The Self-Made Hero—a review of Iron Man Written by John August, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Arthur Marcum, Matthew Hollaway Directed by Jon Favreau Starring Robert Downey, Jr., Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Terence Howard Iron Man always reminded me of the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz, not just because of his metallic exterior, but because of his lack of a functional heart. After seeing the movie, I now see that he has close parallels with Frankenstein’s monster as well—Tony Stark is the sum of many men, whose seams sometimes show and whose parts do not always mesh well. Most of…
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
A Brave Lad—a review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 2 Written by Steve Kloves Adapted from J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsAdapted from J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Directed by David Yates Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and most of England’s acting community It is always a mistake to think that just because a movie has kids in it, that it is a “kid’s movie”. The Harry Potter movies, like the Harry Potter books, have not been children’s books for a long time, if they ever were. Many children’s movies are…