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it ends with us - film

2/10

While i understand spreading the message of domestic violence and that it can happen at anytime or to anyone is important, It Ends With Us does nothing of the sorts to try and create awareness for very real struggles people go through, this might be biased as i despise Colleen Hoovers work, i do not think this book should’ve gotten an adaptation.

some of the scenes in this film are completely unnecessary and very uncomfortable to watch. i hate how this film has been labelled as a drama and a romance and i hate how the ending makes it out like the truama of domestic violence can be fixed by falling in love again with your teenage love.

i do think a help message should have been put on the end credits as this film does touch on very real, very triggering and very touchy subjects. do not waste your time watching this film as you will be left with nothing but anger and annoyance you have wasted 2 hours watching it.

Secret Rendezvous-Kobo Abe Book Review

Secret Rendezvous By Kobo Abe was published in 1977, the book explores strange themes and events with hints of dark humour.

Personally i think this book is a very strange and interesting read, but really really brilliant.

On a impromptu trip with my friend to Waterstones, looking for a completely different book (Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, also a very strange book) I looked around and for some reason Secret Rendezvous popped out to me, upon reading the blurb and some of the first page i was instantly captured, i handed the book to my friend to read the blurb and i will say; he is not interested in reading much, he was impressed with the book and it sealed my mind and i bought it for £9.99.

I personally think if you are not instantly sucked into a book by the first page, it’s not the book for you, and as i thought about nothing but finallt getting to start it. i know this book was perfect for me.

The books blurb reads as:

“It is 4 a.m. when the ambulance comes to take the man's wife away - although no-one has called it, and there is nothing wrong with her. As he sets out to find her, he finds himself in the corridors of a vast underground hospital, where he encounters sinister medics, freakish sexual experiments and the unmistakable feeling of being watched. Even when he is suddenly appointed as the hospital's chief of security, reporting to a man who thinks he is a horse, he will not give up his search.

Secret Rendezvous is a nightmarish satire of bureaucracy, medicine and modern life.” with also having 2 reviews from the Chicago Tribune and The Chicago Sun Times. and additionally a review from The New York Times.

This book explores disturbing yet thrilling themes while this man is exploring this twisted yet fascinating hospital. i won’t spoil it but i don’t think anyone in 2024 could write something like this.

if secret rendezvous was made into a live action it would closely resemble Netflix’s Black Mirror or American Horror Story.

I do have a strong feeling that the ending was very rushed and unprompted but it did a good job of describing the effects that this “hospital” had on the narrator and how eventually he ended up clinging to his sanity even for a very short lived time.

Kobo Abe did a beautiful job of creating this very twisted world, he had a beautiful way of describing things in such shocking detail and making me create such horrifying mental images and scenes.

Secret Rendezvous-Kobo Abe Book Review

Secret Rendezvous By Kobo Abe was published in 1977, the book explores strange themes and events with hints of dark humour.

Personally i think this book is a very strange and interesting read, but really really brilliant.

On a impromptu trip with my friend to Waterstones, looking for a completely different book (Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, also a very strange book) I looked around and for some reason Secret Rendezvous popped out to me, upon reading the blurb and some of the first page i was instantly captured, i handed the book to my friend to read the blurb and i will say; he is not interested in reading much, he was impressed with the book and it sealed my mind and i bought it for £9.99.

I personally think if you are not instantly sucked into a book by the first page, it’s not the book for you, and as i thought about nothing but finallt getting to start it. i know this book was perfect for me.

The books blurb reads as:

“It is 4 a.m. when the ambulance comes to take the man's wife away - although no-one has called it, and there is nothing wrong with her. As he sets out to find her, he finds himself in the corridors of a vast underground hospital, where he encounters sinister medics, freakish sexual experiments and the unmistakable feeling of being watched. Even when he is suddenly appointed as the hospital's chief of security, reporting to a man who thinks he is a horse, he will not give up his search.

Secret Rendezvous is a nightmarish satire of bureaucracy, medicine and modern life.” with also having 2 reviews from the Chicago Tribune and The Chicago Sun Times. and additionally a review from The New York Times.

This book explores disturbing yet thrilling themes while this man is exploring this twisted yet fascinating hospital. i won’t spoil it but i don’t think anyone in 2024 could write something like this.

if secret rendezvous was made into a live action it would closely resemble Netflix’s Black Mirror or American Horror Story.

I do have a strong feeling that the ending was very rushed and unprompted but it did a good job of describing the effects that this “hospital” had on the narrator and how eventually he ended up clinging to his sanity even for a very short lived time.

Kobo Abe did a beautiful job of creating this very twisted world, he had a beautiful way of describing things in such shocking detail and making me create such horrifying mental images and scenes.

Review #1

Midas By Wunderhorse. Released 30th August 2024

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The long wait for Midas by Wunderhorse is over! The album is here. As i saw it was released on Spotify, i rushed to grab my headphones, turned the volume up all the way, and just listened.

Let’s begin!

Midas- Track 1

Midas starts us off strong, a good guess of what the album is going to be, it is one of my personal favourites, it is so incoherent but so understandable in one of the best ways possible. 5/10

Rain- Track 2.

Hey! i like this song. but i don’t think it’s one of their strongest songs on this album. i can imagine the moshpits that are going to come from this song. i don’t have much to add for this song. 3/10.

Emily- track 3. such a beautifully sad song, so many emotions are being poured out into the instruments, the vocals at the beginning of the song makes me think of someone trying to pretend everything is okay, and as the song progresses Jacob Slater gives up and has enough and needs to just let them go. an absolutely beautiful song about heartache, loss and grief. 6/10

Silver- Track 4

I don’t have a lot to say about Silver, i think it’s a beautiful song and an amazing song to come after Emily, i feel like this song is the “we’re both broken but we can be broken together” anthem. 4.5/10

Arizona- Track 5

My favourite song on the album!! Midas is really good but nothing compares to Arizona for me ! it’s so beautifully written, it’s so beautifully constructed and the lyrics give me a sense of longing and yearning i feel jacob slater was feeling when he wrote the album. (although i swear i’ve heard “where do you go to my love” somewhere before) It is just a beautiful song. 10/10

Superman- Track 6

Now i might get absolutely dragged for this opinion and that is okay. i felt that Superman was very coldplay sounding, which is not a bad thing okay? Coldplay are one of the biggest most influential bands going, a comparison to them is never a bad thing! it’s overall a good song and beautifully written. i give it a 3.5/10.

July- Track 7

I think July is one of their best singles, the instant goosebumps i get from the first breakdown in the song, i got them when i listened to the song for the first time. i get them now. the repeated lyrics of “i’m ready to die” make me imagine someone begging someone to just take him and his own struggles seriously, i think it is a very heavy (lyrically and musically in a way) song to put on an album, it’s raw, it’s opening yourself up to someone in the most authentic way possible. the last “i’m ready” and the last note of the song that gets dragged out makes me picture a heart monitor finally flatlining giving the imagery and sense of relief he got what he was begging for . 7/10

Cathedrals- track 8

Cathedrals to me is all of the cliches of song writing put into a song, i like how the instruments have been played, the vocals were also very good. this is definitely a weak song on the album. 2/10

Before we reach the end songs of this album, i would like to state that; i am a new wunderhorse fan! you got me! and i am not a writer!!! but i thought i would just share my unbiased opinions as someone new to this artist, i am very fond of this genre (rock according to google) and i think Wunderhorse have put out an amazing album, no album can be absolutely perfect start to finish and what they are doing with only 882k monthly listeners (Spotify) they have made something new and pretty amazing!

okay back to it!

Girl- track 9.

Hmmm.. what do i think about Girl? I think it’s a catchy song, a very sweet meaningful song which is quite a change to their previous songs, but it proves that Wunderhorse can write happy (if that’s the right word?) song. 4.5/10

Aeroplane- track 10 (the end)

I think Aeroplane is a good end to the album, the track is 8 minutes long but as you listen to it, it really doesn’t feel like 8 minutes. it’s a beautifully written song, musically and lyrically. i don’t have much more to say (got a bit common for me to say towards the end didn’t it!)

Overall, Midas is a pretty solid album, I think the whole thing flows very well. the “heavier” songs weren’t all smashed together to give us a really strong and fast half of an album and then the other half just being slow wanting the vibes to come back up (**cough** bleachers self titled **cough**).

i think a lot of the songs were written with a lot personal touches and it felt like Jacob Slater and the whole band let us into their thoughts and emotions and their own struggles. I can see this album being very personal to myself and a lot of people around me.

the only question i have is. What’s next?