2008 Woodie Awards
Dragons missing, Chuck charming
Michael Tate
Issue date: 9/28/07 Section: Entertainment
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"The Brave One"
Jenna:
Starring Jodie Foster, this movie examines the fine line that we walk between what the law says is right and our personal systems of justice. The beginning was a little brutal, but I think that it helped to illustrate the theme that after a violent
crime you may come to realize that you do not recognize yourself
anymore. The ending brought an unexpected twist that left me questioning my own personal ethical
beliefs. This is a thriller that is worth catching.
Grade: A -
Michael:
Unlike many movies where you go to see the star as the character, Jodie Foster makes this movie one where you will be drawn in by the character played by the actor. If you have not seen this movie yet (we are all in college, so an R-rating's age requirement probably does not hold you back), it is a gem. Foster plays a woman who looks to find justice in New York city, and though you might think that you can predict the action, you will be wrong more often than you expect to be, especially
in the way the scenes are tied together. Grade: A
"Dragon Wars"
Michael:
"The Brave One" was everything that this movie was not. It seemed like 14 different people had a roundtable
and picked out which scenes of the movie they would direct…But, they never conferred on how to write a consistent story! I am not sure if the movie was intended to be more like a drama or an action film, but the randomness was definitely not acceptable.
If this movie was supposed to be structured with some east-Asian philosophy
on screenplay, the director(s) should have realized how lost on us the whole darn thing would be. This movie was called "Dragon Wars," but there was only one dragon at the very end! This movie is a waste of cinematographic space. What saved this movie from an F was the fact that we got to hear a little bit of Korean towards the beginning (which is rare, usually we hear Chinese or Japanese if we hear an east-Asian foreign language).
Jenna:
Starring Jodie Foster, this movie examines the fine line that we walk between what the law says is right and our personal systems of justice. The beginning was a little brutal, but I think that it helped to illustrate the theme that after a violent
crime you may come to realize that you do not recognize yourself
anymore. The ending brought an unexpected twist that left me questioning my own personal ethical
beliefs. This is a thriller that is worth catching.
Grade: A -
Michael:
Unlike many movies where you go to see the star as the character, Jodie Foster makes this movie one where you will be drawn in by the character played by the actor. If you have not seen this movie yet (we are all in college, so an R-rating's age requirement probably does not hold you back), it is a gem. Foster plays a woman who looks to find justice in New York city, and though you might think that you can predict the action, you will be wrong more often than you expect to be, especially
in the way the scenes are tied together. Grade: A
"Dragon Wars"
Michael:
"The Brave One" was everything that this movie was not. It seemed like 14 different people had a roundtable
and picked out which scenes of the movie they would direct…But, they never conferred on how to write a consistent story! I am not sure if the movie was intended to be more like a drama or an action film, but the randomness was definitely not acceptable.
If this movie was supposed to be structured with some east-Asian philosophy
on screenplay, the director(s) should have realized how lost on us the whole darn thing would be. This movie was called "Dragon Wars," but there was only one dragon at the very end! This movie is a waste of cinematographic space. What saved this movie from an F was the fact that we got to hear a little bit of Korean towards the beginning (which is rare, usually we hear Chinese or Japanese if we hear an east-Asian foreign language).
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