catallena parody

I remembered that I made this ages ago and thought  I should share.

The videos that I used do not belong to me!

just the editing was done by ME!!

Kim Jong Un declares war on Sony!

Okay, my very first reaction to this was LOL. I know, it's crazy.

Anyway, Sony Pictures' newest American action-comedy film, The Interview, that was about to be released on December the 25th this year (ooh, a little Christmas treat!) have created an uproar in the world of international politics and the tensions between the Korean-American conflict. When I say, this has the potential to cause serious problems in the near-future, I mean it! Why don't you see for yourself...

The trailer to The Interview

Starring Seth Rogen and James Franco (seems like a lot of money has been spent on this), it is a 

comedy where two journalists travel to North Korea to interview Kim Jong Un but takes an unexpected turn of fate when they are instructed by the CIA to...assassinate (this is absolutely crazy!) Kim Jong Un. 

Of course, the patriotic Democratic People's Republic of Korea aka North Korea (it's simpler that way), would have found this despicable and an outrageously offensive act. 

Wikipedia said:

On June 20, 2014, in an interview with The Daily Telegraph, the Executive Director of CFKAP (Center for Korean-American Peace) Kim Myong-chol criticized the film about North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un and said, "There is a special irony in this storyline as it shows the desperation of the US government and American society". 

 He also said, "A film about the assassination of a foreign leader mirrors what the US has done in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Ukraine. And let us not forget who killed Kennedy – Americans. In fact, President Obama should be careful in case the US military wants to kill him as well."

 He added that British films were far better and more realistic than Hollywood movies (full of assassinations and executions). 

Oh, thanks for the last comment, Kim Myong-chol! On a more serious note, it also said:

 "Making and releasing a film that portrays an attack on our top-level leadership is the most blatant act of terrorism and war and will absolutely not be tolerated", KCNA said, citing a government spokesman. The administration warned of a "decisive and merciless countermeasure" if the release of the film went ahead. 

Indeed, that is precisely what happened just recently. On 24th of November, a computer virus called the Shamoon Malware infected the Sony Pictures Entertainment company computers and 3 days later, several Sony films were leaked, including Fury, Annie, Still Alice and many more. But, unsurprisingly, The Interview was not leaked. I think it's obvious who was behind this- but North Korea's denying it. 

At the end of the day, this is actually a very controversial matter- who knows, if this could lead to WWIII? Okay, I think it is a bit over the top today, to declare the film as 'an act of terrorism' and 'a declaration of war' but, I think we need to step into the shoes of the North Koreans and understand that it may be a light-hearted joke for most of us, but it's offensive to the minority who would willingly give up their lives for Kim Jong Un. It's a bit like (okay, this is an extreme example) making fun of God. I agree that Kim Jung Un isn't exactly the ideal version of a leader in our eyes but for some people he is.

But, to be honest, I'm not sure what to think of the whole situation, except that I would watch it when it comes out here in the UK- even Kim Jung Un claimed he'll be watching it.  

On a lighter note, I'm guessing South Korea is secretly laughing away in tears...

Finding Nemo is literally Finding No one

I came upon this amazing discovery in one of my recent English lessons in school. We were each given a whole booklet, containing extracts of 19th century literature for us to analyse and after the usual moaning and groaning, we reluctantly picked up our pens. Okay, it wasn't that dramatic.

It was then that we came across- actually, out teacher pointed it out- an extract from 20000 Leagues Under the Seas by Jules Verne (1870), in which Professor Aronnax is invited to a banquet where all the foods are 'products of the sea', by Captain Nemo, who is the son of  an Indian Raja and a scientific genius. Then at the very end of the extract, there was a small writing in the bottom right corner of the page, which said,

'Latin: nemo means "no one." Ed.' 

Suddenly, the animation, Finding Nemo, comes straight to my head. I was like, ' OMG! Finding Nemo is actually Finding No one.' WOW! So I came up with two theories.

THEORY 1:  maybe the clown fish dad never actually found Nemo. It was all an illusion- there was no way he could have got his son back. He was looking for 'no one'. 

THEORY 2: maybe the name Nemo was meant to be metaphorical and meant to represent how hard it was for the clown fish dad to find his son because, it would have felt like he was looking for 'no one', which seems like an impossible thing to do.

Actually, there is a THEORY 3: Not many kids would not have known latin so would have been completely oblivious that Nemo means no one. Therefore, Disney didn't bother thinking all this through but just randomly chose it because it was a good name. 

A bit of History: Votes for Women in Britain

Had things changed for the better for women between 1850 and 1900?

In other words, was it a 'Golden Age' for the women of Britain? Well, there were good news and bad news:

• London and Manchester Universities now accepted women
• New employment opportunities like teaching and nursing were available
• Women could bring divorce cases against their husbands for cruelty. desertion and bigamy (being married to more than one person at the same time) except adultery if it cannot be proved.
•  Women could now keep their own property after marriage
• Women would lose all rights over her children after a divorce
• Women had to resign after being married from their jobs (this is just so sexist- people thought a married woman with a job was keeping a man out of work and would not be able to look after her family properly.)
• Women were paid a lot less than men (this is still the case but the difference in pay is not as great). 
• Women could not vote

The last point mentioned above became a major, hotly-debated issue between 1900 and 1914 though women had already began to raise awareness of the Women's Suffrage (right to vote) before the 20th century by various campaigns across the country. 

Women had strong opinions about the whole issue:

Votes for Women

FOR	AGAINST
It was a way of getting rid of inequality within other aspects of a woman’s livelihood.	Women and men have separate spheres – they’re ‘guided more by their womb than their brain’, suggesting they were too emotional and credulous to make decisions.
To change the sexual behaviour of men by reducing prostitution.	It was believed that only a minority of ‘frustrated spinsters’ wanted the vote.
Other countries like USA and New Zealand had already given women the vote.	Women could still be active citizens without the vote.
Many women, despite being teachers, doctors and owners of land, could not vote even when illiterate working class men could.	Women are meant be represented by their husbands.
Britain could not be considered a true democracy if over half its population could not vote.	Women do not fight for their country so did not deserve the vote.

What is the message of this cartoon? 

The Dignity of the Franchise, taken from Punch, 1905

Summary:

• It shows a working class man heading off to the polling station to vote.
• His manner suggests that some men were strongly against women voting.
• It illustrates the idea that even literate and wealthy women were considered to be beneath illiterate and crude working-class men just because they were women.
• 'When it comes to votin', you must leave it to us men!' suggests that regardless of a woman's social status, she still cannot be equal to men as they don't have the right to vote. It highlights the need for women to get the vote in order to eliminate the social injustices.
• The 'Franchise' is ironically given to the undignified man instead of the dignified woman, which supposes that the reason for not giving women the vote is invalid. 

(to be continued)

Xmas adverts we love 2014

I don't personally celebrate Christmas, mainly because I'm not Christian. But, it's impossible to ignore the most festive season of the year in the UK (unless you lock your doors, stay indoors and turn off your TV, social networking sites and the internet between now and Xmas). I have to say, I quite like this time of the year- Xmas sales, cards, presents, decorations and stuff. Whatever the weather, there'd be people on the high street and in shopping malls and supermarkets, all buzzing with excitement and anticipation. It's only November but some stores like Tk Maxx have already started playing the traditional same-old Xmas songs, and not to mention, Sky Movies is now showing

In my opinion, you don't have to be Christian to celebrate it, except going to Sunday mass and stuff. Xmas is becoming more and more of a secular festival each passing year. I think it's be fair to say that it's now a tradition rather than a religious festival for Christians.

One of the best things about Xmas is the adverts. No kidding, I think this year's got the best ads. Each of them costs about millions of pounds to produce but at the end of the day, the amount of profit that they make from selling their products is far greater. I don't know about other countries but it's really nice watching them-instead of seeing the usual annoying ones like GoCompare and Cillit Bang cleaning products.

John Lewis (retail store)

with Monty the penguin

Sainsbury's (supermarket)

This one is done also in commemoration of 100th anniversary of WW1  when the Germans and British soldiers joined hands on Christmas Day. 

M&S (retail shop)

#Follow the Fairies

 

These are just a couple and it's only November, I'm sure there'll be loads of ads coming out in December. So, I'll be doing a final run-through of all Xmas ads by the end of Christmas. 

Well, that's it for now...

I'm currently listening to...

Wow, I have heard of their name numerous times but never actually paid any attention. I've only watched Fantastic Baby, which just made me think of them as crazy and hectic. But, while I'm now being forced to do my sister's English homework on an article from The Metro and listening to these two songs, I feel so bad that I've been choosing to be totally oblivious of their existence, and not to mention their talent.

Blue, Big Bang

Love Song, Big Bang 

It's been a while since I've actually seriously listened to these types of songs.

I think I'll do a more in-depth blog on Big Bang later on. 

For the time being, let me listen to them...

and do that homework obviously...

My sis is so lucky to have such a reliable and intellectual big sister like me (hehe).  

[LittleOrange] Happy with Kpop

Finally, I have finished!!!

If you didn't know already, I not only like watching different types of programmes and media but I have developed a tendency to actually critically analyse them unintentionally. So, now I love the idea of being able to create my own videos and editing them to tell stories. But unfortunately, as you can obviously tell, I'm not a professional or a student of Media. I also haven't got good enough camera equipment or people to actually make my own home-made videos. Let's just say, I'm a bit of couch potato/not-really-an-outdoor-person. So, YouTube is like my haven for hunting down good interesting videos so that I could later gather them and edit them together often with a music soundtrack of my choice on Windows Movie Maker- again not that professional but the software deserves credit for being simple and effective.

I have created numerous videos before but didn't feel confident enough to upload them. So 'Happy with Kpop' is the very first time I'm sharing my work with the world.

PLEASE NOTE: this video has been created for pure entertainment and personal purposes ONLY. It is not for commercial use or promotions. PLEASE DO NOT SUE ME!!!

The following videos and music have been used:

• Darling, Girl's Day
• Catallena, Orange Caramel
• Gangnam Avenue, Orange Caramel
• My Copycat, Orange Caramel 
• Happiness, Red Velvet
• Lipstick, Orange Caramel
• Happy, Pharrell Williams (audio only)

(copyright belongs to the rightful owners and makers of the videos and artists. I do not own the videos, just the editing skills used to create my video). 

So, enjoy...: ) 

(but do not watch it full screen- the quality is extremely bad)

[LittleOrange] Happy with Kpop