Wednesday, 12 June 2013

Well I am re -reading and catching all Agatha Christie works in English, and in chronological order. 
I like to make list and tick them off later because, well I am not sure why, I am not a methodological person but, it feels good that way. I like to read the character development, if any, and I also want to know which one I have read, because, you know, no matter how big a fan of Christie I was, I fins some of her works rather dull, and doesn't make a great impresion that it slipped out of my mind.

Anyway. I have already finnished a great number of Christie's books published in Indonesia and goes along with the list they provide. Anyhow, Agatha Christie work list in chronological differ by some variant. I realize that I actually using the Complete works of Agatha list, not only her books, and it's in UK title. Haha. I found the right list, thanks to http://www.if.ufrgs.br/~gunther/agatha.html, but I change it to my liking. I post it here so that it will be easier for me to search it out in my phone. Anyway I will try to review each one of this, too :3

Agatha Christie Complete Works List - Chronologically: 

  1.  <strike> The Mysterious Affair at Styles ~ HP </strike>
  2.   <strike>The Secret Adversary ~ T&T </strike>
  3.  <strike> Murder on the Links ~ HP </strike>
  4.  <strike> The Man in the Brown Suit ~ KR </strike>
  5.  <strike> Poirot Investigates ~HP </strike>
  6.  <strike> The Secret of Chimneys~SIB  </strike>
  7.  <strike> The Murder of Roger Ackroyd ~HP </strike>
  8.  <strike> The Big Four ~ HP </strike>
  9.  <strike> The Mystery of the Blue Train ~HP </strike>
  10.   <strike>The Seven Dials Mystery ~SIB  </strike>
  11.  <strike> Partners in Crime ~T&T </strike>
  12.  <strike> The Mysterious Mr. Quinn ~MrQ </strike>
  13.  <strike> The Murder at the Vicarage ~MM </strike>
  14.  <strike> The Sittaford Mystery/Murder at Hazelmoor ~A </strike>
  15.  <strike> Peril at End House ~ HP </strike>
  16.  <strike> The Thirteen Problems*/The Tuesday Club Murder~MM </strike>
  17.  <strike> Lord Edgware Dies/Thirteen at Dinner ~HP </strike>
  18.   <strike>The Hound of Death~N </strike>
  19.  <strike> Murder on the Orient Express ~HP </strike>
  20.  <strike> The Listerdale Mystery~N </strike>
  21.  <strike> Why Didn't They Ask Evans?/The Boomerang Clue ~A </strike>
  22.   <strike>Parker Pyne Investigates */Mr. Parker Pyne Detective ~PP </strike>
  23.  <strike> Three Act Tragedy/Murder in Three Acts ~HP </strike>
  24.  <strike> Death in the Clouds /Death in the Air~HP </strike>
  25.  <strike> The A.B.C. Murders~HP </strike>
  26.  <strike> Murder in Mesopotamia~HP </strike>
  27.  <strike> Cards on The Table~HP </strike>
  28.  <strike> Dumb Witnes/Poirot Loses a Client ~HP </strike>
  29.  <strike> Death on the Nile ~HP </strike>
  30. <strike>  Murder in the Mews*/Dead Man's Mirror ~HP </strike>
  31. <strike>  Appointment with Death ~HP </strike>
  32. <strike>  Hercule Poirot's Christmas/Murder for Christmas ~HP </strike>
  33. <strike>  Murder Made Easy/Easy to Kill ~SIB </strike>
  34. <strike> Ten Little Indians (later retitled And Then There Were None, in UK & USA) ~A </strike>
  35. <strike> The Reggata Mystery ~N  </strike>
  36. <strike>  Sad Cypress ~HP </strike>
  37. <strike>  One, Two, Buckle My Shoe/The Patriotic Murders ~HP </strike>
  38. <strike>  Evil Under the Sun ~HP  </strike>
  39.  N or M? ~T&T
  40. <strike>  The Body in the Library ~MM </strike>
  41.  <strike> Five Little Pigs/Murder in Retrospect ~HP  </strike>
  42.  The Moving Finger
  43.  Towards Zero/Come and Be Hanged
  44.  Death Comes as the End
  45.  Sparkling Cyanide/Remembered Death
  46.  The Hollow/Murder After Hours
  47.  The Labors of Hercules
  48.  Taken at the Flood/There is a Tide
  49.  (not published in the UK)/The Witness for the Prosecution and other Stories
  50.  Crooked House
  51.  A Murder is Announced
  52.  (not published in the UK)/Three Blind Mice and other Stories
  53.  They Came to Baghdad
  54. (not published in the UK)/The Under Dog and other Stories
  55.  Mrs. McGinty's Dead
  56.  They Do It With Mirrors/Murder with Mirrors
  57.  After the Funeral/Funerals are Fatal
  58.  A Pocket Full of Rye
  59.  Destination Unknown/So Many Steps to Death
  60.  Hickory, Dickory, Dock/Hickory, Dickory, Death
  61.  Dead Man's Folly
  62.  4:50 From Paddington/What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw
  63.  Ordeal by Innocence
  64.  Cat Among the Pigeons
  65.  The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
  66.  The Pale Horse
  67.  (Not published in the UK)/Double Sin
  68.  The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
  69.  The Clocks
  70.  A Caribbean Mystery
  71.  At Bertram's Hotel
  72.  Third Girl
  73.  Endless Night
  74.  By The Pricking of My Thumbs
  75.  Hallowe'en Party
  76.  Passenger to Frankfurt
  77.  Nemesis
  78.  (Not published in the UK)/The Golden Ball*
  79.  Elephants Can Remember
  80.  Postern of Fate
  81.  Poirot's Early Cases
  82.  Curtain
  83.  Sleeping Murder
  84.  Mis Marple's Final Case
  85. Problem at Polensa Bay
  86. The Harlequin Tea Set
  87. While The Light Last
The one I highlight means I have read but haven't review it. Salutation!!

Monday, 15 April 2013

The Motorcycle Diaries

The Motorcycle Diaries, the film about Che Guevara's journey which made him who he was then.

Okay, so I got so much films from my friend Vonny, a cinematography student - a mistake to ask film to cinematography students, I tell you, they will give you so much you barely have space on you internal harddisk - and I have finnished watching one. Yeay! Give applouse to me!

Che Guevara. I mean, who never saw
this pic someplace on the internet?
Hahaha. But no, I am serious, that's a pretty remarkable feat for me. Well... I think the cost will be very high, tough. I have never imagine that I would prefer some kind of documentary film compared to fiction films. I am more than surprised that I love it. The thing is that I am not very fond to watch videos, long video I mean,  after years not watching TV. And this is something that should be considered boring, doesn't it? I doesn't even recognize the name at first (yes, my bad, I am bad at history, politic, etc.), and after  a brief search, turn out that he is this person ->

Well,but it certainly is not boring, and clearly hold something more emotionally stiring. We all know that reallity is known for being more unpredictable than fiction. Well... so, after a full round explanation, let's get to the section of why I write this post: to review this film

At the first half I don't really interested in it, but I like this film's vibe, it reminds me of Amelie :). It is the type of stories I like I think, the one where time moves slowly. And we can hold grap of what happened there. As the film goes, I really love how they display that no matter how an uptight, straight, honest, brilliant, hardworking and a bit stoic Ernesto Guevara (Gael Garcia Bernal), will still  be boys, who chase girls. And oh, the film is called motorcycles diaries, I think is because of the constant letter Ernesto sent to his mom along the journey.

First they are starting off with Ernesto Guevara de la serna, a 24th year old MD student in Leprosky in specialitation who will graduate with just 3 assignment, going with his friend, Alberto Granados (Roberto de la Serna) setting of a journey with motorcycle they called La Poderosa to celebrate Granado's 30th birthday on April 2nd. They have nicknames for each other, that is Fuser for Ernessto and Mial for Granados. They set of on January 4th from their hometown to their final destination, that is Peninsula of Guajira in Venezuella.

The film consist of their struggle in the road, riding that motorcycle with limited facilities and budget, the person (and females) they meet, on snow, on dessert, on road, on a more civilized place, etc. How they interact with people, how they find ways to survive, sometimes by ALL means, except for the times ernesto is stubborn enough to keep his oath. And last but not least, their unique and endearing friendship.
After a long, full of suffering and struggling trip, losing their motorcycle, finding facts about the region they would never know from books, and having a live-changing experiences, they finnally get to their destination, but then they must part.

That's quite sweet. Because in other areas
they have nothing in common. Except their expertise.
This film, as the usual rule of good films, teach me something. First that it is very remarkable to have friends who share our passion and dream. It is not essential to have in  live yes, but for people to have friends who share the same feeling which usually repressed in society, it is quite iimportant to keep that feelings alive.
I am gratefull that I think, I have some people around me which won't shut up if I back down and decide to be a normal people'. That how 2 completely different personalities can be a good friend and being friend doesn't mean to being twins in all aspects. We should be able to respect choices and lifestyles other that us. And still have fun together.

The second is I love how they potray that even in the most difficult of times, entertaintment is a must. Because if we stay and keep reminded of how bad things is, it will only dread our heart and make our spirit die. Entertainment is a reminded of home, of times you could leisurely do anything you want without worries.

Their "fake" publication in newspaper XD
Third is that we neeed some trick to survive in live. Don't live your life real straight. Pick some trick that won't cross with your principles and do it! It is needed.

Fourth is that about how, if a man loves a woman he will grant any of her wish, now matter how unlogical it is LOL XD no but why is every great person are potrayed as passionate lover?  No fourth is how easy it is to flirt if we have the courage. And confidence.

I also love how dedication and determination and also persistence is potrayed along this movie, as background theme and the main reason how they could achieve their goal. And that there are some sacrifies we need to make.

"Are you looking for a job, too?"
"We are traveling...just because"
Fifth. How it feels when we are "wasting time" doing something cool, and meet people in critical need, unable, maybe, to understand our logic because something cool is usually not practical, and they can't help situation. Because cool is not needed in real harsh live. Because we can't act like we are one of them. Because we pretend to live like them but with no reason, because they would like to change how their live is if they could. Because our reality is not their reality.


I love how they show how perspective of your world, the world from your mind, is so easy to turn with new places and meeting new people. Be transformed from a travel to an alien  world.




"This is humanly impossible!!"
*insert a person who casually done it*
Sixth. I love it how a burden some people think are very heavy and impossible to hold are of everyday life for others and they done it without so much drama. Or even no drama at all. 
Then sense of injustice come and we have to realize how really lucky we are compared to others, because usually we could never have a comparation except to people with somehow same conditions with us. To think that our neighborhood is the luckiest 8% of earth population who could get a house of their own is not funny.

Seventh. I like how in the end, honestly is more appreciated than lie and good words. And symbolic things are appreciated, and races, differences between races, matter that much. How a person that care for real could always be identified right away with their actions,that spirit and  the feeling of acceptance is neccesary in  live.


Because, just. It is neccesary enough.


That reality is reality, and to change it we can't do it in a calm manner. Something must be done the hard way.
An idealist must know how to put his ideals into actions


That a person, or two, could be so much help and change in a place just by being there for 3 weeks. That people could really be a blessings to other if they choose to. I love how we could also change people.


When you have this number of people waving when you are
leaving, you know you already do something good,
unreplaceable, succed in making change in people,
and win their heart.
The rubber glove and lab jas unworn in leprosy center










XD
XD
That Ernesto can't dance and so do the nuns, and how Granado forget how he (maybe?) shouldn't touch the nun and lift her up when he is excited when seeing Ernesto succed crossing the river and how Ernesto going back with airplane in the cargo section XD and that Granado's birthday is not on April 2nd but 7th August, and how he tell that just to motivate Ernesto, and also how, Ernesto said he had known about it all along. And I love how Granado, the more advanterous and hedonis and playful one of them choose to settle, whereas the Ernesto still go on a more adventorous live.

And I love the closing speech, "This is not a tale about impresive deeds. It's a piece of two lives taken in a moment when they are cruising together along a given path with identity of aspirations and conjunction of dreams. Was our vision too narrow, too partial, too rushed? Were our conclusions too rigid? Maybe... but thet aimless roaming through our enormous America has changed me more than I thought. I am not myself anymore. At least, I am not the same inside."
Make the dying ambition to travel around the world fired up again, no?
I think that's why people always travel to find their true selves. In a time, place and situation new to us, we could observe how we react to things.
And then the story about how both live continue from the era Ernesto known as Che Guevara until he died.
The last, I love how they show the real Alberto Granado and photos of the real journey. It looks so alike, which is maybe more irony than good things. But at least, they tried, they journeyed, and they are not as blind as other people.

 The film maybe has a bad side too, but I am not that good observer/critic if I am fascinated by something, so I'll pass that.

Okay so here I will take my leave. Hope this help somehow LOL. Thank you guys who read until the end, goodbye
Please leave a comment if you have already watched the film ^^