Welcome to the Fringe Division

I know this is a movie blog, but this is also a blog about things I love. So I decided to change things a bit and today I'm not writing about movies, I'm writing about a TV show. Fringe.

I'm a Fringe Junkie.

I'm absolutely crazy about it. I love Walter, I love Pete, (actually, at the moment I'm not on very good terms with Peter, but still), I love Astrid and I even love Gene (the cow). I love that it is a sci-fi show, but it has personal relationships. I love Walter & Pete's relationship. In fact, I liked it better when they were focusing a bit more on them, now they are too caugh up in Peter-Olivia-(and possibly)Fauxlivia. I'm not a fan of drama and I'm definitely not a fan of love triangles.

To me Fringe is by far the best TV show on air right now. That's probably because it has everything I love: mistery, action, sci-fi, a lovely crazy scientist and Joshua Jackson.

Since I mentioned Joshua, I must take a minute to say how incredibly awesome John Noble is. For real! Just watch Walter and Walternative and you'll see what I mean. I can't describe how good he is on this show.
Anna Torv is pretty amazing too. We have the best cast ever. =P

I'm posting two quotes from the show that I really like. Both are about the same thing, déjà vu. One was said by Walter (the genious, but a bit crazy scientist) and the other by Peter (the smart, skeptic son).

There you go:

Déjà vu is--is--is simply a - a momentary glimpse to the other side. Almost everyone experiences it. We feel that we've been somewhere before because actually we have - in another reality. It's another path. The road not taken.

- Walter Bishop


I read that déjà vu is fate's way of telling you that you are exactly where you are supposed to be. That's why you feel like you've been there before. You are right in line with your own destiny. It's a bit mystical for my taste.

- Peter Bishop


I like both, although I do prefer Pete's version, it's kinda magic (you all know I love this kinda stuff, right? ). Ironicly that's the same reason why he doesn't believe on it. haha

If you don't watch Fringe you have no idea how much you're missing. Catch up with seasons 1 and 2 and start watching it RIGHT NOW.  Season 3 will rock your world. ;)

Warning: be prepared for more Fringe related posts. You better watch it, or you might feel a little lost. =)

How to be

 

How to Be is about Art, a guy in the middle of a life crisis. He doesn't know what to with his life and worse, he doesn't know how to be. In his search for some purpose he decides that he wants to be normal. The thing is, trying to be normal usually makes one look even less normal.

I quite like How to be for several reasons. One of them is that I think is very easy for anyone to somehow relate to Art. We may not be as desperate or as lost as him, but we all try to fit into something (whether is in the 'normal' category or in a more specific group of people). We are always trying to fit in somewhere, high school, college, work, it never ends. And even though we might tell ourselves that we don't want to fit in, that we don't want to be 'normal' and that we are proud to be unique, once in while -even if just for a few seconds, still- we question that.

This movie can be a little melancholic at points, but Art also brings a comic touch with his peculiar personality. At the same time that we feel sorry for him, it's kinda funny to see how serious he takes this how to be thing. 

I like Art a lot. And I'm not surprised he is so messed up, being raised by his parents and all (you'll know what I mean when you watch the movie).

Go watch it, because sometimes we do need a little help, right?

ps: The Robert-Pattinson-talk, you knew it was coming. In my humble opinion Robert is a really good actor. You can see he pays attention to the little details and we all know those details make all the difference. I gotta say, however, that I don't think Twilight was the best move for his career. It brought him to public eye and all, but I think it also made people not look at him as the actor he is.

Nanny Mcphee

 

Nanny Mcphee!!! I love this movie!!! It's sweet and funny and touching and clever and amazing!

Nanny Mcphee is about this nanny who has a very unique method to deal with misbehavior. Her next task is to help this widower manage his seven naughty kids. It's a hard task, but she's Nanny Mcphee.

It may seem a children movie, but it's not. It's an all ages movie, kids will love it, so will adults and so will older adults. 

Colin Firth and Emma Thompson, do I really need to say anything else?! They are both incredible on it. Colin brings the perfect desperate/funny/clumsy tone to the dad. Everything on this movie is so well done, it's amusing. You can see they put a lot of thought on every tiny detail. All the bright colours (there's SO MUCH colour in this movie! I love it!) that goes from the walls to the food, the amazing costumes, the beautiful locations. It's all wonderful. And the kids, oh my, it's impossible not to fall in love with them (even with all the bad behavior). Ohhhh and Mrs. Blatherwick (the cook) gotta love her too! You'll even like the bad aunt.

The final credits are lovely (yes, I watch the final credits) and very well made as well.

You'll really love it. Warts and all. ;)

ps: haven't watch the sequel yet, but I'm really excited about it. It seems just as great as this one and Maggie Gyllenhaal is on it! Maggie Gyllenhaal and Emma Thompson together should be pretty amazing.