"This film trailer will blow your mind"

A mash-up film trailer for Inception, The Matrix and Forrest Gump.

Have you ever wondered if dreams could influence reality? Have you ever had a dream within a dream within a dream? This year, Inception will blow your mind.

You'll never dream peacefully again.

By Monique, Tom, Willow and Omeed.

References

Soundtrack -

Zack Hemsey - Mind Heist - 2010

Images -

The Matrix - Tech On Dec

Gone Baby Gone

Gone Baby Gone is a 2007 American crime drama which focuses on two private investigators, Patrick Kenzie (Casey Afflect) and Angela Gennaro (Michelle Monaghan), hunting for an abducted four-year-old girl from the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester. Before watching and reading the plot outline I had high hopes, however I was left pretty disappointed. The film was unable to match the very similar movies “mystic river” in portraying the gritty community life in the city of Boston. The film was very slow paced and relied on cheap thrills and weak twists to motivate the audience. The main positive from the film was that the acting was of a high level.

Released: October 19, 2007

Directed by: Ben Affleck

Starring: Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris

My Movie Rating: 5/10

Thor

With Chris Hemsworth in the lead (yummy), Natalie Portman and Anthony Hopkins, how could this film possibly fail? Well it certainly didn't! As the name suggests, this film follows the story of Thor, Son of Odin and the God of Thunder. Hot-headed Thor gets exiled from Asgard, realm of the eternal, after storming the icy world of Jotunheim, where he sought to discover why the Ice Giants had broken an age-old truce and snuck into Asgard. Landing on earth, Thor meets Jane (Natalie Portman), Darcy (Kat Dennings) and Erik (Stellan Skarsgard). Thor's trio of curious friends, unsure of his sanity, decide to help him retrieve Mjolnir, his beloved hammer which also fell to earth, after a government organization called S.H.I.E.L.D. confiscate Jane's research, and they have nothing left to lose. Filled with fantastic special effects, and particularly good acting from Tom Hiddleston, who plays Thor's devious brother Loki, this film ticked all the boxes. Magic, giant robots with lasers, theatrical fight scenes and of course, a budding romance between Thor and Jane, what else does this film need? Nothing, in my opinion. Highly enjoyable.

Released: 2011
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins


Rating: 10/10

Review By: Willow

Animal Kingdom

Animal Kingdom takes into the domain of underworld crime in Melbourne Australia and the struggle of a 17 year old boy Joshua “J” Cody (James Frecheville) as he deals with survival amongst those he should be closest too. The film is powerful drama which examines family ties, deception and murder. The opening scene of a bank robbery truly sets the bar for the proceeding tale of a suspenseful and realistic storyline.

I must be honest with my disfavourable perspective on Australian cinema I didn’t have great expectations; however I was proven wrong. With an eerie mood pacing accompanied by a smart script, and talented cast, Animal Kingdom represents the finest the Australian film industry has to offer. If you are a fan crime-based movies you will not be disappointed!

Released: 22^nd of January 2010

Directed by: David Michod

Starring: Joel Edgerton, Guy Pearce, Luke Ford and James Frecheville.

My Movie Rating: 9/10

Shutter Island

This drama set in 1954, U.S Teddy Marshall is sent to the island to investigate a recent disappearance at a hospital for the criminally insane. The film twist and turns and resulting in the audience losing scope on the direction the film will take. the term, "mind fuck" is really viable in this film. shutter island leaves the audience confused and wanting more.

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Writers:

Laeta Kalogridis (screenplay), Dennis Lehane(novel)

Stars:

Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer and Mark Ruffalo

My rating: 6/10

Tom Swift

Tron: Legacy

The bright flashing lights in the trailer lured me in. And it will do so for those who feast on visual effects that take on an imaginary and thrilling level. Tron: Legacy is a Disney-produced sequel to the original cult science-fiction film - with high expectations, the film fell short of its predeccesor in terms of story and characterisation. The disappearance of Kevin Flynn, an innovative software engineer, influences his son Sam to discover an interactive, virtual world in which he must battle against technological forces to save his father. But where it lacked in story, the film's CGI and thundering soundtrack shone. Mesmerising battle scenes and the incentive of 3D places Tron: Legacy at the forefront of technological film production.





Released: 2010
Directed by: Joseph Kosinski
Starring: Garrett Hedlund, Jeff Bridges, Olivia Wilde, Michael Sheen, Bruce Boxleitner

My rating: 6/10

Red Riding Hood

This B-Grade but mildly enjoyable film is based on an extended adaptation of the original fairytale, following the story of Valerie (Amanda Seyfried), who lives in a medieval village under siege by a werewolf. As the film plays out, director Catherine Hardwicke ("Twilight") does a surprisingly good job of keeping you guessing, when Father Solomon (Gary Oldman) reveals that the werewolf lives among them, and could be anybody. The subplot to this film, of course, is the love triangle between Valerie, Peter (Shiloh Fernandez) the boy she loves and Henry (Max Irons) the boy she is set to marry. Throughout the film both boys strive to be the hero and save her from the werewolf in order to win her. Valerie begins to have strange dreams of the werewolf, and during one particularly violent siege on the village, she discovers she can talk to it, leading the villagers to hail her as a witch, and leading Valerie to start suspecting Peter, Henry, her grandmother and everybody close to her. It is not until the (poorly done) ending that the identity of the werewolf is finally revealed, and while it is not someone I suspected at all, it almost seems the only reason that character was picked was because it wasn't obvious. Despite the horrible acting by everyone (excluding Seyfried and Oldman, who in some sense saved the film) and weak plot, I did actually enjoy this film. I'm just not sure why.



Released: 2011
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman, Shiloh Fernandez and Max Irons


Rating: 4/10

Review By: Willow