong is to romance what Alfred Hitchcock was to suspense - the master of
his art.
Source by http://www.the-totality.com/2013/02/film-review-cyborg-she.html
10. Like Father, Like Son
Like Father, Like Son forensically
examines Ryota, his unrelenting ambition and the effect this has on his family
with a weightless, almost serene, grace. We’re never asked to judge what may be
considered neglectful or selfish behaviour, but Koreeda simply invites us to
try and understand what could drive a man to these behaviours. After the
initial, potentially unanswerable question, of what to do in Ryota’s
situation, Like Father, Like Son slowly begins to propose many
more and, with each one, challenges us to challenge ourselves and our
perceptions further and further. A touching and thought provoking humanist
drama.
Synopsis
Hirokazu Koreeda’s Palme d’Or nominated Like Father,
Like Son highlights why the Japanese director is one of the most
universally acclaimed of living film-makers. Emotive and profound in equal
measures, the story of two sets of parents trying to come to terms with the
realisation their six year old boys had been switched at birth, Like
Father, Like Son builds slowly (and rather unexpectedly) to a climax
which is likely to challenge even the most stoic of tear-ducts.
Koreeda’s film stars Masaharu Fukuyama as Ryota,
a modern man who seemingly has everything in his life in order. Handsome,
sophisticated and an architect by trade, living in an expensive Tokyo apartment
with his wife Midori, the one problem in his life is that his son Keita does
not live up to his lofty standards. A shocking phone call from the hospital
confirms a fear he had long held in the back of his mind – Keita is not his
biological son; his child had been swapped with that of another couple at
birth. The four parents must decide together what will happen to the children –
can they, and do they, switch their children back? Or does parenthood go much
deeper than bonds of blood?
Rather than head down the obvious path of
melodrama, Koreeda’s film turns introspective and the austere, languid pace of
the film means the audience is allowed ample time to breathe in each decision
the parents make and to ponder the ramifications of these actions before moving
onto the next scene in a zen-like series of episodes. Along the way the
audience is asked to consider what does it mean to be a parent and, observing
Ryota’s bull-headed behaviour, what does it mean to be a man? Koreeda’s
remarkable film shows the children to be much more resilient than the adults
expect and, conversely, the men to be much less so than they show. Maybe Keita
wasn’t the letdown after all and it was Ryota’s own lack of a paternal instinct
which troubled him the most?
Source
by http://www.the-totality.com/2013/12/film-review-like-father-like-son.html
11. A Moment To Remember
Gentle, tender, generous of spirit and mournful. For me,A Moment to Remember is a triumph of artistic vision and a triumph of love.
Synopsis
When Hollywood has finally plowed through
the entire collected works of Nicholas Sparks, the resident producers of
Tinsletown could do much worse than adaptingA Moment to Remember for Western audiences. A virtually peerless
tragic romance, the Korean film shows us that love is not necessarily about
happy endings but the sacrifices we are willing to make, and the patience we
are willing to give, to try and make the impossible real.
Lee
Jae-han's remarkably vivid and emotional romantic drama manages to fit neatly
into the criteria of many of the most beloved young adult tear-jerkers produced
by Western movie-makers of the last twenty years. Somehow, perhaps via magic
alchemy,A Moment to Rememberalso attains the dazzling feat of transcending the
melodramatic base of many Hollywood love stories and retaining an authentic
heart too.
Su-jin
(Son Ye-jin) and
Chul-soo (Jung Woo-sung) meet by accident and, from this moment of serendipity,
their hearts are eternally bound to one another. Like many romances, their
social status should keep them apart - she a fashion designer, he a
construction site worker - but it becomes apparent that much bigger hurdles
will have to be overcome for love to blossom.
Forgetfulness creeps up on Su-jin to the point of danger - a house fire
is caused by her not remembering to turn a stove off. A trip to the doctor
confirms the worst - at the age of just 27, Su-jin is beginning to develop
Alzheimer's disease (The Korean title of this filmNae Meorisohiu
Jiugae literally
translates as "Eraser in my Head"). Soon, the world begins to make
little sense to our heroine - aside a fading lucidity, Su-jin experiences
denial, anger and, ultimately, an unimaginable sorrow as the couple realise
that one day she will have no recollections of who Chul-soo is. We've seen love
grow from the smallest seed and we will see it wither in front of our eyes -
winter has arrived tragically early. Yet, there are no conditions that can be
attached to the human heart when it beats at its most powerful; Chul-soo may
not be able to fight the battle in Su-jin's mind, but he can sure as hell
change the world around her.
A Moment to
Rememberboasts a brace of exceptional performances from it's leads,
two of the most expressive and graceful actors in Korean cinema. Son Ye-jin's
enchanting face constantly communicates her complex and baffling internal
story, the battle to understand what is happening around her and the sorrow
caused by her confusion. If a picture is worth a thousand words, each frame of
Son's puzzled features are filled with countless emotions; her physical
performance is one of the most in-depth committed to screen to date.
Astonishingly, in moments where lucidity returns, Son, as Su-jin, radiates love
and hope through the pools of water in her eyes. Jung, meanwhile,
compliments Son's powerhouse performance with an understated turn full of stoic
resilience and patience. Whilst Chul-soo may have a task as impossible as King
Canute halting the tides, Jung makes certain that we, the audience, see
flickers of hope and even joy at the time he spends with his ill-wife to
counterbalance the over-riding feeling of infinite melancholy - he desires, in
his soul, that love can transcend something as fickle and finite as memory and
perhaps that's the one thought that gives him strength.
Source by http://www.the-totality.com/2014/01/film-review-moment-to-remember-nae.html
12. My Girlfriend Is An Agent
Casting an equally large shadow over Asian comedy is the 2001
masterpiece My Sassy Girl (by Kwak Jae-yong) - a film which managed to
re-invent the genre in it's own image; a youth-based, kinetic blend of
slapstick, sentimentally and boundless enthusiasm for the medium. It is through
this filter that most Korean comedy is now viewed and judged - it's influence
extending past the confines of the edges of it's own narrative and deep into
the psyche of many modern movie-makers in the region. It is through this filter
which My Girlfriend Is an Agent (7급공무원) is also viewed and sadly, like the features of Guy Ritchie, it is
a movie which struggles to escape its influences, coming across as a sub-par
version of another film rather than as a feature in its own right.
Shin Tae-ra's feature stars the luminous Kim Ha-neul as Ahn Soo-ji; a
lady who is a veteran of the secret services but, due to her role, has to hide
her true identity from those around her - if this means taking a slight detour
on the propsed day of her nupitals and negotiating a thrilling jet-ski chase in
her wedding dress, so be it. Yet, the more she tries to hide her bizarre
disappearances and apparently erratic behaviour, the more clear it becomes
she's hiding something.
Lee Jae-joon (Kang Ji-hwan) is an ex of Ahn's who grew tired of her
irrational and deceitful ways, causing them to part. He too, however, had a
secret of his own; Lee is also a member of the secret services but, alas, not
at all successful and, due to his clumsy and goofish nature, has never been out
on the field on a case. This all changes when a Russian organised crime group
conspire to steal chemical weapons from Korea and, due to unforseen, and
slightly contrived, circumstances both Lee and Ahn are assigned the case to stop
them. Can they resolve their lingering resentment for one another, keep their
secrets hidden AND save the day too?
Although the premise sounds incredibly similar to Mr and Mrs Smith its
clear to those who have seen My Sassy Girl where the true main tide of
influence stems from. The dynamic here (of the strong female and the comically
subservient male) borrows heavily from Kwak's timeless comedy and the splicing
of genres (here action and comedy) is familiar to those who have familiarity
with Korean cinema. Whilst Kim Ha-neul's characteristically winning turn does
raise the occasional smile, the longer that one spends time in the presence of
this film, the more one's mind drifts away to the much funnier and charming My
Sassy Girl. It's the cinematic equivalent of going on a date and spending the
evening thinking of an entirely different person to present company.
Source by http://www.the-totality.com/2013/05/film-review-my-girlfriend-is-agent.html
13. Mon Petit (Little World)
David Lynch's Straight Story had, until very recently, the distinction of being the most peculiarly moving Road Movie I had ever seen. Featuring an elderly man on a cross-state voyage to see his ill brother who he had not spoken to for some time, the unexpectedly touching movie, featuring an array of bizarre characters along the way, remains one of Lynch's strongest. This journey, however was easily surpassed, in terms of miles traveled, joie de vivre and magical whimsy, by Marcel Barenna's wondrous film Little World.
Synopsis
A rather fantastical feature, Little
World is a documentary detailing the 18'600 mile journey of a 20 year old from
Barcelona who aims to navigate himself to the exact opposite end of the world
from his home: a lighthouse found in East Cape, New Zealand. Although the
voyage itself would constitute something remarkable, what makes this feat even
more amazing is the fact that Albert Casals is a wheelchair user who aims to
conduct the trip with no money. Instead, Casals aims to utilise only his street
smarts and, hopefully, the kindness of strangers he meets along the way.
The movie unfolds with a real
kindness of spirit as we see Albert traverse through Iran, Turkey, Malaysia,
China and more on his epic journey yet, much more awe-inspiring to see than any
of the great views of far away locations, is the personality of Albert himself;
a wide-eyed, young at heart, inspirational man for whom there is no greater
happiness to be found in life than simply living day-to-day and making friends
across borders and language barriers.
It soon becomes clear that Albert is
quite clearly a person of great substance and inspiration; a tragedy in his
childhood left him with an inability to walk but, rather than use crutches or
braces, the young Spaniard decided to use a wheelchair as his main method of
transport as it was the one which would allow him to move with the same speed
as his young friends. And, although his lack of mobility is of course a factor
in his day to day life, he sees it as ultimately inconsequential. When people
raise eyebrows at him dating an able-bodied lady his reaction is simply:
"I don't believe something so banal should stop two people being
together." He further states his wheelchair use is the equivalent of others
wearing glasses; making a big deal out of this would be "silly".
The scope of the movie is humbling
and many lessons are learned along the way both from how people react to Albert
and the wisdom and values he leaves them with as he departs. Also, it's not
hard to see where our hero gets his moral gravitas and world-view from: his
Father tells the story of Albert's youth in which all kinds of tragedy struck
but the stoic, unrelenting love he gave saw them both through. It was
undoubtedly his inability to give up, his resolution to remain strong and begin
each day with a smile in the face of adversity which helped his son grow up
into the remarkable man he is today. The love Albert's father gave him
multiplies further and further each day as the young Casals travels the world
spreading his positivism, dignity and compassion across the globe; love is all
he has known and it is this that inspires him to give it at every opportunity
he can.
They say that travel expands the
mind and in this case it is true; although I did not leave my cinema seat for
the entire duration of the movie, the journey Albert took me on was one which
helped me see the world much clearer. One of the most important lessons to be
gleaned from the film comes from Casals' free-spirited words of delirious
wisdom: "The World is so fucking cool!" With people like Albert
Casals in it, I find that statement very hard to disagree with.
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14. Memory Of The Dead
Whilst Memory of the Dead is unlikely to be awards bait any time, I salute it for this - it might not be perfectly assembled, or even coherent all the way through, but it knows exactly what it is and doesn't fail at being something it isn't. It's trashy, sleazy, skeezy, camp, ridiculous, ludicrous and, ultimately, fun.
Synopsis
Upon the death of her husband Jorge, his devastated widow Alicia invites a circle of close friends to her abode in order for her to read out a letter written by her departed. At least, this is what the attendees believe to be true. Alicia, however, has hatched a Machiavellian plot to sacrifice each of the individuals in order to bring her husband back from beyond the grave, a scheme which sees the gatherers descend into a chaotic and occult world of terror, trauma and melodramatic plot twists.
This Argentinian film is not the Latino horror movie those familiar with Guillermo Del Toro's early work should expect; rather it is the cinema of fear as filtered through a highly camp Tele-novella: tears, screams and soap opera acting abound as the sensationalist premise is pushed to the extremes, with seams literally bursting at points.
There are two things that can be done with the ludicrous set up to a film like this and, rather wisely, Valentin Javier Diment decides to eschew po-faced piety to pursue the most sensationalist route possible at all times: a wise decision which means even when the film's often surreal narrative reaches the point of incoherence, as it does several times, the feature remains enjoyable due to its commitment to embrace the ridiculous. Subtlety is not its strong point and, in fairness, nor should it be. In a world where plainly ridiculous films take themselves far too seriously (the pseudo-profudity of a series based around a man who wears bat-suit latex to fight crime would be a great example), it is always refreshing to see a feature that knows exactly what it is.
So, despite hysterical and histrionic performances littered through the film, cinematography which often appears like a cross between a Mexican soap opera and Knightmare, and a plot which often wanders in to the realms of incomprehensibility (as opposed to its regular lucid off-beat terrain), Memory of the Dead is an ultimately fun movie to watch. As an additional bonus, despite the film-stock appearing to be of sub-televisual standard, there are some surprisingly high quality set pieces in the feature, particularly those which require special effects make-up: the grotesquery on display is magnificently, perversely assembled and a testament to the make-up artist's imagination. Similarly too, there are a couple of moments which, unexpectedly, are genuinely quite emotive - something which is quite rare in this genre of movie, particularly at the trashy end which this resides in.
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