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Regarding Family Relations - August: Osage County

It's funny how randomly I encountered this magnificent, brilliant work of art. It was a late Thursday evening and I'd already decided that I should have an early night in. But since I still had no desire to put my brains off just yet, I chose to leaf through the TV listing with no specific expectations or high hopes to find anything of decent quality (as was the usual result). However, when I read the movie's short summary, I immediately estimated it was worth a shot. Even if it meant forsaking my precious, valuable hours of sleep (of which I am already deeply deprived). Oh, the things I sacrifice for art. As I was coming up with the idea of writing a new post, I realised something. Something that both shocked me and delighted me at the same time. I realised that my recent posts were becoming more and more focused on what truly touched my heart, regardless of their rarity. May it be a movie, an event, a look or even a brief conversation that might have enlightened me or a...
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American Beauty

There are only few things in this world that are able to truly leave me speechless, astounded, and numb. I tend to believe I have seen a lot of things that have touched me right to the depths of my soul, making me feel like there is so much more life behind ordinary things. And those occassions are the reason we stay alive. May it be a soft breeze caressing your skin on a surprisingly warm March day that reminds you of the hidden wonders of nature, a sentimental gesture shared between a mother and a child that demonstrates the meaning of humanity and unconditional love or simply a flash of a moment in an ordinary day that keeps you sane and secured, knowing there is some magic hidden in these ordinary, seemingly unnoteworthy moments that we need to treasure and remember forever, and that even though we are aware of this magic, we could never reach it. And that is the beauty of it. However, when I saw this movie it truly shook me, in a good way. I also recently watched Good Will Hunti...

School as the carrier of social norms and values

I am aware that it's been a rather long time since I last wrote, but I am also sure I can make it up this time. There are truly so many subjects and socially current topics that I could write about (and in my free time, I promise you to get on that) but today I've decided for probably the most debatable one currently in the atmosphere. All of our beliefs, values, expectations, and principals are based on what we gather in our infancy. As hard or as ridiculous as it may be to accept that, it is a cold-blooded fact. As children we are exposed to a certain environment or circumstances in which we are raised. These particular circumstances are the source of most of our future qualities: our demeanour, aspects, and priorities. But of course, these particular characteristics can and will be changed during the process of growing up and becoming an independent individual. Why? Simple: it is not only our original environment in which we grew up that sets norms for our society, because...

Movie Review: The Constant Gardener

Long time no see! Yup, I am back or rather - I'll try and keep posting regularly as much as time will let me. Things have been a mess lately and it has been hard keeping up with life's pace itself, let alone finding time to write. But, now I have something juicy to write about, too. Since I'm completely done with all those cheesy romantic comedies, I've decided to do write a review on this one. I've decided to watch this movie simply because of two reasons: 1.) Ralph Fiennes (needless to say why, though I shall explain it to you with great enthusiasm: he is one of my favorite and one of the best actors there ever lived in my humble opinion) 2.) It's not a cheesy romantic comedy (like I've said before, I am finished with those). And I loved the movie for multiple reasons which you will get to know with in the next couple of paragraphs. I think I've always loved that kind of movies, but I end up watching the boring ones with hopeless romantic teenagers i...

Why is keeping self-respect and dignity more important than anything in today's society?

We live in a society where being true to yourself isn't as magical as it used to be. Or respected. Some people think the point of this world is to fit in. But that's misguided. The point of this world is to find one's self. I could go on until tomorrow about what the point of our lives actually is, but I would like to emphasize one problem that occurs when a person wants to pursue their dreams. Like on any mission or task, problems appear on the way. There's no getting around that. There's no getting around the obstacles on the way that want to prevent you from going your own way. These obstacles can remain in their inanimate form or they can also appear as real human beings, literally standing in the way on the path to your dreams. But you know what? These things have always been the same and will remain the same. What shouldn't remain the same, though, is your mind. Never settle for anything or have a definite and final opinion on things. But all through that ...

My most recent obsession (it has got nothing to do with movies, I promise)

Okay, I lied. Maybe it does have something in common with movies, but in an entirely different meaning than the movies I've written about before. It's something so magical, magnifying and unrepeatable it makes me even more sure I was born in a wrong generation. Makes me feel something deep inside me that makes me want to fly and makes me feel invincible, infinite. And what else in this word has such power over our minds and souls other than something as everlasting as movies, music and literature? That's right, I'm talking about all of those things here. But there's a slight difference or I should rather say, a hidden catch: I'm not talking about movies, music and literature in this time you and I live in, but about a time long before us, in the time of our parents' youth. The golden age. The age of when people actually poured their soul, effort and love in their work. And that's exactly what made it so great and infinite. The authenticity and charm, how...

Plain Jane or Plain Vain?

I was extremely bored the other day so I decided to go downstairs to check up on my family. They seem like nice people. Just kidding, I'm not that anti-social (yet). I do come downstairs once or twice a day (read: sarcasm). Anyway, since my boredom couldn't be washed away by all the fascinating services my computer offers, I decided to turn on TV on a random channel. It happened to be set right on the MTV channel and guess what was on the listing? You guessed correctly - the Plain Jane. I watched that show two or three times before and I loved it because Louise Roe actually put some confidence in that girls' life and she finally showed them that being a woman is a gift. But it's probably been like one year or one year and a half since I last watched the show. My present opinion about the show? Totally sucks. Why would I ever want to change my opinion so drastically about some thing, you probably ask. The thing is, I realize that times change and that nowadays people w...