Natalie Portman in 'Dude, where's my hair?'
I'M BACK!
Ahem.
Exams are virtually over. I have the last two next week, but I don't really need to study. I mean, they're Italian exams and I kind of know Italian (that's what happens when you live in a country for 16 years) so studying won't really get me anywhere, but it will make me cranky and cut from my valuable bloghopping time! Which is why I'm not studying until Sunday evening. And that's that.
Moving on.
I read this a while on Overheard in New York and, well, how hot is Natalie Portman? No, seriously. Does she even fit on a scale of 1 to 10? And not only that, she's smart too. And rich. And she got to make out with Hayden Christensen! And she can act (she pulls off the British accent in V for Vendetta better than James Marsters, and that's saying something)!
As if that wasn't enough to prove the existence of a cosmic force of unfairness that governs our lives, Natalie Portman is also one of the select few people in the world who look good without hair.
A before/after to make the message clearer:
before:
after:
How is this fair, I ask you? if I shaved my head, I'd probably look like some kind of animal/vegetable. But if Natalie Portman shaves her head, she looks like a goddess! More so than she did before!
WHY? WHYYYY????? WHY HER AND NOT ME???
Um, apparently because the shape of her face is right. Go figure.
Other people who look good with overly short hair: David Beckham (who looks good in any hairdo, because he is a demi-god on earth, after all, and there's no denying that), Daniel Day-Lewis, Brad Pitt (need I explain?)...
None of them females.
Damn you, Natalie Portman, for managing to pull off the 'short-hair-for-movie' thing better than Demi Moore!
The movie is, of course, V for Vendetta which I watched a few weeks ago (a time I like to call 'ante-IB') at Pan's and since I knew that, at a certain point, Natalie Portman's hair was just going to go, I spent half the movie nagging Pan (who'd seen it before).
'Are they going to cut it now? Oh God, Pan, when are they going to cut it? Oh no, tell me it's not the next scene! How much till they cut her hair? Oh dear, it's going to be terrible, isn't it? Oh God, Pan, I'm scared! They can't cut her hair! That's... that's ebil!'
That's what I get for watching trailers. Half a movie ruined by the expectation of the hair-cutting.
This kind of reminds me of Along Came Polly. Trailers ruined that movie for me because all the funny stuff was in there (also, the movie was rather bad. That also ruined it). But then, some trailers don't make much of a difference, do they? I mean, I knew the ship was going to sink before I watched Titanic, but that didn't ruin the movie at all.
Yes, I admit it, I'm one of those lame-ass softies who cried during Titanic. Twice, in fact. Once, when the orchestra kept playing despite the imminent death by drowning. The second time when the old Kate Winslet chucked the necklace into the sea.
But apart from the movie-ruining tense anticipation of the awful moment when they were going to cut Natalie Portman's hair, I actually enjoyed V for Vendetta. Pan and I had to fight not to squee at the obvious 1984 references, and I had to fight tears (because I'm a romantic at heart) when she kissed V.
'He doesn't even feel it, you dolt. She's kissing the bloody mask!' said Pan.
'B-B-but... don't you see? He is the mask! He is the idea, and the man behind the idea! And she doesn't care that she's kissing plastic [but maybe it's porcelain] because she loves him! And I bet he totally feels the kiss anyway because she loves him, and he loves her, and they love each other and WHY DOESN'T ANYONE LOVE ME?'
'Oh, TPF, I'm sure your mother loves you.'
'HA! Yeah, right! She totally gave my broken foot the big brush-off!'
My foot is loads better, by the way.
In conclusion: V for Vendetta is a good movie. And Natalie Portman is hot.
Click on this link for a hilarious recap, but beware spoilers.
Ahem.
Exams are virtually over. I have the last two next week, but I don't really need to study. I mean, they're Italian exams and I kind of know Italian (that's what happens when you live in a country for 16 years) so studying won't really get me anywhere, but it will make me cranky and cut from my valuable bloghopping time! Which is why I'm not studying until Sunday evening. And that's that.
Moving on.
I read this a while on Overheard in New York and, well, how hot is Natalie Portman? No, seriously. Does she even fit on a scale of 1 to 10? And not only that, she's smart too. And rich. And she got to make out with Hayden Christensen! And she can act (she pulls off the British accent in V for Vendetta better than James Marsters, and that's saying something)!
As if that wasn't enough to prove the existence of a cosmic force of unfairness that governs our lives, Natalie Portman is also one of the select few people in the world who look good without hair.
A before/after to make the message clearer:
before:
after:
How is this fair, I ask you? if I shaved my head, I'd probably look like some kind of animal/vegetable. But if Natalie Portman shaves her head, she looks like a goddess! More so than she did before!
WHY? WHYYYY????? WHY HER AND NOT ME???
Um, apparently because the shape of her face is right. Go figure.
Other people who look good with overly short hair: David Beckham (who looks good in any hairdo, because he is a demi-god on earth, after all, and there's no denying that), Daniel Day-Lewis, Brad Pitt (need I explain?)...
None of them females.
Damn you, Natalie Portman, for managing to pull off the 'short-hair-for-movie' thing better than Demi Moore!
The movie is, of course, V for Vendetta which I watched a few weeks ago (a time I like to call 'ante-IB') at Pan's and since I knew that, at a certain point, Natalie Portman's hair was just going to go, I spent half the movie nagging Pan (who'd seen it before).
'Are they going to cut it now? Oh God, Pan, when are they going to cut it? Oh no, tell me it's not the next scene! How much till they cut her hair? Oh dear, it's going to be terrible, isn't it? Oh God, Pan, I'm scared! They can't cut her hair! That's... that's ebil!'
That's what I get for watching trailers. Half a movie ruined by the expectation of the hair-cutting.
This kind of reminds me of Along Came Polly. Trailers ruined that movie for me because all the funny stuff was in there (also, the movie was rather bad. That also ruined it). But then, some trailers don't make much of a difference, do they? I mean, I knew the ship was going to sink before I watched Titanic, but that didn't ruin the movie at all.
Yes, I admit it, I'm one of those lame-ass softies who cried during Titanic. Twice, in fact. Once, when the orchestra kept playing despite the imminent death by drowning. The second time when the old Kate Winslet chucked the necklace into the sea.
But apart from the movie-ruining tense anticipation of the awful moment when they were going to cut Natalie Portman's hair, I actually enjoyed V for Vendetta. Pan and I had to fight not to squee at the obvious 1984 references, and I had to fight tears (because I'm a romantic at heart) when she kissed V.
'He doesn't even feel it, you dolt. She's kissing the bloody mask!' said Pan.
'B-B-but... don't you see? He is the mask! He is the idea, and the man behind the idea! And she doesn't care that she's kissing plastic [but maybe it's porcelain] because she loves him! And I bet he totally feels the kiss anyway because she loves him, and he loves her, and they love each other and WHY DOESN'T ANYONE LOVE ME?'
'Oh, TPF, I'm sure your mother loves you.'
'HA! Yeah, right! She totally gave my broken foot the big brush-off!'
My foot is loads better, by the way.
In conclusion: V for Vendetta is a good movie. And Natalie Portman is hot.
Click on this link for a hilarious recap, but beware spoilers.
Labels: Random is good, Reviews
posted by The Poodle's Friend at 8:30 PM
8 Comments:
Let us see how good my reading comprehension is: You have an affinity for NP. You are the world's worst person to watch a movie with. You are never going to stop bitching about your poor mother and your stupid foot.
How did I do?
Spot on, Admiral!
Another hair post....
What's it with you and dead mass of keratin clinging to the head? In anticipation of a terrible summer I've shaved off my entire tress-ure. And ah, what freedom.
The feeling to post during an exams is a seductive, guilty pleasure. I found myself wanting to write on a profusion of topics during my three-day compact exam. That's fatal, considering the claustrophobic time-frame. Now however the enthusiasm has just fizzled out.
And go ahead procrastinate studies. That's exactly how a self-professed nerd should behave, huh?
OMG, Natalie Portman is so hot, I totally agree and she's not just hot, but smart too. I mean, she did go to Harvard and kiss Hayden Christensen and additionally, she is fluent in Hebrew. She must be one of the cool people who did her SAT-II's in Hebrew. Remember we used to wonder which idiot of an American would actually learn Hebrew. Now we know who...
I don't like Brad Pitt without hair, now Bruce Willis without hair is rather attractive. And yeah, David Beckham is just hot even with braids. I mean, HOW can anyone be so HOT is beyond me.
Ha Admiral, I think the pallid one's anger at her mother stems from the the fact that her majesty's mother threw away her old faded t-shits that her majesty loved.
umm..actually I am the world's worse person to watch a movie with. I keep on clutching on to people sitting next to me and mutilating their arms. TPF darling, I'm still sorry for the whole Munich thing.
and you cried for Titanic?
*evil snicker* even I didn't cry for Titanic and I'm the one who cried for Monsters Inc so you know how mushy I am.
oh the orchestra part in titanic really got to me too. i din't cry but gosh they went on playing.... sniff.
David Beckham? Until he opens his mouth to speak.
nitin: oh God, I totally get that. i had like a zillion post ideas during my exam period. Which is not very good when you're trying to revise projectile motion. Oh well.
Pan: yeah, do you think she got 800? I guess she must have. As for your not liking Brad without hair... well, um, I don't see how that's possible.
My arm still complains about your clutching. It speaks to me, sometimes. It tells me to keep away from you. I should listen to it.
eris: Yeah, I know. It was soooo terribly sad. Sniff. But you know, you're the first person I know apart from me that actually cares about the orchestra. I no longer feel alone now. Thank you!
St. Jude: Yes, well, thankfully he doesn't need to speak to look hot!=)
FG: OMG, I shall totally win the Pukelitzer thanks to your kind encouragement! And you will be the first person I thank in my Pukelitzer acceptance speech (I don't even know if they have those, but I'll pretend they do). No, seriously, pilfer away. You'd do a much better job at it. =)
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