SUPER SIZE ME(2004)

Director : Morgan Spurlock

Casts : Morgan Suprlock

Stars : 4.5/5

You want to lose weight, but you can't drop those big macs and half gallon coke? How many times do you go to McDonalds in a week? Is it over 3? Over 4? That's quite a lot. Actually really alot. If you want to save yourself from raising your heart attack chances 200 percent or more, you should stop. I'll give you a solution. It's really simple. Watch Super Size Me.

I know what you are thinking. The intro may have been too much. However, people should watch this documentary style movie, a movie made possible by a humongous individual sacrifice. Morgan Spurlock, both the director and the only main cast for the documentary risked his health by eating only McDonalds for a entire month. Just by that, I give him a loud applause, because it must have been a pretty damn bad to eat burgers and fries every single day and every single meal. Much more than that, he got much fatter and sicker after his project. He goes through all this to show people. To show how terrible fast food is and how people are getting more into it.

The fact that it is documentary style might arouse some negative feelings already. It is not exactly an action movie or a myster, but it is not so boring. This film may be able to teach you a great lesson more than any other movies can! Viva McDonalds! Long live Big Mac! HAHA :p

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL(1997)

Director : Roberto Benigni
Casts : Roberto Benigni
Nicoletta Braschi
Giorgio Cantarini
Stars : 3.5/5

The title Life is Beautiful may be an irony, since this movie is about a family that gets dragged to a Nazi concentration camp. However, the title contains the struggles of Guido's attempts to keep up his son Gisoue's spirit.

Although I had some trouble understanding the conversations through the Italian accents of the voice casts, it was good enough for me to feel the human characters of each individuals in the movie. Guido, who is always filled with joy and optimism, and the doctor, who is obssessed with reels.

The movie has a very serene sadness. Gisoue's big, innocent eyes when encountering the tank at the end is absolutely heartbreaking. However, I may not be so involved with the movie as much as some other audiences who have more knowledge about the genocide. Additionally, the English accents gave me quite a bit of trouble getting through many conversations. Therefore, I would like to watch this movie again later, after I gain more cultural understanding about the plot. Overall, it is a simple, humanistic movie.