This is what we have been waiting for: The Host movie

My husband visits IGN frequently.  This is a great site where you can read about gaming, movies, tv and tech.  Well, today he found a teaser trailer for The Host at IGN.  This movie adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's book will have Saoire Ronan as the lead and will be directed by Andrew Niccol.  Andre Niccol has really good movies on his filmography: The Terminal, The Truman Show and Gattaca.  Also, he directed In Time, which I review on this blog (view my review).

This is just a teaser and looks kind of monotone but, it is a promise for all of us who enjoyed this book (The Host's book review) and want to see a movie.  This video is also available at IMDb.  Here you can watch videos related to Meyer's work.

This is a wonderful book and definitively I'll be waiting for this movie.

Antique Bakery Review: Book Free Night Is Movie Night

Movie: Antique Bakery
Director: Min Gyu Dong
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Antique Bakery is a life action Korean movie based on a shoujo manga created by Fumi Yoshinaga.  Shoujo manga can be compared to let's say, YA Chick Lit because this kind of manga is directed to the female demographic on their teens.

Antique Bakery shows us the life of four young men who work at a cake shop.  All of them ended at this sugary place for diferent reasons.  Jin Hyeok opens a cake shop and hires a pastry master.  This patissier creates masterful desserts, he seems perfect for the job... Want could go wrong?  He makes men crazy about him, also he is linked to Jin Hyeok past.  They keep working and soon the place needs more people, and a boxer and Jin Hyeok's bodyguard enter to the scene.  The cake shop becomes part of their lives and it becomes the place for their new beginnings.  Jin Hyeok hates cakes but he has a powerful reason to maintain this place running.  With this shop his life, his mental health and emotions will improve; the place will make him whole again.

I love this movie, I have watched it many times and always feel the same level of interest and novelty.  The story has lots of comedy but also has serious moments.  My favorite scene of the movie is a moment during Jin Hyeok's childhood when he takes a metaphorical key and closes his chest as a way of entrap his emotions inside a drawer.

The characters are interesting and are completely different from each other.  They are interesting and peculiar on their ways.  The setting where they develop is a character on itself.  The cake shop is full of life, looks warm, lovely and like a good place to have some great dessert and good conversation.  

During the movie they show delicious desserts.  Opera Cake is one of them.  Doesn't it look sinful?!  Also, I found a recipe for it at http://allrecipes.com/recipe/opera/  If you want to see some delicious plates you can visit Sifu Renka at Flicker.

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars, this is one of my favorite Comedy/Drama movies

Image by Sifu Renka (Renee S) 

The Chocolate War: Thursdays is for oldies but goodies... and also share some good trailers

Thursdays is for oldies but goodies

I was reading my old review and found this one.  The Chocolate War is a great book and is one I would like all of you to read.  I remember buying this book and thinking how simple the story sounded.  The chocolate war is something more than a frivolous candy sale, it represents fighting for what you think is fair, it is about what do you believe and stand for.

Here is my review on :

The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


The first thing that grabbed my attention was the male point of view. The author is always direct while creating a concrete depiction of the world surrounding the protagonist. The protagonist develops a sense of purpose and a necessity to impact the world he lives in, in exchange, he is ostracized. From the beginning to the end, I kept hoping for the hero to grab a moment of victory, or at least, savor a little justice. That moment of redemption never came and with no doubt it makes Cormier's novel a more unique and certainly, unpredictable YA story.

A more developed group of characters would have been a plus. Brother Leon,Archie and of course Jerry(protagonist) represent different dimensions of the human condition. Jerry is the idealist, Archie is the egocentric coward and Leon the manipulative abusive. They represent the best and the worst and therefore are interesting and capture the readers attention. On the other hand, Obie, Carter and Goober could do more. After reading the book, these three left some unresolved conflicts: Obie's emotional dichotomy of admiration/hate against Archie, Carter false sense of control and authority- Archie marionette and Goober motivations for abandoning everything he enjoys.

I was left with questions and I'm still hoping Jerry wins his war. He acted guided by his values and he truly changed his universe.I read this book on a leap of faith, no doubt an excellent decision.

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