"Melancholia" Movie Review

"Melancholia" movie poster.

(In foreground) Kirsten Dunst (L)
and Alexander Skarsgard.

"On the night of her wedding, Justine (Kirsten Dunst) is struggling to be happy even though it should be the happiest day of her life. It was an extravagant wedding paid for by her sister (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and brother-in-law (Kiefer Sutherland) who are trying to keep the bride and all the guests in-line. Meanwhile, Melancholia, a blue planet, is hurtling towards the Earth. Claire, Justine's sister, is struggling to maintain composure with fear of the impending disaster." Written by napierslogs (Link below.)

(L to R) Kirsten Dunst,
Cameron Spurr,
and Charlotte Gainsbourg.

I thought this movie was absolutely beautiful. An art house film; two hours of slow pictorial beauty. Great cast as well: Kirsten Dunst, John Hurt, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlotte Rampling, Brady Corbet, Alexander Skarsgard, and his father, Stellan Skarsgard.

An image from the movie "Melancholia".

But melancholic, it certainly was. I really enjoyed this film, it was remarkable for the eyes and kind of an odd thing to put together, story-wise: "Let's put a wedding and the end of the world together." It was both written and directed by Lars van Trier. There's a feeling of extreme isolation as they wander around their perfect little world. Not realizing it's about to end.

Wedding scene from the movie
"Melancholia".

I almost couldn't care about her family though. They are so mean to Justine at her own wedding and everyone's trying to control her. And the way they try to make her 'happy' by telling her all of these things "I paid for the wedding. You better be happy." or "You better come up with a tagline on your wedding if you have too damnit or this guy's gonna loose his job." or "I don't believe in weddings, be happy while it lasts." It feels really good to know that at the end even though Justine is a depressive person who can't seem to take care of herself, she's the only one keeping it together at the end of the film.

So I liked it and would watch it again! These posters are awesome!

Script available here: http://www.the-editing-room.com/melancholia.html.

"Melancholia" movie poster.

Favorite Lines:

Justine: Life is only on Earth. And not for long.

John: Gaby, I'm sorry to disturb you, but we're ready to cut the cake. 

Gaby: [behind the bathroom door] When Justine took her first crap on the potty, I wasn't there. When she had her first sexual intercourse, I wasn't there. So give me a break, please, with all your fucking rituals.

[crying into her meatloaf] 

Justine: It tastes like ashes!

Leo: [reading] It is a planet that has been hiding behind the Sun. Now it passes by us. It's called flyby.

Leo: Dad says there's nothing to do then. Nowhere to hide. 

Justine: If your dad said that, then he's forgotten about something. He's forgotten about the magic cave.

[last lines] 

Justine: [to Leo and Claire as Melancholia approaches] Hold my hand. Close your eyes.

"Melancholia" movie poster.

Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1527186/.

"The Avengers" Movie Review

"The Avengers" movie poster.

"Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) is director of S.H.I.E.L.D, an international peace keeping agency. The agency is a who's who of Marvel Super Heroes, with Iron Man/Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), The Incredible Hulk/Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Captain America/Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), Hawkeye/Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) and Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson). When global security is threatened by Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and his cohorts, Nick Fury and his team will need all their powers to save the world from disaster." Written by WellardRockard (Link below.)

Anyway, I saw it late one night and it far exceeded my expectations. I loved it! It was the perfect amount of awesome!

My friends and I dressed up and everything (because we're awesome like that) and I was Black Widow, sort of. I couldn't afford a leather suit. But it was still fun and it was fitting that I celebrate my nerddom.

There are so many hot men in this movie that I can forgive Scarlett Johansson for looking like Scarlett Johansson and for being given a few terrible lines. Oh my god, the man meat in this movie, just thinking about it gets me drooling.

Chris Evans.

I think so far the one guy that has me the most intrigued is Chris Evans, the lovely that played Steve Rogers/Captain America. He's just incredibly hot and his character is so wholesome it makes me wish for the olden days of America, pre-Hitler and World War I and II.

Robert Downey Jr. was given the best and most snarky lines because his character is the awesome Ironman/Tony Stark. 

Tony Stark: [to Thor] No hard feelings Point Break, you've got a mean swing. 

Tony Stark: Dr. Banner, your work is unparalleled. And I'm a huge fan of the way you lose control and turn into an enormous green rage monster. 

Bruce Banner: Thanks.

Robert Downey Jr.

Tony Stark: Let's do a headcount: Your brother, the demigod; a super-soldier, a living legend who actually lives up to the legend; a man with breathtaking anger management issues; a couple of master assassins; and you've managed to piss off every single one of us. 

Loki: That was the plan. 

Tony Stark: Not a great plan. 

These are all from the trailer so I'm not ruining anything for anyone. 

Even Thor, played by the yummy Chris Hemsworth, has some funny lines:

Thor: He's my brother. 

Natasha Romanoff: He killed 80 people in 2 days. 

Thor: ...He's adopted. 

Chris Hemsworth.

I found this movie very entertaining and I cannot wait for "The Avengers: 2", "Ironman 3", "Captain America 2", and "Thor 2".

Maybe there's even a third version of "The Hulk" with Mark Ruffalo being arranged somewhere?

One can only hope.

Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848228/plotsummary.

Script available here: http://www.the-editing-room.com/the-avengers.html.