Satisfying
This is the first free weekend in 3 months. It's been an awful mental-taxing 3. Although my mind is clearer after Tokyo, I intend to prolong my self-indulging acts a little bit more, just to be sure that I'm back on track.
Indulgence first:
Day dream of Tokyo Top Secret.
Indulgence second:
J-Pop and Norwegian Wood, Haruki Murakami
Urban Creatures resin creation
Indulgence third:
The search for Michael Lau
Indulgence forth:
Jane Birkin and Paolo Nutini
A cosmic exchange with my other twin in Shanghai
Indulgence five:
Movie marathon with buddy Gavin Lee. This trip is worth the mention because I've abstained from these 2 directors for a year and half. Oddly, they intimidate me. To watch their films in one night is awkward, but I enjoyed the surreality. I feel light like an after-joint high.
9.30pm: I hesitated at first because it's Michel Gondry. Eternal Sunshine left me with few nights of unimaginable sleep. I took 6 attempts and 2 years to finish the entire film because my little mind refuse to accept the story. However, Science of Sleep is a pleasant surprise. I wish I have the wit to write scripts like this. My favourite line is "Distraction is the construction of destruction". Stephane reminds me of Toru Watanabe, Haruki Murakami's character in Norwegian Woods (I don't know why since they have nothing in common) Overall, it's good because I have't have a hearty laugh since ...? 
1.00am: I Don't Want to Sleep Alone. I like the romantic notion of watching a Tsai Ming Liang film at 1am with no expectation. This piece is one of the more "entertaining" piece, compared to the river and the time. Maybe it's the big screen - nothing beats the art on a big screen. His composition is apt, his characters ruthless and the choice of songs...wow. My favourite scene is below. I wish that I'm on it too, floating away on the mattress with them. 
Do you think directors set expectations on their audience? I'm sure they want more than just 'wow'.
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Thanks for giving a comment at my blog. I replied it already there.
By the way, you seem to love watching movies so much.
:)
Yeah. Life is stranger than fiction. I can relate to movies better. hee hee
Which agency are you from?
Glad to hear that you love many things in Thailand. I was a communication channel strategist at Carat and Mindshare before.
Agency life here is fun and cool.
Before?
I've always wonder what's like to be a strategist at an indie media specialist.
Mindshare is cool.
They must be glad to have your diversity.
Sometimes a smile on the face is more than enough as films that are made to expect the “wow” from the audience are more than often greeted with a “sigh” instead. Nowadays, most films that are deems to be brilliant by the audience are films that was created as something to mean as something else. An accident you may say…As the time to be regarded as a great filmmaker, solely by making a great film, is over…
I think it's a pessimist view. Each of us have our share in this world, just like good directors and bad directors have their own audience.
Do I make sense?
floating away on the mattress with them...
I like this !
Thanks for visiting my blog! And I think you're mistaken - YOURS is the one that's addicting. I love it and will be back. v.jealous that you went to Tokyo too. I have to wait until spring 2008! I also loved that Gondry movie.
Thanks, Johanna. That's the bless you get for being in Dentsu. I heard Naked just started in Tokyo, with a blast.
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