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The Bothersome Man (2006) ‘Den brysomme mannen’ Directed by Jens Lien

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The Bothersome Man , Jens Lien , 2006.

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The Bothersome Man directed by Jens Lien

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Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh) and Yu Jiaolong, aka Jen (Zhang Zhiyi), battle in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000).

I saw this film opening weekend at a large theatre in Los Angeles that was packed (Keanu Reeves snuck into the audience that night). The crowd, which was more the typical art house/film festival audience than kung fu/wuxia fans, went absolutely nuts after this scene.

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Middelkerke op 5 augustus 2023 voor 'One More Night' musicalhoofdstad van Vlaanderen

Ann Van den Broeck, Michiel De Meyer, Helle Vanderheyden en andere musicaltoppers blazen dak Proximus Pop-Up Arena er opnieuw volledig af tijdens hét  zotste rock-‘n-roll musical meezingfeest van de zomer! ‘One Night Only’, het zotste musicalfeest van Vlaanderen, raasde op 30 juli 2022 als een orkaan door de Proximus Pop-Up Arena en deed Middelkerke op z’n grondvesten daveren. Het publiek…

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Dude je me sens comme si juste mon cerveau allait peter une latte dans mon crane. Jveux boire genre 3 litres de lait au chocolat pis me laisser emporter par les chutes montmorency

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Jen vs. Shu Lien Sword Fight (Michelle Y...

Honestly would have given Michelle Yeoh an Oscar for this scene alone.

When she is just really fucking done with this spoiled little idiot.

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10« N'essaie pas de me réparer. Je ne suis pas brisé. » Agatha x reader pls

Avec grand plaisir!

Agatha se tenait là, au bord de la route, son regard perdu dans le vide. Les rayons du soleil filtraient à travers les branches des arbres, créant un jeu d'ombres et de lumières sur son visage marqué par les épreuves. Une légère brise agitait les feuilles, mais elle ne semblait pas en sentir l'effet. Son expression était celle d'une profonde mélancolie, une tristesse palpable qui enveloppait son être. Reader, bien que distante, pouvait presque ressentir la lourdeur de son chagrin.

Son manteau, qui flottait autour d'elle, semblait plus sombre que d'habitude, comme si les couleurs du monde s'étaient estompées en ce jour particulier. Reader savait que cette journée marquait l'anniversaire de la mort de Nicki, le petit garçon qu'Agatha avait perdu trop tôt.

Les souvenirs affluaient dans l'esprit de Reader, des images d'Agatha riant aux éclats, de sa voix chantante qui résonnait dans l'air frais de Salem. Mais aujourd'hui, il n'y avait que silence et tristesse. Agatha avait toujours été forte, mais aujourd'hui, elle semblait brisée, comme un vase en mille morceaux. Reader l'observait, le cœur lourd, consciente de la profondeur de la douleur qui habitait son amie. Les souvenirs de Nicki, bien que doux, étaient également une source de douleur, et Reader savait que le poids de cette perte était insupportable.

La route, habituellement animée, semblait s'être figée autour d'Agatha. Les rires et les conversations des passants se mêlaient à l'air, mais pour elle, tout cela paraissait lointain, presque irréel. Reader pouvait voir les larmes aux coins des yeux d'Agatha, des perles de tristesse qui menaçaient de couler à tout moment. Elle se tenait là, immobile, comme si le temps s'était arrêté, perdue dans un océan de souvenirs et de regrets.

Au coin du feu, la chaleur des flammes dansait, projetant des ombres vacillantes sur les visages de Jen, Lilia, Alice et Billy, qui étaient assis en cercle, absorbés par la lueur réconfortante. Les crépitements du bois se mêlaient à l'air frais de la nuit, créant une atmosphère à la fois intime et chaleureuse.

Reader, consciente du besoin d'Agatha, se leva lentement, son cœur battant à l'unisson avec l'intensité de l'instant. Elle s'approcha d'Agatha, qui était à l'écart, perdue dans ses pensées. Reader avançait avec précaution, comme si chaque pas pouvait briser le fragile équilibre de l'atmosphère.

Quand Reader posa sa main sur le dos d'Agatha, un frisson parcourut le corps de cette dernière. Elle savait que c'était Reader, comme elle l'avait toujours su. Il y avait une connexion entre elles, un lien indéfectible qui transcendait les mots. Agatha se retourna lentement, ses yeux cherchant ceux de Reader. Dans ce moment suspendu, leurs regards se croisèrent, et une compréhension silencieuse s'installa entre elles.

Reader pouvait voir la profondeur de l'émotion dans les yeux d'Agatha, une mer de sentiments tumultueux, mêlant tristesse et espoir. Le monde extérieur s'estompa, laissant place à cette bulle intime où seules elles existaient. Reader, avec douceur, savait qu'elle devait être là pour Agatha, prête à écouter et à soutenir, sans jamais rien forcer.

Agatha plonge son regard dans celui de Reader, ses yeux reflétant une intensité mêlée de défi et de vulnérabilité. Elle rompt le silence, sa voix ferme mais douce :

« N'essaie pas de me réparer. Je ne suis pas brisé. » Ses mots flottent dans l'air, chargés de sens.

Reader, surprise par la déclaration, laisse échapper un fin rire ironique, un son qui trahit sa compréhension profonde de la situation.

« Tu sais que c’est un mensonge, » répond Reader, son ton léger mais empreint de compassion.

Elle sait que derrière cette façade de force, Agatha cache des blessures invisibles.Reader s'approche alors, son cœur battant un peu plus vite. Elle prend Agatha dans ses bras, enveloppant celle-ci d'une chaleur réconfortante. Reader passe délicatement sa main dans les cheveux d'Agatha, un geste tendre qui exprime tout ce qu'elle ne peut pas dire.

Agatha se laisse aller un instant, fermant les yeux, profitant de cette étreinte. Elle sait que Reader est là, non pas pour changer quoi que ce soit, mais pour l'accepter telle qu'elle est, avec ses cicatrices et ses failles. Dans ce moment partagé, un silence apaisant s'installe, où les mots ne sont plus nécessaires.

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I watched “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” yesterday for the first time in a long time and, watching as an adult and truly paying attention to what’s being said, really following the plot and not just the fight scenes, I realized that this entire movie is low-key messy and the core of all of the main characters’ conflicts is lack of communication and being dishonest with themselves. The male and female leads Li Mu Bai and Shu Lien (played by Michelle Yeoh) have been pining for each other for about 20 years, but because she was initially engaged to his brother who died in battle right before the beginning of said 20 years, they just stayed friends even though they both wanted more. Tradition was like “no.”

Then, Li Mu Bai’s deceased brother’s killer Jade Fox, a notorious female thief and assassin who specializes in poison, took on an apprentice through becoming a governess in a noble household. This apprentice is none other than Jen, the daughter of the nobles.

However, Jen is actually quite the martial arts prodigy and had surpassed Jade in skill for quite some time. Out of anger and jealousy, Jade resigns as Jen’s governess and leaves the estate. Naturally talented and easily bored, Jen seeks council and friendship from Shu Lien while concealing her other identity as Jade Fox’s (former) apprentice and quietly rebelling against the arranged marriage her parents set up for her. Enter Lo, aka Dark Cloud, the handsome thief who had robbed Jen and her mother’s caravan some time earlier.😏😝💕

She returns home of her own free will thinking that she could just fall back into her every day life like she and Lo never happened and go through with the arranged marriage. But that doesn’t happen either. She runs from her groom and Lo and goes to the Wudan Temple on her own to fine tune her skills…and her self by figuring out what she wants to do with her life. Li Mu Bai offers to take her on as a disciple to continue her training at Wudan after they fight (again) and he spared her (again), but she wanted to find her own way…only to get snatched up by Jade Fox, who, during her time away, had made up her mind to kill her old charge! But Li Mu Bai decided to save Jen yet again and ended up getting himself killed. Shu Lien stayed by his side while Jen went back to Wudan for the antidote. She didn’t make it back in time. But Li Mu Bai did manage to tell Shu Lien that he had always loved her.😒

That blew me soooo bad!!!! Like, y’all had 20 years! Everyone knew about them digging on each other and was just waiting for one of them to buck up and make the first move!😭 I wouldn’t be surprised if there had been bets placed! But she was bound to her deceased fiancé. So because he died, Shu Lien’s love life had to die too? They hadn’t even wed yet! Next, you had Jen out here being a brat starting fights with people, some of whom actually wanted the best for her and could’ve helped her ease her way out and/or around tradition, but out of pride and arrogance, chose to stab these people in the back and even got one killed.😒😒 Like, she and Lo could’ve been warrior boos training at Wudan Temple together. I’d like to say that if she stood her ground against her parents, she would’ve been fine and they would’ve accepted her life choices; but given the time period, and how traditional her parents were (and society was as a whole), I don’t think so. Then, you had Jade on the side being a hater because Jen was a natural at martial arts while she struggled to teach herself for years. So instead of being proud of the person she helped raise surpassing her in skill, she drugged her and tried to kill her because she knew she couldn’t take her on fairly. Like, this movie is so messy but in the best way!!!! Lastly, the end was always kind of murky for me: when Jen jumped, did she fly or did she die? I wanna believe she flew and was finally able to enjoy her freedom. But given that she jumped from the top of a mountain, that doesn’t seem likely. For the sake of optimism, let’s just go with the former.☺️

P.S. While all of Jen’s fight scenes were bomb, my favorites were anytime she fought Shu Lien!🥰 Especially when they fought at Wudan Temple and Shu Lien showcased her skill by showing out with like seven different weapons!!!!

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Yu Shu Lien vs. Melinda May

Remember: don't vote on "who would win in a fight", but on "who, when given a task that fits her skillset and talents, would do that task better: more comprehensively, faster, with more pizzazz, with less collateral, etc."

Endorsements! "What is she good at?"

Yu Shu Lien, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Accomplished businesswoman and proficient fighter in a world lead by men Yu Shu Lien lives a life as close to independent as possible. The only one who was able to defeat Jen Yu wielding the Green Destiny besides the sword's owiginal owner, Li Mu Bai.

Melinda May, Marvel: She is a SHIELD specialist, she is a fighter, she even trains superheroes! *-*

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The Bothersome Man (2006) ‘Den brysomme mannen’ Directed by Jens Lien

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Week 7 Blog Essay: Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and the Comparison to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

(TWO FILM ESSAY)

By Jensen Boles

In the year of 1974, Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. He was also known for directing films such as Eggshells (1969), Poltergeist (1982), as well as the sequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986).

Above is the original theatrical trailer for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Tobe Hooper's casting choice for this film mainly consists of unknown actors consisting of Gunnar Hansen, Marylin Burns, Edwin Neal, Paul A. Partain and Jim Seidow. While these actors were unknown at the time, they did eventually gain some recognition from horror fans, thanks to this film. Gunnar Hansen who played Leatherface in the film, even stated in an interview "Yes. And in fact, once Chainsaw came out, I started getting asked to be in films."

The story of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is set in the same year the film came out, being 1974. The story of this film follows five friends who head to rural Texas to visit the gravesite of one of their grandfathers which has been desecrated. While on their way they stumble upon a psychopathic hitchhiker and an abandoned house that's home to a chainsaw wielding, cannibalistic psycho, named Leatherface along with the rest of his family who are also psychopaths and cannibals who are also known for tormenting their victims.

The film was known for having a low production budget consisting of only $140,000 and having a cast of mainly unknown actors as mentioned above. However the film made $26,572,161 for the worldwide box office. The film was also known for being really controversial due to its excessive violence and disturbing content which got the film banned in the UK for 25 years. The film was also inspired by the real life serial killer known as Ed Gein.

Despite the film's low budget and controversy at the time, the film was still praised by fans as well as a few critics such as Roger Ebert who stated "It’s also without any apparent purpose, unless the creation of disgust and fright is a purpose. And yet in its own way, the movie is some kind of weird, off-the-wall achievement. I can’t imagine why anyone would want to make a movie like this, and yet it’s well-made, well-acted, and all too effective." Roger Ebert was stating that despite the unconventional elements along with the film's low budget and controversy, the film was still effective and enjoyable in the horror genre.

Moving onto my second film of the week, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which was released in the year 2000 and has a totally different plot which is set in 19th century Qing Dynasty, China and involves a young Chinese warrior named Jen Yu (Zhang Ziyi) who steals a sword from a famous swordsman named Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun Fat). Li Mu Bai was originally going to give his sword to a young female warrior, Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh) before it was stolen by Jen. Yu Shu-Lien, then gives chase to Jen and along the way, she encounters bitter loose ends, fervent passions, and an unconquerable desire for freedom.

Above is a still frame from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon that consists of Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh) about to battle Jen Yu (Zhang Ziyi) in the most iconic scene from the movie.

In comparison to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon had a larger production budget consisting of $15,000,000 and made $213,966,221 worldwide. The film has also won an Academy Award for best cinematography as well as a Saturn Award for best Action/Adventure film.

The film has also garnered praise by fans and critics alike. Peter Bradshaw from The Guardian said "In the old-fashioned entertainment that it delivers, and in its inspired combination of seriousness and playfulness, Crouching Tiger is already assuming the lineaments of a classic." I think Peter Bradshaw makes a good point because the film is still considered a classic to this day and the cinematography still holds up today as well.

All in all, both of these films are totally different from one another because of the different budgets, the different setting, and the different style of films. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre had a lower budget and was set in Texas in the year of 1974, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon however, had a higher budget and was a period piece set in 19th century China. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was also a horror film which had gained some controversy over the years, while Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was based off of a Chinese novel and had won awards for best cinematography and for best action film. Even the actors for both films are considered different, while The Texas Chainsaw Massacre had unknown actors at the time, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon had a few well known actors, yet some of the actors weren’t known well amongst certain audiences.

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Call for Entries to A’ Design Award & Competition

A’ Design Award & Competition is the world’s leading international annual juried competition for design. The A’ Design Accolades are organized in a wide range of creative fields to highlight the very best designers from all countries in all disciplines. The ultimate aim of the A’ Design Awards is to push designers, companies and brands worldwide to create superior products and projects that benefit the society. The A’ Design Competition aims to create incentives that ignite and reward creativity, original ideas and concept generation in all industrial sectors.

Every year, projects that focus on innovation, technology, design and creativity are awarded with the A’ Design Award. Deadline for submission is February 28 and results will be announced on May 1st. Designers worldwide are called to take part in the accolades by entering their best works, projects and products designed in the last 10 years.

A'Design Award is a great opportunity for designers to have a jump in their careers as the A' Design Award offers winners extensive marketing services to make use of the success of winning the award. The winning designs are also exhibited in Italy through the temporary MOOD: Museum of Design. Winners of the Award will have extensive press appearances, press release preparation and distribution.

There are over hundred design award participation categories such as Good Industrial Design Award,  Good Architecture Design Award, Good Product Design Award, Good Communication Design Award, Good Service Design Award, and Good Fashion Design Award.

Entries will be judged by an international jury panel of scholars, professionals and media members. Further design award categories are available on this link.

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music and film

music : what kind of music do they like ? do they have any specific favorite artists / bands ?

her favourite genre is definitely indie/alternative, but she also enjoys pop and classic rock a lot. she also casually enjoys a lot of old early 2000's kpop (girls generation, brown-eyed girls, 2NE1.)

she definitely gravitates towards artists like mitski, noah kahan, gregory alan isakov, maggie rogers, phoebe bridgers, florence + the machine, laufey.

she also heavily gravitates towards wlw artists like renee rapp, fletcher, muna, girl in red, kehlani, hayley kiyoko, brandi carlile, boygenius, chappell roan, beabadoobee. and in addition, she really enjoys music from taylor swift, sabrina carpenter, halsey, lady gaga, in terms of top 40.

she has a very large classic rock playlist for when she's at the dojo, it is so big that you'd think a middle-aged man made it. bryan adams, guns n' roses, the who, CCR, aerosmith, black sabbath, led zeppelin, quite literally every classic rock hype song you can think of. the only other playlist she will train to is the playlist she has labeled "glitter gel pen songs".

film : what’s their favorite movies ( or in the case of muses that haven’t seen them, what WOULD be their favorite movies ? )

there is no universe where suki would not have been raised on the films of our lord and saviour michelle yeoh. crouching tiger, hidden dragon will always be her favourite movie, and the sword fight scene between jen and shu lien was absolutely suki's bi awakening. though suki has seen a lot of classic martial arts movies, michelle yeoh movies were quintessential to her upbringing and always her favourites. she does also have a soft spot for kill bill vol. 1 and 2, particularly because she had a crush on every woman in that movie.

she also really loves girlhood/womanhood movies like sisterhood of the traveling pants, ladybird, little women (all of the iterations), steel magnolias, fried green tomatoes, frances ha, and the farewell. these are her feel-good "i need to have a good cry" movies.

on the complete opposite of the spectrum, she LOVES horror movies. supernatural and science fiction horror are her favourite subgenres, she doesn't really enjoy slasher films much at all. favourites include but are not limited to alien, aliens, the exorcist, the vvitch, the conjuring, the blair witch project, nope, the thing, jennifer's body, and annihilation. kudos to anyone who can make it through a horror movie with suki, she gets so happy when someone watches them with her.