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The Squid and the Whale (2005)
Don't be upset it's only an octopus
When I first decided to watch this movie, my expectations were next to nothing. I hadn't loved Noah Baumbach at this point (Like I do now) and I figured it would be a mopey story that turns into Jesse Eisenberg complaining for the whole movie. But that was not it at all. I got it. It was real. It had more heart than almost any movie I'd ever seen before. The characterization was incredible, I could see each of them in real life. I loved the relationship between Daniels and Eisenberg. Jeff Daniels was amazing, I see a lot of my dad in him. It was smart, well acted, and extremely well written. Your parents do not have to be divorced to like it. The best part is Eisenberg telling the shrink about his memories of going to the zoo with his mom. I cried when he ran back to look at The Squid and the Whale.
Divergent (2014)
I wish I had the option of giving a Zero
This movie was terrible. It was awful. And infuriating. It made no sense. This movie is the epitome of crap. In fact, instead of watching this near 2 1/2 hour movie, watch a piece of crap. It will have a better plot than this flick. The first hour and forty-five minutes (precisely) are spent on the wrong thing. It makes reference to the "government" (cough CAPITOL) to being some sort of evil, but rather focuses on Tris becoming part of a cult. It doesn't even make clear what they do. It gives no reason to why they are in "factions". There were so many plot holes I would have thought Tommy Wiseau wrote it. The guys name is Four. Four. Apparently the author of the book thought, "Well, anyone who reads this is a moron anyway." Four. Why? Why? WHY???? I understand that this garbage was only put together to make money, but did they have to assume everyone is an idiot? Couldn't they at least let it make sense? Or shorter? Or less cheesy? Or better acted? Or more focused? Or more intelligent? There was a point when Tris argues with Kate Winslet's character that them choosing isn't a matter of free will. Or at least she almost does. Right when it seems like the movie has any brain they shut it down in a hurry. There is way too much wrong about this movie. If I continue I will only be hurting myself by spending more than ten minutes thinking about this movie.