Transsiberian (2008)

Directed by Brad Anderson, Transsiberian (2008) was overall.. unsatisfying?  This does not, by any means, mean that I regret watching it or disliked it.  The splashes of bright red contrasted nicely with the bright but pretty consistent and flat cold tone of the white snow all around.  
Also really interesting to see the change in the protagonists when push came to shove from their happy-go-lucky demeanors to being able to do anything in order to survive.  I suppose one could say that part of the message (if there is any, since that always seemed foolish to assume that anything, be it poems, literature, paintings, film, etc. holds any intentional meaning) is that people never truly know each other, and there is never really a 'truth'.  So much motivates us to do the tiniest things, and as such, it's impossible to determinedly state that anything is of pure intent or truth.
The two protagonists, Woody Harrelson and Emily Mortimer, gave off this amateur vibe as the story progressed.  At the beginning, they as actors seemed pretty natural being a dorky couple and whatnot.  There was a scene when Roy, Woody's character, was trying to get the train to start.  He was throwing around orders doing some violence of his own, and the overall effect I felt was of something unfitting.  At first thought, one might be tempted to think that they just suck at acting.  But instead, I think it was cleverly directed and interpreted by the actors.  Of course there is hesitation and of course they are amateurs.  They are amateurs because as far as we know, their characters have never been put in these types of chaotic and violent situations, and it is completely suited and logical that Roy seems like he's trying to hard and is fake when attempting to take control of the situation and their lives.
Pretty good though.  Alot happened while most of the shots were inside the train, and it never felt boring.  Only annoying when Emily Mortimer wouldn't shut the hell up and continued to bawl and whine and squirm.  


I want to see Waltz with Bashir.


There are around two weeks left before having to head back to school.  Not.. exactly ecstatic to go back.  Yes going back will probably make life more interesting, but interesting is not always the best.  I've learned to appreciate the normalcy that comes around every so often.