"It's OK to grow up - just as long as you don't grow
old. Face it . . . you are young"
Pulp, This is Hardcore
This is a book about how to grow up, just what Tom Waits didn´t wanted (and The Ramones repeated), but not in the way he was hardly criticizing. it´s about how to become stronger, independent and free, learning with life.
The story is based in the evolution of a dog, who started this life in a house and finish his days in the forest running with the wolves and howling at the moon (sha-la-la). in between this two points the story has course.
This is not the only Jack London´s book in which the main character is a dog, in this case the dog it´s stealed for two mens and after this it´s buyed for different people, who are going to make the life of the dog (called Buck) change with their lifes. Buck is going to learn how to live in the snow in winter, how to work, how to fight and how to love too. In the middle of all this Buck begin to listen a voice, a call. This is going to be the call of his own life, buried for years of domestication.
Alejandro J.
Levels 2-3 = LCB- Barrio Norte
The Matrix (1999) is a science fiction movie written and directed by Andy and Larry Wachowski. It is co-starred by Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishbourne, Carry-Ann Moss and Hugo Weaving. In a distant future where, after a great development on Artificial Intelligence, machines take over the world and use humans lives as source of energy to function. In order to keep the human race under control, the machines create The Matrix, a simulation program built to make people believe they live in 1999, when machines were still harmless. In spite of this a small group of free resisters hide underground hidden from the machines getting in and out of the Matrix as they please, and constantly searching for others prepared to be “released” from the Matrix.
Morpheus (Laurence Fishbourne) is captain to one of the ships of
The Matrix presents a gripping plot with the addition of breathtaking action scenes, as inside the Matrix some rules such as gravity can be bent or even broken. The movie introduces the “bullet time” effect, which freezes the image as the camera turns around the scene. The acting is powerful, but its main strength lies on its skillful script and direction.
Because of this assets The Matrix started a new generation in movies making. If you like science fiction, filled will exciting action scenes and a great story, this is simply a film you can’t miss. Still the question remains… How far is this from a real future?
If you find Julia Ropberts beautiful, here's another box office hit you can't miss. "Erin Brockovich" is for every age bracket is and there the gorgeous actress is directed by S. Soderberg in a mature performance.
Erin Brockovich is a singlemother who has found a job as a legal assistant, winning the case of a small community damaged by a local factory. After losing a law-suit against a driver who hit her, Erin Brockovich looks for compensation from her lawyer Finney (Ed Masri) in the form of a job. Aware of her intense temperament, he hires her for basic secretarial duties. While working, Erin gets intrigued by some details related to a factory and Julia Roberts plays her role with charming and fascinating conviction. E. Masri and A. Eckhart (as Erin's neighbour) give much shining and serious work to their roles. All other performances from the cast are fine and riveting. It's a pleasure to see the director develop this story. Undoubtedly, Erin Brockovich is due to be considered as a source of entertainment and a breath of fresh air in the arid Hollywood world.
contributed by: Maricel Chioma
Hitchhiker’s guide to the Galaxy is a comedy and a science fiction book. This book by Douglas Adams is just the first from many books he wrote telling the story of Arthur Dent. One day like any other in planet earth, Arthur Dent, a human who had a pretty regular life woke up to find out his house was about to be demolished because of the construction of a highway. What he did not know was that in about 30 minutes the earth itself was about to be destroyed for the construction of an “intergalactic freeway”. Luckily his friend, Ford Prefect, was well aware of this situation and saves both by hitchhiking into one of the ships which were to destroy earth. From this moment on, both friends begin an amazing adventure throughout the whole universe with the aid of the Hitchhiker’s guide to the Galaxy, which was in Ford’s possession.
I believe it is a great book which will keep anyone laughing at the situations the main characters live till the end. It was really interesting to read such a different point of view about the universe and even about the meaning of life. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to explore the universe and have a good time at the same time.
My comments:
This film is based upon a surrealistic story about psychiatrist Sam Foster and his patient, an art student, Henry Letham. Inspired by his idol, a famous painter, Henry announces him that he plans to commit suicide in three days, on his 21th birthday. The desperate attempts of Sam to help his new patient took him trough the city on a trip to the place between life and death, where all the confusing events make sense. Lila Culpepper, Sam’s girlfriend, plays an important part trying to maintain Sam’s own grip on reality while fighting with her old demons. Her artistic skills and suicidal past are a bond between Henry and she. The three of them will finally understand that between the worlds of the living and the dead there is a place you're not supposed to stay.
I really enjoyed watching this movie. Although the masterful visual style was partly the best of the film, the surrealistic genre kept me thinking all night because most of the enjoyment is learning which path the story will choose. Ewan McGregor’s performance is admirable and also Ryan Gosling, Kate Burton and Naomi Watts show off their drama abilities successfully.
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