We are going to talk about actors.
Xie ShaoGuang is the only Singaporean actor that can act. Fullstop. Yes, I had stop watching television since he retired early this year.
If I calculate the ratio of gender and race in raknax's award of professional acting, I would probably be a sexist and a racist.
The handful of actresses weighting against the list of male actors in my books were Jodie Foster, Christina Ricci, Emma Thompson and Emily Watson. The list for the male actors is much much more.
With the folding of 2007, I was supremely happy that I had found my favorite black actors. And for that, most part of this entry will be about them two.
Samuel L. Jackson for his performance in Black Snake Moan.
And Will Smith for his portrayal of the Omega Man in I Am Legend.
I Am Legend sank for two reasons. The director Francis Lawrence and the fucking director Francis Lawrence.
Francis, you ruined John Constantine a while ago, one of the greatest character ever.
Then you went on to ruin I Am Legend this year. One of the greatest Sci-Fi book ever.
You ruin my Christmas. Please, for the love of God, scram back to make MTVs for Britney Spears and Jennifer Lopez.
For the rest, if you are keen on watching I Am Legend, watch it for Will Smith.
For the longest time, Will had been the black John MacClane. These couple of years, we see his direction shift as he made somber movies like Ali, The pursuit of happyness, I. Robot and now I am Legend.
Will is the lonely Omega Man of an infected Earth. He had a dog called Sam. This can be parallel to Tom Hanks' Cast Away. Tom had a volley ball named Wilson. If you really had to ask, I could not and never imagine crying for a pissin ball. Now a dog as your only companion, I can. After Will held his infected mutt in his arms and strangled his only companionship in the world, he cried in fury, solitude, grief and rock bottom sorrow.
My favorite scene and that alone defined Will as one of the greatest actor alive was the one he went back to the movie rental store after Sam's death. He was sunken, his eyes bloated and cheeks trembling with tears. He approached a female mannequin and said shakily:
'Hello. I... I promised a friend (Sam) I would say hello to you today.'
His eyes darting and more tears began to flow.
'Please say hello to me.'
'Please say hello to me.' He begged again.
One can never get any lonelier that that.
:s fucking hell. was planning to watch this movie with HIM.
ReplyDeletei don't wanna cry like hell man. but that scene is damn heart breaking.
The film is wonderful until they had to bastardize it with a cheesy ending. For the original novel by Richard Matheson (spoilers alert!) you can find it here:
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And if you know the original story, then you know they committed a grand insult against the very intention and idea of the author. That is unforgivable in my book. This is like Disney's version of The Little Mermaid.
Why Isn't Andy Lau In Your List ?
ReplyDeleteWhat About Natalie Portman ?
And Of Course, Why No Sun XieZhi INSIDE !
have you watched it?
ReplyDeleteandy is getting better, no doubt.
ReplyDeletei actually go and watch Warlords for hua zai. but in that movie, he so so nia.
natty can't act for nuts.
yes, i actually went to watch the movie wanting to find out how are they going to kill will smith in the end.
ReplyDeleteit was an execution. plus will smith never die in any movies b4.
when i came out of the movie, i was quiet for a very long time. the initial disgust was that the movie was too short what with the long buildup of the last man on earth and a mad dash to a hasty finale.
then it was choked by CGIs. it would be better if they had use real people as the zombies than the usual CGIs one can find at random video games nowadays. takes away the shock elements. the CGIs ain't much better anyways.
i was angry abt the ending. will smith is supposed to be the bad guy, he is suppose to be the bogeyman, the urban legend, thus i am legend. but it is impossible to convert that spirit of the book onto a 2 hour on screen play. it simply can't and you have to admit that the ending given such circumstances and such a wankin direction is not the worst one.
it could be worst.
will smith might have live.
by the way. if ever we have another cultural revolution. disney would probably charged with treason.
yeah.. so instead.. they had the whole human race live - which will be the doom of the vampires, which is totally the opposite of Matheson's ending. GRRR. Can't we for once, kill the damn humans and just let other creatures have their peace???? GRRRR!!!!
ReplyDeletethat's just the tip of the iceberg. unfair corporate practices and despotic use of the copyright law, plus blatant commercialization and consumerism of childhood is another.
ReplyDeleteDisney + McDonalds = stupid America.
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woah, i wonder how many times they have to watch all those films to make this video!
ReplyDeletemy fave disney girl is jane from tarzan.
my fave cartoon - finding nemo.
ah, u are from the brotherhood of mutants.
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