little miss sunshine

What brought so much attention to little miss sunshie was the different types of characters. Either it was the brother who didn't speak, mom that supports everything her child does, drug addict grandfather, father thats trying to pitch an invention he thought of, suicidal uncle and the young daughter that only wants to become " Little Miss Sunshine." When you put all these together you get a family with their typical financial and personal issues. The wide range of characters is what give this movie personality and I believe what made so many poeple fall in love iwth it. I can relate to the financial issues the family is facing. Maybe not to their defree but there has been times where money is tight and causes strees on my family. My favorite character in this film is Steve Carell's role as the crazy uncle. Even though he's gay he rarely shows it other than buying the gay porn maganize. He comes off as a dumby but really is an intelligent, down to earth man. His dry humor throughout the movie and witty remarks always keeps your attention. My favorite lie from the whole movie is when their all at the dinner table and Dwayne is writing that he " hates everyone." And steve carell goes " welre all with you on that one dwayne." I laughed so hard. In the article by Robert Hofter, I like how he states that this movie is so close to reality of many families in financial problems these days. Also how the movie addresses financial anxiety and how many can relate to that. Lastly in the article by Cohen, I like how he states that the car kind of paly a role of a character. There's so much time spend in that voltswagon.Using many scenes with the van Cohen says " you can't do an movie that comes out this good without a strong team effort." This is exactly what the cast of Little Miss Sunshine contributed with doing many scenes on these different voltswagons.

The Full Monty

Personally, I didn't care for the movie " The Full Monty." I felt bad for the little kid having to deal with his immature father. He didn't act a good role model for him. When he made the decision to strip to earn child support money, I thought to myself "Really?" He acts like it's his last resort but really he could have gotten a security job like his friend or even his ex-wife said she could hook him up with a job at the factory where she works. I felt embarassed for the kid when his father got caught by the police and he was brought it also. In the article, it states that "for a fold that has much to say about the cahnges in the puble pereption of what it means to be a man, The Full Monty is also ( probably unintentionally) very revealing about women as well." The way the women were acting about the Chippindales coming to town was appauling. It's one thing if you went to it but going around faulting that you loved it is a different story.I think the way the movie portrayed these tough, steel-working men was unrealistic to them taking the job as a striper. If they were worried about their diginity why would they choose to strip over some the other jobs presented to them. It just didn't make sense.I like the setting of the movie and the english accents but that is about it.

Amelie

After watching the movie Amelie, one word comes to mind...different. To begin with the story line of this movie was definitely unique. Amelie positive and kinda corky personality always kept me interested in what she would say or do next. She has a positive attitude and contagious smile. I liked how she made a short film for the glass man on what he should do. After a few of them, I liked how the "glass man" made one for her implying that she should strive her goal and try to catch the one guy that she likes. The nice thing about this film was that it's not the ordinary love story. Well yes Amelie gets him in the end but all the parts in between that is far from ordinary. Another trait about Amelie is her way of match making. It was kinda ironic that she hooked up the drug guy and her friend in the cafe but can't have a relationship of her own. This film kept my attention with it's colorful scenes with the black and white flashbacks. If it wasn't the color of the scenes, it could have been the pace of the different scenes. There were moments in the film that went by so quickly, I almost felt like I was on a rollar coaster ride. Lastly if that wasn't enough, what about the random habits or thoughts of hers. From collecting rocks and skipping them to wondering "How many people at that moment were having orgasisms?" I feel the gnomb played a huge role in the movie. When she was young and lost her mother, I think she traveled that gnomb around the world acting like her mom. Towards the end of the movie the gnomb finally makes it back and then the father finally decides to go on vacation and travel. I think he didn't want to go in the beginning cause he didn't have his wife to go with him but after awhile I think he moved on from that and realized that maybe the gnomb was a sign and that his wife wanted him to travel the world?