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Of the Heart of a Star [ 22:21 ]

... We were supposed to be returning to DLSS, doing whatever ridiculous ideas that Annabel managed to cook up in her wacky brain. But however, a certain fairly important person in this ludicrous scheme was missing. Very cleverly getting herself grounded at such a convenient timing. You see, who doesn't want to applaud the genius that Annabel is? Sarcasm intended, of course.

So, a very bored Denise and I loitered outside the school gates for a while, not wanting to dally long, in case people thought we were kidnappers or something. Ok, I exaggerate. We were teenagers looking bored. Not kidnappers-in-training. This is Singapore after all.

The story continues: We wandered around, talked quite a fair bit, contacted Annabel who remained grounded. And was unexpectedly hung up on by said girl. That done, we headed towards a movie theater to catch a movie.

We even managed to sort of... debate over which movie theater. And the 'winner' being Jurong. Which sucked a fair bit. And I have already given them too much credit.

Alright. Alright. Everyone's a critic. Let's just ignore the crummy decor, lousy screen and uncomfortable seats. The only good thing is, apart from the two of us, there were like only 4 other people? So we basically had the whole cinema to ourselves. Except for the fact that the cinema was... for the lack of a politer word, small.

Stardust was good, even if the cinema made it seem bad. Though the movie didn't exactly follow the plot.

Ignore if you don't want spoilers. For book or movie.

We begin off with seeing Tristan's dad, Dunstan Thorn, strolling through the gap in the Wall for a little walk. And was promptly stopped by the fellow in charge of guarding the wall. With a little sneaky move, he runs through the gap, and finds himself in a magical city.

As he wanders inside the Marketplace, he catches the eye of a certain slave girl. Who isn't want she seems to be. Her owner, a witch, Ditchwater Sal, [I think] leaves them alone as she heads for a drink. And this slave girl, obviously very... deprived, seduces him, giving him a snowdrop charm in return. Dunstan later marries another girl, and has a daughter which was NOT in the movie.

9 months later, we have Tristan. Who swiftly grows up into this clumsy, silly fool who thinks himself in love with the prettiest [and richest] girl in town, Victoria. Who is a bitch, period. Grandly believing that she was his true love, [yucks, and so NOT!] he tries all ways to get her hand in marriage. And something particular happens when he's a little tipsy on champagne. They see a falling star, and he states that 'for [her] hand in marriage', he'll bring the star back.

And being the bitch that she is, Victoria agrees, even though she says she already has a suitor that is going off to buy her a wedding ring.

Tristan sets off, but is thwarted by the Keeper of the Wall, who is much cleverer now, and isn't tricked by Tristan. The poor kid then returns home and confess his mission to his father. Who understands him because he knows Tristan is meant for greater things than staying in the village of Wall. So yeah, his dad told him the truth of his birth, and gave him the letter his mother left for him. Tristan burns the Babylon Candle, which according to this rhyme, NOT in the movie but the book,

How many miles to Babylon?
Three-score miles and ten.
Can I get there by candle-light?
Yes, there and back again.
If your heels are nimble and light,
You will get there by candle-light.

However, he thinks of Victoria and the star needed, and ends up in an unknown place. In which he meets Yvaine the star, and offends her easily. Said, Tristan Thorn is an idiot alright. Anyway, he captures her with the help of a silver chain from his father. Without choices, Yvaine follows him grudgingly.

This is different from the book because the candle and chain was supposed to be given to Tristan by this man who he meets on the road after he leaves the Wall with his father's help.

Anyway, while Tristan found the star, other people too want to own the star, each with their own selfish goals.

A trio of old witches hope to eat Yvaine's heart in order to restore their youth and powers. They send out the eldest who then set up a trap for Yvaine.

In the castle of Stormhold, a dying king throws his ruby necklace into the sky and knocks a star from the heavens which is Yvaine. In order to inherit the kingship, his remaining three sons are to recover the lost necklace which is now hanging around Yvaine's neck. Wonderful.

Okay, later, Yvaine manages to escape Tristan with a unicorn's help, and she stumbles into the trap laid out by the witch. Just as the witch is about to cut her heart out, Tristan and the first prince of Stormhold, Primus, enters the inn. And ruined her evil plan. Trying to get rid of them, the witch sent Primus a poisoned drink in which he declined and sent it to Tristan. He was about to drink it when the unicorn knocked it away, revealing the poison. With no other ways, the witch resorted to violence and promptly killed Primus who noticed that the ruby necklace was with Yvaine.

Alright, because I'm tired of typing...

Anyway, after that, Tristan uses the last of the Babylon candle and finds himself on board a flying ship. Which is captained by a gay pirate, Captain Shakespeare. Which SO DID NOT happen in the book... blah.

Ok, the second prince, Septimus, then finds Primus' dead body and learns that the ruby had passed by the area and that eating the heart of a star can give him immortality, hence he chases after Yvaine now. Fun, no?

While all the drama's happening, Yvaine is slowly falling in love with Tristan who has become a lot more good looking and useful, thanks to Captain Shakespeare who also kindly delivered them near the village of Wall. They then catch a ride with Ditchwater Sal who was conveniently there.

He also tells Tristan a terrible news. If Yvaine were to go through the Wall, she'll become a lump of rock. Because our world doesn't believe in magic or fantasy. Troubled, Tristan grips with his conscience.

... Time skips, because I'm lazy, Yvaine and Tristan confess their love and you know the way it goes... so in the morning, Tristan heads back alone to the Wall, leaving a message with the sleepy innkeeper who gave Yvaine the wrong message. The distraught girl/star then heads for the Wall, heartbroken.

The slave girl/Tristan's mom/Una/princess of Stormhold and the Witch all rush to drag Yvaine back. Because the Witch needs her alive, beating heart, because Una doesn't want Yvaine to die. The Witch kills Ditchwater Sal and drag Una and Yvaine back to her... lair.

Tristan who learns that Yvaine was heading towards Wall and rushes to stop her, was too late, and heads towards the Witch's lair. Septimus follows suit. The stupid thing here is that how on earth do they know where to go?!

Anyway, epic battle up ahead. Septimus and Tristan join forces due to the bad situation. They rush in and confront the witches. One of them was killed by the animals they reared for scrying, another... I forgot, leaving the eldest witch. Who then killed Septimus using a voodoo doll. And what was Tristan doing? Oh yeah, he was hiding behind with Una, after a brief reunion. What a man. Hmpf.

Anyway, in the end, the Witch was killed by Yvaine who because Tristan was here to save her, became that happy that she glowed like a nova and caused the Witch to explode. Wow...

So, yeah, because all other heirs of Stormhold were dead, Tristan became King. And ruled with Yvaine. Until he died, and Yvaine remained immortal ruler. Which was NOT in the movie.

In the movie, Tristan and Yvaine had descendants that took the throne while they became stars in the heavens, forever immortal. And Victoria marries this guy, Humpfrey or something, instead of Mr Monday, Tristan's ex-boss. There are also many other differences, but I'm too lazy to go point them out. Because frankly, I know people don't care. Because they probably haven't bothered reading the book.

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