Sookie Stackhouse #5: Dead as a Doornail (2005)

Sookie Stackhouse was once again surrounded by vampires, were-animals, shape-shifters, n a fairy godmother. Alcide, the werewolf, needed her help in his father's bid to become the next leader of the local werewold pack. at the same time, Sam, the shape-shifter who happened to be her boss, got shot. to make things worst, her house was partly burned down. one way or another, supernatural related troubles just can't seemed to leave Sookie alone. vampire politics had her windup deep within, n now so had the were-society. it started right after Alcide asked for her company to a funeral, where a pack leader had just died. Alcide's father declared his challenge against another werewolf, for the position of the new pack leader. angry at being drawn into the conflict, Sookie failed to distance herself, especially when her brother, Jason, a new shape-shifter happened to be the suspect.

Charlain Harris managed to surprise me by making all the mishap that happened around Sookie felt so believable n real especially when it involved the supernatural beings she was surrounded in! to make things tastier, she finally stopped dwelling over her ex-boyfriend, vampire Bill. although her love life was every bit as complicated as usual, the turn of events especially when it involved her brother was very much intriguing! it was also exciting to learn more n more about the were-people. with her beloved house burned down, assassins were obviously sent to kill her. this was by far, one of the best entries for the Southern Vampire series!

Toaru Majutsu no Index (2008) とある魔術の禁書目録

the story took place in Academy City, a city filled with highly developed technologies. Touma was one of the 80% of students here. he was a level zero esper, having no skill nor power like most of the students. however his right hand was the Imagine Breaker, a rare ability that erased any power or magic. the story started when he met with Index, a young girl dressed as nun, trying to escape the Necessarius (a magic organization). she was blessed with the skill of memorizing 103,000 forbidden magical spells within her head. since they crossed path, Touma was faced with dangers he can't ignore, to save those he cared about.

while it was typical for Touma to be surrounded (n coincidentally showed interest) by girls, he was still likable for not showing any interest or returning their affections. the selling point of the anime was its magic n esper power possessed by different individual. science was often placed side by side, unexpectedly showing no conflicts throughout all the episodes. for the anime to capture its viewers attention throughout the long 24 episodes, it did well by showing their daily life n how they interacted with one another in a humorous n unique way, similar approach taken by Toaru Kagaku no Railgun (2009).

Supineness.

after years of restraining, hoping by taking a softer approach she could round things up once again, unfortunately it didn't fall into place according to plan. she sees it as a sign for her to consider a second option. she found the years wasted, efforts thrown out the window, energy spent unworthy. yet she never stop learning. unashamed to speak the truth, she realized the moment she stood up for a friend, nothing was strong enough to stop her. it was the truth that backed her up, it was by reasoning with the facts that had her point successfully delivered to the opposing party. yet confronting he who stray far from reality she forever remained awkwardly helpless against.

真実を護るします。

Faster (2010)

after serving 10 years in prison for bank robbery, Driver has only 1 mission he had to complete. he had to avenge his brother's death, murdered after being setup by a gang. now a free man, he went through the list with nothing capable of stopping him from killing them. however, a Cop who only left 10 days before retirement was assigned on his case, n a young egoistic hit-man (Killer) was paid to kill him.

the plot was so simple n straightforward it was impossible to be misled. one of the coolest attraction the film managed to consistently portrayed, was having him went through the killing smoothly despite the distractions from Cop n Killer. both the Rock n Cop played such believing parts, we were able to feel the anger as well as the joy of having one of those taken out. we loved the film, for it wasn't about good cop versus bad guy, but it was justice, with god miraculously helping those in need.