Thank You

Now that we've hit the end of our semester, I wanted to take a moment to personally thank those of you who have stayed with me and my blog until the very end. I've enjoyed being able to look into the movie industry in the perspective of originality. I hope that you've enjoyed it as well.

Have a great summer!

Most Anticipated Summer Films

Personally, these are some of the films that are already being talked about for this upcoming summer. Some are being rumored to break box office records! 

* The Avengers

* Prometheus

* The Dark Knight

* Brave

* The Expendables 2

* Snow White & The Huntsman

* The Amazing Spider-Man 

* Moonrise Kingdom 

* MIB 3

* Lawless

* Safety Not Guaranteed

* Ted

* Dark Shadows

* The Dictator 

According to http://www.imdb.com/list/3AW298Hr9Lw/. 

The 'Avengers' Review

Known as this year's summer blockbuster, Joss Whedon's "The Avengers" has captivated viewers recently worldwide and as one of the few who showed up for the midnight premiere, I can honestly promise you, my viewers, that it was a film worth seeing!

The film tells the story of a gathering of superheroes: Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Hulk, Hawkeye, and Black Widow, in order to defeat an evil intruder named Loki. Though despite all luck, like any team, they all have their differences and struggle to get along.

Now, I won't ruin the movie for those of you who haven't seen it yet but I would honestly advise that you go and see it. I feel that with all of the superhero's stories being combined, Joss Whedon's combination was incredibly original and a fun film to see!

Family Originality

Family movies have always been a personal favorite of mine. Why is that? No matter the storyline, a family movie always has at least one concept that has been borrowed from another film. The difference between a family movie and a horror film though is that the family movie adapts the borrowed concept and makes it completely original.

Take, "We Bought A Zoo," for example. This film tells the story of journalist, Benjamin Mee, who six months ago, lost his wife. While dealing with his grief, Ben has to handle his 7-year-old daughter and his 14-year-old-son. So, in an attempt to make things new for the family, he buys a new house on a large plantation. Unbeknownst to him, that plantation has an abandoned zoo on it that desperately needs his help.

Well, I won't ruin the story for anyone who hasn't seen the film but I can assure you - "We Bought A Zoo" is a family feel good movie that will leave you smiling after its over. Originality really has nothing to do with family films as long as they leave a happy impression on its viewers, or at least, that's what I think.


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The Year's Most Provocative Movie

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Unlike my previous reviews that have been from the perspective of a college student,  I decided to interview Elizabeth Penton, a sophomore from Washburn Rural High School, on her opinion over the year's most provocative movie - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Most Original Films of the past Decade

My personal opinion regarding these films is all based on the attention the movies received their first week in the box office and how much total grossing  income the films produced as a whole. 

The number one movie in the box office was and still is James Cameron's "Titanic" and another of James Cameron's works has hit the top ten with "Avatar." 

The other films listed are all apart of two major series that have impacted my generation in the movie industry. J.R. Tolkien's series "The Lord of the Rings" and J.K. Rowling's series "Harry Potter." Growing up with both movies, how could I not add these to the list? 

Cheesy? or Copied?

Now, let me explain from the very beginning that I'm not a huge fan of romantic comedies. I'm not saying that I don't enjoy these movies, i'm just saying that I get annoyed of them very quickly.

Take the most recent romantic comedy coming to theater's, "The Lucky One." Which is the story of  U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault, who is in search of the woman who unknowingly saves his life. The Irony of this movie is that within weeks of lying to the woman who saved him, he's in love with her and his lie breaks them apart. 

I know i'm not ruining anything for anyone. I've never read the book, i've only ever seen the preview. I actually have no desire to watch the movie either. It just seems too predictable for my taste. After seeing the majority of Nicholas Sparks films, I'd say almost all romantic story lines have been taken. Unfortunately, for a movie goer annoyed with copy cats, "The Lucky One" doesn't make my cut.