Movie Review: Spectre

THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SOME SPOILERS.

Hello readers,

I finally got to watched Spectre today after its release weeks ago. Due to unforeseen circumstances, I had to wait till today just to watched the film and I would say it was very intriguing and more lively than the previous sequels including Skyfall. I did wrote a (short, crappy, silly) review on that 2012 film and if you are really interested, feel free to click here.

Spectre is a film which takes you on a memory lane from Daniel Craig's first appearance as the charming 007 in Casino Royale. In the opening sequence, the film decided to pay tribute to all the people who were important in 007's life and career including Eva Green's Vesper Lynd and Judi Drench's M. Spectre is a story about how James Bond's past haunted his mentality and physically to the extend how it shaped the man who has the license to kill.

Speaking of opening sequence, one should always looked forward to the graphics portrayed in the sequence. 007 was shown to the audience of his vulnerability and the people who he always care about. As I have already mentioned, it also shows the previous encounters which the man faced. The opening sequence indeed played so much to help Sam Smith's Writing's On The Wall in its emotions and the lyrics tying to the story plot.

Spectre in many reviews I have read, have took a special mention on the film's slow pacing storyline and steamy love scenes of 007 and the Bond Girls. I have no prejudice aganist the storyline because it helps show the audience a lot about the 007, even more than the 50th Anniversary Skyfall. Besides Bond, his allies who were Ralph Fiennes' M, Naomie Harris' Moneypenny and Ben Whishaw's Q were given the equal opportunity to shine. Despite Ralph Fiennes' second appearance as M, I was amazed by how the scenes he was in, were given to showcase his character just outside his comfort zone. Gun and chasing, it was cool. Q was also given the time to actually find himself in a sticky situation in Austria too.

For the Bond girls, I would rather talk about Lea Seydoux's Dr. Madeleine Swann. Her character was like an echo of Bond's love of his life, Vesper Lynd. Both similarities were they have the charm and the smart. I was glad that Dr. Swann did not die since it would probably take a toll on Bond like how it happened in Casino Royale. For the villains, Biofield (am I right) and C, well they were alright.

In conclusion, Spectre was an enjoyable film and I would say I prefer this to the previous sequel. Why I prefer this? It is because I am happy that 007 has closed the darkest chapter of his life and is ready for the new chapter right in front of him. As the saying goes, "It is always the darkest just before the dawn".

Ratings: 8.5/10

P.S. I recommend you to watch the previous sequels of Daniel Craig's 007 before watching since Spectre contains some references to them.

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TV Series Review: Jessica Jones

Hello readers,

I am back with a review on the latest Marvel's Jessica Jones. I just watched nine episodes of the series and I can really say it is awesome. The series starred Krysten Ritter as the titular character suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after an incident which made her retired from being a superhero. Now, Jessica is a private investigator and owns her office, Alias Investigations.

The series also starred some other actors including Mike Colter as Luke Cage, who will have his own series next year and David Tennant as Kilgrave, also known as The Purple Man. Both Krysten and David have since been receiving widespread praise for their portrayal of the characters. I like how the series started off with an opening sequence that is gritty, mysterious and feels like another Pink Panther opening, roaring with a jazz-electric theme music.

If one is expecting the series to be something like Daredevil, Jessica Jones offered another way of being a hero. Jessica is just a woman who simply takes on cases which allows her to just get her pay and get though daily life. She is also a victim like any other people in the cases she took. Despite no longer being a superhero on headline or whatsoever, Jessica still continues to do what she is good at. Stalking and spying for people who paid her. On the other hand, her enemy, Kilgrave is a man who is the cause of her, no longer feeling like a hero. He played Jessica and is always haunting her.

Jessica Jones is also a series which deals numerous cases on people whose lives were heavily impacted by Kilgrave. Similar like former alcoholics going for Anonymous group meeting, the characters also have their own meeting where everyone talks about their experience with Kilgrave. Kilgrave dominates the whole series and so it isn't difficult if you are watching the episodes. The chemistry or I would say relationship between Jessica and Kilgrave is what made the whole series interesting. Funny how the Kilgrave still interacted with Jessica, despite what she done to him. It is like how one can't live without another.

I would recommend Jessica Jones to anyone like myself that watches Daredevil or someone who feels they lack of something. Besides Jessica isn't just a hero, she also acts as a symbol for people who share the ideologies and beliefs like her: just living normally and yet still putting good use on abilities on a mudane task.

Ratings: 8/10

P.S. Kilgrave is sometimes scary and funny. #KilgraveMadeMeDoIt

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When Late October meets November

Hello readers,

I am currently in a holiday mood since school remedials have ended two weeks ago. The photo above does represent what I am currently feeling right now. The nostalgia. The snow. Cushions. I am all ready for my favourite festive holiday, Christmas!

If you are wondering why I haven't post a review on films, music or whatsoever, I just didn't get the time to really type out the post. Just last week I managed to watch a 2006 film called, The Prestige starring Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman. The film itself was really enjoyable and there were lots of twists I didn't saw it coming. The two magicians' relationship represent some people out there. Rivalry and jealousy at its best. The more you are into it, the more damaged you become. As a result, the protagonist lost his wife to a silly trick and the antagonist suffered the consequence of actually having a duplicate of himself due to the machine he bought.

So if you haven't gotten the time to watched The Prestige, I suggest you should. Another series which I almost given up on was Sleepy Hollow and it is currently on Season 3. Ever since the character, Katrina Crane, became more developed, I hated the fact the writers chose to made some silly scenes for Ichabod and Katrina. Poor Abbie. But now, in Season 3, Katrina is dead and there is a new terror, Pandora around, man, the series is now back on track. I heard rumour about the series may get a cancellation, but hopefully with the Halloween crossover with Bones and more bonding of Ichabod and Abbie, I believe the rumour may just be a scare.

I am currently into Wattpad, where one can actually browse through stories of different categories and add them to private library. I have published two stories on the platform, Elevator and The Truthful Game. If you are interested, feel free to find my username, crushedtiggy. Yesterday, I just completed reading a story called, The Truth About Kian and I just wanted to share with you, readers. A story about a boy committing suicide, a 200 years war between the rich and poor, so many secrets. The more I read on, the more pity I felt for Kian, the boy. No human would want to experience being lonely. Lonely kills a person everyday. If you are keen on reading the story, just open up the application or visit the website, type out the title above.

I hope this new post will compensate what I missed out on Devil In The Skull. Have a good week ahead!

(Sorry for being late)

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