Hello Everybody,
So this is a late post but earlier this month one of our contributors had her birthday.
I meant to post this earlier but I didn't have a chance.
So lets all wish Beckyelsie a very Happy Birthday!!!!
~The ARNACOOF Team
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Avatar (2009)
By James Cameron
This is a thrilling adventure set in another world. James Cameron takes you to another planet where there is human outpost but the outside jungle area is wild wilderness. When Jake Sully (a man with paralyzed legs) finds himself able to live again through an avatar (there is a technology that allows him to inhibit a native’s body), he relishes and enjoys himself immensely. Over the course of a few days, he falls in love (where would a blockbuster film be without romance?) while finding out that the humans are grossly manipulating Pandora, the world in which they are. He and a few of his human friends choose to side with the natives, and leads a rebellion which ends successfully.
There were a couple of things that bothered me with this film. First of all, every living thing is said to have a right to live. There are overt environmentalist messages in this film that make it more believable in Pandora, but because of their biological structuring, ought not overlap into our world. There is a prevalent idea that everything is connected to everything else. The trees all coexist and mix roots, and when the natives ride their bird-like creatures, they send commands via a connection using their hair. It is reminiscent of Disney’s Pocahontas when she sings, “...every rock and tree and creature, has a life, has a spirit, has a name,” which can be a very dangerous idea. Second of all, there is rampant killing of life. Many many people and natives die in the battles that rage and the destruction that occurs, but life is not viewed as precious. It is an inconvenient necessity in order to obtain something (in this case, monetary profit). Thirdly, the natives are built as humans but wear scant clothing. This could be a minor point because they are aliens and blue, but they have similarities to humans, nonetheless.
Overall, the effects are stunning, the plot is overly simple, and though it is fun to play in their world in one’s imagination, it has some problems with it.
Review by Beckyelsie
This is a thrilling adventure set in another world. James Cameron takes you to another planet where there is human outpost but the outside jungle area is wild wilderness. When Jake Sully (a man with paralyzed legs) finds himself able to live again through an avatar (there is a technology that allows him to inhibit a native’s body), he relishes and enjoys himself immensely. Over the course of a few days, he falls in love (where would a blockbuster film be without romance?) while finding out that the humans are grossly manipulating Pandora, the world in which they are. He and a few of his human friends choose to side with the natives, and leads a rebellion which ends successfully.
There were a couple of things that bothered me with this film. First of all, every living thing is said to have a right to live. There are overt environmentalist messages in this film that make it more believable in Pandora, but because of their biological structuring, ought not overlap into our world. There is a prevalent idea that everything is connected to everything else. The trees all coexist and mix roots, and when the natives ride their bird-like creatures, they send commands via a connection using their hair. It is reminiscent of Disney’s Pocahontas when she sings, “...every rock and tree and creature, has a life, has a spirit, has a name,” which can be a very dangerous idea. Second of all, there is rampant killing of life. Many many people and natives die in the battles that rage and the destruction that occurs, but life is not viewed as precious. It is an inconvenient necessity in order to obtain something (in this case, monetary profit). Thirdly, the natives are built as humans but wear scant clothing. This could be a minor point because they are aliens and blue, but they have similarities to humans, nonetheless.
Overall, the effects are stunning, the plot is overly simple, and though it is fun to play in their world in one’s imagination, it has some problems with it.
Review by Beckyelsie
Gnomeo and Juliet (2011)
By Kelly Asbury
This was an adorable movie with wonderful endearing qualities and I believe that it appeals to adults and children alike. The gnomes and their feuding family lines are funny to behold but it holds to the basic storyline of Shakespeare’s timeless tale (as can be expected from the title). The Reds and the Blues are constantly fighting each other, but they race using lawn mowers and a horrible punishment is to have your hat knocked off. So when Gnomeo, a Blue, and Juliet, a Red, fall in love, only outrage will ensue. Gnomeo meets Shakespeare himself while a flamingo and a frog add comic relief to the mix. In the end, after thoroughly destroying their gardens, the Blues and Reds see how foolish they’ve been and make up to each other, leaving the viewers presuming a happily-ever-after ending. I loved this film-it was sweet and told the tale simple enough so that a child will understand, but entertaining enough for an adult to enjoy it as well.
The only objection I have to this film is that one gnome wears a very unbecoming swimsuit (aka, it covers nothing and looks horrendous) but this is the only issue I have with this film.
Review by Beckyelsie
This was an adorable movie with wonderful endearing qualities and I believe that it appeals to adults and children alike. The gnomes and their feuding family lines are funny to behold but it holds to the basic storyline of Shakespeare’s timeless tale (as can be expected from the title). The Reds and the Blues are constantly fighting each other, but they race using lawn mowers and a horrible punishment is to have your hat knocked off. So when Gnomeo, a Blue, and Juliet, a Red, fall in love, only outrage will ensue. Gnomeo meets Shakespeare himself while a flamingo and a frog add comic relief to the mix. In the end, after thoroughly destroying their gardens, the Blues and Reds see how foolish they’ve been and make up to each other, leaving the viewers presuming a happily-ever-after ending. I loved this film-it was sweet and told the tale simple enough so that a child will understand, but entertaining enough for an adult to enjoy it as well.
The only objection I have to this film is that one gnome wears a very unbecoming swimsuit (aka, it covers nothing and looks horrendous) but this is the only issue I have with this film.
Review by Beckyelsie
Monday, June 20, 2011
Super 8 (2011)
By J.J. Abrams
The movie opens with Joe Lamb (Joel Courtney) on a swing-set holding his mother’s necklace, because his mother had died in an explosion at the mill and the necklace is one of Joe’s only links to his mother. Over the course of the movie, as a mystery unfolds, he grows and comes to grips with his mother’s death and by the end is able to let her (represented by the necklace) go and continue to live his life. His development as a person works as a plot-mover and successful feel-good ending because the mystery by itself doesn’t move the plot well enough (it’s simple and similar to other movies). Joe’s life and growth, as well as involvement with Alice Dainard (Elle Fanning), also helps move it along. The mystery character of the movie gradually becomes known and at the end, Joe is able to help him continue life, which helps Joe himself continue to live. There is a train crash that lasts for a long time and a few other violence issues, as well as a lot of blood because the kids in the movie are making a zombie movie. So Joe does makeup on Alice that makes her look like a zombie and she pretends to bite him, but that’s really the only things that are bad violence-wise. Language-wise, it’s not that clean. Every five to ten minutes there is a bad word, usually from one of the kids. I really really enjoyed this movie and recommend it to anyone who doesn’t mind violence or language.
Review By Beckyelsie
The movie opens with Joe Lamb (Joel Courtney) on a swing-set holding his mother’s necklace, because his mother had died in an explosion at the mill and the necklace is one of Joe’s only links to his mother. Over the course of the movie, as a mystery unfolds, he grows and comes to grips with his mother’s death and by the end is able to let her (represented by the necklace) go and continue to live his life. His development as a person works as a plot-mover and successful feel-good ending because the mystery by itself doesn’t move the plot well enough (it’s simple and similar to other movies). Joe’s life and growth, as well as involvement with Alice Dainard (Elle Fanning), also helps move it along. The mystery character of the movie gradually becomes known and at the end, Joe is able to help him continue life, which helps Joe himself continue to live. There is a train crash that lasts for a long time and a few other violence issues, as well as a lot of blood because the kids in the movie are making a zombie movie. So Joe does makeup on Alice that makes her look like a zombie and she pretends to bite him, but that’s really the only things that are bad violence-wise. Language-wise, it’s not that clean. Every five to ten minutes there is a bad word, usually from one of the kids. I really really enjoyed this movie and recommend it to anyone who doesn’t mind violence or language.
Review By Beckyelsie
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Eagle Eye(2008)
Directed by Jerry D.J. Caruso
Jerry Shaw, a lazy man who's twin brother was smart athletic and in the air force. Jerry and his brother Ethan hadn't spoken in over three years. They had nothing to do with each other. But when Ethan dies in a car crash, Jerry's life turns upside down.
Rachel Holloman, mother of a young son who is going off with his orchestra to perform trumpet for the president in the Kennedy Square, is just scrapping by.
Both Rachel and Jerry get a call from a woman they have never met. And are thrown into a series of events the gets more and more dangerous as it goes.
I love this movie, it was very entertaining. The one problem was the cussing. If you van not stand movies with cussing then this is not a movie for. I am able to still enjoy this movie cause I can block out and ignore cussing.
Jerry Shaw, a lazy man who's twin brother was smart athletic and in the air force. Jerry and his brother Ethan hadn't spoken in over three years. They had nothing to do with each other. But when Ethan dies in a car crash, Jerry's life turns upside down.
Rachel Holloman, mother of a young son who is going off with his orchestra to perform trumpet for the president in the Kennedy Square, is just scrapping by.
Both Rachel and Jerry get a call from a woman they have never met. And are thrown into a series of events the gets more and more dangerous as it goes.
I love this movie, it was very entertaining. The one problem was the cussing. If you van not stand movies with cussing then this is not a movie for. I am able to still enjoy this movie cause I can block out and ignore cussing.
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