Its amazing to see the kindness and good will of people change to something positive , it usually change for the worse and the collective ignorance and rudeness of people, but this time everything happened perfectly.
two days ago a video sky rocketed on youtube of a homeless guy standing a corner collecting dollars from passers-by , but his talent was something amazing, he had an amazing voice fit for narration of documentaries, but due to his drug abuse and alcohol he wasted his life and talent and reduced into a homeless nameless man on the corner .
and after 13 million viewers the media came into the pictures and his life is changed forever, his talent got acknowledged by the media, and his destiny began to change .
its amazing what attention to a cause might do , only if we gave it our time , like the case of Ted Williams here, its just beautiful to see the kindness of total strangers with their prayers and support helping him get up on his feet and start over , what a beautiful start to 2011 within its first weeks a Cinderella story happen .
The first ad with his voice in it ! the comeback story of the year
during my hiatus from the internet, i stumbled on these two new fresh blogs recommended by a friend, and i loved their concepts , its fresh and exciting and breaking the mold from those ( food-event-news) type of blogs and very creatively written .
the first blog is 365 ways to change the world , each day they will post something to help you get closure or end a stressful situation filled with wisdom and amazing quotes i simply fell in love with it since day one you can check out the website here or follow them on twitter here .
the second blog is something i always nag about and thats fashion statements here in kuwait and this blog is run by a girl so expect a bitter snarky remarks and a bite full of humor its written in arabic so sorry english speaking friends :P
i've been waiting for this movie a long time , its the reunion of simone pegg ,nick frost and edgar wright after the masterpieces " Shaun of the Dead " and " Hot Fuzz " now they are back for " Paul " a buddy comedy flick with an alien encounter.
Many of us to watch a movie that you saw a trailer of , or read about somewhere , yet sadly not all movies get the same publicity as major blockbusters with huge budgets , in this list im going to show you part of the greatest movies i have ever saw :
Moon (2009)
sam bell is a man responsible for providing earth with the material it need to survive to do that he have to be stationed on the moon alone for years , without human contact and only his robot friend GERTY to help him out , he starts to lose his mind and thats when it gets interesting.
why its so amazing : this movie without a doubt will test your sanity to the limit and the claustrophobic and loneliness of the moon sets the tone for this wild ride , its a one man show the whole movie you only get to see one main character , its a dangerous risk but sam rockwell pulls it off with a huge success , also the voice of kevin spacey is a nice touch .
Pi (1998)
a man who's good at math find the beauty in Pi and tries to implement it on the stock exchange market to find a pattern, to predict the future of things and have the power of knowledge .
why its so amazing : darren aronofsky's first masterpiece on our list , this movies is shot in black and white and it feels like a pure film student project , yet it has its charm and the style becomes part of the story , the character development is pretty amazing it shows how a normal man can turn crazy by his obsessions , and how it can control your life and behavior .
pan's labyrinth (2006)
a stepdaughter to a ruthless army man escapes her collapsing world to find a magical world that is filled with fairies and monsters , she must survive the trails set to her by those creatures to be their princess .
why its so amazing : EVERYTHING !! simple as that , the world that Guillermo del torro created makes tim burton's alice in wonderland look like yesterdays pizza , the creatures feel real and organic and the trails are simply bewildering and the main character does a really good job with connecting with the viewer,and the best part is Javier Navarrete's soundtrack u will hum it all day . ( youtube " una cuenta )
The Fountain (2005)
a love story thast everlasting between a dying wife and her devoted husband keen on saving her from cancer that crosses over 1000 years
why its so amazing : even the describtion is weird and it gets you thinking , this movie is darren aronofsky's sceond entry in our list and his best yet , i havent seen such an amazing work of art such as this one which lands the spot for the second greatest movie of all time in my list ( and clint mansell soundtrack trumps the one in pan's labyrinth )
Ed Wood (1994)
a down on his luck movie and plays producer try his best to get a funding to finish his never ending list of B movies and bad scripts .
why its so amazing : first off this johnny depp's finest role (jack sparrow minus the pirate clothes ) its a dark comedy so cruel and dark the jokes are on the actual lives of the cast , with some 4th wall breaking jokes ,the movie is carried out by the strong performances of johnny depp and martin landau which will make u come back and watch it over and over cause the click on the first scene together .
Sin Nombre (2009)
the story of a group of immigrants trying to get to the united states to join their families , but as always their journey is filled with immigration guards and Mexican and Guatemalan gangs .
why its so amazing : the characters are easily one of the strongest feature in this movie , you can easily connect to them and you actually care what will happen to them , its rare to see such an emotional investment in a movie character. its raw,gritty and real .
honorable mentions : young frankenstien - the machinist - ciudad de dios - american physco - dr.stranglove - following - kiss kiss bang bang - frost/nixon - la vie en rose
