the fall

yes i haven't written in a few days and no, i did not fall.
anyways the reason i havent been writing the past four days is that,
number one; i have been over-feeding myself with movies lately, making almost no time to go online. just yesterday i watched four movies and wasn't satisfied with even one.
reason two; i have been thinking alot lately, though i wouldn't share my thoughts here, but yes i have been thinking alot
three; nothing has happened that motivated me to write, until today.


THE FALL- finally something blog-worthy
Today i watched a very good movie called the fall. The story takes place in 20th century los angeles, in a hospital. It starts when a grown man called roy walker meets a 5 year old girl called alexandria, who broke her arm picking oranges. Roy is admitted into the hospital as a result of falling from a horse in one of his movie stunts, and is not only phisically "broken" but mentally too, as Roy who became bedridden after his fall aslo lost his girlfriend to the star of the film. Roy, who just at the brink of suicide then starts to tell his fellow patient, alexandria, a story.

Roy's story which happens to include six people from different backgrounds, all whos purpose is to eliminate the evil governer odious who has commited an offense to each of these heroes. The story that Roy tells is presented as Alexandria vividly imagines it, and as the story goes on, fiction is blended in with reality. As Alexandria imagines the story, she makes the story her own, and would do anything for Roy (who is telling the story bit by bit to increase her suspense) in order to hear the next part of the story.

Eventhough, Roy does develop genuine affection for Alexandria, he is actually using her to obtain a high dose of morphine in order for him to be able to finally put himself to sleep once and for all...


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the fall is really really really good. i say this with all my honesty, and seriously, the trailer makes the movie seem boring but its not. click here to see the trailer (official website):
http://www.thefallthemovie.com/
the film was shot in south africa and india and more than 18 other countries including indonesia(bali and sumatra)! hahah. also including argentina, cambodia, fiji, china, egypt, nepal, turkey, spain, france, etc.
from the locations you can see that this film is really a work of art. its so vibrant, and striking, its beautiful. The visuals are really good, this film is a feast for the eyes.

also, i find the script very lifelike, as if it was candid. The actor of alexandria and roy did well in making the film seem so natural, really like any conversation that would happen in real life. you can get a taste of the script here; they're part of 'memorable quotes'
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460791/quotes

i admit that this genre of films is not something that everyone would definitely like. This film is definitely a winner in my eyes, however, only 61% of 94 critics gave the film a positive review in february 2009.
The film did, however appear in several critics top ten lists of movies which appeared in 2008, and roger ebert named it among his top 20 films of 2008.
Well its really a matter of taste, some like this type of thing, others; not so much.