The Girl Below (2012)

after spending 10 years in New Zealand with the hope of reuniting with her remarried father, 30-year-old Suki returned to London, where she grew up in. she walked by the old building where she once lived with her parents. out of curiosity, she visited Peggy, a neighbor and family friend that still lived in the building. Peggy was bedridden with old-age, where Pippa, her daughter hired a nurse, Amanda to attend to her. when Amanda left, Pippa asked Suki to stand in for her, which she accepted reluctantly due to failing to find herself a job in the meantime. later Suki was introduced to Pippa's family, her chef husband Ari and rebellious son Caleb.

from time to time i got confused, until i sort of got used to the strange parts that took place only after Suki was asleep, where she would mysteriously went back in time, to the night of a costume party her parents threw in their garden 20 years ago. Suki was an awkward and pathetic character, so distant and having no ability to cope with her life at all. she got disowned by her father's new family, dumped by men, abusing drug and alcohol, and can't even get herself a decent job. but as she tried to help the family through their difficult time when Peggy lingered on her deathbed, she became useful just being at the right place at the right time. despite the strangeness and possibilities of where the storyline of The Girl Below (2012) could be heading, i felt somewhat abandoned and left hanging when i reached its final page. though not exactly a bad book, The Girl Below (2012) was probably just different.

Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Edward Scissorhands (1990) was one of the very fist film that Tim Burton and Johnny Depp worked together. Edward was an artificial man, partially completed by an inventor who died of heart-attack before giving Edward a pair of real hands over the currently scissors. years later, Edward was taken from his home into the town by a saleswoman. he became friends with the family and fell in love with Kim. the neighborhood was impressed by his hedge trimming skills and came to him for haircuts. a few of the townspeople dislike him and attempted to chase him out.

the film was truly a masterpiece, one of the very first peculiar and unique creation of Tim Burton. it was like a fairy tale, simple yet in depth, drawing our interest and liking towards Edward quite easily. the good and bad in humanity were separated into a clear portion. unfortunately, the fairy tale ended with a sad ending, but it remained beautiful until the very end. his imperfection was physical, where his heart was definitely whole.

Matchbox Twenty: North (2012)

North (2012) is the forth album by Matchbox Twenty. it was released on September 2012. its first single She's So Mean (2012) was released on June 2012. second single "Overjoyed" (2012) was released on August 2012. the albums they released previously were More Than You Think You Are (2002), Mad Season (2000), Yourself or Someone Like You (1996); while Rob Thomas, the lead vocal of Matchbox Twenty, came out with his personal album named Something to Be (2005) and Cradlesong (2009).

Accel World (2012) アクセル・ワールド

Haruyuki was often a victim of bully in his school. to escape from the reality, he often spent his free time in games, hiding in the virtual reality. one day, he was approached by Kuroyukihime, the most famous girl in school. she gave him a mysterious program called Brain Burst, introduced him a virtual reality called the Accel World.

as the main character, Haruyuki was far from being likable. despite being unattractive, he was constantly bullied, while he compared himself to some of the attractive friends he had. as much as others tried to help him, he would soon just ended up as some pathetic character not worth spending time over. the Burst Battle repeated itself with every chance it had, very much predictable. Kuroyukihime was a perfect character, beautiful and intelligent, who also happened to be a gamer that noticed Haruyuki's existence. then again, why did she when no one else does?