While I thought “Inception” was an excellent film, I could do with watching it again because I didn’t enjoy it all too well the first time. It could have been because I was nursing a fever at that time; the chilly air-conditioning in Greenbelt 3 aggravated it. It also could have been because I watched it a month after it started screening in local cinemas, and all the hype about how the film was a ginormous mindfuck (their words, not mine) made me expect a different sort of film. All I can say is, if “Inception” was the biggest challenge your mind had encountered in a while, you should probably start reading more. It was excellent, but I feel that it wasn’t as convoluted as many people make it out to be. This guide helps simplify concepts, because there’s a lot of extra “math” thrown into the movie that makes it seem more complicated than it is.
Anyway.
A film that I didn’t expect to enjoy, however, was “Salt.” My siblings, boyfriend and I had actually lined up to watch it only because we couldn’t get decent seats for “Inception,” and we decided to catch a movie anyway since we had hauled ourselves all the way to the mall on a rainy night.
The main reason I enjoyed “Salt” was Angelina Jolie, who managed to make viewers suspend their disbelief for the duration of the film, despite the over-the-top plot and lack of visible character motivation for the most part. If you liked “Wanted,” where Jolie also kicks ass (the presence of James McAvoy helped too), you’ll probably enjoy “Salt.”
The woman is seriously hot. Jolie’s thin and lean in the movie; she allegedly got into shape by loading up on carbs and avoiding cardio (I ate a basket of bread today. Will that help?) I would like to be shaped like that someday, especially when I’m in my 30s. Dear God, could I have those cheekbones? I’ll be eternally grateful.
I would also like to look like that in a man's button-down polo.
So today, in my quest to be shaped like Jolie, I spent an hour in spinning class while an Amazon-like trainer barked at me to push faster and harder. Give me a month.. or maybe two. Maybe if I stop doing food reviews.
Then again, food is too delicious. Just thinking of the tenderloin steak I had in Enchante this afternoon makes my stomach growl.
(Day 5, 30-Day Blogging Challenge)
If you liked “Wanted,” where Jolie also kicks ass (the presence of James McAvoy helped too), you’ll probably enjoy “Salt.”
-Very well said.
Jolie is awesome :p
too thin! too thin! alert!
No, she’s hot!