The Kite Runner is about two boys growing up together in Afghanistan. The boys are best friends and always hang out together. Hassan, son of a servant, is very loyal to his friend Amir, son of a wealthy man. One day, an incident occurs which will change their friendship drastically. Then, when war breaks out, the boys are being separated. Hassan stays with his father in Afghanistan, while Amir escapes with his dad to the USA. Will they ever meet again, or is Amir too caught up with his new life in America?
Before seeing this movie, I didn’t read the book. Some say the book is better than the movie, but most people agree on the fact that you should definitely watch this movie. The movie is really touching, because of the themes of friendship, family, human values and courage, which are subjects we can all relate to.
The actors of the young Amir and Hassan have played their roles very realistically, which made the entire movie even more touching. I couldn’t forget what Amir had done to Hassan and therefore I loved the ending in which Amir will have a second chance. Maybe we should give each other a second chance more often.
Nick Marshall works as an advertising executive when Darcy McGuire starts working at the same company. She comes in as his new boss and with that, takes over his chance of promotion and his future position. To show Darcy what he and the other advertising executives are made of, they have to come up with an advertising commercial for women.
In order to come up with something original, she advises them “to think as a women”. Nick takes this very literally and while trying a new brand of stockings, he gets in a little accident. The next morning he discovers he is not only able to hear what women are saying, but also what women are thinking.
Personally, I think the best part of this movie is the original setting of it. The idea of a man being able to hear women’s thoughts is in a way a bit scary, but at the same time quite interesting. It definitely brings a lot of amusing moments to the movie. Besides that, Mel Gibson has done a good job playing his part. At first, he acts like a real macho man, who most women didn’t really like too much. But later in the movie he starts to use his new ability not only for himself, but also for the people around him. You watch him develop during the movie, and ending up kind of liking him yourself.
Since I noticed a lack of gore on our humble little blog, I hereby introduce Kakihara, a sadomasochistic yakuza member — that’s the Japanese mafia if you were asking. When his boss Anjo disappears with 300 million yen, they soon get to know his disturbed killer Ichi. Who is manipulated by Jijii with false memories of his childhood.
As soon as Kakihara hears about Ichi, all he wants to do is find him. Maybe even more excited about the pain this man can give him than anything else.
This is probably one of the most brutal, but stylish movies you'll see in a long time. Let me first say to skip this if you can't handle blood, sadism or any of that stuff. It's definitely not for the lighthearted. But if you can handle a doses of gore that will last for a year, this is an unique, stylish and comical movie you should really check out.
Staying true to the manga strip, the story of this very wrong sadistic relationship is brought to you in a very Takashi Miike way. Combining his view of the yakuza world with a lot of style, humor and a cryptic story.
Time for a serious moment? For ‘The Bridge’ director Eric Steel and his crew observed the Golden Gate Bridge for 365 days. By doing this, they recorded most of the suicides on the bridge that year — and prevented several others. The footage is supplemented with interviews of friends and family. Telling a painful story about mostly mental illness and depression.
As positive as some movies on this site are, this is one on the far opposite side of the balance. To get permission to make this picture, director Eric Steel said it was "to capture the powerful, spectacular intersection of monument and nature that takes place every day at the Golden Gate Bridge." And although his motives are questionable as expected, the mix of interviews with the disturbing footage brings an honest and real picture of this dark part of life. Always staying objective, but telling a very intimate story by the people interviewed. A daring and brave choice to raise awareness for one of life's biggest taboos. But watch it at your own risk.
Alex is just coming out of prison when an overly chatty 19 year-old hitchhiker bugs him for a ride. Annoyed, he finally agrees to take her. But not soon after they leave, they get in a serious car accident. This forces Alex to go on a journey to the mother of the hitchhiker. But the journey turns out quite different than expected. And this is not only caused by the high-functioning autistic mother.
The premise of this movie may sound heavy, but surprisingly it is actually an uplifting and charming little movie. Not knowing an autistic person myself, I can't be the real judge of Sigourney Weaver’s performance. But for the 'untrained eye', she is convincing in every possible way. The display of autism is real and sometimes funny as it can be. But the movie is never making fun of the subject and seems to stay credible.
Sigourney Weaver is equally challenged by Alan Rickmann, playing a refreshingly different role than his sometimes plain bad guy characters. And who in his way is challenged by Carrie-Anne Moss. But ultimately, she is really outdone by the two old-timers. They create this chemistry that almost is impossible to fake. It's just a nice personal little film to accompany you on some cold winter Sunday afternoon.
