It IS Thanksgiving so I'm going to be brief(and too lazy to link things.) Just happens I saw a couple things yesterday and wanted to give some thoughts.
---Sophie Scholl: The Last Days-This is a film about the White Rose, an organization of college students in World War II Germany who released literature against the government. More specifically it is about when two of the members were caught whilst distributing pamphlets on campus. The performances handed in during the interrogations were very strong, and the strength of the main character was very inspiring. WWII is always a nice backdrop (Just ask video game designers who seem to have more of a hard on for WWII than the history channel.) The only downside I felt was they didn't go in depth to the White Rose or how it came about, so I would recommend a quick wiki-read up before watchings the movie. It'd be enjoyable either way, but I can't help but think my knowledge on the subject helped to enhance my enjoyment.
Four and a half National Socialists out of Seven.
---Deja Vu-Denzel can typically be relied on for a solid perfromance as...well, Denzel. I never found him to be versatile but he is likeable. With this film, the teaser trailer made me groan...the actual trailer made me change my mind and gain interest...and the actual film fell somewhere in between. The usual Tony Scott flavor is here, although much more subtle than in Man on Fire or Domino. (Heck, more subtle than in the Domino poster even.) When I think about it, the storyline seems like it should be a lot more entertaining than it was. That's not to say that it's a bad film by any means, it just didn't hit one out of the park. If you like Denzel...check it out.
Four Jesus Terrorists out of Seven.
Now it's getting close to Turkey Time. Auf Wiedersehen.
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