Bringing Up Baby

Bringing Up Baby was a very interesting movie to me. i enjoyed it for two reasons, it was two of my favorite actors and it was different from what i watch today. Katharine Hepburn and Cary grant are two very classic actors that i think had very well done films in there careers. Katharine's character Susan was a strong role in the film because she brought all the life and action to the film. In a way she brought the character or David, Cary Grant, to life. My favorite seance that showed Susan having control or David was when George the dog took the dino bone and David was told to get down on all fours and dig, and of course did exactly what he was told.

The second reason Bringing Up Baby was a quality film to me was it was completely different from what is around now days. To see the woman in control is not see very much today and it was fun to see how the roles are switched. More of these movies would be nice to see in our theaters today. Maybe the fad of Screwball comedies will return.

Journal #2

For my movie review i watched my all time favorite movie Star Wars: A New Hope. This has always been my favorite movie since i was really little so when i saw it on the list it was my first pick to watch.


My first reaction to seeing this movie for the first time in a while was how much creativity that was needed to come up with all the story lines and characters in this movie. George Lucas, director of Star Wars knew exactly how he wanted to picture to look.


He Starts off the film with Luke Skywalker as a young confused teenage that is searching for his past. He lives with his Aunt and Uncle who have raised him to be the strong adventurous boy that he is. Luke's home planet was invaded and destroyed leaving behind his aunt and uncle dead.

Luke sets out on his quest to find out why this is all happening to him as the past unfolds into his hands. He meets his first Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi who goes on to explain to him that he is the future of destroying Darth Vader.


Luke's adventures lead him to meeting Princess Leia, driven, caring and courageous Leia continues on with Luke as he reveals more of the past. The strong character Hon Solo played by Harrison Ford is much like Luke's protected and travel guide as they travel from planet to planet.

Through Luke Skywalker's journey his trusty companions R2D2 and C3PO are there to sever their master Luke at anytime. To Luke at first they are just bothersome droids that follow him everywhere but when encountered with lock or a computer the droids are right now it.

The music in all of the Star Wars films written by John Williams is the most important thing to the story. Music Motif is used repeatedly as we see Luke and Princess Leia finding more and more connections into the Galaxy world. Williams brings back the same music, almost one of the main theme songs for Star Wars, yet he plays it in different styles, different speeds and different cords. The song let us know as views when a main goal or sight has been set upon the characters.

In 1977 when the first Star Wars was made it was one of its own kind and to this day it is still an orig anal. George Lucas with the help of many more talented screen writers and producers created a masterpiece that can never be exceeded in our lifetime.

Journal #1

Michael Booth of the Denver Post wrote an upset review to the well liked summer movie Spiderman 3. His harsh tone and dislike for the third of the Spiderman series would turn almost anyone away from seeing it. Booth speaks to his audience as if he had seen a movie written by a child. His view from the first and second movies were completely turned around when he saw the confusing jam-packed third Spiderman his arguments of to many subplots and cheesy story lines can easily be considered action-packed touching.

The first reason Booth's feelings towards Spiderman 3 plummeted was because of what he says is a lose storyline.


The loosely woven plot of "Spider-Man 3" has more flyaway strands than Donald Trump's comb- over. With at least six major subplots tied randomly into a cloying,patternless weave.

I strongly disagree with this statement made. Yes Booth tells
the details of all the subplots later on in the review, but these subplots are what makes the film so suspenseful and interesting to watch. It does not becoming boring at any point because you are trying to figure out all the possible solutions for all the characters and their own situations. For example you look at all the possible outcomes that Peter Parker (Toby Maguire) can choose to do with his Spidy life. He can continue to be the dark Spidy that is selfish of he can go back to his old ways of the Spidy that saves the day just out of satisfaction that he is helping his city. With all of these outcomes in your head for each character the film does not ever become a bore to sit through so i don't know what this crazy Booth man is talking
about.

The second point that Booth makes to why he disliked the film Spiderman
3 so much was the overload of expensiveness to the movie. He feels that it was unnecessary to the film and felt as if it just made it seems as if it were a joke instead of intense fighting and suspenseful emotions.

Even the fight scenes are nauseating but unremarkable, for all their expense.
(Hollywood word has it that "Spider-Man 3" is the most expensive movie ever made, at between $270 million and $350 million -not counting another $100 million in marketing.)

Yes this is statement is true Spiderman 3 cost that much which is a fairly large amount for a blockbuster hit, but i believe it just added to the overall quality of the movie. I felt the opposite of Booth in that it gave the film a spark of energy that some films seem to lack. The big sets and upbeat fights where very well thought out by the director with the bright colors and expensive techniques used. Just Because they may have gone a little overboard with money does not mean it is viewed as a bad movie by the public.

Overall Michael Booth's review was a disappointment to me and i know to many others who enjoyed Spiderman 3 very much. It was a strong movie that helped wrap up many untied ends from movies one and two. I would recommend every to see it especially if they liked Spiderman 1 and 2.

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