Reinventing happiness (no.2)

Today I watched "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" (and the movie following it, "The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"). It's about a hotel in India and its elderly guests. 

All  this color....!! Shades of yellow, and red, and blue, and purple, and green, and almost every other color that exists! And all the fine embroidery on the fabrics and clothes! All the beautiful patterns in architecture, jewelry and on any element that catches your eye! Well, it's a Hollywood movie after all, it can't be 100% accurate to the real thing, but still looks amazing!

You look at all these beautiful things and you can't help but think that if there's so much color to lighten up the world, the world can't be a very bad place. At least not always....

Plus the idea of travelling and getting to know different cultures, seeing new things, taste, smell.... I should travel someday....! But maybe watch some trevelling documentaries for now.

(image source: imdb.com)

P.S. Those beautiful couple of lines in the end of the second movie, spoeken by Muriel Donnelly (the character of Maggie Smith):

"You have no idea now what you will become, 

don't try to control it. 

Let go.

That's when the fun starts."

Morticia & survival (a quote)

The "Star Wars" post-its.

A few months ago I decided to do a "Star Wars" marathon for the first time. 

After watching all 6 films (the 7th had just premiered in theaters) a friend asked me to draw something for each film, something to show the impression each film left to me. 

So, since I basically create abstract art I decided to do a post-it with an abstract drawing for each episode. 

For me, creating my abstract designs is like following lines, and that's what I did with this mini project, but always having in mind each movie.

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Thoughts on Deadpool

While watching Deadpool, and after watching it I had some thoughts about it. So, I decided to write them down...!

(not in order)

Here we go:

* No...! Not the unicorn!

* Guys, just go for the girl! She might be into you after all...!

* That "four to five moments" philosophy seems good. 

* Stewart of course...!

* Oh, it's always pleasant to hear and watch X-Men!

* Appearance is not everything.

* You're a good man, Colossus. I can see what Shadowcat finds in you.

* In contrast we trust

(all these action scenes with romantic comedy type of music on the backround, the combination of funny and unhappy moments).

* Even in chaos there is beauty (a.k.a. ending scene).

* Oh, I think that almost everyone would want a boyfriend/girlfriend who would be so matching with him/her, that it would seem like they were specially made with a computer.

* You can be Deadpool-cool only if you don't take yourself too seriously.

* Raise your glass if you're wrong in many ways & let's drink to that!

* One of the most romantic ending scenes ever 

(they were getting each other and that's a great deal)!

* Oh, you just read my thoughts about the absence of more X-Men in the movie!

* That knife stuck in his head... (haha)!

* Rated R was a little bit too much I think. 

* Yes, "Deadpool" is a romantic movie after all (in a certain way it is)!

Precious memories

Precious memories.... those that are like the elite of all memories!

The very good (or even great ones) that may have passed and probably you won't be able to live similar things again,

but still they're going to have a special place in the back of your brain forever.

For me, one of the greatest memories I have are from my early childhood years (around 5 or 6 years maybe), when I was waking up those winter afternoons after my nap and I was sitting in the couch, between the blankets, with my mom and we were watching Charlie Chaplin movies (I remember watching the Oscars too during one of these afternoons). 

Even the thought makes me feel a unique kind of warmth and much loved.....

(image: youtube.com)

P.S. Thanks mom!

The costumes of "Queen of the Damned"

Yesterday I was watching "Queen of the Damned" for the....8th, 9th,....well I can't remember exactly how many times I have seen it, but for one more time I noticed how wonderful the costumes of the movie are!

Embroidery, semi-transparent fabrics, beautiful colors and great designs by Angus Strathie.

A quote

I love this quote from "Mulan"!

So, I made this using as base an image from fanpop.com.