Walk the Line
I have started walking the line. It is amazing how much half a day of free time can do to your mind - I seem to be able to see things with a better perspective. Ticked off another 2 things from my list and started cleaning my room {which was overdue by a month or so}. I haven't finished cleaning my room completely but it is definitely looking a lot better. I bought the study table from my flatmate as he bought himself a new one. It would definitely help me in my workflow as I can retire to my room and work without having to worry about damaging my back - as till now I tended to use my laptop lying down in my bed (definitely not a good thing to do).I went and saw 'Walk the Line' in the evening. Joaquin Phoenix and Resse Witherspoon have done some awesome work in it and I would be surprised if one of them doesn't come away with an oscar. I had no clue whatsoever of who John Cash was or his influence on music - after all I am from India, so I went into the movie without any expectations and I must say that the movie felt long and felt like another other musical biopic but it is the acting which hold the movie together. There is some really interesting cinematography and the editing is seamless - they have used a lot of audio lead-in's to bridge time and scenes. The acting is definitely oscar material-hold on I am repeating myself (:-)
It is surprising that the national newspaper, NZ Herald - hasn't reviewed the latest NZ movie 'No. 2', which recieved a huge response at Sundance Film Festival and also won the world cinema audience award there. I find it callous and disrespectful that they don't want to review a NZ movie even though they review commercial moneymaking hollywood movie's like 'Firewall'...Maybe they did not like the movie and it would have reflected badly on the movie (and the newsaper???) but that still is not a reason enough for not writing about it because the public needs to know about the movie. I hope they get around to reviewing it.
I find it amusing how babies stare at me most of the time - the only other person I know who gets the same treatment is Lance. They either find it fascinating seeing my face or find me weird - which one I will never know because they obviously can't talk when they are that young. I was shopping for groceries and when I came to the payment counter - a couple of babies in the parallel line kept staring at me. The lady on the other side of the counter noticed that and was surprised at it - I told her that it happens all the time with me and she was amused. I found it amusing that she found it amusing. Life's little pleasures.
Amit
Labels: Introspection, Movies
posted by Amit @ 9:08 PM
4 Comments:
Hallo. a random blog-sighting (the title intriqued me) so wanted to leave a comment...and add an agreement: I too saw Walk the Line only last week and thought it excellent!!
btw: be careful using your laptop literally on your lap. you may already know this; apologies if you do; but in case you do not: research suggests that male sperm count is significantly lowered by the heat out-put of laptop computers being used directly on the lap.
*just trying to be helpful* ;-)
Maggie Rose
lol..Maggie..thanks for the comment.
i use an accessory which lifts the laptop a fair bit off my lap, so I am not sweating about declining sperm count. (:-) Moreover, the worst that could happen is i will have kids who will have short tempers ..heeheee...i have to get married first though.
"I have started walking the line" - what does that mean Amit? Is it a new time-management philosophy, or are you starting a singing career :)
yeah lucas - i am planning on recording my first indian country music hit single (:-)...followed by 20 years of record follow ups. what did you think i was meaning..heeheee
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