martes, 16 de junio de 2009

The three strangers - Thomas Hardy


In the south-west of England there are many long, low, grassy hills. Farmers still keep their sheep on them. The night of March 28th 1825, was one of the coldest and wettest that winter. Shepherd with his wife were living in a cottage and having the party with their family and their friends. There was a new baby in the family.

Suddenly came in a strange man. He took the seat in the chimney corner. The shepherd Fennel was talking with him. During their conversation came a second stranger. He looked rich, so the shepherd asked him, what his job is. He said nothing and started to sing. Everybody found out that he was singing about his job. He was a hangman. He has to hang the thief, who has stolen a sheep. Then arrived a third stranger, when he has heard the song about the hangman he ran away.

Everybody in the cottage thought that the man is the thief. But when the police have caught him, they discovered that he is innocent. The thief was the first strange man, but when the police with the people from the party were searching the thief he has escaped and anybody has never seen him.

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE


Slumdog Millionaire is the story of Jamal Malik (Patel), an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on Indias "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"

But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika (Pinto), the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show¹s questions.


Each chapter of Jamal increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the shows seemingly impossible quizzes. But one question remains a mystery: what is this young man with no apparent desire for riches really doing on the game show?

When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out.

From my point of view the performance of three children is just excellent. I believe that is a performance without commentaries, simply awesome, they are so natural that they seem to be professional. Really raw but this movie reflects a daily reality not only in India but in others countries as well but in some cases is worse.

martes, 14 de abril de 2009

Tess of the d'Ubervilles


The novel centers around a young woman who struggles to find her place in society. When it is discovered that the low-class Durbeyfield family is in reality the d'Urbervilles, the last of a famous bloodline that dates back hundreds of years, the mother sends her eldest daughter, Tess, to beg money from relations with the obvious desire that Tess wed the rich Mr. d'Urberville. Thus begins a tale of woe in which a wealthy man cruelly mistreats a poor girl. Tess is taken advantage of by Mr. d'Urberville and leaves his house, returning home to have their child, who subsequently dies. Throughout the rest of this fascinating novel, Tess is tormented by guilt at the thought of her impurity and vows to never marry. She is tested when she meets Angel, the clever son of a priest, and falls in love with him. After days of pleading, Tess gives in to Angel and consents to marry him. Angel deserts Tess when he finds the innocent country girl he fell in love with is not so pure.

Fairy Tale.

Snow White


This is a great fairy tale which for many years has had a lot of charm that we couldn’t describe. I was captivated by the story because it makes us to think that wickedness and envy never lead to somewhere. Friendship between the dwarfs and snow white is for highlight because is real and they don’t have any bad interest. I recommend this story because we always enjoy it in the same manner as if we saw for the first time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBA6AUE2Z2Q

lunes, 13 de abril de 2009

My Greatest Regret


It is a sad and real story. You should think before when you do or said something because these actions could hurt the peoples. Before to say something we should image the hurt that it will cause in others and sometimes is too late to repair the psychologist damage that we can made in anyone.