The movie “The Interview” starring James Franco and Seth Rogen, directed by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen himself, is about a late-night talk show host named Dave Skylark (Franco) and his best friend and producer Aaron Rapport (Rogen) who run a nationwide popular TV show “Skylark Tonight.” When they gain information that the biggest dictator of the 21st century, Kim Jong-un, is a super fan of the show, they book and land a personal live interview with him in hopes to be viewed as real journalist and no longer as jokes. As Skylark and Rapport prepare for their trip to Pyongyang, they are approached by the CIA and are recruited, the two most under-qualified men possible, for a highly-classified mission of assassinating the North Korean dictator …show more content…
In this film, once introduced, he is quickly seen as a misunderstood man who has the personality of an average person, attempting to be liked by those close to him. This portrayal of the dictator is an attempt to play it safe in the political world while still posing as controversial by showing that the man is a psychopath who in general needs to be killed, which is done in at the end of the film with great over exaggerative flare. In the movie he is just really another average guy whose only difference is he is in control of the most hated country in the world and has the power to cause World War 3. He is a man who worries that his weakness for margaritas and Katy Perry’s “Fireworks” are gay, as said his father. The song “Fireworks” and fiction of “The Lord of the Rings” are the film’s most apparent pop-cultural reference points showing that just about anywhere you go, something from America’s main stream culture will be loved by those all around the globe. Kim Jung-un’s weakness’s, including his love for Dave Skylark, are absurd and add to the simple humor and criticism, feeding the radical ideas, of who Kim Jun-un might be as a person . In the film Dave Skylark is used as Kim’s tragic flaw as his vulnerability towards him ends up being the reason he is killed. The over humanizing of this characterized ruthless leader …show more content…
It’s typical objectification of woman, sexual innuendos, stereotypical portrayal of men being idiotic and emotionally confused, can be distasteful to most but I personally found it humorous and enjoyable. I’m not saying that I advocate for any of the actions or references made, as more of that the way it was portrayed and presented made the absurdity impossible to ignore and hard not to like. It was another ludicrous film added to the Rogen and Franco collection, but was a movie that I would not mind watching again when bored and looking for a good laugh. If I had to give it a general rating it would be a solid 6.5 maybe 7 out of ten. Definitely not a prime choice for family night but for those days with nothing to do and a laptop in front of you… why
Blaine Harden, former national correspondent and writer for the New York Times, delivers an agonizing and heartbreaking story of one man’s extremely conflicted life in a labor camp and an endeavor of escaping this place he grew up in. This man’s name is Shin Dong-hyuk. Together, Blaine Harden and Shin Dong-hyuk tell us the story of this man’s imprisonment and escape into South Korea and eventually, the United States, from North Korea. This biography that takes place from 1982-2011, reports to its readers on what is really going on in “one of the world’s darkest nations” (back cover of the book), that is run under a communist state and totalitarian dictatorship that was lead by Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il, and currently lead by Kim-Jong un. In Escape from Camp 14, Shin shows us the adaptation of his life and how one man can truly evolve from an animal, into a real human being.
He symbolizes humanity's suppressed need for expression, competitiveness and romance, and takes active steps to go against the norm and overthrow the government. Officially, he was taken into custody for being too above average. But, having an unconforming and opposing attitude probably scared the government. This is similar to the red scare of the 1950’s that prompted investigations of people’s personal involvement with a threat to the country, communism, which was seen by some as an unnecessary invasion of American rights. This could be the author’s way of criticizing the anti-communist scare while defending the right for individual freedom of belief and expression.
This paper entitled, Imitation of Life is based on the movie Imitation of Life. This movie is set in the 1940s. In the movie, an African American woman by the name of Annie becomes the care taker of a Caucasian woman's (Lora) daughter, Susie. In the movie, the caretaker Annie has a daughter named Sarah Jane. Sarah Jane is the product of a rape, performed by a Caucasian man, which results in her being fair skinned and able to pass as a Caucasian woman, which she does for a long time. Due to the fact this movie focuses on the themes of identity and class, I will use the following psychological views and tests to discuss how psychology can be demonstrated every day. The Kenneth
The film received mostly positive reviews. Roger Ebert praised the film as "one of those stories with the quality of a nightmare, in which foolish young men try to out-macho one another until they get trapped in a violent situation which will forever alter their lives.”
For the second movie we had to watch, I chose The Good Lie. The Good Lie is the story of the thousands of Sudanese children who were left orphaned and displaced by a civil war in the 1980s. The Good Lie tells a story of six of these kids that made it to America who suffered atrocities, watching as rebel soldiers ravage and burn down their village and seeing their parents get murdered. In addition to these awful events, they survived extreme physical hardships, walking barefoot, escaping from gun fire for about 800 miles to safety in the Kenyan refugee camps. The movie opens with the grueling journey undertaken by these five boys and girl. They fend off dangerous wild animals, dehydration and soldiers during their trek, and one boy passes away and another is taken off by soldiers. When the remaining quartet reaches safety, they band together ever closer.
In many ways, the movie "Call Me" portrays prostitutes and the world of prostitution accurately, however, in the many ways it is very inaccurate. Based on movies, articles, television shows, and class discussions it is clear that the world of prostitution is often misunderstood and misrepresented.
...he main character and the portrayal of women; however, when I asked males for their opinion about the film, they had nothing but praise for the movie stating that it was “inspiring”. The ability of the film to be interpreted various ways also fits my personal definition of art because I believe that upholding multiple interpretations and not having a clear right or wrong interpretation is art’s defining factor. Lastly, the surrounding space heavily influenced my judgement because the theatre’s massive size filled with multiple individuals magnified my uncomfortableness due to the film’s abundant use of nudity which directly influenced my judgement. My uncomfortableness affected my judgment negatively and highlighted more of the aspects I disliked such as the sexism in the film instead of positive aspects such as the superb and diverse background music that was used.
...r, this movie is lack of depth of storyline. The audiences can even predict what will happen in the next scenes. Moreover, the ending of this movie is too cheesy and irrational according to me. If only they change the ending to become more interesting and rational, I will give a four or five stars out of five. In spite of a lame twist ending, this movie is a perfect example to show that managers should be able to motivate and challenge their employee. It is important to remember that a happy employee means a productive employee.
I have to disagree with both these reviews. I believed that the story was brilliantly written and the cinematography was beautiful. This movie touched me and had me in tears which believe me is hard to do. I do agree with the New York Times and New Yorker that it was a little dragged out and that Kiera Knightly acting was over rated. Other than that I would defiantly recommend this movie.
The subject of Inside Job is the global financial crisis of 2008. It features research and extensive interviews with financiers, politicians, journalists, and academics. The film follows a narrative that is split into five parts. The five parts discussed are The Foundation, Mortgage Boom, The Crisis, Accountability, Where are we now.
I have never really met another character quite like Forrest Gump in a movie. And for that matter, I have never quite seen a movie like “Forrest Gump,” either. In order to describe Forrest Gump, it will take quite an amount of work to make the movie seem more conventional, or normal. The movie is a coined a comedy, I guess. It could be a drama film though, or even a dream. This movie is very magical and creates quite the picture of emotions for anyone who views it.
This film definetly deserves five out of five stars, as the of plot of this film which is based on a true story is excellent, the actors behind the characters are marvelous, and the inclusion of appropriate music and sound effects brilliantly enhance the emotion and mood of the story. Designed for a mass audience of various ages, I would definetly not hesitate to recommend this movie to a friend, and neither will
Throughout the global media North Korea’s isolation and Harsh rule has become increasingly secretive, although some facts have been detected (“North Korea Profile”, 1). According to data collected from The Guardian, eighty-one out of one-hundred people in South Korea have access to the internet, yet in North Korea around .1 out of one-hundred people have access to the internet . Not only is the greater population of North Korea disconnected from outside sources, yet leaders in North Korea are also isolated from outside sources; putting themselves at a disadvantage. North Korea may launch a war, but they are unaware as to what they are up against because of its secrecy . Around one million are serving in the North Korean Army, but when South Korea’s army; combined with the U.S’s army (their ally), the ratio of the North Korean Army is signi...
I like the film very much. I think its one of the best films I’ve seen ever. The comedy in the film is just my humour, and the action was okay.