Tag: Brie Larson

The surviving Superheroes go after Thanos.

AVENGERS: ENDGAME

Film Review by Marlene Ardoin

Hopefully, everyone who is going to see “Avengers: Endgame,” has seen it by now. Doesn’t look like it is going to overtake “Avatar”.

So now, we can actually talk about it, without anyone having to plug their ears.

The question I had at the end of the film was: “What happened to the gems?”

The gems represent money and Thanos (Josh Brolin) is power. This is all about the era of might and money make right.

But, things happen, it really wasn’t clear to me, that Captain America (Chris Evans) actually put the gems back where they belong.

All I know is that he showed up as an old man holding his shield. Do you believe his story about the girl?

If it is true, he is the only one in the entire story, who actually gets to live an ideal life.

Just like Thanos does not get to decide who lives and who dies, neither does Captain America.

The new era should be about people stepping out of their egos. They start to care about others, about everyone.

This is a new world with no secrets, but it appears Captain America has some huge secrets to explain. What did he do with the gems?

Who doesn’t have an ego in this film? Every single superhero, is a great big wad of ego issues.

No one is capable or worthy of controlling the power of the gems.

As I was walking out of the theater with some other movie goers, we concluded that everything could be fixed with just one more time travel trip.

But, who should make the trip?

I would send the Ancient One (Tilda Swinton). She was the only one, who was able to give up the gem in her possession.

She has enough discipline and wisdom to actually not be tempted to misuse the gems. She may even think the problem through, before snapping her fingers.

Another point about this film that disturbed me was the bullying issue.

Everyone gangs up on Thanos. He is just one person. How many people does it take?

And, even Thanos cannot control the gems. His intentions may have been good, but no one is better off, not even him.

Why does Thanos feel that he had to eliminate half of humanity? Could it be an over population issue? Could it be that humanity is destroying its own environment?

Why not create a dimension of unlimited resources, instead of deleting half of the human resources?

On the positive side, I have never had three hours wiz by so fast. There was no room for boredom or sleepiness at all.

Pay attention, there just may be another follow-up on this action packed thriller.

What happened to the gems?

Thanos (Josh Brolin) takes off his armor.

AVENGERS: ENDGAME:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avengers:_Endgame

Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark /Iron Man):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Robert_Downey_Jr.

Chris Hemsworth (Thor):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Hemsworth

Rene Russo (Frigga):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rene_Russo

Chris Evans (Captain America):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Evans_(actor)

Paul Rudd (Scott Lang / Ant-Man):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Rudd

Brie Larson (Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brie_Larson

Gwyneth Paltrow (Virginia “Pepper” Potts):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwyneth_Paltrow

Josh Brolin (Thanos) :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Brolin

Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner/ Hulk):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Ruffalo

Scarlett Johansson (Natasha romanoff/Black Widow):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlett_Johansson

Jeremy Renner (Clint Barton / Hawkeye):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Renner

5/14/2019 # Avengers:Endgame

Room - young mother at table.

Brie Larson as Joy “Ma” Newsome is brainwashed over time.

Room - young mother sleeps with son.

Jacob Tremblay as her son, Jack Newsome, was born in captivity.

ROOM

By Marlene Ardoin

The drama, Room, is loosely based on the kidnapping story of Jaycee Lee Dugard, which occurred on June 10, 1991 in South Lake Tahoe. Dugard was held captive for 18 years, gave birth to two daughters in captivity, and her step dad actually saw her being kidnapped as she was walking to the school bus, when she was eleven years old.

Room deals with female diversity. We see the female victim being pushed around by the victimizer. Brie Larson as Joy “Ma” Newsome is brainwashed over time. Her sense of survival knows that things will go better for her and her son, if she complies with her captor’s wishes.

The kidnapper sees himself as the center of the universe. His needs are more important than the rights of anyone else. Sean Bridgers plays Old Nick as a victim himself. We buy the idea that he is pathetic. He needs to do what he is doing. He tries to please his captives as much as he can, but is not stupid enough to give them their freedom. The real Jaycee Dugard was handcuffed, stripped naked and told that Doberman Pinschers were outside and trained to attack her if she tried to escape. She gave birth to her first daughter at age 13.

Held captive for seven years in an enclosed space, a woman (Larson) and her 5-year-old son (Tremblay) finally extract their freedom. When Joy is returned to her family, she finds that her mother has remarried.

Society not only judges the victimizer, but the victim as well. Society likes to think of themselves as better than the victim, as well as the victimizer. The young media interviewers were particularly insensitive and odious.

Jacob Tremblay as her son, Jack Newsome, was born in captivity. He holds the story together through his bond with his mother, Joy. He exhibits an emotional intelligence that apparently even trained media reporters were lacking.

One other major difference in the fictional story and the Dugard story, is that Dugard gave birth to two daughters while in captivity, and after captivity, she received a $20 million state settlement, while Arnold Schwarzenegger was in office. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping_of_Jaycee_Lee_Dugard

3/13/2016 # Room