yinuntraceable, only by word-of-mouth
April 10th 2008 03:42
it's ironic in a sense. to watch a movie that would somehow be related to work. brief background, i work for a company that deals with word-of-mouth in singapore but being on the frontlines, it's far more amazing to see how word-of mouth ends up backfiring instead of bringing good at times.
UNTRACEABLE is perhaps one of the better shows i've caught in a long while. the gruesome, squeamish scenes of blood and violence aside, there's a sort of sociological message that the show is trying to bring across.
put up your hands, how many of us all sometimes surf youtube or collegehumour to look for video clips of the sick, twisted and bizarre? i admit that at one point of time, my curiosity piqued by comments made by friends, i type in the link and go. afterwhich, i regret my decision and chastise my curiosity for further corrupting my mind. don't get me wrong. i'm not holier-than-thou, just that i'm not a fan of seeing a bunch of nasty people torturing a cat by setting it on fire, or the clip of that journalist's head being cut off or saddam's execution.
i don't like shock clips that exploit man's dark, sinister secrets.
so what UNTRACEABLE brought about was just that. the thousands of people who logged onto the site to watch the live streaming of a man's death, not realizing that doing so they were contributing to his speedy demise. how quick information gets passed about. it's always news or information of this nature that travels the fastest as opposed to something tamer and more docile.but it's pretty sick, especially after you see the comments made on the tagboard and the smug look on the killer's face, seeing the ratings skyrocket higher than any episode of american idol. we're faced with our own denial, that we enjoy being voyeurs, audience to this perverse carnival show and occasionally without us knowing, we crave and desire moremoremore.
the only gripe i have about this is head of the department. that guy with the receding hairline. why is it that everytime you're just about to catch the criminal you tell a team member to get lost and take a break not realizing that they could be in danger? seriously. as if one of their own getting caught and melted on live tv wasn't bad enough. did the fact that one of THEIR OWN get caught not ring any alarm bells? it's most definite that the killer has taken a good look at your task force and with his superior hacking/tech abilities, can ferret out every information about you - even down to the number of calories you consumed during your tea break.
it's scary.
now i'm a lil' cautious about downloading trial/demo games, not knowing if it could be a trap for someone to hack into my system and dig into my precious files. yes, there's antivirus and anti-spyware, but it makes me wonder just how reliable and defensive these things are.
watch UNTRACEABLE. it's worth your allowance, the money you though you'd set aside for a box of doughnuts. it's gripping (boyfriend closed his eyes at some point, thank god i'm short-sighted and wasn't wearing glasses) and keeps you at the edge of your seat. there are some bits that are somewhat predictable, but overall, it's been quite nicely packaged.
there's a bit of girl power in here. diane lane, you do us girls proud!
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