To dream or not to dream

A movie has been creating a lot of buzz in the international scene and stirred up my curiosity over time. I am talking about the latest movie of the Titanic hearthrob Leonardo diCaprio, INCEPTION. The movie is about dreams and how we can intercept with somebody's dream and even construct or design a dream.

I watched the movie alone since a friend who is supposed to watch it with me was not able to. At first, I thought I will not enjoy it. I thought I will be bored because I cannot understand the first scene. It was confusing but very artistic. As the movie runs, I find it very visually enticing. The scenes are breathtaking and very cool to the eyes. Although the scenes are scientific, the backgrounds are always very natural. And also, even though most of the scene shots are "edgy", the transitions are very fluid. Each picture is truly very smooth and very pleasing to watch.

As for the story, I must say that this is a very ambitious yet intellectual story. As I have said, at first I thought the movie will only bore me to death. Honestly, I thought of leaving the theater after the first 15 minutes of the movie. But I gave it the benefit of the doubt and continued watching. The movie will stimulate your mind and you just simply cannot avoid thinking while watching the movie. It is very admirable that people can think of something like this movie! Who would have thought that you can actually "design" a dream? Other people's dream, in this case. And, who would have thought that you can actually make large amounts of money by ruining or intercepting other people's dream to steal their ideas and in turn, to help you strategize your business. This movie will not only entertain you, it will not only satisfy and fulfill your visual appetite but also leave you wondering about a lot of things. It will also leave you craving for the ability to construct your own dreams and maybe live inside it as if its reality. This movie really deserves to be the top-grosser and I believe that Leonardo diCaprio did justice to the character. He simply outdid himself as Jack in Titanic to be Dom in Inception.

Book Review: Love, Rosie

I have been reading a lot of books over the years and just to put this habit into good use, I thought of writing reviews about these novels. I will try to write a review for every book that I read from now on and if I can, I may also write something about the books that I've read in the past. That is, if I can still remember those novels.

One book that really entertained me is "Love, Rosie" by Cecilia Ahern. Ahern is the daughter of the former Irish official, who has a Journalism degree under her belt. I heard of Ahern for the first time when the movie "P.S. I Love You" came out. I was not that interested on the book, and I did not watch the movie either because I was, at that moment, under the spell of pain. A love just ended and I was not ready to watch or read anything that speaks of ended relationships. But after several trips to my favorite bookstore and countless visits to fora that recommends good reads, I was persuaded. In these actual and virtual visits, "P.S. I Love You" always stands out. So I thought, maybe the book is really that good that a recommendation list is never complete without it included. When I was about to finally buy a copy of this novel, I stopped and diverted instead to Ahern's other novels. After browsing a bit, I finally decided to purchase "Love, Rosie" instead. I guess, I really don't believe that I can read "P.S. I Love You" yet, since I know that I really am not yet ready.

Love, Rosie is a chic-lit novel that tells about childhood best friends who happened to be of the opposite sex. The novel is composed mostly of exchanged notes, letters, and e-mails between these two characters, Rosie and Alex. Each exchange tells of the latest happenings on their lives, full of their true feelings but coated in a wad of fabrications. Each stories shared to each other are true yet some are pretentious.

I laughed and cried throughout the novel and after reading the whole thing, I felt touched. The story speaks of the truth. What happened to Rosie and Alex is not impossible. The plot is not at all fiction. Of every relationship, some things are better left unsaid. But sometimes, you have to take the risk of losing something, or someone. So that you can freed your own self and be honest to the person concerned. Anyway, the person involved has the right to know the truth behind all the inconsistencies and conflicting behaviors you have been displaying. The truth shall set you free. And in this story, the truth has indeed set both Rosie and Alex free.