Night out last friday was to
His Majesty's Theatre
to watch
Trainspotting
I can't remember the time I watched a play?
The last play I actually wanted very much to watch was
The Physicist
(I think that's the name...)
but I never got to watch it!
Trainspottinghad wonderfully real actors
(and the Scottish accent! OMG!)
and used their very few and simple props so cleverly!
Being about drugs, junkies, and psychos,
it was a dark play which grew gradually darker
and eventually ended pitch-black.
Shocking.
Savage.
Honest.
Funny.
Brilliant.
Now I have to watch the movie and read the book.
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Have you heard about the Johnny Cash movie yet?
Neither had I...
Until last Saturday.
I didn't even know who Johnny Cash was!
Not my generation!
U.S. Release Date:
18th November 2005
U.K. Release Date:
Not Yet Known
Singapore Release Date:
???
The movie chronicles the life of Johnny Cash
from his pre-fame days
to his rise to be a Country music Legend.
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Stop reading here
if you don't want to know any more
before you watch the movie!
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In the process, his marriage broke down
and when he dabbled with drugs,
his life practically went to hell.
Had a happy ending but
Country's not my kindda music,
and Walk the Line is not my kindda movie...
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I almost walked away from the movie twice.
Once, early on in the show
because the beginning was real slow...
The second time was because
of a particularly disturbing scene...
It was a scene where Johnny Cash was having an argument
with his wife (soon to be ex-wife)
The argument progressed to a point where
he had her pinned to the ground.
The camera panned off to the side
to focus on their children
who were standing in the hallway
watching in fear...
and crying.
Nothing overtly violent.
But, still...
physically aggressive.
But, still...
physically aggressive.
Not acceptable.
At all.
You hear that, guys?
Disturbing...
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