Finally saw The Grandmaster, or one of the versions (the US) - seemed like half of the movie was about Zhang Zi Yi's character, one-half of a (fictional) doomed romance; Yip Man's wife hardly had a role in it at all. (She did speak; was it dubbed by a Chinese speaker? I don't think Song Hye Gyo can speak Cantonese so well.) I suppose Wong Kar-Wai decided to focus on one of his favorite themes, impossible romantic love, and didn't use anything else that would have made the movie more of a historically accurate biopic.
There is an extra scene after the initial credits -- a montage of fight scenes and the like not scene in the movie. Extra footage that was not included in this cut? Makes me wonder how much of the extra footage shot for the movie is usable for an extended version; however, Wong Kar-Wai may never get around to making one, even if he is interested.
The way some of the scenes were shot in slow-motion or almost at a standstill had the effect of making the images seem artificial, almost as if they were done with CGI (maybe some were?). The fight scene at the train station reminded me of a commercial -- could they have been shot better? I think so.
The fight scenes are decent; like Donnie Yen's Ip Man movies, they are an artistic representation Wing Chun but probably not realistic depictions of how it would be used. Though I wish there were some footage of the fights that Bruce Lee or William Cheung or any of Yip Man's other students participated in back in the day to use as a basis of comparison. I think I would watch the movie again because it is something to look at, despite some of the filming techniques used. But I wish it were more historically accurate and focused more on Yip Man.
Variety article on WKW and the movie
a review of the movie by a Wing Chun practitioner
Saturday, December 26, 2015
California Business Casual
Steve Sailer: Neckties Down, Socks Up: How Silicon Valley Is Like an All Girls Catholic High School
Ties falling into disuse and folded collars disappearing from dress shirts? Why not?
Business casual v. [Business] informal v. semi-formal v. formal
Ties falling into disuse and folded collars disappearing from dress shirts? Why not?
Business casual v. [Business] informal v. semi-formal v. formal
Friday, December 25, 2015
Looking for a Cover of "Last Christmas"
The singing is done by a male and the sound is reminiscent of 90s Jpop and 80s alternative... here it is:
Jimmy Eat World
Some other versions...
Jimmy Eat World
Some other versions...
Christ is Born! Glorify Him!
Byzantine triumphalism? Or is it warranted because of the language of the Psalms and the Old Testament?
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Jang Young Sil Poster
Song Il Gook worked hard to live up to this respected scholar's name~
Posted by Soompi on Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
SJWs Gonna SJW
He makes the mistake of using Harry Potter as a serious comparison.
Matt Brown discusses the "Mary Sue" controversy surrounding the Rey character in STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, and...
Posted by TwitchFilm on Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Just Because It's Serious
doesn't mean it's better than Machete as a message movie.
In Jonas Cuaron's thriller DESIERTO, Gael Garcia Bernal has to run for his life when a crazed vigilante with a gun starts hunting a group of unarmed immigrants. We have a trailer:
Posted by TwitchFilm on Wednesday, December 23, 2015
The Personal is the Beginning of the Political
Not: the personal is political of feminism, which presupposes a modern, if not liberal, nation-state. Individuals and families interacting with one another and building (or avoiding) relationships is the start of political life. Our mistake is to believe that we have a political life (or community) when we do not at all.
INTJ = Sigma?
How changeable are personalities according to Jung or to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator theory? Are personalities innate or do they change over time? Is it possible for someone to change from being beta or delta to sigma, rather than alpha?
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
A Leftist Critiques the Star Wars Product
Skip to the bottom, where he raises objections similar to those given by others in dissecting the story's plausibility.
Monday, December 21, 2015
Rachel Lu on female altar servers. (via Fr. Z)
By what authority does the CDW have to supercede tradition? If it has forgotten the rationale behind reserving certain liturgical ministry to males only, then maybe it should have refrained from making a decision and said it was "under review." But a centralized bureaucracy knows no bounds.
By what authority does the CDW have to supercede tradition? If it has forgotten the rationale behind reserving certain liturgical ministry to males only, then maybe it should have refrained from making a decision and said it was "under review." But a centralized bureaucracy knows no bounds.
Another Article on the Byz Rite at Notre Dame
Divine Liturgy Comes to Notre Dame
Prominent Catholic University Offers Byzantine Worship on Campus
This does not balance out all of the bad stuff being done by Latins there.
Prominent Catholic University Offers Byzantine Worship on Campus
This does not balance out all of the bad stuff being done by Latins there.
No Grasp of Sound Moral Theology
In political questions, just watered down Catholici social teaching and a reliance upon a liberal (or aggregate) conception of the common good. The statism of some of those offering their opinions is also revealing. Of course the NCReg relies upon standard "journalism" writing, giving both "sides" of the issue, but Catholic newspapers should either avoid doing popular articles on disputed questions in moral theology or do it correctly with an informed presentation. Apparently a Catholic newspaper cannot replace sound catechesis.
Does Catholic Faith Dictate a Position on Gun Control? by Brian Fraga
Does Catholic Faith Dictate a Position on Gun Control? by Brian Fraga
Sunday, December 20, 2015
Mother Teresa Movie
Too sappy? Or just right?
Pope Francis on Thursday authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate a decree regarding a miracle...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, December 18, 2015
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta is to be made a Saint. Pope Francis on Thursday authorized the Congregation for the Causes of...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, December 18, 2015
Saturday, December 19, 2015
The New Chaplain for the Swiss Guard
The Swiss Guards have a new chaplain!
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, December 13, 2015
Poster Child for a Dying Uhmerican Church
The Chairman of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ ad hoc Committee on Religious Liberty, Archbishop William E. Lori...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Thursday, December 17, 2015
And another...
Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), gave a...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Following in the footsteps of their patriarch:
Pope Francis on Thursday addressed members of the Italian “Azione Cattolica” movement thanking them for their commitment to welcome migrants.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Thursday, December 17, 2015
Coptic Style?
Seeing these photos of the Jubilee "icon" of the prodigal son here, that is what I am thinking...
Pope Francis on Friday visited a new homeless shelter in Rome’s Termini – John Paul II train station, where he opened a...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Saturday, December 19, 2015
Pope Francis opens the Holy Door of the Caritas Diocesan Hostel in Via Marsala, at Rome's Termini Station, and celebrates Holy Mass there, in occasion of the Jubilee of Mercy. Watch LIVE now!
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, December 18, 2015
Photos from the NAC
From the Pontifical North American College
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Saturday, December 19, 2015
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