Almost Buddhist - 戲‧論

★★☆☆☆ A hologram’s nothing real but it seems so! It’s just, as you know, a projection of something real. But could it be that something real is just another projection of something more real? Then you’d inevitably ask, what is real exactly? Some scientists believe that we’re in fact living in a hologram. Meaning the whole universe that we’ve learned is nothing but a fake! So how could we possibly get to know what is real while we’re actually not real? Instead of trying to figure out what is real, I guess it’s better and probably easier for us to keep in mind what is not, because that’s what we experience every day truly, unless you’re just ignoring it! The film told in short flashbacks from time to time feels like a surreal hologram indeed. It’s not that I don’t appreciate it. It’s just that at this time of my life, I’d prefer something either more adventurous and out of mind, or simply more realistic and inspirational than this. ‘A Hologram For The King’ is neither a good com

★★☆☆☆ The first half of the film is well paced and has a bit of realistic touch given that the story and characters are all fictional, but the second half seems much like a mess in a rush. The action sequences are neither choreographed nor stylish at all. Great actors like Christoph Waltz and Samuel L. Jackson are somehow put to waste. The film tricks you to believe that this version of ‘Tarzan’ could probably be legendary at first, but soon you’d just regret checking it out after all! The film’s nothing deep! It’s expected to have struggles of men versus nature but there’s none. Consider it simply an action film but it’s a pretty lousy one. Well, this could be irrelevant to the film but in case you forget, mother nature is a bitch without doubt! It’ll give you more setbacks while you think there should be no more. But it’ll offer you help in time while you feel like you can no longer carry on! The thing is, you gotta be able to stick around long enough to see it!

★☆☆☆☆ ‘Independence Day’ looked a bit fun and refreshing since there was nothing like it before. In spite of 10 years later, ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ looks nothing better than any of its kind before it. There’re paper-thin characters going on and off swiftly in a preposterous story of carefree scenarios that make it actually stand as one of the most forgettable sci-fi bullshit of all time, hands down. What seems to make it more worthless is the nonsensical announcement they make in the end that they’re gonna kick some alien ass on an interstellar level! I wonder why people tend to believe that they’re gonna have to kick each other’s ass so as to survive, while y’know, there’s been strong evidence that a tooth for a tooth is universally not the way! Whatever they’ll come up with again however many years from now, I’m done with it, just like I’m done with superhero films!