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Moonlight First Responce

Rating- 7/10  

I enjoyed the fact that the movie had many relatable scenes where they talked about drug abuse and confusion with their sexual orientation. Though I felt throughout the movie i kept on getting lost as there is a lot happening and there is much to take in. The jump from teenager to adult was quite insane as it was difficult to believe this boy who was standing up to bullies his whole life (kids at school, mother) became this man who did not care and had nothing. He showed that even though he was this different person now he still cares for his mother, even though she suffered from drug abuse his whole childhood he still loves her. There is so much sentiment in this movie where you can truly feel bad for every main character as they all had things happen to them. 

This part of the movie was the most important for me as it shows his mother feeling resentment for how she treated him and how she messed up her own life with the use of drugs. I felt a lot of sentiment for the mother as she knows what she did but at the same time i felt for Chiron as he also went through and is still experiencing trauma when his mother was in too deep. As much as Chiron wanted to help, he could not because at the end of the day he was a boy alone in a house where he did not feel safe.

Joker- First Responce

Score: 7/10 

The movie was good, and it showed many mature scenes though those scenes were quite gory it replicated what was happening in the Jokers mind. I genuinely enjoyed the fact that there was a bit of a roller coaster of emotions and that it did not choose the same basic template that most movies made in America use. The only reason I gave it a seven is because there was a lot of blood. It is not truly about the film; it is more about personal preference. 

For a memorable scene, I picked the scene where he is on the bus and playing with that child. The scene is memorable because it shows that he was a good person, but it was the world around him that compressed him into this psychotic individual. Which he tries to explain to others but because of his illness and job, they all think differently.  

Categorising Films

Historically significant Art film Mainstream film 
Wizard of Oz
 Director -Victor Fleming Release date- august 25th 1939 Musical/science fiction  I put this in historically significant because it was the first major cultural phenomenon.  
The shape of water
Director-Guillermo Del Toro Release date- December 1, 2017 Horror/melodrama  It is an art film because it symbolized humanity and compassion in many ways e.g., using characters 
The breakfast club
Director- John Hugh’s Release date- February 15, 1985 Drama/tragicomedy It was the indie and teen version of the American dream which is shown through five teenagers in detention 
Battleship Potemkin 
Director-Sergei Eisenstein Release date- December 21, 1985  War/historical drama It was ordered to be made to commemorate the 1905 revolution. 
Alphaville
Director- Jean- Luc Godard Release date- May 5th, 1965 Romance/mystery The movie was a metaphor for totalitarianism which is a dictatorial and centralized governing system.  
A bug’s life
Directors- John Lasseter/ Andrew Stanton Release date- November 14th ,1998 Adventure/fantasy  It showed not only children but adults to stand up for what you believe in and to unite when injustice is present.  
The magnificent seven 
Director- Antoine Fuqua Release date- October 23rd, 1960 Western/Thriller It helped establish the gunfighter template in American cinema. 
Fitzcarraldo 
Director-Werner Herzog Release date- October 10th, 1982 Music/Action It was a true story which showed a mad Irish man who attempted to create an opera in the amazon. 
Love, Simon
 Director- Greg Berlanti Release date- March 16th, 2018 Romance/Teen It was the major first studio-released teen film to feature a gay lead. 
The samurai seven  Director- Akira Kurosawa Release date- April 26th ,1954 Action/ Drama  It introduced a culture that was foreign yet intriguing.