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SPOILERS are PRESENT, beware!

a.k.a the Valkyrie movie review (because omfg Eina loved the movie so much she WILL go and watch it again), but before we start, some lulz:

Link goes to where I found this picture.

The movie focuses around Claus von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise… with an eyepatch!) and the people around him who share the exact same goals: to get rid of Adolf Hitler. Operation: Valkyrie, the name from where the movie was derived from) is actually the name of the special backup force prepared by Hitler himself in case he dies. Once he dies, this special military force will take over Germany and seize control until everything settles down. Stauffenberg devises a plan that uses this special force to take care of all the dirty work for him and his colleagues (arresting all those loyal to Hitler, the Gestapo officials and just the Gestapo themselves, and any other officers who try to disagree with their group), while he and the other officers try to take power on all of Hitler’s Germany (the Reich?) and most importantly, Berlin.

Unlike Passchendale which was “some bed scene and some boob show” (as my History teacher described it to us, haha), Valkyrie actually gives us an inside look on Nazi Germany during 1944-1945.  Throughout the whole movie, you can actually feel the suspense, and trust me, there is no dull moment in this movie. The fact that even the small characters were given names is quite astounding as it creates an actual solid setting for the movie. The movie also has the dates and even the time to see how the plan progresses along, even at the very end, it tells you when the soldiers who joined the coup were executed.

Also, Stauffenberg’s character was someone you can actually sympathize to, because throughout the course of the movie, you will see that he worries deeply about his family and how this coup might affect them. Even when they were spreading the news of Hitler’s false death, he asks one of the secretaries to connect them to his family.

All in all, I enjoyed the movie, will watch it again, will buy the DVD and rave about it for months to come.

Trivia:

• Valkyrie is based from a true story (which they will tell you, in Geman then English, at the beginning of the movie)
• The July 20 attempt was the last attempt out of 15 on Hitler’s life.
• The Stauffenberg family survived, Nina von Stauffenberg died in 2006. (Me and my friend wonder if his kids watched this movie.)
• The title of this post was also from the movie. It’s when the leader of the Valkyrie battalion is on the phone with Hitler and Hitler says this line. I found it quite funny! XD

Hmm, is Stauffenberg a Jewish name? Probably not, but we were also wondering about that. So, do you like History? Have you watched Valkyrie yet? Did you like it (and can we fangirl/boy together?) or did get absolutely bored of it? Share your opinions of the movie! (Not about my review because I know it is total and utter crap, haha.)

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So, I’ve decided to remove the redirect from antipatica.org to the /wp blog part, for various reasons. I don’t really think my current front page for Antipatica.org can be considered as a splash page since it’s just an image with an awesome dragon. I have yet to think about what to put in the root folder, and I will probably figure one out this summer.

Okay, enough website talk. Let’s talk… MUSIC.

Unfortunately, I am not here to share my awesome music taste to the world, seeing as I have none. I have just compiled a list of songs that I have been rather attached to, lately. I remember when I was younger (say around 14-15), I’ve decided to swear off all popular and mainstream songs because they’re overplayed. Fast forward to 2008, and I’ve realized that was a silly thing to do, since some of the mainstream songs are actually pretty good.

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I’ve unleashed my anime geek on various occasions here in this little ol’ blog of mine, and yes, up to now I still love anime. Most anime fans nowadays have probably watched a few j-dramas here and there. I’m not much of a fan since I don’t really like watching Asian dramas (too cheesy, in my opinion). Two days ago though, my friend introduced me to this j-drama called My Boss, My Hero. She kept on sending me quotes from the show through MSN and she finally managed to make me watch the show.

I started watching it around 11 pm and I ended up sleeping at 5 o’clock AM. It’s a good thing I can be nocturnal when I want to.

My Boss, My Hero is about an heir to a Yakuza family in Tokyo, Makio Sakaki. He’s brute, tough and violent. He’s also an idiot who likes pudding. His dad (who loves pinstripes, lol) is worried that he might be handing over his Yakuza group to an idiot, therefore, he tells Makio to go to high school. Makio, you see, is 27 and is a junior-high drop out. (In Japan, going to high school is optional, but 90% of the kids go anyways).

How does a 27 year old man disguise as a 17 year old kid?

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