The Sound of Words: movies

Anne of Green Gables~~

When I saw this book during a book fair in my school, I told myself I am not leaving the hall without the book!! True enough, I kept my word. I have been searching high and low for this book, what more this is the complete and unabridged version!!! I nearly bought this book several years ago, when mum told me to choose between Jane Eyre and Anne of Green Gables. Lo and behold, I chose the former and I didn't regret it. Ah, the wonders of books.....

Hence, I begin my journey of knowing Anne. Pleasure indeed to know her actually, though it is a real pity that such a character would n't have exist in today's modern world, not everyone can talk like Anne , I doubt that she will talk endlessly if she were to have a Facebook or Twitter account. Most probably she would be seraching for some images of beautiful scenery , writing them down( renaming them) or stalking on Gibert Bythe's account( if he has one.....) Oh, the bliss of imagination!!

I am rereading Anne of Green Gables and the vocabularies just put me to shame. I just have to depend on the dictionary to have a better understanding on how beautiful Prince of Edward Island is. Lucy Maud Montgomery has the gift of apt and precise description of a place, and trust me I so want to live in Green Gables!! Well, dream on........( No harm in doing so)

Anne is just the kind of girl that I wished I was. Cheerful, imaginative, romantic, pugnacious and INTELLIGENT!!! To think of the fact that she actually ended with ties together with Gilbert Blythe

( he sure has brains!!!), she really made us all females proud!!! I like how she carried herself and studied Maths even though her teacher generally looked down on her!! Such character!! No wonder Gilbert Blythe fell head over heels over her...... Even though he insulted her because of her red hair. Remember about his carrots remarks???

That practically set Anne on fire!!! Who would ever thought that she too, will show admiration towards him as the story goes??

To end this blog.....

A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in whose company he finds himself electrified and enkindled, but for that one in whose company he may feel tenderly drowsy.

George Jean Nathan

Hmmm, quotable quotes, points to ponder, what else, a good book to read!!

Classics~

Jane Eyre

New things?? Hmmm, you will never believe it, I actually watched a drama series-- Jane Eyre and I love it!! To be frank, Jane Eyre was never really my favourite, because I was simply " blinded" by Pride and Prejudice, so to speak. When I first read the book, I couldn't relate myself to Jane. Here are my reasons.
1. Jane is an orphan and is constantly deserted by others because of her low social standings and humble background.
--> I come from a happy and blessed family and thank goodness this is 21 st century.
2.Jane is someone of strong character and she stands up for herself.
--> When I was reading the book, I was just impressed on the surface, not clearly understanding what she really had been through as a young lady.
3. She fell in love with her master, her employer.
--> During this era, it is too common.
4. Edward Rochester was just creepy and weird( when I first read)
--> It takes a long time to accept him as the hero.

But things change. Why??
1. Jane was eighteen when she first began her job as a governess. Look who just celebrated her 18th birthday on February?? I can safely say that I can understand her better now. Definitely.
2. The theme of insecurity and true happiness is revolving through the whole novel. I am now in fact struggling with these issues? What will my future be? Will I be this? Will I be that?
3. Jane Eyre married Edward Rochester who is twenty years her senior. This is again a sign of maturity I guess, I tend to find most of the guys my age immature.
4. They just understand each other and complement each other so well. Instead of just money or good looks, this is what a relationship is suppose to be about, isn't it?

This experience really is an eye opener and I am truly happy to share this with you. In the case of good classic books, you will never be disappointed. =)

Jane Eyre , played by Ruth Wilson.

Plain Jane eh? Not to Edward of course.

Edward Rochester, played by Toby Stephens

Appeared cold, but this iceberg melted when he became the master of Jane Eyre.

Ratings : 5 star~

My first movie review ( seriously...)

These few months at home made me think and wander even more, I no longer need to study about trigonometry or salts or whatever--> basically I am on a break. Well a very long break........ This is indeed the perfect getaway or rather bonus time where I get to watch the movies that I have planned to watch after completing SPM. I watched many movies, but today I want to do a movie review on Tangled. ( A loose adaption from the story Rapunzel.)
What do you expect from a Disney movie?
1. Songs
2. A castle, king, queen.....
3. Talking animals or in this case, highly intelligent animals
4. Magic
Synopsis
Yes, Tangled has all the elements above. The heroine , Rapunzel a princess was kidnapped by Gothel, an old lady who wants to be forever young. You see, Rapunzel's hair will glow when she sings and apparently those light can heal, make one young etc. Rapunzel has been calling Gothel "mother" for 18 years, not knowing the truth that she was the long lost princess of the country. She however couldn't hide her curiosity when she sees lanterns like bright stars in the sky every night on her birthday. She wondered, what do they possibly symbolize? Was it meant for her? Meanwhile, one of the kingdom's most wanted thief, Flynn Rider found his way to Rapunzel's tower. Instead of letting her hair down to welcome her prince charming, Rapunzel used her long, long hair to sort of " protect herself" I leave you to figure out yourself. She made a deal with him and both of them embarked on a journey like never before. Yes, they did fall in love, but someone was always there to make things hard for them.

** My personal review
I have been searching for the right movie, simple, sweet, funny, and Tangled has it all! Imagine my excitement when I found this movie on youtube. The songs in the movie are nice and this is no ordinary fairytale, whereby there is no prince, but who cares??? I would love to see more Disney movies like this. This movie made me laugh, cry and sigh all the way long. Definitely one movie you shouldn't miss!

Rapunzel( voiced by Mandy Moore)