Movie: The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Just back from watching The Exorcism of Emily Rose. It wasn't as scary as I initially expected, but I liked the theme at the courtroom battle a lot: Science vs Theology. This is certainly not your usual horror flick as the movie actually revolves around a courtroom drama and it has a clear message for its audience. The same certainly cannot be said for those scare-you-till-you-piss Japanese or Korean horrors.

The movie is based on a true story. "Based" means not a total recreation of the true story, keep that in mind. Out of curiousity, I quick-searched using Google and found this:

"The Exorcism of Emily Rose is ostensibly based on the story of Anneliese Michel, a German college student who believed she was possessed by multiple demons, including Lucifer, Nero, Judas Iscariot, and Adolf Hitler. In 1975, several years after Michel had started suffering from extreme seizures and exhibiting generally unexplained behavior (compulsions to self-mutilate and publicly urinate; the ability to speak languages Michel had never learned), the Catholic church gave her priest permission to perform an exorcism. Various traditional Church rituals were performed at least once a week for ten months, until, in July of 1976, Michel died of starvation (she had claimed for months that the demons would not allow her to eat). Anneliese’s parents, and the priest who officiated Michel’s exorcism, were brought to trial on charges of manslaughter..."

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I won't go to write a full length review of this movie here. I'm more interested in providing an introduction. Movies, I believe, is best enjoyed if you knew little about them in the beginning. It's only then the joys of curiosity and satisfaction could be truly felt in the end.

I think this movie is certainly worth watching. If you're not convinced, watch the trailer.

A Tale of Tea and Marion

Long time ago, in a place far-far away, lived a guy by the name of Tea. He befriended a young lady, Marion. They went along well -- perhaps because they're both Sagittarians. They would chat, make jokes and tease each other like any other teenager their age.

As time passes by, she slowly developed a crush for him. He sensed it, but he was not sure. He never asked Marion for the fear of ruining the friendship. Furthermore, he had someone else in his heart, another girl who he was crazy over. So he acted as if he didn't notice.

One fateful day, Tea could no longer keep his feelings for that girl, so he blurted things out to Marion trying to seek her advice. There and then, he broke her heart into pieces. The unimaginable pain.

A year passed...

They were still friends, but no longer as close. During that period, Marion had started a great relationship with another guy. And that made Tea even less aware that he had hurt her -- it made him thought that she was already in love with that guy since the beginning.

A good friend of Marion later told Tea,
"You never appreciated a good girl who was by your side all this while. Instead, you went after someone you couldn't get."

It was only then Tea really knew that Marion used to have feelings for him. He never regretted pursuing the girl that he liked. He only regretted hurting Marion's heart that fateful day. But he has the consolation that God was kind to her. Although Marion had been deeply hurt, in return, she found her true love.

Happy Birthday, Marion...

Back and kicking... A bang will soon follow

Alas, the King is back. Ooopss, replace the "i" with "e".

STPM has ended, and like I wrote in my Friendster profile, I'm now officially unemployed. Any prospective employer willing to put this lazy hog into his payroll? I don't want to be part of Malaysia's unemployment statistics...

muSION will be going into Act 2 soon. Expect an overhaul of design. I've also brainstormed (actually, does it count as a brainstorming if I did it alone?) on how to diversify the topics I cover here. I'm going full blast with this blog (read: BIG plans!). My buddy Wil from The Black Journal probably knows best when I say BIG plans. He did it with his TBJ.

The King shall rise again to fulfill his destiny...
*Please replace the "i" with "e" once more (thanks!)*

Now I have some laundry to do... Hey, even kings have to wear clean clothes.