Movie Reviews

|


The Day the Earth Stood Still

The movie is a remake of the classic1951 sci-fi film directed by Robert Wise. This time directed by Scott Derrickson, Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly are the main casts of the story. It started with the abduction of Keanu by the Aliens, who later return to Earth as a messenger. The Aliens land on Earth with an important message for its citizens.

With Keanu etched in our minds as “the One” from the Matrix, it’d be indifferent if you adored his mysterious silent character type. This time around, he yet again saves the real world, or to be specific, prolongs the health of the citizens of Earth from the Aliens, who were prepared to destroy the Earth and give it a new start.

Jennifer Connelly, playing a character that took an interest in Keanu, played a key role in convincing him that he didn’t need to press the “start destroying” button, and asked him to give the dwellers of Earth a second too many chance to fix themselves.

One fact remains, this movie can strengthen the message that the world is dying because we’re not taking care of our environment, so thumbs up for the attempt to reinforce awareness of our greenery.

If you’re a sci-fi fan and into computer graphics, the technicalities could be nice to see, but if you value a more exciting plot, then you know there are other movies existent and ready to fulfill your entertainment needs.



Bedtime Stories

Bedtime Stories is one of those movies you should take your younger siblings to watch. It has the colour, the imagination and the sweetness. With a cast of the hilarious Adam Sandler, Keri Russell and Courtney Cox, the story revolves around Adam Sandler who grew in a hotel that his father, after financial failure, sold to another owner.
Working under someone who took over his home, as a handyman of the hotel got him more than just stares of loath. He received so-called support from his sarcastic waiter friend (Russell Brand) and received competition from those who thought he was climbing up the ladder of achievements.

He had to take care of his sister’s (Courtney Cox) children and somehow, someway, the lavish bedtime stories that a hotel handyman (Sandler) tells his niece and nephew start to magically come true.

He found a way to make sense of the stories and tried to use it at his advantage but never quite got how it worked. Whether the stories came true positively or negatively depended on the way it was told and he tried to figure out what factor determined the stories be translated into reality.

It was directed by Adam Shankman.


The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) was born under unusual circumstances. As everyone around him grew older, he aged backwards, making the challenges of life such as creating friendships, finding a job and falling in love all the more difficult and heartbreaking.

He was born on the day after WW1 ended and was thrown to live in the old folk’s home. He eventually grew old at first, slowly growing young and discovered the feelings and experiences he would hurtfully endure as he saw friends dying of old age, seeing lovers age and the kinds of roller coasters life brings.

Daisy (Cate Blanchett) was his life’s love and played an upsetting role of a woman who had to let him go just after receiving a child with him. They later meet, with Benjamin being in his teens, and her in her 50s and that was the last time they saw whilst Benjamin could remember her. He later died a baby, whom after taken cared of by Daisy, at where he started (the old folk’s home).

The story gives off a feeling that no matter what, in life, everyone gets one chance to do what you want. If you look for aesthetic values in your motion pictures, this is the movie I’d recommend. If I could rate it, I’d give it a four and a half stars. Kudos to the director, David Fincher.

0 comments:

Post a Comment