no fret, i thought i could get some stuff done and relax a little. :) so on tuesday, i hopped-skipped to the theatre 3 blocks away from my flies-inhabited apartment (no thanks to my roommates), and settled myself in front of the silver screen showing Cold Souls.
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ooops. my bad. those were written on Thursday Aug 27, but i had to stop half-way to get to work. the next thing i know it's Sunday already. at work now, break time. i'll see how much i can write.so yeah, i was about to write about what i thought of the movie "Cold Souls". Here's a very brief synopsis, taken from its offical website: "...In the surreal comedy COLD SOULS, Paul Giamatti plays an actor named... Paul Giamatti. Stumbling upon an article in The New Yorker about a high-tech company that extracts, deep-freezes and stores people's souls, Paul very well might have found the key to happiness for which he's been searching. But, complications arises when he is the unfortunate victim of "soul-trafficking". Giamatti's journey takes him all the way to Russia in hopes of retrieving his stolen soul from an ambitious but talentless soap-opera actress..." the very idea of soul-extracting and keeping it in a safe for whenever we need it again seemed ingenious yet mortifying at the same time. being a dreamer that i am, i can't help but marvel at the ingenuity of it - who knows, with technology so advanced these days, it just might come true one day - but i hesitate on the ethical aspect of it. after all, it's widely agreed upon that what makes us human and more superior that other animals is the very fact that we have souls. so if we were to take away that factor, does it mean we're just like animals then? so does it justify cannibalism and embryos as delicacies then?
and then there's the social behavioral aspect of it. the extraction of soul to make one feel less burdened and sorrowful is a reflection of how our society seeks simplification in order to solve problems. it's like saying, if your hand aches, chop it off. migraine? take aspirin. marriage facing problems? divorce. obese? take weight-loss pills or go for liposuction. don't we all just want to turn to the shortest easiest painless approach to all the problems we face in life? in the movie, the doctor said, "a twisted soul is like a tumor, better to remove it". if only it's that easy. some people can't bear the emptiness that was once occupied by their very own soul; some carry on with their lives perfectly fine. you won't know how it'd be for you until you try it out, but there's one thing we all know: without a soul, we probably won't feel sadness or depression, but we won't feel happy too--we wouldn't feel anything. happiness is meaningless without its contrast of sadness.
on the surface, many might think of this movie to be pallid. but in hindsight, it's a rather complex one, offering layers of contemplation for the audience. it's a pity i'm only writing it now, because i can't seem to recall my thoughts as i was watching it. everything blurs into fuzziness right now, so i can't share any more than this. if i could get a copy of it, i'd watch it again. i think i've given it a 8.3/10 on plurk right after i watched it. but now i'd say it's maybe a 7.3. it's good, but i've seen better ones. then again, maybe it's because i forgot what emotions it had stirred in me.
another good movie to watch is 'Shrink'. this one is a high 8.8! i saw it last month and really really liked it. i meant to write about it, but after a while i forgot what i wanted to say and so i just.. moved on. trust me though, it's really good. i'm definitely gonna watch it again, and write about it. okie dokie, enough about movies for a day. i have rants to share, but only after work--when i get home. till then!
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