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Defendor (2009)
I think I missed it...
I think I may have missed the greatness of this movie. A lot of other people seem to think it was funny and touching and this other stuff.
I thought the acting was average at best. Woody does play a "special" kind of super hero, but aiming to copy Christian Bale's over-exaggerated deep creepy voice? Really? Although, it did make me wanna dig up my sling-shot and chase people around.
The comedy part of this movie escaped me as well. Maybe it's because the face of comedy has changed over the last 20 years, but myself, roommate and girlfriend failed to even giggle. Are we laughing at Woody's lack of normalcy or unique perspective? Is if funny to be a hooker? Is it funny to repeat a tag line all movie during serious scenes? The mass release of self proclaimed super hero movies is not impressing me. This movie fell way short.
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Resilience prevails.
Off the hop, I don't mean to upset people with a 9 out of 10 rating. In my world, nobody gets a 10; there is always room for improvement. Mind you, this movie comes very very close to a 10.
I knew nothing of the movie before watching it and was picking my jaw up off the floor upon completion. The amount of situations and experiences I could relate to and empathize with was incredible. The simplicity of the message within the complication of human interaction and misunderstanding. It was a shocker. The extent of rawness people can portray towards each other versus the compassion was wound together like yin and yang. We can't really have one without the other.
Since, I have seen this movie several times. Each time, I still find something new to ponder if it was intentionally placed, or just happens to fit.
I highly recommend this movie to believe in the power of the human spirit and magnitude of motivation brought on by friends.