Sunday, 24. February 2008, 05:02:07
Movies, reviews
This is a new Danish movie based on a true story. The movie is about 17 year old Sara, who is a member of the Jehovas Witnesses along with the rest of her family. Sara falls in love with 23 year old Teis, who is not a member of the religious community. She is torn between following her love, which of course is not well-seen, and staying in the religious movement - and thus with her family.
I have been looking forward to seeing this movie, since I have two friends who are former Jehovas witnesses. Of course they have told me everything about how it is to be a member of that society, about their rules and beliefs, and what happens when you don't do as the eldest want you to.
I liked the movie. It told about things the way they are. It didn't add anything to make it more interesting, or tone anything down in order not to offend anyone.
The two main characters were played by two newcomers, Rosalinde Mynster and Johan Philip Asbæk, and they both played very convincing. He's a cutie, don't you think? 
out of 6.
Tuesday, 12. February 2008, 06:33:51
theater, reviews
I went to the theater to see a musical the other day, namely "The King and I".
The play is about mrs. Anna Leonowens, a widow from Wales, who arrives in Bangkok with her young son to teach English to the children of the royal household. The King eventually honors his promise of a suitable house. He also very much wishes to absorb western knowledge, but is sometimes conflicted over how to reconcile western ways with his own.Read more...
Tuesday, 8. January 2008, 05:07:13
Movies, reviews
It is very seldom that there are Danish movies about martial arts, so when this one got up, I just had to see it.
The movie is about Aicha, a high-school student, who is a passionate kung fu fighter. Her Turkish parents expect her to get good grades so she can get into medical school, like her brother Ali. But school doesn't inspire her. Defying her family, Aicha leaves the local girl Kung Fu club and starts secretly training at a professional kung fu club. There is a Danish boy, Emil, who helps Aicha train for the club championship.
This movie is not only about martial arts. It is also what happens when two very different cultures meet, and when a Turkish girl and a Danish boy fall in love. About the problems they have understanding each others differencies in culture. And about the girl's family's anger and dismay when they find out that she is seeing a non-Turkish boy. And last but not least the consequences for the family and for herself.
I liked the movie. I only wish there had been more fighting scenes in it.
out of 6.
Saturday, 5. January 2008, 06:53:18
favourite, reviews, theater
S U P E R S T A R
I went to the theatre yesterday to see a very old classic. This play was first set up in 1971, and was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. The musical is about the last seven days of Jesus' life, and contains various kinds of rocksongs.
The first song was performed by Judas (that's his Danish name, he might have another name in your language...) and I didn't understand one word of what he sang. He yelled and screamed his words out so I was tempted to go up there and ask him to take it down a little. 
(That would have been something, huh? : "Excuse me? Yes, you up there! Yes, you! Can you please take it down a bit? You sing way too loud! So please?! Thank you so much!")
The next song was Jesus' answer, and that wasn't much better. I began to think that this was a waste of both time and money...
But then something happened. The disciples sang some real good rock songs, and I caught myself tapping my foot and smiling all over. I liked the songs and the performers, and I absolutely loved Maria Magdalena's stunning red boots!
But the best thing of the play was when King Herodes sang and tapdanced barefooted in his pink underwear. 
I will give it out of 6.
I would have given it 6 stars, but two things pull it down to only 5: That Judas sang so his words were unintelligible and that Jesus spat out over the first 4 rows when he sang. 
Wednesday, 2. January 2008, 05:18:44
Movies, reviews
I haven't visited the cinema for some time now. I have been too busy, I guess. So I decided to go there again yesterday, on the last day of my Christmas Holiday. I wanted to see something not too mentally challenging. I chose "The Golden Compass", a fantasy movie based on a series of books.
I haven't read any of the books, so I didn't quite know what to expect.
The story is about the exploits of a young orphan girl, Lyra, who lives among scholars at Oxford's Jordan College, in a world parallel to our own. In that world every human is joined to a physical manifestation of their soul ~ a daemon.
One day Lyra hears hushed talk of an extraordinary particle which is rumoured to possess profound properties that could unite whole universes. But there are those who fear the particle and would stop at nothing to destroy it. Children are also being kidnapped left, right and centre, and Lyra's best friend, Roger, is among them. Catapulted into the heart of a desperate struggle, Lyra is forced to seek aid from witches, gyptians, and formidable armoured bears, to help her save her friends from these evil experiments.
The actors:
Newcomer Dakota Blue Richards as Lyra played a brilliant lead role. Her character was very believable.
I am not very keen on Nicole Kidman in general, but she was both stunningly radiant and menacing as Marisa Coulter.
Daniel Craig doesn't have many scenes in the movie. Too few to judge his acting.
But Sam Eliott is there, and I love that actor! 
All in all a ok movie.
I'll give it out of 6.
Oh, by the way, meet Sereno, my own Daemon here. 
Monday, 5. November 2007, 05:18:17
theater, reviews
I went to the theatre the other day, to see "Don Juan". Don Juan is a legendary fictional libertine, whose story has been told many times by different authors. This is usually an opera, but this play was made as a modern production, with famous Danish rappers and R'n'B singers in the leading parts. I have never seen anything like this before, so I didn't really know what to expect, except for something completely different.
I liked the music a lot. A mixture between rap, rhytm and blues, rock, pop and a little bit of opera. They could really both sing and rap up there on stage.
I missed a more detailed description of Don Juan though. Yes, he fucked everything with a skirt. Young, old, thin, stout, pretty or ugly. It didn't really matter. He claimed that if he was being faithful to one, then he was being unfaithful to many. He was a true seducer. But I would have liked to hear the story about both sides of the coin. About how devided he really was between all the women, and his own empty shell.
I will give it out of 6.
The fourth star is because of this rapper, Al Agami. He is brilliant!
Tuesday, 9. October 2007, 04:13:43
reviews, Movies
...or "The Counterfeiters", a new German movie, I saw yesterday.
It is the true story of the largest counterfeiting operation in history, set up by the Nazis in 1936.
Salomon "Sally" Sorowitsch is the king of counterfeiters. He lives a mischievous life of cards, booze and women in Berlin during the Nazi-era. Suddenly his luck runs dry when arrested by Superintendent Friedrich Herzog. Immediately thrown into the Mauthausen concentration camp, Salomon exhibits exceptional skills there and is soon transferred to the upgraded camp of Sachsenhausen. Upon his arrival, he once again comes face to face with Herzog, who is there on a secret mission.
Hand-picked for his unique skill, Salomon and a group of professionals are forced to produce fake foreign currency under the program Operation Berhard. The team is given "luxury" barracks (with soft beds and food) for their assistance. But while Salomon attempts to weaken the economy of Germany's allied opponents, another member of his team refuses to use his skills for Nazi profit and tries to stop Operation Bernhard. Faced with a moral dilemma, Salomon must decide whether his actions, which could prolong the war and risk the lives of fellow prisoners, are ultimately the right ones.
This is not just another WWII story. This is mostly a story about life in a privileged concentration camp. I liked the movie, it was very strong. I would have liked a little more depth in the characters though, it would have been interesteing to get a little more in to the characters' minds.
out of 6.
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