Batman: “The Dark Knight“

Book/ Film: Batman: “The Dark Knight“

Genre: Action

Author/ Director: Christopher Nolan

Characters/ Actors: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman. Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman


 Review:

-Batman “the dark knight“ is a Christopher Nolan’s film. The main actor is Christian Bale, one of the best actors of Hollywood, acting as Bruce Wayne. In the film, there are many actors like Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Ecknart, Maggia Gyllenhaal and Morgan Freeman. It is an action film.

-Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent are forced to deal with the chaos unleashed by an anarchist mastermind known only as the Joker, a he drives each of them to their limits.

-The editing team started work in Los Angeles, traveled to London and Chicago, and then back to London and Los Angeles. In London, the editors cut the film in editing suites outside the city on weekdays and worked with the director at his home on weekends. The director had also requested that the editing team keep Batman Begins online as a reference. The filmmaking team takes more time to focus on creating the best film possible. And, on the dark knight, they have created a Batman that is ready to soar.

-This movie has some great background music, adding to the suspense and thrill of the movie. While not a soundtrack someone may want to go to buy or download, it is definitely one that entices viewers to stay on the edge of their seats while watching the movie.

-In my opinion, Batman “the dark knight“ is an excellent movie, but it is worse than Batman “Begins”. The action is great, and the plot is deeper and engrossing. I applaud Heath Ledger as the real star of the show, as Batman’s most deadly enemy, the Joker.




Student name: Manuel Iglesia  


Class:5to "C"

The Truman Show

Film: The Truman Show
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Weir
Actors: Jim Carrey, Ed Harris
Student name: Torti Rubini, Florencia
Class: 5to Contable

The Truman show



“The Truman Show” is a Peter Weir Dramatic film which is center in the life of Truman Burbank to make the most famous reality on television.
It takes place in the United States and was premiered on 1998 with three nominations for the Oscars, this movie won the gold globe awards for best drama actor and best soundtrack.

The actors in this movie are Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank, and Ed Harris as the director of the famous program.This story start in one day of the life of Truman, while he was getting into his car a reflector fall from the sky, after exanimate the strange thing, he get into his car and turn on the radio and listened: “parts of a plan are falling to the sky don’t worry”… with that tense in the first part of the movie we enter in the big reality. All the things that Truman does are controlated by the director of the program, all the things that he know are false also his wife.

This film shows us that people sometimes is blond for getting money, in this case they ruin the life a man without care about his feelings, it shows a capitalist society.

In the movie the special effects, in the last scenes are incredible, when they make the terrible storm, to try that Truman doesn’t escape of the cruel true.
In this movie you have to analyze the simboligists too, for example the name of the protagonist TRUMAN that have the symbolisms of a true man, the director with his staff are on the moon of the set, that represented the feelings of the people, another thing is the name of the city Seaheaven that means sea heaven and the slogan of the city which is "Omnis pro uno" that in Latin means all for one that one obviously is Truman.

That movie makes you fell terrible because all the things that Truman have to pass to get free for that lovely prison that they created for him, but is a good movie to understand a lot of things.
In my opinion, this film is excellent, because it’s very moving and very realistic.
In the modern society the people don´t care about the rest.

The Pursuit of Happyness

The pursuit of happiness

Film: The pursuit of happiness

Genre: Drama
Director: Gabriele Muccino
Actors: Will Smith, Jaden Smith
and Thandie Newton
Student name: Jazmín Victoria
Class: 5to Contable.

“The pursuit of Happiness” is a Gabriele Muccino’s dramatic film, set n the USA in the 2006. Will smith plays the part of Christopher Gardner, a man who has to fight with the life to get ahead, after being left by his wife Linda Gardner, played by Thandie Newton and a little child to take care called Christopher Gardner Jr. played by Jaden Smith, who is Will’s son in the real life.

Chris Gardner lives in San Francisco with his wife and his son, but the conflict starts when he invest on medical devices which cause many problems in his economy and in the relationship with his wife, who leaves him with Christopher Jr. Without a steady job, money and wife, the real conflict starts. He can’t afford a department or a room to live, and when he finally finds a promising job, he has to do training for six month. He must fight hard to give a better life to his son and to himself.

The aspect which has more influence in this film is the acting. Will Smith managed to express all the feelings of Christopher though him, for example when he left ashamed for have to take his little son to the bathroom of a station to sleep. And Jaden Smith, in spite of acting like a little boy who doesn’t understand some of his life, he show us the innocence than only a child can show.

We mustn’t consider the brilliant performance of Will only; if not that we must take into account the plot of the film, which is based on the self-improvement, values ​​and dreams to achieve. It is a very positive concept for people.

In my opinion, this film is excellent, because it’s very moving and very realistic. Despite the fact that in this type of film there isn't any great special effects, or something extraordinary, it could captivate us through the performances of the Smith against the hard life they have to live.

GLADIATOR

Book/ Film: GLADIATOR

Genre: ACTION

Author/ Director: RIDLEY SCOTT

Characters/ Actors: Russel Crow as Maximus, Joaquin Fénix as Commodus, Connie Nielsen as Lucilla and Richard Harris as Marcus Aurelius.

Review:
Gladiador is a Ridley Scott film about the sucesión of the Rome emperor Marcus Aurelius and the emperor Commodus. This film has a high starring: Russel Crow as Maximus, Joaquin Fénix as Commodus, Connie Nielsen as Lucilla and Richard Harris as Marcus Aurelius. It is an epic film.

Maximus the best friend of the dead Marcus Aurelius, is exilied for Commodus who is Marcus Aurelius son. Maximus wife and son have been murdered for the Emper and Maximus is sold as a Gladiator. He became famous but without name, face. He spects the moment to take revenge of Commodus.

It is set on Rome, barbarians territories and Siria. On this movie there are a lot of fights and some love situations.

I think it´s the best movie of the last decade. It has a great argument, great staff of actors, a great deployment. It is a compelling film.

Student name: Javier García Vega

Class: 5º H

City of God

Book/ Film: City of God

Genre: Drama

Author/ Director: Fernando Meirelles

Characters/ Actors: Alexandre Rodrigues, Douglas Silva

Review:

The City of God is a Fernando Meirelles’s film. This movie is from 2002. Their main actors are Alexandre Rodrigues known as “Cohete” and Douglas Silva as “Ze Pequeño.” This film was shot in a “favela” of Rio de Janeiro” between 2001 and 2002. It is a drama film.

This film shows the different problems of poor people living in a favela. It’s star talking about how poor people have to moved to a favela of Rio de Janeiro because they haven’t enough money to pay a rent in the city. It also talks about the increase in organized crime, drugs and violence. At the beginning of the movie they show us who will be the main characters, a boy called “Cohete” who wants to be a cameraman and another boy called “Ze Pequeño” who wants to be a gangster and a drug dealer.

The scenery of City of God is amazing, most of time of the film passes in the favela but sometimes are shown parts of the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro which is awesome, its beaches are nice with white sand and the blue water of the sea.

Respect the acting and the actor there is nothing to say, they are marvelous, most of the actors were from the favela in which the film was recorded, because the director had to talk with the boss of the favela which allowed them to shoot the film with the only condition that they will put people from the favela in the movie, which also helps to give more credibility to the story.

In my Opinion City of God is an excellent movie and I recommend to see it, the actors behaved like really professionals, the scenery is really amazing, also the film was bases on a real story. This movie also show you how poor people live, and the tings they have to support, the difficulties that they have and so. The phrase that identified the movie was “Fight and never survive ... Run and never escape”.

I really enjoyed watching this movie and if possible I will watch it again.

Student name: Santiago Sanchez

Class: 5 Hum

Monsters Inc

Film: Monsters Inc.

Genre: Animation

Director: Pete Docter

Characters: Animation Characters

Main voices: Billy Crystal as Michael Wazouski and John Goodman as James Sullivan

Monsters, Inc. is an animated film produced by Pixar and premiered in cinemas by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista International on November 2, 2001.

The film takes place in a city of monsters in which the most important rule is that the monsters have no contact with humans in their job. The monsters work in a factory of "scares", called Monster Inc., of which they get energy for their city scaring children while they are sleeping.

James Sullivan and Michael Wazouski are the main characters; they are best friends and very funny monsters. They have a very special connection between them so they spend much of their lives together but there will be something that it’ll change their lives forever. Both get in a serious problem with Boo, a small human girl who came into the monster’s world by mistake. Sullivan and Wazouski will have to take care of the girl, hiding her from the company and then return her quickly to the human’s world.

I particularly recommend it to spend time together with the whole family, kids will have fun with the adventures of these friendly monsters and adults will join them and enjoy the movie. It has a good mixture of feelings like nostalgia, happiness, worry. You will never know what is going to happen. It will always keep an atmosphere of surprise until the end.



Class:5 H

Home Alone

Book/ Film: Home Alone

 Genre: Comedy

 Author/ Director: Chris Columbus

Characters/ Actors: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Catherine O'Hara, Roberts Blossom

Review:

Home Alone

It doesn’t matter if you stay alone in home, with brave and security you can break the order. That’s the message that “Home Alone” teach us, starring Macaulay Caulkin as Kevin Mcalister and Joe Pessi and Daniel Stern as the thief’s. The 1990 film was written by Chris Columbus. In the colds suburbs of U.S Kevin must affront a series of conflicts that put his life in risk. Was a film very well received for the public, with simple effects and a lot of laughs, is a film to watch over and over.

Discussions make Kevin to be in his own room being arrogant, this makes him fell asleep and unfortunately stay home alone. Living his own life and making whatever he wants, but nothing is easy and peaceful, knowing that Kevin is alone a couple of thief’s wants to empty the house, putting a series of traps making his life impossible

The director creates the effect of simplicity and exiting, showing the innocence of Kevin, not too many effects, just a great work by the producer using simple objects to make fun until we cry. The cast was a right reason to watch it. The innocence of Caulkin shows the other face of the film

The place was the perfect scene to film, during winter all people stay at home, that’s what the thief’s take advantage of, and the all series of traps are genially, since Christmas accessories to paint cans will beat the power of robbery. The costumes are no too much, just every day clothes, and some other Christmas things.

Home alone is a excuse too stay for hours laughing, it’s a great film that with the years wins more prestige and recognition, and shows us that in complicated situations, having a little patience we can fix the problems, no matter sex or age

Student name: Francisco Sica

 Class: 5to C

The Little Fockers

Film:the little fockers

Genre: comedy

Author/ Director: paul weitz

Characters/Actors:

Review:

the fockers comedy saga is back again with the new film "the little fockers". with three new characters. the story a little more heart. the director paul weitz said that the have a lot to expect
the little fockers starts with greg focker ( ben stiller) and housewife pam with the twins sam and henry in her arms in a chicago suburb.
they are about to move into a new house,. in the film there also appears jesica alba, robert de niro

their battle of wills to ridiculous new highs  As Greg and his wife Pam prepare for their young twins' upcoming birthday, Jack is nursing a heart condition that's got him mulling who should become the family's patriarch should he die. For reasons that I won't bother to spoil, Jack selects Greg who, of course, must endure a new set of tests and expectations. Greg, though, stands to ruin it all when he begins working with an exuberant and unbelievably hot drug company sales rep named Andi Garcia played by. Andi is totally into Greg, which only make his mission to win over Jack that much more difficult.

Student name:Fernando Romano

Class: 5to h

the little fockers

Shrek 2

Film


Shrek 2

Genre


Animated

Author/Director

Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon.

Characters/Actors

Mike Myers (as Shrek) ; Cameron Diaz (as Fiona) ; Antonio Banderas (as pussy in boots) ; and Eddie Murphy. (As Donkey).



Review

* Shrek 2 is an animated film directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon., produced by DreamWorks Studio in 2004. The film features the voices of Mike Myers (as Shrek) ; Cameron Diaz (as Fiona) ; Antonio Banderas (as pussy in boots) ; and Eddie Murphy. (As Donkey).


* When Shrek and Fiona come back from their honeymoon, they travel to Far Far Away to meet Fiona’s parents. Many things make the movie have a funny plot.
* In Shrek 2 films, the quality of the image is excellent. All the details are achieved. The drawers have done a very good job. This can be noticed along the movie.


* The soundtrack of the film is very important, because it makes the movie more dynamic. We can listened song like livin’ la vida loca (Ricky Martin) ; Changes (Butterfly Boucher) ; Holding Out For A Hero (Bonnie Tyler) and other songs that make the movie very entertainment.




* This movie was nominates at the Oscar awards in 2004 for best animated feature and best song ; and the people choice awards for Favorite Animated Movie, Favorite Animated Movie Star, Favorite Movie Comedy, Favorite Movie Villain and Favorite Sequel. From my point of you; I recommended this film because it is a very fun movie and can watched by all ages.




Student name

Martin Repetto.

Class

5º"c"

The Pursuit of Happyness

"The pursuit of happyness" is a Gabriele Muccino ´s film. The main characters are played by Will Smith and his son. Will Smith was nominated due to his performance to win an oscar award. It is a pretty new movie that was filmed in the USA.

The film tells the history of a man who doesn't have a good job and he can't support his family. His wife abandons them because they don't have money so she start looking for a better life. He can't pay the bills so he start living in a subway, in the street and in different places. He only had one solution, to earn a lot of money. This man does everything that's possible to achieve his goal and move forward with his child overcome all obstacles.


Will Smith' s performance is brillant because it looks very real. He makes us feel what he feels.
It was filmed on the street so there was no need to use a studio.

In my opinion, this film is very moving and it shows that in life we have to fight for our dreams, even when it is hard.
Film: The pursuit of happyness
Genre: drama
Director:Gabriele Muccino
Actors: will smith,Jaden Smith, Michael Zarrazin,Thandie Newton,Barbara Hershey,Brian Howe, other..
Student name: florencia arballo
Class. 5to contable

Resident Evil Afterlife

Book/ Film: Resident Evil Afterlife

Genre: Thriller / Action

Author/ Director: Paul Anderson

Characters/ Actors: Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Went Wartmiller, Shawn Roberts

Review:
The film is the fourth delivery of the saga of video games gone on to the cinema. After the infection of the virus T the world remained desert and Alice found dwells survivors and refuge to survive. Then it liberated Claire Redfield who was under the influence of to device installed by the corporation umbrella. Meetings find to group of persons who try to survive and come to arcadia, the refuge about which one was speaking for the radio. They meet Chris Redfield, Claire's brother and together they can come to Arcadia but it was Umbrella's trap. There they fougth against wesker in a spectacular battle.

The costume design is very important in the film because it makes the actors look more authentic and exciting. In the fight between Alice and Claire against the hangman, the clothes of them are frivolous, which allows them to be fast and agile to move. Whereas his clothes are a very resistant armor and a big axe that does it more slowly but very strong.

The especial effects are fantastic. The scenes of the fights, shots, and when Alice jumps of a building with the zombies chasing her, they are going to feel impressed.

This movie offers a lot of action, in a possible horrible end for the human race. To try to survive this situation and to face the zombies generates emotion and something of terror.
I recommend this movie specially to boys, since these stocks in to video game.

Student name: Martin Macagno

Class: 5to C

Troy

Book/ Film: Troy
Genre: War
Author/ Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Characters/ Actors: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana and Orlando Bloom
Review: Troy is a war's film that was filmed in Greece. The director is Wolfgang Petersen. The prominent stars of the film are Brad Pitt, Eric Bana and Orlando Bloom.
Troy is a film that represents the constant war between Troy and Sparta. The hero of Sparta was Achilles, and the other hero was Hector. When Hector's brothers took the king of Sparta's wife, the war started.
The movie has excellent special effects. The best one is the war effects. The actors are very well dressed to the situation and the weapons look very real. The women wear period costumes, with dresses and sandals. The actors wear wear warrior costumes, very well design, and with weapons. They know how to work with the weapons, and they are very good warriors.
Other important aspect is the background music, that generates fail in situations of war and drama. Music helps the audience to get involved whit the story.
Troy is a film that demostrates times of wars. The production and direction are excellent, and the actors play their role very well.
Student name: Cecilia Aviñón
Class: 5to Contable

Titanic

Book/ Film: Titanic

Genre: Drama

Author/ Director: James Cameron

Characters/ Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet

Titanic is a film directed by James Cameron. Its main actors are Leonardo DiCaprio known as Jack Dawson and Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater. This movie was recorded in Baja California, Mexico in 1996 and 1997. This film was released on December 19, 1997. This is a drama film.

This film is about two people who are on a ship called Titanic, one of these is Jack Dawson who wins his ship ticket in a bet, and the other is Rose DeWitt Bukater who was there back from Europe to USA. They met on this ship when she was in the ship’s bow trying to commit suicide and Jack saves her. Since this moment both fell in love and they try to hide their true love from the rest. But in the trip, the ship crashes with an iceberg so they try to survive.

Respect the acting, it is amazing because the actors are really professionals and take us into the movie, making us like we are inside the film. The acting is impeccable, the scenes are very well dramatized because these keep the plot to the end of the movie.

In relation to costume design, it is very well worked, because it makes the difference between the social classes, and it’s located the film on the 20th century’s age, for example the ladies were wearing long dresses and tight corsets meanwhile the men were wearing black suits, elegant hats and shoes.

In my opinion Titanic is a masterpiece, because the actors are really good, the set design is wonderful and the film is based on a real story. I enjoyed watching this movie, it gave me some information about the historical events of the past. I advise you watch this movie, you won't regret it.

Student name: Nicolas Blanco

Class: 5to C

BATMAN " The Dark Knight"

Book/ Film: BATMAN " The Dark Knight"

Genre: Action

Author/ Director: Christopher Nolan

Characters/ Actors: Christian Bale as Batman, Heath Ledger as Jocker, Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel, Aaron Eckhart as Dent, Morgan Freeman as Fox, Garry Oldman as Gordon and Michael Caine as Alfred

Review:

Batman " The Dark Knight" is Christopher Nolan`s film. This action film was shootd the USA (United Estates). The leading actors is Christian Bale as Batman/ Brunce Wayne, are Heath Ledger as Jocker, Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes, Aaron Eckhart as Dent, Morgan Freeman as Fox, Garry Oldman as Gordon and Michael Caine as Alfred.

The film is about the fight against crime. Batman protect Gotham City of the Jocker, wiht the help the Harvey Dent, James Gordon, and Lucius Fox

The Jocker wants to destroy Gotham City. Batman has to avoid the murderer of inocet people.

The costumes in the previuse Batman`s film are more ald fachioned than in this film. The Batman costume is very good and the jocker costume is very modern because the actor is youger. The make up ware by the Jocker is shiny which received crtitical acclaim.

The special effects in Batman`s film are amazing. In Batman's scenes there are mas special effects.

In my opinion Batman`s film is a great movie. The film has a lot of action and is an exceptional masterpiece. In my opinion is a film exceptional. The film deserves award winning. Batman is a film that attracts very much the adults and the children.

Student name: Maia De Lorenzi

Class: 5º Contable

The Number 23

Book/ Film: Number 23

Genre: Thriller

Author/ Director: Joel Schumacher

Characters/ Actors: Jim Carrey Virginia Madsen Logan Lerman

Number 23 (2007) is a film, which was directed by Joel Schumacher. The stars of the film are Jim Carrey as Walter Sparrow, Virginia Madsen as Agatha Sparrow and Logan Lerman as Robin Sparrow. It is a thriller.

On the birthday of Walter Sparrow, his wife, Agatha Sparrow, gave him a book about a story related with the number 23, like a present. While he was reading the book, he started to see the number 23 everywhere, and he started to get exasperated. And he started to look for the reason of it.

One of the characteristics of a thriller is generating intrigue. And this film´s story generates a lot of intrigue, and the surprising acting of Jim Carrey helps to get it. Jim Carrey’s acting is surprising because it was the first time he acted in a thriller. In spite of this, his acting was great and believable.

The music, which was written by Harry Gregson – Williams, helps to get intrigue too. He put the correct music and silence in each moment. So it did not break the intrigue’s atmosphere.

The story is very well done, because it has all the necessary elements for a great thriller, for example the music, effects and the stars did an excellent acting. So it is a good film to see with your friends.

Student name: Lucila Mazzoccone

Class: 5to C

Wanted

- Film: Wanted

- Genre: Action
- Director: Timur Bekmambetov
- Actors: Angelina Jolie as Fox
James McAvoy as Wesley Gibson
Morgan Freeman as Sloan

- Review:






Wanted (2008) is an action film which was directed by, the Russian director, Timur Bekmambetov, and stars by James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman. The film is an adaptation of the comic of Mark Millar.

The film tells the story of Wisley Gibson (McAvoy), a man who is tired of his boring life, which changes when he meets Fox (Jolie), who gives him the opportunity of revenging his father, who was killed. Fox presents him the boss of ‘The Fraternity’, Sloan (Freeman), who taught him the techniques to become the best killer and get his object; then, he starts to know who the people who were helping him are.

The performances of the cast were really good. Angelina Jolie played his character in a similar form as the other characters of actions film that she stared, but she is excellent. James McAvoy wasn’t very famous before the film, in spite of doing a very good acting. Morgan Freeman is a classic in this type of films, we can always see him playing the boss of some organization, he always played these characters exceptionally well and this wasn’t the exception.

Two of the most brilliant aspects of the film were the special effects in the action scenes and the spectacular sets. An example of the last is the huge textile fabric where the loom works, which is a very important element in the plot.
The special effects make the movie more intense, because it shows in detail the murders, using a lot of the resource of slow motion.

The film is excellent, because it has great performances and fantastic special effects and the story was really interesting, so I recommended it.

- Student name: Lucia Rivero

- Class: 5º Contable

Dead Poets' Society

Book/film: Dead Poets' society

Genre: Drama

Author/ Director: Peter Weir

Characters/ Actors: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke

Dead Poets Society is a brilliant movie made by Peter Weir in 1989. It was filmed in Vermont so breathtaking scenaries can be easily valued. This drama movie has performances by Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard an Ethan Hawke.

The movie is based on the life of a group of students living in a boarding school. When a new Literature teacher, Mr Keating arrives, their way of seeing the world changes and they start living looking from a brand new point of view. Mr Keating introduces them a latin phrase, "Carpe Diem" which means "seize the day". These students start to meet in a cave to share Literature and poetry so their friendship increases and they start to mature.

Since the movie has a superb casting, the acting ir exceptional and it's very easy to get completely involved with the story and to feel part of it. Robin Williams demostrates one more time to be a great professional.

The background music plays an important role in this movie as it crates the needed atmosphere. Bagpipes music can be valued during the whole movie which transports us to the right time and place.

I absolutely recommend this movie as it leaves an important message, to live every day as it is the last. It really touched me when I saw it so I believe many people would feel the same when they watch it.

Student name: Sofía Urciuolo
Class: 5th C

Toy Story

Book/ Film: Toy Story

Genre: Animation

Author/ Director: John Lasseter

Characters/ Actors: Animation Characters

Review:

Toy Story

Toy Story is a funny film. It is an animation produced in 1995 by John Lasseter. This film happens the present in Andy’s house, the toy’s owner.

The film is about toys that are alive; they speak, walk and run when nobody is seeing them. The toys want to see happy to Andy. The most important characters in this film are Woody and Buzz Lightyear. They are best friends. Beforehand, Buzz was Woody’s competition to be Andy’s favorite toy.
We can see different problems between them, like a fight that finish with they outside the house. Afterwards they lost and end up with Cid, the worst boy of the city. Here they are alone and sad, and want to escape

The characters are fantastic in the film. All their movements are really perfect. Sure they used their best technology, to make a big film and they did it. We enjoy every scence of the film.

The film has a lot of voices and background music in the filmmaking.
In all the film we can enjoy the voice of my favorite character, Woody, by Tomm Hanks, the voice of Buzz Lightyear by Tim Allen, Andy’s voice by John Morri’s and Slinky, the dog, by Jim Varney.
About the music, is well known the song “you’ve got a friend in me”. It is a thing characteristic of the film.

The story is the best animation film in the last years. It can be watched by any person from any age. It is hard to for let once you watch it and I recomendate it.

Student name: Agustin Ortiz

Class: 5º Contable

The notebook

Film: The notebook
Genre: Romantic
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Characters/ Actors:

• Ryan Gosling as Young Noah Calhoun
• Rachel McAdams as Young Allie Hamilton
• James Garner as Older Noah Calhoun
• Gena Rowlands as Older Allie Calhoun

Review:
The film opens with an older man reading out of a notebook to another woman who is sick, a story between two young lovers; The story dates back to the summer of 1940 in Seabrook, South Carolina.

Noah (Ryan Gosling) is a local boy who works at the lumber mill and Allie Hamilton (Rachel McAdams) is a girl about seventeen years old, from a wealthy family spending the summer in Seabrook. At a carnival, Allie meets Noah Calhoun, first she doesn’t look him but later she falls in love. Her family doesn’t agree with the relationship between Allie and Noah, they think that she would be with a rich man. Over the summer, Noah and Allie fall passionately in love and spend every moment together.


But then they break up, but immediately regret the decision. Allie's family leaves Seabrook the next day and Noah, devastated, writes her one letter every day for a year, which Allie's mother hides. After Allie doesn't reply to him, Noah moves to Atlanta. When Pearl Harbor is attacked, he enlists in the army for World War II while Allie attends college.

I think that it is a beautiful and emotional romantic movie . This movie felt involved in the situations and the lives of the character- crying at the sad moments and feeling cheerful. In general, love stories are predictable but this movie kept me guessing at the outcome, and delivered twists throughout the whole film. The Notebook was extremely well constructed. All the costume designe and the stage are fantastic. The actors are so great, i have watched a lot of movies where they worked and they are amazing.



Student name: Diaz Balmaceda, Camila.
Class: 5º Humanistico

Alice in Wonderland

Film: "Alice in Wonderland"

Genre: adventure, family, fantasy

Director: Tim Burton

Actors: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonhman Carter and Anne Hathaway

Review:

“Alice in Wonderland” is a Tim Burton’s film based on Lewis Carroll’s book. It is set in an imaginary world where animals and flowers can talk and think. This award winning film is starred by amazing actressees and actors like Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska and Helena Bonham Carter.

The new version of this story starts when Alice is eighteen and not ten like we are used to, and she returns to the Wonderland. She feels that she was there before but Alice can’t remember. The teenager must face different adventures, full of magic and fantasy.

In “Alice in Wonderland” like in all Tim Burton’s films, we recognize an artsy film, focus in the costume design which is always fantastic. In this opportunity Tim Burton chose Colleen Atwood like his costume designer. Colleen explained that his costume design is divided in three parts: animated characters, the Wonderland and Victorian England. She said that she did a lot of research for creating the perfect design. Atwood also confessed that this film was the best of her life. In the other hand, Sony Pictures Image works was the responsible of the special effects and sets. Some famous artists, sets designer and specialist in Victorian England and in imaginary creatures collaborated with them in this work.

I am happy to report that Tim Burton’s new version of the Lewis Carroll's book is one of the best films in 2010. In spite of the challenge that has a 3D movie, this production won the respect of others. One of the biggest problems with 3D cinematography is the tendency for objects, not only to become smaller as they move away from the camera, but to lose their dimensional stability. Burton doesn’t solve the problem, but he adapts it to his subject matter. For these reasons and too many others, I think “Alice in Wonderland” deserves the golden Oscar.

Student name: Carla Alé

Class: 5th Hum.

Water for elephants

Film: Water for elephants.
Genre: Romantic.
Director: Francis Lawrence.
Actors: Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon.

Review:
Water for elephant is Francis Lawrence. This film is set in the 30s. The protagonists are Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon.

When Jacob`s father died, he decided to go away aimlessly. In his way he met the famous Benzini Brother’s circus and Marlena, the owner’s wife and the trainer of Rose, the elephant. This leaded to a typical impossible love story. The climax occurs when the circus´ owner finally found them and the film ends unexpectedly.

The director achieved an excellent thirties´ ambience with great costumes.

Pattinson and Witherspoon play the roles of Jacob and Marlena very consistently and convincingly. In the scene where they finally kiss each other they reach their highest acting level.

In my opinion this mainstream film is very good. I recommend it.


Student: Luz Victoria
Class: 5to Humanistico

Pirates of the Caribbean 3

Book/ Film: Pirates of the Caribbean 3 "at world’s end"
Genre: adventure
Author/ Director: Gore Varelinsky and Jerry Bruckheimer
Characters/ Actors: Orlando Bloom, Johnny Deep and keira Knightley
Review:

“Pirates of the Caribbean 3” (at world’s end)


I choose pirates of the Caribbean, in this movie; the prominent stars are Orlando Bloom, Johnny Deep and keira Knightley
This film is set in England and the island of the Caribbean in the 1700. it’s a adventure film and have got three parts:
“The black pearl course”; “the death chest”; “at worlds end”
-In the beginning of the movie the pirates are rebel to the English army. Before death
- The best pirates in the worlds join in the pirates lair to destroy the “east Indian Company”
- Jack sparrow be tray a pirates for your benefice
- the pirates and the “east Indian company” Fight in the sea with there ships and the pirates win
-jack sparrows are escape and go to the fountain of youth.
The directors are Gore Varelinsky and Jerry Bruckheimer
I recommend this movie because have got action scenes, romantic scenes and very good special effects. The actors are excellent and the direction is awesome .

Student name: Matias Ocello
Class: 5ºH

Fast and Furious 5

Film: FAST AND FURIOUS 5

Genre: Action
Author/ Director: Justin Lin
Characters/ Actors: Paul Walker, Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson



Review:
The Fast and Furious saga is back again for a new action film directed by Justin Lin. The main actors are Paul Walker, Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson. The cool cars are there, the beautiful women and the slick action too.

The plot this time takes ex-cop Brian O´Conner (Walker), Dom Toretto (Diesel) and his sister Mia (Jordana Brewster) and friend Vince (Matt Schulze) and places them in Brazil for a high-risk car boost. The stars of the first Fast and Furious movie are going to carry out a revenge on a criminal that made their life horrible. Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Sung Kang and Gal Gadot are just some of the famous stars that were specially inveted to take part in the film.

I have seen the whole saga but this last film stand out fom the rest, because of the action it has. Also the acting is really good, and you can see that there was a big effort from all the people that are involved with the film.

If you are a fan of the previous films you won´t be disappointed, because it is a very interesting and entertaining film.




Student name: Federico Ferreiro
Class: 5º Humanístico

Pearl Harbor

Book/ Film:Pearl Harbor

Genre:Action/ War

Author/ Director:Michael Bay

Characters/ Actors:Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Alec Baldwin, Tom Sizemore

Review:
Pearl Harbor is a Michael Bay film which is set in World War II, the main actors are Ben Affleck (Rafe McCawley), Josh Hartnett ( Danny Walker), Kate Beckinsale (Evelyn Johnson), Alec Baldwin ( Jimmy Doolittle), Tom Sizemore (Earl Sistern).It is a dramatic revision of the events in the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.The final part of the movie relates the Doolittle Raid, the first U.S. attack on Japanese islands in the Second World War.

The movie begins in Nowheresville where two young friends dreamed of becoming fighter pilots. When war eventually breaks out in Europe and Asia the two friends realise their dream and sign up for the air force.Rafe soon falls in love with a nurse who passed the medical examination of income, but decides to go to Europe to fight in the war with the American squad. While Rafe fight in Europe his friend Daniel is sent to Pearl Harbor Islands where he falls for his friend's girlfriend.Evelyn and Daniel fall in love thinking that Rafe had died in Europe, when Rafe returns from Europe start a confrontation with the naval forces of Japan which objective was destroy the American Pacific fleet after the Japanese attack Rafe and Daniel along with other soldiers carried out a bombing in Tokyo.

The music of the film is by Hans Zimmer, the background music is very well set according to the time and situation of the story. The film has different styles of music, has romantic music for the scenes between the actors.

The movie has a lot of special effects, being one of the first films made about World War II.The use of special effects gives the story more real and makes it more appealing. No special effects were used only if they used this in addition to a large number of double, and the use of similar models of aircraft and ships used at that time.

I recommend this movie for fans of modern war films because the effects are very good and because the actors play their role well.

Student name:Juampi Soldini

Class:5H

Freaky Friday

Film: Freaky Friday

Genre: Comedy, fantasy and family.

Director: Mark Waters

Actors: Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis

Review: “Freaky Friday” is a comedy, fantasy and family film which is starred by Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis. It was filmed in the USA in 2003 and the film was directed by Mark Waters who directed other famous films like “Mean Girls”.

“Freaky Friday” tells a story about the bad relationship between a mother, Tess Coleman, and her daughter, Anna Coleman. They argue very often because Tess and Anna think differently about life things such as the way of dressing, boys, music, etc. Anna’s father is dead and her mother is marrying another man in two days. That night, the family goes to a restaurant to have dinner but Anna and Tess have an argument because Mrs. Coleman doesn’t want Anna to play in a concert the night before her marriage. The waitress gives them a biscuit, Tess and Anna eat it and the next morning a strange magic swap their bodies.

The acting of Lohan and Curtis is wonderful because there are not special effects in the film and you really think they have their bodies swapped. For example, when they wake up in the morning and realized that they are caught in another body; in the scene where Tess has to play the guitar in Anna’s body and she doesn’t know how to do it; or when Anna has to work as a phycologist as her mother does everyday and she always uses the phrase: “How do you feel with it?”.

The costume design in Freaky Friday is very important because it emphasizes Anna and Tess’ characters. It shows Anna’s rebelliousness when she wears crazy t-shirts in her mother’s body and the old fashion clothes which Tess wears in her daughter’s body.

I think it is a very good film because it shows an every day life situation mixed with some science fiction to express what a mother and a daughter feel about each other. It is a film which is worth watching because it is very entertaining and, at the end, it has a moral. It is recommendable for people of all ages.




Student name: Cynthia García

Class: 5º Humanístico.

Pulp Fiction

Book/ Film: Pulp Fiction
Genre: Thriller
Author/ Director: Quentin Tarantino
Characters/ Actors: Jhon Travolta, Samuell L. Jackson, Uma Thuman
Review: Pulp Fiction is a Quentin Tarantino’s film. His avant premiere was in 1993 and from that moment it turned out to be very important in history of cinema. The script was written by Tarantino and Roger Avary and won an Oscar of best script and the Palm d’or on the Cannes Festival.

Pulp Fiction is a Thriller. The film contains three interconnected stories of crime and intrigue that take place in a modern-day. One short film is about a two thieves, a man and girl, who stole a restaurant. The other short film is about a boxer who kill an other boxer in a fight and he has to escape. And the last short film is about two gangsters, Jules Winnfield and Vincent Vega, which have to kill a traitor. The lives of these seemingly unrelated people are woven together comprising of a series of funny, bizarre and uncalled-for incidents. All the details are executed to perfection.

The male caracters are Bruce Willies, Jhon Travolta, Samuell L. Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, and the actresses are Uma Thurman, Amanda Plummer, and others.

Pulp Fiction is the best film of Tarantino’s and is one of the best movies in the last twenty years. The perfection of the story, and the script are amazing. Pulp Fiction always will be a piece of art in the cinema.

Trailer:




Student name: Ian Quintana
Class: 5to H

INTO THE WILD

Book/ Film:INTO THE WILD

Genre: Drama film

Author/ Director: Sean Justin Penn

Characters/ Actors: Emile Hirsch, William Hurt, Marcia Gay Harden and Catherine Ann Keener
Review: Into the Wild (also known as “camino salvaje”) is an American film written and directed by Sean Penn launched in 2007. The character is played by Emile Hirsch(Christopher McCandless), and William Hurt, (Oscar winner for best actor), Marcia Gay Harden, nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actress and Catherine Keener.
This movie was filmed in the U.S.A. and north of Mexico(desert, beach,…)

The plot of this movie, Christopher decides to leave his home and sell his things (car...) and travel around the United States; with no money. The objective of Christopher is arriving to Alaska.
The film unfolds with flashbacks, in which they are interspersed with part of his journey to his past, and thus learn more about the history of Christopher.
Emile work was exceptional and intense. The director filmed a very entertaining film.

In my opinion the special-effects are disappointing, but the soundtrack was the best because was wake for Eddie Vedder (the lead singer, composer and leader of the American grunge group Pearl Jam).

In many cases I see a Christopher running in different parts of United States, these part was very exciting, or the part could not get food in Alaska and was about to go home and could not cross the river.

A film is infused with an expansive, almost giddy sense of possibility, and transmits a pure pleasure and natural open spaces, fresh air and bright sunlight; although, in the solitude of the boy, sometimes I gave the impression that he was not alone. Knew they were behind the cameras recorded.

Actually, I think it should have been nominated for best film.


Student name: Alex P.

Class:5º Hum

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Book/ Film: Benjamin Button
Genre: Drama & Mystery
Author/ Director: David Fincher
Characters/ Actors: Brad Pitt & Cate Blanchett
Student name: Agustin Hinojosa
Class: 5º "C".



Review:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttton tells the store of a man who born as an old man and die as a baby. So his life goes in the wrong way. Although the movie is mysterious, it can be classified as romantic, because Benjamin Button finds his love in the middle of his backwards life.

The movie characters are Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. The movie is directed by David Fincher.

The music to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was written by French composer Alexandre Desplat, who recorded his score with an 87-piece ensemble of the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Sony Scoring Stage.

The make-up of the movie is one the best in the whole movies; it makes people believe amazing differences in the different characters. For example when Benjamin appears as a young boy.

I loved Benjamin Button because combines mystery, fantasy and romanticism. It is an original story, and it is gripping during the whole movie. I recommended for those who love mysterious stories.

Twilight

Book/ Film: Twilight
Genre: Fantasy romance
Author/ Director: Sthephanie Meyer is the author and Catherine Hardwicke es the director
Characters/ Actors: Kristen Stewart as Bella Swam
Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen
Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black
Peter Facinelli as Carlisle Cullen
Elizabeth Reaser as Esme Cullen
Nikki Reed as Rosalie Hale
Kellan Lutz as Emmett Cullen
Ashley Greene as Alice Cullen
Jackson Rathbone as Jasper Hale
Billy Burke as Charlie Swan
Review:
Twilight is an Amerian film genre fantasy romance directed by Catherine Hardwicke and based on the novel of the same name, which is the first of series of four books: “New Moon”, “Eclipse” and “Breaking Dawn” by Sthephanie Meyer. The film was filmed in Washington and Oregon in early 2008 and releades on 21 November in the U.S. and January 1, 2009 in Argentina.
The starts of the films are: Kristen Stewart as Bella Swam, Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen and Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black

It is a love story narrated by the protagonist Bella Swam, a 17 years odl moves to Forks, where her father, and meets Edward Cullen, vampire since 1918, has the appearance of a 17 years. She doesn’t know he is a vampire, but begins to suspect and investigate to find out. Bella is confident that will not hurt and realizes that she loves him.
The Cullen family and Bella play friendly game of baseball in the forest until they reach three evil vampires who want to kill Bella, but the family will protect her.

Vampires avoided the sun during the shoot to be too pale, but also used makeup to enhance the effect. Most shots were outdoors, and try to fix the faces maquillage wet and wet brush was difficult. They also participated in dance rehearsals with a choreographer.

The costume designer has been borne by Wendy Chuck, who made the costumes were immortal vampires who for many years and always wore jackets and shirts, in a more current as jeans, shirts.

There have been many vampires movies, but what distinguishes it, is its love story, that gets you.
The vampires in the story are not just a metaphor for what teens want, but can not. I found a wonderful film with a very beautiful and romantic history.

Student name: Sofia Militerno
Class: 5to Contable