garden state (2004)Zach Braff as andrew
natalie portman as sam
sam is a pathological lier and an epileptic whilst andrew, an actor/waiter. andrew woke up one morning because of a phone call from his dad, his mom died and he needed to fly to new jersey, his hometown for his mom's wake. andrew then saw his friends from high school dave & mark in the cemetery and he told them he's there because his mom just passed away. andrew was then invited by his friends to join them in this house party. they were stoned afterwards.
andrew realized he needs to show up for a doctor's appointment (arranged by his psychiatrist dad), he the met sam, also a patient and a pathological lier. andrew and sam became friends. sam took him to her house and introduced him to her mom and adopted brother. andrew admitted that he made a huge mistake when he was a child by pushing his mom and accidentally left her paraphlegic. andrew's dad then blamed him for what happened and put him on medication by taking pills and lithium. andrew had a serious talk with his dad one night before he leave for new jersey , he told him that he has forgiven him. the next day, Mark tells Andrew that he needs help "tracking down" a going-away present for him. Sam, Andrew, and Mark spend the day together, ending it in a quarry in Newark where Mark talks to a man named Albert who is working to keep off intruders out of the quarry. the three visitors discuss the reasons for which Albert and his wife choose to live in the quarry. Albert explains that living there and exploring the quarry is "doing something that's completely unique, that's never been done before," mirroring an earlier speech by Sam. Finally, Albert explains that what actually matters is living with his family. Andrew is inspired by the conversation, and outside in the rain, he climbs atop a derelict crane and screams into the quarry, joined by Sam and Mark. on the day of andrews flight. he painfully said goodbye to sam in the airport. sam realized he doesn't want to waste any more of his life without sam. the end.
it was a nice flick. garden state is just a reminder that life is short and there's always no better time than now. i liked the OST so i downloaded the full album. i was also amazed with zach braff because he also directed, wrote the screenplay for garden state and even chose the songs included in the movie's OST. i thought he's really brilliant which is really contrary to his character in this hit sitcom scrubs. i loved this movie. it's a must see.
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sorry, i'm just really lazy to think today so i borrowed this from wikipedia
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a 2010 comedy film directed by Edgar Wright, based on the graphic novel series Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley.
In Toronto, Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera), the bass guitarist for the band "Sex Bob-omb", begins dating high schooler Knives Chau (Ellen Wong) despite the protests of his friends and bandmates. Scott meets a mysterious American girl, Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), who has been appearing in his dreams, and instantly falls in love with her - losing interest in Knives. While playing in a battle of the bands, Scott is attacked by Matthew Patel (Satya Bhabha), who introduces himself as the first of Ramona's evil exes. Scott defeats Patel and learns from Ramona that, in order for them to date, he must defeat all seven of her evil exes.
After learning that popular actor and skateboarder Lucas Lee (Chris Evans), the second evil ex, is coming to Toronto to film a movie, Scott is forced to break up with Knives. Still in love with Scott, Knives attempts to win him back from Ramona. Scott defeats Lee by tricking him into performing a dangerous skateboard stunt which he fails to complete. Scott later encounters the third evil ex, Todd Ingram (Brandon Routh), who is currently dating Scott's ex-girlfriend Natalie "Envy" Adams (Brie Larson). Todd initially overpowers Scott using his psychic vegan abilities, but is stripped of his powers by the Vegan Police (Thomas Jane and Clifton Collins, Jr.) after Scott tricks him into having coffee with half and half milk, allowing Scott to defeat him.
Scott begins to grow upset with Ramona over her dating history by the defeat of the fourth ex, Roxy Richter (Mae Whitman), as he is afraid of fighting girls. During the second round of the battle of the bands, Sex Bob-omb faces off against the fifth and sixth evil exes, twin Katayanagi brothers Kyle (Keita Saito) and Ken (Shota Saito), earning Scott an extra life upon their defeat. During the battle, Scott sees Ramona together with her seventh and final evil ex, Gideon Graves (Jason Schwartzman), who turns out to be Sex Bob-omb's sponsor, G-Man. Gideon offers the members of Sex Bob-omb a record deal and a chance to perform at his newly opened Chaos Theater. While the rest of the band signs the contract, Scott refuses to accept the offer and leaves the band. Shortly after, Ramona breaks up with Scott. Scott returns home to get a phone call from Gideon, inviting him to the Chaos Theater to show there are no hard feelings.
Scott enters the Chaos Theater and challenges Gideon to a fight, and professes his love for Ramona, gaining the "Power of Love" sword which he uses to fight Gideon. Gideon strikes Scott in mid-air, making him loose the sword. Knives also crashes the scene (and blocks another attack), to fight Ramona over Scott. Not able to take it anymore, Scott goes to break up the girls' fight, and admits that he cheated on them with each other. He is killed by Gideon before he can apologise. In Limbo, Scott talks to Ramona and they discuss the reasons for each other's actions. Ramona tells Scott that she broke up with Gideon because he ignored her during their relationship. While they were together however, Gideon had a mind-controlling microchip planted on the back of her neck. Scott realizes he still has an extra life, which he uses to escape limbo and returns to life at the moment in time where Gideon calls him. Scott re-enters the Chaos Theater. Scott challenges Gideon again, stating he is fighting for himself and gaining the "Power of Self-Respect" sword, which he uses to defeat the goons. The mid-air strike is repeated, and Scott strikes Gideon. With Gideon once again unconscious, Scott blocks Knives' attack on Ramona, and apologizes to both the girls. Gideon rises to fight Scott again and is defeated when Knives and Scott team up to beat him. Free from Gideon's control, Ramona prepares to leave. Knives accepts that Scott will not return her love and encourages him to chase after Ramona. He does, and the two agree to start their relationship anew.
alright, it was a really cool movie, never boring. i love the OST.
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