唔知今日既日落會係點既呢

以前, 以為有種雀可以一開始就飛飛到死果日先會落地,
其實佢邊度都無去過, 隻雀仔一開始就已經死左⋯

Danny Boyle on 127 Hours

"This is a film about how precious life is. And it's only precious because of other people. It's not precious in itself, which is what we sometimes think - we think the will to survive is an individualistic thing. ... But it's actually connected to other people. And that's what the life essence is really about - it's always about other people, even in the loneliest places."

the things we forget

最近连续看了几部很香港的香港电影，好久不见这类生活化的港产片了。志明与春娇是现代的年轻的，月满轩尼诗是平淡的中年生活，而岁月神偷就是纪念爸爸妈妈那个年代的。 三部都很喜欢，从小看着香港的文化长大我觉得自己其实已经是半的港仔了。

看完岁月神偷感触最多，喊死我了 T_T 戏里面唤醒了很多被遗忘了的童年回忆，亦都提醒了我其实还有一个哥哥。在外多年甚少回家，我哥哥也有了他自己的家庭，见面时也不过问候几句可能连普通朋友都不如。不知不觉的我竟然忘了我还有一个血浓于水的哥哥，那个小时候睡同一张床，一起在露台冲凉，一起被爸妈打，我考试他陪我开夜车，怕我结交坏朋友会对我朋友问话的哥哥⋯

爸爸妈妈的年代都很穷，每一天就是要担心明天有没有饭吃，得闲死不得闲病。爸爸常常跟我说他小时候要翻跟斗做小丑大人们才给他吃一个茶果的故事⋯ 那种一天不挣钱就活不了的想法，是我们这一代人永远不能体会的。因为这种艰难的生活人与人必须互相依赖一起熬过去，亲人朋友的关系都因此比较贴近。

现代人的基本生活条件变得方便快捷，至少一个普通人基本上不必担心明天会饿死先⋯ 肚子饿了可以叫外卖，不想出街可以网上购物。生活变容易了，人就越来越懒。看到很多年轻一辈，走两步说累了要搭的士，吃雪糕要Haagen Dazs，饭都不会煮但是经常要去好的餐厅cafe, 不想做家务就请个工人。生存的定义不同了，人的本质也改变了，最讨厌用钱就可以解决问题的心态，连作为一个人最基本的生存本能都没有。如果活在爸妈的年代，他们应该第一个饿死街头然后尸体还要拿去喂狗。

看完电影很伤感又开始想家了，想打个电话给哥哥问候声但还是不好意思。家人朋友的关系在不知不觉间已变得疏远。 唉，有一些东西我们不应该忘记⋯

500日前必有渊源

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Godspeed You! Black Emperor is always one of my favorite post-rock band. Their band name is actually derived from a Japanese documentary directed by Mitsuo Yanagimachi in 1976. The movie started by following one of the member of Bōsōzoku - the Black Emperors, and his interaction with his parents, after he gets in trouble with the police...

I've been looking for this film for a while... and finally found it online!
Godspeed Youtube.

Zeitgeist: Addendum

watch it or download the film here.

Paranoid Portland

I was watching Paranoid Park by Gus Van Sant last week...

“The bridge! I walked over there before! Ha~”
The nice movie reminds me the nice city - Portland. A place that you'll never think of travel to, it is not a heaven for shopping, doesn't have world famous landmarks or nice beaches, islands for getaway.

It's just a moderate, quiet and peaceful little city. I miss that place a lot after watching the movie, hoping that will have chance to get back there sometimes before I die.

By the way the movie is pretty good, still the classic Gus's house of cleanliness, plus Christopher Doyle's cinematography, and some minimal-tech going on as background music.

Really enjoyable, like the city itself. For more Portland Pics :D


from his camera.

from my camera.

from his camera.

from my camera.