Ok I am officially excited about this! As it turns out, not only Mr. Abrams is directing “Star Trek : Into Darkness”, he’s actually going to be directing “Star Wars VII” also!! Wow wow wow! Full article here.
Yes, [Dennis! =P] I did go to the Webilea event in Basel on Wednesday [and don’t even ask me how I was in Basel on that day…]. I didn’t write about it because I’m not sure what to say, haven’t quite developed an opinion. It’s entirely possible that I was way too distracted and mentally busy on that day…
At any rate, I found the topics interesting and the presenters knowledgeable. The venue was nice and the food was great. 😉 However I also felt that the presenters may not have been terrible well prepared. Also it might have been more interesting [at least to me] if there would have been fewer presentations, but a more in-depth representation of each topic would have been provided. As it was, it felt to much of a “cram” to me.
I read the book “Life of Pi” a few years back, due to the suggestion of one of my profs. I enjoyed reading the book quite immensely, and felt quite moved by it. Somehow I felt a lot of connections between the life of Pi and the life of myself. The book is definitely one of the best I’ve ever read.
When I heard that “Life of Pi” was made into a movie, and especially after reading up on the crew and the cast, I figured this is probably not yet another case of a really good book being mutilated into a movie. The book, as deep and wonderful as it is, it also tells a very simple story which I didn’t imagine would be too hard to make into motion picture. And then I saw the trailer, and I knew that I absolutely had to see the movie.
As it turns out, the movie is indeed a very good adaptation of the book. Aside from remaining completely faithful to the book, the visual aspects of the movie are quite marvellous, and the music is breathtaking. And I’m also very happy to see that they didn’t try to somehow hollywoodize the whole thing. =)
So for anyone who is a fan of the book, as well as anyone who’s never heard of it before, “Life of Pi” is totally recommended. Best if you actually go to a movie theatre and see the 3D version, as there are some truly spectacular scenes in there. I enjoyed it very very much. =)
Hey, I'm Aasemoon, and this is my blog which has been around since 1998. Childhood toy project that ended up growing up with me.
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