Quaggy's Year of Movies Part 3
Oct. 21st, 2012 08:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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The combination of movies this time around is eclectic, to say the least.
Beauty and the Beast
It's been so long since I saw this film. It will always have the special honor of being my favorite Disney film. The movie itself still hold up, but one thing that surprised me what how... traditional Belle still was? She was still the gateway heroine, paving the way for Mulan and the like. But there was still something very Old School Disney. Maybe in the way that she was drawn or how the story shifted away from her and onto the Beast. That said, she's still a character who main dream was to learn more and not to fall in love with a handsome prince, but to have someone who understands her and that was quite revolutionary. I really appreciated the character of the Beast (and why doesn't the poor guy get a real name?) far more than I did as a little kid. I also sort of liked that out of all Disney heroes, he wasn't the usual movie star handsome, post-transformation. Sort of keeps to the message of the film.
The Avengers
I'm so glad I saw this film in the theater. I nearly missed it. I normally don't bother with the Marvel films. (Or even the DC films, sometimes. Dark Knight Rises, with all of its depressing themes, kangaroo courts and Anne Hathaway, will not among the movies I see this year.) And having not seen Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, you get the picture, I didn't think I would really understand the movie that threw all of these characters together. But I should have known better. Joss was in charge, for crying out loud!! The was funny and engaging and just plain fun! And I kind of love Bruce Banner, but hey, when he's played by Mark Ruffalo and has the single greatest Crowning Moment of Awesome and line in a whole film filled with awesome, can you blame me?
Serenity
Sometimes, procrastination pays off. I'm embarrassed to admit that I had never quite finished Firefly. (I think it has something to do with the fact that when I do, that's it. No new Firefly ever.) So that means I've never seen Serenity. Which means that when the independent cinema by me did a one-off screening, I got to see Serenity for the first time on the big screen!! Yes, it was dark and at time disturbing, but I love this crew with all my heart. (Even if Joss does insist on using that to make your heart break twice!) Well, written, well-acted and just about everything you want in a sci-fi or action movie. Sigh. Why aren't we allowed to have more?
The Lorax
I don't have much to say about this one really, to the point that I thought about not including it at all. But it wasn't a bad film. It's just that if you read the original book you already know the important parts and the rest is just filler. That said, Danny DeVito was fun to listen to and the last scene was very nice.
Coming soon... Quaggy's Year of Movies Part 4!!
Beauty and the Beast
It's been so long since I saw this film. It will always have the special honor of being my favorite Disney film. The movie itself still hold up, but one thing that surprised me what how... traditional Belle still was? She was still the gateway heroine, paving the way for Mulan and the like. But there was still something very Old School Disney. Maybe in the way that she was drawn or how the story shifted away from her and onto the Beast. That said, she's still a character who main dream was to learn more and not to fall in love with a handsome prince, but to have someone who understands her and that was quite revolutionary. I really appreciated the character of the Beast (and why doesn't the poor guy get a real name?) far more than I did as a little kid. I also sort of liked that out of all Disney heroes, he wasn't the usual movie star handsome, post-transformation. Sort of keeps to the message of the film.
The Avengers
I'm so glad I saw this film in the theater. I nearly missed it. I normally don't bother with the Marvel films. (Or even the DC films, sometimes. Dark Knight Rises, with all of its depressing themes, kangaroo courts and Anne Hathaway, will not among the movies I see this year.) And having not seen Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, you get the picture, I didn't think I would really understand the movie that threw all of these characters together. But I should have known better. Joss was in charge, for crying out loud!! The was funny and engaging and just plain fun! And I kind of love Bruce Banner, but hey, when he's played by Mark Ruffalo and has the single greatest Crowning Moment of Awesome and line in a whole film filled with awesome, can you blame me?
Serenity
Sometimes, procrastination pays off. I'm embarrassed to admit that I had never quite finished Firefly. (I think it has something to do with the fact that when I do, that's it. No new Firefly ever.) So that means I've never seen Serenity. Which means that when the independent cinema by me did a one-off screening, I got to see Serenity for the first time on the big screen!! Yes, it was dark and at time disturbing, but I love this crew with all my heart. (Even if Joss does insist on using that to make your heart break twice!) Well, written, well-acted and just about everything you want in a sci-fi or action movie. Sigh. Why aren't we allowed to have more?
The Lorax
I don't have much to say about this one really, to the point that I thought about not including it at all. But it wasn't a bad film. It's just that if you read the original book you already know the important parts and the rest is just filler. That said, Danny DeVito was fun to listen to and the last scene was very nice.
Coming soon... Quaggy's Year of Movies Part 4!!
