The Horde

The Horde is a horror film made in France and it is one of my favorites. In a nut shell the zombie apocalypse has hit and a group of cops and group of gangsters are trapped in a building together. They have to put aside their distrust and hate for each other in order to survive and find a way out. Granted their distrust of each other fuels a few instance situations and not everyone dies because of zombies. There are some bloody scenes but it’s the interaction with the characters that make this film.

Princess Mononoke

A village is under attack and a Prince defends his village but is left with a deadly curse. An elder in the village with special powers tells him where he can find a cure. The Price must travel over many lands to get to his destination. In the forest he meets a city of  former prostitutes who fend for themselves.  He also meets Princess Mononoke who is human but was raised by wolves. There is a battle in the forest because outsiders are trying to tear down the forest which is where the wolves and the villagers live. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki released in 7/1997 Japan in Japanese's.

The Serpent's Egg

The Serpent's Egg is a 1977 American-West German co-produced film directed by Ingmar Bergman. This was Bergman's one and only Hollywood film. Some critics say this was not one of Ingmar Bergman best films. I enjoyed this movie. The story is set in 1920s Berlin and features English and German dialogue. It starts out with two brothers that worked for the circus. One hurts his hand and they can no longer do their act. The brother with the hurt hand blows his head off.  When Abel had to tell his ex-sister in law that his brother has passed they become close and rely on each other for support. They find work through Abel childhood friend which later we come to find out is a mad scientist. Compared to "Cries and Whispers" and The Hour of the Wolf this was the better watch for me.

Metropolis

For a silent film I thought it did a very good job of keeping your attention by using the right music. It had a very futuristic approach to it and I still cannot believe it was filmed in 1927. The actors had awesome coordination moving in unison during the shift change. Its a good thing a restored copy of this movie will be able to survive history forever!

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Kind of weird movie at times, however I'm glad we had the opportunity to watch this in the auditorium. The message I was able to take from this movie is just how important family is no matter how rich or how much you have. Probably the most impressive thing about this film was the fact it was developed with such a low budget of 1.8 million dollars!

13 Assasins

I thought this movie was awesome! A lot of Samurai movies are boring and mild. The Rating of R made this movie able to be graphic and show awesome battle scenes especially for the last half hour of the movie. Reminded me of the movie '300' a little bit. Anyone else get that feeling?

Rare Exports

      Rare exports is a movie that was from Sweden about the secret behind Santa Claus. It is about a group of people living on a mountain and the mystery behind the excavation less then a couple miles from their homes. After the digging is done, weird things start happening around the town. All the reindeer mysteriously start dying. Children start disappearing as well. When one of these elves is caught in a trap, and information from the children who explored the excavation, the town slowly understands what is going on. A plan is created to trap the elves and blow up Santa in order to get the town back to normal. The house that Santa is in is blown up and the elves are then destroyed. I like this film because while it is fantasy, I think that it’s a message for kids to behave. Showing Santa able to hear children and immediately face consequences for their actions made them think twice even about cursing to their friends. This movie while fantasy, I enjoyed a lot and was definitely one of my favorites from the class. One thing pointed out that I didn’t understand was that it was all men. Doing some research on this question, I was unable to find anything at all and have determined it was probably a fluke with this film. I would like to explore some other movies from this country and see if there is any relevance with only men being shown on the screen.