Well Happy New Year everyone!!! Better late than never, right? So, here I'm going to do my review on "The Walk" starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and then I'm going to do a list of movies in the upcoming year that I will most likely review. Then hopefully later on I'll do game reviews on "Tomb Raider" and "Titanfall." Thanks guys for being patient. I've had a lotta trouble with this concussion, so I'll try to be better at posting. But now, let's get reviewing!
T H E W A L K
The movie is narrated by Philippe Petit, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character. He is
a frenchman who, as a boy, loved line walkers. He first saw them at a circus he snuck into. From that point on, he began teaching himself to walk on a line. As time passed, he became better. He was eventually walking on a single rope line instead of five, and he wanted to improve his walk even more.
But I'm getting ahead of myself.
Philippe describes his life before moving to America. He rides around on a
unicycle carrying his equipment and looking for somewhere to hang up his line and walk. On the line, he will juggle various items, and he has a chalk circle set up that people must stay on the outside of. If they violate his circle, he rides on their toes on his unicycle.
He does not talk while in his circle, he only does his show.
During a show, he gets a horrible tooth ache from a jawbreaker sort of thing and goes to see a dentist, but has to wait for two hours. When he sits down, he picks up a newspaper and sees the story on the Twin Towers in New York City and steals the page, making it his dream to walk across the towers.
One day, he is looking for some place to set up his line and he sees a woman playing the guitar, getting money that way. He watches for a minute or two, and sets up his line away from her, and then begins to perform. The crowds that were interested in the woman then go to Philippe, and she's not happy that Philippe stole her crowd and her money.
Philippe finishes his show and the woman introduces herself as Annie. She explains how Philippe stealing her thunder was not cool. Philippe responds that he did not
mean to; in fact, he set up his line away from Annie, because that was her area where she was performing and demonstrating her talents, and he never wants to hurt another artist.
Annie and Philippe begin their long term relationship, and go through ups and downs all the way to the main event, Philippe walking the Twin Towers.
This is definitely a good family movie to watch, and a good Friday night film too. I highly recommend this film for anyone that loves a good true story.
Ratings:
Family Friendliness- 9/10 Wires: There is no cursing in this film, there is only some minor injuries which show a little blood, but it is a fun film with a lot of laughs.
Story-line- 9/10 bolts: This is very true to Philippe Petit's story, as he himself aided in teaching Joseph Gordon-Levitt to walk on a wire. He also had a hand in how the story was told.
Re-watch Probability- 8/10 Towers: This is an extraordinary film that will leave you breathless. It is truly one to watch over and over again.
Overall- 9/10
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Upcoming Movies for 2016
So yes, we need to take a look at all of the amazing films that will come our way this year! I'm just gonna give titles and release dates.
CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR- May 6
BATMAN V. SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE- March 22
ZOOLANDER 2- February 12
ZOOTOPIA- March 4
THE JUNGLE BOOK- April 15
MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2- March 25
DOCTOR STRANGE- November 4
X-MEN: APOCALYPSE- May 27
FINDING DORY- June 17
SUICIDE SQUAD- August 5
ROGUE ONE- December 16
GHOSTBUSTERS- July 15
STAR TREK: BEYOND- July 22
INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE- June 24
There are so many more guys, but I can't name them all. Either way, it means another great year of blogging! Thanks for the 2015 year, and I hope you'll stick with me through 2016!
