2009年2月27日 星期五

Get off my lawn!(Dirty Harry is back!)



If I have a chance to snap with the well-known Hollywood moguls, who will be my NO.1 choice? George Lucas? Steven Spielberg or Clint Eastwood? Of course, I would like to pick Eastwood. The reason is simple:He is tough, cold, old school- actually I am not sure- he is definitely a legend.

Not only did I think so, but many of American movie goers even critics. See what they said: Roger Ebert: I would like to grow up to be like Clint Eastwood. Eastwood the director, Eastwood the actor, Eastwood the invincible, Eastwood the old man. What other figure in the history of the cinema has been an actor for 53 years, a director for 37, won two Oscars for direction, two more for best picture, plus the Thalberg Award, and at 78 can direct himself in his own film and look meaner than hell? None, that's how many.




(New York Times) MANOHLA DARGIS: Twice in the last decade, just as the holiday movie season has begun to sag under the weight of its own bloat, full of noise and nonsense signifying nothing, Clint Eastwood has slipped another film into theaters and shown everyone how it’s done. This year’s model is “Gran Torino,” a sleek, muscle car of a movie Made in the U.S.A., in that industrial graveyard called Detroit. I’m not sure how he does it, but I don’t want him to stop. Not because every film is great — though, damn, many are — but because even the misfires show an urgent engagement with the tougher, messier, bigger questions of American life.




No doubt. I am a die-hard fan for Mr. Eastwood. Not because he is always a tough hero on the screen, but because he have a sensitive and open heart and mind, especially covered under his stiff face.



He starred many different characters in diverse genres: romance “The Bridges of Madison County,1995 " ;violent cop “Dirty Harry ";countless lonely western cowboys;from different angles ,both American and Japanese, about the same battle , Iwo Jima – Flags of our fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima ,2006;cold, dire and gloomy “ Mystic River.2003";touching and heartbreaking baby, "Million Baby,2004";not to mention, anti –hero classic “ Unforgiven, 1992.”;Oh, gush, he also sang in the movie “Paint Your Wagon (1969)”



God damn it !This guy is incredible!I almost have seen his every movie since 1990s. No doubt, Gran Torino is one of his best films, another classic. Come on! Who cares the damn Oscar winner! Mr. Eastwood has already won twice for "best director". He is the best living director in the U.S..




Gran Torino talks about “races ", minority VS. Majority. Racial problem in the U.S. is much tougher and more complicated than in Taiwan. It is hard for Taiwanese to imagine the problems if you never lived in the U.S..



Mr. Eastwood, once again, starred a tough, quirky, isolated white old man, even for his sons and grandchildren hard to be with. God damn it! You see The Dirty Harry phantom on the screen again. What a pity, local people have no memory or background about this legendary icon. However, the character he played, I don’t think, is a racist.



See how a American viewer said:
Was it Clint, or my dad??-- by wasntmedude (movies profile) Jan 7, 2009 --how many of us white guys have dads or uncles who are the inspiration for this film? Not truly racist, but mad at the changing world, and all the different looking people invading their way of life. This film will hit home for all of you who had dads that would warn you once, and then smack your butt instead of telling you twice.




Today is 62nd 228 anniversaries. Compared with the U.S., the racial problem here is minor. For me. The truth is definitely needed to reveal even though, the murderers and victims died long ago. This is the only way to let people mitigate their long- time trauma and pain.



In my point of view, I always say, 228 and the following white horror is not the problem about races but about the relentless rulers and the innocent people.



228 has passed for 62 years;however, without an open mind facing the issue like Mr. Eastwood, the pain and sadness will keep going forever. That is really sad.




Solute to you! Mr. Eastwood!

2009年2月23日 星期一

Hugh Jackman is awesome!



did you see him singing, dancing and expressing enchanting humor and characteristic
....



yes, he is charming, he is smart, and, the worst or the best, he is handsome. to good to be true ? no! here is a exception. he is Huge Jackman.






for most of Taiwanese have no idea how good he is. i , fortunately, saw his performance, a couple years ago, when he hosted Tony Award. that was awesome. did you see his vibrating butt during the Tony 's show?? yes, awesome,too.
no problem! if you missed once. here is your second chance to his extraordinary performance. this year Oscar show !

THE BEST DRESS I PICK !




from the world top fashion school,NSU, here is my NO.1 pick for best dress in Oscar . of course, i always like the mermaid design and Ms Tomei.

2009年2月4日 星期三

how bad and which real?

Allen Greenspan, former chairman of FED, said this financial crisis is a unprecedented storm, a one- hundred-year-unseen disaster.

Paul Krugman, Nobel economics prize winner 2008, said,” if we do not do something drastically, the situation will continue to 2010."

This time the crisis impact all markets, industries and nations, unlike 911,SAS, 2001 Internet bubble, which only impact one city, one region or one industry.

As a result, if someone still is optimistic, I would say he's insane.However, there are many different predictions about our future. Some may be true. Some may be exaggerating. Some may be disappointing.

However, some are definitely insidious such as CLSA.Actually, if we did not easily erase your memory, the main reason causing this unprecedented crisis comes from those investment banking. Those financial criminals made a big mistake, created a blak hole in global economy, stole people money and national wealth. This is why now the majority governments keep adding bailout on diverse industries, in particular to these financial giant criminals.

Thus, can we trust their forecast that Taiwan's GDP will be going down to minus 11 percent. Of course not, although the situation is tough, severe and rigid, never, never trust those vampires because they are attempting to do something absolutely malicious again. Damn it.