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Wednesday, February 04, 2004
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I've decided , recently, to renew mi hope in movies to exhilarate, touch and inspire me. Yes, mainly because of Nicholas Nickleby.
No, it is not that good.
But i still loved it. Loved it so much that i sat through it again. 2 times in 4 days. Trust me, it didn't deserve that generous an attendance(i'm really not a frequent movie-goer).
But c'mon it's just a movie, i shouldn't need to keep evaluating if i really really do like it. If i think i do , i do. Right? Right.
So i keep recommending it to my frens. haha. I really dun love it that much. Not enough to put me at e mercy of complaints fm dissatisfied audience and def. not enough to defend it when i'm attacked by "not so nice wat"s. So dun watch it if u dun want lor.
But it's quite rich in mi opinion with very fine acting to string rather quick changing scenes and to compensate a rather fragile plot. But there's alot of "goodness" in e show. Charlie Hunnam is really charming. For once, i actually allow myself to like e all-good, noble, unbelievably (unrealistically) kind protagonist of a rather typical 'good triumph over evil' plot. He is Nicholas, u prob guessed. He has a rather weird accent, weird articulation, rather NORMAL acting (ok abit below avg) and looks that dun realli fit into e entire show (he seems like a foreigner that decided to pop by Victorian England) BUT somehow he was a major factor in making me believe that goodness. It's hard to explain. I felt somehow that there might exist this sorta goodness in life. Where there is really story-like, celestial (or some other force) bias for goodness. I think its very likely that it's cos i've lost touch wif happier stories (or at least those that aren't expressed in comedy or intentional depth). I actually had a brief but very strong admiration for his character. Like how kids idolise heroes in fairytales and fantasies. I think that's why this movie moved me.
Jamie Bell was impressive. brilliant acting. And i def. like e character Smike most, out of pity and very unexplained empathy too. Dun ask me how or why. The bond between Smike and Nicholas leaves me undeniably shaken. Yes. Shaken. I felt for a moment, before cynicism struck, a wish to be given e same hope Nicholas granted Smike with. That very singular dependance that can not be shamed nor mocked, one that i envy. E kind of salvation that noone would be in need of yet i crave for. A possibility that all e light in world can lie in a single person, another that is similarly made of flesh and blood. The possibility that hope could come so simply.
All in all, it was a fantastic experience. Watching evil crumble; though expected but still I cheer in my heart.
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