Pearl's Odyssey

 Dear Reader,     Murder. Treachery. Hidden secrets and... song?     In today's article we'll be diving deep into a rather new aspect of storytelling. That can be done not through the bleeding droplets of ink on simple parchment but through song and television.     So, without further ado: lights, camera, action! What is Only Murders In the Building?     A thrilling whirlwind of comedy and murder, Only Murders In the  Building  does one of the most wondrous of jobs when it comes to storytelling, incorporating not just dashes of panache in its script and character dialogue but also through its score and music. The series follows Mabel Mora (Selena Gomez), Oliver Putnam (Martin Short) & Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin) solving cold murder cases via their podcast, within their block of apartments known as the Arconia . With the first two seasons being your regular yet exciting comedy-thriller show, the third seaso...

      Dear Reader,    Today we delve into one of the most wonder-filled films I must declare is out there: Studio Ghibli's Howl's Moving Castle ! If you didn't know, fellow reader, is that this film was adapted from the book of the same name by Diana Wynne Jones and let me tell you, the tale is phenomenal !     I have decided to touch on this tale with the reason of showing how through literature and film, one can form an amalgamation that resembles a true masterpiece. Tying both reality and fiction, love and loss, despair and self-discovery, the way film can not just contrast literature but essentially add on to it is one of the greatest things I must say a director, like Hayao Miyazaki, can do.      The story incorporates a sense of wonder and magic as it circles around the major theme of self- discovery within a romantic sub-plot. Following the 18-year-old, Sophie Hatter works at her family hat-shop trying to make ends meet ...

        Dear Reader,    I didn't know whether I wanted this to be a standard book/movie review, but I think the best thing I can offer to uphold my promise of writing the truth and staying true to myself, is if I write what effect this series and its character had and still have on me, rather than my basic opinions. I am no critic and therefore I find the idea of sharing my opinions rather futile. If one is interested in the story then by all means dear reader, look it up! Don't take others' word for it! Follow your curiosity and delve deep into the magical creation of C.S. Lewis! However, through this reflection shall I dare call it, I intend on digging through the roots of what Narnia truly means to me and maybe through this, maybe just maybe, I can encourage you to listen and let Narnia's voice reveal itself to you.    So... here it goes.    Ever since I was a young girl I'd always loved the wondrous world of Narnia: Where centaurs th...