“I care more to be loved. I want to be loved.”
“That is not the same as loving.”
There’s a whole lot of baggage to unpack in Jo March’s monologue. Ever since my first watch of Little Women four years ago, my thoughts about it swarm in my head like bees constantly buzzing and all the words get tangled. Took me years to finally sit down and transform my thoughts into words.
Jo’s monologue will always linger in the deepest…
“You know, I would’ve done it for ten.”
Watching Ani and Ivan negotiate about her being his girlfriend for a week was intriguing to watch because it’s amusing and bittersweet at the same time. Both of them gain something out of it, but it’s clear as day that Ani gets the short end of the stick. Ani gauges her worth as $15,000.00 to be his “horny girlfriend” for the week. It doesn’t end here because Ani also gives a price…
“Anora Mikheeva?”
“Ani. It’s Ani.”
When it comes to my all-time favorite fictional characters, the majority of them are from television series, novels, and comic books; only a few are from films. It’s easier for me to form emotional attachments with characters I see myself in while also spending significant time with them. Hence, why I feel more for television and literary characters than I do for film characters. For television and books, there’s a lot of build-up for the…
“You know, I’ve been thinking about our honeymoon, and I think we should do it at Disney World because that’s been, like, my dream since I’ve been a little girl.”
Disney World’s official tagline is “The Happiest Place on Earth” and Anora plans to go to Disney World for her honeymoon with Vanya because it’s been her dream ever since she was a little girl. Sure enough, it was one of the many places I also wanted to visit when…
“Fifteen. Cash, up front.”
The feeling of being wanted and desired for is satisfying, sometimes it comes to a point that it doesn’t matter to me the way in which I’m being wanted. Maybe being physically desired is enough, most of the time. If forcing myself to like things I don’t like is the only way to be desired, then I am more than willing to do whatever it takes to be kept around. I have to be the kind…
“You give me a number for how much it cost to raise me. And I’m going to get older and make a lot of money, and write you a check for what I owe you. So that I never have to speak to you again.”
Realizing that I had suppressed my emotions concerning issues with my mother (simply put, “mommy issues”) all this time is extremely difficult to process in my mid 20s. I never really gave it much thought…
“Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.”
Of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, my favorite will always be The Fellowship of the Ring. Admittedly, this is my first time (re)watching it after reading the book trilogy more than a month ago. Reading the book and rewatching the film deepened my love for the trilogy itself, both the books and the films. Fellowship remained as my favorite film even after reading and revisiting it. It’s my…
“I don't even have a picture of him. He exists now only in my memory.”
Finally got to rewatch Titanic in 4K Ultra HD after buying it recently. The 4K remaster is absolutely spectacular; the colors are vivid, rich, and pleasing to the eye, the movements are fluid, and every shot is refined. One of the best purchases I’ve had for physical media.
Titanic is nothing short of a cinematic masterpiece even upon a rewatch. It’s been a while since…
“In every other universe, Gwen Stacy falls for Spider-Man. And in every other universe, it doesn’t end well.”
“Well, there’s a first time for everything, right?”
After finishing Arcane: League of Legends last Saturday, I saw that a lot of people found parallels between TimeBomb (Ekko and Jinx) and Gwen and Miles. It was what urged me to rewatch both Spider-Verse films. Nothing is more touching and heartwarming than knowing that in every universe, you love the same person no…
“This would be my bed. And that would be my bookshelf. No. Actually, my bed would be right in the middle. And lots of toys!”
The television is on and the screen switches between channels. It’s late afternoon and I just got home from school; I’m either sitting on the floor or lying on the couch, trying to find something to watch. A random cartoon or a movie is what I’d always settle for.
Growing up as a latchkey kid,…
“Listen, listen. I have two tickets to Paris, 1st class. They’re non-refundable. And we’re stating one week at the Hotel Monte-whatever-the-fuck-it’s-called. We leave Tuesday.”“It's ridiculous. It's insane. I'm not going to Paris with you. You can't convince me.”“I will play the next game of bingo and if I win you're coming.”
Friendship comes in different forms and at different times. It’s the ones we form unexpectedly that become special. Sean Baker’s Starlet tells the story of 21-year-old Jane and how…
“I'm Sharon Tate. I'm in the movie.”
This marks my 20th watch of Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood. As an all-time favorite, it is my most rewatched film, and yet its magic never fades. I couldn’t agree more with what Roger Ebert wrote before. Ebert said that one rewatches certain films because the sense of comfort and familiarity has already been firmly established; more or less, our viewing pleasure is guaranteed. For every rewatch of Once Upon a Time……