Saving Private Ryan

I have always liked learning about war. I think that it is a very interesting topic. There sis a lot to learn about the world we live in and the way people interact. I thought that the opening scene was one of the most powerful scenes in film that I have ever watched. The different angles of shots that htey use allows for the viewer to see the action from many perspectives, but the two main perspectives are from the soldiers going onto the beach and then the soldiers that are defending the beach. The special effects and make-up are a hude part of this scene. You get to see death first handed and watch people get injured. This is all because they planned out the scene and used fake bomb, guns, ships, and make-up to help. This scene leaves you with a feeling of confusing, emptiness and not knowing. But in part that is what war is.

American Gangster

I have always been a fan of Denzel Washington, so when I saw that he was the lead for this film I knew that it would be good. I was very impressed with this film. They did a great job on taking Brooklyn and making it look like it was from the 1960s. The costumes and make-up that was used was perfect for this era. The men were wearing the nice baby blue suites. I thought that it was very interesting the way that he made his business. I never really thought that you had to have a plan, when you were a drug dealer trying to make a go of a certain drug. He had a business mind frame and that is why he did so well and grew an empire. He knew all the ins and outs of the business and was able to sell the right amount of a product for the best price. The movie was so full of suspence that it kept you watching and wanting more.

Notting Hill

There is something about British humor that makes me laugh. This movie is a great movie because to some extent it shows culture shock. There is an American women that travels to London, England and she is forced to get used to the British culture becuase she is there for awhile. This reminded me of when I went to Britian and I had to get used to people driving on the other side of the road, speaking in British Slang, and British pounds. I thought that it was interesting that they used British tourist aractions for the setting. This made it more authentic and the viewers are able to see what Britian is like. There was a great script in the movie that showed the viewers the ups and downs of following in love. It lets you know what may come at you in a relationship. And I love seeing London through a camera angle it brings back so many great memories.

Across The Universe

As a true Beatles fan, I was unsure of seeing this film. I didn't want them to ruin Abbey Road for me. But one day I just did it and thought if it was terrible I would just turn of the movie. It turned out to be amazing. I thought that they were very creative with the songs and got the right person to sing the songs. The stiry line was wonderful. I love how they could incorporate the songs into the dialogue but still have it flow. They did a great job in editing. They could have two different people singing a song but they would flip between the characters and you would be able to see their different lives. I also thought that it was a prefect idea to make the two main character have names that came from Beatles song, Jude and Lucy. The filmmakers made sure to keep the Beatles culture running through the whole film.

The Breakfast Club

This is my most favourite movie of all time. I think that it is because I love the characters that are invovled in the movie. Each character is so differnt, but by the end of the movie they all get along. I think that this is a perfect example of the real world. You can not judge people right away because you do not know what they are like on the inside you only know what they physically look like. But that could not match the person that is on the inside. I think that is also amazing that they are sent to detention on a Saturday at there high school and they are never supervised. I love everything about this movie.

Stop Loss

Going to this movie at the thearte was not sure what to expect it is produced my MTV and I didn't think that it would be that great. But it turned out that I learned a lot about the war. The characters in the movie were so well developed. I felt like I was one of their friends going through there life with them after they returned to America. Tghe most interesting part of the film was that I found out that stop loss is an actaul event that has occured to 80,000 soldiers in the American forces. It is when you are sent back to war even though you have gotten out of the army. The president of the United States is the one who sends the soldiers to war. I think that this is so wrong, but if that is the way they want to run their army there is nothing that anyone else can do.

Paprika

I loved this movie. I thought that the idea of the movie was a very good one. I have always wanted to be able to watch my dreams at a later date or get someone else to watch them to show how confusing they were. I thoguht that it was interesting that they wree using the dream device to help figure what kinds of psychological problems that people are having. With the help of the dream device they would be able to help people but everything went worng. All I was thinking was if my dreams were like the ones in the movie I would be very scared and so confused when I woke up. I am just very happy that they do not have a dream device and that no one is getting in my head.