Movie Day

4 in total, a couple mediocre, a couple top-notch. I keep seeing the trailor for the new Underworld movie, which looks good, but I had not seen the first two. So, I spent my morning watching them. The first one was decent, it kept my intereset with the story. the second one, however, was not quite as good. Actually, I can't say much about it, as I did not see the end. After that, I headed to Edwards to see Doubt and Slumdog Millionaire.

Doubt was nothing shy of superb. With Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Meryl Streep, and Amy Adams in the cast, an excellent acting job is sure to come. I don't want to give it away, but the story is set at an American Northeastern Catholic school in 1964. The entire movie is centered around what may or may not have happened when the priest of the school calls the only african american student into his office. What made it interesting for me was that it offered 2 very opposite views on the situation; one being from Adams' character, who is above all else innocent and very naive. The other is from Streep's character, who is very experienced and believes she knows everthing that is going on at all times. With a very unique ending, Doubt ended up being very thought-provoking and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to see a movie that is not afraid to make you ask questions.

As for Slumdog Millionaire, this movie showed me one of the best stories I have come across in a long time, if not ever (in some respects). When I first heard about it, I looked for it on IMDb and the description told me this:

"The story of the life of an impoverished Indian teen Jamal Malik, who
becomes a contestant on the Hindi version of "Who Wants to be A
Millionaire?", wins, and is then suspected of cheating."

This did not interest me at all initially. Later, I watched the trailor; this was something that seriously did the movie justice. For each question he is asked on the show, the movie does a flashback of when and how he knew what was asked of him. From start to finish, this movie held on to my interest and refused to let go. Honestly, I think this story might be better than Benjamin Button (you read that right, Ryan Lewis). I would say more about this movie, but I really do not want to give everything away. All I can say is if you have not seen it, do so as soon as possible; you will not regret it.

All in all, this was a great day. If you have not seen Slumdog Millionaire or Doubt, do so. Now.