Train of Thoughts Vol 2

I'm back on this lazy feature on my blog. Basically if I were too lazy to write a long treatment of something I'd turn to this. Now you know.

On Zootopia,

Finally I watched this film! The trailers and concept were nothing new for me and it didn't sell to me unless I'm still 4. But with all the great buzz surrounding this film, I became intrigued. I believe it was an okay animated feature in general but its message is exceptional. The movie said so much about society that it challenges you to imagine the parallels with our real life. But then, the movie builds its own world nicely that it became impossible to compare it to our daily life, which is even better so we could refrain from calling some group a fox, or a predator (which is totally bad in real life haha). I liked the social problems and complications presented in this movie and it could create conversation for the kids but also rethinking for the adults. A great treat. And let me share the best line in this film. I couldn't stop laughing thanks to this line. "He's the opposite of friendly. He's unfriendly." HAHAHAHAHAHA Zootopia: rated 3.5/4

On Gods of Egypt,

I have a certain soft spot for a bad-looking, good-fun movie, like this AMAZING (sarcasm) film titled Gods of Egypt which to use stupid YouTube comment summary is Jaime Lannister v King Leonidas: Dawn of Pyramids, with special appearances by Elektra and Black Panther. Anyway, I believed it was going to be worse than Clash and Wrath of the Titans. This movie is pretty similar looking to those two. I enjoyed Clash though, if it were on TV I would sit through it. But what surprised me is that Gods of Egypt might have a better story than Clash. Not the same action excitement, but still a better story. It has character development, many supporting characters (that are essential), pretty cool Egypt-legend bending (still racist though). Yes, it is laughable for the first 30 minutes but if you got over the silly God-transformers or the awkward size of Egyptian Gods, you'd be fine. It's a pretty decent adventure film but the ending is disappointingly Hollywood. I thought with all those silliness they would have the guts to do something different. Gods of Egypt: rated 2.5/4

On Pride & Prejudice & Zombies,
This is one of my most anticipated films of 2016. I'm not ashamed. I was a huge fan of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, that movie was the bomb. I was hoping this movie would be on the same level. I only have some words though. Lily James and the sisters fighting zombie in period costumes. YASSS. The Bennets were warrior daughters. YAASS. Mr Darcy is a Batman-wannabe. meh. I liked the fight scenes but as a whole not so much. PPZ: rated 2/4.

On Zoolander No. 2,

Are you disappointed to hear that I liked Zoolander 2? It's less about the silliness of male modeling, but with all the cameos in the film, I'm sold. (spoiler alert) I was disappointed that Milla Jovovich wasn't in the trailers but when she showed up I was internally screaming with joy (I saw this during a flight). The third act was filled with pure awesome silly crazy stuff. There's a bunch of fashion designer cameos and Anna Wintour being mocked by Will Ferrell's Mugatu, which is the best thing ever. Nothing makes sense in this movie which is totally fine. What do you expect from a male model who has the power of telekinesis with the look of his face? Probably the only movie where the power of cameos could make the movie better by a very large margin. Zoolander 2: rated 2.5/4

On Daddy's Home,
Two words. Linda Cardellini!
(movie is 2/4. It's fun and harmless but not very funny). But yes, Linda Cardellini!.

On Hamilton: An American Musical

I'm currently addicted to the songs from this smash hit musical. It's the first time that I listened to songs from a musical without watching it first. I have no regrets this time. My picks: Alexander Hamilton, My Shot, Schuyler Sisters, Satisfied, Guns and Ships, Non-Stop, Wait For It, Say No to This. Planning something related to Hamilton, I hope it will come true.