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Disney's latest movie, starring some familiar faces like Bridgit Mendler from
Wizards of Waverly Place, Good Luck Charlie and
Jonas, as well as Adam Hicks from
Zeke and Luther, and Hayley Kiyoko from
Wizards. The movie was directly released to DVD and was also screened on the Disney Channel and Family Channel. After viewing the movie, I would have to say this by far one of the best movies Disney has done so far since the
Lizzie McGuire Movie. Other Disney movies such as
Camp Rock &
Startstruck certainly don't measure up. I was first surprised by the plot itself and the characters. Each character had real life problems that weren't toned down and were relatable. The story presents ideal issues in the high school environment and what it feels like as a student to have your voices suppressed. Another reason why I applaud this movie is due to the climax and the denouement. Instead of making the band Lemonade Mouth win the Rising Star contest and ending the movie on a fairy tale note, the script goes beyond that and explored the major issue-The real reason for the band: to make the voices of students to be heard. The amount of work that went into the choreography and the soundtrack amazes me. The band members truly delivered an exceptional performance, in particular in my favourite track "Determinate". That performance sequence was by far my favourite scene in the movie. I cannot get over how well the song was performed, in particular Adam Hicks rapping. I am definetly recommending this movie to others and would say this movie received 4 stars out of 5.
Next- I'll be purchasing the soundtrack.
Ultimate Fail.I was lucky enough to catch the opening of the Oscars yet alone the presenting of one. And one was all I had the time to see. That's right, the first Oscar goes to....Alice in Wonderland for Best Art Direction-an award well deserved. As I predicted, Black Swan would only leave with one Oscar, while the King's Speech and The Social Network dominated the scene. I ponder till this day why on earth did the King's Speech lead with the most Oscars-yet again I have yet to watch the movie, and perhaps my judgement will change once I do. I was rooting for Inception to win Best Original Score Music, and was dissapointed to see that The Social Network had stolen it beneath it's feet. Hands down, Inception should have won. Their winnings for Best Sound Editing and Mixing, just wasn't the same. Perhaps you beg to differ, but I feel like the King's Speech was another one of the English based films, like Young Victoria and The Queen-classics of boredom. I can never sit to watch any of them till the end, and doubt I will be able to do the same for the King's Speech. Well there you have it, another year gone by of Oscar Madness, can't wait to see what 2012 holds!
On January 28th, I had the honor in viewing Black Swan. After anticipating the event for months, it was a relief to finally sink in the cinema chair with eyes straining to view the masterpiece at hand. What had first caught my eyes, was the trailer I had viewed months before. It was a dark twist to a delicate story in which urged me to view the movie as soon as it came out. Minutes into the movie, I had pondered the choice of screen shots the director had went along with. Multiple shots were filmed from the shoulder upwards, and we frequently viewed Natalie Portman's back of the head. I got the feeling that as a audience we were following Portman, I ponder if this was a deliberate effect the director had wanted to achieve. The storyline itself was simple, the dark twisted fantasy of psychological mind games, and sexual pleasures brought the movie to another level. Had I foreseen this from the trailer? Not at all. Yet again, the movie itself was completely different then what I had envisioned from the start. The end was simple but the final line made a profound statement; and I applaud the directing of that scene as was all the script. Although the scene I enjoyed most commenced from the climax ending towards the denouement where she finally is transforming into the black swan and performs it on stage. The score music that went along with the scene, as well as the stage makeup and acting I thought was well executed, and played a major role in bringing the movie together. All in all, i would rate this movie 7.75 stars out of 10.