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Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Better than 1-3, but overall rather lukewarm.
First of all, let me start off by saying that I really REALLY wanted to love this movie. I was so excited for it, everyone said it was amazing, I was desperate to see it. Overall, I was rather disappointed. Though the film was very reminiscent of A New Hope, I personally didn't mind it. What I minded was the other part in this scene where we're introduced to one of our main characters, Fin, a storm trooper who doesn't agree with what the First Order does, and very suddenly just decides that he's good. Not exactly like that, but it still seems a little forced and out of nowhere, especially since we got literally no introduction to his character what so ever. Fin decides to help Poe, a captured rebel pilot, escape and they do so in a very '2015 comedy' fashion. I.E. whenever something cool happens because of the main characters, they have to stop and tell you just how cool it was. Why this doesn't work in Star Wars: Fin. Is. A. Storm Trooper. He should have had enough training in shooting and fighting for it to be second nature to him. Granted, the Storm Troopers could never hit the broad side of a barn door, (unless they're shooting at someone who's not a main character), but that's not supposed to be true within the story. Within the story they're supposed to be soldiers who are super cool and can hit anything.Then we're introduced to a young girl, Rey, who has been abandoned by her family. Now they never flat out say that Rey is Luke Skywalker's daughter, but it seems to be heavily inferred that she is. Rey's character is everything Fin's character is not. She is calm, collected, and doesn't have to constantly talk about how cool the things she's doing are. She lets the audience see and decide for themselves. Fin is clearly in the film to be a love interest and comic relief. He's basically Jar Jar 2.0, as his comic relief is clearly just there to appease the 2016 generation. Anyways, Rey and Finn escape from Storm Troopers who are trying to capture the droid BB8, the droid who has the final piece to a map leading directly to Luke Skywalker, and I swear BB8 is the epitome of being adorable. They fly away in the Millennium Falcon, escaping from the First Order in a flight battle where Rey shows off her pilot skills. As they start making repairs to the ship, they are captured and boarded by Han Solo and Chewbacca, whom have been looking for the ship for the past twenty years. As soon as Han Solo and Chewbacca enter the film, it instantly picks up. Harrison Ford you can tell is having a blast returning to the iconic character he once played, and he still brings life to it.Before going to rescue Rey, who gets captured by Kylo Ren, son of Han Solo and Princess Leia, who is supposed to be this film's version of Darth Vader. He even has the mask and voice and everything. The rebels find them, and we are once again introduced to Princess Leia. This once again brought the movie down, as Carrie Fischer does almost no acting throughout her entire plot in the film. Her dialogue is all said very slow and she brings no energy to the role whatsoever. Through expositional dialogue between her and Han, we find that Kylo he had been sent away to train with Luke Skywalker, but there was too much Vader in him, and he was seduced to the dark side. It seems almost as though Leia is trying to be hopeful that Kylo can once again be good, but there is no weight to anything she's saying. Even though they go into detail about what happened, it still feels almost passed over as though it's not that bad that their son has turned to the dark side and killed hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people. Without giving out too much of the rest of the plot, the whole thing just felt so lukewarm. There were a lot of missed opportunities with characters, and too many characters to keep track of. Almost nothing that happened in the film had any weight to it at all. No matter how many people were killed, (They literally killed off five planets at once at one point) there was almost no reaction to the characters. They showed us the people reacting as their planets were being destroyed, but it didn't really seem like our main characters cared too much about it. I would have liked to have seen more from Rey, Poe, and Kylo, as I felt for their parts, they were really well acted. Kylo has an emotional struggle and there seems to be a lot of rage and pain behind his character that I would like to see in the next film. Rey I feel has a lot of potential to go places, as she seems to be off to a very good start. She's interesting and has a good backstory, and her part is well acted. Poe I wanted to see more from because his character was so lively and enjoyable in the few moments he was there. Overall the film was just rather lukewarm and not amazing or terrible, especially with the character of Fin, whom I like to refer to as Jar Jar 2.0, who's clearly only there as the comic relief for the younger generation.
The Legend of Korra: Beginnings, Part 2 (2013)
Amazing!
I have to say, at first I wasn't quite a fan of Legend of Korra, or at least the first season anyways. I had felt it started off great but it lost my interest halfway through. But I continued to watch it because I was such a fan of the original Avatar show. This season, particularly this episode, has hooked me to the point of no return.
In this episode, we continue to delve into the past of the Avatar, all the way down to the first avatar, a boy named Wan, as he journeys through the world, making spirit and human friends. Along the way, he meets two spirits known as "The All Powerful Spirits" as they are fighting each other, (resembling the Yin Yang symbol as they do) and the darker side, Vatu, sees Wan and begs him to help release him from the lighter side, Rava, whom he claims has imprisoned him for ten thousand years. Wan unwittingly releases Vatu, and Rava tells him that because of this, Vatu is going to destroy the world and engulf it in darkness and chaos. Wan and Rava join together and journey to the other Lion Turtle cities, asking each Lion turtle for a different element to use until they can use them all together. They then journey to the spirit world and fight Vatu, and bond themselves together forever so that they may seal him away in a tree in the spirit world.
This episode hooked me from the very beginning. It told the story so interestingly, and not once did I think they were being cheap or cliché with anything. I have been curious as to who the first avatar was from the very beginning of the series, and not only did it give insight as to the first avatar, but the first benders and the start of each nation.
The world in this episode was so well put together, it resembled the Avatar world, but it didn't at the same time, finding a perfect blend between eerie and exciting. There were parts that freaked me out and parts that I thought were amazing.
The balance between characters was also perfectly done, as Rava was fierce but gentle, Wan was a thief,= yet he was kind. The forest spirits were kind, yet vengeful, and Vatu was all around cruel, but yet he wasn't cliché, bringing me back to the same feelings I had when they spoke about the Firelord in the first season.
Overall, this episode has made me not ever want to miss another episode of Korra ever again.
The Little Mermaid (1989)
An all time classic
When I first saw this film as a little kid, I wasn't really all that interested. I just thought that it was another stupid princess love story, which I hated. Because of that I never really gave this movie a chance.
Watching this movie as an adult, I realize that I could not have been more wrong. This film is a must see for all children, not only for the beautiful story of true love, but for the catchy songs, fun humor, and tear jerking moments. As an adult watching this film, I realize that this movie is not just a love story. In fact, the film isn't really about that. This film is about the father-daughter relationship between Ariel and King Triton.
When Ariel falls in love with a human, Triton becomes angry and destroys her things because he is afraid of her being hurt. Ariel does not realize this, so she goes to the sea witch Ursula and exchanges her voice to be able to walk on land and be with her prince. The love story in this film, sweet as it may be, is only a bonus to this film. The story is really about Ariel and Triton, and Triton's love for his daughter, so proved when he sacrifices himself and control over the ocean to protect her.
This film is for all of the daughters who have had trouble with their fathers,and all of the fathers who love their daughters more than anything.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)
Surprisingly funny!!
A few weeks ago, my best friend and I were looking for movies to rent, mostly for ones we could make fun of, as we enjoy doing that on occasion. We saw this movie and thought "Well, here's just another really horrible movie for kids that we can make fun of" so we rented it. When we watched it, we were surprised to find this movie genuinely hilarious! Despite the somewhat stereotypical characters of the dumb older brother and the dorky younger one, I found the chemistry between the two very refreshing, and the writing style to be witty.
This comedic family film perfectly portrayed the most annoying parts about having an older sibling, with the fighting, the yelling, and the wacky adventures that always seem to happen when your parents aren't looking.
I found this film to be a refreshing and genuinely hilarious tale of what it's like to have an older sibling, and I would recommend this to anyone looking for good entertainment.
Les Misérables (2012)
Les Miserables
After seeing many Broadway musicals ruined when adapted to the screen, I was weary about seeing Les Miserables, afraid that it would join the others in disaster. Les Miserables was most definitely a pleasant surprise.
Everything about this film was done tastefully, and beautifully, from the set design to the performances. There was not a single actor in this film whom I thought could be replaced with another. Hugh Jackman gave the performance of a lifetime in a role which I personally feel he deserves an Oscar for. Russell Crowe made one of the most sympathetic villainous characters I have ever seen, another performance I personally believe he deserves an Oscar for. Anne Hatheway had hardly a single scene she was in where she did not bring tears to my eyes, having perfectly portrayed every single emotion of a woman who has been beaten again and again. I enjoyed every single moment in which she was on screen.
Before seeing this film, if I were to describe to someone who Amanda Seyfried was, I would probably tell them "She's the dumb chick in Mean Girls" but from now on I would say to everyone "She was the girl Cosette in Les Mis" after making a small but significant part so beautiful and memorable. Samantha Barks, having little to no film experience prior to this film, should have a long withstanding career in her future, after such a beautiful and heart-wrenching performance in this film.
As I have said before in this review, there was not a single member of the cast which I felt was weaker than the rest. This film was beautifully done in every way. It is so very rare that I feel that a film is a ten out of ten, but I would give this film that exact rating, as it deserves. This is a must see film which I would see again and again and again, given the chance.