Perfection is a term often thrown around when the result is no more than a mediocre flop which will end up in the £1 sale basket at Blockbusters. I believe that perfection genuinely is not possible in certain professions due to everyones variant taste in entertainment and enjoyment, meaning that one person may call a film 'an emotional joy ride' and another may say 'a load of over blown nonsense'. Therefore to truly achieve perfection you must be able to reach out to all different tastes in entertainment. Many have tried this by throwing big money at a new project to hire the biggest names in the business expecting them to automatically deliver the goods in impeccable order when the result is, lets try and put it nicely, not brilliant. So where does The Kings Speech fit into this debate? Well it wasn't a film with a budget large enough to feed all of Africa or to nearly pay a whole days salary for a premiership footballer. Luckily they only needed three cast members to portray the tragic story of King George the Sixth's emotional life story of the King who didn't feel worthy or willing. Colin Firth somehow managed to bring the script to life in a way which was more convincing than any other character in any other film i know of. He managed to make even the most stuck up and arrogant looking man shed the slightest of a tear. Then we come to the character without who the story of his unexpected rise to the top of power would have been very different. The story of how Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush) used his unorthodox methods to rid him of this life long dilemma which has been holding him back since the age of 4 and in the process, became a close personal friend of the King. However this match made in heaven wouldn't have happened without the persuasion of The Dutchess of York (Helen Bonham Carter) to visit this unconventional doctor, she does so with the honest belief that he could be cured, even after the numerous qualified doctors they had previously visited, she continued to search for a solution which she eventually found in the form of an unqualified, some would say, weird doctor who's practises seem ludicrous at first, end up changing his life. So are there any clear faults or downsides to this film? Well apart from the fact it hasn't won more awards, i generally think that this film is flawless. Have they truly achieved perfection? Well, they are close enough...
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The Social Network
(2010)
Prepare to be inspired
15 May 2011
When I first heard about this film I anticipated it to be another take on the traditional, and over used story of one mans transformation from rags to riches, a storyline which has slowly lost any originality. However, review after review were describing this as a masterpiece in film making, this (for obvious reasons) grabbed the presses (and my own) attention and it quickly became the must see film for them, myself and everyone else with a brain. After months of waiting and waiting I was finally presented with the chance to see this much hyped over film, the film which seemed to alter the traditional story of one mans new found wealth, a film which alters our view on just how hard it is to get somewhere in life, a film about something so large, it has changed the lives of many, describing in great detail and precision how Facebook became the worlds largest social network. And it did not disappoint. Every second of this film was riveting and showed in great detail the difficult birth of Facebook in an inspiring and thought provoking fashion. Teamed with the performances of such actors as Justin Timberlake, Andrew Garfield and the Main star Jesse Eisenberg, they each perform to a standard Higher than almost any film I have seen before or since. In short, if you really love films, then watch this...
Scream
(1996)
Well worth a watch..
4 May 2011
Wes Craven has been contributing to the horror genre for years, with films such as the Hills have eyes, Swamp thing and Nightmare on Elm street. All of these films which have over the years become classics and help inspire the horror films of today. So where does Scream fit in? Is it another Wes Craven classic? Well to perfectly honest, yes! I was never a great fan of horror films, I always found that their plots were too predictable, but scream changed all that. It takes the horror genre we all know, and turns it upside down. This is done by an exciting and unpredictable plot which was excellently portrayed by such people as Neve Campbell, Skeet Ulrich and Matthew Lillard, who each added a certain something to the already brilliant storyline. With one of the most memorable and sinister faces from the big screen, it has struck fear into the hearts of many since day one. Wes Craven has done it again...
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