Yesteday was my “I’m Riding Solo” day, and what better way to have bonding time with myself other than do one of my most favorite things in the world, which is to watch movies!
FINALLY got to watch the VERY overdue film Inception, which I have to say is bloody brilliant. I am in awe of Cristopher Nolan’s mind and his capability to conceive such an idea for a film. The film had many layers to it (this is not just a metaphor, lols), and it was quite tricky keeping up with about 5 different perceptions of reality. But it’s fine, because I love movies that make you tug your brain a lot.
Oh and I don’t know if I say this enough, but Leonardo di Caprio is one of my favorite actors. He always delivers superbly in films, and the emotions he can evoke out of himself sends tingles down my spine. I loved him in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (where he was only around 13), Titanic, Revolutionary Road (my God, what a heavy movie), Shutter Island (which gave me the shivers and was outrageously ingenious as well), and this last installment of his. I am yet to watch Blood Diamond, but I’ll make a point to do that for sure.
Oh yeah, we have the same birthday as well. :)
I also watched Scott Pilgrim vs the World, which was another one of those quirky, unexpected/hmmm-I’m-actually-enjoying-this, out-of-this-world movies like Kick-Ass. The graphics were awesome, to say the least, and it’s script had doses of intelligent humor. Intelligent, not because it made you analyze things, but because the punchlines were so unhyped and flat, that it just had to make you laugh. Now, that’s clever.
Now, let me talk about my teenage crush on Michael Cera. He stole my heart on the screen of Juno, and has been coming back to steal more of it ever since. There’s just something that he has going on with his nerdy, lanky appeal. Also, I love his choice in films and the types of characters he plays. From Nick in Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Nick and his evil alterego Francois in Youth in Revolt, to playing himself in Paper Hearts, he never ceases to fascinate me.
