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Atlantis: The Lost Empire

I watched the Atlantis Disney movie a few years ago. I only watched it once. Even now, I still remember its complete awesomeness. The second part was not too hilarious. I think this was one of the few movies where people did not spontaneously break into songs. The mysterious mood created by Disney also worked pretty well. Like we all know, this story is about Milo and Kida. Kida is the princess of Atlantis. Milo found Atlantis by following the notes written by his dead father. The bad guys in this story are some random guys who wanted to use the power of Atlantis to make money. Yeah, it's the ancient old battle of the entrepreneur's vs the scientist. True scientists like to discover.

They seek knowledge for knowledge's sake. Entrepreneurs are more sensible. They are keenly aware of their empty wallet. Thus, it makes sense that they would jump at the opportunity of using Kida as a battery. I liked a lot the rich mythology of this movie. It is a wonder how much research went into making this movie. It’s pretty neat how Disney's Atlantians resembled those described by Archimedes or was it Aristotle. I think it was some Greek guy. No one of any importance. Part of the big deal of Atlantis was their power crystals. They used them to control their ancient machinery. However, they forgot how to use them after being locked underground for so long.

Atlantis sunk once again, when Kida protected their city from the Volcano, as her mother had done before. It’s a major bummer about the languages in the Disney movies. It’s pretty neat how Disney manages to make all foreign tongues into English. In Atlantis's case, their magic crystal also served as a compact communicator, of sorts. It does help you skip a few scenes. Via such devices or the spirits or whatever, Disney makes do without a translator character. Let’s see, I mentioned the technology, the romance, the bad guys, the counterattack... I liked how the princess was unlike the other princesses we usually see in Disney. It’s a good thing that, by the time the Atlantis: The lost Empire was made, Disney had thrown the Brother's Grimm out the window.

This animated movie was pretty original. A breath of fresh hair. The second part was more of a farce (for lack of a better word. Well there is a better word, but it sounds too yukky for my taste). I really do not like second parts. They only come about when the first part became commercially successful. They usually deviate from the true vision of the original. Then again, I should not be too harsh on Disney's drive to make money. That company is after all, ruled by entrepreneurs. Then again, there is no such thing as art, for art's sake. If they tell you otherwise, then they are probably lying.

Cinderella

Cinderella was a cute little Disney movie. The prologue about the dead father was kind of sad. Putting the Disney animation aside, I think it’s pretty weird that her best friends were mice and birds. I liked a lot the song she sand while cleaning the floor. You remember, in the end her song was cut short by the evil cat. I think I should give you a rough overview. The story is about Cinderella. Her father was rich. He married this mean lady, who had two daughters. When he died, he left all his money to his wife. He hoped that his wife would be a good mother to Cinderella. However, she turned Cinderella into a maid. Thus, she went from being a rich girl to servant overnight. She does not mind much. She finds joy even in her most meager task. When she heard that the prince was looking for a bride she got her hopes up.

She wanted to go to the ball and meet the prince. The rest of the story is history. I liked a lot Cinderella's dress. The mystery of the crystal shoe was also pretty neat. It was the only thing that remained after Midnight. Originally, this story was in Arabian Nights. Instead of a shoe, the prince was matching a leg ring. Both stories run along the same lines. Cinderella is a classical evil stepmother story. The Brothers Grimm are full of such stories. You know, evil stern ladies who just want your father's money. The Cinderella scenario happened very often. Heck, that thing still happens even today. That is why Cinderella is such a timeless story. It seems that people have not change much in the last 500 years. What a pity. In any case, .it is a wonderful Disney movie.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

I finally finished my game reviews. Now, I will start my movie reviews. I will start with the Disney movies. I grew up watching them. Thus, I can easily judge their caliber as children movies. The first one I want to rate is the Hunchback of Notre Dame. It is one of my favorite Disney movies. Like we all know, this tale is a love romance between Esmeralda, Quasimodo, Pheobus and Claude Frollo. Each man loves Esmeralda in their own unique way. The hunchback represents unrequited love. Esmeralda feels pity for Quasimodo but does not love him. Pheobus represents noble, requited love. He has a perfect balance between love and respect for Esmeralda.

Claude Frollo represents the worst kind of love that a man can have for a woman. He is obsessive, controlling and sadistic. He is the kind of man that if he cannot have a chick, then no one else will. These three kinds of love are laid bare in the Hunchback of Notre Dame. They dictate the mood of this Disney movie. Over the top, this movie is bittersweet. From time to time, things go quite sour. The songs in this movie are pretty peachy. I liked best the love song of Claude Frollo. You know, the one he sang while holding the handkerchief given to him by La Esmeralda. It was really creepy. The introductory song also works rather well. Scenery wise, the Hunchback of Notre Dame captures well the mood of Medieval France.

All characters behave like the ought to. It is interesting to note how Disney separated Claude Frollo into two characters. The good priest of the movie was Claude Frollo before he met La Esmeralda. The one who is evil all the time is the demented man that was born after he met La Esmeralda in the Book. I think its pretty neat how Disney fixed up Pheobus. In the movie, he is no longer a pompous ladies man. Disney made him act like he was supposed to. In a way this movie, shows the ideal storyline of the Hunchback of Notre Dame. The one that has a happy ending. Its normal. We all imagine a different ending for books and stories whose ending goes sour. In any case, Disney's brilliant rewriting of the Hunchback of Notre Dame tragedy deserves 5 stars rating.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White was one of the first Disney movies I ever saw. I think I was 5 when I watched it. Thinking about it, it has been years since I have seen the movie. From what I heard; this was among the first movies created by Walt Disney. In those days, it was great gamble to make kids movie. It makes sense that it was so good. For Disney in his early days, failure was not an option. I can understand this. First impressions are what makes or breaks a company.

That point aside, Snow White is a peachy movie. Like we all know, Snow White's stepmother wanted to kill her because Snow White was "the fairest of them all". The mirror on the wall scene was pretty popular. The witch of a stepmother represents Vanity. She has a magic mirror designed to tell her who is prettier than herself. Yeah, even today certain vain ladies are obsessed with beauty.

If I remember correctly, the Prince only showed up twice. Once when Snow White was cleaning and singing. The second time he appeared to give her a kiss. It’s pretty sick the witches plan to have the dwarfs bury Snow White alive. Then again, one would expect a grim tale from the brothers Grimm. Aside from such creepiness, this movie has a lot of cute songs. The song that is best known was the Hay Ho, song of the 7 dwarf.

It’s creepy that they represent the 7 deadly sins. It’s pretty cool how Disney takes into consideration the parents. In those days, parents used to take their kids to watch the movies. That practice is still pretty common, even today. Taking this into consideration, the Disney kids movies has some weird things to humor the educated adults.

Aladdin

I watched the first Aladdin movie recently. It was just as wonderful as the first time I saw it. I forgot to mention this. However, the first time I saw the Disney children movies they were translated into Spanish. Thus, now I got to see the Aladdin movie in its original language. Needless to say, the Disney company has some top-notch Translators. One thing is translating words. Another thing is translating lyrics in such a way that it rhymes in Spanish. 5 stars for those Spanish Disney translators in Mexico. That point aside, let us talk about Aladdin. The Aladdin story is taken from the Arabian Nights story. Heck, the first song of this movie was about the Arabian Nights book.

It is a classical book written during the golden age of the Muslims. The story of Aladdin is set during that time period. Like we all know, Aladdin is a diamond in the rough who fell in love with the princess. Using the magic lamp he found, he made himself into a prince. Via lies he won the princess's heart. The entire theme of Disney's Aladdin is that one cannot forge a romantic relationship based on lies. It is best to always tell the truth to the one you love. Eventually, one's lies are exposed and then everything goes to hell. The Genie was always very firm on telling the truth.

Aside from telling the truth, this movie showed a lot of neat Muslim traditions. In this movie, the Genie acted like Aladdin's father. He was the one who introduced Aladdin to the Sultan. There was also the marriage thing. I also remember the scene were the merchant nearly sliced Jasmine's hand right off. That was a common punishment for thievery that showed up in the Arabian Nights. The Sultan also mentioned Allah from time to time. I also liked his little figurines.

The market was also very well depicted. When it came to the Genie he was the main source of historical anachronism. It makes sense considering that he was magic. His songs were always the best. In any case, Disney's Aladdin deserves 5 stars rating. The second part and the fourth part of Aladdin were peachy. Then again, I was never into second parts. They were pretty decent because The Arabian Nights' Aladdin was a pretty long tale.

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland is based on a book written by this guy whose name alludes me. When I was in school I read both books. You know, Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Both books were a satire to the monarchy and the Upper class of England. Heck, the Queen of Hearts was a satire of Queen Elizabeth. She acted nice, but had a fiery temper. The book itself simply described things. It had no dialogues. Everything was just one very long narration. Plus, it looked as if it was written by someone flying high. It’s a major wonder how Alice in Wonderland came to be considered a children's book.

Oh well, that point aside, Disney made a movie out of classical book. The movie is a fusion of both of Alice's stories. The beginning is taken from the First part of the book. The movie begins with Alice chasing after the white Rabbit. After she falls down the rabbit hole, she winds up in Wonderland. The rest of the movie has Alice trying to return home. This movie invokes a common fear of children. Most kids are afraid of getting lost and not finding their way home.

Like a regular kid, Alice talks to strangers. She slept through the "Do no Speak to Strangers" lecture. If you think about it, Wonderland is like the real world. Well, it’s a dolled-up version of the real world. There you deal with a lot of weirdoes and sometimes you get into bad neighborhoods. I liked a lot the parts where Alice was singing with the flowers. It’s pretty neat how they represent vain aristocratic ladies. I think that is everything worth mentioning. Like we all know, Disney is master of imagery and kids musicals.

Beauty and the Beast Classical Disney Movie

Like we all know, Beauty and the Beast is about not judging someone by their appearance. The brothers Grimm version was more about Jealousy. In any case, this movie has lots of lovely singing and some action on the side. I liked a lot the final fight against Gaston. It was quite the lovely final battle to wrap things up. That Gaston was a real jerk. Then again, he was a hunter. Interesting enough, the hunter characters in the Disney movies are always jerks, more or less. This goes contraire to the Brothers Grimm original vision. Then again, the hunters must become antagonist to sweep under the rug all the adult elements of the Brothers Grimm.

I suppose I should say a bit of the storyline of the Beauty and the Beast. Like we all know, the Beast was a jerk. One day, he threw out an ugly witch from his castle. She then turned into a pretty lady who cursed the beast. The rose that she had offered for her lodging became the Beast's life line. When the last petal falls, he would stay the beast forever. His only hope is to have a girl fall in love with him. The problem is his bad Temper. Girls can let a lot of things slide. However, bad temper is something no maiden will put up with.

I thought it was pretty evil what Gaston did to Belle's old man. In those days, the loony bind was just a terrible place. It still is a madhouse. However, back then you were simply thrown in with in a cage with a whole bunch of Crazy people. From time to time they fed you something they called food. The madhouse was no different than a medieval prison. So yeah, touche for Disney and their antagonists. They really know how to create bad buys.

Speaking of Gaston, I liked a lot the song he sang while leading the angry mob to the Beast's castle. This was not too uncommon during that time period. There are always ill rumors about nobles and their haunted mansions. The commoners do not need many excuses to loot a palace. Another song that I liked was the Dinner song. The dancing silverware was a lovely detail. It must suck to be cursed right along your master. It’s like you get punished for your bad boss.

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid is another popular Walt Disney children's classic. It got a terrible second part and it even made it to Kingdom Hearts. As usual, I am going to pretend the second part never happened. This is yet another movie that is based on the Brothers Grimm. I only know two versions. In the first, the little Mermaid turns to foam. In another version, she simply saves the prince from Drowning. The story ends there. Disney combined both stories and gave it a happy ending.

Like we all know, the little Mermaid is about Ariel. She dreams of seeing the world outside the ocean. Her only contact with the outside world is things she finds in shipwrecks. In the first scene, she almost gets eaten by a shark. She still was able to get the fork she wanted. She thought it was a hairbrush. I thought it was really cute of her. She is so sweet, so innocent.

I liked a lot all the things she had in her grotto. The silly names she gave them were priceless. Plus, the song about them was also peachy. Among her things, I liked a painting that she had of Mary Magdalene. You know, the one were Mary Magdalene is looking at the candle and she has a skull on her lap. Interesting enough, Ariel represents that lady. Like the biblical chick, Ariel fell in love with someone who was not of her world. She had to go to great lengths to see the prince.

The spell to take her voice was pretty interesting. It’s a bummer why the witch wanted her voice. Then again, that was her most appealing quality. The prince did not get a good look at her. He fell in love with her voice. Like well all know, mermaids have a great singing voice. Triton liked a lot his daughter's singing.

Another interesting detail was the mean way that the Witch told Ariel not to make a big deal of losing her voice. She said that men liked better chicks that looked pretty and stayed quiet. That is kinda true... Then again, such cold showers of truth are part of Disney's bad guy repertoire. It was a pretty neat trick of the Queen getting out of the water to steal the prince. She was like a dark version of Ariel. This alludes to the first version of the little Mermaid. In this Disney movie, Walt Disney demonized the other woman.

It makes sense if you think about it. After all, Ariel gave up a lot to meet her prince. In all versions, the little mermaid did lose her voice to meet the Prince. Oh! Now I get it! The little mermaid looing her voice represents how Mary Magdalene lost her voice. Her Books were even thrown out of the Bible. The evil witch taking her place, represents the imposter of Mary Magdalene. You know the one who is considered to be a streetwalker. It’s a real bummer. Kinda of an obscure reference, if you ask me. I guess Walt Disney had a taste for the Gnostic texts.

The Lion King

The Lion King is another great Disney movie. It was one of the last Disney movies that I saw before immigrating to the US. Like we all know, this Disney movie is quite Shakespearean in its nature. Like such plays, family members are killing each other to become king. The story is about Simba, Mufasa and Scar. Mufasa inherited the pride when he came of age. As it was to be expected, his brother Scar was jealous of him. In the world of animals, there is no place for two Lion Kings ruling together. Scar wanted to defy nature and take the throne from the rightful heir.

When he saw his opportunity to slay Mufasa he did so. He made it seems like an accident. Mufasa thus ended up dying to save his son. Since, Scar allied himself with the Scavenger Hyenas, it was natural that he would change the order of things in their favor. Without the Pride stopping the Hyenas, the Hyenas began to play the part of predators. In essence, they drove away the packs of animals.

The rest of the story focuses on Simba and his guilt. He imagines himself the murderer of his father. At the end, he faces his uncle and uncovers the truth. The songs in this Disney movie were pretty cute. The Hacunamatata song was the best. It inspired many generations to not care. However, even in paradise the truth comes and finds you. You can only run away from responsibility for so long.

On that depressing tone, let us continue. The final battle choreography was pretty neat. The rain and the fire was a nice detail. It was pretty neat how Scar turned on his allies at the last moment. He blamed them for what occurred. It’s not a graceful death to be killed by Scavengers, especially if you are a lion. I also like Rafiki a lot. He reminded me of a traditional African tribal shaman. You know, shamans read the signs, deliver babies and provide spiritual advices.

Pocahontas

I have not seen Pocahontas in years. I think I only saw it once, like 10 years ago. From what I remember, this movie is based on the life of the true Pocahontas. She was a Native American princess. She was also the first woman to get elected to the British Parliament. Thanks to her influence, she kept the British colonist from being mean to the Natives while she lived. The movie focuses on the arrival of Colonists. All the settlers wanted to find Gold. Only John Smith was opened to the Natives' way of life. Mostly, because he liked Pocahontas.

Then again, he was humored by Pocahontas claims of having gold. However, what she called gold was maize. The fat guy, who represented the Conquistador spirit, was quite hilarious. It's interesting how both the Natives and the Colonists acted like savages. Well, they mutually thought they were evil. The tragedy is that they were right. The Natives were xenophobic. Considering history, their fears were not unfounded. The colonist thought that anyone who was not British was a savage.

Needless to say, the accusation of savagery was just an excuse to dehumanize your enemy. When you see your enemy as a monster, then it becomes easy to slay them. Sour points aside, let us get back to the movie. I thought it was pretty interesting how Pocahontas learned the language of John Smith. Her grandma Willow was pretty cool. You know, talking with the spirits. I also like the song she sang to John Smith while introducing him to her country. It was also interesting the comparison of pets. Pocahontas had her Raccoon and Hummingbird. John Smith had his pug.

The final battle was also quite humoring. Well, the second part was not half bad of the Pocahontas Disney movie. Then again, I seen better second parts. The design of Pocahontas was pretty cute. She had such a lovely singing voice. Then again, I watched that movie in Spanish. The Spanish singer lady sang well. I suppose, I have nothing else to say about this Disney movie.

Hercules

Disney's Hercules movie is based on the stories of Hercules. There are some minor differences. To make it more childlike, Hera was turned into the loving mother of Hercules. It’s ironic because all of Hercules problems stem from Hera. She hated Hercules because he was the son of Zeus' lover. She created many problems for him. For our purposes, the name of Hercules works pretty well. Hercules means for the glory of Hera. He is meant to honor Hera with his deeds. Well, Hercules did fight Hades to get his girl. Plus, he really was trained by Phil. With these preliminaries let’s talk about Hercules, the Disney movie.

Hades had gotten a prophecy about Hercules. He was the one man who could foil his plans to conquer Mount Olympus. As it is usual in Greek tragedies, trying to prevent something from happening usually makes the event occur. Thus, turning Hercules to a demigod was the thing that foiled Hades plans. Hades really was ought to get Zeus. He did not like ruling the Underworld. He sorta lost a bet and thus ended up with that dump. The movie also mixed in the story of Perseus. Pegasus belonged to Persues. That winged Horse was born from the blood wound of Medusas' neck. Needless to say, Pegasus true birth was a bit gorier, than Disney's cute clouds.

So, yeah, where did we leave off, Hercules became almost human. He was picked up by a human family. Thus, Hercules had a normal, super man like beginning. I like how in the beginning of the story Hercules could not control his powers. He really did need a trainer. His search for his birth father was also interesting. Zues Deus ex Machina was pretty neat. That is how the ancient Greeks imagined that their Gods interacted with them. That is why destroying a temple was such a big deal. Without the Greek temples, the Gods could not manifest their powers.

There was also a range issue. Zeus' temples could not be placed too far from Olympus. These limitations kept the Greeks from expanding. They lost to the Romans because their religion limited their conquest. The furthest they ever got were minor colonies near the oceans. Oh, and before you bring out the Alexander card, let me tell you chibis on thing. Alexander the Great was not Greek, he was Macedonian. He only adopted Greek practices for political purposes. There were very few Greek Gods that had no limit. They were Apollo, Selene, Poseidon by the coast, Demeter, Diana of the forest and Hades. Thus, Hades' powers were not made up. As the lord of the Underworld, he had control of the dead, the Titans, the Fates, Cerberus and the Furies. Also, these boundaries limitations kept Zues from contacting Hercules directly.

That Disney company knows well their Greek mythology. Hercules training regiment was also historical. All our modern day exercise routines were first invented by the Greeks. They were health freaks and they would exercise in their Gymnasium. Phil really did not train Achilles. Achilles was trained by Chiron, the immortal Centaur. After his training, Hercules, in the movie, meets Megeria. Hercules truly did meet Megeria under similar circumstances. Its interesting to note Hercules terrible use of a sword. He was very clumsy with such weapons. That is why in mythology his main weapon was the club. It stood for his unrefined brute strength.

After the fight with the Centaur, Hercules in the movie, goes to make his name in Athens. The depiction of Athens, though comically exaggerated, was just about right. Athens was the biggest metropolis of the Greek city states. They became filthy rich, after their epic victory against the Persians. That victory gave them authority over the rest of the Greek city States. They started to bleed money from the other city states. In no time, Athens became a great empire. This was the perfect place for Hercules to spread his name.

In this city, Hercules fought the Hydra. In his stories, Hercules defeated the Hydra by dropping a boulder on the beast. In the Disney movie, Hercules sliced all its heads from the inside, with one fell sweep. The only way to kill a hydra is to cut all its heads. After this first victory, the Zero to Hero song summarized all of Hercules 12 tasks. The Muses were serving their proper role in this Disney movie. All of the ancient Greek epics were songs. No play, ever began without appealing to the Muses for inspiration.

The final half of the movie is a bit off. Originally, it was Hera who released the Titans. She stole the heart of Chronos and defeated the Olympians. It was not Hades responsible for that part of the movie. Heck, Hera even defeated Hades with the Heart of Chronos. The symbols of the Gods are their weapons. Thus, the Heart of Chronos was the source of Zeus powers. After this Victory over the Titans in the movie, Hercules saved Meg from Hades. He really did do this.

The whole becoming a God by entering the river Spyx was just for movie purposes. He did rise to heaven, after death. However, he did not return to live with Meg. Heck, Meg died a second time, by Hercules hands. Hera had struck Hercules with madness in mythology. He had killed Meg and his children. The 12 Task was part of his atonement for his crime. The final part of the movie occurred at the end of Hercules' death. There is no happy ending for the true Hercules. He only found solace from his toils in death.

Mulan

Mulan was a cute Disney movie. When I was in my choir class, they had us sing her songs. My teacher was a fan. Plus, due to budget cuts, the only musical classics that our school could afford were Disney. On that hilarious tone, let us discuss Walt Disney's Mulan. Mulan is historical, with a bit of magic on the side. It shows you a lot of ancient Chinese tradition. This movie is about the Huns invasion. It is very traditional and cruel around the edges.Let us begin with Mulan's matchmaker. I liked how they prepared Mulan for her matchmaker. The honor song was pretty cute. I thought the lucky cricket scene was pretty funny.

That cricket was really lucky. Hahaha. Remember, the old woman crossing the streets with her eyes closed? The matchmaker was one super judgmental lady. Then again, she was risking her honor in this matchmaking business. Should she recommend a bad bride, she would be out of business. With matters of honors, families’ livelihood depends on it. Honor was so important in China, that hundreds died to redeem it.

After, Mulan's sad song about her reflection, the recruitment force for the war arrived. Her father was constricted into the army. She disguised herself has a boy and joined the army. At this point, Mulan's grandma prayed to the ancestors for help. China's religion relies heavily on the ancestors and house guardians. Each family has their own Gods. Mushu was a dishonored guardian. The guy he was supposed to protect lost his head in the war. He was supposed to have awakened the true guardian dragon. However, Mushu broke the dragon statue, instead.

In China, idols and shrines channel the powers of the Ancestors and guardians. Without the dragon statue, Mushu could not awaken the true guardian dragon. Thus, he decided to help Mulan anyway, to regain his lost honor. See, Mulan's story is ruled by honor. Mulan and Mushu fought in the war to regain their lost honor. Now, onto regiment; I liked the training song. That training was historical. It’s interesting the use of fireworks for war. Fireworks were weapons of war. In times of peace, they illuminated the skies.

The song about why soldiers fight wars was pretty cute. Veterans always had the best choice of women from the matchmakers. Fighting in wars, always helped elevate one's family honor and marry up. It’s interesting to note the women in the fields. When the men went to war in Ancient China, the women serve as the farmers. See, everyone contributed to the cause. Well, we already know the rest of the movie.

Tarzan

Tarzan is, yet another, wonderful Disney movie. It’s based on Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Disney movie follows the book to the letter, except on a few minor things I will point out as we go along. Like in the book, Tarzan's family got stranded in an African Jungle. I think it was the Congo. In the book, Tarzan's family was stranded there by pirates. In the movie, the ship burned down. Tarzan' family did manage to build a camp. Like in the book, both of Tarzan's parents and Kala's baby chimp were killed by the Tiger, Sabor. Like in the book, Kala adopted Tarzan.

I like the song that was sang when Kala (aka Kayla in the book) was putting baby Tarzan to sleep. Tarzan's growing up flashback were really funny. In both stories, Tarzan did not get along with Kerchak. For a while, Tarzan was trying to prove that he was a monkey. When he discovered his father's camp, he discovered he was human. It was that day when Tarzan met Jane. In the book, he did discover the camp much earlier. He taught himself how to read and write (but not speak) English. He truly did meet Jane at the camp. However, her family did not land on African on purpose. The pirates struck again. Her family was abandoned in Africa to their own fate.

Here is when the Disney movie goes on a tangent. In the book, Clayton was a real nice guy. He was not a hunter. He was a British diplomat. He was also Tarzan's cousin, who was engaged to Jane. Disney demonized Clayton, and turned him into an evil, brute of a hunter. I can finally put the book away and focus only on the Disney movie. From then on, everything in the movie is purely the work of Disney's imagination. Needless to say, Clayton represents the archetypical monster, or savage in the Disney movies. He hunts animal not for food, but for sport. He came to the Jungle to hunt Gorillas. Jane and her father came to study them.

In their search for the Gorillas, they met Tarzan. It was Jane who educated him. She used the project to teach him English. Her projector was a prototype of the movies. It was that technology that evolves into the movie we know and love. As for Tarzan, he represents the noble savage. It was believed that society was what corrupted a man. Others taught that men like Tarzan were nothing, but savages. In this movie, Tarzan searches for an identity. In the end, he discovers that he belongs with Jane, in the Jungle. I think that is everything worth saying about the Tarzan movie.

Despicable Me

Despicable Me is one of my favorite kids movies. I liked it because of its cruel and unusual humor. I heard its getting a second part. Plus, Universal Studies has opened a featured Despicable Me ride. I have gone to Universal Studio many times. I am certain of their caliber. So, I recommend you visit the park to try out the Ride. As for the second part of the movie, you already know my opinions of second parts. I do not think Despicable Me needs a second part. I doubt it will live up to the level of the original movie.

Now, onto the Despicable Me movie. Like we all know, the movie is about a Gru, a classical bad guy. He has plans on stealing the moon for himself. Somewhere, along the way, life plans something new for him. He ends up as the proud father of three little orphan girls. At first, he was using them to steal the shrink ray from Vector. However, when he took the girls to the Amusement park (to abandon them, mind you), he grew to like them.

From then on, Gru had to balance arching with his family life. Heck, before he met the girls, he had no life outside his work. Sometime, life brings you knew surprises. Things that you used to care about, no longer matters. That is the theme of Despicable Me, in a nutshell. There are a few things I want to highlight about the movie. First of all, I liked the Bank that used to Fanny and May. It’s a witty economic joke because the fall of that bank caused the Second Great Depression.

The column decoration was also interesting. The owner of the bank has himself dressed like Napoleon in his kingly outfit. It’s a very famous painting. I also found interesting the joke about the things that Gru had managed to steal. All he had where the chibi Las Vegas versions of a lot of monuments. I also liked the spikes joke. You remember when Edith got trapped in the Iron Maiden. That Gru has a lot of torturing machines. I also liked the three cats’ story.