Captain America and Cesar

I did a back to back that day. I could not find the time to go and watch Captain America and before I knew it, Rise of the Planet of the Apes was out. So I decided to watch both on the same day. Rise of the Planet of the Apes at 9.45pm and straight after that Captain America: The First Avenger at 11.30pm. But it was well worth my time.

Both movies turned out to be good. With a lot of superhero movies being released, Captain America proved to be one of the best for this year. The story and screenplay were smooth running, incorporating strength and honor throughout the movie. Chris Evans put in a convincing performance. Tommy Lee Jones' one line comments was an added crunch. The detailed World War 2 settings were a major plus point to the movie. And as usual the Nazi conspiracy is thrown into the mix which never seems to lose its attraction. It was a good intro for Captain America.

The Rise of the Planet of the Apes was equally good. Andy Serkis gave an extraordinary performance as Cesar. The mixture of CGI and the emotion of Cesar are amazing. The development of Cesar's character through the movie is carried out really well. With a well written screenplay and good performance by everyone, towards the end of the movie, you are already rooting for the apes even though being a human yourself; a movie worthy of subsequent sequels.

It was a night well spent watching two good movies at one go. I should try more of this kind of marathons. If the movies are good

Passing of a Friend

It’s been long since I wrote anything in my blog. Never could find the time to do it. Well a friend passed away few weeks back. I knew him from school days, same primary school and same secondary school. The news came as a shock to everyone.

I didn't keep in touch with him for a long time. I wasn't in contact with him at all until Deepavali 2009, where I met him again after 7 or 8 years. We took down each other’s contact. But as I was staying away from everyone, whenever he would call, I would decide to ignore. Time passed and suddenly after two years I get a phone call saying that he had passed away.

He was going back home after spending time with his friends until early morning. Motorcycle went out of control and he was badly injured leading to his death. Me and my friends went down to his house in Ipoh that day itself, reaching there around 10pm. It was a hard feeling to see him resting peacefully in his coffin. Mother was crying. I had no words to console her. I was never good at situations involving intense emotions. What do you say at times like this? All I could do was keep silence. Passed whatever cash we collected to his father and we were off. We chilled for a while before heading back to Taiping and KL respectively.

My friend's death got me thinking. I am staying away from most of my friends. Not even remembering when was the last time I spoke to them. These are friends who have done so much for me. I was engulfed by an impending feeling that it might be too late when I decide to contact my friends. But my inferiority complex still keeps me away from them. When will this internal battle end? I miss my friends a lot. I feel like I am being torn apart from the inside not being able to do anything about it.