august 9th, or an hour and five minutes ago, was my brother’s birthday. he turned 16 which means he is now entitled to receive his driver’s license from the texas department of public safety. he’s kind of like me, he doesn’t like the attention that birthday celebrations garner. we were supposed to eat out to celebrate but he decided against it. my mom cooked seafood for all of us, which none of us younger folk wanted to touch. birthday celebrations in the luu family tend to very apathetic. well, happy birthday jesse.
last night, the evening of august 8th, i went to see 500 days of summer at the 10:05pm showing at the arbor theater. the movie went like this: white boy meets white girl and fall in love in the city. boy thinks girl is “the one”, girl is just casual about the relationship. somehow the greeting card designer (who is the boy) can afford a massive apartment in the city with gorgeous windows, everyone has nice designer clothes, everyone is somewhat humorous. no new lessons about love were presented, the film was like stale sourdough bread… not fresh but can still be enjoyed. i did enjoy some of the shots taken in the film; there was a sequence where the couple explored the city of los angeles and it reminded me of my personal explorations through that particular city. that sequence made my night.
i also saw some trailers that made me excited about the upcoming film season. i am excited about the story about a socially inept genius engaging in a loving relationship with a beautiful woman (adam), the story about a sixteen year old black girl disenfranchised by life’s unjust hardships (precious), and a frenchman with a fatal heart condition left exploring the relationships around him with his limited lifespan(paris). i have an intuitive feeling that my interest in cinema will be invigorated again.
0 Responses to “brother’s birthday, movie”