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Showing posts with label Film. Show all posts

My Top Ten Movies

I realize that I like watching movies although I'm not a huge moviegoers :D
Thus, I tried to make a list of my fave movies of all time. Actually it's not really 10 movies since there are some trilogies on the list. And apparently, I can't decide which movie in which number, except for top three. (I'm quite sure for the top three!)

Here there are:
1. To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) - the best :D a film based on Harper Lee's book.
2. The Lord of the Ring (trilogy) - based on JRR Tolkien's book.
3. Star Wars saga (especially Star Wars IV: A New Hope and Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith)
4. You've Got Mail - I want to have a bookshop around the corner because of watching this movie.
5. Kill Bill vol. 1 and 2 - a lil' bit cruel but I like it
6. The Sixth Sense - woww .. do not watch this movie alone!
7. The Bourne trilogy and The Godfather - tied - hmmm ... maybe it should be placed in number 5.
8. The Shawshank Redemption and Dead Poets Society
9. Sabrina (Harrison Ford's version) not Audrey Hepburn's version (1954)
I've watched both of the movies and I think Ford's version is better :D
10. The Bucket List and August Rush
If you love traveling, The Bucket List is a must see movie. About August Rush, some people maybe won't put this movie as their top ten, but for me this is worth to be placed in my top ten list.

See, the list is more than ten :D Maybe there are some movies that I forget. So, the list will get longer and longer :D

Two pictures below are taken from "To Kill A Mockingbird".




2011/02

Serendipity


Two OST Serendipity


1. Annie Lennox - Waiting in Vain

From the very first time I rest my eyes on you, boy,
My heart said follow through
But I know now that I'm way down on your line
But the waiting feeling's fine.
So don't treat me like a puppet on a string
'Cause I know how to do my thing.
Don't talk to me as if you think I'm dumb,
I wanna know when you're gonna come.

See, I don't wanna wait in vain for your love,
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love,
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love,
'Cause summer is here, I'm still waiting there,
Winter is here and I'm still waiting there.

Like I said, it's been three years since I'm knocking on your door
And I still can knock some more.
Ooh boy, ooh boy, is it crazy love ? I wanna know now
For I to knock some more. You see...
In life I know there is lots of grief
But your love is my relief.
Tears in my eyes burn, tears in my eyes burn
While I'm waiting, while I'm waiting for my turn.

See, I don't wanna wait in vain for your love,
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love,
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love,
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love,
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love,
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love,
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love,
'Cause summer is here, I'm still waiting there,
Winter is here and I'm still waiting there.

Like I said, it's been three years since I'm knocking on your door
And I still can knock some more.
Ooh boy, ooh boy, is it crazy love ? I wanna know now
Like I said, tears in my eyes burn, tears in my eyes burn
While I'm waiting, while I'm waiting for my turn, see
Ooh boy, ooh boy, is it crazy love ? I wanna know now
For I to knock some more.
In love I know there is lots of grief
But your love is my relief.


2. Evan and Jaron - The Distance

The sky has lost it's color
The sun has turned to grey
At least that's how it feels to me
Whenever you're away

I crawl up in the corner
As I watch the minutes pass
Each one brings me closer to
The time when you'll be back
You're coming back

I can't take the distance
I can't take the miles
I can't take the time
Until the next time I see you smile
I can't take the distance
And I'm not ashamed
That I can't take a breath without saying your name
I can brave a hurricane
And still be standing tall when all the dust has settled down
But I can't take the distance

I still believe in feelings
But sometimes I feel too much
I make believe you're close to me
But it ain't close enough
Not nearly close enough

August Rush

Beberapa hari lalu, aku nonton DVD film judulnya “August Rush” (wakakak…telat banget ya, baru nonton sekarang).

Poster film August Rush

Ceritanya sebenernya biasa aja, tapi entahlah, aku suka banget, terutama musiknya….hmmm… I give 5 stars for the original scores. Ringkasan ceritanya aku co-past aja deh dari Wikipedia :D. Lagi males bikin resensi sendiri.
Buat yang belum nonton film-nya, ini FILM YANG HARUS DITONTON lho!!!!

AUGUST RUSH
Source: Wikipedia

A boy named Evan Taylor (Freddie Highmore) lives in an orphanage, all the while believing that his parents are alive. He believes the music that he hears all around him is his parents communicating with him. He meets a counselor, Richard Jeffries (Terrence Howard), of the New York Child Services Department. Evan tells him he does not want to be adopted, because he believes his parents are still alive and will come to collect him eventually.

Through a series of flashbacks, his parents are revealed to be named Lyla Novacek, (Keri Russell), a famous concert cellist, and Louis Connelly (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), an Irish guitarist and lead singer of a rock band, who spent one romantic night together and never saw each other again. Lyla became pregnant, which her father did not approve of, instead wanting Lyla to have a successful career without the obstacle of a child. After an argument with her father, Lyla ran out of a restaurant and was hit by a car. While in hospital, she gave birth to a son. Afterwards, she was told by her father that her child had died, unaware that he had actually been delivered successfully and then been sent to an orphanage by her father.

Louis Connelly, Evan Taylor (a.k.a. August Rush), Lyla Novacek

Evan has a strong faith that as long as he follows the music he hears and reacts to it, he will have a chance to be found by his parents. He makes his way to New York City, where he is taken in by a man known as "Wizard" (Robin Williams), who houses various orphans and runaways, employing them to play music on the streets and taking a large cut of their tips. Evan immediately proves to be a musical child prodigy. Wizard enlists him and gives him the name "August Rush", convincing him he will be sent back to the orphanage if his real name is ever discovered.

Lyla only discovers that her son is alive when her father, knowing that he is dying, confesses what actually happened. Lyla immediately sets out to New York to look for her 11-year-old son.

Louis has never forgotten Lyla and does not know about Evan. Both have since given up music careers.

After a raid by the police, Evan takes refuge in a church, where he again impresses with his natural musical talent and is enrolled at the Juilliard School as "August Rush." A work he composes is chosen to be performed by the New York Philharmonic in Central Park, but Wizard barges into a rehearsal, and Evan reluctantly follows him back to his life of performing music on the streets.
Meanwhile, Lyla has discovered Evan's identity and has decided to stay in New York while searching for her son. While there, she decides to resume her cello career. She is then chosen to play in the same concert, which features Evan's piece. Louis, being wrongly told that Lyla has since married, also returns to New York to resume playing with his former band. He has a chance meeting with Evan inWashington Square Park and they play music together, although neither knows who the other is.

My fav scene, kereeeeeeeeeennnnnnnn banget permainan gitarnya.

The night of the concert, Evan finally chooses to run from Wizard in favor of performing at his concert. In the meantime, Louis races to the park when he sees Evan's pseudonym along with Lyla's name on a sign billing the concert. Evan conducts his piece (tuh ada fotonya), and at its conclusion, he turns around to see Lyla and Louis standing hand in hand, and he finally makes the connection that they are his parents.

Kaki King, Evan Taylor's hands (for all the guitar shots)

You know what music is? God’s little reminder that there’s something else besides us in this universe; harmonic connection between all living beings, every where, even the stars.-Wizard

The music is all around you, all you have to do is listen. -August Rush

Hari Rabu itu Hari…..

Hari rabu itu yaaa…hari rabu. Apakah ia hari libur?? Hmmm….dua minggu kemarin bukan. Apakah ia weekend?? (Itu pertanyaan macam apa sih??? Pertanyaan aneh!!!) Yaa jelas bukan donks.

Ah aku ingin bercerita tentang dua hari rabu.

Pertama, rabu dua minggu yang lalu, Rabu, 5 Maret 2008.

Aku pulang dari kantor sekitar 4.30 p.m., tiba-tiba disms teman kost jeng Hanifah yang ngajak nonton Ayat-Ayat Cinta (AAC).. Apa??? Ngedadak banget…mana cuaca mendung dan turun hujan…tapi yaa daripada di kost sendirian akhirnya kami pergi juga sekitar 5.30 p.m bertiga bareng Catur. Sampe PlaNgi, sholat maghrib dulu. Trus Ipeh ngasih kabar yang cukup membuat diriku shock dan hrrrggghh… What??? Speachless deh. Yaa tapi sudahlah, sudah terlanjur, mau gimana lagi coba?? (Kabarnya apaan sih?? Gak usah ditulis deh).

Dengan (aku dalam) keadaan shock dan bingung, kami berjalan menuju foodcourt, ketemu temennya Ipeh. Trus kami cari makan … trus aku masih bingung … trus aku masih shock … trus aku hampir menangis … trus aku, ah sudahlah … pusing amat dipikiran … trus akhirnya kami makan. Trus datang K’Iye (temenku dan Ipeh saat masih di PAS dulu). Trus ngobrol sebentar. Trus…trus….trus…trus….yaaa terus aja deeehhh………

Karena sudah menunjukkan pukul 8.15 p.m, aku hendak beranjak menuju studio tempat tuh film AAC diputar … tapi trus aku mendengar salah seorang temanku mengatakan hal yang cukup membuat aku terkejut lagi, tp dianya langsung berhenti … hmmm … jadi penasaran … ada apa ya???

Akhirnya nonton juga tuh AAC, sudah terlewat beberapa menit…tp It’s ok. Setelah beberapa lama film diputar, datanglah mike dan ema yang nyusul, karena mereka ke Gambir dulu (buat beli tiket pulang Ema keesokan harinya). Jadi, lengkaplah kami, full team (aku, ema, catur, ipeh, mike).

Sepanjang pemutaran film, aku sering bisik-bisik berdiskusi ma catur (yang kebetulan duduk di sebelahku), lho kok gini tur, lho kok beda jauh ya ma novelnya…lho kok?? Lho kok?? Yaa hanya sekedar komentar sih. Karena kami sadar, film dan buku merupakan dua media yang berbeda. Tapiii…kok fokus masalah yang diangkat jadi berubah ya?? Di novel lebih ditekankan pada A…sementara di film lebih ditekankan pada B. Kan jauh banget tuh. Aaah sudahlah, toh kita hanya berniat menonton film, tidak ada niat untuk berdiskusi.

Selesai juga tuh film, perasaan sih lebih dari 2 jam, tp gak tau juga yaa…abis perasaan lama banget. Finally, kami keluar dari PlaNgi setelah muter-muter cari jalan kelura … karena pertokoannya dah tutup. Trus lagi-lagi kami berdikusi … ayo makan dimana … berhubung mike kelaperan …

TAPI TERNYATA … SEBELUM KAMI BERANJAK PERGI … lagi-lagi satu orang teman saya menyampaikan kabar mengejutkan yang membuat sebagian dari kami terkejut (ya iyalah namanya juga kabar mengejutkan … bukan kabar mengejutkan kalo kitanya gak terkejut kan???) … hah, kabar itu, Alhamdulillah … (kabarnya apa sih?? Ah gak usah bilang-bilang).

Akhirnya kami memutuskan langsung pulang, makan di seskoal, sampe kost at 11.30 p.m., hiks hiks lama banget tuh nunggu pintu dibuka … padahal dah ngantuk banget dan perasaan shock itu belum hilang juga.


Kedua, Rabu 12 Maret 2008

Hari itu sebenarnya kami berlima (full team) berencana ke burger blenger. Tapi sore itu tiba-tiba hujan deras mengguyur Ibu Kota Jakarta ini. Jadilah kami baru keluar kantor at 5 p.m. Huh ternyata di jalan macet banget, akhirnya kami memutuskan membeli sate saja dan dimakan di kost. Dan memutuskan pergi setelah maghrib. Alhamdulillah jalanan ternyata sudah bisa dilalui walopun masih sedikit macet. Tapi supir taksi itu membawa kami berkeliling gak karuan, padahal kami hanya berencana pergi ke PlaNgi mengantar Ipeh yang besoknya mo ke lapangan (ternyata diundur) untuk membeli beberapa peralatan. Hah, ke PlaNgi lagi??? Nampak seperti rumah kedua…baru aja minggu kemaren dari sana.

Alhamdulilla mike membawa handycam, jadi sepanjang perjalanan di taksi itu diselingi dengan rekaman-rekaman kami yang gak penting buat orang lain, tapi akan menjadi hal yang penting bagi kami berlima.

Finally sampe juga kami di PlaNgi. Kami berlima pun berpencar dengan tujuan masing-masing (lho bukannya tadi mo nganter ipeh?? Hehehe… hanya alasan, padahal kami semua pengen jalan-jalan!!!). Yaa seperti biasa, aku menuju bagian sepatu dengan harapan menemukan yang pas di kaki dan di kantong, tapi Alhamdulillah gak nemu … jadinya selamat tuh isi dompet :D.

Trus aku bareng mike ke gramed tadinya mo nyusul catur, tp kok caturnya gak ada ya. Ya sudahlah, ntar aja dicari. Kami membaca-baca buku. Kemudian aku menuju bagian majalah dan melihat Chic edisi maret. Dan treng…treng… ada foto seseorang yang kami kenal di majalah tsb. Langsunglah mike berinisiatif mengeluarkan handycam dan memotret bagian majalah itu. Huahaha … trus datanglah ema, ipeh, dan catur yang berlari-lari ingin melihat majalah itu …. Kekeke… sampe segitunya.

Sudahlah...hari sudah semakin malam. Kami memutuskan untuk pulang setelah sebelumnya menemani Catur terlebih dahulu membayar sepatu (hehehe…masa mo nyolong???). Eh jadinya malah catur yang beli sepatu.

Ketika keluar dari PlaNgi…lho…lho…lho… kok masih macet ya?? Heraaaaaannnnnnnn…. Kami berkesimpulan, hal itu terjadi karena tadi sore hujan cukup deras mengguyur ibu kota, jalanan banjir, jadinya macet, jadinya orang-orang pulang malam, jadinya sudah lebih dari jam 10 malam pun jalanan tetep macet.

Itu ada taksi…kami pun naik taksi burung biru yang terkenal itu. Daerah sudirman, sepanjang BEJ sampe bunderan senayan gak macet … eh tiba-tiba supirnya bilang kalo kami penumpang yang rese??? Gara-gara salah seorang teman kami bertanya, “kenapa foto ID-nya ditutupin kertas”??? Hah??? Siapa yang rese sebenernya???

Jalanan mulai tersendat di depan Al-Azhar … jalanan mulai mandeg di jalan leuser … mayestik … pakubuwono … fly over kebayoran lama … terlihat di arteri pondok indah pun macet … jalanan masih macet di daerah cipulir menuju seskola … hampir tengah malam, dan jalanan masih dilanda macet??? Wow, what a “great” capital city right?

Alhamdulillah sampe juga ke kost-an.

Jakarta … Jakarta …. Akankah menjadi lebih baik?? Jadi semakin ingin balik lagi ke Bandung, my hometown, my lovely home.


Itulah dua hari rabu yang aku dan teman-temanku lalui. Hari rabu yang aneh, indah, shocking moments, hujan deras, banjir, dan macet.

Hari rabu yang dilalui seolah-olah esoknya kami libur … hari yang hhhmmm …

Jumat, 14 maret 2008 almost 4 p.m. Di kantor