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Friday, August 2, 2013

[Movie] Django Unchained

Django Unchained (the D is silent) is probably one of the most bloody and yet hilarious movie I've ever seen. Its not a new movie, in fact it was released from last year in December 2012. But I didn't recall seeing it in the cinema around my area. I watched it from a DVD that belongs to my friend, we had like a movie marathon at that time, a Quentin Tarantino's movie marathon some sort. So yes, among those movies were Inglorious Basterd (where everyone ended up dead, in a bar), Reservoir Dogs (the game is actually much more entertaining), Grindhouse: Planet Terror (also hilariously bloody), and of course, Django Unchained.

Just like any other Quentin Tarantino's movie, this one too was wrecked with controversy for being too bloody AND weirdly enough, offensive. Well, I couldn't say anything on the bloody part, its a cowboy-spaghetti-western movie. But on the offensive part, I think i could agree that in a way, it did gives away an offensive vibe. Especially when the movie use the 'N' word a lot. And when I say a lot, I mean almost in every line of the dialog of every character. If the dog in the movie have a dialog, I'm pretty sure even the dog would have the 'N' word in his line. Also, its about slavery in the Southern America. So yes, some people might find this movie is more than just 'distasteful' and probably downright to 'highly offensive'.

But to tell you the truth, this movie is not just historically inaccurate, but also NOT based on a true story. Its purely fiction and even the gunfight is highly exaggerated. In the movie, when someone was shot by a rifle, the blood splatters everywhere like it was more of a cannon shot. Very bloody. So you can see that being offended by this movie is almost the same as offended with the Superman being white (what, they don't have African-Kryptonian there?) because the Superman is a fictional character and is not based on the real world race demographic (we just assume that all humanoid aliens is pretty much Caucasians).

The cast includes Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio (whoah), Samual L. Jackson (whoah!!), and Christoph Waltz (he's the villain in the Green Hornet movie that have a middle-age issue and when bananas). The slave was, of course, portrayed by Jamie Foxx, named Django Freeman. Hence the movie name Django Unchained. The story goes that Django Freeman and a few other slaves were released by Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz) when his slaver was marching him up the road to, urm, slave market I think. And by released I mean Schultz shot the slavers, because obviously its the most cowboy thing to do.

Schultz have no intention of keeping the slaves so he release them all, except Django. Schultz was tracking a bunch of law breakers called the Brittle Brothers, which is weird because Schultz introduce himself as a dentist. He have a toy tooth up on his wagon to prove that. Django knew the Brittle Brothers, more like he can identify those crooks, so agree to help the suspicious dentist-with-a-toy-tooth-up-his-wagon to track the Brittle Brother in return for his freedom (hey, the dentist just shot a couple of slavers without even batting an eye, so he might as well agree).

Turns out, Schultz isn't really a dentist. Well, obviously, its the wild west. Everyone is either a gun-fighter or dead. So Schultz is actually more of a bounty hunter, collecting rewards... in the name of justice (I know, its completely contradictory). Also, bounty hunting give a pretty decent pay because keeping a clean teeth and healthy gums isn't exactly a thing in the West yet.

As their journey together, Django learns a lot from Schultz and earn his freedom after they manage to pin down the Brittle Brothers (okay, they shoot them dead because the reward say 'Dead or Alive'). With his newly earned freedom, Django wanted to find his wife named Broomhilda no matter how impossible that could be (its really impossible). Schultz decided to help Django because obviously he knew that it impossible for Django just to ride into town and asking questions. In fact, Django could get shot for just being seen riding a horse, in the Deep South. With Schultz help, he introduce Django as his slaver partner, and manage to get themselves access to, urm, slaver's log book? I didn't know they kept log books..

In the last part of the movie, Leonardo DiCaprio as Calvin J. Candie, and Samuel L. Jackson as the Candyland overseer, makes an appearance as the villain. You gonna love Samuel L. Jackson, he was really hilarious. Especially when he remarks the appearance of Django, who was riding a horse. He couldn't believe a slave could ride a horse as equal as the slave's master, obviously jealous because even he who is the Overseer of Candyland estate have never rode a horse before. And to put salt to injury, his master Mr Candie ask him to prepare a proper bed for Django, because he is to be treated as client. You gonna love the part where Samuel L. Jackson was cursing around. Hahaha

Anyway, the whole movie is hilarious and entertaining. The story is fictional, and the characters have nothing to do with anyone either alive or dead. Even the character name is obviously a made-up name. Like Django 'Freeman'? Or Calvin J. 'Candie', owner of 'Candyland' estate (as in sugar plantation)? One of the best movie I ever seen, and also a memorable movie marathon night.

Hmm, I wonder if I could do another movie marathon night some other time....

Friday, January 21, 2011

The Whispering Turd

Something caught my attention this week. Its a pretty good story, so good that I LMAO.

The story goes like this..

Apparently there is this person, who secretly bad-mouthing people. Spreading lies and shit like that, making it look like its her honest opinion. Now, I knew she did talk bad behind my back, but I choose to ignore it simply because her own low -very low- integrity.

I have no idea who or even what would ever listened to her words anyway. I pretty sure if she talked to a wall, that wall will drop dead in agony, literally, for unable to make a run away from her.

But that is the thing. Someone were listening to her, and got caught in a huge misunderstanding. I don't blame them of course, given the circumstances that they actually new in town. And nobody bother to tell them otherwise either.

But is it so hard to ask around? You heard something is one thing, asking for validity, is another. Whenever someone done something, they have their reasons, and you wouldn't know what, if you didn't ask. Especially if you're new.

Please.. Don't act like you have seen it all. If one's action puzzled you, ask away the reasons. Making your own conclusions simply because you think its the right reason, is the first step to misunderstanding.

Now, the event here is about a canned sardine. She took someone else sardine, and claimed it hers. But the poor girl says, not its not. Because the canned sardine was a new one, with an opener on top. While hers, was an old one, dusty under the kitchen, and had to be opened with a can opener. She simply shrugged, and replace the new one she taken with the old one.

Now, the event here is insignificant. Because things seem to work out. You take my things accidentally and you replace it back, nothing to argue about.

But this person, didn't stop there. To leave her 'turd' legacy, she whispered things that she excel the most. Yup, she did. She told the new tenants, that this poor girl who have stayed in that house for more than 2 years.. that she DOESN'T like to share her things. But she LOVES to take other people things.

Now ain't that fucked up?

You know why I suddenly interested with this story? The truth is..

I bought that canned sardine, and I gives it to the poor girl. She is the angel of my heart. When I gave her the can, I saw where she kept hers on the cabinet near the kitchen, pointing out that there are someone else canned sardines under the kitchen. Then later, she told me someone took hers, and replace it with an old canned sardine. I told her, its okay. At least it was replaced. But I warned her, the incident didn't seem to be.. a simple mistake.

I mean, how could you mistook other people stuff, when it was brand new and completely different with yours. Mine was with an opener on top, and it was placed somewhere else from her dusty cans.

But we let it go, believing that is done. Although I did suspect what she would do, given her bad nature. When this story resurfaced back, with a footnote of this poor girl so-called 'bad habits', I laugh so hard I almost spilled my tea.

Seriously, you would believe that hoe stories? Come on new tenants.. when you guys first coming into that house, she was the one that against it. Saying that she couldn't mixed with people from different departments. She even cursed on you guys for intruding into her tiny little 'group' of friends. The only thing that make her welcome you later is because you had vehicles brought along.

And for the remaining old tenants, you have been living with her for years. YEARS! She have talked behind people and stabbing their back for ages and you knew it. What makes, really, makes you think, that she wouldn't stab your back as the same? Because you are her BFF? Because you are so special to her? Oh, please...

I met her for the first time and already hearing every single one of your guys 'bad traits'.

But I reserve my judgment, for it unfair to draw conclusion from a mere wild gossips.

This not a high school anymore. You were welcomed by some nice people, only to discredit them when you heard something from some skank. No only that, did you, at least, ask the real truth from the accused? There is more to life than clinging to a friendship that stinks.

I learned it the hard way. Maybe you should too..

Amused with the weirdest thing

Yes!

Seriously!

I am very amused!

Hahaha

How could I not?

When I spectating the spectacular.

How the world spins.

And why the sky and ocean seems blue.

Its simple science.

You see, you hear, and you observe.

Now you got served.

For every damages you done.

You paid it all back full in sum.

Never trifle.

With things that beyond your comprehension.

Fate and destiny.

Is somewhere beyond the God's domain.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Selamat Hari Raya Aidifitri

Huh.. its been 2 weeks since the 1st Syawal. But you know what people said, Hari Raya is for a month. I mean, yeah, Syawal is a month in Islamic calendar.. so you know.. still.
Anyway, I was busy. I haven't opened up the internet for.. 2-3 weeks, I guess.. Then I saw that my girlfriend wrote something on her wall and blog, so I thought, yeah, maybe I should write something.

I didn't do much during the Eid, except you know, the usual. Going back to my home village, visiting relatives here and there, hang out with some friends, and eats a lot. I think I gain a pound after all that, huh.. Well I guess it never too much when it comes to Raya right?
Amy called me last night and told me how she felt about friendship. She said she feels sad when a friendship end, and it makes her reminiscing of ol'good times. She asked about my feeling and I said, "What kind of friend is that again?".

I mean, come on. Of course I would feel sad if I were to lose a friend, a very good friend that is. Like Abu Hassan, he was a great person. But things come between us, I wanted to further my studies and he.. wanted to travel for a just cause.

It was 7 years ago.. I remember he always cycle to school, using his father's bicycle. Yeah, he kinda old school 'coz that time I ride on school bus. Abu couldn't afford to so, he rode on the bicycle to school for 4 miles everyday. We always hang out together and do fun stuff. Later he started to join a tarbiyah group and follow them around traveling. During school holiday of course. He used to tell me about this body builder who.. regretted his hedonistic lifestyle and join the tarbiyah groups too. He never told me who was it, because he said its enough to believe that, no matter how far have you fallen, as long you a sane enough to realize you mistakes, its never too late to turn back. Unless of course you committed a genocide, sold your soul to the Devil, or something like that, I don't really think there is a way back from that. Huh..

But it was later revealed that the body builder is indeed, Malik Nor. (I mean, how many body builders in Malaysia anyway..). I didn't get it from Abu, but it was published in a paper about a few years ago but few years later after Abu told me the story. So from there, I could see that Abu have been meeting a lot of interesting people. I guess he is not missing the world right now either. It have been 7 years since we set our path apart, and I haven't met him since. This, is the kind of friend that I really felt its loss. Abu and his bike, tawakkal and afdal. Hehe

Oh yeah, about Amy's friend. of course I felt sad at first. She was involved in a car accident with a lorry trailer and didn't survive it. Then.. it was later, that Amy told me.. when I asked her, how did the accident took place? And she said.. her friend was on her way back home from Genting, and decided to RACE on the way home.
Well.. now I felt sorry for the lorry driver..

So that was the question. What kind of friend do you have? Did they.. hide something from you... And is that for good reason or, their own good reason? Hehe

True Story,

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Ramadhan: The Holy month

Yeah, I know.. Its kinda late to make this kind of entry, given that the fasting month already started a week ago. But still, better than nothing at all, right?

I don't have any problem, fasting during the day and break fast on the evening. I mean, before this I'm used to have meal a couple of time a day. The fact that this year fasting month seems to be during a rainy season.. I wouldn't have to worry about the blazing hot day anymore. But, it may affect the usual tradition of going to the Ramadhan Bazaar though..

Nah, I wouldn't go to the bazaar anyway. Its not like when I still living in the hostel compound. The bazaar would be just downhill and I would just walk to it. Nope, living as the NR for college means I need some kind of transportation to go to the bazaar and be back before the Iftar. Doesn't seem to worth it when I need to walk all the way there and be back, while I could just cook the meals at home. Huh..

The fasting month is really a testing month. From hunger to emotional deprivation. It is the sacred month for all Muslim. All of the Muslims will be tested to the core. How so?

It is believed that during the Ramadhan, all the devil and demons will be chained away in respect of this sacred month. In other word, any atrocities or how to put this delicately... the sins committed by a Muslim is by his or her own conscience.

The greatest threat faced by the Muslims during this month is not just hunger and thirst. Hunger and thirst is just an illusion, believe me. Human can survive without food for weeks, and without water for days. 

It is FITNA', that threatened the Muslims world as a whole. Well, not just the Muslims actually. It threatens the entire human civilization, as fitna' alone could drag down the innocents down to the gutters, sometime turning them into mindless and angry mobs.

How fitna' works? It started from a wild rumors, and like a cancer, it will spread around, turning baseless statement or accusation to be the real thing. How people could just believe the fitna', where it is just a baseless rumors to begin with? Well, if it comes from your own friends or someone who you respected or even someone with quite the reputation, it could be turned to be believable. This is especially easy to achieve, when the person who listen to the rumors, doesn't take the effort to actually investigate the matter. Or at least listen to both sides.

Fitna' doesn't usually come from a person who is rough or even violent. It is the person who looks or claim to be non-malicious that usually do this. Why? Because they are more believable. Well, they do looks frail and delicate. People will see them like, "Oh poor <this guy>.." and listen to his and only side.

Fitna' is very, very dangerous instrument. It turns friends and families against each other throats. It is fueled with resentment and rage. Take example of the oil price issues. Everyone is affected by it, and it only take one wild rumor and gossip to turn everyone against the current ruler. One spark, and it could start a forest fire.

If it is up to me, I'll just take a neutral stance. It doesn't worth it to get into someone else fight, where I don't know how or why the issue started. Its like getting your hand dirty without knowing which or what the heads and tails of the issue. Sounds familiar? Well it happened everywhere. Best solution is to get on with my own life, by my own standards and no one else.

One example of such scenario, happened to a friend of mine. A has been living in same house with B, C and D for almost 3-4 years. They have created this special bond, called BFF (Best Friend Forever). But it only take one douche to come over, and spread some bullshit to create resentment among them. Such a pity.. you have been living together for years, even claim yourselves as, the best friends, whereas you should be the person who knows better than anyone else. But you fell for it, for what and whose sake?

Anyone who refuses the bullshit is claimed to be weak, can't stand on their own.. Well, last time I check, being strong and independent is to be able to stand on their own ideals, not others. But there could be an ulterior motive behind all this. Like getting a free ride and easy tips for their studies. Yup, its a dog-eat-dog world out there. Huh..

Its only a week since the holy month of Ramadhan started. I hope by the end of this month, I will become even stronger and sturdier than I ever was. No way I'm gonna fell for this puny, baseless, and corrupting Fitna'. I have my pride, not only as a man, but as a Muslim, born and raised as one, and I will never be swayed by it.

Happy Fasting Month! 

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