Savio Wai Ho Wong, postgraduate student, Department of Psychology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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HALLOWEEN ART EXHIBITION!
3 weeks ago
Thursday, 31 December 2009
Avatar Doppelganger Caricature
What a visually-stunning movie Avatar is. But this post is not about reviewing the film … others have already done that quite well (a selection of links is included below).
Instead, I just want to say that the best caricature in Avatar has to be Colonel Miles Quaritch. Almost every time he appeared on the 3-D silver screen, I either laughed or shook my head at his clichéd one-liners and screen presence. The actor, Stephen Lang, gave a great performance … “of the, uh, Jarhead clan”.
Colonel Miles Quaritch is such a caricature that the images of Major Chip Hazard from Small Soldiers, and Duke Nukem were brought to mind.
Whilst searching for images from Avatar, I also noticed some of the toy action figures. At first glance, I realized they were not to scale since the alien Na’vi are supposed to be three metres tall. So unless Colonel Miles Quaritch was a towering Jarhead surpassing NBA proportions, I guess the action figures are just made for ease of packaging!
Some reviews of Avatar (from the first page results using Google):
Review: Powerful Avatar Stuns the Eye, Seduces the Heart
Review: 'Avatar' delivers on the hype
Avatar -- Film Review
Avatar review: 'James Cameron just got slack'
Avatar (Fox) (2009)
Instead, I just want to say that the best caricature in Avatar has to be Colonel Miles Quaritch. Almost every time he appeared on the 3-D silver screen, I either laughed or shook my head at his clichéd one-liners and screen presence. The actor, Stephen Lang, gave a great performance … “of the, uh, Jarhead clan”.
Colonel Miles Quaritch is such a caricature that the images of Major Chip Hazard from Small Soldiers, and Duke Nukem were brought to mind.
[Chip, Duke, Quaritch; take your pick! Pics courtesy of GoogleImages]
Whilst searching for images from Avatar, I also noticed some of the toy action figures. At first glance, I realized they were not to scale since the alien Na’vi are supposed to be three metres tall. So unless Colonel Miles Quaritch was a towering Jarhead surpassing NBA proportions, I guess the action figures are just made for ease of packaging!
Some reviews of Avatar (from the first page results using Google):
Review: Powerful Avatar Stuns the Eye, Seduces the Heart
Review: 'Avatar' delivers on the hype
Avatar -- Film Review
Avatar review: 'James Cameron just got slack'
Avatar (Fox) (2009)
Wednesday, 30 December 2009
0339 HKSAR Name of the Day
Ares Leung Kwok Ling, professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Name Category: Rare; Self-important
About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Rare; Self-important
Tuesday, 29 December 2009
0338 HKSAR Name of the Day
Burnie Chu, clerical officer, Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Name Category: Rare
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Monday, 28 December 2009
0337 HKSAR Name of the Day
Janny Chun Nae Wong, postgraduate student, Department of Psychology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Sunday, 27 December 2009
0336 HKSAR Name of the Day
Robina Wong Hoi-chu (Dr), associate professor, Department Of Land Surveying & Geo-Informatics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
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Name Category: Rare
About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Rare
Suffer Little Children … Literally
A New York Times article shows more Hocus Pocus happenings in Asia. This time, it’s to do with parents' obsession with their children’s height.
In the article, there’s the obligatory irrelevant and banal quotes. For example:
Too bad these quacks conveniently avoid looking closely at the “seeds” first. Not every “seed” is a sequoia; some may be willows, cedars, elms or bauhinias, so to speak. You can feed and exercise a child as much as possible, but if the right genes are not present then there’s going to be lots of disappointment and resentment somewhere down the line. Incidentally, children don't photosynthesize either!
Here’s a banal quote:
Suffer Little Children … Literally.
SEOUL, South Korea — With acupuncture needles trembling from the corners of her mouth like cat’s whiskers, Moon Bo-in, 5, whined with fear. But the doctor, wearing a yellow gown patterned with cartoon characters, poked more needles into her wrists and scalp. “It’s O.K., dear,” said her mother, Seo Hye-kyong. “It will help make you pretty and tall. It will make you Cinderella.”
[Trainer Choi Hyong-jin helped Kang Hyon-sung, 5, and his sister, Kang Hyon-hee, 7, as they tried a special treadmill during a growth-spurring exercise at the Seojung growth clinic in Seoul. Pic courtesy of Woohae Cho for IHT.]
In the article, there’s the obligatory irrelevant and banal quotes. For example:
“If you think of a child as a tree, what we try to do here is to provide it with the right soil, the right wind, the right sunshine to help it grow. We help kids regain their appetite, sleep well and stay fit so they can grow better.”
Too bad these quacks conveniently avoid looking closely at the “seeds” first. Not every “seed” is a sequoia; some may be willows, cedars, elms or bauhinias, so to speak. You can feed and exercise a child as much as possible, but if the right genes are not present then there’s going to be lots of disappointment and resentment somewhere down the line. Incidentally, children don't photosynthesize either!
Here’s a banal quote:
“My dream is to open growth clinics in North Korea,” said Dr. Park [who recently opened 36 joint-venture growth clinics in China and said the quest to become taller was regionwide], “so that, once we unify, children from both sides will be able to stand shoulder to shoulder, not with one side a head taller than the other.”
Suffer Little Children … Literally.
Saturday, 26 December 2009
0335 HKSAR Name of the Day
Loucia Chan Kit Ying (Miss), student, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Name Category: Creation; Insertion
About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Creation; Insertion
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