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Have you ever watched a movie and only get to realize the ‘real meaning’ after the second time watching it?
I grew up watching lotsa cartoons and musicals. Walt Disney's productions happen to be one of my favourites. Movies like Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Peter Pan, All Dogs go to heaven.....and many many more were my companion back when I was a little girl. All the singing and dancing, the act of heroism and the most evil act of devil-ism, caught my attention. But I did not really understand all the words back then. It was merely singing some of the tunes, getting some of the words right, and made up something that sounds alike. Guess what, that bought me through many years of contentment and self satisfaction. I supposed my self-ego was pretty strong huh.

And I just came to realized that ( few years ago while attending French lesson ), in the opening scene of Beauty & the Beast, while Belle was dancing her way into the village and started greeting everyone, she was actually saying “Bonjour,Bonjour,Bonjour”.

What an idiot I was back then. I was singing words like Bonjo, Vonjor,…..etc. Ha~ stupid stupid stupid.

You definitely don’t want to know what I made up for the other songs like little mermaid, or Cinderella, for those of you who knows me well, you know how ‘creative’ I can be at times rite~?.Hahaha

Anyway, just the other day, I was watching this movie call “After Sunset” and I was again struck by it.

I am totally impressed by the way the director shot the movie. The simple yet every-day life lines the scriptwriter has written. Both the actor and actress did a wonderful job in portraying the characters that once fell in love and separated for some years and finally reunited once again in

Paris

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First time watching this movie, I was in my 2^nd / 3^rd year while in university. If I’m not mistaken, I was quite impressed by the story too.

But this time around watching it, I felt and noticed something different.

I studied more on the characters. I felt for them. And I anticipated for the questions that they were about to ask each other. The gestures, the response, the body language, expressions on their faces, they made me felt for them.

After that, I had this strong urge of going to US to study and learn more about movie.

Another movie that I finally understand it after watching it twice is “Great Expectations”.

The characters in both movies have very strong characteristics.

The later one had more plots, but both Ethan and Gwyneth did a fantastic job; especially when both actors communicate with their eyes.

Expression speaks more than word. Don’t let your eyes betray you.

Try having a same dream twice, and look that person in the eye again. And you’ll realise what it really meant the other time when you were looking straight at it but your mind aint getting it. It’s strange and it’s also funny but you’ll be surprised every time you see something twice all you’ll get is different response.

You look but you don’t see

You hear but you don’t listen

You are here but you’re also not here

So step back and look at it again

You might find that

What you saw

What you listened

And everything else

Isn’t the way it ought to be.

To be or not to be

Only in the eyes of the beholder that one can be free

I had a weird dream last night.

Somehow, I and a few others had been traveling through lights and landed on a housing area. The houses there were pretty similar in design, but one thing very peculiar about it is that, the houses are all surrounded by glass. Meaning to say, when you’re looking at the house from a bird’s eye view, the houses are actually being built in a glass jar. It’s like one of those glass balls that we often see at souvenir shop which has a tag saying “Nice to see, fragile to hold, once broken consider sold.”

The glass which is covering the house is not in a bottle shaped; instead it’s being structured accordingly to the shape of the house.

When I turned and looked around, I told myself that the glass has its own purpose; it’s like a shield protecting the house or something rather similar to that. And my inner sense told me that something is not right about the town.

As we entered one house and shut the door behind us, everyone talked very little and I supposed everyone sensed there’s something evil coming towards us.

I went upstairs and saw my younger cousin in the bedroom with her friends, quickly usher them downstairs to the living room where the rest are all gathering.

Not knowing what was happening, but feeling something bad is about to happen, we quickly put the young ones to sleep and started discussing about the matter.

We started of with our arrival at that town. The houses were built in a very organized manner, with glass covering it. There aren’t any cars by the driveway and there are two rows of trees planted outside each house. The whole place seems to be deserted, not a single sole is on sight. The whole set kind of reminds me of a scene taken from the movie “Next” by Nicolas Cage.

After a few moments, a few of us decided to venture out the house to gather some information. Everyone has chosen their own direction, as soon as we opened the door; we each headed off for our own path.

I ventured out and ended up in a small town. I walked past many shops but they are all closed. I started to wonder where everyone in this town is. I look into one shop, there aren’t any spider webs or thick dust on the door or window, but you could tell that everyone just left in a hurry without bringing anything, and they had just left recently.

Time is getting late, and the weather has started to change; seems like a thunder storm is coming my way. As soon as the thought is over, the rain started to pour.

I saw a light up the road, and I kind of knew it was a CD shop and I knew someone in there is going to help and tell me something. I hurried myself up the road and went into the shop.

As I step into the shop, a clear chime of the door bell was heard, followed by the cracking sound made by an old wooden plank. There are plenty of vinyl records by the racks but they looked as if no one has flip through them in a very long time. The shop has a few dim lights on, and the vinyl player is playing some urban music which creates a really old and secluded kind of environment. A guy that looks like Adrian Grenier was sitting by the counter. I asked him what happened to this town. He said something evil has been cast over the town. Every living thing had vanished in one single night; they had been taken to another place unknown by men, he was the few lucky ones who had escaped the raid. I listened to his story in disbelief. 

The player’s pin head skips out of place and the music stops. The shopkeeper looks at the clock and tells me that it’s about time that we leave the place and he has something to show me.

The rain has stopped for quite sometime now but the sky is getting even darker now. There were not many street lights and the moonlight isn’t helping much. I had no idea where I was going, I just followed him. We walked past back lanes and in between tall buildings and came to a halt when we reach somewhere that looks rather like a dead end to me. He moved a bicycle which was being parked by the side of the building and a classic roller shutter elevator appear right in front of the brick building.

We enter the elevator and he pulls down the roller shutter. Without pressing any button the lift ascended. The elevator was rather large in size; it could hold approximately 40 to 60 people standing back to back. The elevator was ascending in a rather fast speed and it just stop suddenly.

A small iron door is to be seen at the lower left corner. The shopkeeper bends down to open the door. I was standing a few feet away from the small door as I didn’t know what to expect from it. Nothing was to be seen from the outside because it was pitch-black from the inside of the door. The shopkeeper then takes out an iron jack from his backpack and reach inside the door. It seems like he is trying to hook out something that has gone out of place, and he definitely looks like he knows what he is doing. After a few attempts, suddenly he pulls out something. A black crow covered with wax. I was shocked to see such a thing. I had never seen such a thing in my life before.

The shopkeeper breaks open the wax at the head part and demanded the crow to talk. The shopkeeper now known as Matthew then tells me that he found the crow sometime ago by a shop selling human’s information to the so called invader. The crow was reluctant to speak but Matthew threatens to kill it. So, the crow started to speak and tell tales of the dark forces.

Soon, I come to understand that one fine day, a dark force has arrived at that very own town, and humans who were on sight were taken away. Some got killed while some were kept imprisoned. A few others survived but are living in reserved. The spell is to be broken by someone at the time when there’s full moon by night fall but…, before the crow could finish the last part suddenly the crow started to melt, and something flew into the room. It was one of the dark forces which appear like the dementor from Harry Potter, it struck Matthew’s arm with the iron jack and Matthew yells in pain. Matthew cried for me to leave, and a metal door appears right in front of my eye, I hesitated but as Matthew screams for me to leave again, the dark force turns and look at me. I quickly open the door and shut it behind me, and ran all the way down with all the strength I’ve got. I heard some noises chasing behind me, I looked up and saw dark shadows running down, it was then I lost my foot steps and tripped myself over my own feet. Those dwarf a-like creature were short but they are traveling in a swift speed. I manage to get up and run for my life again.

At the end of the stairs I came to a hallway with long curtains and velvet carpet being laid on the ground. It was a long hallway, and it leads to the balcony. I made my way out to the balcony to realize I was somewhere near the beach. As I was catching my breathe, I heard the noises coming again. I quickly proceed to hide behind the long curtains hoping that they won’t see me.

At that instance I also started chanting magic words of disappearing. I did not know whether it will work or not, but I think I knew something magical was happening. Just then, the dwarf liked creatures are already standing right in front of me. They looked exactly like the goblins from spider wick chronicles and they are speaking in an unearthly language. I managed to make out what they were saying.

“One human who was on pursuit got lost, it was weird that a human could out run them and disappear without a sign. The human must have run towards the ocean. Past the message to the rest who are posting by the beach. The King wants to capture this one alive.“

I was shocked to realize that I’m now on the wanted list, and started to worry about the kids who are at home. I knew something has to be done and first of all, I need to get myself out of there. While the invisible spell is still on, I climbed down the wall and scrambled through the beach. Guards were everywhere. I told myself to be extra careful not to make any wrong moves, nor to walk past those small trees or my cover will be blow easily. It took me sometime to get near to the water. There were no guards by the water; and the last guard that I saw was standing 30 feet away from the coast line, I supposed they were afraid of sea water.

I continued traveling in caution until it was total silence and everything around me was quiet and empty again. I came out from an alley and could see ray of lights from the horizon. I was all by myself again in the empty city.

Something triggers me to write this down.
I was watching One tree hill season 5 episode 11 & 12 moments ago.
And tears keeps pouring down, haven’t have this kinda feeling for quite some time, I don't know what triggers it, the acting or the music.
Peyton - dying to get back with Lucas but has to send her blessings for his wedding.
Hailie - loves Nathan but couldn't accept infidelity.
Nathan - dying to get back with Hailie
Lucas - What's wrong with him?Peyton or Lindsay?You're marrying Lindsay but you're writing a book on Peyton?

I love these parts best. It's cruel but it's great.
-By the door,(Nathan's house)Hailie opens the door to see Nathan and Lucas there. And awkwardly, Nathan says Hi.
-I seriously don’t like the part where Nathan apologises to Hailie and Hailie turns him down. The look on Nathan’s face reminds me of someone.
- Nathan with Jamie in the bedroom having some father and son time while Hailie is standing outside the room overhearing the whole conversation.Poor Nathan and Jamie.
-Skills and the gang hanging out by the car right outside the church. “You know I love you P.Sawyer rite,but baby girl you are so far from ok~,man you aint even from the same area code.” As he finishes his line,check out the look on Peyton’s face-So disappointing and heartbreaking.

-In the church, Peyton "imagining" that she stood up and pour out her feelings for Lucas.

 
I know it’s stupid to feel like this over a drama.

Come on~…I admit it..it’s EPIC LOVE DRAMA ok, it’s OK to shed a few tears.

That is what the director wants ok, tears~..

Some beautiful quotes that I would like to share with yall;

“Don’t give up on it, and if you don’t get it, you might get something better.” - Karen 

“If there’s no breaking, there’s no healing, and if there’s no healing, there’s no learning.

And if there’s no learning, then there’s no struggle.” – Lucas

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