orangestar17 Reviews

The Sopranos (1999–2007)

Simply a Great Time

[18 November 2002]

Before I say anything else, I will admit that this show does contain a great deal of violence, gore, and the like. However, this is something you should know before you even start watching.

What I would dare anybody to do is to try to watch the entire first season of this show without becoming absolutely addicted. Running the gamet from angry, irritated Christopher to the comically ridiculous Livia, I dare you to not love these characters. And the dissonance between Anthony and his teenage children is absolutely accurate and believable.

This is an absolutely fantastic, 5-star show with wonderful storylines. If you think about how difficult it is for filmmakers to make a movie that can keep you riveted for an hour and a half, it is amazing that these writers can do six times that every season of this show and still keep it fresh.

Too Young to Be a Dad (2002 TV Movie)

Finally, a Very Important Side is Shown (Plot points discussed)

[10/10 · 17 November 2002]

Finally, a movie that showcases a male in a stereotypically "female" light. This movie follows a harrowing 9 months of a young boy's life as he struggles with a choice he feels he was forced to make, giving up parental rights to his unborn child.

This movie shows something very important: It only takes one time to get pregnant. After the first time, the boy decided he wasn't ready for sex, but the damage was already done. Also, the important thing shown here is that just because a person is male doesn't mean they are a sex-crazed lunatic.

We follow the life of this boy as he struggles at his age to work full-time at a pizza shop to pay his pregnant girlfriend's medical bills and the anguish he experiences when hearing the baby referred to as simply an "adoptee", as he walks around a baby product store and as he takes classes to learn how to take care of a baby he'll never have.

And in the light of this life-altering event happening, his family is proud of him for doing his duty and taking responsibility for his actions. They have chosen to see the best of a not-so-wonderful situation, which we could hope any parent would do for their child.

As the movie ends with the boy deciding to raise his child, you can only be proud of a movie that finally showcases a man taking responsibility for his sexual actions and not taking the easy way out