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The Hunger Games
The much anticipated Hunger Games adaptation finally landed last night in theaters filled with teens and young adults. I had been wondering before I’d even heard that a movie was being produced, how a such a violent and dark story that Suzanne Collins ingeniously managed to make appropriate for young adults, into a movie where the murderous actions would be given the immediacy of image and sound. And to be honest it was harder to take than simply reading about it, but not too much more. But just to be on the safe side I entered the theater with a stuffed animal to cling to and I don’t regret
that decision.
that decision.
A Separation
A Separation is a story about a group of people who actually really need some separation. It is a foreign language film so bring your reading glasses – unless you happen to speak Iranian. iIt s the first Iranian film to win an Oscar (it won for foreign language film) and it was also the first Iranian film to receive a nomination for best screenplay. Asghar Farhadi the writer/director explores the myriad faces of conflict. Its volume, its violence, its subtlety, its fear, its despair, its frustrations, and most interesting of all – its blindness.
The Artist
In Liverpool, England several movie patrons demanded a refund after seeing The Artist and because they did not know before they bought their tickets that it was a silent film. Fortunately, I already knew, but I still went in with reservations. I mean, there’s a reason that they stopped making them, right? Granted, there were times that I longed to hear voices. But there is a reason that a silent film swept the Golden Globe awards while up against the best “talkies” of the year.
Young Adult
I went into Young Adult with the highest of hopes. from the preview it looked like dark edgy fun. Well, I was right about the
dark edgy part. She receives a baby announcement from her high school boyfriend and somehow takes it as a sign that he wants her to return to their small town and rescue him. Oh yeah, and she’s crazy. Not only is she unlikeable, but unreachable. Even once all the information is in about why she’s as messed up as she is, I just didn’t care.
dark edgy part. She receives a baby announcement from her high school boyfriend and somehow takes it as a sign that he wants her to return to their small town and rescue him. Oh yeah, and she’s crazy. Not only is she unlikeable, but unreachable. Even once all the information is in about why she’s as messed up as she is, I just didn’t care.
My Week With Marilyn
I’m not sure how I feel about My Week with Marilyn. I left feeling – odd. The story is based on actual events taken from the memoir of Colin Clark called The Prince, The Showgirl, and Me. A memoir which I personally would love to read now. It depicts the week he spent as an assistant on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl. During this ordeal in which the entire set is infuriated with her behavior, young Colin Clark, the lowest of the assistants, becomes infatuated with her and shows her kindness. So, she comes to rely on his presence.
We Bought a Zoo
We Bought a Zoo. Freaking adorable. This is what happens when decent actors make kiddie movies – you get something
halfway decent. Matt Damon plays a recently widowed father named Benjamin Mee with a troubled fourteen year old son and a painfully cute seven year old daughter. While there are plenty of warm and cuddly people to people and people to animal bonding moments, for the most part they avoid the usual kiddie movie schmaltz. The insights are original and substantial. Benjamin and his son have a very real and emotional shouting match at the climax of their rocky relationship. The depictions of the animals are not plush covered either. One of the tigers is aging and needing to be put down and Benjamin struggles with making that decision. However, along with these topics, the film still has a light enough touch to be accessible to children.
halfway decent. Matt Damon plays a recently widowed father named Benjamin Mee with a troubled fourteen year old son and a painfully cute seven year old daughter. While there are plenty of warm and cuddly people to people and people to animal bonding moments, for the most part they avoid the usual kiddie movie schmaltz. The insights are original and substantial. Benjamin and his son have a very real and emotional shouting match at the climax of their rocky relationship. The depictions of the animals are not plush covered either. One of the tigers is aging and needing to be put down and Benjamin struggles with making that decision. However, along with these topics, the film still has a light enough touch to be accessible to children.
War Horse
If Forrest Gump was a horse and was in Europe during World War I the story would look something like War Horse. this movie becomes a love story between a boy and his horse. If I hadn’t seen this movie and I had
just read this line I would have dismissed it as another animal movie. Take it from me, the unbiased person who is immune to the cuteness of animals: don’t assume that. As my mother said, it seems to be a story for those soldiers who had no voice.
just read this line I would have dismissed it as another animal movie. Take it from me, the unbiased person who is immune to the cuteness of animals: don’t assume that. As my mother said, it seems to be a story for those soldiers who had no voice.
