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Cinderella Man (2005)
Wait... this wasn't Creed 2?
Hey guys welcome back to my channel. As usual we're here in the history through film class reviewing yet another movie. Although I only witnessed the second half of the movie, I know that it's basically about an old head dude who wanted to rep New Jersey and hold things down for his wife and kids through the great depression. Well stuff goes down at a dinner and Braddock's wife throws probably champagne at Max, however the wife doesn't want him to fight till later on. Anyways like and David and Goliath boxing movie, it goes all 15 rounds and goes to decision because obviously Hollywood is against knockouts. Braddock wins and life goes on. From the portion of the movie I saw which mainly entailed the fight, I find the cinematography during which was not eye-pleasing. There was a bright flash to signify a camera after each punch which made it seem like they were trying to do that thing which is slows down every punch to emphasize the strength behind two fighters who obviously didn't train more than a light jog. I came to think this was filmed during the time it took place. Although it isn't a big deal, watching two white guys who have the same skin tone, dark shorts and dark hair, gets a little confusing. Despite all my nonsense criticism, I felt that the acting was good. It definitely represented well about what actually happened. I'm no expert, but I bet it would be hard to make a movie depicting every little detail about something that happened 70 years ago, however they did it chief.
Newsies (1992)
Boston won the world series
I'm watching this movie to learn about historical stuff. The movie followed the hero's journey. Jack Kelly is the main character who leads the strike against the newspaper companies which eventually leads to all child labor in general. They face a lot of adversity when encountering the owners of the companies and the police. There were many things in the movie that would have represented the time period well. The clothing and accents of the characters were very well. Not much made me question the historical accuracy. However there was lots of singing which probably didn't happen as much. The movie set reminded me a lot of the movie Westside Story. I really like the plot and how the actors portrayed the characters. I also liked the songs and the times where they used them. There isn't anything I didn't like. I would definitely recommend this movie to anyone who wants to learn more about the Newsboys strike.
The New World (2005)
History Through Film Review
I a first watching this movie in class to learn not only the history behind it, but also the history of film making. One of the main reasons we chose this movie is because of the director Terrence Malick. The movie begins with the English colonists coming to the Americas. Pocahontas meets John Smith and they both fall in love with each other. Lots of stuff happens. John Smith lives with Native
Americans for a while and learns some of their way later to return to Jamestown to be elected leader. When the settlers learn about his relationship, they turn against him. This also happens to Pocahontas, however she was banished from her family and village. John Smith dies. She begins to live life with the settlements and meets John Ralph. Ralph falls in love and asks her to marry him. They end up married in England only to have John Smith still be alive and Pocahontas still in love with him. They get back together and live happily ever after until she dies which isn't portrayed in the movie. The film making was beautiful. Malick uses certain camera angles and camera paths to add effect to the movie. The lack of fighting along with John Smith not being dead make me question the historical accuracy. We're taught in school that the Natives Americans and the settlers didn't get along as much as they were portrayed in the movie to do so. The way that Malick did his thing reminds me of movies of videos featuring lots of nature on its own. There were close ups of the river or somebody swimming which made you feel in the scene. I liked how the music added effect to the feeling. I did not like how slow it seemed to go and how much it seemed like it dragged some parts out. Overall I liked the movie. It was a beautiful example of what great film making looks like. It told a great story that seemed for the most part pretty accurate.
Le voyage dans la lune (1902)
Review
I am watching this movie for a history through film class. We are learning about early films and how to write a proper review. The movie is basically telling about a group of men that fly to the moon. It shows them getting into some sort of debacle and deciding to make the rocket. They show the development of the rocket along with launching it. They land on the moon and encounter aliens. I noticed that the men were all wearing long clothes with seems like it'd be very hot while the women were all in shorter shorts. There was no speaking and so the actors had to tell the story with their body language. The special effects were very well done for the time period. I liked the plot and the portrayal of the moon. I like that there were women in the movie. I thought that the falling of the moon to earth was kinda cool. I didn't like the first scene because the story wasn't coming across clear. Overall I thought that the movie was okay. I wanted to fall asleep but that's because I'm tired. It was a little long for my taste for being a black and white film with no talking. I don't think I'd want to watch it again. I'm glad I did because of the impact that it has on the film making industry.