I am currently in Dublin, Ireland and will be so until the 24th of January. I will be posting on my experiences here soon, but I currently wanted to do something else. During my time here in the UK and on breaks, I have taken to seeing movies and becoming a movie buff. I thought I'd share my review on three films that I have seen recently.
American History X - A story about a skinhead. After years of being in a gang and believing he was helping the United States, the character ends up murdering two people in a quick act of hate. The story is about his time after serving three years in jail (he only got charged for manslaughter), and how his view of the world and what he did has changed. It follows the skinhead's brother who believes he has been doing exactly what his brother would have wanted of him.
13/15
Valentine's Day - i remember the day Love Actually and He's Just Not That Into You both became two films I enjoyed. I thought they both portrayed love in funny ways, but both told good stories and were well directed. I recently saw Valentine's Day. I can say that this is a terrible movie, with bad acting, but still manages to have a few scenes of entertainment. It has a star cast, just as the two previous, but just fails with its jokes and romance. I hear New Year's Eve is the like movie to the ones listed here, but i here its worse.
3/15
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - I read the book a few years ago. I remember taking to the book because of the innocence of the child and how the author wrote through his perspective. The movie does a very good job of realizing the book into a visual production. It also portrays Nazi Germany in a realistic way. People are living their daily lives as normally as they can and the sun is shining. The sky isn't always gray.
11/15
More reviews to come as I watch more :)
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