What the Beck???
Bucket List Update
Academy Award Nominated Movies
2016 Moonlight
starring: Mahershala Ali,
Shariff Earp, Duan Sanderson, Alex Hibbert, Janelle Monae, Naomie Harris, Jaden Piner
plot – The
story of a gay black child growing up in Miami. The
city and area are filled with drugs and gangs
and he leads a very difficult life.
This movie won the Academy last year. This was a hard movie to watch at times, because I felt so
bad for the lead character. This movie truly made me thankful for the wonderful
life that I have led.
1999 The
Insider
starring: Al Pacino, Russell
Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall, Lindsay Crouse
plot – A based in fact
movie about a research chemist, played
by Crowe, who turns into a whistle blower
when he decides to go on “60 Minutes” to
expose the real hidden dangers of smoking.
This was a great movie. I really
enjoyed it because the acting was outstanding, and I lived through that time
period and saw the changes that came from this event.
1995 Braveheart
starring: Mel Gibson, Sean
Lawlor, Sean McGinley, Sophie Marceau, Mahairi Calvey, Patrick McGoohan, Peter
Hanley…
plot – Mel Gibson plays Sir William
Wallace who suffered the death
of his brother and father as well as his wife at the
hands of King Edward First of England’s men. He begins
a crusade to turn Scotland into its own country
and leads the revolt himself.
Braveheart won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1995. This
was an award well earned. The acting was outstanding and I have read enough
books about Scotland and England to already have background information. Scotland is on my Bucket List to visit
someday.
1986 The
Mission
starring: Robert DeNiro,
Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnaly, Aidan Quinn, Liam Neeson,
plot – Jeremy
Quinn plays a Jesuit priest in South America. He
is working hard to convert the Indians to Christianity.
He builds a mission, and is eventually
helped by Robert DeNiro, who played a new priest who has killed his brother. He becomes
a priest to make it right with God. The
Spanish land changes hands and it goes to Portugal who destroys the mission and kills many
Indians and Spanish priests.
This was a real surprise for me. I really liked the story and the
acting was outstanding. Even though there was a lot of violence, especially at
the end, the movie was great.
1980 Raging
Bull
starring: Robert DeNiro, Joe
Pesci, Cathy Moriarty, Frank Vincent, Nicholas Colasanto, Theresa Saldana, Mario
Gallo, Frank Adonis
plot – Robert DeNiro plays
a middleweight boxer. He hooks up
with a beautiful girl at a club, dumps his wife
and child, and marries the new girl. He smothers
her with love, but has no trust in her or
anyone around her. He can’t stop the obsession
and ruins his marriage as well as his fighting
career.
This was a very
violent movie. I am not a lover of boxing as a sport, because it seems cruel
and abusive. The story itself angered me greatly. DeNiro’s character was a
jealous, physically and mentally abusive husband. This type of character
drives me crazy, because frequently the abused wife stays with the abuser. The
acting in this movie was outstanding. DeNiro, Moriarty, and Pesci proved that
they are great actors!!
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