What the Beck???
Bucket List Update
Academy Award Nominated Movies
2016 Fences
starring: Denzel Washington,
Viola Davis, Stephen Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby
plot – Washington
plays Troy Maxson who had a dream to be
a professional baseball player. He
didn’t achieve
his dream, so he became a garbage man.
He was angry that his dream could not be achieved.
As a father he doesn’t want his son to
achieve his dream either.
This movie was not what I expected. In many Denzel movies, he is a
great guy to be admired, but this movie had him play the sad, angry man who
cheated on his wife. His acting was so good, that I truly disliked his
character!
2016 Manchester
by the Sea
starring: Casey Affleck,
Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges, Ben O’Brien
plot – Casey Affleck plays
a character who has gone through
many tragedies in his life. He moves to a
big city to avoid his hometown, but is called back
after the death of his brother. He is now the
guardian of his nephew, who himself is struggling
with the death of his father and typical
challenges of a teenager.
This was such a sad movie that it was difficult to watch. Affleck plays
his character so well that he actually had my sympathy.
2016 Arrival
starring: Amy Adams, Jeremy
Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mark O’Brien
plot – Amy Adams plays
Louise Banks who is hired by the government
to work with a team to communicate
with an ET. She and her team
of people, enter the spaceship and actually
communicate with them. This is a global problem.
I can’t believe that I am about to say that I really liked this
SciFi film. The story was
extremely well written and didn’t focus on violence or ridiculous aliens. I
would definitely recommend this movie.
2016 Hacksaw
Ridge
starring: Andrew Garfield, Sam
Worthington, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer, Hugo Weaving, Rachel Griffiths, Vince
Vaughn, Richard Pyros, Jacob Warner, Milo
Gibson
plot – This
movie is a "based in truth' story set in WWII. Desmond Doss refused to hold or fire a weapon,
but wanted to enter the war as an army
medic. He was a hero and eventually received
the Medal of Honor for his contribution
to the war in saving so many lives.
For a person who hates to watch violence and usually dislikes war
movies, this movie touched my heart. This man followed his own beliefs and
fought to enter a war where those in charge did not want his presence. I
actually shed a few tears near the end.
A DEFINITE MUST SEE!!
2016 Hell
or High Water
starring: Jeff Bridges, Chris
Pine, Ben Foster, Dale Dickey, William Sterchi, Gil Birmingham
plot – Toby and his brother, Tanner, resort to robbing banks
to pay off the loan and taxes on their deceased
mother’s Texas home. Toby plans to leave
the land to his sons. Bridges plays the Texas
Ranger in hot pursuit.
This was a really good movie. I wasn’t surprised by the ending,
but the acting was outstanding, and the movie was action packed. This is anther one you should see.
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