Spiralling In Rainbows

Spiralling In Rainbows

Just caught a screening of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with Wee Chiat. It was a last minute arrangment with him so it had me grabbing a short bath and dashing out of the house as soon as I'm ready. I never knew I could reached Tampines Mall in like 20 minutes if I took a fast walk, so I'm kinda impressed when I made in time for the movie. Of course, Wee Chiat bought the tickets first because he live nearer to TM than I do.

The length of the movie was interminable, clocking in at 2.5 hours. My ass started aching since 30 minutes into the film. I kept changing my sitting position, worrying if I sit straight throughout the film, the chitty chatty girls behind me wouldn't see Brad Pitt's flawless face when he was younger. Thank God, I didn't drink much Coke. Wee Chiat had more sips than I did..Maybe more when he was at home, so he was holding his bladder the whole time. Maybe it was the freezing temperature in the cinema had my bladder shrivelled up so I didn't had the need to use the washroom.

Overall, it's a classic good film about love and aging mixed. I like it better than Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire. Wee Chiat commented that Ben Button had a good plot and story, and I'd like to second that. It does not rely much on coincidences to make the story flow, though there was a case theory of Collision Course. But I think it was neatly done without raising the brows of the audience for it's a standard movie cliche.

Ben Button had a line: Our lives are determined by opportunities, even the ones we missed. Slumdog Millionaire had this similar concept but sadly, it is overused. However, I have to praise the scriptwriter and director for coming up with a gut-wrenching past about Jamal Malik's life as a slumdog. I think what the director is trying to achieve here is to have an underDOG, who had lived in the SLUMs for quite a long time to get to the last question on an indian episode of Who Wants to be a MILLIONAIRE. Therefore, the title Slumdog Millionaire is created. It's too sappy for me but it's a good film from Danny Boyle.

In other news...

During the recent Grammy Awards on television, what I saw was probably the best performance of the night. Radiohead dazzled the crowds with their most up tempo song 15 Step which was featured in their newest album In Rainbows. Only 2 members of Radiohead appeared: Thom Yorke (Lead Vocals) and Jonny Greenwood (lead guitaris) and they were backed up by a USC (University of South Carolina) Marching Band.

It was an awesome performance with Thom dancing around like he was tripping on drugs. Jonny was fabulous, producing a melody as sweet as dark chocolate. And the band? They provided the drums and the tubas and trombones covered the electronic sound that was recorded in the studio album version.

Then I decided to buy 2 Radiohead albums: In Rainbows and Best of Radiohead. I see it as my Valentine's Day gifts to myself. Well, Jason Mraz did said to treat myself something good on his journal. Along with 15 Step, the opening song for In Rainbows, my head was suddenly split open with a chopping knife and Radiohead's amazing melodies started flowing into my head. The experience was like spiralling down towards a hole with a myriad assortments of colourful music. And you are enjoying every second of it.

Radiohead might be the most awesome band of their generation. Their music are constantly evolving since the first album Pablo Honey. From drums and guitars to slowly mixing electronics with their music then Jonny Greenwood's strings arrangement add a different dimension to their songs. Formally introduced by Gweneth Paltrow at the Grammys, She said Radiohead is one of the most adventurous, artistic and influential bands of all time. Hmm...Well said, Ms Paltrow..

Sucks for you, Chris Martin. Haha!