The Hurt Locker

I thought this movie was very good but I didn't like it.  Now, that may not make a lot of sense but this is what I mean:

The actors did a fantastic job and the movie itself was well portrayed but the film as a whole was too heavy for me.  War really freaks be out and having to watch all of those suspenseful scenes bothered me a lot.  The movie made me feel sick through most of it and I thought the characters were very interesting.  I was shocked that he went back to war after having to deal with what we witnessed throughout the movie.  

I think the hurt locker symbolizes emotional pain.  Having to deal with what these men went through was physically and emotionally exhausting.  I don't understand how they were able to make it through without losing their minds.  The locker room is a place where men bond but in war, these men grow close with one another through unimaginable pain and hardships.  Personally, thats what I think "hurt locker" means.  

Captain Phillips

I have nothing bad to say about this movie.  I thought it was very well portrayed and I liked it a lot.  It was very suspenseful and you never really knew what was going to happen next.  I was at the edge of my seat until the last five minutes of the movie.  The acting was incredible and the emotion of the film was very raw and powerful.  It will have a lasting impression on me.  I learned a lot from this movie, things that I didn't know before.  I would completely recommend this film to others, I think a lot of people would enjoy it as much as I did

Argo

I loved the movie, I was the one who forced everyone to watch it!! It was very suspenseful to watch and I would totally recommend it to others.  This movie is very significant.  It gives us insight on how we deal with certain situations in the United States.  Although this movie was suppose to portray a serious event in history, it was funny at the same time.  I loved that about the film

Parkland

I finally finished it!!! I really really liked the movie.  I was very anxious during the entire film but I liked it a lot.  It was very powerful to watch and it will have a lasting impression on me.  I learned a lot more about the assassination of JFK than I knew before and it was very interesting.  I would totally recommend this movie to others.  I made my mom watch it with me and she loved it just as much as I did!!! My favorite part of the film was Zac Efron of course. But all in all, great film

Apollo 13

I thought this movie was awesome.  The acting was incredible and this event in history was portrayed very well throughout the entire film.  The characters emotions seemed very real and I was able to relate to them.  All of the different aspects of the film was very interesting and I liked that I was able to learn a little bit more about space and all of the effort that goes into sending people to the moon.  It was also cool to see how they came up with different things to help them survive.  It was so different from any other movie I've seen and I liked it a lot.  I have no bad things to say about it. 

I do think this level of funding should continue.  The more we discover about space, the more we are able to understand the Earth we live in.  Our planet is just a small aspect of the bigger picture.  Space goes on and on and if we have the right amount of funding, there are so many different things we can discover.  Learning more about space isn't damaging our us, it is helping us.  

I think that worrying about what other countries are doing is just going to create too many problems.  Yes, there should be a little competition but we should focus on our goals rather than try to beat out other countries.  I think that is the most important.  I think the United States,  is doing the best they can involving space and space travel.  Its a very dangerous journey.  We have still had the ability to discover so many other amazing things.  This is just the beginning of what we are going to learn.  

The Pianist

The movie was very hard to watch.  There were many emotional and traumatic scenes in the movie and it was filled a lot of heavy and heart wrenching material.  This movie will have a lasting impression on me.  Not only because it was so inspiring to watch his story and have him survive but because this is apart of my background.  I know that sounds kinda emotional, but I have family and family friends who have personally lived through this and watching what happens makes it more real to me.  

I think that Hosenfeld saw faith in Szpilman.  He survived over two years in hiding when so many people were being found, tortured, and killed every day.  There is something admirable about what he accomplished.  He never gave up and he always kept fighting.  Szpilman lost everything and Hosenfeld was aware of that.  I think the piece he chose to play spoke to Hosenfeld making him want to see Szpilman survive.  There are many people who were apart of the Nazi party.  Some joined because they didn't want to be ridiculed, ohers for work, and some because they genuinely did not like the jews.  I think that deep down, Hosenfeld felt that what they were doing was wrong and never really had a chance to show his true feelings until he found Szpilman on his own.  If he was followed by others, I don't think Szpilman would have survived that day by the piano.  I think that Szpilman realized that there was something different with Hosenfeld because unlike many others, he didn't kill or harm him right then and there.  He allowed Szpilman to show him what he was capable of and prove that he was not a waste of breath.  

Defiance

I LOVED Defiance.  I thought the entire movie was so inspiring and so interesting to watch.  The entire film was filled with emotion and I couldn't look away.  My favorite character was scholarly man.  He unfortunately died at the end of the movie while trying to throw a bomb but he attacked my interest the most. I learned that nothing is more important than helping those in need and doing whatever it takes to succeed and end up victorious.  Although there were many lives lost along the way, 1200 Jews were saved and hundreds of thousands were born as a result.  

Nazi Germany at the time was set out to kill every Jew.  What Tuvia means by "our revenge is to live" is that if they live and aren't killed, they overcame what the Nazis were trying to do.  Their revenge is to live because all the Nazi's wanted to do was to torture them and put them through hell.  Having them live, causes the Nazi's to fail. 

I do think that humanity and revenge can coexist.  It is only human to want revenge.  If harm is inflicted on you or those you love, it is only natural to want to get back at them.  People have weaknesses and if they are emotionally or physically harmed, they will want to inflict the same pain on the people who did the same to them. Revenge is an act of humanity.  Sometimes its good and sometimes its bad.  It really depends on what kind of revenge a person is trying to take.  The best revenge, in my opinion, is proving someone wrong and that is exactly what the brothers did.  They proved to the Nazis  that they aren't weak and that they can rise above.