The Great Gatsby

The epic drama begins its story back in 1922 when a World War I veteran named Nick Carraway rents a small house on Long Island. Soon he realize that his new neighbor is a filthy rich man named Jay Gatsby who holds luxurious parties every weekend. Everyone never meets Gatsby in person, his identity remains unknown and mysterious until one day Nick receives an invitation letter to Gatsby's party personally from him while nobody else has ever get it.

At the party, Gatsby reveals himself to Nick, requesting a nearly impossible favour to arrange a meeting with Daisy Buchanan, Nick's cousin who was Gatsby's lover in the past before the World War. The meeting is where all the scandal starts since Daisy is currently married to his wealthy powerful husband, Tom.

The scandal doesn't stop there. It involves the affair of Tom and his mistress, Myrtle Winston and the jealousy of Myrtle's husband. Overall, the movie portrays what 20^th century honest culture in term of relationship. Daisy, an extravagant lady who chooses money over love; Gatsby, a poor boy who’s blinded by a popular dream girl lust and love then struggle to enrich himself financially just to equate her level; Tom, the philandering millionaire who will get the girl at the end. Though Daisy might be the antagonist part of the story, it somehow reminds me that Disney stories are simply not reality. It somehow tickles me that happily ever after is not how the society simply works as money and power plays a bigger role.

I love how Baz Luhrmann put a big role of luxury in the movie. Glimmering dress and diamonds perfectly blend the story of betrayal. It also surprises me that the costume is managed by Luhrmann’s own wife, collaborating with Miu Miu and Prada to create such a wearable artwork. What a great team work!

The movie leaves quite an impression to me. It gives a deep thought that women should not believe that she’s underrated. In contrary to that era, Daisy is a woman who is raised just to be beautiful and rich and conservatively having no choice over anything. One of her remarkable quote is “I hope she'll be a fool--that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool..”

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The Bling Ring

The Bling Ring (2013)

The Bling Ring is a 2013 American satirical black comedy crime film based on actual events. Directed, written and produced by Sofia Coppola, it features an ensemble cast including newcomers Israel Broussard, Katie Chang and Claire Julien, as well as Taissa Farmiga and the famous Emma Watson (played as Hermoine Granger on  Harry Potter), the movie's main marketing scheme.

The plot of this movie is about a group of celebrity-fixated L.A. teens begin burglarizing the homes of the rich and famous Hollywood stars. Paris Hilton, Rachel Bilson, Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr are the examples of Hollywood stars that their home got robbed. As the members of the so-called bling ring begin taking greater risks to acquire the latest luxury-brands, they quickly become the prisoners of their own ostentatious obsession. This movie basically repeat the actual event into movie, from the beginning how the group discover the hollywood star's home and how they start robbing.

I personally have been waiting this movie for so long because i wanted to see how Emma Watson will play this character and for me it will be different to see her playing another role beside Hermoine Granger from Harry Potter. another reason that this movie is based on actual event and for me it is really shocking how a group of normal teenagers can robbed into A-list Hollywood stars many times before got caught. The last reason is of course because i wanted to see all the fashion and luxury thing that are included in the movie.

Finally, I watched this movie because i had many spare time due to my mid term break. for me the movie was kind of disappointing but after all its quite entertaining. Then, I do little research and oddly many top reviewer give a good review about this.

"The beauty of Sofia Coppola's intoxicating film that dabbles with celebrity obsession is that it entwines us so completely it its fake culture, that it makes us believe we are part of it"

"Director Sofia Coppola delivers a wily critique of celebrity culture in The Bling Ring as she dresses up the true story of Los Angeles teenagers robbing their Hollywood idols' homes."

"Once again, Sofia Coppola confounds expectations with an astutely relevant approach to a true story. These events may be torn from the headlines, but they also echo the world around us."

For me this movie have a good plot and a lot potential to be a awesome movie but unfortunately Coppola cannot sufficiently explore the depth of it. She cannot show a deeper meaning of the story. Out of ten I will give this movie a 5.5 out 10. Basically, the movie cannot focus on what it want to show. wether the movie wanted to concentrate more on the depth of the meaning  or to show the life of the bling ring with all of its luxury. Bottom line The bling ring have a lot of potential that haven't been dig out.

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300

300

300 is a 2007 American Fantasy action film based on the 1998 comic series telling a history of the Battle of Thermopylae. It was directed by Zack Snyder and filmed mostly with a super-imposition chroma key technique, to help replicate the imagery of the original comic book.

The plot revolves around King Leonidas (Gerard Butler), who leads 300 Spartans into battle against Persian "god-King" Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) and his army of more than 300,000 soldiers. As the battle rages, Queen Gorgo (Lena Headey) attempts to rally support in Sparta for her husband. The story is framed by a voice-over narrative by the Spartan soldier Dilios. Through this narrative technique, various fantastical creatures are introduced, placing 300 within the genre of historical fantasy.

In a way, it’s a blog about how good 300 is, that I’d be interested in taking in a longer time writing this blog. I left the movie wanting more of it. First and foremost the film is breathtakingly beautiful with full of non-stop action. It’s a visual masterpiece. I’ve heard the producer say he doesn’t want people to think of it like it’s a painting, but there are moments in the film when that’s exactly what it looks like. To me that’s part of what makes this movie so unique. 

And while the script may be short, 300 gets great performances. Gerard Butler’s Leonidas dominates the film, his presence is breathtaking whenever he’s on screen. When he bellows for his men to follow him into hell, his voice is chilling and full of raw power. 






To me this movie is must watch movie. It is underrated, why? because it is only rated 5.8 out of 10. Bad movies like super 8 is rated 8.0. To me it is unfair because 300 has a great storyline and insatiable graphics. What makes me so happy is there will be the second part of 300 with the same producer. This will be one of the most anticipated movies this year. Below is the trailer of the upcoming 300 rise of an empire.

The Shawshank Redemption

1946,

Andrew Dufresne,

a young and successful bank merchant is convicted of the murder of his wife and her lover, and sentenced to life imprisonment at Shawshank prison. 

Over the years, he retains hope and eventually gains the respect of his fellow inmates, especially long-time convict "Red" Redding, a black marketeer, and becomes influential within the prison. 

Eventually, Andrew achieves his ends on his own terms.

Review

I believe that this film is the best story ever told on film, and I'm about to tell you why.

Tim Robbins plays Andy Dufresne, a city banker, wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and her lover. He is sent to Shawshank Prison in 1947 and receives a double life sentence for the crime. Andy forms an unlikely friendship with "Red" (Morgan Freeman), the man who knows how to get things. Andy faces many trials in prison, but forms an alliance with the wardens because he is able to use his banking experience to help the corrupt officials amass personal fortunes. The story unfolds....

I was so impressed with how every single subplot was given a great deal of respect and attention from the director. The acting was world-class. I have never seen Tim Robbins act as well since, Morgan Freeman maybe. The twists were unexpected, an although this film had a familiar feel, it wasn't even slightly pretentious or clichéd, it was original. The cinematography was grand and expressive. It gave a real impression of the sheer magnitude of this

daunting prison.

But the one thing which makes THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION stand above all other films is the attention given to the story. The film depends on the story and the way in which it unravels. It's a powerful, poignant, thought-provoking, challenging film like no other. 

If Andy were to comment on this film, I think he might say: "Get busy watching, or get busy dying." 

Take his advice.

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