M&M: Buried

The plot of Buried from 2010 is simple: Paul (Ryan Reynolds), an American truck driver was in Iraq when he got kidnapped and is now waking up buried in a box. Apart from the clothes he's got on, he only has a lighter and a mobile phone.

Ryan Reynold is most famous in recent times for his portrayal of Wade Wilson/Deadpool. As much as comic fans enjoy seeing Reynolds in this role, he can also be serious and convince with limited possibilities which are given to him in Buried. Those who expect action and much movement should stay away from this movie. A plot in a sense is not existant. A man is trapped in a box. But that's exactly what fascinated me about the story: the huge constriction of possibilities for the actor in this situation.
Apart from voices of other people with whom Paul is talking, Ryan Reynold carries the movie effectively all alone. Reynolds achieves, in my opinion, successfully to create a feeling of suspense and to hold that throughout 90 minutes. I felt with him and was able to feel the anxiety and tightness in the box. In that time Paul as well as the viewer are faced with many questions: How did he end up in the box? Where is he now? Even if he can reach someone on the phone, how are they going to find him? Are they going to reach him in time before either air and/or phone battery run out? As a viewer you'll ask yourself if Paul maybe deserved being stuck in the box.

To find out if or how those questions are answered, you'll have to watch the movie yourself.

Magical blow

Did you ever wonder what's so magical about blowing? As a child we blow out candles on our birthday cake and make a wish. As a child, after we hurt ourselves, mommy blew on the body part that hurt to make the pain go away (or at least lessen it).

Maybe, just maybe, adults would be a bit happier again, if they pursed their lips more often and let all the air out and make a wish. But it's got to be something you really want. Not just something willy-nilly, because I just told you to and you don't really want to. Go on. Make a wish. Inhale. Purse your lips. Exhale.

Let me know in the comments if your wish came true. Also let me know if you've got ideas about what's so magical about blowing.

The wrong door

The other day I entered the tram through the right entrance next to the driver. The tram was pretty packed. At the very front and the very back it's also very cramped for my taste. Next to me was a young man. The next three stops the exit was on the left side. On the third stop a couple of people passed us to exit. When he noticed that he was where he wanted to go out, too, he approached the driver, “Could you...?”, pointing at the closed right door. The driver couldn't contain a grin. The young man noticed his mistake himself without the driver needing to say something and exited still on time.