Tuesday, February 10, 2009

The curious case of Benjamin Button

2009 Oscar best picture nominee, not sure will become best picture or not, I hope it will.

Story telling about Benjamin, who born physically old, and grew toward younger, on physical only.

I watch the movie twice, first time no have much feeling, maybe I am doing other things while watching movie, I always did this, for no wasting time only on watching movie. My job nature trained me to become a multitasking machine. But after this, I think I won't do it again, especially when watching a great movie.

用华语,会更加容易表达我的感受。

第二次看这部电影时,百感交集,真的不知道为什么第一次看的时候,那么冷血。主角从小就在一个养老院长大,身边都是来来去去的老人。他们入住的那一天,就知道,他们就是在等着那一天,每个人都会到达的一天。不同的人,会用不同的方法去过他们最后的日子。有些人,会尝试回忆他们辉煌的过去,有些人,就在吹捧着各自的故事。其实,我不知道,到底一个人老的时候,是需要孩子多一些,还是需要老朋友多一些。孩子不会有心情去听你牢骚,你只会一个人孤单得呆在家里。跟朋友谈天,虽然会快乐一些,但是你不知道他们有没有真心的听你说,还是只是你一厢情愿的吹水。如果是我,我应该会写回忆录吧,把自己一生,都写下来,毫无隐瞒,然后,带进棺材里。
老人朋友的离去,教会了主角,失去一个人的感受。新生代的我们,都活得很开心,很少经历失去一个重要的人的感受。“we made to lost people we loved, how else we know how important they are to us?" 说的真潇洒。想想都觉得可怕。你希望你的挚爱先你而去,还是看着你离去。我没有意见,毕竟这不是我们可以选择的。

主角决定去漫游世界,做他想要做的事。年龄困锁不了他。疯狂的船长教会他,没有人可以限制你的梦想。You are what you wanna be。船长死的时候,说了这句话。"you can swear and curse the faith, but when it comes to the end, you just have to let go"。Ya, we can only let go。

主角遇回儿时的玩伴,坠入爱河。可惜,一个慢慢变老,一个慢慢变年轻。注定不会开花结果的爱情。不过,当主角老死的时候,女主角还是陪着他,陪着一个新生婴孩。很有禅意的画面。

整个剧情,就是生活的点点滴滴,从中带出很有深意的感觉。导演成功把那种感觉营造出来。这不是一般导演可以做到的。不过,个人觉得,前提还是,看电影一定要专心,这样才会有FEEL。

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

2009 CNY

CNY just end. When grow up, we will know how important CNY is, it is the only chance you can meet all your friend, who might be working around the world, and only CNY, you can meet them together, getting information about what other people are doing, instead of just living in our own small world.

The topics tend to change every year. 2007 CNY, some of them are still studying, while UTM grads start working. And those who still studying are so curious about the working life, ask about our wages, and we told them, truely, dun think it is something P&C. 2008 CNY, most of them working already, and the topic remain about the working life, wages. Still everyone still sharing all so call P&C information. Everyone is doing different thing, they envy us, we ency them. (你看我好,我看你好吧了)。2009CNY, economic crisis. people just sharing how bad their company are. And now, no people wanna ask wages already, it become P&C. Yes, when age grow, more and more thing become P&C.

2009 CNY hot topic is about weeding. A lot of friend, especially those are financial affordable, will marry today. Ya, everyone is talking about this, and putting more and more pressure on the peer, especially for those who haven't have a stable relationship.

For a standard middle class, basic requirement is need a house and a car. But for normal people, they will not able to buy a house and a car before 28. Even if they do so, their burden will be very heavy, and hence they cannot grab new oppurtunity if it arise.

How if, marry without a own house? Ya, of course we can do this. After marry, still rent a house, and live normal. But ideally, people tend to have a new house, then get marry, furnish the house, the room, and start a brand new life. One of m friend said, "why need to marry, if you dun want to give birth a baby?". I have no comment on this. Let have best wishes for all the couple who is going to marry this year.