Movies weekend

Initially I planned to go to Eindhoven this weekend, but I was too lazy to go there (or to wake up early on Saturday..:-P) . So I decided to go to the cinema, there are several movies that I really want to see for quite some time. Recently I am so crazy to go to independent cinemas, small cinemas where they play independent movies. We have seven Filmkunstkinos (what they call them here) in Duesseldorf and I am really happy for that (I have visited four of them already so far). First of all because they usually have a lot of interesting movies from all over the world not only Hollywood or German movies (though everything is dubbed in German most of the times, or subtitled in German but the original language is Chinese :-P). Second reason is because the cinema is small, mostly there are not so many people (for example today I only watched the movie with two other people). It gives the feeling of 'your own cinema' :-P. Third reason is because the ticket is cheaper than the normal cinema's and with the member card, I can get more than 20% discount from the normal price (so in total it's 50% cheaper than the ticket for normal cinema).

On Saturday I watched Into the Wild, a movie that was recommended by some of my friends. I was so curious about it, though I have read a lot about it before. I know the whole story, I have read the pros and cons, but watching the movie, it still gave me a strong impression. Somehow I can understand him and I am happy that he was able to realize what he wanted in the end (though it was a tragic end).
"Happiness only real when shared" (Christopher McCandless, Into the Wild).

Today I watched My Blueberry Nights, a debut film of Norah Jones and the first feature length English-language film of Wong Kar Wai. Norah did not make a very special appearance on it, but the movie was okay. At least it's not the usual Hollywood love story :-P The music (as you expect) is nice and I like the original idea of the movie.
"There's nothing wrong with the Blueberry Pie, just people make other choices. You can't blame the Blueberry Pie, it's just... no one wants it" (Jeremy, My Blueberry Nights).
"It took me nearly a year to get here. It wasn't so hard to cross that street after all, it all depends on who's waiting for you on the other side" (Elizabeth, My Blueberry Nights).

I was tempted to go for a second round today, still want to watch Kite Runner (I know it's not a new movie anymore but I missed it when it's played in normal cinemas). But I decided to enjoy the very good weather outside instead (summer mode on..it's about 20C today). I walked home from Oberkassel (the area on the other side of Rhine river, my first time there and I really like the area..) and passed through the Hofgarten, watching people having their picnics or just laying down on the grass. Hofgarten is so beautiful today.. I could not resist the temptation to sit and read my book there. I decided to continue my walk home when I felt hungry and realized that I needed something to eat..:-P

Music and Lyrics

Another movie review...
I just watched this movie several minutes ago :-P The story is simple, but I like the soundtrack, especially 'Way back into love'. You can find the video here and here is the lyrics:

Way Back into Love (Hugh Grant and Haley Bennett)

I've been living with a shadow overhead,
I've been sleeping with a cloud above my bed,
I've been lonely for so long,
Trapped in the past,
I just can't seem to move on!

I've been hiding all my hopes and dreams away,
Just in case I ever need them again someday,
I've been setting aside time,
To clear a little space in the corners of my mind!

All I want to do is find a way back into love.
I can't make it true without a way back into love.
Oooooh.

I've been watching but the stars refuse to shine,
I've been searching but i just don't see the signs,
I know that it's out there,
There's got to be something for my soul somewhere!

I've been looking for someone to shed some light,
Not somebody just to get me through the night,
I could use some direction,
And I'm open to your suggestions.

All I want to do is find a way back into love.
I can't make it through without a way back into love.
And if I open my heart again,
I guess I'm hoping you'll be there for me in the end!
Oooooooh, Ooooooh, Ooooooh.

There are moments when I don't know if it's real
Or if anybody feels the way I feel
I need inspiration
Not just another negotiation

All I want to do is find a way back into love,
I can't make it through without a way back into love,
And if I open my heart to you,
I'm hoping you'll show me what to do,
And if you help me to start again,
You know that I'll be there for you in the end!
Oooooooh. Oooooooh. Ooooooooh. Oooooooh. Ooooooh Ooooooooh. Ooooooooh.

Nice lyrics, right :-P There are several scenes from the movie that made me laugh, especially the Pop! videoclip. It was soooo 80's (but I like the song) and I could not imagine Hugh Grant did it :-P
To sum up, it is an entertaining movie...

Marie Antoinette

I knew that movie for quite sometime, at least I knew that Kirsten Dunst played the role as Marie Antoinette and I knew a bit about Marie Antoinette, that she's been killed by guillotine in French revolution. But this movie gave me something more about her.

At first I was also surprised with its opening, I mean, I do not expect a movie which portrayed 18th century setting has kind of 'funky' opening song. It reminds me of Clueless, the series :-P
But it was okay, I am more interested with the story itself. In the end, I was surprised about the story of Marie Antoinette. I ended up wiki-ed (I think we should add this new verb as we do it for 'google-ed") the stories of French monarch and French revolution for the rest of the evening (or night :-P). Interesting...how could you inspired by a movie!