Jewel in Hell's Kitchen

Jewel is a superheroine from Marvel Universe who got recently a TV show on Netflix. I've written about Daredevil made by Netflix which was a huuge succes, so I felt encouraged to watch "Jessica Jones" although I don't really like the main actress, but here she was OK. 

So Jessica is an orphin (wow, that's new...) and as a teenager she goes to a foster family - a mother  a slutty producer and her daughter a new rising star Patty who's used by her mother and made to vomit to look thinner. We don't really know how Jessica got her powers - she woke up in hospital after a car accident where her family died and suddenly she's extremely strong and quite fast, she can jump really high and long distance and she can run faster than an averahe human being (but not like Flash, or Quicksilver). She lives in Hell's Kitchen (probably next to Matt Murdock) and she works as a private detective. She meets Luke Cage - future Powerman and her husband - who's wife she was made to kill. So there is Killgrave, a real psycho murderer and a guy who can force you to do anything what he wants to, and you won't stop trying to do it until you succeed, so he's walking around looking for Jessica because he thinks he loves her. With a true, psycho, horrifing love.

Jessica never got her nickname Jewel in the show, but there's an easter egg about it;p

Netflix is making also another show about Luke and Ironfist, so we're gonna have all the defenders in one TV show! But we will have to wait a lot, because Deredevil will be released in april next year, Ironfist hasn't been cast yet, at least there are no official statements and I don't know when there will be the premiere of Luke.

But I can't wait for the Daredevil, because he's gonna fight with Punisher! (fangirling)

Censored!

Recently I've watched a video on YouTube about censorship in movies and animated series for children. Especially japanese anime. And I was surprised when I found out what do they censor in the United States. So a girl showed a little bit her panties and they were white, she was wearing also a pink dress, so they painted pink her panties that children didn't see that someone is wearing an underwear. They also changed (suddenly) a skin colour of one of the characters, because he resembled a caricature of black people from XIX and XXcentury - so in one episode he was black and in the next one he was blue. For me there was nothing insulting in his first appearance because he looked like an alien and he was a magician (or sth like that).

They also changed a cover of a magazine for adult men read by an elder guy - let's be honest, there was only a blurred woman on it so there was no need to change anything.

I think that innocent eyes and ears won't notice anything "naughty" in the movies for children, let's look at the cartoons - in "Johnny Bravo" Johnny was watching TV and there was a scene inw hich the girl explains to her boyfriend why they can't be together 

-"You don't understand, I'm a bitch..."

-"Oh, don't say that..."

- "No, I really am a bitch" - and she takes off her human costume and reveals she's a... dog! So as we can see, there was no need to censor anything! The same thing with Johnny's flirting texts - on his birthday he was looking for a date, so he approaches to a girl and says: "Wanna blow my candle?" Innocent children won't understand the reference and it's a nod to parents that they weren't so bored while watching cartoons with their kids.

But I guess in Malaysia it's a humiliation to show your feet, so whenever the main character in "Sailor Moon" fell (and she used to fall in every episode, really like EVERY episode) they blured her feet (even when she was wearing shoes). So we shouldn't complain about our censorship.

 

Comics Wars!

Last Saturday I've been to Comics Wars in Poznań, and it was great. I've been to two lectures: one on the Civil War in Marvel and the other one on DC Comics - how to read them and in what order.

I really liked it, but I couldn't fully enjoy it, because I'm sick and I can barely speak, so no talk from me. I've also bought two comic books, about the Winter Soldier and about the Justice League (Marvel and DC, respectively).

I've found out about this event by accident, when I checked my email and the library of the university sent this message that it's here and now, so I went there and I definitely don't regret.

There will be "Dzień otwarty" in Multiversum the 19th of december (they will sell comics in special prizes), but unfortunately I can't go because I'm coming back home earlier and this day I'm going to cinema to watch Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens, but maybe I couls send a letter to Santa Claus and he would give me some comic books for Christmas... (read: send an email with links to my parents with crying: I want this so much!).

OK, I'm going back to studying for the english test I'm having on Wednesday.

About Star Wars but in a different way

I know, I know, there are too many posts, articles etc. about "Star Wars". But I'll try to make it different.

Listen to this:

and then you can start reading, cause you'll be in the right mood:)

First, I'm a huge fan of this saga. It's the best "fanfiction" ever made. And I don't want to upset anubody, but it's not a scret that "Star Wars" are inspired by "Lord of the rings" by JRR Tolkien. George Lucas was so fascinated by this trilogy that he wanted to make an adaptation of it but he was afraid he wouldn't succed, so he made first "Star Wars" (which now is called "New Hope" but originally there was no "episode IV: New Hope"), than when it turned out to be a smashing blockbuster, he decided to make more movies about Luke, Leia and Han. What is surprising, nobody who was shown the first episode by Lucas, wasn't fascinated, or didn't even like it, only Steven Spielberg said it was good, but I guess it was just because he and Lucas are BBFs.

Harrison Ford didn't like too much Han Solo, he wanted him to be killed in the fifth episode (that's why he's frozen) but eventually he agreed to appear in the 6th episode.

Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) was the only one actor who knew about "Dad Vader" because originally the lines were: "You don't know the truth. Obi Wan Kenobi killed your father" instead of "I'm your father". The actor was delighted about it and he didn't say a word about it, and after first screening Harisson Ford turned to him like "You never told  me that" and Hamill had to explain why he couldn't say anything.

There are a few kisses between Leia and Luke (who are twins) but when they started to shoot the films, noone thought about it and it's in the sixth episode, when they come out with this idea.

They also chose Yoda as the one who says only the truth - that's why he's the one who admits, that Darth Vader used to be Anakin Skywalker (for the truthers).

And there was another ending scene, where when Darth dies, Luke wears his helmet and says: "now I am Vader", but the ending we all know is much better (at least for me).

Now there are many ideas, conspiracies, plots, theories about Luke's absence in the trailers and posters for the 7th part, but it's all on purpose, because Mark Hamill signed an NDA and J.J. Abrams has some special plans for him. But still I found one intersting article about it and I've chosen it as my reading assignment.

In general, Mark Hamill is a totally awesome guy, his Joker's interpretation was just flawless and he will be forever Joker's voice. He set up standards really high and now everybody seems to copy that or at least inspire too much. Well, let's hope Jared Leto will come up with something new and brilliant, although I think his Joker will be a total psychopath. (there's nothing wrong with that) But Hamill is a quite shy and genuine man, he didn't want to get this role, because he thought he wouldn't be good at it, and it's such a legendary villain for Batman, has so many fans all around the world, but he did it just perfectly. Here's the interview where he talks about it:

 

 Here are samples of his talent:

And here's his improvisation of a dialogue between Luke and Joker:

But in the Joker's words "Why so serious?"

Let's see the other site of "Star Wars":

I had no idea princess Leia had so many love interests!

And now they look like this:

They're in a pretty good shape, aren't they?

Back in a flash!

So... "The Flash". The TV show considered by many people as the best one about superheroes. Well, let's just say I'm not totally agree with that. I can't feel any connection with the characters. I really like Barry Allen in the comic books and in the animation, but here, he's likeable, but, there's something about him that I don't get. Of course there are many other people I love, like the villains. Like the Trickster. Portrayed by Mark Hamill (I really love the guy, he's soo scary! I mean his Joker voice over was excellent! and he played and still plays Luke Skywalker!!!). Or Zoom. And I'm really excited for the crossover with Arrow. There are many sets off for The Legends of Tomorrow but I'm still fangirling about the Hawk couple.

The only limits are in your mind

So the new show "Limitless". I've seen the movie a few years ago and it was good - I think it could be a lot better than it was, so I was a little bit disappointed, and I was affraid to watch the show. But I read some reviews (all positive) so I've started to watch it. And I'm not disappointed at all. The main character is a pure human in a good way. He-s just a regular, good guy. Then he gets that pill it's called NZT I suppose and suddenly he has access to every information in his brain. And in the way more real than it was showed in "Lucy". So Brian becomes pretty famous in FBI and starts to work for them as a consultant. He also has to save his a** sometimes because one of the senators (and the main character from the movie) has somme special plans including him and Brian is still not sure if he's safe. He becomes friends with one of the FBI agents - Rebecca (she's portrayed by the actress known for starring in "Dexter").

It's interesting how much infromation our brain can get and just save it somewhere deep inside of us and we can't get there and use them. This show presents the mysteries of our mind with a grain of salt and Brian's mean and sarcastic comments.

So I definitely recommend it!

Daredevil - the devil from Hell's Kitchen

So I'm not going to talk about this huge failure and shame which is the first film called "Daredevil" where Ben Affleck proved he CAN'T act and he's a terrible superhero. I'm going to talk about a fantastic TV series (by Netflix) with Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock. Well, this guy can kick some ass (sorry for my vocabulary but you can't use another word for his martial arts;)). So basically we start from the beginning where he becomes the Daredevil we know from the comic books. He's a blind lawyer by day and a vigilante by night. His best friend since studies is Foggy Nelson - when he finds out about night activities of his friend at the beginning he can't understand it and accept it but with time I think he just embraces that there has to be a man who will do what's necessary but not convinient for everyone. The action takes its place in New York and it's not a futuristic vision of Christopher Nolan, it's dark, dirty, miserable Hell's Kitchen, where you can be beaten and even killed because you're in the wrong place at the wrong time. Together Matt and Foggy protect poor people defending them in the court (like Karen Page, a victim accused of a murderer), and some other people not some important for the plot. Of course like every hero, Murdock has to have a nemezis - and this time it's Kingpin - it might seem like he's just a regular guy, but in fact he's a very dangerous villain, who almost destroyed half of New York (btw what's withe the villains and destroying the cities? I mean, in "The Arrow" we have Malcolm Merlyn, Deathstroke, Ra's Al Ghul, now Damien Dahrk, in "Daredevil" we have Kingpin, in "Gotham" we have basically everyone except for James Gordon, in "The Flash" now we have Zoom, what's wrong with you people? If you destroy everything and kill everyone, there won't be anything to rule on - just a digression;)). Matt Murdock really rocks in this show, the script is great, the action scenes are smashing and I can't wait till next season next year.

he gets his superhero uniform in the last episode of the first season - well it's still better than Diggle in "the Arrow" (4 seasons;p))

Matt's first teacher - master of kung fu and other stuff;p

"The Martian" - l'éloge du film

So last weekend I went to cinema to watch "The Martian". It was friday noon so I had my own private film showing and I was really excted. The movie was great. I watched it in 3D so I could appreciate some special effects (like with the storm) and I could just stare at my favourite actor (who unfortunately wasn't showed too much, but maybe that's why I was so thrilled to watch it). This movie has everything what I want from the movie - excitement, some action, humour, good soundtrack, good actors, well written script and beautiful views. One scene was touching when the main character portrayed by Matt Damon asked the commandor (Jessica Chastain) to talk with his parents, yeah, that was moving. And it's an adaptation of a novel by Andy Weir.

So now a few pics from the movie and a teaser:

"Technically I'm not even sure if it works, but let's face it. I invented it so it works." - Howard Stark

For a long time I didn't want to watch a TV series called „Agent Carter”, I didn't like the character in the movie „Captain America: First Avenger”, so it wasn't high on my must-watch-list. But recently I've watched the last episodes of „Gotham”, „Arrow”, and I've realised I don't have anything new to watch while I'm eating diner. So I read what the plot was about (and I saw that terrible poster, like they didn't have any specialists in Marvel. They can do such amazing things like The Age of Ultron trailer and they can't make a decent poster for their new baby „Agent Carter”?) and I saw that cast includes Dominic Cooper who plays Howard Stark (Tony's father) and this made me to watch it.

So we meet agent Carter after the end of the Second World War. She's still in pain after loosing the love of her life – Steve Rogers. And that's good, because if she just agreed that he's gone and now she has to move on, well that would mean she didn't really love him. But she did. A lot. So here she is, an English tough girl in New York, who has a secret job in SSR, an agent totally underestimated because of her sex (let's remember it was before women got rights), her life is pretty miserable, she doesn't date of course, she tries to do her best, but her colleuges just want her to make a coffee and bring lunch. So when she meets Howard who wants to give her a secret mission, says he can trust only her, she's delighted. And the adventure starts, she has to take back some of Howard's inventions that nobody gets hurt. And there's Jarvis, Howard's butler, who is supposed to help her any time.

So I've watched the whole season one (eight episodes, YAY!) and I've changed my mind about Peggy Carter. She's a strong woman, she can kick some ass (one guy claimed that five guys did beat him, not a girl), she's tough, smart and has a funny accent. But my absolutely favourite character is Howard Stark. He's like his son (well, Tony is like his father, but you get the point). He's bright, genius, womanizer, playboy, millionaire, inventor and above all a good human being. He can be arrogant, selfish, sometimes unpleasant, but you have to admit he has a reason. Have I mentioned he was a genius? Well he is. And that's why he's one of the founders of the SHIELD. Unfortunately, we know his fate is to die with his beloved wife in a car accident which wasn't a car accident, but a murderer comitted by Hydra, so this TV series allows us to know him a little bit better than just from Tony's memories in “Iron Man 1,2,3”.

Stuff

It's a Pyrkon weekend! Like every year there's a Pyrkon in Poznań, a great event which gathers all fantasy, science-fiction and comic book fans, something like Comic-con in San Diego, USA, but a little bit smaller. Like they say about their mission on their website:

 Comic-Con International: San Diego is a nonprofit educational corporation dedicated to creating awareness of, and appreciation for, comics and related popular artforms, primarily through the presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the historic and ongoing contribution of comics to art and culture.

Unfortunately, I couldn't participate in it this year, but I'm going to next year. I just have to prepare my costume. A propos costumes, I've seen a lot of different and creative outfits this weekend, like: Sailor Moon and her friends: Sailors: Jupiter, Mars, Venus and Mercury, some elves, hobbits, Darth Maul from Star Wars, and many many others. So I have to beat all of them next year to get the award for the best costume: 5000zł. Awesome, right?

Well, may, 8th I'm going to cinema for a marathon with the Avengers from 10 pm till about 6 am, I can't wait to watch it. I have a great seat and I hope there won't be any teen groups talking, throwing popcorn, laughing or kissing loudly, I hope there will be only devoted fans like me, who will appreciate the 3D technology, Iron Man, Winter Soldier and Hulk. There will be 3 movies: The Avengers, Captain America: Winter Soldier and The Avengers: Age of Ultron. So I have to be „sober” and fully concentrated to the end because the last movie is a premiere, and the other two I have already seen (they're great by the way), and I still have no idea how I'm gonna do this. I think I'm gonna take a lot of coffee and snacks, maybe some redbull drink or something like that.

By the way, when I mentionned Winter Soldier, it reminded me about a video on youtube featuring Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie:

Funny, right? I think it's the only funny ice bucket challenge vid I've watched.

"You have failed this city!"

Today I'm gonna write about "Arrow" - a TV series about a comic book superhero Green Arrow. (WARNING: Spoilers!!!)

My name is Oliver Queen. After five years on a hellish island, I have come home with only one goal: to save my city.

These are Arrow's words which open every episode.

Oliver Queen is a playboy billionaire (just like Bruce Wayne - Batman), he has his own company (like Bruce Wayne), he loves his city (like Bruce Wayne), but his perfect life is interrupted by an accident (which actually wasn't an accident), his dad dies (like Bruce's), but Oliver manages to escape to an island called Lian Yu (purgatory) (not like Bruce Wayne),

 where he meets Yao Fei, his first teacher,

 Slade Wilson (friend and enemy), Shado (friend, lover, Yao Fei's daughter) and many many other people. He spends there 5 years (well not exactly, because one day ARGUS hires him and he travels all around the world) until some fishermen notice him and take him to China, from where he came back home - Starling City. Of course everybody thinks he's dead, and when they find out he's not, they're not as happy as we could think. The only person who's truely happy for him is Thea, his younger sister. From now on Oliver decides to become someone else - Green Arrow, a hero or vigilante (basically like Batman) who uses bow and arrow to put a fear of God in criminals (Batman has his own special belt - who should know what I mean, knows it). Naturally he has a superhero indentification: "You have failed this city" and a cool costume - a green leather outfit.
The writers introduced some other characters from comicbook like Tommy Merlin, Laurel and Sarah's father det. Lance, Malcolm Merlyn (Magician), Moira Queen - Oliver's mother, Captain Boomerang, Barry Allen (Flash), Ra's Al Ghul, Nyssa Al Ghul and of course the members of team Arrow: Laurel Lance, Sarah Lance (both Black Canaries) and Roy Harper (Arsenal). But they also created some new characters like John Diggle ( a nod to the creator of the comic book) and Felicity Smoak who becomes a love interest for Oliver, she's an IT girl, at first she works for Oliver, then she becomes he's partner and mybe something else, especially after watching this video:

A trailer of first episodes of the third reason (including Ra's Al Ghul): 

And now a trailer for last 5 episodes of the third season:

And some pics:

Some scary scars after 5 years on Lian Yu

Some nice views for women;)

Deathstroke aka Slade Wilson

an authentic conversation of Oliver and Felicity

League of assassins (in Batman they're called League of Shadows)

from left: Laurel Lance, Slade Wilson, Felicity Smoak, Oliver Queen, John Diggle, Thea Queen, Roy Harper

Slade's mask on the island, when I first saw it, I thought that nothing good could happen on this island

 

Felicity Smoak

I can't wait for the next episode (wednesday) because last episode ended not so well because of Thea's death, so now they will to resurrect her in Nanda Parbat's water. Well, she will come back to life, but she will change, like Robin in "Batman under the Red Hood". In general Arrow and Batman have a lot of common, they have the same enemies, Gotham is next to Starling City, so they should meet, but they won't because of the producers. That's why we won't see anymore Captain Boomerang in "Arrow" or Harley Quinn (an Easter egg in one of the episodes). Arrow knows only Flash, but he will meet the rest of the Justice League, well the character, but they hire another actor so it's still not cool. Arrow is awesome, especially when he tries to act like a normal human being, but he forgot how to do it, so that's why it's so funny sometimes and unpredictable.