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Hot favourites of 2003
With the year 2003 concluded, it is high time we sat back and went over all the wonderful stuff we did. O yeah, youngsters established some distinct favourites this year, which came about as a rage and enthralled everyone like never before! Here’s a look into some of the absolutely adored articles of the Year 2003.
Books
“The hottest day of the summer so far was drawing to a close.” So begins the 870 page-long Harry Potter, the name on every teenager’s tongue this year. No doubt, “The Order of the Phoenix” took youngsters with a rage since the day it hit the stores. “I’d been waiting for this book since eternity!” comments a seventeen-year-old. “I managed to get my hands on the last one at the store!” claims another enthusiastic teenager. In fact, so eagerly was this book anticipated that some young readers even admit of actually crying (yes, tears and all) when they found out the stocks had been sold out!
Another set of books worth mentioning is The hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, which caught the ardent readers’ eyes, partially due to the trilogy’s bewitching accompanying feature films.
In that first novel and the trilogy (The fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King), the hobbits Bilbo and Frodo and their elfish friends get swept up into a mighty conflict with the dragon Smaug, the dark lord Sauron, the monstrous Gollum, the Cracks of Doom, and the awful power of the magical Ring. “Once I started, I just couldn’t stop reading,” commented an eighteen-year-old. “I simply had to finish the sequel!”
Movies
Ahh! Something that virtually everyone on earth can relate to! This year brought forth a large number of movies, which quickly turned into fast favourites for many film-lovers.
“Most definitely, it has to be Pirates of the Caribbean, declared an eighteen-year-old. Added another cohort, “I think Johnny Depp is the best. The movie is a must see!” “My two favourite films are The Hulk and X-Men, declared a fifteen-year old. “The special effects are absolutely radical”.
“I think the coolest action movie was Tom Cruise’s The Last Samurai,” claimed an A-level student. “Simply superb!”
“I love animated movies,” declared an eleven-year old girl. “I simply loved Finding Nemo, it’s cute, funny and very thrilling.”
The last part of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Return of the King also proved to be quite a thrill for those who managed to get their hands on the movie.
Albums
“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” — Frederick Nietsche
No doubt music makes an average teenager’s world go round. This year, while those in the younger teens “really loved Pink and Blue”, the older teenagers experimented with alternate rock and a few pop-musicians as well.
Rising high in the local listener-ship list were E.P’s Irtiqa, Aaroh’s Sawaal, Strings Dhaani and, of course, Noori. Listener-ship for western albums placed the latest albums by Linkin Park, Metallica, Limp Bizkit, Evanescence Fallen and Dido’s life for rent at a high score. Other artists including Hilary Duff’s Metamorphosis and Jewel’s Enhanced teased the younger teens into creating favourites.
A major trend this year was a distinct shift from listening to pure pop-music to alternate and hard rock. “I never thought I would, but yes, I have started experimenting with rock,” admits an amused eighteen-year-old girl. “I used to hate rock,” confesses an A-level student, “but I’ve discovered that it does hold something more than noisy head-banging. Some songs genuinely touched me into listening further.”
Singles and stars
Albums are not an accurate judge of what songs and which artists made it into being the year’s favourites. And so a vast survey of preferences revealed:
“I’m a big fan of Linkin Park and nothing can beat ‘Numb’,” declared an eighteen-year-old.
“Jal’s Aadat and Imik’s Piya are simply beautiful to listen to,” states a seventeen-year-old. “I think Pink rocks!” enthuses a thirteen-year old girl. “E.P did a really unique job with Waqt. I can’t wait to listen to more from them,” claims a college-goer.
“Aaroh’s Na kaho and the instrumental Hoor are irresistible!” declares an O-level girl. “I’m into ballads, and Josh Groban has been doing a really unique job with his songs,” claims a serious guy in his late teens.
“Evanescence’s My immortal and Bring me to life are the best!” claim two A-level friends unanimously. Another cohort comments, “I’m into hard rock, so I prefer Limp Bizkit, Metallica and P.O.D”.
“I like pop boy-bands,” states a fifteen-year-old girl.
“John Mayer’s lyrics and music are the best”, claims a high-schooler.
“I’m into girl-power, so I love Nelly Furtado, Hilary Duff and Atomic Kitten”, admits a mid-teen girl.
“I think the instrumentals by Saffri Duo rock!” claims an eighteen-year-old boy.
And yet another teenager adds, “well phew! The list is simply endless, so you’d better wrap it up here!”
Well, this was a general insight on us, the youth. The year 2004 is here, and so, with these reflections, we close yet another chapter on the past — the year that was 2003.
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