It was a beautiful evening, no blazing sun, only clouds and refreshing air. I walked home in those painful heels, my reason for wearing them since this morning being having to attend a job interview. The pain was not so much of an issue during my journey home because my whole head was filled with images of... mutants? And of course, of Hugh Jackman from the movie I watched earlier after Zhi's convocation. I think I have had too high expectations for this film, because it certainly fell short. I went high when Famke Janssen appeared, and then not knowing whether to consider her appearance a cameo one because she appeared a few times thereafter. I like seeing her on the big screen. I have loved the character Jean so much and in particular when she uses her telekinesis. But it was great pity because she is supposed to be Logan's illusion and thus, there is no necessity for her to use her powers. And then it was the pretty bad cinematography which I frankly wasn't ready for. I didn't appreciate the very shaky handheld shots that lasted quite a while. James Mangold's emphasis, I discover, is mainly on the lightings and speed of actions. The latter helps a bit in making the movie slightly more exciting, but the former made my eyes uncomfortable. To add, I didn't like it that almost all the scenes are set in Japan, and many dialogues are in Japanese. I guess I'm never quite a fan of the Japanese culture. Logan is still the fearless, heroic Wolverine I have known, the one who always loves Jean (except he beds another woman out of lust Zzz). Yet it seems like he is the only mutant in the movie. I was disappointed to know there are hardly any other mutants in the story. How can an X-Men film have only these few mutants?! The 'X'-factor is missing somehow. The most enticing part has to be that five minutes after the credits. I love seeing the old cast, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen especially, seeing them really makes me look forward to Days of Future Past! And so, I figured how I would rate this movie, I decided I would give it three stars out of five, giving most of the credits to Hugh Jackman and Famke Janssen's appearances. I just thought Bryan Singer would have fared better. Whatever, nothing kills my love for the mutants. I'm still anticipating the next production :)
This CNY, I realised many things. I realised I have always envied families who go out as a whole for CNY visiting, or those who invite many relatives and friends over. I realised I am very afraid of the coming of CNY because CNY simply means watching movies and slacking at home for me. I love to watch movies, there is no doubt about that. Perhaps I just don't appreciate the latter because there is so much to face head-on. I hate the silence or otherwise awful hurlings at the dining table. I hate how I need to pretend to be hospitable to people I dislike. This year, I hid in my room when people I did not feel comfortable with came, then I was accused of being stubborn and impolite. Sometimes I really wonder if being myself is of imperative or being polite is. Whichever the case, I want to confess that I really feel tired and unhappy this CNY. The worst is that I feel that no one can understand because everyone I tried to rant this to tells me I should go home because it is CNY after...
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