Blue is the warmest color

If it is not recommended by friend, I rarely watched a movie focus on gay couple. Rarely watched French movie, I was totally attracted by the 2 natural and beautiful actress.

Comparing to Chapter 1 talking about what brings the couples together, I like Chapter two more revealing what pull them apart. The film becomes a heartrending look at the struggle to overcome differences and the need to find meaning outside a relationship.

I like the quotes very much:

Adele: I miss you. I miss not touching each other. Not seeing each other, not breathing in each other. I want you. All the time. No one else.

Emma: I have infinite tenderness for you and I will my whole life...

Adèle: I am happy. I'm happy with you, like this. It's my way of being happy.

Begin Again

Since I got my back pain in these 3 years, I haven’t been watching movies in a theatre as sitting in the theatre for several hours after sitting all day long in office is killing me. 

Yesterday I watched “Begin Again”. I felt so excited and searched for review online before watching it. The general comment is that it is not as good as “Once” and quite a Hollywood blockbuster. So I don’t have high expectation.

“Begin Again” is generally a joyful and charming movie, though it really lacks the natural charm of Once.  you can feel that the director makes it with self-conscious calculation that inevitably limits its appeal. Anyway, I enjoy the movie as it is better than I expected. The music is the most important element and it builds up the vibe well. The lyrics links the story smoothly.

Knightley does not have an inborn beautiful voice but I think she is fine. She has a soft and lilting voice that suits the material. Overall, the songs are pleasantly engaging if not quite so powerful as the key tunes from the “Once” soundtrack. Still, it leaves me warming feeling after I left the theatre.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

開拓視野，看見世界，貼近彼此，感受生活，這就是生活的目的

To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, draw closer,to find each other and to feel.

That is the purpose of life.

It touches me. I think Ben Stiller gives the film a soul. Something deep in my heart is awakened. I like the message from the book or the movie, "We all have something inside us waiting to get out, and all it takes is the courage to stop dreaming and start living."

Chiang Mai & Pai

I never knew that this 1 week trip, will give such a powerful aftershock to me - it reminds me to recapture my own adventurous spirit. Met a lot of Europeans and appreciated their "living in the moment" spirit. This reminder keeps rippling in my heart.