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Karaoke and Movies
March 17, 2009
So, in my post yesterday I forgot to mention the movies I had watched recently…
This last weekend I saw The Changeling in theaters with Mai. At home I watched The Legend of Bagger Vance, 7 Pounds, and Slumdog Millionaire.
The Changeling was alright. It was interesting to see what led to changes in policy and such, but I didn’t really think it was a great movie. I think seeing it one time is enough for me.
The Legend of Bagger Vance I had seen several years ago, but had the urge to see it again. As I was watching, I looked up on the net about the movie. I was amazed to read about how the movie is an allegory for the Bhagavad Gita.
7 Pounds was overall canned by critics, but I enjoyed the movie. I was moved when watching it, close to bringing a tear to my eye several times.
Slumdog Millionaire had great use of music in the movie. The story was moving as well. It is always hard to bring harsh reality and art together in a balanced mix.
On to my note about karaoke… I came to Japan never really having done karaoke. I felt like it wasn’t really something I would get into either. In fact, in my first 2 years here I mainly went to karaoke when other friends suggested it. Lately, however, I have been going more. I can be fun finding songs you’ve almost completely forgotten. Now, singing them is a different challenge. It’s kinda funny/sad, I’ll admit that the song I think I sing the best is L-O-V-E by Nat King Cole (though I don’t do terribly with Basketcase by Green Day). And I can finally sing a full song in Japanese. The song is リンダリンダ (translated as “Linda Linda”) by ザ・ブルーハーツ (The Blue Hearts). They are an old punk band.
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