My Most Anticipated Films of 2007

1. My Blueberry Nights

2. Arms and the Man

I'm bored

All of you are gay. All of you absent on MSN are gayer.

Here's some random thoughts:
-Kirsten Dunst in MA is far superior to Mirren in The Queen
-RomanticRights is a loser
-I really like ally, sen, caz, rae, amy, and.... [uhoh] Emma.
-I'm so superficial and horny
-Shyamalan is quite boring and I'm gonna pay his The Sixth Sense another viewing tonight
-I want to do something. This sucks
-The Fountain is much better than Requiem for a Dream
-26 out of 30 films this year is forgettable
-Fellini's Nights of Cabiria is so boring
-Michael Mann might be the only man I love

This is the stuff Oscars are made of

"Michael Mann's Miami Vice was terrible and the biggest flop in history: it has nothing to do with the TV show; Mann was just looking to cash in and make nice summer money; the obvious add placement for mojitos is just terrible; the film looks like it was shot on a cellphone and uses too much zooms that shake; it completely misses the real Miami and is dirty, grainy, and dark; the editing is choppy; Colin is soooo bad--he looks like he just shot a porn, is fat, and has greasy hair and a nasty mustache; there's no brotherliness between Farrell and Foxx; there's too much sex; Gong can't speak english; the dialogue is awful and repetitive; Archangel is such a dumb name; they should have called it Bad Boys 3, but there's really only one shootout--it's not even good enough for that name. " Mr_Chopin

Indecision at #1

After my 4th viewing of Miami Vice, twice tonight where I stayed up till 6:50 AM watching it, I'm totally addicted and have fallen in love with it more than I did when I saw it theatrically. Mann has created what could be deemed as a lesser sequel to Heat, and I'm convinced now that it is his second best by far. The only film he didn't manage to entertain me in is Manhunter, but I ordered that from the lib and am checking it out later on this week. However, Marie Antoinette is equally as lovely. Might just all change after a 2nd viewing and maybe I'll go on a Marie Antoinette revision streak after its DVD release. Maybe I'll watch Vice again tomorrow night, depends on what else I have left in my cabinet. So what's my favorite of the year? Maybe Vice, maybe Marie, I don't know

Anyways, this is the closest race to my favorite film of the year ever. I've had clear favorites since.... 1955, 56?

The 30 Film Mark. My complete list of 2006 films

1. Marie Antoinette
2. Miami Vice
3. The Fountain
4. The Departed
5. Little Miss Sunshine
6. Babel
7. United 93
8. Scoop
9. The Science of Sleep
10. Dreamgirls
11. The Queen
12. Casino Royale
13. The Descent
14. Snakes on a Plane
15. Inside Man
16. Ice Age: The Meltdown
17. Thank You For Smoking
18. The Illusionist
19. World Trade Center
20. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
21. Flags of our Fathers
22. V for Vendetta
23. X-Men 3
24. The Black Dahlia
25. Hollywoodland
26. Half Nelson
27. The Da Vinci Code
28. Art School Confidential
29. The Break-Up
30. Basic Instinct 2

Dreamgirls (1st thoughts)

For those who are expecting anything more than a "rise-to-stardom" tale beginning with characters who are seemingly in their utopia of good fortune at first, then slowly hits a downside after their personal lives collapse.... don't bother watching this. While the film never thinks of itself anymore than than average, the flaws are still apparent, and it is far from Best Picture quality. It does not even surpass similar films such as Walk the Line or Chicago. The former has a strong central relationship which lifts the film's more trite moments into a nice melodrama while the latter just seems to have a stronger narrative flow.

The first act of Dreamgirls is the girls at their beginning, singing and auditioning, and begging. The characters dynamics and motives could not be anymore definable. Since Foxx's character resembles the classic "talent scout" character who sees something special in these girls. It already establishes its predictability right away, as certainly the audience knows that Foxx will recruit them right away, test them out, and thus begins their rise at stardom. The imagery are flashing light bulbs, more expensive merchandise, and images of billboard charts. Apart from that, the first act could not be anymore dull. We understand the characters' sense of purpose (they all want to be stars), but nothing is said about their backgrounds, their qualms about stardom, or anything that can give them more depth. They seem to all just run excited over their luck at the same time excessive imagery describing their newfound success flashes over and over again. That is just a classic case of one-dimensionality. It is simply just a cliche.

The second act presents basically the same thing apart from one major conflict. That conflict is the breaking point in mood of the film; while the first is optimism, the second begins the disagreeing nature of forming a singing duo. The motive of Foxx of intentionally stripping Hudson of her stardom is prompted by nothing more his envy, spite, and dislike of her. Nothing more is said, she throws a tantrum of jealousy, and makes a triumpant exit. The third act is by far the messiest. Three stories seem to run at once, at a back and forth pace. It all seems to highlight the one major theme of the film, "we rise and we fall"... since the "fortunate characters" in the second act now hold antithetical lifestyles; again the themes are as deep as "we're bored of stardom," "we're all washed out", or "we make a comeback." That is exactly the case between Beyonce, Hudson, and Murphy's characters after the major conflict of Hudson leaving the band. However, Beyonce's character becoming more sensitive, more aware of herself seems to be a defining moment of her true character, her knowledge that she abandoned Effie, her career a possible fluke, and the discomfort of her all-too-perfect-world is well done and a great moment in the film. However, Effie's character is again easily definable, she now works as a single mom, and nothing much else is highlighted other than she now found out the truth behind her departure from the band.

On the performance side, while at the beginning, I felt that both Jen-Hud and Beyonce held back their voice and created sort of mute performances, especially of Beyonce playing the "sparkling girl," she improves and gives a solid portrayal in the latter act by a more mature front, she sinks into a sort of comfort zone when she is able to give a sensitive side to her character, such as: long glances, scoffing, and a quiet demeanor. I really liked her in the film. However, Jen-Hud grows progressively worse and turns a prissy, frowning, loud-voiced performance.

The final verdict is that the film is ok, at about the level of The Queen, but I certainly cannot deem this movie without flaws considering the lack of dimensionality in the characters and excessive imagery and song use used everytime to highlight what someone feels. I like the songs, but some of the moments are rather obvious. 6/10

I have chosen my career

Patroleum Engineering!

Now what is that exactly? I have no idea. But it's a study in the field of chemical engineering, where you work almost entirely with oil. I'm not sure how long it takes to finish study in this area, but it is a highly stressful and laborous job (or so I've heard), and sometimes are done in the sun or under not-so-preferential weather conditions. The first few years of this job will not allow you anywhere near home for very long. The job includes travelling to many many different locations, almost surely the middle east since that's where all the oil is. That could be a plus for people who don't get homesick or for people who are antsy and can't stay at one place for a long time. It could be a negative for people who like to settle down with a family and or for people who like to make sure their girlfriends aren't banging any other man. But I don't plan on settling down that fast. I consider myself a very antsy person since I plan to take classes this summer (since I hate staying home doing nothing during the summer), will study abroad the latter semester of 07, and I plan to graduate out of college as soon as I can.

So what's the catch? UTexas's patroleum engineering school is the #1 rated school of its field in the entire United States. It's almost murder to get in. I have a good GPA, but that alone might not suffice and I doubt I'll get in initially. Maybe the semester afterwards. But what's the good part about this job other than the travelling? The cash! 120,000 on average, with around 70,000-90,000 for starters.

Favorite Films: 36-45

36. Raise the Red Lantern
















37. 8 1/2


















38. Chungking Express














39. Notorious
















40. The Spy Who Loved Me
















41. Goodfellas















42. The Unbearable Lightness of Being



























43. Kiki's Delivery Service



























44. Miami Vice













45. The New World

Internet communication, safe or not?

The internet. A better way to reach out or another haven in a materialist's world?



My Attempt At a Scholastic Social Report

While by "safe or not" I do not insinuate that internet communication is violently dangerous, is it really the healthiest form of communication? While the invention of phones provided people the opportunity to communicate between continents, internet communication has broadened that perspective. Very similar to phones, internet communication can reach just about anyone, but it is a more advanced form of communication that are often between strangers, in large chatrooms with any possible person at any time, and with people whom you cannot be confident as to their age, gender, or personal characteristics. The first point I would like to make is this, the fact that you can never be aware of who that person is. Although living behind the facade that that person is who he says he is has no real detrimental effects, once a person starts growing a serious attachment to this illusionary figure, it would seriously disappoint him/her if that person is not who he says he is. In either case, it is not really the best idea to chat and talk with someone whom you do not know. It often provokes paranoia and a huge desire for that person to be a perfection figure in your eyes. Once you realize that that person is not perfect, you end up disappointed once again. That brings me to my second point, it is just too easy to grow addicted to internet chatting. Although there is nothing wrong with an addiction to anything, internet chatting, once expanded to long hours, is extraordinarily comfortable and mind-numbing. It can throw off concentration of other things. Another way in which this addiction can have negative side effects is that it is just too easy to grow an affinity or infatuation with someone from the internet. After all, the person behind the screen is a person, and who is capable of humor, compliments, and warmth. People respond to these characteristics just like they do in real life. Once you seriously grow attached to that person's "warmth," you become addicted to a person who is nothing more than an illusionary image. While in life real, love disappointments can occur pervasively as well, there is at least a possible chance at correcting such disappointments since you know this person by heart, and can talk to that person face to face. If disappointed on the internet, all that friend has to do is refuse to speak to you and you end up disappointed with no real chance of ever doing anything about it.

I have no more creativity to give

I feel like hell

About the good/bad things below, I guess the bottom three things for the bad can be erased seeing as they're extraneous, but the top two I hold only minorly to the most damaging thing to my perfection is my unexpected B for a class I rode in all year with an A. Three ways it traumatizes me 1) it's unexpected. It makes you aware that the classes you believe you are doing excellent in could all of a sudden change and your confidence level for next semester drops since you're aware of the possibility of a complete overturn. (that is what happens when you grow overconfident) 2) it kills my perfectionist complex. When you've got an expectation all set, it will kill you when something tells you you're not perfect 3) the knowledge that you could have corrected this.

Starting from this extraordinarily minor grip, I'm diving into the philosophical. I begin to acknowledge that life is a battle of concepts and ideas, you do things to favor your happiness, what you believe to be right; it's a constant effort to seek fulfillment. Materialism can never equate to love, sustenance, or self-satisfaction.

I've watched Armageddon twice in three days, and I totally love the movie, but I can't finish it because I can't stop thinking about this stupid grip and it's late and I feel terrible doing nothing the entire day and uncomfortable that I am still awake. My stupid remote control does not work no matter what batteries I put in and I was set to watch Miami Vice, but the subtitles and special features won't work without the remote, so first thing tomorrow at 3:00 PM (is when I wake up), I shall go buy a new remote control.

Of course, the grade could all just be a computer mistake, but I won't know until I go back to school Jan 15th, but by then I'm already halfway traumautized. I want a vacation already.

Updated Revision

1. Lost in Translation
2. 2046
3. In the Mood For Love
4. A.I. Artificial Intelligence
5. Marie Antoinette
6. Miami Vice
7. The New World
8. Collateral
9. Far From Heaven
10. Before Sunset
11. Three Times
12. Riding Alone For Thousands of Miles
13. Lilya 4-ever
14. Spirited Away
15. Mulholland Dr.
16. Mystic River
17. Hero
18. Millenium Mambo
19. Dancer in the Dark
20. Clean
21. Brokeback Mountain
22. March of the Penguins
23. Match Point
24. Mysterious Skin
25. The Fountain
26. Beijing Bicycle
27. Sex and Lucia
28. 3-Iron
29. Nowhere in Africa
30. Y Tu Mama Tambien
31. Pride and Prejudice
32. Cache
33. Catch Me If You Can
34. The Child
35. The Departed

Good/Bad things about this semester (Emma style)

Good
- I feel confident that I'm getting a 4.0 average for the first semester
- I feel like a completely different person
- Enjoying the lifestyle in college
- Discovered some new masterpieces
- I found a new home on Oscar Buzz

Bad
-Losing my laptop on my last day on campus
-Texas losing their last two games
-Am not meeting interesting people
-My spirit has not been released yet
-Fucking food on campus is terrible

I shall go home tomorrow.

My Millenium Mambo

And a tremendous Hou Hsian-hsien film it is, a film which perfectly captures the spirit of the cell-phone/nightclub era, resonating from a subtle ennui which attacks the background with vibrant electronic colors. But that is not the point of this post. This is the list movie_freak fans have been waiting for, the elite list of post 2000 films, which for the very first time expands to a top 35. The films on this list are likely to be the only one in my personal top 250. I appreciate the artistic quality of every single film here, not to say that I don't like any more films this decade, but that this list is a demonstration of what I believe to be the finest achievements In other words, it's in a tier all on its own.

The Elite List, Part 2: Top 35 of the Millenium

1. Lost in Translation
2. 2046
3. In the Mood For Love
4. A.I. Artificial Intelligence
5. Marie Antoinette
6. Miami Vice
7. The New World
8. Collateral
9. Far From Heaven
10. Before Sunset
11. Three Times
12. Riding Alone For Thousands of Miles
13. Lilya 4-ever
14. Spirited Away
15. Mulholland Dr.
16. Mystic River
17. Hero
18. Dancer in the Dark
19. Clean
20. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
21. Brokeback Mountain
22. March of the Penguins
23. Match Point
24. Mysterious Skin
25. Millenium Mambo
26. Pride and Prejudice
27. Beijing Bicycle
28. Sex and Lucia
29. 3-Iron
30. Nowhere in Africa
31. Y Tu Mama Tambien
32. Cache
33. Catch Me If You Can
34. The Child
35. The Departed

Do IMDB users dream of pretentious sheep?

This highly unconventional and controversial list compiled by me and my colleague golden_hawk, whom over the years slowly became my most trusted stooge, haha, no my best friend, is guaranteed to be a list discussed for the ages. It is the result of plentiful scientific research into the minds of the complex personalities of IMDB, as well as our undeniable lack of lives. But whatever the case, it is significant and I hope will be appreciated for the effort put forth into the making of such a list. And whatever assumptions you might have about us being your stalkers, we are not. The fact that you would consider visiting this blog would not make you any less of a stalker yourself. So, you might wonder, how do we measure whom to put on this list and whom not to? I admit it is a painstaking process and required much discussion from me and my colleague, but when it came down to it, it usually includes the users who are the most profolic, most likely to catch our eyes, and ones who have truly made a mark on the IMDB boards of Best and Worst/Oscar Buzz. Granted many worthy users (and we didn't forget you) were skipped over in our meticulous process, but quoting Uncle Scar in the Lion King "Life's not fair, is it?" so without further ado, I present you with our most glorious pieces of work ever. It's truly stark-raving genius!

Rank of 25 important IMDB users in order of most pretentious:
1. dan aka
2. cloak
3. lostinxsdt_breathless
4. scotty_laddie
5. charmeleon
6. sense
7. Rwiggum
8. chopin
9. freak
10. marisa
11. trav
12. sen
13. fuk
14. ally
15. nicolas_libertine
16. fist aka golden_hawk
17. misterp aka RomanticRights
18. sol
19. thedrunkenangel
20. undy aka fishlady aka emma
21. eroticrodja
22. joe_gilis
23. caz
24. inar
25. alex_blancha

signed: freak and golden_hawk

note: The only user not figured out is TBP4 (we're unable to)

My Top 35 In Technicolor

1. Casablanca






























2. Vertigo















3. Lost in Translation
















4. Heat















5. Rear Window





























6. 2001: A Space Odyssey





















7. Tokyo Story






























8. 2046




















9. Once Upon a Time in the West





















10. Brief Encounter

















11. The Rules of the Game


















Uh oh, bad pic (12. La Dolce vita)
























13. Hiroshima mon amour




































14. Princess Mononoke





























15. In the Mood For Love






























16. Annie Hall














17. North By Northwest













18. Stranger Than Paradise













19. Ugetsu
















20. Sunset Blvd.





























21. Seven Samurai

















22. Lawrence of Arabia




























23. Blade Runner























24. Raging Bull




























25. The Apartment




























26. A.I. Artificial Intelligence

















27. Fanny och Alexander

















28. Pather Panchali

















29. The Earrings of Madame de...





































30. Marie Antoinette















31. The Best Years of Our Lives
















32. It's a Wonderful Life














33. Ikiru





























34. Sabrina















35. Star Wars

New decade lists coming up shortly.

Maybe...

Going back to school tomorrow

Thanksgiving break is over, partially glad in a way. Finals are coming up, my grades are already too high to be impacted by finals, with the exception of one class. I'm not going back to be stressful, so I'm kind of eager to get back to my films. One week of classes, one week of exams with plenty of in between time, and four relatively blow off exams.

I'm excited over Christmas break since I know I'll be overspending theater tickets and the post season football is guaranteed to be fun. I had such a good first semester.

Boredom has consumed my soul

Here. Read my IMDB profile.

"sophia coppola could make a porno and it would be mfreak's new favorite movie" NortonScrubs

http://moviefreakne t1.blogspot.com/

AKA: Freak, Freaky, Freako, Da Freak, Freakazoid, Fweaky, The Freak of Nature, Freakish_Eccentrici ty

Favorite Actors: Bogart, Olivier, Pacino, Leung, Stewart, Cruise, Freeman, Holden, Guinness, Farrell

Favorite Actresses: Ingrid Bergman, Maggie Cheung, Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi, Joan Fontaine, Isabelle Adjani, Audrey Hepburn, Julie Christie, Faye Wong, Keira Knightley

Favorite Directors: Hitchcock, Wilder, Kubrick, Kurosawa, Mann, Wong, Lean, Miyazaki, Ozu, Fellini, Allen, Scorsese, Zhang, Jarmusch, Spielberg

Current Obsessions:
Marie Antoinette
Three Times
Keira Knightley
Kirsten Dunst
Isabelle Adjani



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Mr_Chopin on Miami Vice:
Mann took an entirely new direction and blew most people away, including myself, a diehard Mann fan. A concise masterpiece that is sprinting from the start, Mann wastes no time defining the depth of his characters (or lack thereof). I've heard the word "Antonioni-esq ue," and I agree. It's another masterpiece from the man that defies genre with each new effort, continually frustrating the masses with his length and pace while revealing the emptiness of the "art elite," who can't see past the word "Action."

gloriousvain on Miami Vice:
Miami Vice will always have two major things going against it: the fact that it is technically a remake of an 80's television show, and the inappropriate associations simple minds are bound to bring along in regards to the title. Why can't people accept that something can be used in name only? Had this come out under a completely different name, I think it's popularity would have automatically been higher. But no less - the movie is hardly about its story (although anyone who says that their either (a) isn't one or (b) that it's too hard to follow automatically falls into my spectrum of idiots); that's just the platform on which Mann launches his existentially ponderous images. Performances that internalize characters are always overlooked or called terrible; as cops who consciously perform the roles demanded of them (or as criminal minds who do the same), the cast is almost uniformly excellent. The alien cinematography only heightens the sense of emotional disconnect, the inner lining being a jazzy, rugged feeling of angst and sexy suave. In my book, being macho has never been so fu cking cool.

Mr_Chopin on Marie Antoinette:
It's not suprising that the two most challenging films of the year are the two most underrated. Again, Coppola's writing leaves other films, like The Prestige's explain-away ending, in the dust. Dialogue is natural and sound doesn't always permit us to hear everything. There's a silence that pervades Versailles (several shots felt straight out of Miami Vice), leaving Marie locked in a shallow world where there is little beyond the extravagant splendor and perfunctory routine (kind of like The New World, 2005's most underrated). Coupled with the slow pace, it's not hard to understand why people find it "boring." The anachronistic score, which adds depth to Marie's condition on several layers, is another trap for people in hopes of a traditional period-piece. MA is a challenge for the viewer: just like Miami Vice, people aren't ready for it, which is why it's another sorely underrated film. And Coppola's direction hasn't lost the touch that provided magic three years ago: the numerous similarities between this and LiT (dare I say auteur?) hint at a mature and promising future.

gloriousvain on Marie Antoinette:
Marie Antoinette is a victim in nearly the same way. People decide beforehand that the film (1) is and (2) should be a formal historical film, so when it goes off the beaten path, it's automatically doing something wrong. We knows about the revolution, and any idiot can look up the facts in a textbook. Now it's time to let the artists do the reinterpretations for the people who can distinguish between what goes into the fiction and non-fiction section. Sofia's juxtaposition of youthful modern vibes onto the past only brings us that much closer to understanding them, and even if this doesn't proclaim to be true to history, one can only come to understand the real world better if one looks at multiple, "alternate&quo t; takes on it. As for the people who have a problem with the dialogue, etc.; have you ever seen a god damned Altman film? Take off your please-cater-to-me bib and get messy for once in your damn life.
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for the love of film.....



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Best Film Music:
1. Once Upon a Time in the West
2. Taxi Driver
3. Lawrence of Arabia
4. A Clockwork Orange
5. The Third Man
6. 2046
7. In the Mood For Love
8. 8 1/2
9. Three Colors: Red
10. Star Wars
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Film Cinematography:
1. Vertigo (Robert Burke)
2. Once Upon a Time in the West (Tonino Delli Colli)
3. 2046 (Christopher Doyle)
4. La Dolce Vita (Otello Martelli)
5. L'Avventura (Aldo Scavarda)
6. In the Mood For Love (Christopher Doyle)
7. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Geoffrey Unsworth)
8. Heat (Dante Spinotti)
9. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Janusz Kaminski)
10. Dr. Zhivago (F.A. Young)
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Top 20 performances since 1990:
Nicolas Cage - Leaving Las Vegas
Morgan Freeman - The Shawshank Redemption
Al Pacino - The Insider
Tony Leung - Happy Together
David Thewlis - Naked
Gong Li - Raise the Red Lantern
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth
Helena Bonham Carter - Fight Club
Emily Watson - Breaking the Waves
Elisabeth Shue - Leaving Las Vegas
Tom Cruise - Collateral
Sean Penn - Mystic River
Bill Murray - Lost in Translation
Tony Leung - In the Mood For Love
Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Julianne Moore - Far From Heaven
Maggie Cheung - Clean
Scarlett Johansson - Lost in Translation
Maggie Cheung - In the Mood For Love
Evan Rachel Wood - Thirteen
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Top Performances of All Time:
Celia Johnson - Brief Encounter
Isabelle Adjani - The Story of Adele H.
Julianne Moore - Far From Heaven
Gong Li - Raise the Red Lantern
Dorothy Malone - Written on the Wind
Laurence Olivier - Wuthering Heights
William Holden - Stalag 17
Jack Lemmon - Days of Wine and Roses
Al Pacino - Dog Day Afternoon
Nicolas Cage - Leaving Las Vegas
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Top 10 of 2005:
1. The New World (Terrence Malick)
2. Three Times (Hou Hsiao-Hsien)
3. Riding Alone For Thousands of Miles (Zhang Yimou)
4. Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee)
5. Pride and Prejudice (Joe Wright)
6. March of the Penguins (Luc Jacquet)
7. Match Point (Woody Allen)
8. Cache (Michael Haneke)
9. The Child (Jean-Pierre Dardenne/Luc Dardenne)
10. Shanghai Dreams (Wang Xiaoshuai)
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Movies I hate:
1. Natural Born Killers (Oliver Stone, 1994)
2. The Crying Game (Neil Jordan, 1992)
3. Monster (Patty Jenkins, 2003)
4. When Harry Met Sally... (Rob Reiner, 1989)
5. Bully (Larry Clark, 2001)
6. The Rules of Attraction (Roger Avary, 2002)
7. Kung Fu Hustle (Stephen Chow, 2004)
8. Crash (Paul Haggis, 2004)
9. The Passion of the Christ (Mel Gibson, 2004)
10. Cocoon (Ron Howard, 1985)
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My MSN: movie_freak1000@hot mail.com

Wow. They can act

Someone besides the bird needs to reply



Vocalizing his tormented soul



Describing his honor as an American



Describing his will to quit drinking



Displaying a mixed anxiety and vocal power



Saying his last words before his heart dies out



Narrating her thoughts with concise detail



Losing her mind from an addiction to her lover



Looks away from her friend for the last time



Loses her innocence from the torment of her rivals



Telling the truth about the innocence of her lover