Saving Mr. Banks

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Tay's Rating- :D :D :D :D 

Summary:  When Walt Disney's daughters begged him to make a movie of their favorite book, P.L. Travers' Mary Poppins (1964), he made them a promise - one that he didn't realize would take 20 years to keep. In his quest to obtain the rights, Walt comes up against a curmudgeonly, uncompromising writer who has absolutely no intention of letting her beloved magical nanny get mauled by the Hollywood machine. But, as the books stop selling and money grows short, Travers reluctantly agrees to go to Los Angeles to hear Disney's plans for the adaptation. For those two short weeks in 1961, Walt Disney pulls out all the stops. Armed with imaginative storyboards and chirpy songs from the talented Sherman brothers, Walt launches an all-out onslaught on P.L. Travers, but the prickly author doesn't budge. He soon begins to watch helplessly as Travers becomes increasingly immovable and the rights begin to move further away from his grasp. It is only when he reaches into his own childhood that Walt discovers the truth about the ghosts that haunt her, and together they set Mary Poppins free to ultimately make one of the most endearing films in cinematic history. - Written by Walt Disney Pictures

Interesting Facts: In the movie Tom Hanks is playing Walt Disney who is his distant cousin.

-Tom Hanks was 55 when filming began, making him only 5 years younger than when Walt Disney began work on Mary Poppins (1964).

-The audiotapes of the working sessions between Travers and the Disney creative team amounted to 39 hours, all of which screenwriter Kelly Marcel and later Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson had access to

-Second movie Tom Hanks has done with the word 'Saving' in the title, after Saving Private Ryan (1998).

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My Review: I went to see this film with my family. I really can relate to this film because of my family. My family went through tough times but we still are family no matter what. I really liked Travers' backstory of her past. it was interesting and sad at the same time. The script, cinematography, cast, and the screenplay was well done. I LOVE the cast for this film. The thing that got my attention from the trailer is one of the actors in the film was B.J Novak. B.J was from the office and haven't see him on screen for a long time. My sister and I were like "okay we must see this!". The film has a few of hidden messages that I noticed. One of them was Travers complained and stating that the film (Mary Poppins) must have NO RED......she was wearing red clothing and red lipstick. I was taken back and inside laughing. Another thing I like is the film included Walt's smoking cough right before he comes into a room. It shows one of his traits from the past that not a lot people knew. 

Inception

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Tay's Rating- :D :D :D :D : 

Summary: Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible-inception. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse: their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one. If they succeed, it could be the perfect crime. But no amount of careful planning or expertise can prepare the team for the dangerous enemy that seems to predict their every move. An enemy that only Cobb could have seen coming. 

Interesting facts: If you take the first letters of the main characters' names - Dom, Robert, Eames, Arthur, Mal and Saito - they spell "Dreams". If you add Peter, Ariadne and Yusuf, the whole makes "Dreams Pay", which is what they do for a mind thief.

-Joseph Gordon-Levitt performed all but one of his own stunts during the fight scene in the spinning hallway.

-Joseph Gordon-Levitt went to his audition after a brief character summary, wearing a full suit "just in case", unknowingly matching his character's wardrobe perfectly.

-Dom Cobb's main objective is to get Home. His name, Dom, literally means 'home' in most Slavic languages. The root word "*dom" comes from the Latin word "Domus". Words like 'Domesticated' and 'Domicile' all share the same "*dom" root.

-The running time of the movie INCEPTION in DVD is exactly 8888 seconds.

-Despite prominent billing, Michael Caine only gets three minutes of screentime.

-In the city scene on the first level of the dream with Fischer, the state motto on the license plates of the cars reads "The Alternate State".

My Review: This movie was one of my favorites of the year of 2010. I LOVE IT. It can be confusing at the same time. I asked around to my friends and family for what they think of the movie. They either say: “I love it”, “mindf**ked”, “amazing”, or the most popular one, “confusing”. I agree to all comments but the back story of Cobbs was interesting. It’s interesting and sad at the same time.

          

The special effects and the editing of the movie were breath-taking. The part when part of the town “folds” over part of the town. Scenes when Ariadne manipulates the “dream” were well edited. Examples: The endless mirror scene without a camera, the bridge scene, and successfully creates a road without bothering Cobb’s subconscious.

          

Some scenes have perfectly amount of dramatic touch. The scene with the hotel hallway spinning, the group of people tied up floating, and spinning while unconscious. I have a weakness for dramatic scenes/visuals/anything. This movie is on my top dramatic movies list.