One of the legends about the Great Wall of China is it served as protection of the Chinese from conquering tribes and nations. Little we know that there are a lot of legends about the Great Wall and Matt Damon presented one of the epics that is believed to have spared the Chinese nation from alien creatures. Now showing in cinemas.
You will be delighted with the production value on creating a large Chinese equipped with impressive warfare and amazing tactical moves. In this case, there is equality among the citizens. Men and women fight against enemies alike using their acquired skills in training. Even the next general was a woman when no man questioned her capabilities. However, I think a dialogue speaking about honor or pledging over their lives is a very Japanese thing.
I think that it's better to watch this on 3D when the graphics are really okay and for you to appreciate the details on each of the cut. Costumes, props and even the sets are very detailed. There are just some things that you might not imagine if the movie is set more than thousands of years ago and for a war setting that uses modern technology to fight.
Anyway, it not a waste of time to watch The Great Wall. In fact, it's very amusing to see. You will be amazed with the Chinese, really, with all the fighting stuff going on. Some of the things are discoveries and expedition-related - by the way, Matt Damon is a Western soldier who continued the search for black powder and ended up in the monster-threatened China.
Yeh Hsien is a lovely orphan girl under the ill-treatment by her evil stepmother and stepsisters. she works for them, doing chores for them and they abuse Yeh Hsien by punishing her.
one day as she was going to fetch water by the river, she found a red carp who talks. a magical carp that she doesn't know even grants wishes. this red carp became her new friend. as they became closer, her frequent visits alarmed her stepmother. thus, one time she followed Yeh Hsien and they found out where Yeh Hsien puts her time in. her stepsisters caught the fish and their mother thinks to put it to dinner. smart enough, Yeh Hsien bought another fish and returned the carp to the river so it could be free again.
meanwhile at the palace, the emperor is worried before his 21st birthday. he has to find his bride if not, the throne will be transferred to his 4-year old cousin who is not capable of ruling the empire.
on the night of the Spring Festival, in which Yeh Hsien should not come for she was forbidden by her stepmother, the carp runs to rescue her with a dazzling dress and golden shoes. all of which expires by midnight and she will return to her original look, the dirty Yeh Hsien. so when she went at the festival, she took everybody's attention including the emperor. and as the magic will expire, she left her shoe at the palace.
when the emperor looked for the mystery girl, he ended up to Yeh Hsien's home but she was hidden from the sight by her stepmother. and the other stepsister was forced to wear the golden shoe in spite of the pain since it is too tight for her. also, the emperor was forced to marry her and Yeh Hsien cried in emotional pain.
but her stepsister couldn't take her pain anymore, she took off the shoe and threw it to the river but wouldn't let go of the emperor. the red carp appeared and told the truth as Yeh Hsien appeared before the ceremony. she fits the shoe and she was recognized by the emperor. they lived happily ever after.
here is the preview of The Princess and the Red Carp:
Theater Down South stages the wonderful and funny story of The Princess and the Red Carp. starring Kahna Cortez as Yeh Hsien and the young cast reliving the enchanting story of Cinderella in the Chinese setting. songs by Michael Williams (director) and Joonee Garcia who also played the second stepsister. kids will love this production because of the wonderful colors and songs. aside from that, audience will get to participate in a part where they serve as villagers when the emperor looks for the owner of the shoe which is so much fun. songs are original and easy to recall and you might be singing them even after the show. a great job for the members of Theater Down South.
Show Schedule and Venue: August 22, 29 - September 5, 12, 19 at 3:00 PM Insular Life Theater, Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang, Muntinlupa City
For more information, contact them by: Mobile Phone: +63 916 6436976 Duo Landline: 02 5056380 e-mail: info@theaterdownsouth.com
I've just received this PM from one of my officemates:
Hi friends, the ff items have been recalled due to China's milk situation. M&M's, Snickers, Mentos, yoghurt bottle, Dove Choc, Oreo, wafer sticks, Monmilk, Dutchlady sterilized milk, Wall's all natural mango, Mini Poppers ice cream, Magnum ice cream, Moo sandwich ice cream, Mini Cornetto, can ice cream. weve been asked by AVA 2 remove them from our stores. if you have any of these items in ur house dont eat them.this is real. please pass.
If you happen to possess these goods on your ref, too bad you have to throw them until there's further announcement from the BFAD. But isn't these products produced somewhere than China? hmmm... It's sometimes a nice thing that you're lactose-intolerant like Leonard from the Big Bang Theory.
i have the fever. but i have a different approach to the Beijing Olympics. i love the event and the mascots too. but since i cannot go to Beijing to take some pictures myself, i kept myself busy looking for good images and save them to my computer. while others are counting the medals, i sit in front of my PC and do what i love, photoshop. at least i have enhanced the wallpapers available on the internet. but somehow i still want to add more effects and those native accents from the available wallpapers in the internet. i just want to share what i've done.
image credits: thanks to the artistic Chinese people! translation: 感谢有藝術天賦的中国人民!
If you watched the Opening Ceremony on Friday night, chances are you said something like, "no way that's possible" at least once. It turns out you were right.
London's Telegraph newspaper reports that some of the fireworks which appeared over Beijing during the television broadcast of the Olympic Opening Ceremony were actually computer generated. But -- hold on -- it's not necessarily as bad as you think.
The faked fireworks were actually set-off at the stadium, but because of potential dangers in filming the display live from a helicopter, viewers at home were shown a pre-recorded, computer-generated shot. It sounds dishonest, but I'm not sure it's such a terrible thing.
The Opening Ceremony is, at its core, just one big performance. And isn't it accepted that some things might not be legit at a performance? The final torch bearer wasn't actually running around the top of the stadium, does the fact that everyone could figure that out make it any less impressive? It might have been unnecessarily deceptive, but the firework-faking isn't really that big of a deal. But, if I found out that the lighted-drum thing wasn't on the up and up, then we'll have problems, China.
* kelangan bang BIG DEAL ito? e ano ngayon kung fake? tapos na, nagawa na. marami din ang namangha. 'tong mga writer na 'to kala mo kung sinong mang-okray. ni hindi naman nila naisip ang ganyang presentation. dahil ba galing din sila sa mayamang bansa e ganun na lang nila maliitin ang ginawa ng China? the country has done it's best to give them a wonderful show and yet there's still these people who give us positive energy! heck! burn them with your fireworks, China!
Yeh Hsien is a lovely orphan girl under the ill-treatment by her evil stepmother and stepsisters. she works for them, doing chores for them and they abuse Yeh Hsien by punishing her.
when the emperor looked for the mystery girl, he ended up to Yeh Hsien's home but she was hidden from the sight by her stepmother. and the other stepsister was forced to wear the golden shoe in spite of the pain since it is too tight for her. also, the emperor was forced to marry her and Yeh Hsien cried in emotional pain.
here is the preview of The Princess and the Red Carp:
Beijing Stadium
Olympic Emblem
If you watched the Opening Ceremony on Friday night, chances are you said something like, "no way that's possible" at least once. It turns out you were right.
