a writing (thoughts spouting) comeback attempt!!!

well hello internet

it's been so long

with the 95th Oscars Ceremony around the corner, this is me having another attempt to compose my thoughts on the movies i personally watched that belong listed in the categories nomination.

all upcoming posts would be personal opinions, so keep in mind that i'm also open to hearing other opinions and perspectives.

please reach out to me in the comment, or on my socials. down below are my social handles.

@submilkyway on twitter

@friendofdawn on instagram.

peace,

maria

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The Farewell (2019) - a movie review

Billi (plays by Awkwafina) is a Chinese-American living in New York. She grew up in China until she was 2 years old and then moved to the US, so both cultures pretty much coalesce and being part of her identity. But, when she knew the information about her Nai Nai (played by Zhao Shu-Zhen) dying of cancer, her beliefs and her identity are being challenged. In Chinese, there’s a saying quoted that “ When people get cancer, they die. It's not the cancer that kills them; it's the fear.” The family wants to keep it a secret and Billi’s parent expect her not to tell Nai Nai and forbid her to come with them to China. The whole family finally plan a wedding for Billi’s cousin (who also lives outside China hence his detachedness from his Chinese identity) so they have a reason to come to China to visit Nai Nai. This is a movie about grief and family that also presents the authentic cultural distinction between how the west and the east perceive ideas. I appreciate and admire how litt...

Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park, translated by Anton Hur - a book review

Book title : Love in the Big City / 대도시의 사랑법 Author : Sang Young Park; Anton Hur (translator, kor-eng) Publisher : Tilted Axis Press ISBN : 978-1-911284-64-2 (ebook) Year of Publication : 2021 Pages : 231 pages T his novel consists of 4 chapters. Each tells a different story from different phases of the narrator’s life throughout his early adulthood. While writing this rant/review, I tried to recall the name of the main character/narrator of the stories, because the book is being told in the first person, and I felt like his name didn’t mention much. Also, the writings of these 4 stories are pretty descriptive without having too many dialogues between the people. Some scenes/bits of the story also feel like a memoir, even an autobiographical one. However, I did recall one syllable of the narrator's name, Young . Part one of the book—the first chapter, is titled “Jaehee” , and tells the story of his undergraduate year majoring in French literature and he hap...

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