Labor Day. Araw ng Manggagawa. It was a day that all would give tribute to our Filipino workers whether they are overseas or just in factories. To celebrate this event, our government announced long ago that May 1 would be a National Holiday.
Two days ago was May 1. Everyone gets out and does whatever he wants.
Two days ago, May 1, also marked a new 'holiday' -- Spiderman Day.
As far as I can remember, I had picked up a newspaper from our church office. It has been a usual habit of mine since I'm a journalist-wannabe. While I let my eyes run down the headlines for something worth reading, a black and white picture of a well-known web slinger caught my attention. Nope, it wasn't an old black-and-white movie that our grandma's use to watch, but the long-awaited third installment of Spiderman. That picture dated a year ago. Now, it's a mega-Asian blockbuster hit.
Spiderman 3's World Premiere was held in Tokyo, Japan last April 16. With the Philippines and other Asian countries lucky enough, the movie is now in cinemas ahead of the United States (May 4). On its premiere, it already earned millions of dollars making it a blockbuster hit.
Thought this is the story? Nope. That's just the intro of it. ^_~
It was a loooooooooong line to the ticket booth alright. It was a sudden gimmick so we aren't the lucky ones who already have those tickets in our hands. Hahaha. How I envy them! While time tortured our aching legs and sore feet, we watched a number of people fall out from line, deciding to watch the movie next time. Guess their string of patience already broke. Anyway, our stomachs were already grumbling so a few of us grabbed something to eat. Hehehe. In other words, we already had a picnic for a while. Unfortunately for me, I was wearing a skirt -- umm, scratch that -- a MINI-SKIRT. Hahaha. I was torturing myself. So I was left standing in line with my wedges on. Good thing I am already used to standing for hours because of our COCC. Hehehe. Advantage!
Finally, after almost 3 DRAGGING AND CRUEL HOURS, we finally got our beloved tickets. Hahaha. Patience is indeed a virtue. So, we're on to the movie!
So you ask, "How was it?" Over-all? I give the movie 5 stars. Even though I am not a fan of ordinary-civilians-turned-superhero type of movies, it caught my attention. I was amazed by the visual effects like the crawling black goo and how you can see sand particles without using a microscope because of the Sandman. The stunts were superb. Spidey isn't all web, but he can actually fight. And of course, the unforgettable transformation of Peter Parker from a nerdy-looking journalist to emo. Hahaha. Honestly, it looked actually sexy on him. I'm not saying that I am staying on the badside, but it really suited him.
Besides from what we all the special effects and action we saw, I hope we also diverted our attention to what Peter Parker had said. From "With great power comes great responsibility", all changed to "We all have choices." It was a great conclusion for the movie because each of the characters made their own choices, especially our protagonist. He was torn between the temptation of becoming more powerful and staying on the good side. When he chose to wear the black suit, he became a whole new person -- hurting everyone who cared for him. Soon, after losing everything, he regretted his decision.
We all have choices.
Finally, I have to say that this movie isn't really for kids. It's more of a PG-13. Well, the fight scenes are intense but not to the point that they're gorey. So if you're going with somebody way younger than you, just accompany them. Don't worry about the babysitting, you'll enjoy it.
After watching, we made our way going in circles in The Block until it closed. Hahaha. We were in there for a whole day! With nothing to do, we took pictures with Mr. Potatohead and Spiderman. We were actually so sleepy that we made a fool out of ourselves.
It was a lot like a despedida for me, because for the next three weeks, I'll be at the south of the country.
Cheska's thoughts at 5:57 AM
