Many centuries from now, Earth is not as we remember it and ancient gods, genetically modified humans, and a regular folks all mingle. A god wanting to make sure his legacy continues picks a woman and regular man to achieve this through.
Trigger warning: Rape
Comic book adaptations are everywhere lately and most of them are massive mega budget blockbusters, but what some seem to forget is that others in that field are done with much less budget, no superheroes, more ingenuity, a ton of creativity, and a tank load of talent. Let’s go over some of them here that are either less known, less seen, or seemingly have been forgotten. Starting with the Queen! Continue reading
It’s a good thing that “The Hunger Games” has so much interesting story and undertones about the power of the media and propaganda behind it. It skirts dangerously close to a movie that’s nothing but set up to the second half of the final film. It’s padded and filled with a lot of discussion that seemingly goes nowhere, but through its flaws, I appreciated where it brought the story of Katniss Everdeen. It doesn’t hurt that Jennifer Lawrence single handedly keeps the movie from diving in to the deep end with her powerful turn as the reluctant heroine. As I mentioned, “The Hunger Games” dealt with various stages of Katniss’s life as a celebrity. She built a revolution in the first movie, had to maintain her celebrity status in the second movie, and here she’s now a pawn for a rebellion.
We were so close to having a nearly good new movie series with the “Divergent” adaptation. While the first movie was admittedly mediocre with some entertaining aspects to it, “Insurgent” takes that big leap in to pure abysmal depths and never quite comes up for air. “Insurgent” begins on a high note and never quite recovers, transforming in to a mind bending journey through the consciousness that is dull, monotonous, and painfully tedious. I was bored senseless through “Insurgent,” which is a feat because almost anything starring Shailene Woodley grabs my attention.