The movies Sweet Home Alabama and Just Like Heaven have further in common than just the leading lady, Reese Witherspoon. These two movies represent the romantic ideals of society in appropriately similar ways. Both movies teach valuable lessons in telling how Hollywood chooses to portray what the concept of love is and how it develops in romantic films. In Sweet Home Alabama the first concept of love is the chemistry between the two characters. Right off the bat, the chemistry between the two leading characters-Jake Perry and Melanie Smooter- is obvious. There previous tension between the two for years, there has been a deep romantic bond in the past and that there is still a little sizzle between the two. Throughout the movie their love from the past resurfaces. Love develops in Sweet Home Alabama from mutual dislike to tolerance to liking to true love. The fire between Melanie and Jake that had grown dim is now a bright flame once again. The second concept that Sweet Home Alabama is that a person needs a knowledge of who they are to realize what they want. In the movie, Melanie had forgotten who she was. She desired to forget and erase who she was in order to become a different person entirely. Melanie embarked on her journey and found out that all roads lead home. On this journey, Melanie learned that having a home, having roots, was a marvelous thing. She returned to who she was and she returned to who she loved by the time the credits roll. The third concept of…
Helping a Friend On May 20, 2014, Sophia and seven of her friends decided to take a trip to Lake Michigan. Sophia’s aunt owns a lake house in Arcadia, Michigan, so the girls decided to rent out the place for a few weeks. When they arrived to the house late in evening, they unpacked and settled in. Sophia, Carly, Kaylee, and Sally slept in the room with bunk beds, while Kelly, Diane, and Lauren slept in the master bedroom. George got the room in the middle all to himself. Everyone managed to get…
Aryanna Flores Beginning Drama Pd.3 Who’s Who: Robert De Niro Robert De Niro is an academy award winner, producer, and director. He is best known for his roles in the movies, Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, and The Godfather Part II. He is not only limited to just acting but voice acting as well, he played a shark in the movie, Shark Tale, in 2004. De Niro is a talented Italian American actor who plays a variety of characters in some of our favorite movies. Most people already know who this man is,…
Some people think that the only way to get rid of their anger is to throw it in someone else’s face, but that isn’t always the best option. Sometimes things get out of hand and they can’t be taken back after that. I can tell you right now that no matter how much of a problem you have with someone, it is not worth going to the extremes for. Sometimes a small argument with another girl can turn into a court case. I would know from experience. High school drama seems like it’s nothing, but it can…
Katy Perry took to the stage for her halftime performance at Super Bowl XLIX in Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday night. In the footage, Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and other members of the Barden Bellas were shown facing other a capella groups, including the ‘Green Bay Packers’ consisting of all male members, in competition to be crowned as the American winner. The upcoming sequel to the musical comedy is centered on sending the group of singers to another huge sing-off. Aside from Kendrick and…
Frank Sinatra was an actor, producer, and singer in the 20th century. He was born on December 12, 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Italian immigrants. He had to be delivered with the aid of forceps, which caused severe scarring to his left cheek, neck, and ear, and perforated his ear drum, damage that remained for life. Due to his injuries at birth, his baptism at St. Francis Church in Hoboken was delayed until April 2, 1916. A childhood operation on his mastoid bone left major scarring on his…
In 2008, Twentieth Century Fox released the blockbuster film, Taken, an action-packed thriller that starred Irish actor, Liam Neeson. He played the character, Brian Mills, a former CIA government official. In the movie, he learns about his daughter’s abduction, while she and her girlfriend are visiting Paris, France. The viewer learns that his daughter had been abducted by an Albanian sex-trafficking gang, with the sole intent of selling Mills’ daughter as a prostitute in Europe. This movie…
The top two female actresses I believe are the best are Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. The top two male actors that I believe to be the best actors are Adam Sandler and Will Smith. Jennifer Aniston: Just Go with It stars one of my favorite actors, Adam Sandler, and one of my favorite actresses, Jennifer Aniston. One of the reasons why she is one of my favorite actresses is the fact that her sense of humor comes out and stands out in every film or show that she does. For example, in…
That is because she looks up to Holden as a role model, and he doesn’t want her to be an unauthentic person. For instance on page 76 Holden claims, “The only trouble is, she’s a little too affectionate sometimes. She’s very emotional, for a child. She really is. Something else she does, she writes books all the time. Only, she doesn’t finish them…That kills me.” His little sister writes books about a detective that’s was originally an orphan. Phoebe is an innocent little girl who doesn’t…
The release date for Like Mike the movie was released on July 3rd, 2002. Like Mike made a humungous profit, when it came down to their budget and the number of ticket sales they made. Their budget was $30,000,000 and the number of ticket sales or box office, was $51,432,760 rounding out to about an eleven million dollar profit. The production company that produced the film "Like Mike," was 20th Century Fox, which is known for some of the best movies. The main actors in "Like Mike," were Bow Wow,…