Hairspray

Yesterday, I watched Hairspray with my mum. It was an amazing adaptation of the broadway musical, hairspray. This starstudded film has left me wanting to watch the film over and over again. I was amazed at John Travalta's portrayal as Edna, Tracy's Mum. The music was awesome too. Michelle Pfeiffer sang 2 songs and i must admit that I can actually sing better than her monotonous singing lol. All of them sing really well. I was so surprised to see a different acting side of James Marsden (remember cyclops of x-men? that's him). I've always seen him as one of those hunky drama actor. Seeing him in this musical, singing and dancing, shows that he is really more than just a hunk. Amanda Bynes who plays Tracy's bestfriend does not sing as good as others but is very natural in acting. Christopher Walken another major actor in this show was just really good. I loved his singing. Zac Efron well, is better in Hairspray than his disney movie, high school musical. Queen Latifah could've done better acting but when she sang the song during her march for racial integration, "I know where I've been", left me crying. I felt tingles when she was singing that song. The person who portrayed Tracy, Nikki Blonsky, was really good and very natural. She has a very good singing voice. I wonder if she's the original Tracy in the broadway tho.

The main theme of the song is acceptance. First, Tracy is this plus sized girl who wants to dance at the Corny Collins show. Because Dancing was her dream, she fought hard for it even tho she knows she won't fit in because of her weight. However, because she's very good in dancing, people's reaction diverted from weight to her talent. Another is the racial segregation. This musical was based on the 1960s where racism was rampant. There would be a negro day which is a corny collins show for the black people. But Queen Latifah fought for racial integration, not segregation. Because Tracy has a big heart and saw the unfairness behind it, she helped with the campaign, in fact it was tracy who suggested to march when she found out that negro day will be taken out. Apart from all the troubles and all, at the end, every one came to accept each and every one's differences.

shortbus

Couple of days ago, i watched an indie film by Thinkfilm Productions called "Shortbus". It's a very weird film erm porn lol tho i guarantee it's not porn. It was about a sex therapist who has not experienced orgasm and about a very depressed gay man. They're emotionally challenged people who search for the answer. They all go to a place called Shortbus, an underground salon where they all can share what they have in common. The place is filled with art, culture and sex. The film is also very graphic. These are the scenes which you would never see in any other films (apart from caligula). I thought the scenes were very erm for the lack of a better word, honest. It's really easy to connect to the characters of the film because of the emotions, the experience that the film shows us. The experience per se may or may not apply to us but the very core of the film applies to everyone of us. I'd recommend this film but only if you keep an open mind. Just close your virgin eyes and erm, cover your virgin ears if you can't take it lol. I've attached the trailer below.

What struck me the most in this film is why we actually have to search for the answer, for the happiness? Don't we all make our own happiness? Which reminds me, Tom Cruise's line in Jerry McGuire "You complete me" is total bollocks. It's full of bullshit. I would never say that to my partner. Maybe "complete" is the wrong term to use, maybe it should be "fulfill?" So if my partner breaks up with me, i'd feel so incomplete that no one can fill that void. Well the news is, no one can fill that empty void. I only have that power to fill the empty void to make myself happy. Just like everyone else. Most people who thinks otherwise are emotionally deranged and in planet utopia.

Anyway, Happiness is not a feeling or emotion. It's a state wherein we've acquired what is good for us. So, if i want beer, i'll get a beer and then I'm happy.