It was a visual representation of my imagination.

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children movie visually fed my appetite. The gloomy setting of the 2016 island contrasted with the bright orphanage of September 3, 1940. 

The orphanage was almost exactly as I imagined it. It had thoughtful details such as a greenhouse.

The Characters

The characters were mismatched from the book which was fine as the movie did justice to it anyway.

I really liked the actors for Emma, Olive, Enoch, Bronwyn, Millard (even if it’s only a voice actor) and Miss Peregrine.

The actor for Jacob felt amateur. There were scenes in the movie that felt lacking of emotion from him. I also felt frustrated with Jacob because he was so pathetic at times.

I love the chemistry between Olive and Enoch! GAH!!! AND ENOCH!!! I was so kilig sa cinema all throughout every time Enoch was on screen! Yun talaga yun eh.

I also spotted a continuity error with Emma. Emma had blonde eyebrows and there were a couple of scenes in which she had brown. Gotcha!

The Flops

The movie was Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children Trilogy jam-packed into 1. That was why the pacing of the movie was kinda fast. The kissing scene that almost happened between Emma and Jacob when you think of it was too soon as when you look back in the movie they barely spent time together.

The fight scenes in the movie weren’t that serious which is why it was underwhelming, although the eyeball eating Samuel L. Jackson was a nice touch in the movie.

The Flips

The plot twists in the movie made me hold my breath. Especially yung muntik na mamatay si ____ then he said “_______” yaass

My favourite peculiarity from the movie was Fiona's who controls nature because that is like my dream superpower since childhood.

Favorite scene was when Miss Peregrine had the routine of killing the hollowgast that killed Victor and it has its own body chalked on the ground.

H&M, Forever 21, Joe Fresh, Gap, Zara, Topshop these are just few of the brands that contributes to fast fashion and factory slavery.

What is fast fashion? Have you ever notice that whenever you pass by Forever 21 there’s a new batch of clothes on the racks? That’s fast fashion, honey.

I must admit that before I watched this documentary I shop at these stores well mainly Forever 21 as if naman afford ko yung Zara. But I also adored clothes from H&M and Topshop, that most probably if I had the money I would’ve been buying from them as well. 

But after watching The True Cost it changed my perspective on these fashion brands.

The True Cost exposed how these brands contributed on slavery mainly from Bangladesh and Cambodia, how garment factories are number 2 on the greatest amount of toxic waste produced second to oil factories.

On the documentary you would see how much hard work, sacrifices, blood and health are being put into the clothes we wear. These fashionable clothes we wear we just got for less than a thousand pesos but these factory workers are working their ass off, getting killed and being separated from their families for what? Less than a dollar a day? We don’t know what these clothes went through to get to our closets and I think it’s time we know.

Who to blame but the fashion industry right? Allowing these people to work in such inhumane conditions. But also maybe ourselves. It’s time to tone down the materialism, the thinking of “more more and more” We see these clothes as a status symbol, by getting to wear these clothes has this meaning that we are important, we are yayamanin because we could afford them but who is the real mayaman? Diba yung mga business people who own the company brand?

Maybe it’s time to look for clothes that are worth it. A thrift shop or non-branded stores are great options. Just remember that if you buy clothes be practical it would not just be better for you, it’ll be better for others too.  

Let me know if you get to watch The True Cost (you can torrent it). I hope this changes how you look at fashion because it definitely changed mine J

-SKA-

Sophia Scale: 3/5

Beware may contain spoilers

Me Before You is a novel based movie about a girl named Lou who works as a caregiver for paralyzed Will. Their love blooms as Lou tries to change Will’s mind about euthanasia with taking him places and doing activities.

I love Sam Claflin, my friends and I watched the film, Love Rosie, in the cinemas as well. Of course I like Emilia Clarke, from Game of Thrones. It’s the first time I saw her act aside from her Khaleesi character.

Lou’s character was an optimistic fashion forward girl. I salute her with her brave fashion choices. Those floral pumps are to die for. Nobody could mess this girl’s spirit not even Sharon.

Will is a smart young man. He was fearless and at the present time he is in dread. I understand his will to die and end his life because he feels like he’s no longer living. We all have a choice and I think Will made the right one. It hurts but it’s for the best.

It wasn’t much on the kilig scale, it was like a 6 / 7 out of 10

Their chemistry wasn’t that strong. Maybe it was because Will’s charisma wasn’t to the full extent since he was in a wheelchair with only a couple of muscles to move. But that classic Sam Claflin smile brought it to home base. Gawd.

There were a lot of attempted kilig scenes but they were either fast that it didn’t hit you or just too slow that it didn’t reach you.

But take note: I cried. That by the beach scene was hard.

I liked the ending. The perfect way to end the film is with a croissant in Paris.

I’ll leave you a question. What’s your stand on euthanasia after watching the film?

-SKA-

You I saw your face in June.

Classes just started and the familiar faces I’ve come to love are back. So long summer! It’s been real.

And you know what else is back? Monthly Playlists!