Avalon

Opening

Monday, January 01, 2007

Let the slate be wiped clean again, a new page turned and a new musical chord struck.

Watched three movies last week last year. Curse of the Golden Flower, Death Note and Confessions of pain.

All three left me awestruck. I sat frozen in my seat, my mind blank after the last two movies especially. They are really impactful, at least to me.

看完了只有两个字：震撼。

黄金甲是视觉震撼。华丽背后的腐朽，金玉其外的败絮其中。张导，说故事有一套，有些人可能嫌老套，但拍摄手法还蛮独树一帜的，情感拿捏够细腻，懂得用人，分配演员角色。比起让人看了会窒息的《十面埋伏》饱满多了。

Death Note2 was just tragic. I find it satirical and spilling with black humour. How one gets consumed by his over-indulgence in self-proclaimed justice and righteousness. How far one can go to construct his imaginary world and dominate as the all-powerful dictator. I like the part Death God Remu sacrificed him/herself, to protect the things he/she wants to. That was like the most unhumanly humane act throughout the whole show.

《伤城》是我三部中最喜欢的。很意外，因为我不觉得故事有很出乎意料。但还是喜欢，可能有所体会，可能投入太多。单是看梁朝伟那一幕对一切的招认与控诉，看他说着说着，语气没变很多，却突见一行眼泪就这样滑下鼻梁。伤是那么的深，深到看都看不见，听都听不出，只透过瞬间的脆弱中显露，过后又静止麻木。看金城武纸醉金迷，却最是清醒，看清楚一切又是那么痛苦，就算想醉又谈何容易。酒本就是不想醉时最易醉；最想醉时最不能醉。人生不也如此吊诡。

“酒的好喝，就因为它难喝。”

So that was for movies. Moving on to other things, Zhehan was like saying that the date we are so looking forward to can at least be seen on the calender, finally. Now even I have to admit that is rather motivating thought. So he was asking what will I do on the last day and I replied with these three things:

1. 转身离开
2. 说声bye bye
3. 别再重来

I will remember how I dreaded this day last year, the fear of venturing into the unknown I felt, and the uncertainty and insecurity of being helplessly stranded in a place where you are, but one out of hundreds, thousands, ten thousands and so on. But that was last year.

For now

Curtains are drawn,

the scripts torn

Take a bow,

step up right

into the awaiting light

Ready for the first take?

The world is your stage.

Envoy of the Stars @ 10:30 PM
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