Film Analysis

During the summer, I went to see 'The Amazing Spider-Man', 'The Dark Knight Rises' and 'Brave'.

After enjoying the other Spider-Man films, I was curious as to whether the remake would be better/worse/etc. and how they were going to make the new story different.
I saw the trailer for the film on TV, which gave the impression that it was not to be missed.
Also, I realised that some of my favourite actors starred in the movie, and decided that I had to give it a shot.

Upon watching the film, I came to the conclusion that it was a very interesting take on the Spider-Man legacy, and was as good as, if not better than, the other 3 films.

I preferred Andrew Garfield playing the lead, rather than Tobey Maguire, just because I felt he fit the part better.
He was less scrawny, but still geeky, like Peter Parker should be, and seemed to be more confident than Maguire when wearing the Spidey suit. Also, he brought a bit of humour to the role, and was much better looking, in my opinion, which always helps!

The story told us a different side as to how Peter became Spider-Man, which of course, led to other happenings, also.
I thought the new storyline was more imaginative, and The Lizard was a fantastic new villain. Also, with him being a friend of Peter's dad, the fact that he transformed into this evil creature, wanting to take over the world, just made him seem all the more real, and as the audience, you could engage in him more. Although, the other baddies from the older films were definitely something you cannot beat.

The action scenes were great and very jam-packed, but I liked the fact that there was a bit of romance in the air, too, so as to keep the same sense of warmth and depth that the previous films had.

Peter's new love interest, Gwen Stacy, played by Emma Stone, seemed a little out of the blue at first, but their chemistry on screen was too pure to find faults in.
I liked Kirsten Dunst's character, Mary-Jane Watson, and her relationship with Peter as well, but I felt that the new change was done respectably well.

Overall, 'The Amazing Spider-Man' is a brilliant film for the whole family to enjoy, and is an amazing beginning to a new Spider-Man era.

I went to see 'The Dark Knight Rises' after my friends had invited me to a trip to the cinema and decided to join them, but I'd already seen the trailer on TV and thought that it'd looked pretty good, anyway, as I enjoy action films in general.
Having not seen any of the other Batman films, I was a bit anxious as to whether I would be able to see 'The Dark Knight Rises' without getting confused, however.
I needn't have worried, though, as I understood most of it perfectly well and found the film very enjoyable.

I have no other portrayal to go on, but I felt that Christian Bale's performance as Batman was extremely refreshing and he seemed to be perfect for the role.
A new addition to the Batman legend was Catwoman, played by Anne Hathaway, and I thought that there was no one better for this role, either.
The storyline focused around Bane, Batman's nemesis throughout the film, and how he came to be. There was a slight twist at the end, also, concerning his mother, which I felt was very well thought out and unexpected.

8 years since Batman vanished into the night, after taking the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, Bruce decides that he must reunite Batman with the world, as the masked terrorist, Bane, must be stopped before he destroys Gotham City once and for all. Selina Kyle (Catwoman) is up to something mysterious, too, and needs to be put into place, also.
I was a little confused as to why Batman decided to take the fall for this 'Harvey Dent' character, as I hadn't seen the previous film, but this was down to my ignorance and not the film makers themselves, and so I cannot fault the epic conclusion to the Batman trilogy that is 'The Dark Knight Rises'.

There was plenty of amazing action scenes and everything was very dramatic and thrilling, which had you constantly on the edge of your seat, but, to my surprise, there was a romantic side to film, also, much like Spider-Man.
The movie includes everything you could possibly want to see!

As a lover of Disney, as soon as I was made aware that 'Brave' was coming out, I knew that I had to go and see it.
The story is set in the heart of Scotland, and the main character, Merida, is a fiery red-head with an even stronger personality. Because of this, I thought 'Brave' looked a bit different to most of Disney's previous films, but I knew that it would still have a magical quality to it, and so I went to check it out!

The story is based around the idea that you can 'change your fate', that nothing is ever fixed and you can be whoever you want to be, which I thought was very refreshing and inspiring.
Merida is the daughter of the King and Queen of Scotland and is told that she must marry very soon, so as to rule the kingdom properly, after her mother informs her of a legend about a prince who let his own kingdom go to waste.
But Merida doesn't want to marry someone she is not in love with and will not be forced into anything. Instead, she likes to spend her days riding through the forest on her horse with her bow and arrow, whilst ignoring all of her responsibilities.
She is not the type of princess Disney has previously shown in their other films, and I especially liked this about her.

Cleverly, but also stubbornly, she decides to compete for her own hand, and then an argument between her and her mother ends in a tear in the family tapestry, as well as their relationship.
She flees into the forest and stumbles upon a witch, who's magic ends up almost breaking her family down, instead of only changing her mother's mind, like she'd intended.
After many obstacles are thrown their way, including numerous grizzly bears and overcoming a strong sense of pride, Merida and her family finally see eye to eye and all is well in the kingdom.

'Brave' is an extremely heart-warming story, original in its content, but exactly what you would expect from Disney's marvelous film makers, all the while.
I loved the twist it brought to the classic fairy-tale stories already out there, and I think people of all ages would enjoy this brilliant tale.