MYST(Movies in Your Spare Time) Post #1- Safe Haven

If you love romance and suspense movies, then this movie is for you. When i first saw this movie i feel in love with it right away. In the movie Julianne Hough plays a women who has ran away from her life to live in a small town in North Carolina. She falls in love with a man, who is played by Josh Duhmale, and also realizes that her life is much better now then it was before she came to North Carolina. Without trying to give anything away, i think its safe to say that by the end of the movie her past comes back into her life and haunts her. The plot was amazing in my eyes because every time i tried to predicate what would happen next, the complete opposite would happen and i think that is why i liked this movie so much because it was not predictable. Also at the end of the movie there is a plot twist which is usually what happens in Nicolas Spark movies. 

My favorite scene in the movie was when Julianne and Josh go on a canoe ride and they start to really get to know each other and they start talking about their past and how it has effected them. Also because this is the first time they both realize that they love each other. To top it off, during that scene it starts to rain which makes it even more romantic. In any romance movie there always has to be a scene where the couple kisses in the rain. 

I really like how the director, Lasse Hallstrom, filmed this movie because the camera angles were amazing. During transition scenes he showed a lot of the scenery and how beautiful the beach and place was where they were filming. He also focuses the camera on the casts face a lot to show emotion and how we are supposed to feel while that scene is playing. But my favorite part about his filming is he changes his colors when he talks about the past and the present during the movie. When it talks about what happened in the past the colors are more dull which makes it more dramatic and when its in present day the color choices he uses are very bright and i think the symbolizes that she is much happier now then she was in the past. 

 This movie reminds me of the movie "The Lucky One", also a movie by Nicolas Sparks. It also has a romantic suspense feel to it. But it is also about a guy who leaves his past behind to start a new life. It also has a plot twist at the end of it just like Safe Haven just to keep people intrigued in the film. The director also directed the movie Dear John and  Chocolat. You are able to tell by his movies in the past and Safe Haven that he usually directs romantic films. I do recommend this film to both boys and girls because it doesn't just have the aspects to just a romantic film but also drama and suspense. 

I decided to do my reviews on the new movie called Now You See Me. On Rotten Tomatoes it gave the movie a rating of 49%. The first review that I found wasn't a good review. The critic, from USA today, talked about the characters, technique/style, and the plot. He began by saying how even though they had an amazing crew they weren't able to pull off the film. He also talked about what kind of characters                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            they played in the film. He also stated that the technique in the film didn't remind him of magic but mostly just using a lot of edits and special effects. Then finally he talked about the plot and what the story-line was about. Throughout his review the tone of his voice was very steady but at some points having a little bit of attitude.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/05/31/now-you-see-me-review/2371465/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UsatodaycomMovies-TopStories+%28USATODAY+-+Movies+Top+Stories%29

The other review that I found from the movie Now You See Me is also from Rotten Tomatoes. The critic, Jim Schembri, talks about how amazing the casting crew was and how it and how the movie portrayed magic in a dazzling way. He started off by talking about the summary of the movie but he didn’t really explain any of the characters or give support to how he thought that the magic was done very well. His tone throughout the review sounded excited and it made it seem as if he liked the movie more.

http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/denis-walter-blog/new-release-reviews--august-8/20130808-2                                                          rk41.html

“Clever, original, wildly improbable, wildly enjoyable and directed with all the necessary flash and dazzle by French pop-movie maker Louis Leterrier (Transporter 1&2; Unleashed; The Incredible Hulk; Clash of the Titans), the film combines the pleasure of a really well-engineered heist movie with a twisty-turny, topsy-turvy plot full of wit, double-takes and sleight-of-camera.”(Jim Schembri). I believe that this quote explains how well put the movie was and how the magic was original. It also explains how when people would watch this that they will be surprised by the plot. “Boasting a terrific cast and a flimsy plot whose logic disappears faster than a rabbit in a hat, Now struggles to pull off its cinematic sleights of hand.”(USA today). This quote explains how even though there was an amazing cast it still wasn’t enough to make the movie good. It also explains how they didn’t believe the magic was portrayed well in the movie.

From both of the reviews that I read I would of believed more from the one by the critic from USA today. This is why because he goes into more detail as to why the plot was confusing and how the magic was tacky and mostly made my special effects. The other review he didn’t give specifics as to why he loved the movie and why the thought the characters were good for this film.

If I had to write a review about the moive Now You See Me then I would include all the characters and talk about which ones did a good job. Id also talk about the the plot and how the magic was portrayed.