It's ten minutes til midnight. Can't believe Christmas is nearly over. Yet...it was pretty quiet. A nice breakfast of waffles in the morning and some well-fitting earphones (finally!) as a present. The trip to the bookstore was a real treat though. After at least two or three hours, my family and I came out with "Justice" by Michael Sandel, "Moon Over Manifest," and a copy of "100 Successful College Application Essays." Although they weren't the books I were looking (or hoping, for the sake of the line) for, it's still a great gift.
About a week ago I received a piece of paper with Spongebob on it...signed by its very own designer. Yes, the designer of the character of Spongebob! Not being a huge Spongebob fan, I wasn't as thrilled as the "fan next to me" might be, but it was pretty interesting receiving the signature. It was written in Korean, but in such way that I had trouble making out any characters. Goodness. Why are all signatures so hard to read?
Recently saw both Mission: Impossible 4 Ghost Protocol and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.
My first thought about M:I 4 after I left the theater was "action action action." No space for even a comma at all. Amazingly placed action with the combination of stunningly positioned camera angles and great acting and...and...well, it was pretty awesome. What else can I say about it? I wouldn't want to spoil it for someone. I did manage to see the prior movie, and I was not disappointed. However, I still don't exactly understand what the 'rabbit's foot' was. Perhaps I should watch the whole movie throughly (hint hint).
Sherlock Holmes was also a great movie. I'm not a great critique, but I'm positive many others would agree with my statement. I thought it could use some more depth at first, but everything eventually would come to a full circle, with the usage of the idea of urban camouflage coming right back at the end. The ending of Sherlock Holmes was definitely stunning. Very well placed indeed. It even impressed the whole audience in the theater I was in; the audience proceeded to break into "ohhh's" and "OHHHHHHH's." Which is pretty darn impressive, because that doesn't happen very often in South Korean theaters. Other than, as my friend Sarah pointed out, during various horror movies, where screams probably ring out much, much more than often compared to other genres. I've seen American theaters cheer at certain endings of movies, but that never seemed to happen here. I prostrate you, Sherlock Holmes!
Colonel Sebastian Moran - "That's not fair..!" - When Watson, being shot by Moran with a rifle, finds a cannon near his hiding spot and turns to aim it at the lighthouse where Moran was shooting from.
Tis the time to be jolly! The new year is almost upon us! Merry Christmas everybody!
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