Best Picture Winners: The Artist

So I finally got around to watching The Artist. I had been wanting to watch it for a long time, but I just didn't get around to it. Then it became available to stream on netflix so I watched it tonight. It was very cute, but you definitely have to be the right mood to watch a silent film. I liked that there was some sound in it though and the story was very cute. I liked the vintage style of it and that they made a film like this in modern day.

Also Bernice Bejo looks a lot like Bethany Joy Lenz, it's weird they both can fit in vintage era movies or shows. :)

It was sweet how she was trying to help him and she believed in him when he felt like no one else did. I really enjoyed it. It was well acted for being a silent film, it didn't need to have words to have the emotions and everything shown.

I'm not doing a very good job of reviewing this, but I thought it was a great movie and it's another Best Picture winner that I have seen now! :D

Roots

So I have finished watching my first miniseries and I picked the one that is considered the best by most people, Roots. It was great to learn about the history of that family and see firsthand what the blacks went through during the times depicted in the miniseries.

I have always been interested in the history of blacks throughout the 19th century and even before, since this starts in the 1700s. Anyway the acting was always supberd (John Amos was exceptional as Toby) and everyone else did their part too. I cried when Fiddler died, he really added to it with his fiddle playing and the lessons he taught Kunta. :)

I liked seeing all the different actors/actresses that played the lead parts throughout the miniseries and how different they were compared to other roles they did. Ed Asner was great as the Captain of the slave ship. Robert Reed was great as well and Chuck Connors.

I'm glad that Alex Haley told the story of his family's roots and history, we have seen many types of movies that have depicted the Civil War and Slavery and the horrors of what the black people went through, but the reason I like miniseries is because they tend to go deeper and since they have multiple parts it has more detail and is more authentic.

Definitely one of the best, i'm glad that I chose to see this one first. :) 

American Flyers

I've decided to take a break from the Favorite Movie Scenes for a while and make a post about a movie I saw a few days ago. It's not a Best Picture or anything (although i'm working on seeing more of those) this was just a feel good 80s movie called American Flyers starring Kevin Costner. I knew that it was about a bike race before I watched it, but after seeing it, I have to say that it was definitely one of those movies that you can see anytime. It's one of those feel good, determined to show you are worthy type movies.

Kevin Costner plays Marcus, a Sports Physician who persaudes his unstable brother David to come and train with him for the annual bike race that he has competed in for many years. Well they have issues with their parents and their dad died from a cerebral tumor. David thinks he has it, but it turns out it's actually Marcus and he doesn't tell him until on Day 2 of the race Marcus starts bleeding and showing signs of the tumor. David doesn't want to finish the race, but Marcus convinces him to do it and David ends up winning. It was a great story and it brought the brothers together again and helped David discover that he was good at something.

I really enjoyed the music in the film too. I always love 80s films for that reason, because they always have epic soundtracks. Plus the scenery was also gorgeous since a lot of it was filmed in Colorado. So if you're looking for a feel good film that is just fun, but also has drama and humor, this is for you.