Journal #1 "Argo Rating"

"Argo"

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For my film I watched the movie Argo as directed and starring Ben Affleck.  This was a true story based on the events of how six Americans were trapped in Iran after being attacked by the Iranian Militia for spying.  The movie is all about how they need to get the Americans out of Iran safely without the militia knowing that it's the Americans otherwise they are going to kill them and it will start a war with Iran and America.  The movie wasn't just about how it was getting them out it was also showing the relationship between America and Iran at the time and I guess still in today's society. I liked this movie a lot because it was very thrilling and the plot was dynamic.  The thrill really kept me sucked into the movie and kept me at the edge of my seat while learning the events that happened.  I think that my personal biases of the film would be the relationship of America and Iran along with how we see each other as a country.  I see Iran as an enemy and they are spying on them in order to keep America safe in case they plan to either attack us and see what life is like in Iran.  I see Iran as a very violent place were militias run free and terrorize the people of the country showing their dominance.  This movie shows that in the same way that I recognize it as.  I also think that they hold back on the violence a little bit because they aren't trying to get the point of how violent across it is in Iran but the fact that it is violent and to help the plot of the story, I thought it was a very good movie and I recommend it to anyone that likes thrilling history.

Link To Movie:

http://dc.swankmp.com/uwsp299375/sdc/fwatch.aspx?v=d2ddcd9809834c478eac46013246f5c3

Journal #2 "Fruitvale Station"

"Fruitvale Station"

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The Movie Fruitvale Station as directed by Ryan Coogler was a great movie. This was a film about the life of man named Oscar Grant who was a normal African American living in the Bay Area.  He had troubles in his past with drugs, crime, and cheating on his girlfriend.  He wasn't the perfect man, but he had a good heart to try and fix himself along with his life and family.  His mother was always looking out for him and tried to keep him safe.  When he went out for New Year's Eve he ran into a guy he had beef with in jail, got into a fight on the metro and the cops were called.  The cops were called and they were mistreated and the cop ended up killing Oscar because he couldn't do what the officer was telling him to do because of another officer.  I think this movie was trying to show how people still mistreat the Blacks because of their race.  In my opinion i thought the movie was pretty good.  It was a good movie showing how people are still racist today even though they say racism isn't a big deal anymore.  A normal guy trying to live his life, fix himself, and provide for his family gets mistreated and shot because of his race.  I think that in this country today racism definitely isn't dead, and it is still used by officers who abuse their power.  This doesn't just go for the African American race but for a lot of other immigrants as well. You see it all the time in the media whether it's on the news or it's on show that uses dark humor to make fun of how it is still all too real in our society.  It's a good message for anyone who watches this film to see the actual footage of how the police acted in the situation considering it was based on a true story.
Link To Movie:
http://dc.swankmp.com/uwsp299375/sdc/fwatch.aspx?v=bea2fa3edc0d44e3b33e028a5eb6b707

Journal #3 "Songs of My Life"

"What You Give" Tesla - Source:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vwHuCC6nP8

As kind of an introduction of myself to everyone I wanted to post a song that I would say is one of the most inspirational songs that i know, What You Give - Written and sung by Tesla.  I've known this song since i was a young kid, and i actually saw them live in concert and they played this song.  The lyrics in this song really have a lot of meaning to me and i plan to get a tattoo of the main chorus that says "It's not what you got, it's what you give.  It's not the life you choose, it's the life you live"  This is saying that you can be the most talented person in the world but if you don't use what you have been gifted with then its a waste of the talents that you have been blessed with.  Live to your full potential and don't let people hold you back.  My father is actually the person that showed me this song along with many other inspirational songs, and whenever i hear the songs that he showed me it reminds me how much my life is worth and that i was put here for a reason.  These songs have such meaning to me because of him being such a role model to me, and knowing what he's been through shows me that I can turn myself into a great man just as he did before me.  As the song says I have talents that I need to find for myself, and I need to use those talents to the full potential whether it is to help my friends or the world.

Here is a list of other songs that are also kind of an introduction to who i am:

1. Train Kept a Rollin' - Aerosmith

2. Otherside - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Fences

3. People Are Crazy - Billy Currington

4. Drinkin' Town with a Football Problem - Billy Currington

5. Me, Myself, and I - G-Eazy featuring Bebe Rebxa

6. Act My Age - Hoodie Allen