DAY 9: transport strike = bumming

Today was the day the jeepney and motorela drivers of Cagayan de Oro threw down the towel and said enough was enough. The gasoline prices have constantly been rising, peso by peso twice a week, while the jeepney and motorela fares have risen only a single peso since Libya started its unrest. (I heard the Philippines gets its oil from Libya, which is why the gasoline prices are going up like crazy.) Anyhow, while I'm not a big fan of jeepney drivers and motorela drivers, I do believe they have a good cause for this protest/transport strike. So what's a good commuter to do but stay at home at a time like this?

So I watched, finally, Disney's Tangled. And loved it. And couldn't stop loving it. The plot was amazingly not the usual Disney sap present in their princess-y movies. This and Mulan stand out because of the plot. The characters were unexpected, at the very least. They feel so human. Her, a naive girl trying to conquer her fears and go with her need to see the world. Him with his cocky attitude and immaturity. She changed, he changed. And you could see it, though you couldn't pinpoint the exact time it happened. (On a sidenote, I love how Flynn (Eugene) didsn't have that romantic, Prince Charming look. He smolders just by being the rogue. Oh be still, my beating heart.)

They didn't make a mistake casting Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi for the roles. They brought something endearing...and real to the characters. Plus their voices blend very, very nicely during the song "I See the Light", which made me giddy no matter how many times I play it back. Tangled's soundtrack reminded me again why I actually love Disney movies--because of the songs, the lyrics and the melody blending into something that you won't forget easily. So now I downloaded the entire Tangled soundtrack and played them on the laptop over and over.

But despite listening to the other songs, I'll always love most "I See the Light". Because I remember floating lanterns and a gondola whenever I hear it. Because I believe in dreams and miracles whenever I hear it. Because it makes me go giddy every single time, darnnit.

So here's the lyrics, with many thanks to Sweetslyrics.com. Because this has to be here. Because it's one of the soundtracks of my summer.


I SEE THE LIGHT 
sung by Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi

Rapunzel:
All those days watching from the windows
All those years outside looking in
All that time never even knowing
Just how blind I've been
Now I'm here, blinking in the starlight
Now I'm here, suddenly I see
Standing here, it's all so clear
I'm where I'm meant to be

And at last I see the light
And it's like the fog has lifted
And at last I see the light
And it's like the sky is new
And it's warm and real and bright
And the world has somehow shifted
All at once everything looks different
Now that I see you

Eugene (Flynn):
All those days chasing down a daydream
All those years living in a blur
All that time never truly seeing
Things, the way they were
Now she's here shining in the starlight
Now she's here, suddenly I know
If she's here it's crystal clear
I'm where I'm meant to go

Rapunzel & Eugene:
And at last I see the light

Eugene:
And it's like the fog is lifted

Rapunzel & Eugene:
And at last I see the light

Rapunzel:
And it's like the sky is new

Rapunzel & Eugene:
And it's warm and real and bright
And the world has somehow shifted
All at once, everything is different
Now that I see you, now that I see you.



Lovin' it yet? ♥

P.S. One down from my movie list. Fourteen more to go!


Photo credits to Cinema Review (for Flynn and the smexy smolder) and The Hollywood Reporter (for the gondola scene).