Ex nihilo nihil fit

Between the two of my recent hobbies, studying french and blogging, the latter gets to be the winner tonight. As a reminder to myself i also added a SPCB badge. Ain't it cool?

Yesterday was Friday the 13th, that, and to abide by our usual ritual of watching the movies on the opening days, I went to see "The Happening" avec ma fille. There was a pretty long line at 1:20pm (!!) but i was suave enough to use the machine and reached in time for the good stuff. The trailers! I saw three that I want to put on la liste de films pour regarder, The traitor, The one with Daniel Craig (I was busy drooling so missed the name), and Lakeview Terrace. I find the topic of the last movie to be quite a twist on the perceived racism, en plus SL Jackson is so bloody funny that he makes any performance worth watching!

Okay, that brings us to the movie of the day. It could have been brilliant, the idea was there (what better way to annihilate your opponent than by awakening in him the desire of self-destruction), but i think MNS has lost his touch. It was an existential crisis with a blurred vision and I felt like Descartes should have been summoned to save the day. Dubito, ergo cogito. Think, MNS, think. To sum up, there were numerous logical holes, super bad casting of main characters, and bad ending.

Let's see how i would change it around. I would cast John Leguizmo as the main character and give Zooey Deschanel the time off. Ah, forever! lol. Unless she miraculously grows some acting chops, she would not be allowed back. John's few but poignant appearances were doubtlessly the best moments in the film. Mark with his everyday man persona can be used as the math teacher instead. I will also put logic back and keep suspense less cheesy; haven't quite figured out how though, lol. And at any cost the twist must be brought back, as i came to consider that as the best part of a MNS film, as it is for a short story of Maupassant. Sorry MNS, can't feed us Mac and Cheese after you gave us a gourmet experience like Sixth Sense! (No offence, but i don't do MC)

I have been kinda down (sick) the last few days, but my spirit was on 9th cloud. Needless to say, i was high on mr. jones. :) And at the cost of causing L's wrath, (for the reek of the ick-factor) i would say this...

Nothing comes from nothing
Nothing ever could
So somewhere in my youth
Or childhood...

I must have done something good.

To deserve you.