I don’t know, guys. I’m pretty excited for this. Like really pretty excited. Haha!
First Look: The End Of The World
Co-written and co-directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the film co-stars Paul Rudd, James Franco, Emma Watson, Aziz Ansari, Jason Segel, Rihanna, Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Danny McBride and Jay Baruchel all playing themselves (or thinly veiled versions of themselves) who have to forgo their celebrity status when imminent doom looms large over the earth.
We’re not supposed to be friends, you and me. We’re meant to be enemies. Did you know that?
Scarface (1983)
I know it’s long overdue, but tonight was the night I finally watched this classic remake of the 1932 version (although I haven’t seen that one either). Like most, if not all, gangster-themed movies, it ends sadly and badly for the main character. Al Pacino’s performance is riveting, I held my bladder until the end of the movie since feeling the need to pee halfway through.
Also, watching this reminded me of how money and power in excess can suck out the meaning of happiness. Yes, you have nice clothes, you eat from a smorgasbord of expensive hotel food, you don’t have to worry about paying the bills, you have cars more than your fingers and a house that’s too large for your family that does not exist, and then what? You live for nothing else, nothing more. It perfectly portrays that irony which is having everything and nothing at the same time. You can’t help but feel sorry for him. It’s baffling when people reach the top, they forget about everything that matters, when that’s the most sensible time to be grateful and adopt more humility in their everyday big living. *Sigh* But hey, the way he rocked that machine gun was such a thrill to watch. Cool death, I’ll give him that.
On the bright side, let’s be thankful that we still need things. Let our definition of everything be those things that truly matter and will truly give us joy.
Goodnight, folks!
This gives me hope. Unlike many of the youth I hear and read about, I do not have one thing I can proudly say I am absolutely good at. Unless of course it’s being talentless clueless. Somehow, even with all the hope I have, I rest somewhere between being the best and being the worst. For example, I like to write but I know I’ll never be a damn good writer. I like to create and design stuff but there’s always a creative fence I cannot quite cross over. It is frustrating. Especially when people my age have gone on accomplishing things I wish I had instead. And I end up saying to myself: ”If only I had more talent…” But Woody Allen begs to disagree. Apparently, for him, it’s courage > talent. And I believe every sense of what he’s saying. It’s not about having the talent, it’s about choosing to be brave in the face of life’s challenges and boldly accepting the opportunities that knock on your door. Perhaps, and even better, looking for opportunities yourself. It’s about creating your place in this world, with or without talent. Because what use is your talent if you do not have the courage to use it?
So I suggest instead of us trying to beat ourselves over and over again about not being smart or pretty or rich enough, about not having enough talent or more of what we need, let us enCOURAGE ourselves. Let us be brave and live with no regrets. Let us go and learn what we need to enhance what we already know. I think what really matters here is finding the courage to have more talent. Yes, I think that’s it.
