Dinner and a Movie
Friday night was the typical dinner and a movie. A bunch of us from class decided to see the Science of Sleep and since we didn't do our typical Thursday night dinner, we needed to fit that in before the movie.
We ended up going to an Indian restaurant. I've never had Indian food (cause I heard it can get rather spicy - and you know me and spice don't go together). But, I was pleasantly surprised. The restaurant was located on a second level (a large number of restaurants in Vancouver tend to be on a second level. My guess is for the view of the mountains). It was rather lovely and dark - meaning the curtains were black and windows all around with neatly arranged tables with white table cloths. Posh yet casual.
The food was amazing. I asked for mild of course and one of the mild chicken dishes turned out a tiny bit spicy, but it was manageable.
Then we went to the movie theatre and surprisingly there's a student rate here! It's $8 for a movie. Where in Toronto can you get an $8 movie? And I don't mean rent two dvd's and that is still more than $8.
The Science of Sleep excelled all my expectations. It was a mix of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Amelie. Sunshine in the sense of imagery, cinemotography, the fragmented plotline and Amelie in terms of the love story (without a clear lovey-dovey ending). I really enjoy movies that don't wrap up the movie into a nice package and put a bow on top of it, just to satisfy the audience. Yes, there was a hint of a happy ending, but it didn't end with the exchange of marriage vows.
The movie perfectly executed the dilemma between reality and sleep. When are we asleep? Are we asleep right now? How do we know that what we perceive as reality is in fact sleep and the reality rests after we wake up from this dream?
It was a fun movie and I recommend it to anyone who loves independent and innovative scripts and filming techniques.
We ended up going to an Indian restaurant. I've never had Indian food (cause I heard it can get rather spicy - and you know me and spice don't go together). But, I was pleasantly surprised. The restaurant was located on a second level (a large number of restaurants in Vancouver tend to be on a second level. My guess is for the view of the mountains). It was rather lovely and dark - meaning the curtains were black and windows all around with neatly arranged tables with white table cloths. Posh yet casual.
The food was amazing. I asked for mild of course and one of the mild chicken dishes turned out a tiny bit spicy, but it was manageable.
Then we went to the movie theatre and surprisingly there's a student rate here! It's $8 for a movie. Where in Toronto can you get an $8 movie? And I don't mean rent two dvd's and that is still more than $8.
The Science of Sleep excelled all my expectations. It was a mix of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Amelie. Sunshine in the sense of imagery, cinemotography, the fragmented plotline and Amelie in terms of the love story (without a clear lovey-dovey ending). I really enjoy movies that don't wrap up the movie into a nice package and put a bow on top of it, just to satisfy the audience. Yes, there was a hint of a happy ending, but it didn't end with the exchange of marriage vows.
The movie perfectly executed the dilemma between reality and sleep. When are we asleep? Are we asleep right now? How do we know that what we perceive as reality is in fact sleep and the reality rests after we wake up from this dream?
It was a fun movie and I recommend it to anyone who loves independent and innovative scripts and filming techniques.
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