Dredd Movie Review

                  Dredd Movie Review

  Review: In my opinion, under-rated, very stylish, entertaining sci-fi action movie, with top-level bad-assery.

  Yeah, my mum was shocked by the violence, in fact even I was a little taken aback at the sudden savagery, often out of nowhere. But, in this universe, I thought it fitting, that the violence reflected the movie's world, savage, sudden, out-of-nowhere. 
  I had seen the trailer, read a few reviews, which were mostly positive, and thought even then that it seemed pretty under-rated , considering the fact that many other, way worse movies that are just for younger audiences get much better received. Anyway, to the review:
  It started out very well, with a great action scene, that already made you know what to expect with it's cold, stylish, one-liner style, that just really grabbed my attention.
  Oh, and let me just mention the amazing music score; seriously, recently I've really been into that cyberpunk style synthy music, and Dredd's core really was fantastic, from the quietly pulsing, intense sounds in the quieter shots, to the wild, angry tracks a minute later. Seriously, a great score.
  Karl Urban was surprisingly impressive in this role, never showing his face full-on, nailed his lines perfectly, and just had some surprisingly badass moments, at which insanity I still find myself chuckling every now and then.
  When I saw there a was a female side protagonist, I was kinna scared at first, afraid that she would turn out "more manly than the man", which I so widespread in todays culture that I honestly groan inwardly every time I see some movie with a female action character, completely flat, unrealistic, and just annoying. Of course, in those movies, the boss is inevitably a bossy black woman. By the way, I'm in no way racist or sexist, I'm just peeved at how widespread one particular set of thinking is, and how it's forced upon all of us. All that "strong female character" bs..ugh!
  Anyway, turned out, Anderson was way cooler than originally anticipated, you know, womanly but strong, vulnerable but tough, caring and brutal, and so landed a win in my book.
  In conclusion, an awesome movie, which I give 9/10.

Blade Runner 2049

             Blade Runner 2049

Review: I'm sorry, I'm speechless.

  Some movies, they just floor you. Some movies, they're almost 3 hours long, yet you can't tear your eyes away for one damn second, not even to stare at your co-viewers in bewilderment. Some movies are so well baked together, that you can't even tell what floors you the most; soundtrack, cinematography, direction, acting, story, whatever. Some movies, although they flopped at the box office, because sadly most people are just too stupid, impatient, and flat for these type of movies, still become an instant classic, and a movie which you know you will be watching over and over again for years to come. Blade Runner 2049, is that movie. 

  Wow, too enthusiastic you might think? You'd be right. You have to be, to enjoy this type of cinema, the slow, atmospheric movies that just immerse you, and make you stare, and think, and just feast your eyes, all at the same time.

  Let me just begin with the cinematography. God, that cinematography! Deakins finally got his damn oscar, and man, this movie might just be the most beautiful I've ever seen. Every single frame could be used for a wallpaper, every single frame is a painting. The lighting, colours, feels, everything is masterful, and along with the superb music score co-composed by genius Hans Zimmer, the atmosphere in this movie is one of the best I've ever witnessed on screen.

  Villeneuve had officially become one of my favourite directors every, as he'd already made some of my favourite movies, like Prisoners, Arrival and Sicario, and his direction is impeccable, with slow, lingering shots in one scene, and then something entirely different in another. 

  I don't want to talk too much about the story, because you really just want to go in blind, if you've seen the first one, but rest assured, it's superbly written, every now and then a random philosophicall argument thrown in that just makes you stop and go; damn, he's got a point.

  What I also liked was that it didn't go the Detroit: Become Human route, and robots being more human than humans, and it'd actually be nice to have robots everywhere bla bla bla. Instead, it painted a realistic picture of a world where humans didn't learn form their mistakes, which is true all the time, in our current world, and all the replicants somehow try to be human, try to find meaning and belief.

  This cyberpunk hallmark is an instant classic, and like I said, if you actually like a movie that thinks a little, and treats its audience as mature adults, then just go and watch it already.

  I'm totally gonna give this a 10/10.

Prisoners Movie Review

              Prisoners Movie Review

Review: One of the most under-rated masterpieces of all time, masterful on every level.

  I've seen Prisoners like 4 times, the last time being yesterday, and I was reminded of actually how superb this movie is, and how disturbing and visceral it is, but at the same time, has this starkly beautiful quality, especially mirrored by the genius Roger Deakins, with the cold and grey picture, yet at the same time sometimes just eye-poppingly beautiful.

  The story follows primarily two men, father of a kidnapped young girl, and the detective who tries to find her, directed by (in my opinion) the new Scorcese of our time, Denis Villeneuve, ad starring two of my favourite actors Hugh Jackman in his best performance ever, and Jake Gyllenhaal, in also one of his best performances ever.

  Let me just talk about the style of Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal) for a second; I've yet to see a character whose entire style I indentify with more, from the hair to the clothes to the overall personality, that's just me. Especially the hairstyle for me, I'm sorry, it's just too cool.

  Anyway, from the production perspective, this movie is superb, with the usual masterclass work from Deakins, to the moody and dark soundtrack, and the extremely effective, suspenseful, taut direction by Denis is just staggering, the more intense the scene, the slower the camera.
  

  The performances in this movie are hands-down some of the best ever seen on film, as every actor gives it their absolute, sometimes heart-breakingly best, as they go through all the emotions of colliding with some of the darkest, bleakest, most stomach-churning subject matter.

  The story is chock-full with twists and turns enough to make even a rollercoaster reel, as you doubt every character and their motivations, inching slowly foward toward the screen. The build-up is relentless, and although there were again people crying about the length, not one scene was boring, or felt tacked-on without context.

  The moral questions raised by prisoners are deeply troubling, as we put ourselves into the characters' shoes and ask ourselves if we had done any differently in their situation; it's uncomfortable, disturbing, and masterful. Go watch this movie, if you can stomach the subject matter, strong language, brutal, and I mean, brutal violence. Totally 10/10.

Gone Baby Gone (Movie Review)

                 Gone Baby Gone (Movie Review)

2007 Crime-Drama-Thriller directed by Ben Affleck, based on the novel by Dennis Lehane, and starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris.

Review: A stark, mature, immensely disturbing, but riveting, and thought-provoking, wonderfully executed movie.

  Two Boston area detectives investigate a little girl's kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally.

  I saw Gone Baby Gone yesterday, after wanting to see it for a long time, and since I'd watched several of Lehane's adapted movies, the cinematic masterpiece Shutter Island, the phenomenally acted and written Mystic River, and the under-rated The Drop, and I'd also read Shutter Island, so I was understandably pretty thrilled to finally get the chance to watch this, even though I knew that Lehane's world and stories were often dark, and disturbing.

  I was blown away. Ben Affleck showed his talent at direction from the first minute, and a thing that was incredible to me was that this movie was actually filmed in Boston itself, as also Lehane's novels are pretty much all set in Boston, and the Afflecks also grew up there, I think.

  Anyway, we understand right away that this story is not gonna pull any punches, in the vein of one of my other all-time favourites, Prisoners. Every parents nightmare, something no one wants to even think about, no one really wants to acknowledge, something that is always there in the back of the mind. Your child gone missing.

  The story rushes along, with terrifying social commentary thrown in every now an then, superb characters, their arcs and back-stories, their motivations and beliefs carry it forward, with a masterful screenplay, and atmosphere, albeit gritty and dark, somehow still compelling with a hint of hope. Lehane's stories, especially this one, choose to show a world, which sadly is very real, and yet we choose to ignore, at our own peril. The moral complications still aren't answered, and I'm still debating, with myself and my family, about who was right, and wrong, and if they were maybe right in the end after all, it's all just so realistically and poetically unclear.

  I actually appreciate Casey Affleck's Assassination of Jesse James performance even more after this, although his role here is the superior in my opinion, with his slightly naive, born-again Christian, intelligent and sympathetic Kenzie. Every movement and and word from him is right on point, letting us see wat he feels without saying anything. And all the other actors, Freeman, Harris, etc, do a fantastic job in their side roles, with layered depths and motivations which get uncovered as the story progresses. One of my favourite moments of his was when someone insulted his partner/lover/whatever, and after, like, 5 minutes, he just says "You disrespect her again, I'll break all your bones" or something like that, and I just thought that was so cool, y'know, finally some respect and chivalry, I dunno.The romance was also expertly and maturely handled, without being sappy, or stupid, but really subtle, without much drama, and just felt real.

  The themes and moral questions were superb, where I found myself agreeing with several characters with all different views and philosophies, and disagreeing at the same time, with questions asked and only half-answered that fester in your mind, long after the credits roll, and I found myself imagining what I would have done in such and such situation, where the characters faced choices I could never imagine making, and when a movie, or book, or video game does that to you, you know it's amazing.

  In conclusion, Gone Baby Gone is a must-see for mature audiences who can stomach the depressing subject matter. 9/10.

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Review)

      The Assassination of Jesse James by the                     Coward Robert Ford (Review)

  Review: Poetic, breath-takingly beautiful movie, criminally under-rated.

  I've seen this movie, like at least 5 times and own it on DVD, but you know what..I know that I'll be watching this movie until I die. I actually watched it again a few days ago, and noticed many things I didn't get the first times.

  The first time I saw this, I gave this a 9 rating, y'know, incredible, but I noticed something..this movie grew on me as time passed, I found myself randomly thinking about it, and I found out an important thing about myself, and I think everyone else who truly adores Drama or Character studies as a whole..when I get shivers up and down my spine, I know it's a masterpiece. And in this movie, I got it every other scene.

  I've honestly haven't experienced a movie like this often, where so many things melt together to create a perfect whole, acting, writing, soundtrack, cinematography, the narration my God (!), it's just all so flawless. Don't worry, I'm gonna talk about it's under-rating (is that even a word? Who cares?) later.

  Let's begin with the first things that hit you as you play the movie: the narration, cinematography and soundtrack. 

  Weirdly enough, narration in movies is often flawed or weird, or somehow takes away from the whole experience, but in this case, it fit perfectly, with beautiful descriptions and "sentences" which have to be written and said, where you can see that it came from a book, and an excellently written one at that.

  Then, the cinematography, which was done by Creative Genius Roger Deakins, my all-time favourite cinematographer, along with Emmanuel Lubezki, and his darkly vibrant and picturesque shots of wild, open landscapes, through glass and water, on the ground and grass, everything was just achingly beautiful. 

  The soudtrack I just don't even know how to begin to describe, with it's melancholy tunes and strokes, and an interesting I noticed last time, in a scene where someone gets shot, (no spoilers) the music turns even more emotional, as if the music itself was somehow disappointed in the characters, like a parent when a loved, but troublesome child does wrong. One of my favourite scenes in "Assassination", (one of many) was the train robbery scene at the beginning, where fingers of melting ice were just tap-dancing all over my spine, with the superb mixture of music and cinematography, unforgettable.

  Now let's jog over to the acting department: An incredible cast through and through from Brad Pitt, to Jeremy Renner. Now, while I really did appreciate Casey Afflecks subtle, almost surgical, performance, I do think that Brad Pitt just stole the show with possibly his best performance since Snatch, and nails it, sliding from sociopathic criminal, to repentant and depressed Sinner, to loving husband and father with ease, in what I think is the most realistic, I wanna say(?), portrayal of the infamous outlaw. You always know that a performance is masterful, when you can't keep your eyes off the character, where you always want to see him more, and I haven't had that feeling often.

  There are so many scenes which are just so poetic, so masterfully executed that I couldn't help but marvel, and so this is, for sure, one of my all-time favourite movies.

  Now, you may ask, why did this movie get so overlooked? Well, I think there are several reasons. First off, I literally hate the Oscars, as most of the best movies of all time, on any list did not even get a damn nomination, so whatever.

  But one of the difficulties it faced was the competition, I guess..2007 is, I'm pretty sure, probably the best movie year ever.. I mean just look:

No Country for Old Men, There Will be Blood, Zodiac, Eastern Promises, Blood Diamond, American Gangster, The Bourne Ultimatum, 3:10 to Yuma, you get the point..

  But also, a common complaint was that it was too long, which just frustrates me endlessly..this isn't a teen, action flick, this is a poetic character study of Man, and his motivations and obsessions, and it should be treated as such. Honestly, though all real story-telling buffs like myself, who truly invest into a story and its characters, all loved it..Heck Common Sense Media gave it Five stars, and even WatchMojo listed it as The most under-rated movie of the decade.

  Don't get me wrong, I like the marvel movies, I loved Thor : Ragnarok, and Logan is a masterpiece although admittedly not really typical Marvel, they're just not real movies with characters we understand and love or hate, they're just fast, funny action flicks, and that's fine, but it shouldn't be a the expense of other movies. Seriously, Avengers rakes in billions of dollars, and gets so overrated, because kids obviously aren't real critics by any standard, so real movies often get overlooked.

  Anyhow, enough cynical criticising by humble me, all I wanted to say is that this Poetic, eerily beautiful Drama gets a full 10/10. 

"15 Temmuz" The 15th July that should have made World History

"15 Temmuz" The 15th July that should                have made World History

  

 

 Have you ever heard of an entire country that went up against tanks, and armed soldiers shooting to kill? Have you ever heard of a 15 year old boy, running outside in the middle of the night, in the name of Freedom and Democracy? A 70 year old man on friggin' crutches hobbing away, shouting, To Freedom or Death?

  Seems like some 300 type crap, dunnit? Well, it happened, 2 years ago, on the Night of 15th July, 2016. (I'd been in Turkey for less than 2 months).

  An attempted coup was taking place, soldiers were taking over TV stations, and bridges, before President Erdogan called and told the nation to come out into the streets, and stand up to the coup, and it's engineers. 

  And come out they did, in droves, in crowds, challenging the soldiers, unafraid to die, because they believed in something higher than themselves, they believed in Freedom, and Justice, and nothing would stop them. And when I say nothing, believe me, I mean, nothing..

  Not tanks, not armed, ready to kill soldiers, not helicopters, all ready to fire on civilians. And they did. In that night, over 100 people died, men, women, and youngsters, the youngest being only 15 years old.

  In the History of the World, nothing like this as ever happened, where civilians went up against soldiers, the military, earning my complete respect and loyalty. Of course, it was extremely underplayed by mainstream Western media, as is usual with the news. 

  But this act, by the people, for the people, and from the people, should never, ever be forgotten, and I hope that there will always be noble people who believe in something bigger than their own peverted self, and will never let this be forgotten.

  Have a beautiful day, and a beautiful life..Goodbye.

My Take on Gun Laws

                           My Take on Gun Laws

  
  Gun laws...holy God, a controversial topic to discuss, but I'll do my best not to tread on sore toes.
  First of all, let me make totally clear that I don't support everyone buying tons of guns, no matter who they are. But the truth is, the criminals are gonna get their weapons of mass destruction anyway, whatever law gets passed.
  But ok, you know what, let's play along for a minute; let's pretend we ban all guns. SO people start stabbing each other with knives, so ok, we ban all knives. SO, the bad guys start getting guns and knives on the Dark Web, so we begin to regulate what ISPs can be displayed, but then, guess what? 
  People start throwing acid at each other, and so we make a petition with over 500,00 signatures to ban owning bleach without a license, RATHER than fixing the problems in our sick society  that lead people to want to stab, shoot, and throw acid at each other.
  I think it's a kind of whitewash, like Global Warming to distract the general population from the real problems that plague us.
  And let me just make clear that just because I don't fully support Global Warming, doesn't mean I don't care about our environment, or nature. It just means there are other, more important problems around, such as that half the earth's population, more than 3 billion people live on less than $2.50 a day. 22,000 children die each day, just from poverty, says UNICEF, while the richest 1% owns HALF of the world's wealth. 
  Almost $3 trillion have been spent on the war in Iraq, enough to end to end World Hunger for 30 years!
  I'm sorry, I kinda got sidetracked there, I just get kinda heated sometimes. Anyway, if you want to know more about why Global Warming is overrated, go ahead and read the author of Jurassic Park Michael Crichtons excellent "State of Fear". 
 https://www.amazon.co.uk/State-Fear-Michael-Crichton/dp/0007181590/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1529676608&sr=1-1&keywords=state+of+fear

  Anyway, gun laws. Let me just conclude in saying that I'd be a lot happier if the goverments would just fix numerous problems that could actually make a difference, such as that, in America, there is approximately one divorce every 36 seconds, which is nearly 2,400 divorces each day, or that every 40 seconds, someone in the world commits suicide, adding up to 3,000 each day. We don't need to change the world all alone; we just need to change ourselves, the rest will come naturally. 
  Please share, and give me your views on the topics mentioned here. I love you all..

   

  

Funniest Memes and Texts of the Week 1

               Funniest Memes and Texts of the Week 1

What's up everyone, I decided to make a new series, showing the 20 funniest memes of the week, and I tried to make them have as little swearing as possible, with no sexual content. Enjoy, and Share!!

                 

Bioshock Infinite Parent Guide

                Bioshock Infinite Parent Guide   

                              

18+ Extremely violent, gritty game, low on sex, swearing

Positive Messages: 2/10

Very complex, and mature messages and themes concerning race, religion, consumerism, and philosophies such as American Exeptionalism, which states that the US has a special responsibility to spread democracy and "Freedom" in the world. 

  

Positive Role Models: 2/10

This is a tough one..there aren't really any positive, shining characters in this gritty universe, but all have their motives. Booker, although he's got a flawed and extremely complicated past, but tries to somehow stay on the right side of the path. Elizabeth, seems like a good and kind person, but has her dark, and even slightly disturbing moments. 

Profanity: 3/10

Surprisingly low for today's games: Sh*t can be heard a few times during play, and a few racial slurs and references, such as Injun, chink, etc.

Sex and Nudity: 2/10

Dialogue contains mild sexual talk, including references to fornication, and the clap.

Some low-cut dresses, cleavage.

Drinking, Smoking, Drugs: 7/10

Players can make their character smoke, and drink beer, wine etc, to gain or lose health, although there isn't any animation or real benefit. Children can be seen smoking, and there are fictional cigarette ads aimed at children.

Violence, Gore" 10/10

  Yeah, if this game were a movie, it would be rated R for Violence and disturbing Images throughout. Blood sprays when shooting enemies with a large arsenal of weapons, also giving the ability to shoot the heads off, with a sniper rifle for example.

  Players use vigors to burn, and electrocute people, can send crows at them, and use numerous other more fantastical abilities on enemies. However, the animations when first acquiring the vigors are the most disturbing; Booker's hands burn away to bone, etc.

  However, the most brutal gameplay violence are unquestionably the the Sky-Hook melee kills, with blood splattering and spraying as you smack and rip the metal hook into their face, neck, chest, or stomach, breaking their necks, ripping them open, or decapitating them.

  There are also quite a few disturbing cinematic sequences; At the beginning of the game, we see a man tied to a chair with a bloody bag over his head, and pooling at his feet, a chisel and hammer lie nearby.

  Booker attacks a police officer with the Sky-Hook, driving it into his face, blood spraying over the body, other characters, the ground and the screen. As the corpse falls, we see the gory indent on what's remaining of his face.

  We see a chinese prisoner tied to a board, before being attacked by a murder of crows, pecking at his face and body, leaving him dead and drenched in blood.

Frightening, Intense: 7/10

See Violence, Gore for details.

Strong horror elements are present later in the game, the violence can be seriously upsetting, and is guaranteed to disturb anyone who's playing it. There are a few more sequences, but they contains spoilers; you get the general idea. 

Mature audiences Only!!

Bioshock Infinite Game Review

         Bioshock Infinite Game Review

Info:

Released in 2013, developed by Irrational Games and published by 2K games, and starring Troy Baker, and Courtnee Draper. 

Review: Superb, but extremely violent and thoughtful shooter tackles complex ideas

  Sadly, there are seriously few video games worth playing, for their story, or thought-provoking themes and characters, and aren't so steeped in unneccesary gore and sexual content that you're completely desentisized, and consequently I don't really play many.

  But every now and then, there is a video game which can be considered a masterpiece, and has both a thought-provoking and deep story, and superb gameplay, graphics etc. Such is Bioshock Infinite, a masterpiece by every standard.

  When I finished it, I just sat there with mouth open, staring alternatively at the screen and at my brother, saying: What the heck did I just experience?"

  First, let me just start with the one thing that video games rarely had, or still have..incredible voice acting, by everyone, especially Troy Baker. Now to the story:
  
  "Bring us the girl, and wipe away the debt," are the instructions that bring Booker DeWitt to Columbia, a floating, huge city, where he needs to "kidnap" a girl, who has been locked up in a tower all her life. 
  But things quickly spin out of control, as they learn to work together and fight to survive as they begin to uncover the dark secrets of Columbia and its founding fathers.
  This game is masterfully written, with amazing atmosphere and depth that just makes it feel so realistic, coupled with beautiful aesthetics in perfect harmony.
  It also does a incredible job at foreshadowing the future, so at the end, when all the strings and ideas, and plot points come together, you're just stunned, and instantly want to play it again, when it all makes more sense.
  But, be warned..this game's "end" is reminiscent of something like Memento or The Prestige or Shutter Island, or whatever, your mind feeling like it got cooked.
  The gameplay is also amazingly smooth and enjoyable, with Fallout-like, sci-fi, but still nostalgic weapons, and of course the Vigors, which are basically the Plasmids from the original Bioshock. 
  My rating is totally 10/10. A masterpiece of gaming, in every single aspect.
  I will be posting a Parent Guide to this game, pretty soon, so stay tuned.
  Love you all, please give me your feedback, and have a fantastic day and life.

Hachi: A Dog's Tale Movie Review

     Hachi: A Dog's Tale Movie Review

                            

Info:

Released in 2009, directed by Lasse Hallstrom, and starring Richard Gere, Joan Allen.

Imdb Rating: 8.1 from 205,419 votes. Imdb Top 250: 210.

Review: Extremely emotional, sad, uplifting tale of true loyalty

  I saw a few scenes of this movie years ago, at my grandparents' house, and I knew right off the bat, that this movie would be tough to watch. But, I finally watched it, yesterday in fact, and..I mean, have you ever watched a movie with your family, like, I guess Braveheart, or Green Mile or something, and at the end, everyone around you was crying. It's pretty crazy, and I don't care how tough you think you are, if you don't cry when you watch, William Wallace shouting Freedom, as he sees his dead wife coming back, as John Coffey is whispering "I'm in Heaven, I'm in Heaven", then I'm sorry, but you're not a real human being. 
  And I have to say, Hachi raised the same feelings in me those other movies did, when faced with such extreme love and loyalty that literally goes beyond death and the grave, and that, in the end, no matter how sad, is still uplifting, in a beautiful way, knowing such feelings were created in us, and animals, and no matter how deep we fall, how deep the dark we sometimes venture into, there will always be light, which will shine brighter the darker it gets, which I think is an encouraging thought.
  Yeah, I know, extremely flowery and all that, but sometimes, you just need that. And  just because something is cliche, doesn't make it any less true, or powerful.
  Yes, I'm pretty sure this movie everyone will make anyone cry, and although this movie's age rating is G I'd still consider showing this to anyone too young as it is emotionally exhausting, and so I conclude, giving this movie a 10/10 on story, but overall an 8.5/10.  If you've seen Hachi, please tell me what you thought, and maybe you can raise some points I didn't think of.

I'm Back, People..

                                               I'm Back

Hey guys, sorry I was gone for so long, I just moved to Turkey, and had tons of stuff to do, etc. Suffice it to say, that I'm finally back again, and intent on broadening and extending my blog to other topics such as movies, and some video games etc.. Of course, I'll still do the book reviews and parent guides, I just want to broaden out. Love you all, have an amazing day, extending to life, and I'll write again very soon. And PLEASE, please comment and give me Feedback, so I know how and where I can improve..And I'm so sorry, but I had to change my URL to  http://ammarathaneum.blogspot.com/

The Green Mile Movie Review

  The Green Mile Movie Review

Info:

Released 1999, directed by Frank Darabont, and starring Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan. 

Imdb Rating: 8.5 from 935,962 votes. Imdb Top 250: 31

Review:Heartbreaking,mature tale with amazing performances

  One of my favourite movies of all time, and one of the few movies that really, really made me cry..The Green Mile.If you're old enough to handle this movie, as it's got some strong language, and some sexual references and implications, some truly disturbing scenes, and somber, extremely emotional material, go watch it. Seriously.

  Amazing performances, beautiful music, a superbly written story that never, ever feels bloated, or boring, even though most of the story is on one corridor, the "Green Mile".

  I think everyone already knows or can guess the ending, but I'll still try to stay away from major spoilers.

  Hanks plays a guard on Death Row, whose entire life is turned upside down by the arrival of the huge, but surprisingly gentle, and innocent-seeming John Coffey, whose charged with the rape and murder or two young girls, but seems to have a strange gift, which affects everyone around him.

  The themes in this movie are at times gut-wrenching, at time funny, at times uplifting, dealing with religion, God, justice, miracles, all interwoven in an almost fairy-tale like setting, all joining together at the heart-breaking final.

 My rating? For sure: 10/10.

  

The Pounding Rain: Chapter Two

          The Pounding Rain: Chapter Two

   McCall lifted the blanket, slowly, pain shooting up his arm.

   He felt weak, but struggled to clear his befogged mind, and inspected the blanket.

   It was large, heavy, and made of buffalo hide, and McCall didn't fancy the prospect of crawling around the landscape carrying that, but he'd die without.

   As it was, he'd probably die anyway.

   He banished the thought, and returned to the brooding present, looking up at the sky. Iron grey, with some wind from the North. It was nearly noon, and time to get going.

   He looked at his house, the charred, black, smoking remains of what had once been his home. Salty tears trickled their way down his face, but no sobs came. He thought of the murderers of his family, and the rage took hold of him again, and twisted what had once been a handsome, shining face into a bloody grimace bursting with fury.

   With difficulty, he abandoned them from his thoughts.

    Survival first.

    He could wait. Years, decades, if necessary. 

    McCall turned his back, and started limping, the blanket draped around his shoulders, every now and then falling on his knees or stomach to crawl for a while. He vanished into the trees, leaving a trail of blood droplets on the ground.

   His first goal was the river, about a day's easy march away from where he was now.

   McCall caught sight of a long, straight stick lying among some branches, ten paces off. He lurched to it as fast as he could, and bending stiffly, picked it up.

   It was oak, very strong, and would support him well. It reached from the ground to his shoulder. It was a little primitive, but it would do for now, at least until he got to the river.

   McCall moved faster now, and made better ground, but in the late afternoon, he stopped, and grew aware of the fact that he was famished, and looked around, trying to see through the close trees.
   Nothing.
   He stumbled on, and after a few minutes, caught sight of a bush with berries growing on it.
   Ignoring the red color, and the fact that he did not recognize the berries, he gorged himself, ripping the berries off by the handful, ignoring the sharp thorns and the sour taste.
   When he had finished, and left only a few berries, he lay down to rest.
   It was an hour later that the stomach cramps started. His stomach contracted, heaved. McCall rolled over, panting, and threw up violently, green bile passing his throat, burning it.
    He lay there the whole night, the poison passing from his system, and just before sunrise, he started to feel a little better, although he was so weakened that he could barely move.
   Why the hell was I so stupid?!
   After resting for a few more hours, he shakily got back up, and journeyed on, the pangs of hunger still sharp.
   As he journeyed on, he grabbed a few leaves from a tree which he knew had healing properties, although they were rather bitter.
   He grimaced. What he needed was the vitamins, and strength, and blood he could only get from the meat that he so craved.
   
   He started. He could hear rushing water, faint, but clear. Images of water, and fish hovered in his weary mind, and he hurried on as fast as he could, the sound becoming more and more audible.
   McCall raised his tired eyes, and saw a small kind of hilly embankment, and struggled up it, but fell onto his knees, and crawled. He dug his fingers into the soil at the top, and pulled himself up.
   The grey, rushing river was stretched out before him.

Some of My Favorite Wallpapers so Far..

Some of My Favorite Wallpapers so Far...

These are some of my favorite wallpapers I've got right now. If you click on the link, I'm pretty sure you should be able to download it. Enjoy!! :))

1)https://goo.gl/photos/MARaaUyjrDjFkN2w8

2)https://goo.gl/photos/SrZ42GBXtBPd3qkp6

3)https://goo.gl/photos/z8qHVdQ9dJJrRE9R8

4) https://goo.gl/photos/VqqrCCJEDiUiS7By7

5)https://goo.gl/photos/gr3MeSFYpVRpnVTY9

6)https://goo.gl/photos/o8HRrNWgtGxsyBb9A

7)https://goo.gl/photos/poZPBgpH6tbNZft59

8)https://goo.gl/photos/Bewna2BH4ys61gG56

9)https://goo.gl/photos/bBdH1x43e4xrPaNF9

10)https://goo.gl/photos/5pHSbZeNQgLeFayA6

11)https://goo.gl/photos/8jRJrdU5nkwSjeJH7

12)https://goo.gl/photos/mkBstFymgvCdZTqm7