Reviews and Ramblings

Earlier this year, a man named Thomas Beatie had a child. Although physically, he is actually a woman, he had been taken testosterone. But when wife Nancy couldn't have children, they decided Thomas (formally called Tracy) would have their little baby girl Susan or July 29, 2008. Now, Thomas is pregnant again. The problem here, is that many people do not see them as a "normal" family. Because technically, these children will grow up with two mothers. However, I believe that they are still a family. Even though their children will probably find out that daddy is not 100% male once they are old enough, they will see daddy and mommy growing up. I don’t see this family any differently than how I would view a homosexual couple, or a heterosexual couple. True, the Beaties children will grow up with only one biological parent, many other couples have had to resort to donation, or surrogate mothers in order to have their children. They love each other, and love their childre...

Okay so, WOW!!!! This movie was visually staggering!!!! Between the intimate scenes and the animation, I could not tell what was real and what was fake at some points in the movie!!!! Okay so, I know, the movie came out like, 2 or 3 months ago, and I haven't been keeping you guys updated. AND I'M SORRY ABOUT IT!!!! But man, does senior year freaking KILL you, if you have a crazy mother, who is like, best friends with one of your teachers. Anywhos-- So, back to Beowulf. Alright well, after I saw the movie, I just had to see if there was anything else to the story. Now, I feel stupid admitting this but, I did not know that it was a poem. I know, I know.... how shameful, right? Well, anyways, so, when I got home, well, more like the day or two after, I googlified Beowulf and guess what!? There is like, half of the story missing!!!! I'm so shocked, right? I mean hello, it HOLLYWOOD!, Captain Obvious! But still, I mean, if you are going to take something so monumental, ...

Alright, so I FINALLY got to see the third Godfather!!!! My sister got the set for my dad on his birthday.... it took us like, 2 and half months to see all three. LOL I thought that the first and third were the best out of the series. The second one seemed to have jumped around so much, that I lost myself a couple of times, trying to figure some stuff out. The first one was amazing!!!! --grainy texture to the film, the variety of actors, the clothes, the props, and of course, the locations. Everything just went together so well. The third was amazing as well, since Al Pacino was at the top of his game. The second was made beautifully, just like the first, but the story jumped around so much, it often takes a few minutes (sometimes when it went back to the original event) to realize what is going on. Granted, there are other movies out there that are similar, but they are not a part of a series. Francis Ford Coppola did a wonderful job with all three movies in the series, but ...

     In the Seven Samurai and the Magnificent Seven, there are a lot of similarities, but also a lot of differences. The Magnificent Seven was made after the Seven Samurai, and was even a sort of tribute to the Seven Samurai. For the first thing, and foremost, the most extreme difference that is noticeable, is that the Seven Samurai is in black-and-white, and it is placed in a small town in Japan, where the villagers are farmers. The Magnificent Seven is based in a small town in Mexico, and a small town in Texas, right across the border from each other.      The biggest similarity is the plot of both films. There is a town/village of farmers that keep getting raided or pushed around by bullies, who want food. After so much time, then the villagers get extremely agitated with the bandits, so they decided to ask the highest respected person in the village. In Seven Samurai, they ask “Grandfather” what they should do, and it is decide...

Monsters perform many functions in movies. Please write an essay on how Del Toro treats the creation of monsters in his movies "The Devil's Backbone" and "Pan's Labyrinth." Support your argument with examples of how teh cinematographer's craft was used to support this principle.      This is the prompt for our cinematography final. And this is my essay for our cinematography final:      Del Toro uses monsters to convey the conception of imagination and difference in hi movies. In "The Devil's Backbone", he uses the 'monster', Santi, a prior occupant of the orphanage to show how messed up the older guy, Jacinto had become, from his days at the orphanage. There is a sense of imagination because Carlos, the new-comer, at first believes he only sees something that is not real. But then, this imagination turns into a remedy. Which is exactly what Del Toro wanted. Similarly to how Akira Kurosawa places every single strand of hair i...

     This movie was originally made in late 1979. (released mid 1980). Obviously everyone wore the typical disco outfits of the time period; however, there were different characters who had certain costumes on because of the different scenerios that were happening. It is a comedy/romance and I highly recomend it. There are many wonderful uses of transitions throughout the film, allowing for more imagination to happen. Special effects are not needed for the most part, although are used. Most things, are not so much as "special" effects as just effects, where you can see how/where/what is being used which in some peoples minds makes it special. However, this just makes the film more enjoyable.      It is rated PG despite some nudity, and sexual references. There is many different forms of jokes in this film, which are impossible to catch in one sitting.      There are flash back in where the characters are ...

     This movie was based on 'The Odyssey' by Homer. You can see the similarities of the story in this movie. But, 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' has it's own story line in there, too. The entire movie is in black and white but because of the colourful language and actions, the movie seems to have colour. But, the comparisons of 'The Odyssey' and 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' are very similar.      Most of the characters are recognizable if you have read the book. Cyclops, in this movie, is a 'bible salesman' who is really a part of the KKK and is helping to catch these three men who have escaped from jail. The journey for the main character in this movie, is finding his wife before he loses her. While he, Uylsses, was in jail, she, his wife wrote to him that she was going to get remarried. He told the other two men he was chained to that there is a hidden fortune. When he finds her, she has even turned their eldest daughters aga...