Hello world…
Today I bring you a brief review on an old yet semi new movie called “Kick-Ass!”. The movie is centered on an average, semi-nerdy kid who one day has had enough and decides that he wants to become a super hero. Sounds like nothing new at first I will agree. But after watching the first 18 minutes of the movie I was completely left awestruck. * Spoiler Alert * The turning point that separates this from a run of the mill mild mannered man transforming to a superhero thru an accident happens when the main character, in his first attempt at thwarting a robbery, gets viscously beaten and stabbed! Completely unexpected and left my jaw dropped from then on until the end of the picture. The best thing about this movie is that it depicts what may really happen if someone did decide to put on a costume. Take a break from reading this, close your eyes, and truly imagine what would happen if you decided to put on a cape and try and fight a random person in the street. Do you think you would win? This movie does a great job at showing what would happen realistic, but at the same time sending a message about resilience and what can happen if one man decides to set aside his own well being to help society. The film is also very funny as well. The main character comes across a father-daughter superhero tandem that is the real deal as if Stan Lee wrote their lives in a comic book. The contrast of the main character being defenseless and not to skilled with the father-daughter tandem that could easily save metropolis if Superman decided to take a sabbatical make the movie interesting and very unpredictable. “Kick-Ass!” is one of the few movies in the past few years that I would definitely have no problem paying a hefty Tinseltown fee for admission.All in all…a great movie for kids, adults, men, and women…should definitely take some time out to see if you haven’t by now
And like that…I’m gone…
Haven't seen this one. Sounds like an interesting premise though. As you look at films and write about them, don't get caught up in the synopsis so much, but look at the technical and stylistic points of them. I'd like to hear more about what you think of how it was shot or edited. Perhaps something about lighting or audio. Did it work well or was it a flop? Keep watching though. And don't forget to look at and respond to the readings!
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