"Fuck bowling! I'll put shit in the way!"
A note about my title: if you haven't seen Robert Williams' skit about golf... Go see it now, foo'! Warning: lots of language. Funny as hell, though. Look it up on Youtube: Robin Williams golf.
Right then. The point of this post? I have compiled a list of my top three favourite movies.
Not one of them is a cartoon. *collective gasp* What? What? That's right. xD None are comedies, either. Comedies are great, but I tend to forget about them. They aren't really poignant. (Except for Evan Almighty. I really liked that movie.)
So, onto the list!
Number one: Man on Fire
Great movie with Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning. You may recognise Denzel's name, but perhaps not Dakota. Believe me, you've seen her. xD I never know her name, only recently did it stick in my brain, but you always recognise her. Little blonde girl, plays in Uptown Girls and that movie with the horse? Yeah. That's her. xD
Anywho, the movie is a great drama with a shock ending. A man is hired to protect a young girl because of many kidnappings happening to the wealthier families of Mexico. The bodyguard doesn't care much about the girl at first, but she wedges a way into his heart. Then she gets kidnapped. It's heartwrenching everything he goes through to get her back, and in the end... I was so angry and mad it was incredible. The punch of the story is really powerful. I won't say it, in case you want to watch it (I don't know who I'm referring to. Icker and Tala-chan, maybe? Oh God... called her Tala-chan... weird...), but I really do recommend it. It has a bit of graphic violence though, for those of you who don't like blood. I had to shut my eyes a few times, but really, it was worth it. The end is especially strong.
Number two: La Vita E Bella
An Italian movie, but you can find it with subtitles. I don't think it's ever been translated - and by that I mean the voices. I watched it a few times when I was younger with my Nonna (Grandmother) and even then I found it sad. Now, though, it's an even better film. I understand much better than my eight year old self did, and the story is wonderful and beautiful. I'm a fan of Roberto Benigni, who's an Italian actor/comedian, (he plays in Johnny Stechinno. Also an Italian movie, but funny as HELL xD ) and I was quite shocked to see he had directed and helped written the script for this movie.
Right then, so, in the movie, Roberto plays a man who is quite funny, and brightens everyone's life with his humour. It's how he met his life (it's realy cute how he fought for her and all. n____n But the story isn't one of romance. Just the intro.) They have a son together, and then the movie fast forwards to when the boy is five. Since the boy is of Jewish origin, he and his father are sent to concentration camps, and Dora (the name of his wife) goes as well.
But it's not like most war movies. It's so incredibly touching. The man finds a way to communicate with his wife, which is sweet, but it's the way that he interacts with his son that's so beautiful. He pretends it's all a game, tells the son it's a game. He tells him if he works hard, he gets to win the bread. Tells him if he plays along and does this or this, he wins a shower. And the boy actually smiles and goes along with it, thinking that the war really is just a game. Everything the man does to help hide and protect his son is so... yeah, I know, if I say 'beautiful', I'll sound repetitive. But it is. Truly. He tells his son it's an elaborate contest, and if they win, they win a tank. Yeah, the war tanks.
And the son does. Kind've. It's so touching. And the end is so sad, because... well, I won't say. <.< It IS touching though.
And finally...
Number three: The Invisible
I think I spoke about this already. It's a movie about a teenage boy who gets mixed up in something because of his friend - with friend's like his, you really wouldn't need an enemy - and even though at first I was angry with the friend for being such a coward, by the end of the movie I was in his defense. What happens is: there's this girl, and she's real badass, trouble with cops and steals and sells what she steals. And Friend (let's call him friend for now) buys things from her so his mom doesn't KNOW he's buying them. So, long story short, she owes him money. So when someone calls the cops telling them she stole a bank, she assumes it's Friend. (Which it's not.) But even when he says it wasn't him, she beats him senseless, and finally he says it wasn't him, it was his friend (the main charrie). And so she goes after him, and in a rage, kicks him when he down and beats him with this bat (it's nothing graphic. I managed to keep my eyes open) and dumps him in a well.
That's just the introduction.
The movie revolves around the main character, the one who was badly beaten and hidden in the well. He... well, it's like an out-of-body experience. I can't really say more because it spoils the idea if I say it, but really, I recommend this movie. Honestly, I do. It had such a good story, and even though the meaning or depth isn't as great as the first two on my list, it definitely isn't shallow in definition. The part where his mother breaks down was actually harder for me to watch than anything else. Because he... well, it's hard to explain, and in the end, I'm really glad this was a movie.
That's all.
Random fact: The Invisible was directed by the same person who did the Sixth Sense.
Other Random Fact: I never saw a preview for The Invisible, nor am I sure it played in the cinema.
Third random fact: ... the main charrie for The Invisible was hot. I don't know why he hasn't been in more movies. Maybe he has, and I just don't watch Drama/suspense movies all that much. Ah well.
Fourth Random fact: I don't like mayonaise. <.<
Right then. The point of this post? I have compiled a list of my top three favourite movies.
Not one of them is a cartoon. *collective gasp* What? What? That's right. xD None are comedies, either. Comedies are great, but I tend to forget about them. They aren't really poignant. (Except for Evan Almighty. I really liked that movie.)
So, onto the list!
Number one: Man on Fire
Great movie with Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning. You may recognise Denzel's name, but perhaps not Dakota. Believe me, you've seen her. xD I never know her name, only recently did it stick in my brain, but you always recognise her. Little blonde girl, plays in Uptown Girls and that movie with the horse? Yeah. That's her. xD
Anywho, the movie is a great drama with a shock ending. A man is hired to protect a young girl because of many kidnappings happening to the wealthier families of Mexico. The bodyguard doesn't care much about the girl at first, but she wedges a way into his heart. Then she gets kidnapped. It's heartwrenching everything he goes through to get her back, and in the end... I was so angry and mad it was incredible. The punch of the story is really powerful. I won't say it, in case you want to watch it (I don't know who I'm referring to. Icker and Tala-chan, maybe? Oh God... called her Tala-chan... weird...), but I really do recommend it. It has a bit of graphic violence though, for those of you who don't like blood. I had to shut my eyes a few times, but really, it was worth it. The end is especially strong.
Number two: La Vita E Bella
An Italian movie, but you can find it with subtitles. I don't think it's ever been translated - and by that I mean the voices. I watched it a few times when I was younger with my Nonna (Grandmother) and even then I found it sad. Now, though, it's an even better film. I understand much better than my eight year old self did, and the story is wonderful and beautiful. I'm a fan of Roberto Benigni, who's an Italian actor/comedian, (he plays in Johnny Stechinno. Also an Italian movie, but funny as HELL xD ) and I was quite shocked to see he had directed and helped written the script for this movie.
Right then, so, in the movie, Roberto plays a man who is quite funny, and brightens everyone's life with his humour. It's how he met his life (it's realy cute how he fought for her and all. n____n But the story isn't one of romance. Just the intro.) They have a son together, and then the movie fast forwards to when the boy is five. Since the boy is of Jewish origin, he and his father are sent to concentration camps, and Dora (the name of his wife) goes as well.
But it's not like most war movies. It's so incredibly touching. The man finds a way to communicate with his wife, which is sweet, but it's the way that he interacts with his son that's so beautiful. He pretends it's all a game, tells the son it's a game. He tells him if he works hard, he gets to win the bread. Tells him if he plays along and does this or this, he wins a shower. And the boy actually smiles and goes along with it, thinking that the war really is just a game. Everything the man does to help hide and protect his son is so... yeah, I know, if I say 'beautiful', I'll sound repetitive. But it is. Truly. He tells his son it's an elaborate contest, and if they win, they win a tank. Yeah, the war tanks.
And the son does. Kind've. It's so touching. And the end is so sad, because... well, I won't say. <.< It IS touching though.
And finally...
Number three: The Invisible
I think I spoke about this already. It's a movie about a teenage boy who gets mixed up in something because of his friend - with friend's like his, you really wouldn't need an enemy - and even though at first I was angry with the friend for being such a coward, by the end of the movie I was in his defense. What happens is: there's this girl, and she's real badass, trouble with cops and steals and sells what she steals. And Friend (let's call him friend for now) buys things from her so his mom doesn't KNOW he's buying them. So, long story short, she owes him money. So when someone calls the cops telling them she stole a bank, she assumes it's Friend. (Which it's not.) But even when he says it wasn't him, she beats him senseless, and finally he says it wasn't him, it was his friend (the main charrie). And so she goes after him, and in a rage, kicks him when he down and beats him with this bat (it's nothing graphic. I managed to keep my eyes open) and dumps him in a well.
That's just the introduction.
The movie revolves around the main character, the one who was badly beaten and hidden in the well. He... well, it's like an out-of-body experience. I can't really say more because it spoils the idea if I say it, but really, I recommend this movie. Honestly, I do. It had such a good story, and even though the meaning or depth isn't as great as the first two on my list, it definitely isn't shallow in definition. The part where his mother breaks down was actually harder for me to watch than anything else. Because he... well, it's hard to explain, and in the end, I'm really glad this was a movie.
That's all.
Random fact: The Invisible was directed by the same person who did the Sixth Sense.
Other Random Fact: I never saw a preview for The Invisible, nor am I sure it played in the cinema.
Third random fact: ... the main charrie for The Invisible was hot. I don't know why he hasn't been in more movies. Maybe he has, and I just don't watch Drama/suspense movies all that much. Ah well.
Fourth Random fact: I don't like mayonaise. <.<