Would you think 'The Unthinkable'?

Just finished watching The Unthinkable, and I'm disturbed! More like mortified beyond belief.

If you haven't seen the movie then I urge you to stop reading. Lots of spoilers! And if you have seen the movie, please feel free to leave a comment or PM me your views.

I'm not sure how I felt about it, not as a production, because it's effing fantastic, but what message it tries to portray. First few minutes of the movie, I thought to myself, well not really to myself, out loud to a friend of mine (Im A'antar), Muslim?? AGAIN?!? *sigh* When will it end? I can go on and on about how Muslims aren't like that but unless you have an IQ of an 8th grader you would already know. Religious extremists exist everywhere and unfortunately for us, most of the major attacks are led by fascist Muslims; But of course the hundreds of Afghanis, Iraqis and Palestinians that are killed on a daily basis by any other non-Muslims don't count. Why? because their lives are meaningless in front of the lives of .. say.. hmmm I don't know the Americans or Israelis?

Now, if we are to put that aside, this movie isn't really about the war on terrorism (or so I'd like to believe); America and Muslims! It's about how far you would go to get what you want. Machiavelli; yet again! The end justifies the means. This movie gets you thinking, we preach humanity, justice, fairness.. We fear God and ask for mercy.. But what is this? This is inhumane, this is torture, this is against everything we believe in. Is torturing a number of people (counted on one hand) justifiable to save thousands of lives? Does this mean we're letting go of our morality and our ideals if we say yes? Is there a good guy and a bad guy? Good and evil? No! There's always a cause and a reaction. People react to what life throws their way. Mind you, both sides are fighting for the exact same thing, Freedom. Ask a terrorist why, and he will justify his actions. Take the movie for instance:

I love my country and you crap on it.. I love my religion and you people spit on it.. I'm not a coward.. you call me a barbarian.. then what are you ?!? You expect me to weep for 50 civilians.. YOU PEOPLE KILL THAT NUMBER EVERYDAY.. How does it feel??

Fine! Maybe I'm not convinced with his justification (yes, yes, 'm against killings in any way. Murder is murder no matter how you twist it, but then again God knows what I would do if I were in their position), but obviously he is. Religion doesn't create monsters; situations, however, do!

Where am I going with all of this? No clue! But I just wonder, how far would I go to get what I want? How far would you go?

Bambi

Alice! Alice? Who the f*** is Alice?

Tim Burton has inspired the world as a whole with Alice in Wonderland. Be it fashion inspired or from random daily vocabulary. Now the word "muchness" makes sense. And almost everyone I know is looking for their muchness, because they've lost it. I watched the movie with high expectations but people's remarks about it being disappointing were echoing in the back of my head. But disappointed was far from it. In case you haven't seen it don't read this part. You can just jump on to the next paragraph. I don't want to spoil anything for you. The movie was magical, colourful, scary at times, funny and witty. Few things I thought the movie lacked, were music, more randomness and weird terms and a few characters. Whatever happened to the Duchess for example? Actually she's the only one I could think of oh and the little king. He was stupidly funny. I was looking forward to sing along to the songs but it not a musical sequel :(. But don't get me wrong, I would re watch the movie over and over again. And I'm looking forward to Tim Burton's rendition of Sleeping Beauty called Malifecent and Dark Shadows . Ooooh the excitement. I just hope they're not realesed in 2014 like Kill Bill vol.3.

As a lot of you may have noticed, Alice is the New Black. Yes yes, it is! And no don't think that it's going to be the new craze for little girls, it's more for the adults. Plus ever noticed how much it's inspired everything? For example Gwen Stefani's What are you Waiting For video , make up (a palette from Urban Decay especially for Alice lovers), nail polish (O.P.I. created a limited edition collection inspired by the movie and it is pure Underland wild). Even Jewellery, photo shoots and WEDDING CAKES. Check out Sue Wong's Alice in Wonderland fashion line.

I did a small collage with everything that is Alice and I'm in love with every single item in that collage. (Click here for details and prices).

Popcorn and Diet Pepsi!

Morning everyone. I know I've been absent for a while but I've been out of town and now I'm back :) with the Monday blues :( And I missed the red carpet, but I'll definitely watch it in the next couple of days and I'll let you know my best and worst dressed for this year! I'm also watching Alice in Wonderland tonight and I'm soooooo excited. But anyway, I watched quite a few movies this week and I miss it! Sitting home and watching movies.. *sigh* So anyway, I watched Everybody's Fine, let me tell you.. Robert De Niro got to me. His performance was so tantillizing and so honest, you actually feel everything he's feeling. It's excellent and contrary what a lot of people thought, including myself, it is NOT a comedy. I also watched Hachiko, I had never heard of the movie or anything about it, and I didn't even know that Richard Gere had anyt
hing new released, until this weekend. When they told me it was a story of a man and his dog, and a lot of the movie is from the dog's point of view, I felt I was about to cry. I wasn't in the mood for dogs and whatever, but I sucked it up. Had it not been with the 3 strangers watching it with me I would've definitely bawled. It was really difficult to fight back the tears, but I think I did a pretty good job. No one noticed the two tears the rolled down my cheek but it's all good. It's really slow, but the music was fantastic and it's such a sad story. A true one I might add. I know my dad is going to love it. Sherlock Holmes? Epic! unlike Hachiko, this movie is quite fast. No dull moment.. And the beauty of this film, it's as if the writer sat in the viewer's head, because any questions you might have, are answered. Very well done, and I think they should make more Sherlock Holmes movies. And if Robert Downey Jr.'s looks never did it for you.. I'm almost positive you'll be weak at the knees. Up in the Air, was surprisingly not boring. Clooney is so dreamy.
It's not a happily every after tale, or very much of a happy ending.. It's real. It speaks to the viewer. Not my favorite movie, and I'll probably forget about it, but it's entertaining, contemporary and so real.
I need oget back to work, and I'll let you know how Alice in Wonderland goes. I've been hearing so many mixed reviews that I don't know what to expect!

Valentine's Day is SO over!

Last night Im A'antar and I went to C&G to write letter to our future selves then went to the movies. If you haven't seen Valentine's Day.. consider yourself lucky. If you're single, you're going to hate the movie even more because with all its lameness, it still manages to get to you, which would then drive you crazy.. It's cheesy, it's boring, it's lame ridiculously predictable and in no way was there a single story (since it's around 10 stories that somehow intertwine) that was original. The movie theatre was almost empty, and for good reason. Julia Roberts acts for 6 minutes, and got paid 3 million dollars. And if anything, I think her 6 minute role was the most interesting and most amusing. But all in all what a disappointment! I was looking forward to watching it for its remarkable cast, even though the child in the movie was terrible. He's cute fine, but cute doesn't cut it. And that scrumptious Eric Dane (please see below and you'll know exactly what I'm talking about), where life got better when he showed up half naked, but the final result was slightly, heartbreaking?? Or Bradley Cooper's shots, was he hitting on Julia Roberts or wasn't he? One minute they're barely talking and then next they're playing Backgammon, the scene-cut was really confusing. Patrick Dempsey is a Doctor (shocking), really? And Taylor Swift, congratulations, you have managed to annoy the crap out of me (her role is to be annoying, but her hair looks so pretty you can't stop looking at it.. anyway.. back to the point..)Only two movies come to mind, Love Actually and He's Just Not That Into You, while Love Actually was kind of cute, I really can't make up my mind about the others. BUT, if you're in a certain mood, the sappiness of it all might.. MIGHT... get to you (not as in a nervous breakdown or anything, just craving the idea of love).

Hibernation... OVER

As much as I've been enjoying being lazy every night, I'm tired of routines. Everyday, go to work, come back home, rest for a while, go to the gym come back home shower and watch TV and DVDs all night. I watched Case 39, which isn't all that, if you guys like a bit of horror, I highly recommend The Orphan, it's a cross between The Good Son and Hide and Seek, with quadruple the nail biting stress. Great thriller with a great ending. I also recommend Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino strikes again), Avatar (I was blown away, James Cameron was able to revolutionize the movie industry twice in 1 decade. He's phenomenal) Contrary to a lot of what people thought about it, I actually liked Nine very much. (a friend *cough*Coma*cough* and I were ready to give Kate Hudson a standing ovation for her Cinema Italiano performance) It's not your typical musical, nor is it the new Chicago, and definitely not another Moulin Rouge, this musical, had a star cast of women from every single generation, who proved to be multi talented and they are just beautiful and inspiring. To those who love cooking, or actually who ENJOY the ART of cooking, I guarantee you would love this movie, Julie & Julia. At one point I could smell the food (I was watching it on the plane so it was probably right before they served lunch, but that's not the point). 1. it actually inspired me to start a blog, and here I am 9 posts later and 2. I just wanted to go home and try to bone a duck (you'll understand what I mean once you watch it). And finally Princess and the Frog.. Yes you heard me, PRINCESS AND THE FROG. It is now one of my favourite Disney cartoons and it's super cute. Now I'm just looking forward to Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.

So I decided, actually more like I have no choice, but to start going out. Hibernation is officially over! I have a full week ahead, a wedding at the end of the month and two trips first two weeks of March. And I'm actually looking forward to the hecticness of my full-day program (pre-hibernation). So I bid you Good night and sweet dreams!