Batman Begins

Batman begins is a movie made in 2005 starring Christian Bale, Katie Holmes, Michael Caine, and Morgan Freeman. It is about Bruce Wayne, a man whose parents were killed in front of him when he was a young boy. Because of this traumatic incident, Bruce decides to bring justice to his home - Gotham City. He becomes Batman, a vigilante working towards bringing down the crime lords in the city. Soon he comes in contact with his old mentor who is plotting to release a chemical on the whole of Gotham that will make the city tear itself apart. In the end, the antagonist is killed and Gotham is saved. 

This movie was made in 2005 and was directed by Christopher Nolan. It is based off of the DC Comics character of Batman, specifically Batman: The Man Who Falls, Batman: Year One, and Batman: The Long Halloween. I really enjoyed the overall story of this film. It was rich with character description and background information and really pulled the audience in. We see Batman during his childhood, so we know why he does the things that he does. The supporting characters are quite interesting as well. Bruce Wayne’s butler, Alfred, is a very interesting character and sticks with him throughout it all, as Lucius Fox does as well. The emotional aspects of this movie were quite intense. At the beginning we felt sorrow at Batman’s situation and the loss of his parents in such a violent way. Soon we start to sympathize with him and also cheer for him when he does what is right. Overall this movie is fairly dark, but it is quite excellent. We see Batman trying to fix his brokenness through creating his own justice, and it is very effective in this movie.

 

The set-up of this movie was very good. Right away at the beginning we see a little boy who is scared after losing his parents, and soon we get into the action and intensity of the film which keeps us riveted to the spot. We also fall in love with all of the characters so we want to see what will become of them. There are a lot of complications in this movie as well. They start right off the bat when Bruce Wayne’s parents are killed and they continue with Gotham being destroyed by mobs and criminals. Batman is also in love with his childhood sweetheart, Rachel, and we want to see what will come of that situation. The resolution is very intense, and not quite a full resolution. The antagonist of the story is caught and justice is served, but it leaves us with a promise of another film and it tells us that Batman will continue to fight for what is right.

 The acting in this movie is really good and I enjoyed it. Christian Bale plays the part of Bruce Wayne very effectively. You can see his emotion and his anger and we are drawn to his character. I also really liked Michael Caine’s depiction of Alfred and I thought it was very suitable to the story. The lighting and camera work in this movie is very good. There are many camera tricks used to make everything in this movie look very realistic. There were parts where the camera followed Batman as he falls and they make us feel like we’re following him. There are many interesting camera angles and tricks throughout the whole movie. The lighting in this movie was very realistic and suitable for the film. Most of the movie was dark and the lighting perfectly portrayed the mood of the story. The stunts and action in this movie were excellent as well. There were many special effects for high speed car chases, fight scenes, and others. They all were done very well and look very realistic.

The dialogue in this movie was also very effective. There wasn’t quite as much dialogue with the main character as there is in some movies, but it was very good nonetheless. The dialogue helped to shape the characters and make the movie feel like reality. There are many questions asked by this movie and its theme. It makes us think about vigilante justice and if it is right, and it makes us think about what we will do to change a corrupt world.

 

 

Rushmore

The movie Rushmore was made by Wes Anderson in 1998 and is about a 15-year-old boy named Max (Jason Schwartzman). Max is no ordinary teenager. He has many hobbies and talents, but he is not good academically, and he does not at all fit in at his school - he feels more comfortable around adults. Max goes to a private school called Rushmore, and likes nothing better until he sutmbles upon the classroom of a teacher, Miss Cross (Olivia Williams). Max falls in love with her and finds himself trying to win her. Soon he is competing with his frend Herman Blume for her which damages their friendship. In the end, Blume and Miss Cross get together, they are all friends once more, and Max finds his own place at a new school. 

 I like the overall story of this film. I do not think I’ve seen an

y movie with a plot quite like this one. It is very unique and interesting. The story pulls you in right away. Max’s character is very quirky and entertaining, so you want to get to know him better and find out about him. We also are drawn in to the other characters. We sympathize with Blume because he has no one and is broken. There are many emotions that are prevalent throughout the course of this movie. One of the major emotions is belonging. Max is different than all of the students in his school and he can’t find a place where he fits in. Blume also doesn’t fit in. He hates his life because his wife is having an affair and his children are rotten. Miss Cross’ husband died the year before this story took place, so we feel sympathy for her. Since all of these characters are broken, they feel a connection with each other, and we want to see what will happen because of it.

The set-up of this movie is quite good. It captures our attention right away when we see Max’s dream of being perfect. We also right away notice that Max is different from the rest of the kids his age, and that he tries to be adult in any way that he can. This intrigues us and we want to learn more about him and his character. We also see that Blume doesn’t fit in with his life or what he wants to be either. We immediately pay attention because we want to see them find where they want to be in life. There are many complications in this movie. At the beginning there are complications with Max not fitting in. Later, he is threatened with expulsion if he does not bring up his grades. Then he falls in love with Miss Cross and then Blume falls in love with Miss Cross. There are many complications and we keep watching the movie to see how they are all resolved. The resolution of Rushmore is very interesting. After a ‘battle’ between Max, Miss Cross, and Blume, Max finally tries to get his life back. Eventually everyone ends up happy and together and Max finds his new ‘Rushmore’.

 The acting in this movie is excellent. Jason Schwartzman is a very talented actor. He gets right into the role and plays the misunderstood teenager in a very suitable and humourous manner. Olivia Williams and Bill Murray also play their parts very well and contribute to the overall tone, and effectiveness of this movie. The lighting and camera work in this movie is amazing. The camera work is phenomenal. The sets are always perfect and very expertly done. There are a variety of sets, and this movie takes place in many different areas, and it creates a lot of interesting effects in the movie. The lighting in this movie is good too. There are a lot of different scenes that have a lot of different lighting, and they all look realistic and suitable to the film.

The dialogue in this movie is one of the main thing that makes in an excellent and enjoyable movie. Max is very blunt and awkward in some ways, but very tactful and linguistic in others, so it creates interesting dialogue between characters. The supporting actors also have effective dialogue which helps create more interesting scenes and situations in this movie. I think that the theme of this movie is belonging. The characters don’t belong to whatever they are involved in. Max is not an ordinary teenager, Blume is not loved by anyone – not even his own family, and Miss Cross’ husband passed away. All of these characters find each other, and then find belonging. 

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot is a comedy movie made in 1959 starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon. It is about two men, Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) who dress up as women and play in a women's band to evade the mob. Joe (who calls himself Josephine) falls in love with Sugar, the band's singer/ukelele player, so he pretends to be a millionaire named Junior to win her affections. Meanwhile, Osgood Fielder, an old millionaire, falls for "Daphne" who is the disguised Jerry. Eventually the mob finds Joe and Jerry and they have to run away from the whole messy situation. Daphne and Josephine say their goodbyes and start to leave. Through a whole bunch of strange circumstances Sugar and Joe end up together, and when Jerry tells Osgood that he is a man, Osgood says the famous last line "nobody's perfect".

This film was directed by Billy Wilder in 1959 and is based off one that was made in 1951 in Germany by Robert Thoeren and Michael Logan. The movie is set in 1929 in Chicago, and as such, there is a lot of talk of mobs and gangsters. The 1920s w

ere known for it. Also happening at this time is prohibition. This could account for all of the alcohol being very hidden in this movie and Sugar almost getting kicked out of the band for it.

I think that the overall story of this movie is good. The plot w

as fairly original at the time. Men dressing up as women was highly unheard of and frowned upon, but the shock value added to the allure of the film. The story pulls you in for a number of reasons. There is excitement right off the bat, which captures our attention. Also, we find ourselves wondering what the outcome of this predicament could possibly be, so we continue to watch. Overall, this film was light-hearted and funny,

 and just a very amusing film to watch. This movie is quite funny, so the emotion felt throughout the course of it is usually fairly light. Sometimes we also feel exasperation with the characters and the impossible situation in which they find themselves. Thankfully, the way the film was made created a funny situation out of a dire one.

This story of this film keeps our attention very well. At the beginning, we are wondering about the funeral home, and what is going on. This makes us want to keep watching the film. We start to care about the main characters when we realize how dire their situation is – they have no money and they are being chased by a dangerous mob. We want to see what will come of this impossible situation, so the film is very interesting and engaging. The complications section of this movie is very riveting. The complications start when the main characters narrowly escape the mob. There are also many complications that come along with dressing up as a woman, and near the end when they are being chased the action is quite intense. The resolution of this movie is good. Like a true comedy, everyone ends up happy and together. The ending is extremely funny mostly because the man who falls in love with ‘Daphne’ finds out he is a man and simply says, “Nobody’s perfect.”

  The acting in this movie is good for the style of movie. The actors and actresses play their roles well. The acting is a little bit extreme, but it fits with this story and the comedy genre. Marilyn Monroe acted the part of a young and somewhat unintelligent musician very well, and often the audience laughs at the way she plays the part. Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis played their roles extremely well also. We always had to laugh at their memorable lines and the way they delivered them. The lighting and camera work for this m

ovie was really good. In the 50s, they didn’t have a lot of the technology we do now, but they did an excellent job nonetheless. They filtered to make day look like evening in a few shots, and they used a variety of lighting throughout the film. The lighting f

or different times of day was well done and it created a lot of interesting scenes. There was also a variety of camera work, and there was the use of inter-cutting to create contrast between scenes. This interrupted the more serious scenes with some more light-hearted ones. The stunts and action in this film were done well. There were some good stunts, like when the main characters go down the fire escape at the beginning, and when they climb into their rooms at the hotel later in the movie.

 The dialogue in this movie is excellent. There were a lot of effective things happening. The movie was very humourous because of the dialogue. There were some very memorable lines, such as Junior’s description of how the only girl he ever loved died, and the memorable last line, ‘nobody’s perfect’. The whole movie was full of clever wordplay and dialogue and it made the movie very funny and interesting. I think that the overall theme of this movie is accepting people for who they are, and it is played out well by Sugar and Osgood when they still want to stay with the men, even though they weren't who they thought they were.