"The End Is The Beginning Is The End"

Smashing Pumpkins

The sewers belch me up

The heavens spit me out

From ethers tragic I am born again

And now I'm with you now

Inside your world of wow

To move in desires made of deadly pretends

Till the end times begin

Is it bright where you are?
Have the people changed?

Does it make you happy you're so strange?

And in your darkest hour, I hold secrets flame

You can watch the world devoured in it's pain

Strange

Climb my ribcage to

The replays run for you

Unhook my lights to peek behind the flash

For I am crystal chrome I am shatter dome

I am kremlin king of angels avenged

To destroy the end

The zeppelins rain upon us

The guns of love disastrous

A shadow lies amongst you

To defy the future cast

I don’t really like the vibe of this song, since the lyrics are just so tragic and cynical. I am not exactly strong when it comes to decoding songs like these. But once again, I chose it because of its title, “The End is the Beginning is the End”. Now, if you remember my introduction which featured the song which is called “The Beginning is the End is the Beginning”, which is a remix of the song I found out now. This song was the one featured on the Batman and Robin soundtrack. Since this will be my last entry in my media log, I feel a bit nostalgic here. But then, I really just chose this song for its lyrics without any relation to my nostalgia. Even if that’s the case I still have to give my run through on all of the things I’ve learned for the past quarter. One thing is advertisements are very powerful. Now I actually think of getting a course in college related to advertising… They really have a big effect on the mass especially like how the Chuck Taylors made it big. Second, I’ve realized that audios and visuals are better for me if they are put together; a sight for the eyes and the ears. They come in animated poetries, music videos, etc. Third, I realized how movies are movies. Usually when movies are non-fiction, they readily put a disclaimer of how it is a true story, or if it won’t catch the audience’s attention they put, “Based on a true story…” or “Inspired by…” which makes devalue the truth of what movies really portray. Sometimes, in movies there are events that are least likely to happen in real life but movies, being movies, make them happen. I guess that’s why they’re called movies.

All in all, I’ve really enjoyed pouring my heart and soul into this media log. I got to express myself and point out the things that I like and dislike. But it wasn’t an easy job. Now I know why critics are so well-off. It’s not that easy to criticize or praise something knowing that people will depend on what you think. That’s why most of the time I often start with “In my opinion…” since I am not a critic and I am not all-knowing. Also, to pan others’ works isn’t exactly a good thing. After all their hard work some know-it-all bashes it and here comes the water works. To think about it, my media log is a form of media. And you, Ms. Platon will be the critic of my media log. So, please be gentle.

Lyrics: AzLyrics

They say that the best form of flattery is imitation. Well, then I am amazed at the dedication of whoever made this. They made it almost exactly like the real thing, or rather, the animated one. It had the usual Bart scene where he’s kept after classes for detention. Although what the real one wrote wasn’t that as funny as the animated one but the scene was reenacted. At the end though, there was no couch gag, but I really can’t expect much since producing a video like that isn’t that easy. Anyways, I was just really interested in this since I like the Simpsons, but who doesn’t?

Sixteen Candles

I don’t really know what the big deal about being 16 is, but right now whenever I see my friends turning 16, I tell them that they’re already pretty old. I mean, when you’re 15, you still seem young, but right after you turn 16 you seem to get a bit older (Even though yesterday you were just 15). In a few months I’ll turn 16, and maybe, just maybe, I’ll see what it is all about being 16 years old.

To keep up with my ramblings, I decided to watch a film, titled “Sixteen Candles”, a 1984 film starring Molly Ringwald. It’s the usual teen film where the girl is in love with a boy who doesn’t even know she exists. But there’s a twist here, a boy who first seems as intrusion actually helps them get together in the end and he is quaintly called “The Geek” (Anthony Michael Hall). Since this is a teen romantic comedy, in the end, Samantha Baker (Molly Ringwald) and Jake Ryan (Michael Schoeffling), the boy of her dreams, finally get together and end up sharing that uncomfortable kiss with a birthday cake.

I wasn’t really in awe of this movie, but I liked the characters of this movie. I especially like “The Geek”, he was very entertaining and you’ll be touched at his sincerity. Samantha was like every other teen that worried about peer pressure and the like. Jake was the usual jock who women often swooned over. You can’t help but cheer for the happy ending they had. Although I was a bit curious at how the kissing scene was filmed. In my opinion, it looked more uncomfortable for the actors rather than being romantic. But I enjoyed this movie none the less and I guess it helped me see some parts of being a sixteen year old.


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The Dead

Billy Collins

The dead are always looking down on us, they say.

While we are putting on our shoes or eating a steak,

they are looking down through the glass bottom boats of heaven

as they row themselves slowly through eternity.

They watch the tops of our heads moving below on earth,

and when we lie down in a field or on a couch,

drugged perhaps by the hum of a long afternoon,

they think we are looking back at them,

which makes them lift their oars and fall silent

and wait, like parents, for us to close our eyes.

This poem is creepy and thanks to it I feel as if someone dead is watching me. (I hope not.) Anyways, I never actually heard of Billy Collins up to now. I did a little research about him and found out that he had been called a poet laureate, a poet who is honored for his work, which means he is an esteemed poet. Watching the animated video made me feel that the subject of his poem wasn’t that serious, but then I was wrong. After all, it was about the dead, who would make fun of the dead?

As I’ve typed before, this poem is creepy. It makes me feel that the dead are waiting for us to come and join them. It really just gives me an eerie feeling. Well, if that was Billy Collins’ prime reason in making this poem, I should tell you that he succeeded in doing so.

(Got this from YouTube)

“Everybody loves Chucks.” According to the Converse ad, that is. But I agree, since I am an avid fan of Chucks, always sporting my black high cuts whenever I can. Chuck Taylors or Chucks as we lovingly name it has been a staple in our everyday attire. Believe me, if my black high cuts were considered as “black shoes” in our school uniform, I’d wear them. I don’t know why I think highly of Chucks but they have this charm that works on me and pretty much a lot of other people who endorse them. But in reality, Chucks weren’t that well-loved back in the day as it is now. My father told me that in the 60s, farmers were the only ones who wore them. If you get his logic, it wasn’t that popular during my father’s days. Fast forward to the 80s where Chucks were popularized thanks to rock icons, but that was in the foreign countries. Moving on to the year 2000 where it was once again neglected in the Philippines. Mailmen and delivery boys were the only ones that wore them with pride. Nobody else wanted to, according to the speaker during our Career Talk. But thanks to advertising finally, they made it big. People were finally wearing it! They were patronizing it! But that didn’t stop there. Innovation came. Shoelaces of different colors, shoes of varied designs, and other customizations occurred. Wearing it made people of different aspects of life express themselves. This is all thanks to the power of advertisements, or media. One good example is above.

Parental Control is a TV series produced by MTV, which actually airs in Channel V and is a dating show. This is a dating show with a twist. The parents who are unhappy with the relationship of either their son or daughter would go to measures to find another person for their son/daughter, a person that they would like. They interview five candidates who seem suitable for their son/daughter and then narrow them down to two, the father’s choice and the mother’s choice. Then their son/daughter will go out with a date with their two choices while the son’s/daughter’s significant other is watching from the son’s/daughter’s home together with their parents. (Which is a bit awkward and intimidating, if you ask me.)Then in the end the son/daughter will have to choose from either her current lover or whoever from the father’s or mother’s choice.

All I have to say is that this show is for people who have nothing to do. I don’t really like this show and sources say this show is scripted. I’ll enumerate the reasons why I disliked this show. First, I know that parents know what’s best for their children but do they have to go and do measures like these? Let the world know that they are not approved of their son’s/daughter’s significant other? That’s harsh. Second, you date with complete strangers that your parents set-up for you. Once again, even though parents know best, they’re not the ones who are going to date that guy/girl. Third, you let your significant other or ex, see you date with other people and even choose another guy/girl over him. That really takes the cake. Relationships are being ruined and it’s being made public. You didn’t even warn your boyfriend/girlfriend that you’re choosing him/her over another guy/girl.

Well, if you really want to watch this, I’d advise you to watch it when you can’t fall asleep or if you’re tired from studying and your brain wants to rest.

Picture taken from wikipedia.

“Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes. Five hundred twenty-five thousand moments so dear. Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes. How do you measure, measure a year? In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee. In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife. In five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes - how do you measure a year in the life? How about love? How about love? How about love? Measure in love... seasons of love.”

The song “Seasons of Love” just seems so mushy, in a good way. I’ve heard it countless of times with different singers but whoever sings it doesn’t really matter because I always end up singing along with it. The version that I am really enticed with is the version that I heard last night from the movie Rent. Rent is a movie that tackles the lives of bohemians in the 80s. Seeing that it is another play turned into a movie, I instantly became interested about it. This movie featured a lot of issues, AIDS, drug addiction, arts, bisexuality, etc. This movie seemed so hopeful, since no matter how much was thrown in their way, the protagonists seemed so happy. Although I was bothered that almost half of the main characters were all HIV-positive. That was a bit disturbing for me but that played a big part in the movie, especially when one of the characters passed away due to it. That’s the reality in which some of our brothers and sisters are experiencing at this very moment.

This movie showcased the musical ability of the actors who were present in it and I’d have to be thankful for the innovation of subtitles. I was singing along in the comfort of my room, alone. The songs were amazing and I love it when Roger and Mimi sing together. I know it’s cheesy to say but I think they make a good couple. But in the middle of the movie, I was wondering why “Rent” is the title. Is it about the money? Is it because of how hard they fought for their apartment space? That even made Mark work for Buzzline? From what I got in the movie, the title “Rent”, for me, is how we just rent our lives from God. In the circumstances in the movie, they kept on mentioning, “No day but today.” We might not have time to do everything we want to for who knows, tomorrow God might call us.

Picture from: moviecitynews.com