okay i am not. but that was how the first movie ended, and how the second movie started. it is a great movie for anyone. action, humour etc etc. for a comic fanboy it is an absolute must-watch. the finale battle was kind of disappointing though. well we all know that ironman is going to win. but cant the fight be a little bit longer? feels like they ran out of movie budget. nevertheless it is a movie worth going to the theatres.
i find it funny how everyone else watches the movie. like how people watch spiderman. now there are 3 spiderman movies. before that, nobody gave a hoot who the hell spiderman is. the same goes for ironman, batman, superman,hulk, x-men or any other comic superheroes. the magic of the big screen sure is effective. before that comic book superheroes are just for kids. and i have to admit that i am seriously surprised to see girls going to the cinemas to watch these movies. wth?!
well the second movie adaptation for ironman did the comic justice. i really like the extreme detail they gave to the suit, down to the tiny little metal parts. (GEEK.)
people who watched the movie will remember the scene when tony stark isolated himself for the rest of the world to try to find the new element for his arc reactor. maybe he didn't do it willingly but it sure is effective huh. sometimes i wonder what it takes to achieve greatness. and even if you know the price, are you willing to pay it?
for people who liked the ironman 2 movie but is kind of clueless what the hell is going on. only if you are interested of course.
*spoiler alert* for people who stayed till after the credits. you would see members of S.H.I.E.L.D finding a hammer in the desert. at least i think so. i didn't stayed till the end. the hammer is a link to the next marvel comics movie adaptation - Thor. that hammer belongs to thor, the god of thunder. yes they are making a movie out of him!X100
after that another movie adaptation would be screened - Captain America. all these movies are lined up for a big epic movie saga. during the ironman 2 movie, you should have heard about the avengers' initiative. this is an initiative by S.H.I.E.L.D to form a group of the strongest superheroes in the marvel universe. that is why you see nick fury (Samuel L. Jackson, the guy with the eye patch) trying to recruit tony stark in the movie. Avengers is the "super- secret boy band" tony stark was talking about.
members of the avengers are always changing. partly because they got their own things to worry about. but the first few members were captain america, ironman, thor and hulk. and 2 other not so famous superheroes. other famous members that joined later includes spiderman and wolverine. yes. this is one mega big boyband that seriously kickass. kind of sounds like power rangers but without the matching colours.
and boy i cant wait for it to happen.
"And there came a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth's mightiest heroes and heroines found themselves united against a common threat. On that day, the Avengers were born — to fight the foes no single super hero could withstand! Through the years, their roster has prospered, changing many times, but their glory has never been denied! Heed the call, then — for now, the Avengers Assemble!" — Prologue from The Avengers
P.S. sorry for the second post in a row talking about freakingcomics. i understand that it isnt exactly the most interesting topic around. i can so totally tell by seeing how many people tagged/say anything. :/ wth. thanks ah. but i wrote this blog post over the weekend and scheduled it to be posted tomorrow. but i decided to post this today instead. because i feel like writing a new blog post now. :P
yes i need ironman to be my new friend. hahah. it's a joke from big bang theory. mygoodness. the show and i have so much in common that i am absolutely loving it. science/tech geekness plus marvel/DC comic humor. ohmytian. it doesn't get any better than this!
almo came to melbourne for holiday! i caught ironman 2 with him. it was aw-e-some. seriously. i am totally riding the marvel movie wave. everyone knows that i am geek. and which geek isnt into comic books? and watching the comic superheroes coming to life onto the big screen is a ohsuperdamultraholycrap dream come true.
it kind of sets me thinking though. why do comic book writers write about superheroes. i think the origin traces a long way back. they are kind of like our modern incarnation of our old folk tales and fables of celestial beings or extremely talented people. something like that dude that shot down 9 suns. something like the monkey king. i am pretty sure every culture has their own fables. but maybe comic book superheroes are like a gazillion times cooler.
what's even more weird is why people bother reading such stuff. especially when we are know that all these is purely fiction and not true. maybe because it serves as an escape from reality. maybe because theses stories give people what they cant get in real life. some of the most famous superheros come from humble beings. they were that loser geek back in high school (somebody say sppppppiderman), or maybe some kid from a broken home. i guess it gives people some form of encouragement and inspiration. somebody to look up to. someone they want to be.
but how about superman? alien from outer space who sucks power from the sun like a solar battery. maybe it reflects on the desire for perfection. to be a perfect being. on the other hand, superman is nowhere near perfect. (kryptonite anyone?)
at the end of the day, i think it is largely because it provides people a platform to dream. practically all the superheros has an alter ego with an extremely (or near there) boring life. clark kent. peter parker. steve rogers. etc etc. pretty much like anyone of us. but in their costumes, they kick some serious butt. excitement. sense of fulfillment. dreams. variation (from their mundane life). i mean. can you imagine how exciting batman's life would be? how much variety he has? one day joker is trying to bomb the whole of gotham. the next day penguin is trying to make a fool out of himself shooting his umbrella. sure beats reading thick textbooks or working in an office eh?
of course. again. i am reading too much into things. and most importantly. this post is kind of like stabbing myself behind my back. oh well. no harm once in a while to relax and lose yourself in a comic right? it's sort of like reading a storybook. ( "harry, hold on!" "bella, you are exactly my brand of heroine.") oh come on. comic book aint just for kids! the storylines are deeper than you think. it's not all mindless violence. some stories are so complex i dont even think they are for kids! believe it or not. things discussed in comics can include the various characters of human beings, the ugly side of society, politics, war, fashion trends, pop culture etc etc. in fact most of the time comic books reflect the flaws in human beings and society fairly accurately. which i take comfort. because at least some people out there knows that something is wrong with our world.
okay. i pretty much told you more than you want to know/interested. well. i wanted to write more about ironman but my mind just drifted away. the marvel universe and DC universe is so vast i am kind of amazed how much knowledge i have. they have like hundreds of different characters with complicated intertwining storylines. freak. now i know why i did badly in school. oh by the way, characters like spiderman,ironman, xmen, hulk come from marvel. superman, batman, flash, wonderwoman and co. come from DC.
to end, let me show you a picture to show how much the quality of artwork in comics have improved! i present to you.. the dark knight!
i just watched kickass yesterday. it's my first movie in melbourne! well. the ticket cost me 14bucks. and i had popcorn. i wanted it to be an enjoyable time. and boy oh boy. kickass freakin rocks. lol. it's a story about a loser geek who got sick of his life and wanted to be a superhero... with no superpowers. and then the storyline complicates and then.. you have to watch the movie to find out. :P
after watching the movie i think i found my new crush.
okay it is kind of sick since Chloe Moretz is only 13. so technically it is not a crush. but she simply amazed me in this movie. her acting is amazingly superb. seriously. not to mentioned that she is only 13?! what's a 13 year old doing in a movie full of gore, sex and violence anyway?! not to mention she joins in the fray and goes around killing everyone. my goodness. she is the coolest badass 13 year old i know. Lyndsy Fonseca is in the movie too and she would be the typical pretty girl that i would go all crazy over with. but nope. Chloe Moretz outshines her with her acting and ruthless killings.
when i watched the movie i was shocked. totally not i was expecting. the amount of violence was #@$!#@$@#. wth seriously. 'kill bill' standard and not for the light hearted.
i loved the movie so much that i went to google it. apparently it is a marvel comic adaptation of the same name. i thought the movie was insane enough. what the fish. the actual comic is like 10 times crazier. sex and violence MAGNIFIED. it's seriously sick. i didn't even read the comic myself. i simply wiki-ed it and i had enough. as a comic fan, this comic aint my cup of tea at all. :/ and the comic didn't have a happy ending like the movie. ): and yes, for those who watched the movie, the movie's ending is actually considered 'happier' compared to the comic.
and the movie is somewhat thought provoking. sometimes we get all hyped up and doing something, wanting to do some real good to this world. to have a great sense of purpose. but we never really think it through and jump right start into doing it. in the end to our horrors we find that things aint always as simple as it seems. and in the end we do more harm instead of helping others. :/
good thing the movie has a somewhat happy ending. phew.
i included the movie trailer! watch out for the small girl with purple wig. that's my girl, Chloe Moretz! :D ISNT SHE COOL OR WHAT. oh yea, this movie stars Nicholas Cage too! which is also quite shocking. not the typical 'national treasure' kind of disney family movie if you get what i mean.
and boy i cant wait for it to happen.
