Movies

Movies are clearly very important to me. Just about everyone knows that. I work in a theater and spent most weekends of my childhood going to movies with my dad. It was so much fun... ah to be a kid again. I love the environment of movies and movie theaters. There is so much going on, not just the stuff that you see as a customer, but there are armies of people working behind the scenes. Anyways, I wanted to make my few readers aware of what I think are some of the best movies. My research has been extensive and I've sampled just about every genre of movie.

1. The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay (1 &2)

If you know anything about me, you know that I am indeed the biggest fan of this franchise. I have been with them since the very beginning. I read Hunger Games about 2 weeks after it was first published. I have been hooked on everything Hunger Games since then. No movie could ever replace this franchise in my top spot. Jennifer Lawrence, an academy award winner, is nothing less than perfect. The movies, while close to the books, has action, violence, romance, and the example of Katniss and what she stands for are a great example for readers to look up to. Plus, Katniss is just so cool, but that's just my opinion. I can't fully express how wonderful this franchise is... just take my word for it, they are the best books every written.

2. Easy A
This hilarious movie stars the wonderful Emma Stone. The overall plot of the movie is not a great thing. It is about a girl who has some rumors spread, she takes... advantage... of the situation, but it quickly gets out of hand and she becomes one of the less wholesome people of the school. However, it is all just rumors and she comes out on top. The movie follows the same formula that many of John Hughes' movies did, and we all know he made excellent movies. She even makes many references to his movies and says "...but no. John Hughes did not direct my life." I think this movie is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen and highly recommend it if you are looking for a laugh. Emma Stone, playing Olive Penterghast, is full of witty remarks between her and he co-stars. My dad I quote this movie more than anything else and we have seen hundreds of movies together.

3. Moonrise Kingdom
I like the quirky films. For being a low-key movie, they have a pretty decent cast. Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Ed Norton, Bob Balaban, Frances McDormand, and Tilda Swinton all play a part. The movie is about two twelve year-old kids who become pen-pals before they fall in love and run away together. Set in the 1960's, it looks like it could have been filmed in the 60's. The score for the movie is excellent, all classical music and very well done. The kids run away just before a massive storm makes its way to their New England island and everyone goes crazy trying to find them. I believe that the beauty of a movie is in the details. This movie is full of great little details that just make it so much better. Little comments, things they do, places they go to, it just builds to be a great movie. Plus it was nominated for a bunch of awards when it first came out.

4. Tangled
Who doesn't love a good Disney movie? Rapunzel was never my favorite Disney princess growing up, but hey, she didn't have her movie yet. Zachary Levi and Mandy Moore voice Flynn Rider/Eugene Fitzerbert and Rapunzel. Mandy Moore is pretty cool and she's a great singer. Zachary Levi played in one of my family's favorite shows, Chuck, as the main character. Unpopular opinion these days, I thought Tangled was way better than Frozen for reasons that can't fully be listed. Frozen is the most popular animated movie of all time, but Tangled is also great. Frozen and Tangled actually take place in the same universe and the characters are cousins. Anyways, watch Tangled before you watch Frozen, it's better.

5. Mean Girls/Pitch Perfect
Mean Girls is the most quoted movie of my generation. There are a few movies for my age group that you just have to see. This movie has a huge cast, Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tina fey, Amy Poehler, Amanda Seyfriend, the list goes on. Tons of people were in it before they were really big names. Big names anyways, but they just got more famous in part because of this movie. Mean Girls... how do I describe Mean Girls? You just have to watch it. It is one of the most popular movies for this day in age, even though it is like 11 years old.
Pitch Perfect came out just a few years ago. It didn't do great in theaters. It started to be really popular a few months later when people started talking about it. A movie about a college a Capella team doesn't exactly attract the massive crowds. Once people started to hear how funny it was, everyone saw it. Next to Mean Girls and Finding Nemo, people of my generation quote this movie all the time. The sequel comes out in a few weeks and I bet everyone goes to see it. Sequels are never as good, but it will still be good. Pitch Perfect is always a great choice if you want a laugh.