Jurassic Park

I remember watching Jurassic Park as a child and being scarred for life. I was excited to see it again but I didn't really remember much about it. I definitely did not remember how boring the beginning of the movie was. I was not intrigued at all. I couldn't really pay attention too it but I still had a general understanding of what was happening. Then the dinosaurs started attacking. I loved the suspense in the movie once things started getting interesting. In my opinion, the dinosaurs looked cool and realistic. The scene that really had me on the edge of my seat was when to two kids were eating and then they saw two dinosaurs and had to sneak away from them. It was really suspenseful and kept my attention.

I generally enjoy films about dinosaurs and have seen a few. I'm not sure if I've watched the Jurassic Park sequels but I think I'll check them out if I get the chance. Overall, I really enjoyed it and I'm glad we watched it in class. I would recommend it.

Indiana Jones: Temple of Doom

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was a very entertaining movie. I've heard about these movies millions of times before but was not interested at all to watch them, however I did end up enjoying it. It was action-packed with comedy too. I wasn't really into it at the beginning but as we got more into the movie it got better. Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is asked by a village to find some mystical stone which causes him to find this crazy cult who were very weird and disturbing. They ripped out peoples' hearts and had forced the lost children into labor.

One of the most cringe worthy scenes was when they got stuck in the booby trap and Willie Scott (Kate Capshaw) had to touch all the bugs to get to the handle. I hate bugs. It freaked me out more then when the crazy cult person ripped out that guy's heart. That scene was pretty weird. I'm glad with how the movie ended and overall enjoyed it.

A Cinematographer's Dream

The lights are out; the theatre is dark. As everyone stares impatiently, elaborate cinematic scenes flash on the screen, switching frequently but gracefully. The audience does not know why this is happening, or what all of this imagery is supposed to mean, but it sure is fancy. This movie, my friends, is called The Tree of Life, starring Brad Pitt. I was absolutely dumbfounded when I found out that the film had been playing for about an hour. "An hour of nothing," I thought. The IMDB synopsis that I read was far from detailed, further supporting my point. But the time sure went by fast. 

From the very beginning of this film, it was clear that it was going to have a pronounced emotional depth. There was not a single second in which I didn't feel anything emotionally, nor were there long periods of boredom. I kept watching and waiting, anticipating something to happen. Where's the storyline? Never before had I watched anything like this, and while some students were clearly agitated at the nontraditional, artsy approach to filmmaking, I sat there completely intrigued. It felt almost like an art gallery, but with video instead of stills. Having worked with cinematography quite a few times in my senior year, I continued to wonder how all of the dramatic shots were achieved. A significant portion is undeniably CGI - it looks too vibrant and perfect to be real (how should I know, I've never seen outer space in person?) but regardless of the methods used to produce everything, the result is beautiful. It must've taken quite some time to pull this off. Oh, and did I mention the poetic language? It was abstract, much like the imagery, only increasing the dramatic, emotional feel to this film. It was as if I was travelling the whole time, from hot, fiery volcanoes, to outer space, to New York City. It felt as though the entire world was represented somehow, somewhere throughout the movie. 

Now comes the big question: did I actually like what I saw? Well, the answer is yes. It took me a while to come to this decision, but I genuinely did enjoy it. I felt something the whole time, but I honestly have no idea what. Either way - whatever it was - it was great. So far, I would highly recommend this film to anyone and everyone. If you're tired of typical moving pictures, check this one out. Be patient, and you probably won't regret it.

Kyle W Winters white bone

Another weird movie film studies watched was Winters White Bone. I couldn't tell you how much i disliked this movie from the beginning to the end. Winters White Bone is set in a setting of the woods. The protagonist is a girl Named Ree who is on the move to find her father because their family is in danger of being repossessed. People beat her up tease her, look down at her, and she looks after her young brother and sister in a cabin but she still fights to find her father. The neighborhood recognized Ree father and herself as a opp just because the father broke the code. The neighborhood does not like and wont accept the fact that she wont give up on looking for her father so they continue to keep testing her. The movie is mostly about a woman being able to do a mans job because back then men were the main genders and do things woman couldn't. So this movie was to even the score and show everyone that woman can do just as much as men can do.

kyle w crooklyn

A Spike Lee joint "Crooklyn" was released in the year of 1994 but was taken place in a summer of 1973. The main character name was Troy (A girl) it took me a while at first because when i first heard that name i thought it was a boy because she had brothers. Troy has brothers that's older and some are younger but she is the one the mother and father expects most from such as; cleaning,cooking etc house wife duties. The brothers would usually watch t.v in the bedroom and sing to the soul train channel. The father was a jazz musician who was really supported by his wife she paid all the bills and etc and even told the father that. He didn't like the fact that he wasn't the bread winner but he tried to be. With the household being this way made the mother real strict towards the kids and father, giving everybody in the house a peace of mind. One summer Troy was sent down south to one of her aunts to stay for the summer. A whole lot different from Brooklyn New York Troys hometown. Living in the apartments and being used to a stoop in front of the house, Troy wasn't use to having a back yard to play in or wearing dresses with pig tails on the side of her head. The aunt would hurt Troy's feelings saying mean things and Troys uncle would tell Troy her Aunt didn't mean those things.This made troy want to go home back to Brooklyn New York, so she got a plane ticket from her Aunt and uncle and they picked her up from the airport and brought her back home. Than, the mother died at the end of the movie and everyone took it hard but Troy could still hear her mothers voice.

kyle w indiana jones

I never seen Indiana Jones before i only heard about it from people. The movie was dope cant front i enjoyed the western look of the movie. Steven Spielberg did a good job creating this movie. Indiana Jones is all about him and a night club singer named Wilhelmina teaming up together and adventuring over to a small Indian village to recover a sacred stone witch was stolen. Where they got the title of "The temple of doom" is from the sacred stone being taken too but the temple of doom is a booby trap. I watched and played a lot of James bond games and this is real similar to it. What i mean by this is James bond being out numbered but always find out a way to escape an ambush. In the beginning of Indiana Jones the temple of doom they were in a club and the stone was taken because they were out numbered and they ambushed Indiana Jones by shooting up the club and Indiana Jones didn't have a gun so what he did was hide behind a statue with Wilhelmina while the dude was still shooting at him he manged to knock over a huge shield that rolled away towards the window and they ran behind it while they were getting shot at and manged to jump out the window and meet shorty the lil Chinese boy who helps them on the adventure also.

 

Indiana Jones x Myles Snider

Recently, our class just finished watching the classic film, "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" I noticed that Steven Spielberg did an excellent job. In this movie, Indiana Jones has a new adventure but this team he teams up with a night club singer named Wilhelmina. Together, the two go to a small Indian village where the sacred stone was stolen. Along the way, they discover the Temple of Doom, which happens to be a booby trapped temple.

Personally, I do love the way this film was directed, although I've honestly never been into the whole Indiana Jones stories, but this film in particular kept my eyes open. It was action filled, suspenseful and full of different mysteries, which is what a movie should have to keep it's audience interested. I would definitely recommend this movie to anyone to watch because I think it is a film that most would find enjoyable especially if you're into the action genre.