b. I think it's successful because it is full with emotions. You see the happy, the sad, successful, and funny. It had a great cast of actors, and great dialogue. Although it was made in 1972 it seems like it would be made in this century. It's filled with action and jaw dropping scenes that you would've never seen coming.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
The Godfather Response
1) a. After seeing The Godfather I was astonished by how much I enjoyed that movie, it is definitely on my top 10 movies list. Liking this movie so much I am able to connect to this questions. I think that The Godfather both critiques and praises the American Dream. It praises it because Vito came into America not having much, but then builds up a whole empire of being one of the most powerful and successful gangs. This leads me to why critiques the dream, it is corrupt. It is corrupt because the American Dream is something you work extremely hard for in order to become successful, not saying the Corleon's didn't work hard but the way that they got themselves to the top was corrupted. Also the image of all the gangs and killings is a critique of the non american dream. People move to america for freedom and justice and that is not justice.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
4th Quarter MYST: The Spectacular Now
After seeing Insurgent I was still in the mindset with the cast. I looked at other movies that Shailene Woodley played in and I found The Spectacular Now. A movie about a two people from the opposite world you can say. Shailene Woodley playing Aimee Finicky and Miles Teller playing Sutter Keely meet when Sutter is passed out on Aimee's front lawn from partying a little to hard the night before. The rest of the movie is about them falling in love and some of the difficulties that came with it.
I'm a sucker when it comes to love movies, but I think anyone would enjoy the movie. With a 93% on rotten tomato it speaks for itself. The movie doesn't have enough romanticism for men not to like it, it has a little bit of everything. Rene Rodriguez from the Miami Herald says,"This adaptation of Tim Tharp's novel, directed with delicate restraint by James Ponsoldt, sneaks up on you. It makes you laugh, then it breaks your heart." This statement backs up what i previously said, that is a greatly portrayed movie with just enough comedy, love, and heartbreak. One negative feedback I got from the movie was from Kyle Smith in the New York Post and he said,"The fast-talking but increasingly insufferable Teller ... displays little ability to modulate his performance as the movie gradually turns darker and darker." That is the only negative comment that I found and I don't find that true. Milles Teller had to play a role of a teenage boy who enjoyed to party that was deep down lost. He never had a father in his life and when he tried to find him it crumbled into pieces. So I think that because he turns darker as the story goes in is a good thing. I hope you watch this movie because it is worth the time/
I'm a sucker when it comes to love movies, but I think anyone would enjoy the movie. With a 93% on rotten tomato it speaks for itself. The movie doesn't have enough romanticism for men not to like it, it has a little bit of everything. Rene Rodriguez from the Miami Herald says,"This adaptation of Tim Tharp's novel, directed with delicate restraint by James Ponsoldt, sneaks up on you. It makes you laugh, then it breaks your heart." This statement backs up what i previously said, that is a greatly portrayed movie with just enough comedy, love, and heartbreak. One negative feedback I got from the movie was from Kyle Smith in the New York Post and he said,"The fast-talking but increasingly insufferable Teller ... displays little ability to modulate his performance as the movie gradually turns darker and darker." That is the only negative comment that I found and I don't find that true. Milles Teller had to play a role of a teenage boy who enjoyed to party that was deep down lost. He never had a father in his life and when he tried to find him it crumbled into pieces. So I think that because he turns darker as the story goes in is a good thing. I hope you watch this movie because it is worth the time/
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
MYST: 22 jump street
The most recent movie i have seen is 22 jump street. I was sitting in the car on the way back home from colorado.... A 16 hour car ride. I decided to see 22 jump street! This is the second movie of the sequel. About two under cover cops, in the first movie the cops go under cover in a high school. In the second movie they go undercover in a college.
I enjoyed 22 jump street very much. Its a comedy genre movie, with a little bit of suspense and action as well. Although the acting might have not been great I did have a few good laughs. The two main actors were played by Channin Tatum and Jonah Hill. It recieved a suprisingly high score of 85% on rotten tomatoes.
Some positive feedback I got of the movie were "This sequel to the hit action comedy 21 Jump Street is better all around: the pacing is more consistent, the sight gags more imaginative, the self-referential jokes sharper." I find that quote very true it is much better than the first movie. The second positive quote I saw was "Self-referential irony is hardly a new gimmick, having served as the underlying premise for such franchises as Scream and Austin Powers, but rarely has it been indulged with such fervor. " some negative feed back i got on the movie was "22 Jump Street has the same writers and directors as the first film. But it's not smart this time as much as it is clever, and that cleverness tips into spottiness and cynical self-congratulation." Although its not really negative I had to show some change from the first movie to this one.
All in all this is a really enjoyable movie and I do reccomend it!
I enjoyed 22 jump street very much. Its a comedy genre movie, with a little bit of suspense and action as well. Although the acting might have not been great I did have a few good laughs. The two main actors were played by Channin Tatum and Jonah Hill. It recieved a suprisingly high score of 85% on rotten tomatoes.
Some positive feedback I got of the movie were "This sequel to the hit action comedy 21 Jump Street is better all around: the pacing is more consistent, the sight gags more imaginative, the self-referential jokes sharper." I find that quote very true it is much better than the first movie. The second positive quote I saw was "Self-referential irony is hardly a new gimmick, having served as the underlying premise for such franchises as Scream and Austin Powers, but rarely has it been indulged with such fervor. " some negative feed back i got on the movie was "22 Jump Street has the same writers and directors as the first film. But it's not smart this time as much as it is clever, and that cleverness tips into spottiness and cynical self-congratulation." Although its not really negative I had to show some change from the first movie to this one.
All in all this is a really enjoyable movie and I do reccomend it!
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