Monday, November 21, 2011
Rocky Movie Review
Rocky Balboa is a boxer who fights in small venues and is not famous at all. He lives in a small dinky apartment with his girlfriend Adrian. One day Rocky finds out that the heavyweight champion of the world, Apollo Creed, has challenged him to a bout because he wants to try and give a hometown boy a chance at the title, in order to gain publicity. Rocky is able to find a trainer by the name of Mick. Mick helps Rocky get into shape, and helps him hone his boxing skills. During the fight, Rocky is able to make through all the rounds, even though everyone said he wouldn't even make it through three. Unfortunately Rocky loses in the judges decision, but is considered a hero, because he never gave up. I enjoyed the movie very much. I thought the beginning was sort of slow and boring when they were trying to set up the storyline, but when he started training and fighting, it was very action-packed and exciting. I would definitely recommend this movie to someone, especially if they love sports like i do.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Apocalypse Now by Tony Phillips
During the on-going Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade Green Beret who has set himself up as a God among a local tribe.This film is a twisted story of a man trying to find and high priority target in the vast jungle of Vietnam during the Vietnam conflict.
The film does a fantastic job in explaining the hypocrisy that infested the Vietnam conflict. The picture that Apocalypse Now paints is a down-to-earth portrayal on war. The cinematography is gorgeous, you feel sad when you see such beautiful scenery being blown up but that is what makes this a great film. The connection you draw with the characters is incredibly deep, if they’re in a bad situation, you feel like you are with them. Coppola always does a great job with characterization; in ways this film reminded me of some of his other work like The Godfather. I learned a lot about the Vietnam Conflict by watching this film, such as how the US wasn’t always the good guys. This film teaches a lot about war but also about the human psyche in a foreign environment. Overall I would highly recommend this film to anyone who enjoys a rich story and who can sit still for three hours.
The film does a fantastic job in explaining the hypocrisy that infested the Vietnam conflict. The picture that Apocalypse Now paints is a down-to-earth portrayal on war. The cinematography is gorgeous, you feel sad when you see such beautiful scenery being blown up but that is what makes this a great film. The connection you draw with the characters is incredibly deep, if they’re in a bad situation, you feel like you are with them. Coppola always does a great job with characterization; in ways this film reminded me of some of his other work like The Godfather. I learned a lot about the Vietnam Conflict by watching this film, such as how the US wasn’t always the good guys. This film teaches a lot about war but also about the human psyche in a foreign environment. Overall I would highly recommend this film to anyone who enjoys a rich story and who can sit still for three hours.
A Clockwork Orange by Tony Phillips
In future Britain, charismatic delinquent Alex DeLarge is jailed and volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society's crime problem... but not all goes to plan.
Sticking to his out-of-the-box filmmaking style, Stanley Kubrick portrays a story that is a rollercoaster of emotion in this 1970’s classic. A Clockwork Orange has some amazing visual effects. Kubrick uses a mixture of vibrant colors in the beginning but really dull colors towards the end. This color scheme goes along with the story really nicely, especially since the beginning is where he is perfectly in control of his life and in the end he doesn’t know who he is anymore. The entire soundtrack is made up of various works of Beethoven; the contrast of futuristic visuals and old music puts you in a mindset that you can’t get in any other film. Using Beethoven as the soundtrack helps you get into the head of the main character, Alex, who in the film, was forced to listen to Beethoven (his favorite composer) while watching gruesome videos. Choosing Beethoven as the soundtrack for the film was an interesting choice, that follows well with the plot of the film.
The film sends a message that society cant function without freewill, even if someone choses to be evil, that choice is what keeps us from becoming a robotic society. Overall, I love this film with a passion. The cinematography is some of the best I’ve seen and the story is phenomenal. I actually feel like a better human after watching A Clockwork Orange.
Sticking to his out-of-the-box filmmaking style, Stanley Kubrick portrays a story that is a rollercoaster of emotion in this 1970’s classic. A Clockwork Orange has some amazing visual effects. Kubrick uses a mixture of vibrant colors in the beginning but really dull colors towards the end. This color scheme goes along with the story really nicely, especially since the beginning is where he is perfectly in control of his life and in the end he doesn’t know who he is anymore. The entire soundtrack is made up of various works of Beethoven; the contrast of futuristic visuals and old music puts you in a mindset that you can’t get in any other film. Using Beethoven as the soundtrack helps you get into the head of the main character, Alex, who in the film, was forced to listen to Beethoven (his favorite composer) while watching gruesome videos. Choosing Beethoven as the soundtrack for the film was an interesting choice, that follows well with the plot of the film.
The film sends a message that society cant function without freewill, even if someone choses to be evil, that choice is what keeps us from becoming a robotic society. Overall, I love this film with a passion. The cinematography is some of the best I’ve seen and the story is phenomenal. I actually feel like a better human after watching A Clockwork Orange.
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