“Hasta La Vista, baby!”
–The Terminator
from the movie “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (1991)
Movie Industry
Famous Fiction Character’s Movie Qoutes #9
“You don’t trust anyone, that’s your problem.”
-Peter Parker
from the movie Spiderman (2002)
Famous Fiction Character’s Movie Qoutes #8
“That, if I can change, and you can change, everyone can change!”
–Rocky Balboa
from the movie “Rocky VI” 1985
Remembering the Godfather trilogy
When I saw that the Godfather movies appeared they were brand new. I loved them in that time. I know the main characters are criminals, but I enjoyed it the most I could. Marlon Brando and Al Pacino were both great and excellent Godfathers. The mafia was what it once was back in the past. This movie is well done of how the mafia began. I still love to watch all three mafia movies. When I get the chance in one day I only watch The Godfather, part II. It was the perfect day to see it. I have read the novel, but sadly it isn’t number 1 in the literary world. I think there are more novels that are as the same as excellent as Mario Puzo’s novel. Each novel is different. I think that The Godfather movie and novel have a say to debate on it of where it should be ranked. For me in my point of view I think it should be number 1 on both subjects. It is an excellent movie and novel. Nobody has written a mafia novel that tops it. It stands in the history of time. I know there are some that probably don’t like that movie. But, it has changed cinema the way we see movies today. The Godfather will be the most beloved movie and novel in the history of the world. I certainly love them both! If you want to read an excellent novel, then The Godfather by Mario Puzo is exactly it. Both are entertaining!
Darth Vader was Misunderstood
A huge number of fans still love the legacy of Star Wars. I think one fiction character we do pay much attention is Darth Vader. He is the greatest villain of our time. Otherwise, he is misunderstood. Least to say he misunderstood his siblings and the world around him. In fact who did make him this way? My best answer is Chancellor Palpatine who later becomes the Emperor. Darth Vader was once Anakin Skywalker who was an innocent little boy, which became the figure we hated him before in his adulthood. However, Darth jumped to too many conclusions of his family, friends, and the universe. He thought he had everything figured out. The rebellion had to convince him that he is making the galaxy into an evil place. The whole landscape of the galaxy looked complex because of the Emperor’s ruling. Darth Vader did know about love and compassion, but was afraid to show it and use it for good. Instead he used it for evil deeds. In his right mind he though he was doing the right thing, and that the Emperor was a good guy. It took him at the ending of Return of the Jedi to realize that the Emperor is evil and had to destroy him. In the Star Wars saga this was Darth Vader’s story. Anakin had love from his uncles, and his mom, which she was enslaved by the evil sand people. He tried to save the world, but couldn’t save himself from it, until at the very end of his life. He meant to do good and great things, but at the end of his life he did by saving his son’s life, and the galaxy altogether. He is thought as the hero of the franchise George Lucas created.
Mark Hamill (1951-Present)
Mark Hamill is an American actor, writer, producer, and director. He is best known for portraying the Jedi hero Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars Trilogy movies. He was in various movies such as: Corvette Summer (1978), Slipstream (1989), The Guyver (1991), and Time Runner (1993). He was the voice of the Joker in a few animated Batman films, television series, and video games. He will be in the next new Star Wars movie called, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, out in theaters December 18, 2015.
My 2nd Favorite Movie is American Gangster
My second favorite movie is American Gangster, right next to Freedom Writers. I was impressed by how this movie was well acted out and very good drama. I am interested of how Frank Lucas became the tops of the drug Leader. His story is fascinating. It isn’t pretty, but it is interesting. Frank Lucas was a Gangster, and actually was tops of the mafia in North Carolina. This did happen for real. It is a true story. The mafia that Frank had made couldn’t be stopped. The only cop who stopped him was the one Russell Crowe played in the movie American Gangster. Frank smuggled drug heroin delivering from Vietnam to American soil. The real cop who caught him was Detective Ritchie Roberts. This movie is great to watch and very explosive violence for anyone who loves mafia movies. I would recommend it to them. This movie had impressed me, and would love to watch it again. Ridley Scott directed it, and Denzel Washington portrayed the role of mafia Gangster Frank Lucas. It’s worth watching!
Movie Review: Finding Neverland
When I saw the movie Finding Neverland in Netflix. I was surprised by how the creator of Peter Pan was normal. I never knew about his life before. I love this movie. J.M. Barrie created the children’s novel Peter Pan by his real life situations. His characters were named by some real people he was close to. I didn’t know also that he was a playwright. His first play has failed, and was in trouble of failing again. This is about the life of J.M. Barrie. His last play (Peter Pan) was a huge success. Throughout his life he was a good husband to his wife, and a good father to his children. I never knew that he had skeptics who believed that Peter Pan was going to be a failure before the play. In fact it didn’t. The play was love by millions of fans when the actors first acted out in the theater. He once said that for Peter Pan to never grow up. Peter Pan has to believe that he will always be a boy and to never grow to an adult. This was Peter Pan’s magic wish. J.M. Barrie had a female friend who was sick who she had a son named Peter. Peter was Barrie’s inspiration that he gave the protagonist’s name of Peter, but Pan the last name was all made up all by the author. I give this movie a thumbs up!
Michael Keaton (1951-Present)
Michael Keaton is an American actor, producer, director, and comedian. He rose to fame in the comedy movie Night Shift (1982). He started in numerous movies such as: Mr. Mom (1983), Johnny Dangerously (1984), and Beetlejuice (1988). He earned further acclaim in the movies Batman (1989), and Batman Returns (1992). He earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor at the 2015 Golden Globe Awards for the movie Birdman (2014). He was also awarded a Career Achievement Award from both the Hollywood Film Festival and Zurich Film Festivals. Birdman won Best Picture at the 2015 Oscars and several more Oscar Awards.
My favorite drama movie from him was Clean & Sober (1988), because it was about a person fighting drug abuse trying to get another chance at being clean and sober again in his life.
Orson Welles (1915-1985)
Orson Welles was an American actor, writer, director, and producer. Citizen Kane (1941) was his first film he starred, co-wrote, produced, and directed. he directed 13 full length films in his career. One of his most famous films was The War of the Worlds adapted from H.G. Wells’ novel of the same name. In the year 2002, he was voted the greatest film director of all-time in two polls of The British Film Institute among directors, and critics. His movie Citizen Kane is ranked #1 all-time in the AFI (American Film Institute) list of AFI’s #100 ranked All-time films list. He was a well celebrated Shakespearean actor. He presented troop variety shows during the war years.
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