Wednesday, April 27, 2011

{The Debt Collector}

About a family in a poor village that loves to gamble. It is in the Philippines in a poor vllage. its about a women who collects debts even though it is illegal.

Her life is quite sad. Her son died in a war. and she was seeing him as a a figment of her memory through the whole movie.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

{Little Otik}

This movie is a creepy fairytale about a family that couldn't have a child. This movie takes place in the czech republic. It is over in Europe.

The farther pulls out a tree stump that he carves to look like a child. eventually, with the mom going crazy and actually treating it like a real child. The wooden stump eventually came to life and started eating everything.

This story ends with the the stump eating people eventually and then gets locked away. The stump's name was Otik. He eventually broke free and ate the parents. but just like the story ended Otik was killed by the care taker.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

{Of Love and Eggs Indonesia Jarkarta}

This movie takes place in a poor village in Indonesia. It is a story about love. This is why the have the egg with the heart as the symbol of the movie.
The movie shows the lives of 3 kids in a poor village. They all go through hardships and love. It was an okay movie, it was just a bit slow.

Friday, April 8, 2011

{Hoop Dreams} [FINAL]

The film is about two African American boys names William Gates, and Arthur Agee.
This documentary shows their passion for basketball and how they struggled getting through school with a good GPA. This took place in Westchester Illinois, which is said to not be a very safe city.

William suffered through knee injuries through out his life which made it very difficult for him to live up to his dream of being an NBA star. Arthur had major family problems because his dad was on drugs for a short period of time and got sent to jail, which probably had a big effect on Arthur. They were both born in a poor neighborhood and went to a school with a poor education, but then went to a better one later on. They had a hard life growing up and still managed to get by school with time and effort.

William Gates barley graduated but actually did and became a pastor. Arthur Agee who also struggled through school became a person who helps kids make the right choices in life and not fall into a bad situation. They both still play basketball for fun because they still have a passion for it. In the end they grew up and had a decent life.