Snow White: A Tale Of Terror

first of all, this is not a a real movie review. Just some random thoughts and insights about the movie Snow White: A Tale of Terror.

I remember seeing the title in one of my friends' blogs last time, but i don't remember whose it was. It seemed familiar, but I'm not sure if I'd watched it before.

I was really bored this afternoon, so I tried to do something that wouldn't involve much mind work. After exhausting Google and YouTube searches of "Johnny Depp", I decided to download the movie. But that would take hours, so I just tried searching for its trailer in YouTube. Unexpectedly, I found the full-length movie. haha. So I just watched it.

Snow White: A Tale of Terror is a much darker tale of Snow White. It is far far different from the one Disney popularized where there are singing animals and a Snow White who canNOT sing. LOL. This one is really dark and the stepmother's more evil. The closest thing to the Brothers Grimm version kuno. I don't know about that. I haven't read that version. hehe.

Anyway, the film began with Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman (yes Snow White's family name was Hoffman and her name wasn't really Snow White) in a carriage in the woods. There were wolves around there and it was really creepy. blablabla. Unfortunately, they met a carriage accident that caused the death of Mrs. Hoffman. But before she died she told her husband to save the baby, so Mr. Hoffman performed a Caesarian operation on Lilian so she could "deliver" the baby. Thus, "Snow White" who was really Lilian (or Lily), named after Mrs. Hoffman, grew up without a mother.

I Found Neverland

Since my brother wrote something about Finding Neverland, I will write about it too. lol. hisaan ko daan ya. haha. Joke. While he focused on the theme of the movie and the lessons he learned, I, on the other hand will talk about Johnny Depp. hahaha.

For the most part of the film, I wasn't really watching so I'm not sure if I got the message of the movie correctly. hehehe. Well, okay, I was but through the mirror because I was having my hair done by our helper. And for the most part, yes, Johnny Depp's accent distracted me! That's because I thought J.M. Barrie was british. I kept telling my brother that Johnny Depp was speaking in Scottish accent when he's supposed to be British. Little did I know that J.M. Barrie was, in fact, a Scottish author. LOL.

For those who do not know or just forgot, J.M. Barrie wrote Peterpan, one of the books I have NEVER read and did NOT like to read. I don't know why. Maybe I didn't like the idea of a flying boy who believed in fairies or going to a place where you will never grow up but meet a ticking crocodile and a pirate lord with a hook for a hand. I don't really know.

They say reading Peterpan from an adult's (though I'm not yet an adult technically) point of view is a different experience. I might give it a try one of these days.

And now, going back to Johnny Depp. In Finding Neverland, he was as hot as ever with that sexy, however distracting, Scottish accent. He really never fails to make me fall in love with him, that man. The first time I ever saw him was in Edward Scissorhands, and that was about 12 or 13 years ago. Of course as young as I was then, I still didn't know that men could be hot too, thus I never knew that several years later I would fall in love with the man who creeped me out by having scissors for fingers.

So, how did this affair with Johnny Depp (wahaha! asa! *repeat til fade*) begin? Pirates of the Caribbean. LOL. Don't ask why, but I fell in love at first sight of him in Pirates. It must be his eyeliner that caught my attention or his beard. Eitherway, I don't care. From that day forth, I firmly resolved (daw act of contrition eh!) that Johnny Depp will be the man I will spend the rest of my life with (LOL. asa *repeat til fade again*).

Seriously, Johnny Depp is the hottest actor alive. And even when he dies, he'll still be the hottest actor for me. hahaha.

Sembreak Bookfest

I was able to finish reading a total of six books during the sem break. one I finished before I went to Magallon and the five when I was in Magallon for a week. Here are the books.

Stainless Longganisa by Bob Ong. This is my favorite Bob Ong book, so far. It's not as funny as ABNKKBSNPLAko or as boring as Ang Paboritong Libro ni Hudas, but I think this was written for me. LOL. Seriously, this is a funny book, but it does not fail to deliver its message -- Never be afraid to write. Now you know why I think this was written for me. haha

Coraline by Neil Gaiman. This book brings me back to my childhood, not because it is a children's book, but because it's sort of Neil Gaiman's version of Alice in Wonderland. A door, a key, a cat -- do they ring a bell? It's almost as disturbing as Alice in Wonderland. Almost because it did not freak me out the same way Alice in Wonderland did. But it must also be because I'm already 19. :]

Saving My First Kiss by Lisa Velthouse. I thought it was another boring Christian book i made a mistake of buying. I was wrong. After reading the first few pages, I couldn't put down the book anymore. My brother kept sighing everytime he saw (or heard) me giggling alone in one corner. This is a kilig book about waiting for the person God has prepared for you and you alone. PS: The author was 20 when she wrote the book and confessed that she never had a boyfriend or suitors all her life. hmmmm... Relate. hahaha.

The 500 People You Meet In Hell by Jessica Zafra. This book makes me wish I had an ex who cheated on me then accused me of cheating on him, so when he dies and goes to hell, he can watch me have dinner with--hold your breath--JOHNNY DEPP (now scream!) while he's being roasted with an apple in his mouth. *evil laugh*

Twisted 6 by Jessica Zafra. Angst. This book is full of it. Jessica Zafra is not just sarcastic and cynical in this book. There's hardly anything that pleases this woman, except perhaps the movie "Tuhog" which she chose over Pay It Forward, saying the latter was "worth the price of admission"; She got her ticket for free. I mean, who gets mad because people want to watch a film about giving random acts of kindness? Don't get me wrong, though. This is a good book. It's entertaining just as long as you don't read it in one sitting, in which case you'll end up with so much anger in your heart.

Red Sea Rules by Robert Morgan. Back in high school, I can say that that I had a strong relationship with God, but when college started, my relationship with God weakened. Because unlike in high school where I was a member of the Campus Peer Ministry and I attended the mass in La Salle every Saturday, in college I did not join any similar organization and (though I hate to admit) I did not attend the mass regularly anymore. So I thought I need to return to God and ought to read something Christian. I found this book somewhere at home (It's my mom's actually). It's written by an american pastor. It tells us that "the same God who led us in will lead us out". It provides 10 rules in dealing with life's difficulties. My favorite rules (is there such a thing as favorite rule?) are: RULE # 1: Realize that God means for you to be where you are and RULE # 4: Pray.

I'm currently reading...

The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren. I bought this book 2 years ago. January 31, 2005 according to what I'd written on the cover. hehe. I was never able to finish the book because I gave it to my dad who never read it. So I took it back and started reading from page 1.

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. I loved the movie Pride and Prejudice, so I bought the book.

Mythology by Edith Hamilton. I was never really interested in Mythology, but I feel that I should learn about these gods and goddesses. Glad my brother bought this book.

three books at a time. sounds crazy, right? haha. But I do that all the time.