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Winston Zhang
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Saturday, July 26, 2008
10:22:00
Well, had a nice day yesterday.
To 'celebrate' the end of a hectic few weeks of tests and projects, Boon, Ying Wei and I went out for a nice dinner before watching The Dark Knight at Shaw Towers.
Something has to be said about the sheer emptiness of the theater. I think there were only 20 people in the whole theater. Although abit eerie, it made the whole experience feel like a private screening. Well, almost, anyway. Hahahaha.
About the movie... It was brilliant. The pacing was great, the theme was great, the story was pretty damn good, the acting was great... I could go on, but you can see where I'm coming from by now, can't you?
The only 'worry' now is just exactly HOW are they going to replace Heath Ledger. He delivered a masterful performance. His talking style, the way his eyes moved, the way he walked... all very convincing. Joker is a hell of a villain to portray, but he nailed it, no doubt about it. I wonder if what I heard about him locking himself up in a room to drive himself insane just to be in character is true. Quite a... rumour eh?
I'm not gonna go on too much about this next part, but I have to say that the mind is such a powerful thing. Whether you're a hunky bodybuilder or a scrawny nerd, the mind still is the one thing that controls you. I only bring this up because watching the movie made me think about Joker again, one of the most masterfully thought out villains in the history of comics.
Insanity... obviously it's not a good thing, but I think that it's, in a sense, important to keep in touch with your insane side. The part that sometimes conjures thoughts of ultra-violence or torture or anything like that. Of course, insanity involves more than just the hurting of others, and studying the whole thing would be very interesting indeed.
When I'm alone and have the proper materials (music, actually), I like to just mold my thoughts according to the music. It's very... liberating, to be able to feel everything a human is capable of feeling, using just music. You get happy, sad, angry, vengeful, jealous, lonely, disappointed and whatever else, just by softening the normal way your mind thinks and letting yourself be guided by the music. It's my destress method. Can't say its failed me so far.
Hm. I seem to have let my thoughts just fly free again. Having to stick to one topic matter can be quite difficult sometimes, especially since I just love to go free when I write. I can, but then it would just make the process 'work', and not something I enjoy. I think I'll stop here then. Watch The Dark Knight if you haven't already done so. You won't be disappointed.
p.s. Just thought of an idea. Those of you who know how I sound like, trying reading my posts as if I were talking. Use a low, confident, serious yet humourous sort of voice with a mix of an American and a British accent and you're there. Not easy, but when done right, the effect is the one that I've always been trying to do.