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  • 5 Films Every Freshman Should Watch Before Going To University

    5 Films Every Freshman Should Watch Before Going To University

    Are you planning to go to the university soon? Assuming this is the case, we have top 5 films every freshman has to watch.

    Of course, the greater part of the films do not show the real life at college. However, who needs to watch a film about that? Rather, you will watch the inspirational, motivational movies full of the quotes that you will remember for the rest of your life.

    This list is worth looking at! Thus, instead of searching for the best essay writing service before going to university, enjoy watching the movies mentioned below that may answer one of the most popular questions among students “How to prepare for college?” 

    Read this article before getting into college and be sure that you will know how the first year will turn out to be.

    Rudy

    5 Films Every Freshman Should Watch Before Going To University

    Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger spent his childhood in a small town in Illinois. His life was predicted to be similar to his father’s life until the time when he thought that he wants to change it. Rudy was extremely passionate about playing football at Notre Dame. However, he has problems at college (low grades), undistinguished skills in sports and moreover, he is too slim. But these issues do not stop Rudy. He works hard to achieve a goal. Watch this movie based on a real life story and you will see how this story ends up! Be sure that during this film you will laugh and probably cry (especially at the end). “Rudy” is worth watching!

    Clueless

    This list of movies cannot be full without the movie “Clueless” This film is based on the Jane Austen novel “Emma”. You can see a typical hierarchy of a high school (that can be similar to the one you may face in the university). All the characters have their unique personalities (e.g. Cher and Tai-everybody loves them). Also, the style and fashion influences our lives even now. Therefore, do not look at the date when this movie came out, the problems and situations shown there are still real. Unquestionably give this one a watch; in addition, it is a bit similar to “Mean Girls.”

    The Perks Of Being A Wallflower

    In spite of the fact that it just came out in 2012, “Perks” has rapidly turned into another exemplary of the movie about the young years. This movie is about Charlie, a freshman, whose past is unknown, but who has problems in present. He does not have anyone to talk with and to sit by on the lectures. Moreover, he tries to go to the parties for the first time. These situations are known to everybody who was a freshman. Give “Perks” a watch to be more knowledgeable about the experience you will have at your university.

    28 Days

    5 Films Every Freshman Should Watch Before Going To University

    Many students do not think about how much and how often they drink. Binge drinking is OK for most of the college students, however, it should be a cause for concern. Alcoholism is not normal and partying on the typical Friday nights should not become a usual habit. This comedy-drama film is about a girl whose life did not use to be under control, drugs, alcohol and cigarettes were not something special for her. However, once she gets into a house for the addicted people and there her life changes completely. Being sober and know when it is better to deny are the key principles you have to remember in order not to fail in the first year of the college life.

    Enough Said

    Leaving home and starting living on campus or another accommodation is not only a new experience for students, but also a hard period of the parents’ lives. Children become more interested in spending time with their friends and going to the parties instead of having some quiet dinners with their families. This movie will show all the changes between students and parents before and after a start of the college lives.

    Get ready to become a student of the university with this list of movies to the every taste. If you want to see more films or you watched these top 5 before (it happens), then check another list of movies.

    Moreover, read top 7 interview techniques rules to have a good knowledge not only about the movies but also about the things that can help you in future. 

    Good luck!

  • Pink Unicorn Fetishes & Gothic Absurdity: Defining Normal In Suicide Squad

    Pink Unicorn Fetishes & Gothic Absurdity: Defining Normal In Suicide Squad

    By Neil Merrett from Squareblind.

    It is hard to say whether it is a strength or weakness of the supervillain mash­up movie Suicide Squad that the film’s most arguably compelling couple is Jai Courtney’s Aussie super­bogan Captain Boomerang and his cuddly pink unicorn.

    As stereotypical portrayals of Aussie’s go, this lager swilling arsehole capable of killing with the most Australian weapon imaginable, seems to value only one thing, a cuddly mythical creature kept in his pocket that could be more than just a friend.

    While the exact details of the character’s fetish for brightly coloured, one­horned animals is largely irrelevant within the film’s overall narrative, it is among a handful of standout moments from a decidedly safe film about supposedly awful super beings.  While lightly touching upon themes such as kink, forbidden desire and the general oddness that drives us as human beings, it is ‘Pinkie’ the unicorn is one of the more successful cases of genuine counter culture in Suicide Squad. A story that promises to touch upon the murkiness of love, morality and heroism.

    Suicide Squad
    Suicide Squad

    Many of these themes have been successfully explored for years in DC’s namesake comic and other similar titles it has published such as Gail Simone’s Secret Six.

    Yet the majority of the film seems like a glaring missed opportunity to have a mainstream superhero story explore the odd, eccentric, sometimes monstrous, sometimes noble sides of humanity, with our contradictions, perversions and flexible acceptance of what ‘normal’ means.

    Both newcomers and comic purists may have thanked them for it.  In the end, the film promises a collection of morally repugnant, if somewhat charismatic and incredibly good looking characters, but eventually succumbs to a being fairly generic super hero action movie.  Needless to say ticket sales have, so far, been better than the overall critical reaction might suggest.

    In terms of mainstream blockbusters, just like 50 Shades of Grey, Suicide Squad appears to have largely bottled a grand opportunity to give mainstream audiences a taste of something… well a little less mainstream to contemplate through their 3D glasses.  Few of us are likely to meet our potential to be supervillains, but many cinemagoers are likely to labour under the apprehension they might not be entirely “normal”, altruistic or morally pure in that classic Disney princess sort of way.

    But what does the film tell us about badness?  Certainly, there are moments of something unique and interesting lurking in Suicide Squad that hint at something truly funny, moving, subversive and possibly, quite good.

    Suicide Squad
    Suicide Squad

    For instance, one of the film’s most memorable moments is an absurdly gothic scene detailing the origins of a key character. Jared Leto’s Joker, having seduced/tortured Margot Robbie’s Harleen Quinzel, then demands that she chooses, begs for and commits her life, body and who knows what else to him by throwing herself into a vat of chemicals below.

    Whether you like it or not, in seemingly merging hammer horror, high camp, R&B, baptism and a smidge of sado masochism ­ it is certainly different from what Marvel has done to great success.

    Presumably mirroring the Joker’s own transformation, the heavily stylised, almost vampiric scene involving two characters necking in a soupy concoction, replete with some canny scoring and soundtrack use, is something odd, weird, upsetting and possibly quite sexy at the same time.

    Later, as the film reaches it generic kick­boxing finale, the now ‘villainous’ Harley Quinn chastises the tragic backstory of one main character for assuming that someone considered a super villain has the right to masquerade as having a “normal” life without consequences.  Rather than succumbing to pity, she suggests that even a supposed bad guy has to find some form of acceptance in themselves and choices, whether a man­crocodile hybrid, wise­ass assassin with a living breathing conscience at odds or a square jawed, once infallible soldier now facing impossible choices.

    “Own that shit,” she informs one member of the squad as a means to embrace their pain, weirdness and villainy. It is perhaps advice the filmmakers should have themselves embraced with regard to their talented cast and the oddness of their characters.

    In the closing moments of the film, Will Smith’s charming assassin Deadshot tries to build some form of normal relationship with his young daughter in accepting his dual role as father and professional murderer.

    Suicide Squad
    Suicide Squad

    His reward as a jailed saviour is to help his daughter with her maths homework, the only way someone a master hitman could, explaining geometry based around the numerous factors likely to affect a bullet on its path to killing someone. We are informed briefly in the film that Deadshot’s pre­teen daughter is smart, moral and aware of her father’s villainy and incarceration.

    Yet it is almost touching that they nonetheless are written as having a damaged, loving, complicated and imperfect relationship to each other. In the scheme of the film’s big budget preposterousness, it’s a fairly spot on representation of not being able to choose our families of the ones we love.  By the end of the film, this strong cast of oddball characters have saved the world for love and friendship, becoming in the process a fairly routine superhero group ­ hazy past misdemeanors aside.

    Yet is is not outright villainy that the target audience flocking to see the film over the last week are likely to have taken away and most related to.

    It is more likely the brief glimpses of damaged psyches, unrelenting unconventional love, imperfect family bonds, and makeshift heroes with their perversions for cuddly mythical creatures that its audience of geeks, nerds and seemingly well adjusted thrill seekers will remember.

    So forget the Wonder Woman and Batman spin­offs, or a even Suicide Squad sequel, let’s just have some more family unfriendly Maths lessons, pink unicorns and whatever darkness lies in the minds of killers, monsters, soldiers and people deeply and unconditionally in love. Now that would be subversive.

    Neil Merrett is a struggling technology journalist, comic book reader and co founder of gaming lifestyle blog Squareblind.

  • 7 Inspiring Movies For Students

    7 Inspiring Movies For Students

    Whether you are searching for a movie to watch with your friend or with your boyfriend/girlfriend, these top 7 films offer inspiration, motivation, stimulation, and in some cases, even a warning. Thus, stop searching for college papers for sale and watch the best inspirational movies mentioned in the list below.

    The greater part of these movies may seem to be too hard to watch. However, although a lot of the stories are fictional and only a couple of them are based on the real life examples, all of them give the great life lessons. Make sure to watch the trailers of them if the descriptions proposed in this article are not enough for you.

    Bruce Almighty

    7 Inspiring Movies For Students

    Bruce Almighty is an interesting movie with a good humor, which brings a significant message to everybody. It is about a TV journalist who always face a lot of challenges in his life and thinks that he has a bad luck. He gripes that God is not powerful – and soon God appeared to him and offered him one of his forces to check whether Bruce can be better than God and can make all the job faster and better. During the film, Bruce sees a lot of different stories and lives around him. At the end he understands that it is not simple to be God. Moreover, this powerful period of life gives him a number of life lessons.

    The Peaceful Warrior

    Way of The Peaceful Warrior is a very interesting piece of literature, thus for those, who read it or who like visualizing things more them reading about them, it is recommended to watch the movie based on this book. The film is about a boy named Dan, who is a student from U.C. Berkeley and who has everything every student could dream of – good friends, handsome appearance, girls’ attention and talent in gymnastics. However, he is still unhappy. Moreover, he is thinking about his life at nights, therefore he has problems with sleep. Once, at night he meets a spiritual guide and from that moment his way to self-revelation starts.

    This movie is full of inspirational quotes and meaningful messages. This article is not made to be a spoiler, however, read some reviews and you will be amazed by the quantity of positive comments on it.

    The Family Man

    The Family Man is a movie during which you may simultaneously laugh and cry. It is about a single speculation financier who gets the chance to experience how his life would have been if he settled on an alternate choice 13 years ago (staying with his girlfriend and making a family instead of choosing a career that made him rich). It’s a film with an ‘imagine a scenario where I had done this rather this?’. It shows the contrasts and different sides of life.

    This movie may motivate you to look at your life now and think what will be in your future if you are not going to change the way you live. Moreover, ask yourself a couple of questions:

    ∙Do I want to live a life of a rich businessman and think about wealth or I want to be family guy/girl and think about the happiness of my family? 

    ∙Will I be simply living for others yet not for myself? 

    ∙Is it true that this is life I need? If not, what am I going to do to change this result?

    Click

    Click is about a man (Adam Sandler in the main role), who gets a remote controller that permits him to streak back, stop and fast forward through time. Sometimes he wants to skip the unremarkable/exhausting moment of his life such as a supper with his family, a morning shower and the days when he is ill. At first it seems to be fun, however after he discovered it accompanies sudden negative results, which you need to watch to discover. The main message of this movie is “Do not put your life on hold, all the moments are worth to be lived”.

    The Bucket List

    7 Inspiring Movies For Students

    The Bucket List is about 2 men who have the lung cancer diagnosis. During the treatment process they become close friends and instead of waiting the death, they choose to enjoy their lives and to make a journey in order to cross out all the things in the bucket list that have to be done before they die.

    Pay It Forward

    Pay It Forward is around a youngster who makes a cooperative attitude development, where he helps 3 individuals with something they cannot do themselves. After the person receives the help, he/she must “pay it forward” by helping 3 other individuals. The film is not moving at the beginning, however you have to wait a couple of minutes and you will see how everything reconnects during the movie. It’s a film of generosity, goodness and appreciation.

    Yes Man!

    Yes Man is about a bank worker (Jim Carrey) who used to answer “No” to every single question and request. However, once he visits a motivational seminar and begins saying only “Yes”.

    Ask yourself how many times per day do you answer “No” and what could happen if you would change your attitude to different things and say “Yes”? This movie is among the most inspirational ones, therefore consider watching it as soon as you can.

    This list includes just a couple of great films. There are quite a lot of other motivational and inspiring movies for students that you can find out about in another list of inspiring movies.

    In addition, take a look at 5 students’ habits to be removed for successful career (think not only about what to watch but also about your future). 

    Have a pleasant viewing and good luck!

  • The Most Successful R Rated Movies

    The Most Successful R Rated Movies

    By Natalie Morin.

    A more restricted movie rating doesn’t necessarily indicate gratuitous violence and nudity. It can often be a way for directors to include more mature themes or richness to the content of the film — without having to worry about censorship.

    In fact, in the past 10 years, nine out of 10 Academy Award winners for best picture have been rated R. The other has been rated PG-13. But which restricted movies are the cream of the crop?

    Using data from Gracenote, Graphiq site PrettyFamous ranked the top 10 R-rated movies by historical U.S. box office earnings, not adjusted for inflation.

    #10. 300

    U.S. box office: $210,593,000
    Release year: 2007
    Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

    #9. Saving Private Ryan

    U.S. box office: $216,119,000
    Release year: 1998
    Genre: War, Historical Drama

    #8. Ted

    U.S. box office: $218,629,000
    Release year: 2012
    Genre: Comedy, Fantasy

    #7. The Exorcist

    U.S. box office: $232,906,000
    Release year: 1973
    Genre: Horror

    #6. The Hangover Part II

    U.S. box office: $254,456,000
    Release year: 2011
    Genre: Comedy

    #5. The Hangover

    U.S. box office: $277,313,000
    Release year: 2009
    Genre: Comedy

    #4. The Matrix Reloaded

    U.S. box office: $281,492,000
    Release year: 2003
    Genre: Science Fiction, Action

    #3. American Sniper

    U.S. box office: $350,126,000
    Release year: 2014
    Genre: War, Biography, Drama

    #2. Deadpool

    U.S. box office: $363,024,000
    Release year: 2016
    Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy

    #1. The Passion of the Christ

    U.S. box office: $371,376,000
    Release year: 2004
    Genre: Drama

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  • Suicide Squad Is The Most Diverse Superhero Cast Yet

    Suicide Squad Is The Most Diverse Superhero Cast Yet

    By Alison O’Brien.

    The much anticipated “Suicide Squad,” a villainous take on the classic superhero movie, opens in theaters on August 5th. Despite some early negative reviews, the third film in the DC Extended Universe franchise is still poised to open at around $140 million and has already broken Fandango’s pre-sale ticket record for August.

    Part of the hype could be due to the movie’s star-studded ensemble cast. “Suicide Squad” boasts talented names such as Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie and Viola Davis. Talent aside, there is something unique about the cast of this flick — they are racially and ethnically diverse. In fact, compared to other high-grossing superhero ensemble casts, “Suicide Squad” is the most diverse cast yet.

    Using data from Box Office Mojo and Ethnicelebs, PrettyFamous — an entertainment research site powered by Graphiq — analyzed data to determine the racial and ethnic composition of other high-grossing superhero ensemble casts. They aimed to see how these films stacked up against “Suicide Squad” in terms of cast diversity.

    As visualized above, “Suicide Squad” outpaces other superhero casts by a large margin. Of the main characters, 41.66 percent are a racial or ethnic minority. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population in 2015 was 61.6% white (not including Hispanics or Latinos). By this measure, the world of “Suicide Squad” mirrors the racial and ethnic diversity of today’s U.S. society. Superhero films often have millions of viewers, so a diverse cast of characters has the potential to change the standard of whitewashed blockbusters for the audience.
    Accurate portrayals of America’s make-up are few and far between in the film industry. The closest contender is Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy,” whose cast is one third minority. On the other end of the spectrum, the cast of “Iron Man 3” is 11.11 percent minority, with Don Cheadle as the only African American cast member. “The Avengers” is even lower at 8.3 percent, the movie’s only minority actor is Samuel L. Jackson.

    Hollywood often receives criticism for casting white actors and actresses as characters that should be played by minorities. Matt Damon is currently under fire for his leading role in the upcoming production “The Great Wall,” a film rooted in Chinese history. Emma Stone received similar backlash for playing the Hawaiian and Asian character Allison Ng in the romantic comedy “Aloha.”

    “Suicide Squad” challenges the whitewashed Hollywood stereotype. Amanda Waller, a black character in the original comic, is played by African American actress Viola Davis, and Katana, a Japanese character in the comic, is portrayed by Asian actress Karen Fukuhara. Additionally, the character Deadshot, portrayed by Will Smith, is not black in the original comic, a reverse switch that is relatively unheard of. The film is also fairly gender diverse. Four of the main characters are women, a welcome departure from the usually male-dominated superhero genre.

    The film industry still has a long way to go in terms of representation of all races and ethnicities in the media — but “Suicide Squad” has potential to help move future superhero blockbusters from fantasy to reality.

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