One word....Plastics...
What is the future like?
Well, I have no idea, so I can't help you there. And though I'm pretty certain of what I want my career path to be, I am not completely sure of what I want to do in the future. When I was younger, I always thought I would be an engineer, until the summer after my junior year of high school. That summer I worked in a hospital and decided that medicine was my future. So there I was. I decided to study biomedical engineering because it would combine these two interests, and I am very glad that I'm working in a BME lab now. However, it has made me realize that although this research can be interesting, I don't think the life of a researcher is for me. I'd rather have an immediate impact on patient care and be able to interact with patients on a daily basis. I want to be there to treat the patient's conditions. I want to use my hands and mind daily, and for this reason, I think surgery would be a good fit for me. I know I would be successful in that path, and hope that everything pans out well.
But I have a feeling that like me, everyone's dream is to some star musician or athlete or actor. And if the opportunity presented itself, I would love making and being in films. Or sharing my music with the world. I guess like Benjamin Braddock, I'm not so sure of what my future entails, but I'm still concerned about it. When I was much younger, I always wanted to be a California Raisin. So Raisins, if you're reading this, and you have an opening... I would love to join your group of the funkiest, most soulful, dried grapes ever known to man.
And, by now, I can't escape the movie review, which has now become a staple. I saw this movie the other day with Nate, Munty, and Doug, and it was great.
Cidade de Deus
It's usually quite refreshing to see a foreign film. Foreign actors and filmmakers don't pander to Hollywood like most Americans do. Some of our most well-known (yet horrible) actors just play to Hollywood, and can't do anything else. Most of the actors in this film aren't professional actors. Most were taken from the favelas themselves and told to portray...their own realities. At times raw, this makes for natural, gritty, realistic, human interactions. The story of gang wars in one of the favelas of Rio is based on a true story, and can be quite dim. However, the possibility of redemption, the possiblity of leaving the favela is always pulsing through the movie, which excites the characters. There were some really great shots in this film, especially the opening sequence and the strobe light sequence in the middle of the movie. I got engrossed in the cinematography and the stories of the characters, which all get weaved together. Everyone in the City of God is connected, and they all get sucked into the world of crime, even little kids. Despite their character and strength, they are unable to fight the need for food and revenge.
