a nice movie at jurong mall

these days, hubby and my weekend life are centred over the kids' schedule.

jurong mall, a place that i will never fancy. but i was there for 2 wkends, simply becos of the kids' concert mass rehearsal being held there.

while waiting for joy till 10 plus pm, hubby made a great suggestion that we (claire inclusive) could catch a show. well, all these yrs, i hv been watching movies on my own during his office hours. he's not a fanatic movie fan, so i quietly indulged in my hobby once in a blue moon.

every movie was almost fully taken, given that the movie theatre is like a bird cage size nowadays.

anyway, it was 'rise of the planet of the apes', despite being left with just the
2nd row seat from the side wall. well, it would anytime be better than loitering at jurong mall with the overwhelming presence of indian and chinese workers.

10 mins into the show, i already knew it would be a delightful one! throughout, i had to explain the contents to claire, but she apparently enjoyed it as much i did!
well, a true 4* rating!

basically, it started with a lab conducting experiments on apes, seeking to find new drugs that will rock the human world. a scientific engineer made a great invention that has proven successful in increasing the IQ of apes, but not without some side effects. so, the whole bunch of apes were 'destroyed', but leaving one little newborn ape which the lab could bear to kill, so it ended with the engineer taking it home for rearing.

relationship grew between him and the baby ape, CAESAR! the latter received all the intelligent genetic benefits from the late mom (ape), and was able to do many fantastic things at young age. he's really such a darling in the show!

when CAESAR was 5 yrs old or so, and one day was locked behind the cage owing to one assault case (which had him trying to save his owner's dementia-struck father from a neighbour's attack), that's where the tragedy began! in the lockup place, he was bullied by the other apes, abused by the caretaker and ...it turned his mood sour!

he found a way to escape, went home to steal the improvised drug of S113, released the apes from the caged environment and became the leader of all....they strategised and invaded the street and took to killing people...in fact, CAESAR became so smart that he was able to mutter few human words.

the owner finally tracked him down and wanted to bring him home, to which CAESAR rejected. over time, he had already integrated into the apes' fellowship. there was also much rejected feelings in his heart, at the time that he was sent away from home.

the last part saw CAESAR and his bunch of ape followers being released into the nature, he put his head to the owner's ears and muttered,"CAESAR is back home!" it was a heart-warming scene....animals have their own natural habitats which made it cruel for humans to poach them and confine them for scientific research.

i loved the show, it was beyond my expectation. CAESAR is so adorable at young age, so nimble as he grew up and was able to relate to human beings like a child. but his change of character after the middle part was the climax of all....worth watching!

after the movie, claire asked,'daddy, can we make it our family tradition to watch a movie monthly?'

'sure, if it's a good show,' he answered.

i was smiling away.....doing sth different and having a good surprise out of it really made my day!