Movie Weekend

Finally the dry spell is finished! We haven't been to see a movie in Korea in AGES! And we were really missing it. Last week, we went to see Interstellar, which I thought was really good...at least until the ending. I thought Matthew McConaughey was really amazing in it. The ending fell a little short of what I wanted, but (little spoiler here) at least it didn't involve aliens or anything cheesy like that. The movie is about a time in the not-so-distant future when the Earth has been nearly completely destroyed. There is a group of scientists who has built a spaceship and sends out some inexperienced astronauts to attempt to find a new planet to settle on by traveling through a worm hole that has recently appeared. The movie hits close to home in dealing with the Earth's deterioration and the attempt to find a place to resettle. It made the movie really tense and real. Additionally, the idea of time being different on other planets and other dimensions is explored, with serious repercussions for Matthew McConaughey's character. That was the part I found really interesting and very sad.

This past weekend, we seriously had a movie weekend. I caught a cold at the end of the week, so we took some time off taekwondo, so I could feel better. We decided to relax by seeing a movie on both Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, Gianni and I went by ourselves to see Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. Now, I completely am against splitting books, especially short ones, into two different movies. I think it was Harry Potter that started the trend, and that I understood because the book is freaking huge! Still, the 7th Harry Potter movie (the first part of the last book) was a pretty boring movie. I figured Hunger Games was going to end up like The Hobbit, which is one short book divided into 4 movies. The Hobbit ended on a totally ridiculous and stupid cliffhanger. Most of the movie had almost no action, and as soon as something was going to start, the movie was over. At least Hunger Games is actually a 3 book series, but they are short books, so I was a bit worried about how they would divide the last book into two movies. I thought they actually did a really nice job on this end, and I was pleasantly surprised. There was action in the movie. The pace of the movie wasn't too fast or too slow, and it didn't feel like it was drawn out for time. Also, it ended in a place that made sense and wasn't too much of a cliffhanger. I thought it was a really interesting movie anyway. I really enjoyed the book series, and I think the movies are doing it justice. The second book was my favorite, but I think this third movie has been my favorite so far. The movie focused on the propaganda campaigns being flung on both sides. The Capitol using Peeta (poor guy being tortured and starved) to stop the rebellions in the Districts, and District 13 (the leaders of the Rebellions) using Katniss to incite further rebellion.

On Sunday afternoon, we met with Maria, Matthew, Sian, and Thomas to see Fury, a movie about World War II with Brad Pitt. The movie is about the five guys who have been manning a tank together since the start of the war. The movie starts towards the end of World War II, when it is clear that the Allied Forces are going to win. One of the five guys dies, and he is replaced by Norman, a complete newbie to both combat and tanks. It was a really interesting movie and very well acted. Even though you know what's going to happen (obviously, we know the outcome of the war), you really feel for these guys who are trying to make it out alive at a time when the Nazis are doing everything they can in a last ditch effort to win the war. This was the first movie I've seen Shia LaBeouf in for a long time (or I should say the first good movie), and he was, surprisingly, really great. All the guys in the tank were really good.

We saw two really good movies this weekend, and I got the much-needed relaxation and healing time I needed. Next week: double Thanksgiving weekend!!! I couldn't be more excited!