[Korean Movie]: Speedy Scandal

Speedy Scandal/ Scandal Makers 《极速绯闻》



Cast
Cha Tae Hyeon - Nam Hyeon Su (the 'lucky' man who suddenly got to know he has a daughter and a grandson)
Park Bo Young - Hwang Jeong Nam (the single mom a.k.a the daughter who really has a thing in singing)
Wang Seok Hyeon - Hwang Ki Dong (the son a.k.a the grandson who as well talented in music, piano!)

In short, it's a story of a man, living in a nice house, having his happy single life, who suddenly has a daughter and a grandson, and how his life goes on, and how they live together. Trust me, it's another freaking funny yet touching, warming movie.
Watch the trailer!

I ALWAYS love Cha Tae Hyun's movies! They are always funny and touching.

And hey, the single mom is really good in singing. Believe it or not? Watch this, which is also one of my favorite part.

*Goosebumpssssssss* Nice right!

And here's another favorite part of mine! Damn funny!

The little boy is damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn cute, doesnt he??? xD

*Tsk*

Hahahahahahahaha!!! ROFL!

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.Hiak hiak *evil laugh*

If you're successfully attracted to the movie and thinking where can you watch it? THANK ME! 'Cause I already found y'all the movie here!!! If you dont mind it watch it on my blog lah, in a small box. I'm not sure, I think you can still it fits to your screen. 

Tadahhhhhhhh! Here you are!

Yes! You can make it full screen. Dang I'm not sure you can see the subtitle or not. It supposed to has a "CC" button down there which you can press and see the subtitle there. But it didnt appears here. 

Aite, if you really can see the subtitle, go youtube then. And see how kind am I. 'Cause what you have to do is just clinking HERE to link you there. LOL! It's english subtitle btw.

Andddddddddddd! If you want a Chinese subtitle!?? I GOT IT FOR YOU TOO! Omg damn! I wish I can befriend with myself! But only Part 1. Find the rest yourself. xD Should be able to find it at the Suggestions on the right.
I personally prefer the Chinese subtitle though. It's way more funnier! No kidding man!

Pfftttt. Dont say I'm not kind enough. I found the rest for y'all already. 

Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9

Part 10 | Part 11

Aite, hope you enjoy it! Good night! xD

Omg the story behind a fairytale

I'm pretty sure most of the kids or teens around my age know the Japanese manga artist, Hayao Miyazaki (宫崎 骏). He written and directed a lot of popular anime feature films such as

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, 1984 film (风之谷)
Castle in the Sky, 1986 film (天空之城)
Kiki's Delivery Service, 1989 film (魔女宅急变)
Princess Mononoke, 1997 film (幽灵公主)
Spirited Away, 2001 film (千与千寻的神隐)  -favorite!
The Cat Returns, 2002 film (猫的报恩)  -favorite!
Howl's Moving Castle, 2004 film (哈尔的移动之城)  -favorite!
Ponyo, 2008 film
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okay and so on. And another one of my favorite is My Neighbor Totoro, 1988 film (龙猫). Until now, whenever I see the poles it will still reminds me of the Catbus running on the wire. xD

My Neighbor Totoro is mainly talking about two sisters, Satsuki and Mei, their story after moving into an old house in rural Japan to be closer tot he hospital where their mother is recovering from an unnamed, long tern illness. 

One day, while Mei is playing outside, she saw two white rabbit-like ears in the grass. She follows the ears who then lead her through a briar patch and into the hollow of a large Camphor tree. She meets and befriends a large version of the same kind of spirit, which identified themselves by a series of roars that she interprets as "Totoro". Her father ater tells her that this is the "keeper of the forest".
Satsuki finds out that the planned visit by their mother has to be postponed because of a setback in her treatment. She tells Mei about it but you know, kids are all the same. Mei cannot accept it and starts to cry (that's why I hate kids -.-). Frustrated and frightened, Satsuki yells at Mei and stomps away. Mei believing that her mother can be cured by healthy food, sets off on foot to the hospital with an ear of corn.

Her disappearance prompts Satsuki and neighbors to search for her; eventually, Satsuki returns in desperation to the Camphor tree and pleads for Totoro's help. The Catbus carries her to Mei and then whisks her and Satsuki over the countryside to see their mother in the hospital.  They perch in a tree outside, overhearing the conversation between their parents and discovering that she has been kept in hospital by a minor cold and is otherwise doing well. 


So basically the whole story is like kinda warm and with a happy ending. And of course I love this anime. It's like one of the best anime ever made! If you love it like I do, what I'm gonna say are so gonna ruin your Totoro in your heart!


Do you know there's a running theory about this fairy tale? The theory is that Totoro is actually the god of death, the Catbus is actually a tool of bringing the spirits away, and Mei is actually dead while the villagers found one side of her shoe in the pond, she is drowned.


Okay I found an article about it from a website, HERE, in mandarin btw. 


It says the story after realizing Mei's shoe in the pond, the sisters have no shadow after all. Well. 'cause of these creepy stuff, I decided to watch it again and I watched. I found it true that the sisters really dont have shadow after that, but the problem is, I also realized.... everyone got no shadow after that. -.- I think Miyazaki was just forgot or lazy to draw their shadows.


I did some research. Some people believe in it, some people dont. 

It's deliberate. In the movie they make clear that only kids can see Totoro, because they are innocent. When kids see the movie, they believe in a happy ending because they are innocent. We find a darker meaning because we are adults. We no longer "see" Totoro. The movie effectively show us we have lost our innocence. It's completely masterful.

Some people do, however, believe that this film incorporates death.

1. The mother has tuberculosis, which is considerably fatal even under the best care, so the family moving to the country is mostly for the mother to die in a peaceful place.
2. The children do not understand death, so their process in coping with their mother's absence is met through the spirits they encounter, such as the makuro-kurosuke and Totoro (both of whom are said to gather where death is near, such as in old, crumbling houses, or those who are touched by death). They are spirits, after all - where else would they come from but the spirit world?
3. The Cat-Bus could be seen as a ferry to the spirit world, as it travels invisibly in the wind.
4. The color palettes do change for Satsuki and Mei once they reunite, becoming paler and ghost-like.
5. Once they do reunite, they go to see their mother, but only their mother notices them as she is touched by death. The film ends with them riding away together in the Cat-Bus (the end credit imagery could be seen as memories of their lives, or all of them reuniting in the spirit world).
6. Kanta, the neighbor boy, is never shown experiencing the spirits, even though the Grandmother says that only children can see these spirits.
7. When Satsuki enter the Cat-Bus looking for Mei, one of the destination options on the bus's display-board is written as "Grave" "Road", hinting that Mei drowned.

In my opinion, I think 7th is kinda convincing. =S 'Cause I realized that too. Ghibli


This blog explains it well, (MUST READ if you're really find it interesting)


my.opera.com/sukekomashi-gaijin/blog/tonari-no-totoro


 They believe the real story comes from the history of the Sayama incident (狭山事件 sayama jiken). There seem to be too many coincidences between the Sayama incident and this anime to ignore.

The Sayama incident occured in May 1963. It's quite an important case for discrimination in Japan. The case goes that one day, in Sayama (in Saitama prefecture), a young girl was kidnapped for ransom, raped and then murdered. Her older sister apparently found her body, but was so traumatized by it, when asked what she had seen, she merely said "I met a large Tanuki (looks like a racoon)" and "I saw a cat monster." Sound familiar? Anyway, the older sister later commited suicide.

This picture really freaks me out. Look at the words written on the box at the back is 狭山茶 sayamacha or Sayama tea. Creepy or not?!? 


And the Sayama incident took place in May, the sisters' names in the anime are Satsuki (May in Japanese) and Mei (May in English). Besides, the (real incident's) sisters were in fact from a single-parent family (mother died of illness).


Everything I read from the link above is like totally omfg. And now I found this anime is really "chim". 


Anyway, however, I find it very interesting to know though it was really kinda creepy. It is still nice to have another way to interpret my favorite anime in my childhood. And it'll still be my cutest Totoro! Pardon me for the picture below. LOL!

No matter how many times I see it, this picture always freaks me out. Dang.

[Updates]
Haha, so the Sayama incident turns out another story. I mean they are totally irrelevant.

HERE's the real story of the Sayama incident.

Have fun reading!

[Korean Movie]: Hello Ghost

I just finished watching a korean movie just now and it is too good, too nice, too touching that I think I must write about it. 

I mean... REALLY REALLY NICE! 

Hello Ghost  <哈喽，开心鬼/开心鬼上身>

Let's talk about the movie.

The story starts with the main character, Sang-man, who tries to commit suicide but failed. And since that day onwards, he starts seeing four ghosts. The only way to make them leave is by helping them carry out their wishes. 

Apparently, it's a comedy. But the ending is like omg omg omg soooooo touching and it was kinda out of my expectation. I really feel like telling you what's the ending but I prefer you to watch it yourself. It's really really nice. =')

I laughed throughout the whole movie until the ending, it was damn touched and made me cried until like dont know how to say. Lol! And then the whole story started to make sense. Haha.

Watch it watch it!!! 

Go pps or wherever can watch. 

Watchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!