Thursday, May 26, 2011

"No Strings Attached" - Movie Review - Remaining Completely Emotionless Is Not Possible

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Remaining Completely Emotionless Is Not Possible

Friends with benefits? Unattached sex? Many people think being completely emotionless is better than including emotions. Depending on how you look at it, it may or may not be better at first. Eventually, at least one person ends up feeling something. Most of the time it doesn't workout, where very rarely it does. "No Strings Attached" is about exactly that concept.

Brief Summary

The movie "No Strings Attached" is about two friends, Emma (Natalie Portman) and Adam (Ashton Kutcher), who decide to just have sex without involving dates and emotions. Emma is not the typical girl though as she appears to be emotionless, and Adam is not the typical guy as he is the more emotional one.

Concept and Theme of the Film

Even though this movie goes against some stereotypes for a female and a male, there are still some ways the characters follow the gender roles. The way they communicate about their situation to other people of their same gender. When Adam and his male friends talk about the situation, they are straight to the point with very little emotion. When Emma and her sister talk about the situation, there's a lot of emotion, which shows underneath it all, Emma is more emotional than she appears to be.

Direction

The script was brilliantly written and directed and shows that people don't always follow the stereotypes. It's witty and funny, keeping the laughs rolling out throughout the entire movie. Though it does show that no matter what, being completely emotionless is not possible. Eventually, at least one person ends up with some degree of emotions and wants more. In this case, this movie, they both do, which rarely happens.

People cannot stay stagnant in that type of relationship forever; either you stop and move on or decide to be together completely. This movie greatly shows that idea and the grade I would give this movie is an A.

How would you rate the concept of this movie?

What do you think?

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

"Unstoppable" (2010) - Movie Review - Parallels From the Movie to Real Life


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Parallels From the Movie to Real Life

Have you ever felt that your life was a runaway train? A train full of components that could explode if derailed? An unstoppable train that is difficult to gain control again after accidental mistake? Though the movie, "Unstoppable" is literary about that situation, there are parallels that could be drawn from the movie and metaphorically happen in real life.

Brief Summary

"Unstoppable" is about a runaway train which is carrying dangerous components that could explode. The two main characters Frank (Denzel Washington) and Will (Chris Pine) find themselves chasing the runaway train due to one person's poor judgment and accidental mistake that could end in tragedy.

Concept and Theme of the Film

Not only do Frank and especially Will, find themselves chasing a literal train, but also some sort of runaway train within their lives. It seemed as though as they made progress in stopping and saving the literal train, at the same time it saved their metaphorical one in their lives with rocky relationships with family members. Even though I felt the characters weren't fully developed, this movie delivered a powerful message overall. The message of the concept that if you conquer the little steps and took the risks necessary in taking care of an out of control problem, you can gain control more effectively and fix the situation.

Direction

The script was cleverly written well and thoughtful. Though, pretty much the characters' lives and about who they were, were more told than shown. A let down, which I found my mind slightly wandering from the screen.

The grade I would give this movie is a B+.

This represents the situation in the film and hope, perseverance, & desire
the characters Frank & Will have for achieving the goal of saving the literal
train & the metaphorical trains in their lives. One wrong move & the train will crash.
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Thursday, May 12, 2011

The Top Fifteen Overall Best Movies of 2010

Films that Pull in the Viewer Well

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There were many good movies and many terrible movies from the year 2010. But what separates a good film from a great film and from a terrible one is the movie's ability to suck you in to its story. Its ability to let it blow your mind. Lines and scenes don't necessarily get stuck in our minds to the point where we memorize them but we get pulled into the story because it was shown with great precision. This my list of the overall best movies of 2010. It's a newer and extended version of my previous list so some will be repeated. On the other hand, there are movies I have added because they are so great they deserve at least a mention.

15.) Unstoppable