Melissa Clark
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Pan’s Labyrinth. Content Warning.
Pan’s Labyrinth was released on December 29, 2006. In the summer of 1944 in Francoist, Spain eleven-year-old Ofelia and her pregnant but sick mother, Carmen, journey to live with Carmen’s new husband, Captain Vidal. Carmen is bedridden and Ofelia finds time to explore. One night she is visited by a fairy who takes her to a faun. There, she discovers she is the lost princess Moanna and will have to complete three tasks before the full moon in order to return to her kingdom. I have been recommended this film countless times and I finally saw it on Netflix. My neighbor liked how I referred to it as a Spanish Narnia. One fact about this film is in Spanish it is called El Laberinto del Fauno which translates in English to The Labyrinth Of The Faun. Despite the English title it was released as, it has nothing to do with the faun called Pan in Greek Mythology which I had originally thought but that did not sway my interest in the slightest. I only found myself imagining I was a little girl again and going on an adventure.
By Melissa Clarkabout 19 hours ago in Geeks
XOXO
XOXO was released to Netflix on August 26, 2016. Six strangers come from around the USA to attend the music festival called XOXO. What comes is a day of and night of partying, drug trips, dates, fights, love, happiness, and an opportunity of a lifetime. The most important thing about the film is it is a character film. The main plot is the festival but it’s the ensemble that drives the story. We focus on the individual lives of Ethan, Krystal, Shannie, Ray, Neil, and Tariq. During the pandemic of 2020, music festivals and concerts had been either cancelled or postponed so it is nice and bittersweet to see lots of people in a group dancing and having a good time.
By Melissa Clark17 days ago in Geeks
The Revenant
The Revenant was released to theatres on December 25, 2015. In Virginia in 1823 a group of frontiersmen are forced to flee with their fur trade after an attack on their camp site. The journey takes a setback when one man named Hugh Glass is brutally mauled by a grizzly bear and left too injured to take care of himself. Soon, his caretakers decide to leave him for dead upon fear that they will be attacked and killed themselves. This is where the title comes in: “as if back from the dead to seek revenge.” In the role that earned him his Oscar win, Leonardo DiCaprio shines as Hugh Glass as he literally pulls himself out of the hole he was in and pushes himself through snow covered woods and freezing temperatures all while injured. When portraying a historical figure, it is important to be authentic. DiCaprio was so committed to the role he actually ate raw meat on camera. Upon recent viewing I noticed how much DiCaprio acted through his eyes. In times when Glass was not speaking to anyone every emotion he felt was seen, whether this was as reaction to the present or having a memory, it was all in the eyes.
By Melissa Clark29 days ago in Geeks
Top Five Coming Of Age Television Shows
1. Heartstopper Synopsis: Charlie Spring is an openly gay student at the fictional all boys Truham Gramar School in England. On his first day after winter break he meets and soon develops a crush on classmate and star rugby player, Nick Nelson. After a series of sweet hi's and small talk the two develop a close friendship that becomes something more when Nick realizes his own undeniable feelings for Charlie and begins questioning his sexuality. What comes next is a semester of love, family, friends, bullies, honesty, questions, answers, and that feeling you get when your heart beats so fast you are scared it will stop.
By Melissa Clark3 months ago in Geeks
