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Week of March 6, 2015
A spike in pitchfork sales isn’t a good
sign. First up…
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
The best business to be in during a
rebellion is guillotine sales and maintenance.
Unfortunately, the rabble in this action
movie can’t afford the extended warranty.
In the wake of her annihilation of the
Hungry Games arena, Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) is escorted to District 13
where rebel leaders (Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore) persuade her to
become the spokesperson for the District-wide revolution her actions inspired.
With the Capitol in ruin, President Snow
(Donald Sutherland) in hiding, and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) imprisoned, Katniss
- with help from the resistance (Natalie Dormer, Sam Claflin, Liam Hemsworth) -
plots her friend’s rescue and her enemy’s execution.
The first instalment of the final entry in
the series based on the novels, Mockingjay is the bleakest chapter to date.
While it ultimately feels incomplete, the
acting and modern warfare analogies are certainly noteworthy.
However, the mascot for social unrest is
already Freddy The Firebomb. Yellow
Light
Foxcatcher
The goal of wrestling is to hold your
crotch in your opponent’s face until they relent.
However, this drama contends its true
purpose is to win gold.
John E. du Pont (Steve Carell), heir to the
du Pont dynasty, convinces Olympic medalist Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) to
join his wrestling squad - with hopes of attracting his brother Dave (Mark
Ruffalo) too.
While Dave holds out, Mark and the
eccentric billionaire form a cocaine-fueled relationship.
When Dave does join the crew in their quest
for World Championship gold, he’s stunned by du Pont’s inexperience and
arrogance.
But Dave’s disrespect stirs something dark
in du Pont.
Without a doubt Carell’s performance is
Foxcatcher’s preeminent feature, followed by the other leads and hair and
make-up.
However, the actual murder gets lost in the
meandering artistry.
Furthermore, the only way to kill a
wrestler is with a bullet made from a folding chair. Yellow Light
***Death Penalty Box***
Rollerball (1975)
The upside to corporate sponsorship is no
more arguments over what to name the new arena.
However, this sci-fi movie maintains
commercial backing in sport is detrimental.
In 2018, big business has replaced war with
an equally bloody diversion called Rollerball.
But when the reigning rollerball champ,
Jonathan (James Caan), refuses to retire as per the league’s request, the head
of the Energy Corporation (John Houseman) manipulates the rules of rollerball
in hopes that an opponent will kill the veteran skater.
As the risk increases so too does
Jonathan’s determination to topple the privileged plutocracy.
An effective account of a corporate run
society, this adaptation of a dystopian short story still stands as a shining
example of man versus materialism. And while the violence may seem tame, the
message is anything but.
Thankfully, we live in a world where
corporations have absolutely no influence over the winner of Bud Bowl.
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