Chaos Theory

by kurohime



SUMMARY :

Frank Allen (Ryan Reynolds) is a professional speaker who lectures on time management and he lives by example by perfectly maximizing his efficiency through scheduling and planning his own life down to the minute. One day when his wife Susan (Emily Mortimer) decides to set the alarm clock back 10 minutes, in hopes of giving her husband an extra ten minutes of time in the morning; she accomplishes the exact opposite. From missing the ferry to arriving late to his lecture on time management, Frank experiences an off day. While driving home, he sees a pregnant woman in need of help of getting to the hospital and he decides to offer the stranger a lift. At the hospital, Frank is asked to fill out some paper work, and not thinking much about his situation, he puts his own information down and the nurses at the hospital misunderstand and assume he is the father.

(adapted from wikipedia)

REVIEW :

This is a really interesting movie. Actually, I never expected much from this movie.

This movie is sad, funny and touching all at the same time.

However, the movie did begin in a very lame slow pace. It's not exactly fun. But as the movie picks it's pace, it is really interesting.

All I have to say is that in this movie alone, I learnt so much more about love, betrayal, friendship and trust.

Not only that, the actors and actresses played their part wonderfully. Wonderful talents.

You will definitely support the main character, and slowly all the characters there.

It's a show that is just so interesting. I can't explain it.

It's just a story about a man. A good man whose life got really screwed up for a moment due to circumstances and his own choices.

I can just relate to it.

I rate this movie 7.5 stars out of 10 stars!

Yakitate!! Japan

Reviewed by JuliaAerides


Yakitate Japan is your typical prodigy in something who almost never loses and his quest to achieve his goal in that something. This particular story is about a baking genius Azuma Kazuma and his dream to create the ultimate Ja-Pan, a bread good enough to be the Japanese national bread. To achieve his dream, he joins Pantasia - a famous bakery line & "fights" to protect Pantasia from the opposing bakery line St.Piere.

This anime is ALL about bread in case you didn't notice. I'm doubtful in the beginning. Come on, an anime about bread you've got to be kidding. I am amazed. Unlike many shounen anime, there is real substance- baking knowledge anyone. Infact you might just learn a thing or two from YJ.

In YJ you'll find many epic..hilarious moments. Over exaggerated reactions being one of them. Apparently, breads created by godly bakers are truly sublime to create involuntary reactions when eating. Permanent transformation to panda, sending people to heaven and even turning back time.

The characters here are unique and doesn't really fit into the typical character mold. Usually being over the top without being overbearing.

YJ also uses alot of puns & parodies to the extreme and even parodies itself. Although the puns and parodies are very humourous, without much knowledge of the Japanese language much of the puns will pass by without making much of a sense.
Fourth wall breakage seems to be the norm here too as the characters know that they're part of an anime.

But alas, YJ joins animes who overstayed their welcome. With 69 episodes the last arc became quite a bit of a bore. Especially the last episode that jumped out from nowhere. It was too open ended as I would like to see a more closing conclusion.

Overall, if you're looking for a comedy, this anime will definitely brighten your day. I know it sure did for me.

Rating: B

Among the betrayed (Shadow Children #3)

by kuro-hime



SUMMARY :

comfortable life with her three elderly aunts and grandmother, and was sent to live at Harlow School for Girls. After she fell in love with Jason Barstow, a boy at Hendricks School for Boys, she was accused of trying to find shadow children in her school and was arrested by the Population Police along with Jason.

Nina wakes up in a jail cell. She is given two options from a Population Police official she calls "The Hating Man": get three other prisoners to admit they are shadow children and be spared, or refuse to cooperate and be killed immediately. Emotionally torn, she is moved into a different cell with three other children, Matthias, Percy, and Alia, who are ten, nine, and six years old. They are shadow children who are orphaned, and who have no chance of survival.

(~adapted from wikipedia~)

REVIEW :

Honestly, I was very unhappy with this book. WHY? Simple, because it made no absolute sense from the second book. It didn't even continue from the second book. IT was just different and it even was in the point of view of a character that I didn't even notice in the second book.

Sadly, it was in Nina's point of view. Unfortunately, the whole story revolves around Nina and not Luke a.k.a Lee Grant.

Point is, I was waiting for Luke in this whole book and he didn't appear until really late.

So he's not the main character in this book.

It was odd.

However, I have to admit the writing style was still very good and eventhough I hated Nina, I loved Matthias, Percy and Alia. (and I wished it was about them instead)

And eventhough this wasn't a great book compared to the last two but I still like this series. Let's just hope the author doesn't do this again.

I rate this book 4 out of 10 stars.