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Alright, so schools out. That's pretty cool. I ended up with better
grades than, in fact, I expected- got B's on both Algebra and
Chemistry. Woo! Hopefully the seniors are having fun at their grad.
There are 3 yearbook signatures I didn't get that I wanted- Kyle Gong,
Ryan Boughter, and Bill Chaboonyawat. I fear I'll never get these, and
that makes me kinda sad. Nevertheless, it promises to be a nice summer,
here's to great adventures.
To kick off the summer I watched a cool movie:
The Roaring Twenties, starring Cagney, Bogart and Lane. I wasn't sure what to expect (except for a gangster movie) when I picked this one up, I mostly did so because of the top names in it, but I was pleasantly surprised; the beginning of the movie was a scrolling paragraph about how the events in the movie are based on real people and real happenings, and the movie was made to be an accurate representation of the 1920's era. It didn't dissapoint, as this was some of the best writing I've ever seen. The story by far isn't simple- there is no one goal, nor one hero. The plot is ever evolving, and no character is static. It starts out as Bogey, Cagney, and Lloyd Hart are in World War One fighting with each other. They each go back home at Armistice- Hart to become a lawyer, Bogey to be a bartender, and Cagney to work at an auto shop. However, Cagney can't get any work and eventually turns to bootlegging, as the prohibition law is passed. Cagney works his way to the top of the town and becomes very successful, falls in love with a singing girl, and eventually partners up with Bogart. However, soon enough rivalry, suspicion, and love get in the way of the good thing they had going, the circle splits up, and by the time prohibition is lifted (bankrupting almost all crime syndicates) things start to go downhill. I won't give away any more, but the story is riveting and interesting, and it really is an accurate representation of the era, as well as a stunning image of a man's slow descent into madness. An actress that wasn't a headliner but really shined was Gladys George, who played the saucy nightclub singer and rumrunner Panama. She delivered my favorite diologue at the end, that really hits the movie home:
Cop: Who was this man?
Panama: Eddie Bartlett.
Cop: Your connection with him?
Panama: I'll never figure it out.
Cop: His buisiness?
Panama: ...He used to be a big shot.
That last line is delivered with sencerity and feeling, and rounds off the movie quite well. This movie is reccomended for any fan of thrillers, gangster movies, romance stories, good writing, or action in general. Good cast, good script, good film.
Congrats everyone on a great year of schooling!
To kick off the summer I watched a cool movie:
The Roaring Twenties, starring Cagney, Bogart and Lane. I wasn't sure what to expect (except for a gangster movie) when I picked this one up, I mostly did so because of the top names in it, but I was pleasantly surprised; the beginning of the movie was a scrolling paragraph about how the events in the movie are based on real people and real happenings, and the movie was made to be an accurate representation of the 1920's era. It didn't dissapoint, as this was some of the best writing I've ever seen. The story by far isn't simple- there is no one goal, nor one hero. The plot is ever evolving, and no character is static. It starts out as Bogey, Cagney, and Lloyd Hart are in World War One fighting with each other. They each go back home at Armistice- Hart to become a lawyer, Bogey to be a bartender, and Cagney to work at an auto shop. However, Cagney can't get any work and eventually turns to bootlegging, as the prohibition law is passed. Cagney works his way to the top of the town and becomes very successful, falls in love with a singing girl, and eventually partners up with Bogart. However, soon enough rivalry, suspicion, and love get in the way of the good thing they had going, the circle splits up, and by the time prohibition is lifted (bankrupting almost all crime syndicates) things start to go downhill. I won't give away any more, but the story is riveting and interesting, and it really is an accurate representation of the era, as well as a stunning image of a man's slow descent into madness. An actress that wasn't a headliner but really shined was Gladys George, who played the saucy nightclub singer and rumrunner Panama. She delivered my favorite diologue at the end, that really hits the movie home:
Cop: Who was this man?
Panama: Eddie Bartlett.
Cop: Your connection with him?
Panama: I'll never figure it out.
Cop: His buisiness?
Panama: ...He used to be a big shot.
That last line is delivered with sencerity and feeling, and rounds off the movie quite well. This movie is reccomended for any fan of thrillers, gangster movies, romance stories, good writing, or action in general. Good cast, good script, good film.
Congrats everyone on a great year of schooling!