Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts

January 17, 2019

Review Asal: ‘How to Train Your Dragon 3: The Hidden World’

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Akhirnya sekuel yang ditunggu-tunggu ini rilis juga yah. Walaupun nungguin sejak lama, saya makin was-was semakin mendekati tanggal rilisnya. Apalagi setelah liat trailer resminya. Tapiii... saya senang mereka memutuskan untuk menuntaskan kisah Hiccup dan Toothless dalam trilogi, bukannya terus cari untung dengan terus bikin semakin banyak film dan mengorbankan cerita serta karakternya.


Udah tayang sejak 9 Januari, saya dan Lily nonton di weekend, tanggal 12. Asli, ini baru aja mau ngajak dia nonton karena kita emang suka filmnya, eh keduluan.
Mure banget, langsung deal, kagak pake nawar. 😂


Walaupun lupa bawa tisu dan telat dikit (seperti biasa), kami menikmati film di studio yang hampir penuh. Banyak juga yang bawa anaknya, tapi senggaknya nggak ada yang nangis kenceng atau merengek waktu film diputar.



🚨 I’LL TRY NOT TO SPOIL EVERYTHING, BUT STILL... SPOILER ALERT 🚨



How to Train Your Dragon 3: The Hidden World memperkenalkan kita ke musuh baru Hiccup dan rakyatnya, Grimmel. Karakter antagonis yang menarik ini percaya dia sudah memusnahkan semua Night Furry. Grimmel memanfaatkan otak cemerlangnya untuk menjadikan naga sebagai tunggangan dan senjata. Gile sih, naga-naga miliknya beneran mengerikan! Grimmel pikir udah berhasil memusnahkan semua Night Furry, sampai akhirnya dia mendengar bahwa kepala suku muda dari Berk punya seekor Night Furry.


Yep, this one.

Mereka pun memanfaatkan seekor naga betina yang akhirnya disebut Light Furry. Toothless langsung jatuh cinta begitu melihat si betina. Emang cantik banget sih. Kulitnya kayak ada glitter-nya dan dia punya kemampuan kamuflase. Layaknya manusia yang lagi jatuh cinta, Toothless cuma kepikiran sama cewek itu. Dan dia jadi sebel sama keadaannya, di mana sirip ekornya nggak sempurna, sehingga dia nggak bisa terbang tanpa Hiccup.


Dari sini saya udah terenyuh, pemirsa. Hiccup tentunya nggak tega lihat Toothless yang uring-uringan dan langsung bikin sirip baru untuk Toothless. Tadinya Toothless nggak mau terbang tanpa Hiccup, tapi yah namanya juga lagi dimabuk asmara, begitu siripnya dipasang, dia pamitan sebentar sama Hiccup, dan langsung pergi. Oh iya, mereka juga udah pindah dari Berk karena ancaman dari Grimmel. Warga Berk rencananya akan mencari ‘Hidden World’, seperti yang dikisahkan Stoick, ayah Hiccup, dan tinggal aman di sana bersama naga mereka. Sayangnya, pergerakan mereka udah diperkirakan oleh Grimmel dan sebentar lagi, pasukannya pasti tiba di tempat baru mereka ini. Hiccup, yang entah emang naif atau denial, mikir kalau “Ah, bentar lagi juga Toothless pulang.” Dia pun disadarkan oleh Astrid kalau yang dia lakukan sebelumnya, memberikan sirip baru untuk Toothless sama aja seperti memberi Toothless kebebasan.

Berusaha menghibur Hiccup, Astrid mengajaknya terbang dan mereka menemukan Hidden World, nun jauh di ujung utara dunia. It was magical. Baru masuk, kita disuguhkan visual yang menakjubkan dari berbagai makhluk dengan pendar bioluminescence yang bikin mereka tampak warna-warni cerah. Makin jauh ke dalam, Hiccup dan Astrid pun melihat sendiri Toothless diakui sebagai Alpha oleh semuaaa naga yang ada di Hidden World. Dengan Light Furry di sampingnya, mereka cocok banget jadi raja dan ratu. :’)

Oke, di sini makin hancur perasaan saya. Toothless benar-benar pantas mendapatkan kebahagiannya sendiri. Tapi bagaimana dengan Hiccup dan warga Berk yang sedang membutuhkan bantuannya juga? Well, well... Harus nonton sendiri deh keseruannya. Posisi Toothless sebagai Alpha memberikan keuntungan dan kerugian tersendiri. Berkat pacarnya, Toothless juga belajar trik baru! Cieee... Yang pasti, dengan atau tanpa naga mereka, warga Berk harus bersatu dan bertahan dari segala ancaman yang ada.

Berhubung di US film ini baru tayang bulan Februari nanti, belum banyak review yang bisa saya jadikan referensi dan saya masih belum paham sekuat apa Night Furry (dan Light Furry). Bener-bener lebih kuat dari naga yang lebih besar sekalipun kah? Soalnya begitu dibius, mereka bisa pulih dalam waktu singkat. Pertanyaan soal naganya Grimmel udah terjawab dari Wikia. Jadi, saya pikir naganya itu udah dimodifikasi sama Grimmel. Ternyata, emang bentuk aslinya begitu sih. Naga ini jenisnya Deathgripper dan emang punya gading yang bisa ditarik mundur lagi ke rahang mereka. Mereka juga punya ekor mirip kalajengking dan bisa memuntahkan acid blast ke target. Tapi mereka nggak kebal dengan venom mereka sendiri dan ini dimanfaatkan Grimmel untuk bikin para Deathgripper patuh sama dia.

Btw, nyadar nggak kalau Hiccup dan teman-temannya udah kayak Power Rangers waktu mereka nyerang tempatnya Grimmel? Hahaha.
from DreamWorks Animations Twitter

Dan berhubung masih termasuk film anak-anak, saya ngerasa perjalanan mereka menemukan Hidden World terlalu mudah. Begitu pun kekalahannya Grimmel. Tapi adegan berantemnya tetep seru dan menghibur. Dan ending-nya, pemirsa... ENDING-NYAAA.

Saya berusaha keras nahan air mata yang udah meleleh di penghujung film. Saya tahu, Hiccup dan Toothless, nggak akan berpisah di situ aja. Seperti Stoick berkisah pada Hiccup dulu, Hiccup juga mengakhiri film dengan berkisah tentang naga. Saya lupa kata-kata Hiccup persisnya, tapi intinya, “The world doesn’t deserve dragons... yet.”

Me, when Hiccup said that:


Dan menurut kisah Hiccup, para naga menunggu di Hidden World sampai dunia siap dengan keberadaan mereka, bukannya malah memburu dan memperebutkan mereka. Beberapa tahun kemudian, Hiccup dan Astrid yang sudah menikah dan punya dua anak berlayar ke ujung dunia. Dan bisa ditebak, mereka bertemu lagi Toothless, Light Furry, dan tiga anak mereka (yang item mirip paus Orca gak sih, dengan sedikit warna putih gitu??). Walaupun sudah berpisah jalan, sepertinya Hiccup tetap melakukan maintenance untuk sirip ekornya Toothless. Sementara Toothles, sang Alpha, menjaga Hidden World agar tetap tersembunyi dari ancaman luar, kayak Wakanda.


Captain America?
Hiccup membuktikan bahwa sayang nggak harus saling memiliki. Hiccup bisa berbesar hati untuk melepas Toothless dan rela berpisah dengan naga kesayangannya itu demi keselamatan dan kebahagian Toothless. It’s the perfect ending for the trilogy. Bagi saya, akhir kisah yang bittersweet ini malah membuat triloginya makin berkesan. Dan sejauh ini, How to Train Your Dragon adalah film animasi DreamWorks favorit saya. Kalau kangen, kayaknya saya bisa nonton banyak companion series-nya yang belum sempat saya lirik sebelumnya. Goodbye for now, Toothles, Hiccup, and Berk.





It’s you and me bud. Always.



Foto dari: Junior.de, HowtoTrainYourDragon.com, Pinterest.

August 26, 2018

Currently


I have a few ideas for a new post, but I don’t feel like making a long draft. Hahaha. So let’s just settle with another currently post, okay?

Last book I read: The Illustrated Sourcebook of Signs & Symbols by Mark O’Connell and Raje Airey. One of the books I get from Big Bad Wolf this year. It covers the signs and symbols from different civilizations. The last part of the book was this huge index of symbols. I’ve always like to use small fonts on computer, but turns out reading it on prints could hurt your eyes. So yeah, this book hurts my eyes because they’re using such small and thin font.

Book & cookie

Last movie I watched: To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before. The trailer was interesting because the main female character is Asian. And then after it was released on Netflix, I’ve seen bunch of headlines raving about it. I like rom-com, so I watched it last night, while munching on Pocky and yoghurt, and it was cute! Also, you might also want to see Set It Up (another rom-com movie from Netflix) starring the cutest Zoey Deutch and Lucy Liu!

Currently reading: King’s Cage by Victoria Aveyard. I’m just going to talk about it in another post.

Currently been listening to: Twenty One Pilots’ new songs Jumpsuit and Nico And The Niners. And this podcast called Mythunderstood. I’ve only listened to Serial podcast, but after season 1, I haven’t continue listening to season 2 which talks about a different case. And a few days ago at work I open Spotify, not knowing what songs or playlist to play, so I explore the podcast section and the title got me hooked. I’ve always love mythology, and it’s funny! You can listen to it here. I’ve just got on episode 7!

Currently watching: Ugh haven’t decided which TV shows I’m going to watch first. Probably something funny.

Current favorite font: I don’t understand why the fonts won’t installed to Words on the iMac I used at work, so I’ve been using Helvetica again. Not that I mind.

And oh, did I ever mention here that I have another cat? Well, I have a black cat, which is Luna’s son. He’s a spoiled little fluff. Meet my second son, Loki. And here’s a photo of Luna as well, because I am a fair mother of cats who doesn’t waste any given chance to post pictures of my two sons. I’ll try to make another post soon.

Luna Loki

December 18, 2017

Currently


I’m in the mood to make a short blog post tonight. So, I thought I’ll just make this quick post as this one doesn’t require my usual prolonged preparations. Ahem. Here we go...

Last book I read: Sirkus Pohon by Andrea Hirata. The latest masterpiece from Indonesian writer Andrea Hirata. A bit absurd but smart and hilarious as per usual. I love that his writing feels so cinematic and I love the way he describe that bittersweet thrills of falling for someone.

Last movie I watched: STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI! In fact, I really need to see it again. I was so impatient and afraid of spoilers (haha!) that I went to see it on the first day, December 13th, earlier than the US release date. Sure, it was 151 minutes and I got home almost at midnight, but it’s worth it??

Currently reading: I’m about to start reading Dilan by Pidi Baiq. Because I’m late to the party, as usual. This book is being adapted into silver screen and created quite a hype here. I bought the second book instead of the first one by mistake a few weeks ago. If I can, I like to read the book before watching the movie adaptation. So...

Currently been listening to: Lorde’s Melodrama album. This girl… ugh. I’d be rooting for her on next year’s Grammy. And Warpaint’s Whiteout.

Currently watching: Sadly, I’m not watching any particular show regularly lately, even though I have a looong list.


Current favorite font: Spectral.

Currently feel excited about: I just can’t wait to get some days off, man. Another thing… It’s so close to January! I’m not excited about my own birthday at all. But! The xx is playing here on January 23rd and I’ve got the VIP ticket! Well, I need to print it and maybe switch it on the venue, whatever. But the point is, I’M GONNA BE THERE.
I correctly guessed that they are my top artist. But it's so funny that their songs are not on my top songs? Haha. Never mind. I’LL SEE YOU SOON, BABES. (See what I did there?)




October 27, 2016

Currently


Yeeeey bikin postingan ini lagi setelah sekian lama. Belakangan ini kalian baca apa, nonton apa, dan dengerin apa nih? Kalau saya sih baca, nonton, dan dengerin ini...

Last book I read: Teddy Bears, Tupperware and Sweet Fanny Adams: How the Names Become the Words by Andrew Sholl. Bacaan ini lumayan ringan, cocok banget buat yang suka sama trivia atau suka penasaran sama asal-muasal nama benda. Nggak semua nama benda yang dibahas di buku ini familiar atau bahkan pernah saya denger sebelumya, tapi lumayan deh nambah wawasan ya kan. 

Last movie I watched: Okay, yang ini nggak harus film baru kan ya? Saya belum lama ini nonton Tootsie (1982) karena ditayangin di TV kabel. Hehe. Gemes banget liat Dustin Hoffman dan Bill Murray waktu muda. Jessica Lange juga cantik banget. Tapi, terlepas dari cakepnya para aktor pria dan wanita yang main, filmnya bagus. Michael, karakternya Dustin Hoffman, idealis banget sebagai seorang aktor, sampe agennya nggak bisa dapetin peran alias kerjaan apapun buat dia. Akhirnya dia berhasil lolos audisi dan dapet peran di sebuah soap opera tapi sebagai wanita (jadi-jadian). Terus saya iseng nyari di Tumblr, berharap nemu gifset dari adegan-adegan lucu di filmnya, malah nyasar ke video ini, terus saya terharu. :')

Currently reading: American Gods by Neil Gaiman. The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella. Hahahaha gods and goddess. American Gods (Tenth Anniversary Edition) ini salah satu buku yang saya beli di pameran Big Bad Wolf yang lalu dan baru mulai dibaca. Sejauh ini udah sampe bab 11 dan absurd sekaligus bikin terhanyut dalam imajinasi. Oh iya, ini buku mau diadaptasi jadi serial TV tahun depan. Tapi saya belum ada rencana mau nonton sih. Ya bacanya aja belom selesai. Haha.
Nah kalo buku yang satu lagi... Lagi-lagi baca bukunya dia. Entah kenapa saya suka baca bukunya Sophie Kinsella, kecuali yang Shopaholic series (tapi saya nggak suka yang Wedding Night). Formulanya sih sama aja, tapi tetep seru dan bikin ketawa-tawa sih waktu baca. Suatu hari saya lagi nggak bawa buku dan karena bosen banget di jalan, akhirnya mulai baca buku ini yang kebetulan versi epub. Mau lanjut baca American Gods dulu, baru lanjut sama buku ini. Mau temenan di Goodreads?

Currently been listening to: Shura. Thanks to Tegan and Sara, saya jadi dengerin album debutnya penyanyi Inggris ini. Tegan and Sara tur bareng Shura di beberapa kota. Tentunya, mereka bantuin shout out supaya pendengar mereka dengerin lagu-lagunya Shura juga. Dan nggak salah deh emang. Menurut saya lagu di albumnya enak semua. Ehe. Fun fact: kayak Tegan and Sara, Shura juga punya kembaran yang sering ikutan muncul di video-videonya.

Currently watching: Luke Cage and Westworld! Setelah nonton Jessica Jones, kepo juga nih sama hidupnya si Luke. Dan ternyata timeline-nya emang setelah event di JJ. Tapi saya baru nonton sampai episode 3. Kalau Westworld itu serial barunya HBO. Why do I keep watching HBO series? Waktu Game of Thrones S6 berakhir, saya nggak tahu gimana harus nunggu sampai tahun depan. Tapi kemudian series ini mulai dan tahu-tahu saya udah tenggelam bacain fan theories-nya 😑 Tapi... ini series yang main bagus-bagus banget dan saya pikir bakalan macam Terminator gitu, manusia lawan mesin. Ya mungkin akhirnya bakalan gitu, entahlah. Bikin mikir dan gregetan. Kalau di Terminator, saya nggak mau manusianya dimusnahin. Sementara pas nonton Westworld, saya mau para robotnya berontak dan musnahin aja manusia-manusia yang jahat. Ah. Rumit.

Current favorite font: Merriweather (Light).

Currently feel excited about: New movies in October and November. Kayaknya Doctor Strange bakalan main di bioskop sini sekitaran akhir Oktober deh. SAYA SENENG BANGET BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH BAKALAN MAIN BARENG MADS MIKKELSEN OMG. Terus akhirnya karakter yang Mads perankan di Rogue One muncul juga di trailer keduanya. Duh. Puas deh saya tahun ini bakal ngeliat dia di dua film box office. Huehehehe. Terus di November bakalan ada Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. :')

Dan The xx, salah satu band favorit saya saat ini, bentar lagi bakal rilis album baru nih. Belum diumumin sih kapan tepatnya. Yang pasti mereka udah mulai ‘pemanasan’ dan ngeledek dengan updetan di Instagram. Terus kabarnya udah mulai syuting video klip di Texas. Antara nggak sabar dan deg-degan gini jadinya. 😁


Until the next post!

April 6, 2016

Currently


Last book I read: Kamus Akor Gitar Untuk Pemula by Ganter H.P.P. Well... Berhubung saya belum latihan gitar lagi dan saya lihat buku ini di Gramedia. Jilid bukunya spiral, jadi kayaknya gampang mau sambil lihat dan megang gitar. Kapan-kapan... Baca bukunya ini cepet banget. Ya iyalah, orang cuma skimming doang. Ehe.

Last movie I watched: 10 Cloverfield Lane. Filmnya terbilang sederhana, tapi menegangkan dari awal sampai akhir. Bikin inget film Room sedikit dan juga bikin jatuh cinta lagi sama Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

Currently reading: The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson. Geblek banget nih ceritanya.

Currently been listening to: Bee Gees. Okay, jadi sejak kecil saya udah tahu band ini karena orang tua saya suka mereka. Tapi saya nggak pernah ngomongin mereka ke teman-teman karena saya pikir nggak ada yang tahu dan awalnya saya pikir mereka nggak terlalu populer. Hahaha betapa salahnya saya. Ya sampai sekarang juga nggak ngobrolin mereka sama teman-teman sih... Terus saya baru tahu kalau Maurice Gibb alias Mo adalah bassist band ini. Soalnya kalau live Mo megang keyboard terus, jadi saya pikir instrumennya ya keyboard/piano aja. Ternyata dia multi-instrumentalist. Semakin saya baca tentang Mo, kayaknya saya makin ngefans. Dan bassline-nya keren-keren.

Currently watching: Lawless Island di NatGeo. Ini tentang komunitas di pulau kecil Port Protection di Alaska. Pulaunya terpencil banget, jadi orang-orang yang tinggal di sana emang bener mandiri dan saling membantu, sampai komunitasnya jadi solid. Dan karena mereka bergantung sama alam, mereka peduli banget sama lingkungannya. Mereka berburu atau nebang pohon sesuai kebutuhan aja, biar nggak mubazir. Terus kadang barter sama tetangga mereka. Yang satu jual minyak dari hewan, tukeran sama selai homemade. Terus, waktu ada anak baru di tempat itu, pada gantian ngajarin. Ada yang ngajarin ngulitin binatang, ada yang ngajarin berburu, mancing... Seru banget. Tapi kayaknya episode ke-10 minggu lalu itu yang terakhir deh. Dan oh, ya, saya juga lagi ngikutin Asia's Next Top Model 4.

Current favorite font: HM Ampersand. As seen on H&M website.

June 12, 2015

To Wait and Watch

[A bilingual post]

Kelihatannya mungkin saya emang sengaja nyuekin blog ini, saya nyadar kok. Tapi soal itu bisa diomongin nanti, mungkin di postingan berbeda. Saya mau nunjukin dulu beberapa klip ini. / It may seem like I’ve been neglecting this blog for some reason, I’m aware of that. But let’s talk about it later, maybe on another post. First, I want to show these clips.

Coldplay + Game of Thrones for Red Nose Day
Coba klik aja dan lihat sendiri, kalau belum! Saya lihat foto waktu mereka rekaman di akun Google+ Coldplay. Saya pikir, oke, menarik. Nggak nyangka bakalan semenarik dan selucu itu. Saya merasa bersalah karena ketawa waktu mereka nyanyi tentang Red Wedding… Tapi Kit Snow bikin saya merasa lebih baik. ;)
Click and check it out, if you haven’t already! I saw a photo from their recording day on Coldplay’s Google+ account. I thought okay, interesting. I didn't know it’d be this interesting and funny. I mean, I feel bad laughing on the part where they sing about the Red Wedding... But Kit Snow makes me feel better. ;)

Seperti yang mungkin udah diketahui (dari postingan sebelumnya atau dari Twitter saya), belakangan ini saya terobsesi sama GoT. Saya seneng banget bisa nebak beberapa bagian dari episode 9. Tapi nggak, saya belum dan nggak berencana untuk baca bukunya. Maksudnya, saya tahu bukunya adalah karya literatur yang bagus, tapi saya pengen nikmatin aja serial TV-nya tanpa berharap terlalu banyak. Terutama karena sekarang serialnya udah overlapped (mendahului?) bukunya. Dan OMG finalenya minggu depan. Berdasarkan teori dan, ahem, spoiler dari bukunya, saya punya beberapa spekulasi mengenai apa yang akan terjadi. Dan spoilernya ada di mana-mana udah kayak lapangan penuh ranjau setiap kali lagi Googling apa aja tentang Game of Thrones. Walaupun saya masih berharap yang terburuk nggak akan terjadi. Plis lah, jangan bikin ceritanya ngegantung. Kalau ngerti maksud saya. *evil grin* 
As you may have learned (from my previous post or from my tweets), lately I’m really obsessed with GoT. I love that I was able to guess some part from episode 9. But no, I haven’t and not planning to read the books. I mean, I know it’s a great piece of literature and all, but I prefer to just enjoy the TV show without expecting too much, you know? Especially now that the show has overlapped the books. And OMG the finale is next week. Based from the theories and ahem, some book spoilers that I read, I now have some speculations about what's gonna happen. And the spoilers are everywhere it’s like a field of booby trap of spoilers whenever I Googling something Game of Thrones. Although I’m still hoping that the worst won't happen. Like, please, don’t leave us hanging on the story cliff. If you know what I mean. *evil grin*
Jurrasic World 
Udah main di seluruh dunia dan saya nggak sabar untuk nonton akhir pekan ini. Saya nggak mau berharap banyak, tapi final trailer-nya keliatan bagus dan menjanjikan. Jadi, lihat aja nanti. / It’s playing worldwide now and I can’t wait to see it this weekend. I don’t want to expect too much, but the final trailer looks good and promising. So we’ll see.
Terminator: Genisys 
Jujur saya belum pernah nonton ‘Terminator Salvation’. Tapi saya suka tiga film sebelumnya. Lagipula Arnold bilang filmnya payah, jadi kayaknya bisa saya skip aja? Haha. Tapi yang satu ini... Para pemainnya tentunya jadi hal pertama yang menarik perhatian saya. Ada Khaleesi, eh maksudnya, Emilia Clarke sebagai Sarah Connor. Terus ada Jason Clarke. Dan Jai Courtney! Pria tampan dan tangguh itu. Semuanya jadi tambah menarik karena trailernya memberi kesan kalau ada alternative timeline dari cerita ini. Tapi yah, saya mah tau apa? Film sebelumnya aja belum nonton. Mungkin saya harus tonton sebelum ‘Genisys’ rilis awal July nanti. 
To be honest still haven’t watch ‘Terminator Salvation’. But I love the previous three films. And Arnold say it was suck anyway, so I think I can skip it? Haha. But this one... hmmm. The cast was obviously the first thing that attract me. Khaleesi, I mean, Emilia Clarke is Sarah Connor. And Jason Clarke. And Jai Courtney! That tough and good looking lad. It’s getting more interesting that the trailer suggests there’s an alternative timeline to the story we all know. But what do I know? I skip the previous film. I might have too see it before ‘Genisys’ released on the first of July.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Oke, Amerika versus Soviet. Spy. Klasik. Dan mungkin juga klise. Tapi HENRY CAVILL, meeeen! Saya harus nonton. / Okay, America versus Soviet. Spy. Clasic. And maybe a bit cliche. But HENRY CAVILL, maaan! I just have to see this one.
The Martian
Trailernya keluar beberapa hari yang lalu dan saya spontan langsung ngebandinginnya dengan Interstellar. Udah gitu ada Jessica Chastain dan Matt Damon pula di film ini. Film lain yang saya pikirkan setelah lihat trailer ini adalah ‘Cast Away’. Saya yakin kita bakal melihat penampilan yang keren banget dari Matt Damon yang kali ini terdampar di Mars. Menarik. Kalau masih butuh alasan untuk nungguin film ini, ada Ridley Scott di bangku sutradara. Tapi baru bakal rilis bulan November. Ngincar Oscar nih kayaknya. 
The trailer came out a few days ago and I can’t help but compare it to Interstellar. Especially that Jessica Chastain and Matt Damon are also starring on this movie. Another movie I think about after I saw the trailer was ‘Cast Away’. I’m sure we’re going to see a superb performance from Matt Damon who is stranded on Mars. Interesting. Also, if you need more reason to look forward for this movie, Ridley Scott directed this movie. It will be released on November. Maybe they’re eyeing for some Oscars. 

 And then there’s Minions and Inside Out. I love animated movie! Are there any other movies you’d like to see?

EDITED:
So while I was writing this post I knew that I forgot one movie but I just can’t remember it but now I do. It’s American Ultra starring my baby Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg! They play a couple again and I can’t help thinking that this could be the sequel to Adventureland. I love that movie!

June 29, 2013

We're OK!

MHM_1130617175820 woots

Thanks to the three people who left a comment on the last post. They totally made me smile. Aaaand here are some other things that made me smile recently.
:: This semester is ending this week. Yaaaaay!
:: Saw Man of Steel and wanting to name my firstborn son 'Henry' after I left the theater. Silly, I know. But did you see how cute he was with that beard? Gah. Russell Crowe fits right in as Superman's father. And Faora... oh man. I love the movie and I think it left a lot to explore for the possible sequels.
:: Saw Monsters University with Lily. I didn't expect the story to be that touching since it's the prequel. And it's about monsters going through university life. I mean, what's so different, right? Haha. But of course I have to watch it. I love animation movies. Well, Sulley and Wazowski's relationship at the beginning reminded me to Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill in 21 Jump Street. The movie was so funny. I totally have some good laugh watching it even though the theater was full with so many children and some of them a.k.a the one who sits next to Lily who sits next to me started to whine. And if you haven't guessed it already, the title of this post is definitely from one of the scenes! "We're OK (Oozma Kappa)!" :D
:: I met Felove and fell in love with her. Pun intended. I first met her when she was a few days old and now she's a tiny but healthy 9 months old with yummy baby cheeks to kiss. When she was even younger her hair used to stand up straight on her head. Haha. I agree with my mother that she looks sort of like a Japanese doll. 
:: I mentioned about my friend Eky. He did me a favor and picked me up from Big Sound Festival (I can't believe it's already a month away from that concert). He joined a theater club in his university. And in return of the favor, he just want me to go see their performance on Saturday night. It's almost 2 in the morning, so yeah, I'm going to see it tonight! I'm going to see it with Dini. Been a long time since we hang out. I was hoping that more of my best friends could go but there are no other tickets left. However, I'm pretty excited about it! 
:: And on Sunday, we're gonna visit my nephew. 

What are you smiling about? :)

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June 15, 2013

Out of F o c u s

untitled untitleduntitled untitled untitledHello, June! How's your June so far, guys? Some of you are mostly excited for the summer, I think. But we've been experiencing some gloomy weather the past few days here. Not that I'm complaining though. Recently, my autofocus censor on my camera has been taking more time than usual. I’m not a really patient kind of person and I don’t want to lose the moment, so I changed the focus mode to manual. I thought that I had the picture with a pretty clear focus… wrong. It was blurry and that’s when I started to worry about my sight. I never get my eyes checked. And wearing a pair of glasses sounds cool to me, but I’d rather not having to wear them every single day, you know? So anyway, I check on Google on what could possibly go wrong about my camera and I got into conclusion that there might be some dust on the AF censor (underneath the mirror in the camera’s body?). I’ve tried to clean it with a bulb blower and it seems like the AF finally able to select some points but still needs more time than usual to do so. I think I’m gonna have to clean it more thoroughly once again. Or ask for some help. If you find some of these photos are a bit blurry and wondering why, please read this paragraph again.

I took these photos at my aunt’s. One of my favorite thing from their place is the ridiculous amount of space in their front yard and backyard. There’s not much in there but I just love it, compared to the limited space we have at home, and I love to imagine having such a huge space of backyard like that for my future home. Also, in the backyard, their neighbor’s avocado tree has started to bear fruits and a bunch of them are overhanging the backyard. Man. I love avocado! Too bad those ones belong to their neighbors... haha. So good to hang out with Naya again! She was always looking for me. I asked her to pose for me and this photo below is what I got.

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I feel really unproductive these past two weeks. But somehow I finally submit the draft of my internship report which needs a lot of touch up and I bought a book about the Ottoman Empire. I’m usually a not-so-slow kind of reader but with this book I’m gonna need more time. And already I’m longing for a lighter book! Haha. Then I watched two movies last week, which are Fast and Furious 6 and Now You See Me. Some action sequence in Fast 6 made me shake my head in disbelief as they’re a bit exaggerated. I also shake my head looking at Dwayne Johnson. Did he gain more muscles or was it just because he’s wearing tight clothes? He’s huge! And despite of all the exaggerations,  I like it because it’s really entertaining. There’s also an Indonesian actor in this movie. So proud of him. And Now You See Me got us fooled with the plot twists. Good list of actors in the cast, but only a few are really explored.

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Kylie recommended this band He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister. I’ve listened to some of their songs and watch some of their videos. Must admit that the first video I watched was Lazy Daze because of the face painting! Haha. And this is the song that’s stuck in my head. The drummer is really cool. And they somehow remind me to... Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros? I’ve been trying to whistle the intro of their song, Home, but so far it’s no success...



PS: I updated my link page a bit! :)

December 6, 2012

Book Fair & Affairs

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Currently listening to: Muse - Madness



Oh hey, I'm back. Alright. I've got some photos left, they're also from about two weeks ago. I went to the book fair with the girls, it's been like our regular schedule for every few months whenever the book fair was held at a venue nearby our campus. This time I wasn't sure sure what books I want to get (novels, usually) and I was also trying to save up. So as predicted, I end up with two copies of old National Geographic magazine to bring home.


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Photobombs!

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I simply just pick up some with issues that interest me and pay, though there are indeed a lot of options. Back at home, I look closer and found out that one of them is older than myself! On February 1989 my parent were not even married yet.

I think unless you're looking for the latest information about these things, these old magazines are still useful because the knowledge is still there and you just have to read on. Plus, what I like most about this magazine is the b-e-a-utiful photos! I'm thinking about making a collage from these photos after I'm done reading them. Hmm...


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Beautiful disaster.

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This oldie has a raggy brown envelope with a map of Yellowstone National Park inside of it. It was such a treasure for me. It might not be useful because I won't be there anytime soon and not to mention I'm gonna need a newer version of the map. But still... a map! Of world's first national park! Hopefully I'll be there someday.


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My camera's predecessors? Haha

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And after reading the other one, I have more respect for the emperor penguins. Not just cute, but they're also really really tough. Now take a closer look at the bottom right corner here...

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I've been watching movies on DVDs and somehow I'm avoiding 'heavy' movies. I'm usually also into that kind of movie. But lately I really just want to watch silly romantic comedies and animations. Animations always have special place in my heart. It just makes my heart... warm. You know? Watching those animated characters trying to get their dreams and prove themselves to those doubting them. Maybe I see myself in those characters. They lift up my mood and make me feel more optimistic. Which is good. Which is why I need more of good animation movies in my life. Ahem, Pixar, Dreamworks, and basically any other animation movie studios... you heard me?

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Sometimes I get inspired after watching a movie and so I doodle about it with my low drawing capability. I finally watched ParaNorman. A blogger I follow on Tumblr makes me really curious about it since she started to collect all things ParaNorman after she watched it. And I have to say that I love this movie, too! It's funny, sad at some part, and sweet. I tried to doodle Aggie because I really like that quote of her. Well, she's a lot cooler in the movie so you have to see it yourself. Haha. As you probably know already, I have such fondness on some things some people may find creepy like skulls and graves. But they even get cuter that they're animated so this movie is kind of like... my thing.


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Then I watched Brave. I've been anticipating this movie. I mean, it's from Pixar! The animation is really wonderful and the characters are fascinating. And not to mention the animated landscape of Scotland which is equally breath-taking. So you may want to kiss your mother after you see this movie..... I paint using acrylics on paper for the first time here. I usually just leave my doodle black and white. I think I should paint more, it's nice to see and play with a lot of colors. 


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And last Monday I watched Rise of the Guardians. I love it! The characters... the animations... the cast... it's just so good. So as usual, I like the villain as much as I like the heroes. Pitch reminds me to Loki so much. And I like how he sometimes act so dramatic. And I watched it in 3D so it was just so good! There I said it again. I saw the movie alone, something I usually do but haven't done again in a while, get some donuts because I'm craving it, and then back to reality, finishing an essay and another assignment.


Last night I had a really long silly conversations on Skype with the girls. I think we agree that me and one of my friends have a sick obsession to our favorite musician, but no, they're not the same person. Isn't it crazy how you can love some actor or musician so much? I mean, it's just so devastating for me to have this huge admiration for her, my idol, but she probably doesn't even know that I'm exist in this world. So, Tegan if you read this....
In other news, today's been balance. Met some annoying people on the way to and back from campus. But it's been pretty fun at the campus today. Especially because we only watched a movie in the morning class, the following class was dismissed, and so I sneak to an earlier class rather than wait for my regular schedule for that class at 2.30 PM. But I ended up discussing Breaking Dawn: Part Two with my seat's neighbor. What even....... Alright, it's late here so I guess I'll see you later, mate! Have a nice midweek! Whatever!

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