decompress blog

i just came back from the movies. me n mygirlfriend went to watch the departed. she has the idea to watch all the oscar nominated movies so that she could make an educated guess which one would win the oscar. actually, we went like an hour earlier and had the chance to watch part of another movie, it's a foreign movie, pan's labyrinth.

so in that light, after we got back, i just have to write a blog, just to decompress my brain from watching the departed.

the departed in my opinon is not worthy of oscar nomination and specially the fact that it is an adaptation of another movie, to me it's just ocean's twelve meets the godfather III. im not really impress with all the contrast life between the rats in the cops squad or in the mafia circle. or how the corrupt nature of a police department is never going to get reveal because just like the mafia, this ''organized crime' fighter' would rather kill each other rather than going out to the public to clear the names. in other words, they are the biggest mafia.

however, pan's labyrinth was quite alright. the fairy tales about the faun creatures integrates really well with the main story line. it served as an escape route for the little girl who was trapped in a war situation, a little bubble she created to justify that 'goodness' still exist in a world full of bad-wicked evil doers fighting to fullfil their own selfish motives. the creatures in the movies are originals and i really like the special effects when the captain has to sew his own mouth. the characters also very realistic in that movie. overall, i recommend this movie over the departed.