A TRIPLE PACK MOVIE REVIEW: The Amazing Spiderman 2, The Spectacular Now and Don Jon.

I've been called crazy to write a whole post about three different movies, but since my time has been limited, I shall now have the opportunity to write about the latest movies I've seen.

FIRST, (I just got back home from the movie theater, because I had to see it on its opening weekend) is The Amazing Spiderman 2!

I've never cried so much in a movie before, not like 4 times in the same night with true sentiment.
1) The cast: I mean come on, Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone's chemistry is off the charts, I mean they are boyfriend and girlfriend in real life so of course we have this perfect combo of feels, because of them. Jamie Foxx as Electro, Spidey's  new nemesis, was truly perfect, him from being Spiderman's obsessive fanboy to a badass villain was a great transition. Dane Deehan as Harry Osborne/Green Goblin, I mean I loved how James Franco played that character in the older movie versions of Spiderman, but this amazing actor brought his game and truly gave it a more darker and even scarier side, I wanted to see more of his evil plans. Aunt May (Sally Field) I mean come on, this woman on her beautiful scenes, just makes me cry because her performances are always key to Peter Parker and I just can't handle the perfection.
2) THE SPECIAL EFFECTS AND THE SLOW MOTION SEQUENCES AND THE COLORS AND SCENERIES. THAT IS ALL.
3) I loved that the movie just surprised me, because I wasn't expecting anything in particular, just something about Gwen's (SPOILER), but other than that, I wanted this movie to blow my mind. AND IT DID. RACHEL'S MIND WAS BLOWN.
Go see it, I want to watch it like a million times more!
Here is the trailer and Andrew Garfield's face is worth it all.

 

The second movie I want you to check out is The Spectacular Now (no spoilers, I promise):

 

I watched this one last week, because I wanted to watch more of Shailene Woodley's acting, since I've read she is a badass actress who really captivates, and I finally made time to watch the movie, who also stars along with her, Miles Teller. Both of them are also in Divergent, so this movie was bound to be seen.

 

1) Plot was genius and refreshing: it is a coming of age movie. We have this cute protagonist, who likes to party and live in the now, quoting him, Sutter Keely (Miles Teller) while Aimee Finicky (Shailene Woodley) is a girl who does have dreams and believes that things have a purpose and even if she faces obstacles, she has a smile on her face, she isn't selfish, but thinks of others before herself.

2) Since we focus on Sutter's point of view, we truly suffer along with him and how he faces his truths, how he falls in love with Aimee, and how he begins to think of his future. We normally thought like him in high school, doubting about our abilities to become someone important.

3) I think everyone should watch this movie, because it can give you new sides to see your life, how ordinary things make life so precious and how we need to value ourselves no matter what obstacles we face.

 

CHECK IT OUT, Definitely a new favorite of mine:

 



 

Third movie: DON JON. Joseph Gordon Levitt's masterpiece.

 

For this movie, I wanted to see it ever since it was in the movie theaters, but since Netflix uploaded it recently, I finally had the chance to watch it.

 

I love Joseph Gordon Levitt, and I would go ga ga for him in anything he does. This is his HitRecordJoe (his film business) first legit film directed and written by him. Basically it is centered on Jon's life, his ordinary and boring routine with that secret of his obsession with porn. I think this movie was beautiful, because it is not this typical film where we see that this guy has a mediocre life and this woman comes and sweeps him of his feet and he becomes a sweet and pure guy, no. We see how this affects him, how he tries to become this thing he's not when he's with Barbara Sugarman (Scarlett Johansson) and then he meets Esther (Julianne Moore) who has survived, even though a secret is killing her and Jon never actually cares for her until the end, where he's invested in his curiosity for her, an older woman who may just have changed him a bit, not a complete change like in typical romantic comedies, but we see the beautiful process in the movie.

 

 

A great flick to watch on your free time:

 



Happy movie watching lovelies!
Until the next post!

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Divergent: Book vs. Movie! (Spoilers!)

After three weeks of its premiere in Puerto Rico, I finally watched the film version of Divergent. I finished the book the same week the movie premiered so I was happy I could watch the movie and compare it with the book. Before the comparison, (that obviously contains spoilers), I'll let you know, lovely reader, that if you are a The Hunger Games fan or The Mortal Instruments books' fan, you'll love the film! Shailene Woodley who played Tris Prior, our heroine, was excellent and she flawlessly acted out the most emotional scenes from the book. Don't get me started on Theo James' portrayal of Four, it was like if he was literally taken out of the book. 

 

 

There were some changes in the movie from the book, but they weren't drastic and it was understandable not to have them on the movie, because nothing changed. It is like if you just have seen the movie and not read the book, you didn't miss on the most important things, but like always the book will help you understand the movie so much better, because there were scenes like the tattoo that she wanted the birds on her collarbone, but those have a meaning behind it. Peter played by Miles Teller was incredibly good too! He was like I pictured him. In the book, he is a much more cruel guy, but in the movie we do see his bad intentions and how he obviously envies Tris for her abilities. The scene where Al, Peter and two more guys tried to kill Tris was how I imagined it, and Four rescuing her was perfect! Plus, the scene where Al asks for Tris' forgiveness and she screams at him that he is a coward, and tears up, Shai, two thumbs up! Don't get me started on her parents' death, in where I started crying like an idiot, because I also cried while reading the book, yes, Shai is the perfect Tris, end of discussion.

 

Referring to the movie's visuals.... they were absolutely stunning! After Four and Tris faced Four's fears, that morning after the kiss, where the sun hits her face and the room is illuminated with happiness, I loved how everything looked. The control rooms where the Erudite worked were also pretty cool, the train scenes where the Dauntless jumped out of were really badass, the fighting scene between the hypnotized Four and Tris was actually pretty awesome despite the fact I was so anxious that he had to realize he was killing her and when she pointed the gun to herself screaming that it was okay and that she loved him, (even though in the book she says she loves him in the ending) it was amazing how heartwrenching was to see that she would give her life even if her love was long gone, and it was the only way to make him realize. In the music area, I have listened to the soundtrack before watching the movie and I loved it, and in the movie, it was integrated so well, in particular the song called "Run Boy Run" during the train scene! Also the Ellie Goulding songs, like Hanging On and Dead in The Water... I was emotional, since she is one of my favorite singers, heck my favorite singer and for her songs to be featured in the movie, I was proud.

 

I rate the movie 9/10, because it did justice to the book and I'm literally anticipating the time when the DVD comes out, because I want to watch the movie so many times! Thanks Neil Burger! If you haven't seen the movie, please do before it's out of the movie theaters or when it comes in stores, please do!

 

Thank you lovelies! Here is the trailer: