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Sorry for the lack of updates, folks. Two days ago, I ended the most hellish semester of my entire schoalstic life. Let’s put it this way: everyday for two weeks, I had to down at least two cups of black coffee to keep me up and working on my papers or studying for oral exams. I have never been so relieved to see the beginning of sem break. A whole month of nothing to do! I’m still not used to the idea.

I’ve spent the last two days alternately feeding my soul to Diablo II and Kingdom of Loathing, going back to the gym (which I haven’t done in three weeks), and watching movies with Pat. It’s been a while since we went out (no thanks to school), so we decided to catch up on the latest in the American movie industry by seeing two movies yesterday.

Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride

There are two things about the story of Corpse Bride that made me love the movie. The first is its message about marriage; the second, the way the characters of Emily (the corpse bride) and Victoria (the living bride) were portrayed.

I feel really dirty for saying this, but I was actually able to apply something I learned from last semester’s Theology class (Marriage and Human Sexuality from a Catholic POV *shudder*): people place too much attention to the form of the marriage rather than on the meaning. The reason why Victor ended up marrying Emily was because technically, he said the wedding vows to her. But it takes more than a verbally-expressed vow to make a marriage work; you can’t make a commitment of this magnitude to someone you don’t love. Also, in the beginning of the movie when Victor and Victoria’s parents’ were making a fuss about how their wedding should be perfect–this shows how much people place a lot of emphasis on the ceremony. True, there is a point in making a wedding look beautiful because it is the celebration of the start of a couple’s life together. But then again, for whom is the ceremony really beautiful for? Is it for the bride and the groom, or are these preparations made for the sake of impressing the guests?

I was half expecting Emily upon finding out that Victor was already married, or start begging Victor to marry her and not Emily. But I like how she tried to find a way to help him instead of begging him to go leave Emily. Emily’s reaction was also impressive in that she didn’t really force Victor to stay when she learned that he didn’t really mean to marry her. It’s very refreshing to see this kind of maturity in an American movie; they’re usually filled with a lot of stupid.

Aside from the story, I think Corpse Bride (the movie itself) was amazing; very well-planned and creatively done. I particularly love the soundtrack–both the lovely instrumental piano music and the songs. It’s surprising because I always cringe or yawn every time characters in a children’s movie break into song and dance. However, the songs in Corpse Bride had amusing lyrics and upbeat melodies; I found myself bopping my head along with the music.

It was an excellent movie overall. Tomorrow, Pat and I shall be on the lookout for the (original) soundtrack. 5/5

Deuce Bigalow: The European Giggalo

*getting progressively lazier about writing a decent review*

TV shows or movies with offensive humor never fail to crack me up, and that’s why I had a great time watching Deuce Bigalow. I mean, come on. Why is it so wrong for us to poke fun at the handicapped or the obssessive-compulsive? It’s not our fault they’re born that way. Deuce Bigalow fearlessly made fun of everything society is so uptight about and this is why people should watch it. 4/5

Now if you’ll excuse me, Diablo II calls.