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Mission Impossible: Fallout – Trailer Reaction

By Johnathan Bonham.

My, oh my, oh my. I know its been a couple weeks since the MI: Fallout trailer dropped, but I feel obligated to write an analysis of it. Spoiler alert – it’s going to be VERY biased. Asides from being a huge James Bond fan, I’m a die hard Tom Cruise fan. In turn, that makes me a huge fan of the entire MI series. What I love so much about the series is how different every movie feels. MI:1 keeps you on your toes the entire time with twists and turns, MI:2 is just full blown ass-kicking action, MI:3 gets deep and emotional, MI:4 is fun and exciting, and MI:5 is gritty and intense. Now I know that Christopher McQuarrie coming back for Fallout means that it’s bound to have a similar tone to Rogue Nation, but that is totally fine with me. For those who don’t know, Chris McQuarrie has a very nice IMDb credit page.

He’s penned hits such as The Usual Suspects (won an Oscar for screenplay), Edge of Tomorrow (sooooo underrated), and Jack Reacher. The man obviously knows what he’s doing, has a knack for dialogue and story-telling, AND loves working with Tom Cruise. So, I’m on board for him coming back for more, and am ok if it breaks the whole “differing tone” streak. For the most part I loved Rogue Nation. I do have two gripes, one being a drastic underutilization of Jeremy Renner, the other being an underwhelming ending. Asides from those I think the movie is phenomenal. Although in Fallout I won’t get the Jeremy Renner that I’ve been missing, it looks like they’ve replaced him in a BIG way with Henry Cavill. Before I get too far down the rabbit hole, I’ll do a trailer breakdown/analysis bit by bit.

The trailer begins by jumping from a few different scenes in the movie to show where the various
locales are going to be. Lane, from Rogue Nation, is talking over the clips, ominously questioning if Ethan’s previous missions will be coming back to haunt him. He says that we will be seeing a FALLOUT (subtle) of all Ethan’s good intentions. After this little monologue, the sad piano music in the background cuts to some upbeat, good ole MI music, and we see Alan Hunley (Alec Baldwin) telling Ethan that a choice he recently made on a mission in Berlin has put the world at risk. We then have Angela Basset, presumably a CIA director, and August Walker (Henry Cavill), presumably a top agent, enter the story. Basset tells us that Hunt lost a case of plutonium on his mission, and now the CIA is taking things over.

From here the trailer starts bouncing around and we see a shot of the Eiffel Tower, a dance club popping off, and Ethan and Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson) telling each other to walk away from this mission. Shortly after, we see Ethan drive a car at Ferguson who, in turn, fires on him with a large rifle. So, it’s safe to say they’re at odds. We then see some Ethan biking through Paris, climbing a mountain with no harness, and Walker laying the BOOM in a bathroom fight scene. After a few more shots of characters in the film and different locales, we then come up the finale of the trailer with Ethan climbing around outside a helicopter, which also happens to be in flight. The trailer ends soon after with Ethan in the helicopter, possibly being chased after by Walker.

Wow, that was a lot longer than I meant for it to be. Just imagine how long the movie review is going to be. Hopefully my eagerness to write a long winded review about 2 minutes of clips from the movie shows how excited I am for this. Sure, I like the movies more than most, but people are kidding themselves if they don’t think that the entire series is fun and entertaining (to put it mildly). The trailer starts off so perfectly with the dramatic, melancholy piano music playing during Harris’s voice over. I love when they do that in trailers like Age of Ultron, Infinity Wars, and The Dark Knight. It just builds the antagonists so well.

They’re also bringing back most of the cast for this one, including Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, and Michelle Monaghan. Unfortunately, as mentioned earlier, it looks like Renner had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts with Avengers, but my god did they replace him well. I’m guessing that Cavill is indeed supposed to be his replacement of sorts, and in the bathroom scene we see that he’s got a right hook like a damn wrecking ball. That part looks like it’s going to be awesome; Cavill and Cruise throwing down side-by-side. Can. Not. Wait. I am concerned that Cavill is going to turn heel in the movie because it looks like he’s shooting at Tom in the helicopter scene, but time will tell.

There isn’t a whole lot of detail given to the plot here, but apparently it’s going to tie into the other movies, per the premonition at the beginning. The whole ‘sequel’ aspect concerns me a tiny bit because of what happened with Quantum of Solace as a follow up to Casino Royale (shocker, I brought up Bond again), but I think that was due largely in part to a writers strike that was occurring. Overall the action looks like it’s going to be better than ever with plenty of great hand-to-hand combat, shootouts, and high speed chases. We’ve got a great writer/director on board, all the key cast, and what looks like the makings of a summer blockbuster. Get excited people!

26th February 2018
Who Should Direct James Bond 25?

By Johnathan Bonham.

Soooo, I’m a bit of a James Bond freak. I mean, it’s really bad. Do I own all of the movies? Sure. Have I read (and own) all of the Ian Fleming novels? Maybe. Do I have multiple posters framed and hanging throughout my apartment? DON’T JUDGE ME! Yeah, I know, it probably isn’t healthy for a 28 year-old male to have an undying passion towards a British spy who goes through women like a rock star…but I can’t help it.

The big thing that had kept me awake at night a little while back was the whole “who is going to replace Daniel Craig?” question. Now let me just say this, I LOVE Daniel Craig. I wouldn’t say he saved the franchise, but he certainly gave it a much needed revitalization. The movies were starting to get way out of hand, and Pierce, as much as I love him, honestly only gave us one good Bond movie in Goldeneye. Then this chiseled, blonde haired, not Bond-looking chap came in and just blew our minds. To be fair, only two of his movies I would say are really good, but MY GOD are those movies good. Casino Royale and Skyfall are quite possibly top 5 movies in the franchise. Sean Connery is my all-time favorite Bond. He was the original. He brought the franchise to life and I will never forget that. But I’d be lying to myself if I said that Daniel Craig didn’t give him a serious run for his money.

I’m sure that most millennials, and even non-millennials, have Dan marked as the best, because they don’t have an appreciation for old movies and can get hung up on poor effects or cheesy action sequences. I can’t fault people for that, but fortunately for me I can see past that and it’s probably why Sean is still my number 1. Any who, back to Dan. As much as I love him and appreciate what he did for the franchise (and try to ignore the slitting his wrists before playing Bond again comment), I was ok with him leaving the franchise. I thought he was starting to look old in Skyfall, and Spectre, despite being a let down, at least gave him a nice send off. What helped me being ready to move on was a few of the people on the list for replacing Bond. Four big ones that come to mind were Tom Hiddleston, Tom Hardy, Idris Elba, and Michael Fassbender. Tom Hiddleston I was ok with, the other three I was PUMPED about. Tom Hardy could’ve been your skull crushing badass Bond, Fassbender would’ve been the smooth, cool talker, and Idris would’ve been a combination of both.

Needless to say, I was a bit distraught when Dan said he was coming back for more. I know he’s coming back purely for the money, which hurts because it means his heart isn’t in it, but I’m sure he’ll still deliver. What really baffles me is the fact they’re going to ante up like $100 million for him to do a movie when they could pay any of the others a fraction of the price and still make a billion dollar movie. It’s neither here nor there, Dan is back and all will be fine for now (although it really does suck because those other guys are right in their prime, so they’ll be a bit aged the next time the role is up for grabs).

So we’ve got the actor figured out, now the big question that I keep mulling over is who is going to direct the damn thing?! For me, it’s a no-brainer between two directors. They are two of the biggest names in movies right now, and everything they churn out is (or should be) 8.0+ on IMDb. The two men that I’m talking about, of course, are Denis Villeneuve and Christopher Nolan. Four or five years ago it probably would’ve just been Nolan on my list, but dear god has Denis come on strong lately. Sicario, Arrival and Blade Runner?! That is a LIST. Not to mention the movie that put him on the map and is also very solid, Prisoners. What is very apparent to me in these movies is that Denis doesn’t overdo action, but he does it damn well. He builds tension and has realistic but super badass action sequences.

The highway scene in Sicario gets my heart beating so fast I think it’s going to explode, and the fight scenes in Blade Runner were tasteful. Then you have Arrival, a movie that had one of the most jaw-dropping and deep endings I’ve seen in my life. That movie moved me, and I was not expecting it to at all. What Arrival shows me is that the man can tell a story, and develops it to perfection. If you add all of those qualities together you have the makings of an incredible movie. So obviously it absolutely shattered me when I heard that Denis is now out of the running due to his passion project, Dune. He said that he wanted to make a Bond movie, but he had to do this one first as it’s been one he’s pursued for years. I understand that, and hell, I even appreciate that he does movies he’s passionate about, but it hurts all the same.

So that leaves us with Chris Nolan…not bad. Not bad at all. And by the way, I’m not saying by any means that I wanted Denis over Chris, I’m just on a bit of a Denis kick right now. Chris Nolan is quite possibly my favorite director of all time. Outside of Insomnia I’m not sure if the man has made an average movie. As a matter of fact, every other movie he has made might be an 8.0+ on IMDb. So if you pair a possible favorite director with my favorite movie character, things ain’t looking too bad! He is obviously one of the all-time great storytellers. Memento is one of the deepest movies I’ve ever seen, and the Batman trilogy is storytelling at its finest. Not to mention the man has also made Dunkirk, The Prestige, and Inception. The former he will probably win an Oscar for, and the latter two he probably should’ve. The action he incorporates into his movies is big and loud but not too much. Nolan also gets the most out of his actors. He gifted us with the greatest performance we’ll ever see in Heath Ledger’s Joker, Tom Hardy was an amazing Bane, and Guy Pearce was phenomenal as the confused widower.

I truly hope that Nolan gets the nod, especially with Denis out of the picture. I’d heard in the past that Quentin Tarantino had interest in directing a Bond movie. Don’t get me wrong, I love Tarantino and he gave me arguably my favorite movie, Pulp Fiction, but I think his tone and dialogue would feel out of place. Between Nolan’s knack for storytelling, his character development and the magnitude of his action sequences…ladies and gentlemen, we have our director.

22nd February 2018
HomeSick: Review

By Johnathan Bonham.

Coming into this movie, I had virtually no idea what I was getting myself into. I knew that it was a German film, and I knew that it was considered a psychodrama. That’s about it. It almost reminded me of back in the day when I renounced movie trailers. I went to the midnight premiere of Casino Royale back in 2006, and that very night I watched a trailer that showed a cool part from the movie and I thought to myself “Man! I wish I hadn’t just watched that and could’ve seen that part live.”

For a period of time after that I avoided movie trailers like the plague so that every part of every movie I saw was fresh and foreign to me. I did really enjoy being able to see movies like that, but anticipation got the best of me and eventually I had to start watching trailers again. Point being, going into a movie with no knowledge of what you’re getting yourself into can be a great thing. Honestly, I think having no knowledge of this movie improved my experience, especially with it being a psychodrama. It had my nerves raised every time it was night or there was creepy music playing. I’ll stop right here for a brief synopsis.

The film opens to a girl wandering the streets wearing a robe and slippers. She is clearly unstable, and we see her make a phone call where she says that everything is quiet now, and there is peace at home again. From there the film cuts to a young couple, Jessi (Esther Maria Pietsch, the wandering girl) and Lorenz (Matthias Lier), moving into a new apartment with the help of some friends. On their first night in the place they get a knock on the door from a fellow tenant, Hilde (Tatja Seibt), who asks that they turn the music down. The following day they go upstairs and apologize once more to Hilde for the music.

While chatting with her they come to learn that no one winds up staying in that apartment, for one reason or another. Jessi, a cellist, later notices that she can see Hilde peering into her apartment as she practices for the big music competition she’s recently been selected for. As the movie progresses, bad things start happening over and over again to Jessi while she is alone in the apartment. Someone rings her doorbell multiple times but is nowhere to be found, animal feces are left on their doormat, and the kitten that they recently purchased goes missing. Jessi suspects that this is all the doing of Hilde, who is trying to force them out of the apartment. From here, things start to spiral out of control for Jessi who can’t tell if she is losing her grasp on reality, or if her neighbor really has it out for her.

I thought the first half of the movie was very successful. In a psychological movie, I like it when things get set up slowly, but then crescendo to a powerful climax or twist. In the first half we meet all the main players, and we get the point that someone has it out for Jessi, which is starting to drive her insane. There are some great shots at night in their apartment that were very creepy, and lead you to believe that something bad will happen at night later on in the movie. There was almost the sense of a Paranormal Activity vibe going on. I could feel my heart rate rise a number of times either during the night shots or when the music would get intense, just anticipating something to pop out. The problem here is that this movie is a psychodrama, so although it sets up all of this great tension, it doesn’t ever actually move forward with it. It builds up to something popping out and making you jump…but nothing ever pops out and makes you jump. That isn’t really the movies fault, I’m sure that is the effect the director, Jakob M. Erwa, was going after.

Had he wanted to scare people shitless and have them jumping out of their seats, he’d have made it a psychothriller. So shame on me really. It just felt that the movie had more to offer had it actually upped the ‘psycho’ and toned down the ‘drama.’ The second half of the film more or less just keeps pace with the first half, offering what I felt was a weak climax and not the intense crescendo I was hoping for. As the movie was coming to a close, I was taking a few notes and wrote that the movie needed a twist and has a weird, awkward climax. Having said that, the movie does, quite literally, end with a twist. So I suppose I “jumped the gun” (it’s a joke for this movie, not my best) with my final thoughts. Does the twist save the movie? Eh, not really. Does it make you think a bit and perhaps say, “Oh!” out loud, yes I’d say that’s fair.

This movie had potential, there is not doubt about it. There were certainly shots that were filmed well, and the movie would cut very quickly at times as a good thriller does. As I mentioned, though, this wasn’t really the directors intent. He was more interested in the downward spiral of his main character as she becomes more and more unhinged. I would’ve been ok with that being the focal point, but I don’t think they convinced me enough that what was going on warranted her going crazy. I wasn’t bored during the movie and I was on the edge of my seat at times, but if you’re looking for a movie tha t gets your heart pounding, has you jumping, and rewards you with a grand ending, this isn’t it.

21st February 2018
20 Movies About Education

By Mollie Porein.

The effective learning development of any student is not only developed from the normal classroom setting. They need to feel some kind of affection towards the entire process. So, if you’re a student, you should get additional assistance from innovative technologies. Good examples include School Apps and EYFS for early learning for both elementary and high school going children.

Of course, you need constant motivation to achieve your goals. The best way to do so is through watching and reading stories of famous men and women. Nowadays, watching inspirational movies has become one of the most efficient ways of motivating yourself. Here are the 20 movies that will transform your entire learning experience.

1. Good Will Hunting (1997)

Good Will Hunting has an illustrious cast with the likes of Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Stellan Skarsgard and Robin Williams. It’s an American film written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Matt Damon is the main character here and plays the role of a 20-year old man. He is a hero gifted in subjects such as chemistry and Mathematics. However, he is not aware of his rich potential. In any case, it’s a film that will inspire you to uncover your hidden talents.

2. The Great Debaters

Here is another American movie which hit the screens back in 2007. It’s produced by Oprah Winfrey and Denzel Washington. It’s created from an Article written on the debate team from Wiley College. Might you be thinking of training or teaching others?
This film is a dramatic retelling of the life of Melvin B. Tolson. He was a professor who motivated his students to take up the challenge at Harvard debating contests. It has a heart-warming tale that will definitely lift your spirits. Keep in mind that they are inspired by an amazing teacher who saw their potential.

3. Lean on Me (1989)

In this amazing film, Morgan Freeman plays the role of Joe Clark. He is a real-life Principal whose main aim is to bring learning and discipline to New York’s Eastside High School. While he was not always the easiest of teachers, he kept on stressing on the need for learning and discipline. This movie also shows the essence of strong leadership in learning institutions.

4. The Paper Chase

The Paper Chase is a movie which stars Lindsay Wagner, Jon Houseman and Timothy Bottoms. At times, studies don’t come easily meaning that you’ll have to always set the right mode. That’s why the movie concentrates on the hardworking James T. Hart who came across numerous challenges during his first-year spell at Harvard University. The film is one of the best choices if you’re struggling and still finding it difficult to stay motivated.

5. The Pursuit of Happyness

Here’s an awesome film that you’ll need to watch. It’s a story of Chris Gardner who through perseverance and hard work, he moves from merely working in a subway and becomes a millionaire. He even becomes the head of his brokerage house.

6. Nil Battey Sannata (2015)

Here is one of the best Indian Comedy dramas of the last five years. It’s directed and produced by Ashwini Iyer Tiwari. It’s an excellent movie which all students should watch. Most importantly, it shows the importance of being educated and to dream of a better future despite your social status.

7. I am Kalam (released in 2010)

This film is unique and that which every learner can relate to. It’s about a small boy named “Chotu” who wished to be just like “DR. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam.” The movie also delivers quite a strong message that learning is a basic need that should be given to all kids.

8. 3 Idiots

Here’s another incredible Indian Comedy Drama edited, directed and also co-written by the talented Rajkumar Hirani. It’s based on “Five Point Someone,” a book written by Chetan Bhagat. If you’re an Engineering Student, this is one of the most catchy films that you need to watch.

9. The Social Network

The movie was released back in 2010 and it’s written and directed by Aaron Sorkin and David Fincher. It simply tells the amazing rise of Mark Zuckerberg from a Harvard student all the way to becoming a multi-millionaire. Do you want to be a genius like him? Well, you only need to watch this movie and your dreams will come to reality!

10. The Breakfast Club

This film tells how five students from various backgrounds ended up together during detention. Here, they all start opening up to each other and developed strong friendships. It was directed, produced and written in 1995 by John Hughes.

11. Freedom Writers

Here’s an inspirational movie that talks about a young lecturer who tries to inspire her bunch of troublesome students. She teaches them the need of pursuing their studies even after high school. Of course, this is not easy as she had to face divided students, struggling marriages and money shortage. You need to watch this movie to see your teachers in a different light!

12. Dead Poets Society

The movie is a 1989 production, directed and written by Peter Weir and Tom Schulman. It’s a captivating American Drama starring Robin Williams. He plays the character of John Keating who teaches English in unorthodox methods. Hence, as a language student, it should teach you how to write good persuasive speech topics as well as other crucial learning essays!

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13. Stand and Deliver

This film tells the true story of Jamie Escalante, a high school mathematics teacher. It describes how the idealistic maths teacher who uses unusual methods to help his disgruntled and discouraged students.

14. The Karate Kid

A weak kid is shown how to fight and defend himself by a highly skilled elderly Japanese man. It stars Jayden Smith and Jackie Chan who take the characters of Daniel and Mr. Miyagi. By watching it, you’ll learn that at times, the unconventional methods eventually bear fruit.

15. Election

Mathew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon play awesome characters in this movie. They show the dark underbelly of the student government. It’s one of the funniest movies that help teachers to understand the student leadership.

16. The Blind Side

This is an American biographical film on sports, directed and written in 1995 by the amazing John Lee Hancock. It shows the story of Micheal Oher, an adopted child who loves to play football. His adoptive family, the Tuohys, assist him in understanding his strengths and dealing with his weaknesses.

17. The Mighty

This is simply a movie about two rather unlikely friends who learn a lot from each other. It shows just how you might find help from the most unlikely of sources.

18. Real Genius

Val Kilmer is arguably the funniest character in this film. His role is to mentor a young child who later skips his way to college. Therefore, if you’re wondering what the life of a genius is, this is a movie which you really have to watch!

19. School Ties

Here is a film with an all-star movie cast even though it’s associated with anti-Semitism. It talks about all kinds of discriminative acts which students face in school.

20. The Internship

The movie is played by Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn. It’s simply about Billy and Nick, two middle-aged and determined salesmen. The two lost their jobs because of the growth of the age of digital devices. They later get a chance of being interns at Google where they get to prove themselves.

Conclusion:

How often do you go to the movies? Well, research carried out this year shows that at least 3% of respondents ‘hit the cinemas’ at least once in a week or even more often. Although most of them go for only the new Hollywood blockbuster films, as a student, you should look for those which carry educative teachings. With this list of the best 20 of such movies, you’ll have quite an easy time in choosing the type you want to watch!

BIO: Mollie Porein is high skilled web content writer. She is interested in topics about education, writing, blogging, motivation, etc. Connect with her on LinkedIn and follow her on Twitter.

20th February 2018
Black Panther: The BRWC Review

By Johnathan Bonham.

Well I had to take a break from work today around noon to walk to the theater and pick up my ticket, which is always a good sign that a blockbuster is opening. The 7pm and 10pm shows had already sold out, so I decided to catch a nice late afternoon matinee. And I’ll have to say I’m very relieved with my decision, seeing as the line to get into the theater was around the corner when I left the movie. But let’s cut to the chase, this is movie is good. Very good, as a matter of fact. Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan strike success in their third outing together, with Chadwick Boseman leading the way a s the Black Panther. The movie effects of the fictional world of Wakanda are beautiful and mesmerizing, and the action sequences are top notch. The acting across the board is more than up to par, and man did they

do it right with the music. I honestly don’t have any gripes about the movie, but it also didn’t have me leave the theater in awe. It was kind of how I felt after seeing Thor: Ragnarok. I really enjoyed the third Thor movie and I was certainly laughing my ass off throughout, but it wasn’t anything out of the ordinary.

The movie starts in Oakland, CA circa 1992, as King T’Chaka visits his brother who is an undercover spy in the hood. The King has come to confront his brother about some stolen Vibranium that he believes his brother aided in the theft of. He learns that his brother has lost his way and winds up having to kill him. Flash forward to present day in Wakanda, the beautiful and mysterious land within Africa that is unbeknownst to the world. It’s time for Prince T’Challah (Boseman) to take over the throne. In order to do so he has to battle for it against anyone who will oppose him, and for the fight he must relinquish the Black Panther powers. He is challenged by a fellow tribe, but T’Challah is victorious and takes his place as king. Shortly into his rule, a foe of Wakanda pops up on their radar, Ulysses Klaue (Andy Serkis, who we all remember from Age of Ultron), the man who was aided by the former King’s brother in stealing the Vibranium many years ago. T’Challah, along with his love interest, Nakia (Lupita Nyong’O), and his general, Okoye (Danai Gurira). They find Klaue at an underground casino in South Korea where he’s looking to make a deal with CIA agent Everett Ross (Martin Freeman, who we remember from Civil War). All hell breaks loose in the casino and a shootout/fist fight ensues. Ross and T’Challah capture Klaue and take him to a safehouse to interrogate him. In the midst of the interrogation, Klaue is rescued by Eric Killmonger (Jorda), who also fires a would-be fatal shot into Agent Ross. T’Challah decides to bring Ross back to Wakanda where they can save his life, and we then start to learn more about Killmonger’s hidden agenda.

I’ll stop right there in the interest of spoiling anything. I think one of the best things about the movie is its flow. They keep the pace of the movie moving, mixing in strong dialogue and intense action sequences throughout. There weren’t really any slow or boring parts where the movie slowed, and the 2:15 flew by in my opinion. Coogler succeeds in bringing the expected level of Marvel humor, without overdoing it as I felt that Whedon did in Ultron. He had a great vision for the idea of Wakanda, mixing African roots with the most advanced technology known to man which resulted in an aesthetically appealing backdrop. As I mentioned earlier, the music is awesome. They play a lot of traditional African music in the pan shots of Wakanda, but then they bring some solid rap into the action sequences or

whenever something badass is happening. There were some really solid visuals, one in particular that stood out when Jordan is standing with his back to the camera with the world aflame around him, I thought it looked amazing. I guess the one thing I really wanted from the movie was more of a connection to the other ones. The only cameos were Serkis and Freeman, meanwhile I was anxiously awaiting Bucky Barnes to join the fight the entire time. Having said that, I respect that Coogler wanted the movie to be a true one-off and focus almost entirely on T’Challah.

I have to give a shout out to the women of the movie because they were totally badass. The best was probably T’Challah’s general, Odoye, who was fearless and did NOT mess around with her spear. Also phenomenal wereT’Challah’slove interest andspy, Nakia,andhis sister/headof technology(almost a Q-esque character), Shuri (Letitia Wright). Shuri actually stole a lot of the scenes with her rebellious little sister attitude. T’Challah’s main guard is all female soldiers, similar to Odoye, and they do some se rious ass kicking at the end of the movie. Actually, on the subject of the end fight scene, it was a little much in my opinion. I was ok with everything until they brought out giant, armor clad rhinos. At that point I was kind of thinking “ok, let’s wrap this up.” Having said that, at least they weren’t fighting Frost Giants of evil elves (sorry Thor movies), so I can’t complain too much. Regardless, the girls brought the pain.

The acting was pretty flawless. Boseman shines as the lead, and he feels comfortable doing so. When I saw Den of Thieves recently, Pablo Schreiber seemed to have trouble carrying his side of the movie. This was not at all the case for Boseman. He plays the part of a strong yet conflicted king perfectly, while also being a total badass at the same time. Serkis and Freeman are excellent character actors in the movie, and Angela Bassett and Forest Whitaker are solid as well. I really enjoyed Michael B Jordan taking a turn as the heel. He just does angry so damn well. He plays a pissed off and scorned character with a vendetta, and we see just how unforgiving and cruel he truly is. I’ve been a big fan of Michael B. Jordan in a lot of his movies like Creed, Fruitvale Station and That Awkward Moment, but I really liked seeing him in the antagonist role. I think Jordan has a long and prosperous career ahead of himself.

One of my favorite parts of the entire movie are the “challenge the king” scenes that they have. The backdrop of these just look really cool as they take place on top of a hug e waterfall, and the fight scenes are just super intense. Two dudes duking it out for all the power, and they do NOT hold back (well, T’Challah does a little bit I suppose). I just thought that the set up and choreography of the fights was excellent, and I could feel my heart pounding and palms getting sweaty throughout. I enjoyed all of the movie’s action, but those parts really stood out in my mind.

This one is a must see, no way around it. It’s a phenomenal theater experience, and you’ll be getting your money’s worth. I don’t want my gripe of the movie being a little over-hyped to take away from it, because it really is a well-done and entertaining movie. I just don’t think it’s near perfect. If you look at Tomatoes it’s 97%, but it’s a 7.6 on IMDb. There is a clear disconnect and I think that the IMDb score is a bit more reasonable. Regardless, go see this, have a great time and enjoy the last Marvel movie before Infinity Wars comes out. WOOOOOO!!!!!!!

19th February 2018