Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Exams and Movies
Okay, I'm in exams now. So far I've done my two math ones. They went okay, I guess. 6 more days of exams to go, then I'm officially finished with high school. Not graduated, but finished.
Good movies I've seen recently:
Hitch - Pretty good little romantic comedy. Although it doesn't complete redefine the "formula" of all modern romantic comedies, it at least adds a few interesting twists. And Kevin James is great. He should be in more movies.
Million Dollar Baby - Won Best Picture. Very good. Not sure what I think about the political statement at the end though...though it could be taken both ways depending on how you look at it.
Hotel Rwanda - Excellent. Quite possibly better than Million Dollar Baby, but it's hard to say since they're so different. This one's based on a true story about a guy in Rwanda who sheltered refugees in his hotel during the civil war. Don Cheadle's da man.
The Woodsman - It's about a pedophile, but don't let that keep you from seeing it. Kevin Bacon does an amazing job, and it takes its subject matter very seriously. It doesn't sympathize with the protagonist but it does show us his internal torment about who he is, and offers a tad of hope in the end. Definitely worth the time to watch. Dare a film to suggest we should be willing to forgive everyone?
In other movie news: Some early reviews of Episode III have been released, and they're all positive. Yay!
Quote of Da Moment:
"Life is not the amount of breaths you take, it's the moments that take your breath away."
--Hitch
Good movies I've seen recently:
Hitch - Pretty good little romantic comedy. Although it doesn't complete redefine the "formula" of all modern romantic comedies, it at least adds a few interesting twists. And Kevin James is great. He should be in more movies.
Million Dollar Baby - Won Best Picture. Very good. Not sure what I think about the political statement at the end though...though it could be taken both ways depending on how you look at it.
Hotel Rwanda - Excellent. Quite possibly better than Million Dollar Baby, but it's hard to say since they're so different. This one's based on a true story about a guy in Rwanda who sheltered refugees in his hotel during the civil war. Don Cheadle's da man.
The Woodsman - It's about a pedophile, but don't let that keep you from seeing it. Kevin Bacon does an amazing job, and it takes its subject matter very seriously. It doesn't sympathize with the protagonist but it does show us his internal torment about who he is, and offers a tad of hope in the end. Definitely worth the time to watch. Dare a film to suggest we should be willing to forgive everyone?
In other movie news: Some early reviews of Episode III have been released, and they're all positive. Yay!
Quote of Da Moment:
"Life is not the amount of breaths you take, it's the moments that take your breath away."
--Hitch
# posted by Andrew Johnson : 5/04/2005 03:21:00 PM 
