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Rogue One (2016)
Mindblown
I personally am a big Star Wars fan, hearing rumours throughout the year of the reshooting and worry within Disney had me cautious about this movie, hoping rather than expecting it to be a great one. I brought my pop (who tends to be very critical of movies) along this time who had never seen a Star Wars movie and never has wanted to watch one. I felt as if this was a great opportunity to bring him along because of it being a standalone movie that has a start and end. The director did an absolutely brilliant job, helped give us a good understanding of the characters whilst moving the story along the way at an appropriate pace to a massive climax, the actor behind the blind monk was the star of the film for me and I definitely think Felicity Jones did a great job as the lead actress of the film The acting cast did a great job to capture the emotion of the movie without overdoing it which was incredibly pleasing to see. For me, it sits just behind Empire Strikes Back as the best Star Wars film and as for pop, came out of the film not saying anything just grinning as much as I've ever seen him until he was dropped off home, where he got out with a wink and said 'Thanks for inviting me, loved every minute of it'
Cinderella Man (2005)
Must See For Anyone Searching For Inspiration
I remember watching this movie as a 14 year old and it made a massive impression on me. I have watched many sports movies but none come close to this one in terms of being inspirational and as well acted. Russell Crowe's performance as James J Braddock to me rates alongside Heath Ledger's portrayal of The Joker in The Dark Knight as the finest I have seen in a movie. Cinderella Man showed the struggle of a country struggling through the Great Depression in an appropriate and gritty manner and also showed Braddock's struggle to help his family survive through it. The boxing scenes were brilliant and incredibly realistic. Paul Giamatti's performance as Braddock's manager was sublime and along with Renee Zellweger's performance as Braddock's wife (Mae) who's chemistry alongside Crowe was incredlble. The final fight scene where Braddock faces Baer in the final round with the radio announcer calling it (much to the dismay of Mae) is still something I get goosebumps watching. This, to me, is the best film I have seen and appropriately does justice to the life of one of America's greatest real life underdog tales