1st Video Blog!

Hi guys, thanks so much for all your support in our comments section. Due to popular demand, we have now filmed our very first vlog!

Please watch and let us know what you think:

Our member contributions:
Ayush Agrawal: Major appearance in filming, assistance with editing
Brian Park: Appearances in the filming, assistance with writing of script
Jack Miller: Created ending credits, directed shooting of the film, minor appearance in filming
Rafael Paterno: Major assistance in editing and appearance in filming
Rohan Bhojwani: Appearing in video and assistance with filming

American Gangster - 2007

American Gangster - 2007 

Directed by Ridley Scott the crime film American Gangster (based on a true story the movie) 

It takes audience back to the 1968’s Harlem drug trade and the corruption. 

The film features the main character Frank Lucas’s (Denzel Washington) course of becoming one of the Harlem’s biggest mobster from nobody. This movie interests the audience by Frank’s rules on operating his own drug trade empire against Italian mafia by cutting the middlemen in the drug trade and sourcing straight from South East Asia. 

The movie though is entertaining but, again portraits that nobody is above the law. Even though biggest mobster Frank Lucas pay for the consequences for impacting many lives. 

Brian Park 

Reference list 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Gangster_(film)

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/american_gangster/

Senna

A documentary on the life of one of the best formula 1 drivers of all times could be something not so interesting to watch, but Senna might prove you wrong.

As his exciting career with lots of overtaking and fights in and out of the tracks will keep your eyes right open throughout the film.

The movie shows Ayrton Senna's personal life and achievements as a racing driver, from four years old when he started on a go kart to his death in Imola in 1994. A very good part of the documentary is about his rivalry with his teammate Allan Prost, a ruthless driver who would go for any gaps in order to win a race, but who off the track would be loved by all his fellow drivers and the supporters. 

Senna is an excellent documentary presenting a beautifully researched work of the life of this magnificent iconic formula one driver and the movie was nominated for a number of international prizes. 

The Good Fellas, recommend this movie. 

-Rafael Paterno

References:

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt1424432/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/8553429/Senna-film-review-fascinating.html

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/senna/

Kingsmans: The golden circle

"Manners Maketh Man".

King man: The golden circle has hit the cinema with another new global scale mission to save the World! 

English film director Matthew Vaughn and starring Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Julianne Moore, Halle Berry, Taron Egerton, Channing Tatum and Jeff Bridges the team of actors has created an exciting piece.

The movie begins with the encountering Kingsman's past trainee Charlie Hesketh. In the process, the secret organisation Kingsman becomes fully exposed and brought down by criminal organisation the golden circle. Only surviving agent Eggsy(Taron Egerton) and Merlin (Mark Strong) activates doomsday protocol which discovers that there is another organisation in America called Statesman. Also, discovers news on Harry Galahad (Colin Firth)

With the support from Statesman Eggsy and Harry discovers the group Golden Circle is operated by Poppy Adams (Julianne Moore) with the World’s largest drug cartel and her master plans to potentially wipe out all the people through her drug around the Globe... 

The movie The Kingman: Golden Circle explores values of human life, the good and bad villain with plenty of kicking ass! 

This movie is in Australia and it's rated MA15+ 

Brian Park

Reference List:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsman:_The_Golden_Circle

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/kingsman-the-golden-circle#

The Big Short

Adam McKay directs the extremely interesting 2015 picture “The Big Short”. The film tells three separate but parallel stories of the U.S mortgage housing crisis that is said to have played a large part in the demise of the U.S economy eventuating in the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. Christian Bale plays Michael Burry, an eccentric ex-physician turned one eyed hedge fund manager. 

Burry believes the US housing market is built upon a bubble that will burst in the near future, and therefore decides to short the market with the banks, something that has never happened in American history. The banks are more than happy to take this deal on, as they believe Burry is foolish. Word gets around of these findings and eventually Jared Vennet (Ryan Gosling), aswell as Charlie Geller and Jamie Shipley, 2 small time investors working out of their garage, also decide they will short the market. The sadness in it all is that for these investors to win, the whole economy must fail. 

This true story of a handful of investors shows that people did see the MBS system are structurally flawed and they invested accordingly, profiting big time via a period of economic downturn that is unlikely to be surpassed. 

- Jack Miller 

References:

1. http://m.imdb.com/title/tt1596363/

The Avengers

Another review for all our aspiring superheroes out there! Today we’re going to take a look at the highest grossing Marvel release of all time, Joss Whedon’s 2012 blockbuster “The Avengers”. Hyped up by a slew of superhero movies leading to its build-up, The Avengers delivers as a fun, action-packed and awestriking cinematic experience that delivers the same Marvel quality audiences have grown to expect and love. 

The Avengers brings together an ensemble of Captain America (Chris Evans), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner. The story begins as Loki, the god of mischief (played by the ever-charismatic Tom Hiddleston) brings together an alien army that threatens all of humanity. Our colourful and diverse superheroes are forced to unite together to face this global threat, and avenge humanity before it is lost for good.

The Good Fellas believe The Avengers has gone down as a superhero classic, and is a must-watch for all audiences, whether a superhero fan or not. The presentation and delivery of the characters is balanced perfectly, and each character gets their time to shine on the big screen, while adding to the story as a whole. The Avengers gets the Good Guys Tick!

- Ayush

References:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Avengers_(2012_film)

2. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=marvelcomics.htm

3. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848228/

Lion King

Hakuna Matata is a phrase almost every kid used to know. This is a Swahili phrase from Kenya translated “no worries”. 

The phrase certainly sends the message to every individual on struggles and hardship in live journey that everything will be ok. 

Famous Walt Disney’s animation film Lion King focuses on the adventure of Simba’s dynamic journey. The story features the next successor the prince of the wild Simba outcasts by evil uncle Scar’s wicked plans. During the time of his exile Simba discovers his identity and becomes a wise adult. 

Will Simba return to the kingdom once his father Mufasa used to rule and will he be brave to fight for the justice and regain his position? 

The animation version of movie Hamlet but with happy endings. The Movie Lion King certainly has caught audience’s attention.

- Brian Park

References:

1. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110357/ 

2. https://letterpile.com/books/Similarities-Between-The-Lion-King-and-Hamlet