Turmoil in Progress: Movie

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch

I never knew this movie musical would be so good. The songs are phenomenal.

There's this song called "The Origin of Love" and I swear it's a masterpiece. It's like every question I had about love and destiny were suddenly answered. I felt lighter. I feel like everything is clearer. Thanks to Hedwig. :)

Here's the video of the song, subbed with the lyrics. I hope you'll like it as much as I did. :) Enjoy.

The Origin of Love

Last time I saw you, we just split in two

you was looking at me, I was looking at you

you had a look so familiar, I could not recognize

cause you have blood in your face, I had blood in my eyes

but I could swear by your expression

that the pain down in your soul is the same one down in mine

that's the pain that cuts a straight line down through the hearts

and we all it Love...

Run Lola Run

And again another movie with powerful words. "Lola Rennt" or "Run Lola Run" is a 1998 German film. It shows how our choices affects everything that will happen. The smallest things that you do can change everything in bigger ways. Just like the movie "Next" by Nicholas Cage.

Whats good about this movie is that it has more running than talking. And when they talk, it's brief and powerful. Although the plot is very simple, it is not as predictable as I thought it would be. I typed in some of the lines in the movie. :)

"What if you never met me?... You'd be saying the same thing to someone else.."

"What would you do if I died?"

"I don't know. It's a stupid question."

"I know what you'd do. You'd forget me. What else could you do? Sure, you'd mourn for a few weeks. Not a bad idea. And everybody's really compassionate.. and everything's so incredibly sad, and everyone feels sorry for you. You can show everyone how strong you are. "What a great woman", they'll say. And all at once this really nice guy with green eyes shows up. And he's super sensitive, listens to you all day. And you can talk his ear off. Then you'd hop on his lap and cross me off your list. That's how it goes."

When it comes to loving someone, is everyone really this replaceable?

I've been in a lot of relationships before. When I think about it, on those moments, I felt this.. Love. but now that we've broken up, I am feeling this Love again to someone else. Did it mean that I didn't really mean what I felt my ex? Was it all fake? Did my Love for them just faded away? And how do we really know if it's the "genuine" love?

I guess this Love is a really really big thing. It cannot be contained or even be defined in words. I guess it's never meant to be thought about.. You just have to experience it, and feel it. I guess it's too early for me to be defining what it really is. :) Let's go and fall in Love! :)

Sad Movie

So, I was watching more sad movies last night. I saw an Ashton Kutcher movie, "A Lot Like Love," which failed to make me cry. I saw on an online review that it was a good sad movie but it didn't work for me. I think it was stupid. This is one of those movies you would forget over the weekend. Nothing but a repressed movie.

Anyway, I saw "Sad Movie," a korean movie, right after watching the stupid movie I was talking about a while ago. And, at last, a good sad movie that made me wet my pillow last night. It was a story of 8 people and how sad their lives were. Some of the lines were good. It made me cry and whine.

"You are lucky you can tell him you love him.." [said the mute sister, as she tried to speak]

She was totally right. We sometimes don't realize how lucky we are that we could fully show our emotions to others. I felt really sorry for the mute sister and for myself. I cried while she was trying to say those words.

I was really touched by the mother and son in the movie. It really showed how much a mother would sacrifice for her son. It showed how much of a person a mother could be. And it showed how much a son could care and love his mother. It was so painful.

Anyway, I've had enough of sad movies for now. I need to focus on a lot of things. I need to get another job, and enter school, and move out of here. I wish I could feel more relaxed. I would rather spend the whole day in front of a computer than deal with lots of difficult people. I want to start a computer career. My life is sad. [heheh] I'm glad I have a few people by my side who could turn my frown upside-down. Thank you.

Untamed Heart

Update about the last post I made. About the sad movies I said I wanted to watch. The thing is. The first movie I saw was so good it hurts so much. I felt like I didn't need to watch anymore.

Untamed Heart. 1993. Fuck the lines of this movie. Christian Slater and Marisa Tomei. I think I don't know who these actors are, but they're good. Definitely made me cry. Definitely.

"I was wondering if you think about me.. half as much as I think about you.."

"I'm afraid if they take my heart I won't be able to love you the same.. you are my peace.."

"You love with your mind and your soul.. not actually with your heart.."

"But why does it hurt so much here when you're not with me.."

"I've fallen.. I've fallen so much in love with you.. so much more than I told you I would.."

One Last Cry ;)

I've been feeling so emotionally disturbed. There's these emotions inside me that wants to be free. I wanna cry tonight. I wanna let it out. Every sad feeling that I have. All my frustrations, disappointments, loss, heartbreak, insanity, and loneliness.. I will cry it all out.

I will be renewed. Refreshed. With focus.

I will let go of all my worries. I will take risk and take the plunge. I will be free. :)

And to help me let it all out, I will be watching some very sad movies tonight. Wish me luck.

"I know I gotta be strong, 'Cause around me life goes on and on.."

One Last Cry - Marina Elali

The Lovely Bones

“These were the lovely bones that had grown around my absence: the connections - sometimes tenuous, sometimes made at great cost, but often magnificent - that happened after I was gone. And I began to see things in a way that let me hold the world without me in it. The events that my death wrought were merely the bones of a body that would become whole at some unpredictable time in the future. The price of what I came to see as this miraculous body had been my life.”

I love this line.

What if you were to die today? What do you believe will happen next? What will happen to you and everyone around you? What happens to the things you have been building all your life? Where will you go? How do you move on? These questions are like the ultimate questions of our existence. A lot of us avoid this questions because we are afraid to find the answers.. Strong answers that would shake us.

There is one thing that's sure about death though.. After you die, the world will not stop from turning. People will still keep moving on. And the moments you left in this world, the impact of your life -- and death -- to other people who knew you, will change their lives forever...

[500] Days of Summer

I saw 500 days of summer last year. I had a chance to see it again on Blu-ray last yesterday. :) I really like this Movie. It really teaches a lot about things that you should consider when you are [or you just think you are] in a relationship with someone. I took some of the most memorable quotes from the movie:

"Look, I know you think she was the one, but I don't. Now, I think you're just remembering the good stuff. Next time you look back, I, uh, I really think you should look again."

There's this saying that "never make a decision when you are happy or angry, you might regret it." It's like buying something from TV [TV Shopping], before making the purchase, wait for 10 minutes. Give yourself some time to adjust from the trance of the high quality marketing. Ask yourself if you really need it, or how much do you want it. It's the same when choosing to love someone [or entering a relationship], give it some time before you actually decide on being together, or living together, or marrying, or having children.

"Most days of the year are unremarkable. They begin, and they end, with no lasting memories made in between. Most days have no impact on the course of a life. May 23rd was a Wednesday."

I really do believe in this. From the 365 days in a year, how much of the days do you remember? When are the days that really hit you? Which are the days that contributed to where you are now? Me, I can barely remember the weekdays of last year, but most of the memorable times of last year happened on a weekend. :) They say Tuesday is the most productive day of the week, because on Monday you are still dealing with the shock, Wednesday is getting over the hump [almost halfway], Thursday is when you anticipate Friday, and Friday is all about the weekend. :D

"This is lies. We are liars. Think about it. Why do people buy cards? It's not because they want to say how they feel. People buy cards because they can't say they feel or are afraid to. And we provide the service that let's them off the hook. You know what? I say to hell with it. Let's level with America. Or at least let them speak for themselves. Right? People should be able to say how they feel - how they really feel - not, you know, some words that some strangers put in their mouths."

The line said it all. :) For me, I do give cards to people but I don't give them as is, I always write a letter on a separate paper and clip it inside the card. It's like saying, "Hey I saw this card and you are all I think about when I read it, and I want to share it with you." And my letter will say everything else. :)

"I woke up one morning and I just knew. [Tom: Knew what?] What I was never sure of with you."

This line is a bitch. If someone would tell me this line I will lose it. Like, "What did i do for you to treat me like this?" I think no one deserves to be played upon with their feelings. If you don't like me, you should tell me up front. And if someone tells you they are not into, I think they really meant it. Moving on is hard, but it is the only way to go on. Don't give up. Better days are on their way if you have the guts to look them. :)