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The Pfl^ Friday, May 2,2003 Page 13 Arts and Entertainment CD REVIEW Juliana Theory brings message of love This is the latest cover of The Juliana Theory's "love album. Photo courtesy of The Juliana Theory % Emily Killian Pilot copy editor The Juliana Theory’s newest release, entitled “Love” is a happy marriage of emo rock and hard metal. Not just superfi cial rockers, the band shows both lyrical and musical depth coupled with a strong message of love. In “Bring it Low,” the band asks the listener to open his/her mind and consider that they are more than they seem. This seems to go along perfectly with the band’s gradual shift towards deeper, more meaningful music. In “Shell of a Man,” the band pits love against bitterness and hate, and shows that love is the answer to life’s problems. The band asserts that “love is the answer” and encourages the listener to love even though they are only “the shell of a man.” “Repeating, Repeating” shows how easy it is to get burned out when you focus on the wrong things in life. “Congratulations” is about being broken but still having hope. This track is one of my favorites on the album. In “The Hardest Things,” the band explores the relation ship between having to make hard decisions and hurting other people. “In Conversation” is about the problems people have communicating with each other. “Into the Dark,” is a song that was released on a previous album, but with a new twist. This version of the song is much more rock oriented than the pre vious. Although I like the origi nal version much better, this one is still quite good. The last song on the album, “Everything,” sums up the over all message of the album—love is everything. They say that love is a reason for life and that “love is a bond without reason, a cry for connection, a light in your eyes.” Other themes explored by the band include trust, pain, the future, betrayal, loss and hope. Thus far, the album, released by Epic (Sony) records, has reached 71 on the Billboard 200, and the track “Bring it Low” was part of “MTV Road Rules: Don’t Make Me Pull This Thing Over.” For more information on the Juliana Theory, go to www.julianatheory.com or www.epicrecords.com. Killigan Points: 4 out of 5. Movie review “Bulletproof Monk”: Where’s my Rachel Jones Pilot staff When I was a little girl, I was tormented by people who went around making those “martial arts” noises that Bruce Lee instituted into the American movie genre. I never fully understood it until I watched one for myself last week. Needless to say I was tom between laughing my head off and shaking my head with shame at what I saw: Asian guy having to defend his ancestors’ honor and giv ing out Chinese proverbs that belong on American-made fortune cookies. No wonder I was tormented. Albeit, “Bullet Proof Monk” does not have any ancient ancestors’ honor to defend, it is bound by the same cheesy “fortune cookie” wisdom that bound many other hokey martial arts movies during the 1970s and 1980s. “Bulletproof Monk” has a nameless Tibetan monk (Chow Yun-Fat), who must pro tect a sacred scroll from a Nazi officer. The chase goes on for 60 years, during which the monk must choose his successor, who will be revealed by fulfilling the prophecies that choose the next protector of the scroll. During this time, the monk has not aged (thanks to the scroll’s power) while the Nazi officer deterio rates. While on the run, the monk finds his suc cessor, the streetwise, petty, yet caring, pick pocket, Kar (Seann William Scott). At first, Kar is annoyed by the monk, but is drawn in by his “fortune cookie” wisdom and knowledge in the martial arts. When the scroll is taken, the monk and Kar, joined by a mysterious young woman nicknamed Bad Girl, must take back the scroll and defeat the Nazi officer and his followers. I pity Chow Yun-Fat in his decision to film this movie, especially after watching his spec tacular performance in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” as Master Li Mu Bai. Seann William Scott, having a habit of appearing in dim teen movies such as “American Pie” and “American Pie 2,” does his usual cute, make- the-girls-swoon smile, the dumb, confused looks and gets the girl. The movie does have its positive scenes. The visual effects are impressive, as are the fight scenes. As a girl, I must say Scott does have his shining moment with his smile and line, “Because you’re so — beautiful.” There’s even a point in which an impatient Kar points out the entire foolishness of the movie, poking fun of the monk’s wisdom, telling him that his proverbs can be read on for tune cookies. Overall, “Bulletproof Monk” leaves the audience wondering how the monk got Kar to follow and trust him, and wishing that they had been warned that although the monk is bullet proof, the movie is not foolproof Chow Yun-Fat playing a Tibetan monk and Seann Kar, run through the street to protect a sacred scroll Photo courtesy of MGM William Scott, who plays
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