The Dark Alfred Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) Planeswalkers: Betrayals Director: Joss Whedon Score: Howard Shore Genre: Fantasy, Adventure Date: Novermber 23-27 Studio: Guernica Studios Format: 3D IMAX Budget: $150 million Theaters: 4275 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 142 mins Cast: Theo – Sam Worthington Aeron – Gary Oldman Serena – Anne Hathaway Raznul – John Cusack Balion – Andy Serkis Vangel – Dakota Fanning Master – Ralph Fiennes Henderson - Lance Henriksen Serpent – Tom Hardy Narrator - Morgan Freeman Plot: The opening sequence commences with beautiful aerial shots of various mountains, valleys, rivers, peaks and fields. Nice, piano and gently guitar based main title floats in. PLANESWALKERS: BETRAYALS We pick up where we left off in the last film, the Planeswalkers surrender to humans. Theo, the angel (Worthington) knows they can very easily slip through the human encirclement and disappear. But at Aeron's (Oldman) insistence, they surrender and allow themselves to be taken captives. Aeron, the wise alchemist points out that they can learn a great deal more from humans and that the humans probably know more about the situation than they do. A simple mind read can allow them access to vast stores of information. "And besides," Aeron says to them telepathically, "nothing the humans do can harm us." He is right. Planeswalkers are demigods and can only be killed in very limited ways. And from what Aeron describes to them the humans do not possess any lethal weapons that can do them permanent harm. And as long as they communicate telepathically, the humans will have nothing on them. They are herded into the back of a large, metal truck. The door is closed and sealed from the outside and Theo can see many cameras placed on the roof to monitor them. They sit in silence the whole way, discussing telepathically where they are being taken and what would happen. The ride is short and soon they are lead into a small, dilapidated farmhouse. A soldier opens the door to the basement and beckons them to enter. Theo can't help but gasp at the world he descends to. The soldiers lead them into a vast, underground facility illuminated by artificial lighting and filled with the most advanced machines he can ever imagine. Everywhere he looks he can see bright screens displaying all types of information and men in white lab coats monitoring them. There are even automatons moving back and forth, assisting their human handlers. What Urza wouldn't give to see such a facility! Even the Multiverse's best artificer cannot duplicate something as advanced as this. But they don't stay in the giant laboratory for long; the soldiers march them past several sets of metal doors and into a small room filled with more strange equipment. They are ordered to give their names to a soldier then have their hands placed on a black boxlike machine with a glass screen on top. The machine reads their fingerprints and imports the data into a computer. Then they are each placed in front of a white screen and have their pictures taken by men holding more another black boxlike machine. Finally they are escorted into another room and thrown into a cell with walls made of a transparent material. "So…what now?" Serena (Hathaway) asks as she paces around the cell. It has no furnishing and is incredibly small, barely big enough to hold the five of them. "We wait," Aeron replies. "If I'm not wrong, then the humans would try to interrogate us for information. That's what captors do." "You give me the word Aeron and I'll break us out of here," Balion, the elf (Serkis) says, examining the glasslike material. "It won't be hard breaking this material and neutralizing the guards outside." Aeron is right. Within an hour, several guards come and drag him out into another part of the facility. He is gone for several more hours but returns with a smile on his face. He explains that during his "interrogation", he had mind read several humans and found that they are just as clueless to the swamp situation as they are. Even better, they don’t see any of the magic used during the battle with Vangel (Fanning). As long as the Planeswalkers' identities are not exposed, they are fine. Serena is next, followed by Balion, then Raznul, the vampire (Cusack). One by one they leave and return by the humans, who look a bit frustrated sometime later. We use this time to get closer to these characters and they often tease each other with banters and Joss Whedon like humour which makes the first act very funny and engages the audience to care more about the characters. Theo is the last to be dragged out and is walked into a room with a metal table and several metal chairs. The walls are all black and the room is dimly lit by only one lamp. Immediately Theo knows the set-up of the room is supposed to bring stress to the subject. But as a Planeswalker, he is immune to such psychological tactics. Compared to the prisons he had seen on Raznul's plane of Kolbar, this is nothing. He sits alone for awhile, until two men dressed in black come in. They don't waste any time with the questions. "Who are you? What happened back there? Why is everyone dead? What purpose did you have there?" When they fail to get any answers, the frustrated men start using threats. Theo simply smiles as they tell him they are authorized to use torture to extract information. "Empty threats gentlemen," the angel chuckles. "You are messing with powers far beyond your imagination." They carry on the conversation, but only get sarcastic response from Theo. Convinced that Theo is mad, the two men order the soldiers to throw him back into the cell. "So?" the others ask as Theo walks back in. "Nothing," he says. "Aeron is right, the humans don't know much about it either. They don't suspect any supernatural play in this." "Do you think we can trust them with our secret?" Serena asks. "No," Theo shakes his head. "I gave him some hints of what they might be dealing with but they think I'm mad. They would never believe it until they see it with their own eyes." "That's bad," Balion comments. "I don't even want to imagine how powerful Vangel's master is. The humans will never stand a chance against that kind of magic." "Believe me, I know," Theo says. "How much longer do we have to stay here?" Raznul asks. "I don't want to sit around here forever." "Soon enough my friend," Aeron replies."Soon enough." ________________________________________ Vangel finds herself in the warehouse standing in front of the crystal throne once more. She clutches her wounded shoulder and bows to the mysterious figure that occupies the throne. After battling the five Planeswalkers, she had fled into the woods and used a pre-established device to transport herself here. And now she needs to make her report. "My master," she bows, clutching her still bleeding shoulder. "I have returned." "You're wounded," the figure on the throne (Fiennes) says, looking at her shoulder with some interest. "It's…it's nothing," Vangel replies, waving it off. "I'll deal with it later." The figure chuckles to himself and carelessly waves his hand. The wound on Vangel's shoulder begins to sizzle and burn, causing the girl to grind her teeth in pain. But suddenly the pain evaporates a few moments later and when she inspects her shoulder, the wound is healed. "Thank you master," Vangel says in gratitude. "Now…I do believe you have some information for me?" "Yes my master. I have fought them and tested their skills just as you ordered and my evaluation is that they're nothing. Their attacks fell apart rather quickly, especially the vampire's. He didn't do anything after that. The girl, the old man, and the elf tried but I beat them back." The figure smiles. "Strong are those who do not show their true potential. You will do well to remember that the vampire is far more powerful than you imagine him to be." "Of course master." "And what of the angel?" "He doesn't seem like much either. In fact he didn't really fight at all." "Don't underestimate him my child," the figure says. "I fought the angel long ago and I barely escaped with my life. He is more powerful than he looks and he was not using his full power." "Why are we even bothered by them?" Vangel asks defiantly. "They do not know of our plans and they do not know where we are. They are of no concern to us." "You are still young and you have much to learn my disciple," the figure replies. "They will stop at no cost to destroy us and the world we are building. I have lured them here to Earth so that I can finish them once and for all. Only then can we find our salvation." Vangel bows once more. She feels inexperienced compared to her master. "So what is our next course of action?" "It won't be long before they discover the portal you used to get here," the figure says. "Go and wait for them at the exit device. My minions shall assist you to make sure everything goes according to plan." "As you command my master." "The Power Rig is almost complete. It is only a matter of time before it reaches its full operational capacity. Then, we will finally be ready to initiate the final sequence of our plan," the figure laughs. ________________________________________ After the interrogation, the humans aren’t bothered with them. Theo loses track of how long they spent down here and he doesn't know what Aeron wants. The old Planeswalkers insists that they keep staying a bit longer, convinced that something is going to happen. "I think I got something," Aeron says excitedly as he circles his right hands in the air twice, casting a sound amplification spell. The voices of two men talking outside drifting into their minds. "I don't care what orders you have, you can't see them," one of them says angrily. "We are officially taking custody of the prisoners whether you like it or not," the other person replies. His voice sounds tough, like that of a hardened military man. "This is a CIA investigation; the Army has no part in it." "These humans don't seem to be getting along," Raznul muses. "Thank you for stating the obvious," Serena replies. "Any orders you were given I'm countermanding it." "My orders come from the President, what gives you the right to override them?" "My gun does." There was a soft click followed by a thud. The man speaks once more, "Open the door, we're taking custody of the prisoners." "I think it's time we get out of here," Theo says. Aeron agrees. He closes his eyes and with a snap of a finger, teleports them away from the cell. They land in a heavily wooded area that stank of the swamps. It is dark outside, which leads Theo to believe they had been locked up for at least a whole day. "Where are we?" he asks as he looks around. The area looks vaguely familiar. "I teleported us to the woods near the swamp," Aeron replies. "We need to start tracking the blood trail before it is gone." "What the hell was that all about?" Balion asks. "The Army guy shot that CIA guy over custody? What games are the humans playing at?" "I don't know but I don't like it one bit," Aeron says darkly. "The humans are up to something." "Aeron is right, we should start tracking Vangel," Theo says. "Raznul, can you smell anything?" The vampire sniffs the air and pointed deeper into the woods. "This way." Raznul leads them deep into the forest, past several creeks and abandoned cabins left to rot. It feels like ages but finally they stop at a small clearing, with a large rock placed in the middle. "The trail ends here," Raznul announces. "That stone is placed like this on purpose," Aeron observes. "I sense an enchantment on it," Balion says. "If I'm not mistaken, this stone is a teleportation device. She must have used it to escape." "Well what are we waiting for then?" Serena asks as she takes a step forward. "Serena, wait!" Theo says. "I don't think all of us need to go. Aeron, I think you should stay here and figure out the true nature of the aether and the mana on this planet. You know more about that subject than any of us." The old Planeswalker nods. "Good idea." Raznul volunteers top stay and says that he can use his expertise in black mana to study the swamp and help Aeron with his research. Theo agrees that it’s a good idea. Aeron and Raznul stay there; Balion, Serena and Theo are will going to hunt down Vangel." ________________________________________ The stone is indeed a teleportation device. The rock glows purple as they each place a hand on it and the next thing they know, they are standing in a dark alleyway. The familiar scene of a bustling city, tall buildings, and thousands of people appear before them. They are back in New York City. "Oh this is just great," Serena says sarcastically. "We'll never find her in this mess of a city." "You don't have to," Vangel replies, stepping out of the shadows. "I'm right here." "We meet again," Theo says darkly, his spear appearing in his hand. "Indeed," Vangel replies simply, readying herself for battle. "You all know what to do," Theo says. "Serena, attack!" The red haired Planeswalker charges at Vangel, swinging her giant flaming sword. We show the battle in long tales, no cheating with fast paced editing. The girl steps aside and tries a high kick but Serena manages to block it with her left arm. Serena swings again, but the size of her sword slows her attack, allowing Vangel to once more slip past it. She takes a moment to compose herself then lashes out with a series of powerful punches and kicks, forcing the Otarian Planeswalker to back down. "Enough of this Serena," Theo calls out. "Finish the fight." Serena raises her blade and charges once more. Vangel takes a step back and unleashes a wave of dark mana with her hands but Serena hacks her through it with her flaming sword. Undaunted, Vangel lets lose a stream of black fire from her mouth, hoping the strike would slow Serena down and gives her time to recompose. But Serena is well prepared. She points her sword at Vangel and a jet of orange-red fire erupts from its tip. The two streams of magical fire meet halfway in midair and results in a powerful explosion that shakes the ground and shatters windows. However a few spells and enchantments from Balion quickly quells any suspicion from the locals. The explosion provides just the opportunity for the group to spring their trap. Once the shock and the smoke dies down, tendrils of green mana fly from Balion's hands and strikeVangel squarely in the chest. Surprised and in pain, she falls to the ground. Then, a yellow light start to glow from her body. "Balion, NOW!" Theo yells. The elf nods and throws out his hands, almost as if he is casting a net. Indeed, a green net appears and fall on top of the yellow light. The transformation is undone and the white fox turns back into Vangel. Now it is Theo's turn to the strike. He swings his spear in a wide arc over his head and creates a giant ball of light. With a yell, he hurls the ball at Vangel. The girl rolls away just in time but the resulting explosion still sends her flying a few feet back. Sensing all is not going well; she gets up and attempts to run. "Serena, don't let her get away," Theo says. "On it," Serena nods. She steps up, her fire sword transforming into a fire whip. She lashes out her whip after Vangel, the fiery cord growing longer as it flies towards the girl and eventually latching itself to her leg. With a tug, Serena trips Vangel and begins pulling her back towards them. Theo points his spear at Vangel and a beam of white light emerges from the tip, bathing the girl's body in its bright glow and causing her to writhe and scream in pain. "P-Please stop," she whimpers. "Please don't h-hurt me." "Then tell us who you're working for," Theo says harshly. He dims the beam of light a little but keeps it just strong enough to make sure she can't escape. "Better make it fast Theo," Balion warns. "Those enchantments won't last forever and the humans will find us eventually." "Tell us who you're working for," Theo repeats. "Tell us now!" A powerful punch from behind is all he received for an answer. Theo spins around and his mouth drops open in horror. A giant man, nearly seven foot in height and dressed in a long, flowing black overcoat, stands in front of him. His face is monstrously mutilated, with holes for ears and nose, two green slits for eyes, and mouth sewn together in an X pattern. Theo looks around and sees the creature had knocked both Serena and Balion to the ground as well. Theo points his beam of light at the creature-man but he sidesteps and avoids the attack. For a man of his size, he is incredibly fast. The creature-man jumps and vaults over Theo. Landing behind him, he punches in the angel in the side and pushes him to the ground. When Theo gets up, the creature-man once again finds his way behind and pushes him down, a testament to his incredible speed. By this time, Serena and Balion recover and both of them are now on the offensive. Serena charges at the creature, attacking him with her sword. But the creature proves too fast for her clumsily blade and catches her sword hand in mid-air. His other hand forms a fist and he repeatedly punches her in the stomach until Balion intervenes. But the elf fares no better as the creature-man catches his punch and kicks him in the head. "Use magic!" Theo yells to his comrades, forming a ball of light with his spear. But it is already too late. The creature-man, along with the girl Vangel, disappears behind a huge cloud of smoke. Once the smoke is cleared, both of them are gone. No doubt Vangel's master sent the creature to rescue her. "We nearly had her!" Serena says angrily as she gets up, clutching her stomach. "That's the second time she slipped through our fingers," Balion laments. "What the hell was that thing?" Theo asks. "I've never seen anything like it. The way it fights…it's almost as if that thing is-" "Made to fight Planeswalkers," Balion finishes darkly. "More like kill Planeswalkers," Serena says irritably as she rubs her stomach. "Whatever that thing is, he's gone now," Theo says. "And there is no way we can find him in this city." "Forget about that," Balion replies. "We should get out of here before we attract attention. Let's meet up with Raznul and Aeron and figure out what we're going to do next. Hopefully they've found something useful." "You're right, we should go," Serena joins in. "Hands up, all of you," a new voice says from behind. The voice sounds oddly familiar. Theo turns around and sees a man dressed in a green uniform facing them. Behind him is a group of men armed with strange metal sticks. Theo's hands curls into fists and he prepares to strike. "I wouldn't do that if I were you," the man continues, eyeing the angel. "Our weapons are specially designed to subdue Planeswalkers like you." "Wait," Balion says. "How do you know we're Planeswalkers?" "Oh the answer to that question is very simple," the man smiles. "I work for one." ________________________________________ Aeron immerse himself in his tomes after Theo, Serena, and Balion departs. The old Planeswalker hopes his vast library may provide him with some clues to Earth's mysteries, yet the answer remains elusive. It feels like he has all the right pieces but he just doesn't know how to connect them. "Do you always carry your books when you travel?" Raznul asks lazily. "I keep them in another dimension," Aeron replies, not breaking off from his reading. "You never know when they might come in handy." "What exactly are you reading anyways?" "About the Shard of the Twelve Worlds. You heard of it no?" "Who hasn't?" Raznul replies. "It's common knowledge among all who studies magic. Gaea created the Shard around twelve Planes to keep Urza out of Dominaria after the Sylex Blast. The Shard lasted throughout the Ice Age until the PlaneswalkerFreyalise cast the World Spell that broke it. But does that have anything to do with this?" Aeron chuckles. "That's mostly lore, not fact. The truth is that the Sylex Blast was so powerful that the energy it released changed the flow of the aether, forming an envelope and sealing off the Blind Eternities from Planeswalkers. We don't know if Gaea even existed." "Yawgmoth did." "Yawgmoth was a demon who was trapped in Phyrexia for nine thousand years. I doubt what he says has any credibility." The vampire yawns. "So what does the Shard of the Twelve Worlds have to do with Earth?" "I'm thinking what happened to Dominaria might also have happened here," Aeron explaines. "A powerful blast sealed Dominaria and eleven other worlds from the Multiverse. A powerful blast must have also sealed off Earth." Raznul considers it for a moment. "That makes sense," he says. "Doesn't it?" Aeron replies excitedly. "When the Multiverse was first made a powerful aftershock explosion must have changed the flow of the fragile aether and thus sealing off Earth. Over time the mana around it depleted and collapsed, creating the vacuum that makes up this universe." "So how did we get here?" Raznul asks. "Luck, pure luck," the old Planeswalker says. "Passages to Earth appear randomly. When you make a Planeswalk, you just have to hope that the Blind Eternities open for you. Otherwise you'll be stepping into a vacuum." "What kind of vacuum is powerful enough to kill a Planeswalker anyways?" Raznul asks lazily. And then it clicks. The answer suddenly dawns on Aeron. "Mana residue," he says slowly. "Raznul I think we may be on to something." "What do you mean?" the vampire asks, sitting up straighter. "The mana depleted and collapsed after the explosion," he says, voice shaking with excitement. "That leaves residue. Mana residue is pure energy; by the graces of Urza I think we might have found a new type of mana!" "A new type of mana? Aeron what are you talking about?" "Colorless my friend Raznul! Colorless! The type of mana you can shape and turn into any color you like! Of course it all makes sense now!" "What makes sense?" "Vangel was powerful because she discovered how to tap the colorlessmana and bend it to her will. And her master must here to harvest this mana for something big!" "So this colorlessmana makes you more powerful if you use it?" Raznul asks. He seems suddenly interested. "It makes you immensely powerful," Aeron replies. "You can turn it into any color you like and bend it to your will. I've only heard stories but I never thought I would discover it." "Indeed," Raznul says thoughtfully. "We have to find Theo and tell him," Aeron says. "If we can find a way to tap this mana then we can make ourselves more powerful." He got up and made his way towards the teleportation stone. "I'm afraid I can't let you do that Aeron," Raznul says from behind. "What? What do you mean?" Aeron asks. He suddenly feels a sharp pain through his body and looks down to see a knife sticking out of his stomach. He gasps as the knife is pulled out of him and drops to the ground. At first he thinks they had come under attack, but when he rolls around, he seesRaznul holding the knife. "Why?" "If anyone is going to get unlimited power, it's going to be me," the vampire says. "Now old man, I think you need to rest." "Traitor!" Aeron gasps weakly, trying to get up. He feels a numbing cold running through his entire body. He forgot what pain and agony feel like. Raznul towers above him, smiling as he places his boot on his throat and pushes down. Aeron feels the last warm flicker of life disappear from him as his windpipe and spine are crushed. ________________________________________ Vangel stumbles back into the warehouse, her body bruised and in pain. It is only a couple hours ago when she told her master that the Planeswalkers are nothing but now her overconfidence cost her. She was defeated by only three and if it wasn't for the timely intervention of Chimera, she would've been their prisoner. Vangel looks at the brute walking next to her and suppresses a shudder. Even now she still fearsChimera and his abilities. We see a flashback montage of the character. He is one of the Voiceless, four powerful Planeswalkers from long ago that had been corrupted by power and forced to serve her master. There was Chimera, the leader of the pack, followed by Phoenix, Serpent and Tiger. They were called the Voiceless because each of their mouth was sewn shut, so that they would never speak against their master. "You're back." The voice on the throne does not sound displeased. Vangel tries to bow but falls to the ground instead. Cursing, she pushes herself back up. "I'm sorry master, I failed." "It is of no concern my child," the figure replies sweetly. "I have foreseen your defeat. It is all part of the plan." "I don't understand," Vangel asks, puzzled. "The time has come for the Power Rig to be activated," the figure on the throne explaines. "It will be fully operational tomorrow or the day after. I am now ready to initiate the last sequence of my plan." "That is good news my master." "That is. But it also means your usefulness to me has run out. Once the Planeswalk is initiated, I will rise again with my full strength. I no longer need you Vangel." "But, but you said," Vangel begins. She can't believe what she is hearing. After all these years, she is going to get thrown aside? "My dear, I've said a lot of things," the figure interrupts, "to a lot of people." Then she understands. She is only a pawn, one of many the figure employs to serve his own selfish purpose. Everything he says, it must all be a lie. Vangel curses herself for believing him and putting her trust in him. "But I won't deny you have served me well," the figure continues. "And for that, I shall give you the honor of joining the Voiceless and to continue serving me for eternity." "Never!"Vangel yells, her voice shaking with anger. "I will never join those monsters and serve you, you bastard!" "Then you will die." The figure waves a hand and Serpent, who’s standing behind him in the shadows, charges out. Despite being wounded and weakened, Vangel's pain is washed away by anger and she finds new will to fight. She waits until Serpent (Hardy) comes closer then she roundhouse kicks him in the face and throws him to the ground. With Serpent down, the path to the throne is clear and Vangel runs, black mana bolts forming in her hands. The figure points his palm at her and suddenly an invisible force strikes her in the stomach, sending her to the ground. "Foolish girl!" the figure roars. "You dare strike me? Your own master?" "You're no longer my master," Vangel spits as she gets back up. The figure growls as he once again raises his hand, his fingers closing to form a fist. Instantly Vangel feels her windpipe obstructed, as if someone is choking her. The figure smiles. "It's such a pitiful sight," he says, "watching you use the powers I taught you against me. But you should've known by now that I am more powerful than you can ever imagine." He releases his fist and Vangel collapses to the ground, coughing and gasping for breath. Serpent walks up to her and places a hand on her shoulder, pulling her up. At that moment, something inside her snaps.A mysterious tune fades in, which gets louder and louder before it reaches its peak. Memories of a time long ago wash through her, mixing into her anger and frustration. She feels power flowing through her, fuelled by her hatred. She grabs hold of Serpent's hand on her shoulders and places her other hand lightly on his chest. Then, with a yell, she releases a cloud of dark energy, engulfing herself and the monster. She sees Serpent being wiped away by the cloud, disappearing without a trace. But it doesn't stop there. The cloud begins to expand, making its way towards the figure on the throne and the three remaining Voiceless. The figure raises his hands to form a shield and Vangel takes the opportunity to bolt towards the door. Before she can reach it, she is pushed forward by a massive explosion from behind. The last thing Vangel sees before she loses consciousness is the neon lights of New York City. ________________________________________ The commander (Henriksen) and his men lead the Planeswalkers down a series of alleys and deep into New York City's underworld. One would expect there would be people here, watching this bizarre march and alerting the authorities. Yet oddly, all the alleyways the men lead them through seem devoid of human activity. Only rats and insects populate the place. Theo can see why, the entire place is strong with dark mana. "What's your name soldier?" Theo asks as he walks. They make him and the others walk in front, to make sure they can't escape. Theo knows even now they can still run but he wants to meet the evil that is behind it all. And this commander would lead them there. "General Arnold Henderson," the man replies, "commander of the Seventieth Special Combat Division." "Hey I recognize your voice!" Balion exclaims. "You're the one who shot that CIA guy." Henderson laughs. "Good ear. That was me and I would've had you all too if that meddling agent wasn't in the way. My master wasn't pleased with my failure but he directed me here so I can apprehend you again." "How can you betray your own kind?" Balion asks, disgusted by the man's words and actions. "When my master's plan is complete, I will be given control of this planet," Henderson replies gleefully. "I think that's a good trade, don't you?" "You disgust me," Serena says angrily. "Where are you taking us?" Theo asks. "To my master," Henderson says. "Now quit your yapping, you're beginning to annoy me." They continue for a short while until they reach a large, abandoned warehouse. The guards stay outside while Henderson beckons the Planeswalker to enter. He is greeted by the tall, mutilated creature-man that had attacked them and rescued Vangel. To Theo's surprise, there are two more just like him, a skinny man and a slender woman. All of them have mutilated faces just like the tall one. They stand at a respective distance, keeping a careful watch on the Planeswalkers. The first thing that strikes Theo as odd was a giant crater in the middle of the warehouse. Judging from the state of it, it is still fresh, indicating a battle had occurred here just a short while earlier. Theo's curiosity with the crater is replaced by what he sees ahead of him. At the far end of the warehouse was a large crystal throne that glows an eerie blue. The dim lighting makes it hard to see the face of the occupant but Theo knows it is the evil they have been seeking. The three mutilated figures join their master by the throne but Theo can't help but notice Vangel is not here. "Brother, you have come," the figure on the throne says happily as they get close. Theo can see the figure's features now and he is surprised by what he sees. The man's eyes, once blue, are now deep red. His skin is pale and his hair has all but disappeared. He looks weak and frail, but Theo knows better than to think of him that way. "I have been waiting a long, long time. General Henderson, you have done well. You and your men will be rewarded for your service." "Thank you my liege," Henderson says. He bows low then retreats. "Theo, what did he call you?" Serena asks in disbelief. "Oh he didn't tell you?" the figure muses. "Yes…I'm his older brother, Kaeo." "What else did you not tell us?" Serena asks angrily. Theo frowns. "It's true," he says. "Kaeo was once my brother. We were both warriors of Serra's Realm. But when the Phyrexian onslaught began, he turned towards evil and betrayed my trust. He is my kin no more." Kaeo comes out from the shadows and reveals himself while he laughs a cruel laugh. "I betrayed your trust? Where were you when our goddess abandoned us? Where were you when the Phyrexians slaughtered our people? I watched our world be destroyed Theo, first by the Phyrexians and then by Urza. I should've died that day, died with Radiant and died with the others but I survived. And I asked myself, why did I live when so many of my brothers perished? But the answer was simple: I survived because I was given a mission, a mission to rebuild my home and restore it to its former glory." "Wake up Kaeo," Theo says harshly. "Serra's Realm was destroyed. Gone! It became the Legacy and the Legacy is gone!" "No it is not gone!" Kaeo thunders. "What was left of Serra's Realm did become the Legacy and the Legacy became Karn. But when the Legacy Weapon was activated, Serra's Realm was restored. It is now a land devoid of mana and life, cold and unforgiving. I intend to give back what belongs there." His proclamation is met only with silence. "You must be wondering how I know this," he continues. "People talk my brother. Even from my prison here on Earth I hear all manner of things. Planeswalkers come and go but their knowledge stays." "So what are you planning to do about it then?" Balion asks. "When I first began my exile on this wretched plane, I thought all hope was lost," Kaeo explains. "But I was surprised to find so much power and raw mana here. Mana I can bend to my will, mana I can turn into any color I wish. I realized with this mana I can rebuild Serra's Realm and shape it to my liking." "Yeah and how are you going to do that?" Serena asks in a tone that sounds like she doesn't believe a word he's saying. "I have perfected and built a device known as a Power Rig," Kaeo announces triumphantly. "I intend to harvest the energies of Earth and Planeswalk this world to the location of Serra's Realm. I will shape the mana to rebuild my world and the population of this one will conveniently serve as slave labor." "You're mad!" Balion says, horrified by Kaeo's plan. "Planeswalking an entire world will cause serious damage to the Blind Eternities and ruin the balance of the aether. Not to mention there is a high chance this world will be destroyed." "I have already considered that, elf," Kaeolaughes. "The Power Rig will generate a force field that will shield this planet from the Blind Eternities during the Planeswalk. This world will be intact so I can use its resources to rebuild." "You're a fool Kaeo," Theo says, "always have been. I will not let your little fantasy destroy the Multiverse." "You won't let me? You forget who are talking to little brother. I have always been the better fighter." "I bested you once and I will do it again." Kaeo laughes once more. "You defeated me because I was overconfident about my newfound abilities. But I learned from my mistake and I spent a long time perfecting my skills. Now I am more powerful than you can ever imagine." "You're just wasting time with him Theo," Serena snaps. "I'll deal with him." Theo tries to stop her but the Otarian Planeswalkers is too fast. Instantly she leaps into the air, her signature flaming sword appearing in her hand. Kaeo throws out a hand and an invisible force strikes her in mid-air, throwing her to the ground. Unfazed, Serena gets back up and sends a stream of fire from her hand. Kaeo doesn’t so much as move as he mentally summons an invisible force field that blocks the fire. "As you can see," he says gleefully after the fire dies down. "My powers are far beyond yours." "We'll see about that," Serena grows. She once again charges with her sword. This time both Theo and Balion join in, hurling bolts of white and green mana at Kaeo. "That's the way it is then," Kaeo says to himself. He opens his hand outwards and points his palm towards Serena. Closing his eyes, he summonsa pulse of dark mana that molds itself into a giant, black palm. With a slight push of his arm, the black palm flies forward, hitting Serena and once again throwing her down. He then proceeds to inhale all the mana Theo and Balion threw at him and blows it back out in the form of black fire. Theo jumps just moments before the stream of black fire explodes the ground he is standing on. Getting back up, he forms a ball of light with his hands and pushes it towards Kaeo. The dark Planeswalker waves it away with his hands. "Give up brother," he says. "You cannot defeat me." "I wouldn't be too sure of that," Theo replies, spitting out the dirt that got into his mouth. "I got more Planeswalkers waiting to kill you." Kaeo chuckles. "I wouldn't be too sure of that." He claps his hands. Out of the shadows walks out a man – or vampire rather – dressed in a set of glorious silver armour with a flowing red cape. Theo looks at the vampire's face and tries hard to suppress his shock. It is Raznul. Theo looks at those treacherous yellow eyes and feels burning anger inside him. He curses himself for not listening to Serena before they came. He should've brought someone else. "Damn you Raznul," he growls. "How could you." "No need to feel so disappointed Theo," the vampire smiles playfully. "There's no harm in joining the winning side." "Raznul you bastard, what have you done with Aeron?" Balion demands angrily. "The old man found his peace," Raznul answers simply. "As you can see Theo," Kaeo says triumphantly. "One of your Planeswalkers is dead and the other has now joined me. You cannot hope to defeat me. Join me brother, and together we can rebuild our home." Serena charges at Raznul, howling with rage. Kaeo points a finger at her and immediately, tendrils of black mana wrapped themselves around her. "Let me go," Serena howls, trying to break free. But the tendrils won't budge. Using his finger as a guide, Kaeo directs the struggling Serena away from Raznul and throws her back with the others. The tendrils evaporates once she touches ground. "I'll kill you Raznul," she says as she gets back up. "This one needs to learn some respect," Kaeo muses at Serena. "Count Raznul, discipline her!" "With pleasure," the vampire smiles as he walks up to her, two daggers forming in his hands. Serena readies herself for a battle but Balion pushes her out of the way. His hands trace the air in a linear motion and instantly a wall of green mana form between them and Raznul. The vampire grows and hurls some black mana but the shield absorb them. "Balion, what is this?" Theo asks. "This..." the elf says, his breathing becoming faster and faster. "This is my most powerful enchantment. It'll stop anything while it's up. Now go…" "What? Balion we're not leaving you behind!" Theo says. "G-go!" the elf pants. "I-I can't hold this shield up forever. Go before it's too late." "Balion…" "Theo he's right," Serena says, grabbing onto his arm and trying to drag him out. Tears are forming out of the corner of her eyes. "We have to move!" "I'll stop him Balion. I'll stop him," Theo declares as he looks back on the elf. "And I'll kill him." And with that, Theo and Serena run out of the warehouse. We see a montage of the main characters, the dead Aeron, the hurt Vanger, the running Serena and Theo and finally Kaeo, who gives us an evil smile. The end. After the end credits we see a short teaser for the next install ment that is due to come out the following year titled Planeswalkers: Into The Unknown. Edited January 12, 2013 by Alfred Unchained Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) Subway Nest II: The Suburbs Genre: CGI Comedy Format: 3D Cast: Jason Segel (Marcus), Zooey Deschanel (Lisa), Christopher Walken (Balthazar), Jesse Eisenberg (Lars), Paul Rudd (Charlie), Seth Rogen (Mike), Kristen Bell (Lucille), Jodie Foster (Karen), Jay Baruchel (Jonas), Woman (Diane Keaton) Emma Watson -- Cameo (Maria) Directed By: Mike Mitchell Release Date: 8/26 Theater Count: 3562 Budget: $100 million Running Time: 1hr 43 min (103 minutes) MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements, fantasy violence, mild language Plot: The film starts with an argument between Karen and Jonas, a crow and a blue jay. Karen insists that the humans are a threat, while Jonas disagrees, saying they are good for birds, because when they dig in the garden, they bring up lots of worms and they keep large predators away. We then see the birds arguing from the Woman's perspective, and she just seems shrieks and caws, none of the actual words being said by the birds themselves. We go back to the city, where Lars is being harassed by Charlie and Mike (rats) once again in the subway. But as they chase him around the subway, he accidentally finds himself flying down the subway tracks (this is the main use of the 3D elements of the film, particularly where a couple of subways nearly hit Lars, until they go out from the underground. He's not in the city anymore. The air is too fresh and there aren't pigeons all around him. "Where am I?" he thinks, as he flutters around. He's not a graceful flier, and he fears someone will watch him and laugh at him. His meanderings bring him to the Woman's house, where he ends up in the middle of arguments between groups of Crows and Blue Jays. Both the Crows and Blue Jays try to convince him to work for them and against the others. But only the Blue Jays are willing to help him find his way back home at all, so he ends up on their side. The battles are confusing... mostly a lot of noise without any real victories or defeats on either side. And whenever the woman comes out to garden, the birds all just fly around aimlessly. Except for Lars, who almost goes up to her to hope for bread, but Jonas tells him to wait and eat worms later. The thought of eating worms sends Lars into a panic, and he frustrates all manner of living thing until Jonas gets him to calm down. Back in the city, the other birds are in a panic. It's been a couple of days now... Lars is never one to adventure out anymore! They start to retrace his steps through the subway system, but it seems he is the bravest of them, as the others run back when the trains start coming. Lars ends up running away from the crows and the blue jays. He finds himself in a small "downtown" of the suburb he is in, and people aren't as receptive to pigeons, but since there are no other pigeons to compete for the food, he can get some anyway. But it's just not the same... one night, a delirious Lars has a vision of Lucille, and she begins to tell him where he can meet his group of pigeons. And they are coming! The next day, Marcus, Lisa, and Baltahazr end up flying out of the city, and Lars has decided to fly back to it. They meet on the outskirts, and they all insist Lars has to come back to the Subway. When he gets back, there's a huge surprise party for him... even Mike and Charles are there, apologizing for what happened earlier. The final scenes show Lars and Lucille flying low near the baseball stadium, and then the final scene has Maria show up, she's another pigeon. The last part of the movie is some still shots of Lars/Maria and their family. Edited January 13, 2013 by Electric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) One Man's Trash Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Farce-Comedy Cast: Tom Hanks (Dr. Reginald Blauser), Andy Serkis (Gal'kark't'th/Galkar), Charlize Theron (Melissa), Ryan Gosling (Kevin) Directed By: J.J Abrams Release Date: 7/10 Theater Count: 3847 Budget: $125 million Running Time: 2hr 14 minutes (134 minutes) Plot Summary: Dr. Reginald Blauser makes contact with aliens and inadvertently discovers that their urine is water, and they drink human urine like water. With a water shortage on Earth, is this a perfect solution? Plot: Stuff MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Violence, some language) Edited January 14, 2013 by Electric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) Bored Game Genre: CGI Fantasy Format: Mix of 3D CGI and Live Action. Cast: Sean William Scott (Frank), Leslie Mann (Penelope), Preston Bailey (Billy), Brennan Bailey (Thomas), Robin Williams (The Game Master) Directed By: Jon Favreau Release Date: 4/15 Theater Count: 3947 Budget: $150 million Running Time: 1hr 56 minutes (116 minutes) Plot Summary: Kids/family are bored one day when the power goes out. No TV and no compute rmakes kids play board games Plot: Stuff happens in CGI and real life MPAA Rating: PG (mild violence, mild language) Edited January 14, 2013 by Electric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) Celestial Worlds Genre: Fantasy/Action/Sci-Fi Cast: TBD Directed By: Gábor Csupó Release Date: 6/10 Theater Count: 4026 Budget: $125 million Running Time: 1hr 48 minutes (108 minutes) MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence/fantasy violence, "thematic elements" and some drinking/drug references Plot Summary: A young man travels through 15 different worlds/universes to seek his father. He is aided by his friends. A young woman with the ability to cast magic, a monster that can change form based on eating the meat of other monsters, and a robot that changes and evolves based on the weapons it is equipped with/ Plot: Stuff that happened in Final Fantasy Legend II.: Edited January 14, 2013 by Electric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) 13th Month Genre: Comedy Cast: Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen, Chloe Moretz, Christopher Walken, Jack Black Directed By: Harold Ramis Release Date: 12/30 Theater Count: 2486 Budget: $20 million Running Time: 1hr 28 minutes (88 minutes) Plot Summary: Misprinted calendars cause hilarity and mild confusion. Or is it confusion and mild hilarity? Plot: Humorous movie starts. Rating: PG-13 for language and drinking/mild drug references Edited January 14, 2013 by Electric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) Took a break from Expedecade to quickly adapt this sequel:Army of Two: The 40th DayDirector: Simon WestGenre: Action/WarDate: January 15Studio: Blankments ProductionsCast: Chris Hemsworth as Elliot Salem-Rios, Channing Tatum as Tyson Salem-Rios, Nikolette Noel as Alice Murray, Martin Freeman as JB, Scott Adkins as Richard Dalton, Chow Yun-Fat as Dr. Wu, Brandon Soo Hong as Chin, Anton Yelchin as Breznev, and Eddie Redmayne as Jonah Wade.Music by: Elliot Goldenthal.Runtime: 127 minTagline: When One Man is Not Enough.Plot: The story finds Tyson and Elliot as self-employed private contractors, who, along with Alice Murray run Trans World Operations (TWO). Their second mission as the newly formed company takes them to Shanghai where they are tasked with meeting a contact named JB. Upon meeting him it is revealed that he was once an SSC Operative who also worked for Dalton. JB leads them to a back alley where their gear and weapons have been stashed in a dumpster. They then proceed with the second part of their mission in the form of planting locator beacons throughout strategic locations in Shanghai. After planting the last of the beacons and an encounter with overzealous security guards, they regroup on a rooftop of a building. When Alice Murray radioes in, telling them they will get extra cash for terminating JB, but they spare him by lying and telling Alice that he escaped. Suddenly, the city of Shanghai goes under attack as buildings are bombarded and chaos reigns down below. Tyson and Elliot barely escape the rooftop and ascend the building, encountering groups of mercenaries that have specifically targeted them. They manage to contact Alice who informs them that she is alive, but is trapped in the South African Consulate. They set course for the consulate, dispatching waves of mercenaries through toppled and burning buildings as well as encountering civilian hostages; however there is no time for rescue. Tyson and Elliot discover Alice being held hostage in an office. After freeing her, the three fight their way to the main hall of the consulate, when suddenly a helicopter crashing through the building and subsequently creating a hole on the floor for them to escape. They flee through the hole and wind up on the outside of the building where Alice instructs them to get on an elevated platform as she lowers them via a crane. They eliminate countless waves of mercenaries as Alice lowers them to the bottom of the building. A quick exit is created as a bus crashes through a wall, killing a civilian. Tyson and Elliot exit through the hole in the wall and encounter more mercenaries as they traverse a highway. After eliminating the last of them, they escape through a utility door beneath a tunnel. Tyson and Elliot push forward through the streets of Shanghai encountering more mercenaries and civilian hostages. They make their way to the entrance of the Shanghai Zoo where they encounter a zoo employee who guides them via television monitors and speakers. Tyson and Elliot rescue a trapped zoo worker who leads them to an exit. After departing the zoo, Tyson and Elliot are contacted by Alice, who has found safe haven, and informs them to locate a communications tower to hopefully signal for help. Tyson and Elliot march forward, traversing rooftops as they eliminate enemy waves. They finally reach the communication tower only to discover an empty room. They decide to continue forward and jump to an adjacent balcony. The balcony suddenly gives way and Elliot plummets down to the ground and is knocked unconscious. Elliot awakens 24 hours later in a hospital. They are met by Dr. Wu who asks for their help in evacuating the patients. After restarting the generator, Tyson and Elliot encounter more mercenaries. They fight past them and meet up with a small boy named Chin who guides them through the hospital. Tyson and Elliot proceed through the halls of the hospital eliminating mercenaries as they go, and eventually meet up with Dr. Wu. They reach the reception room and defend it from waves of invading mercenaries. Once the opposition was eliminated, they exit the hospital and take a shortcut heading toward the mall. Tyson and Elliot fight their way through countless waves of mercenaries as they head for the mall. They fight off as many enemies as they can, but are overwhelmed and captured. Tyson and Elliot awake in the mall, stripped of their gear and weapons and separated in custom holding cells. They are freed by a mercenary named Breznev who leads them to their gear and weapons. Breznev informs them that he has secured three bombs that, if placed in strategically marked locations on the upper floor, will destroy the communications center down below. Tyson and Elliot plant the bombs as they encounter more mercenaries, and ultimately destroy the communications center. Breznev leads them to an exit, and they go their separate ways. After exiting the mall, Alice once again communicates with Tyson and Elliot and informs them that she managed to convince a pilot to fly them out of Shanghai, but they must reach the extraction point quickly because of the heavy enemy presence. Tyson and Elliot fight their way through the Bunds, encountering heavy waves of mercs. As they near the extraction point, Alice informs them that the pilot will not land the chopper until they destroy two anti-aircraft guns. After doing so, they reach the extraction point only to have the chopper shot down and destroyed. Alice is presumed dead at this point. Tyson and Elliot bunker down to rest, and, realizing that there is no escape, decide to exact revenge on the man responsible for this nightmare; They decide to kill the leader of the 40th Day Initiative, Jonah Wade. They track him to a Chinese temple that is heavily fortified. However, the reinforcements refuse to help Tyson and Elliot, thanks to their lack of empathy for the hostage. The pair infiltrate the temple and eliminate wave after wave of mercenaries until they reach the inner sanctum. Tyson and Elliot blast their way through a large door, and finally come face to face with Jonah. Jonah delivers a monologue justifying his actions as a violent social experiment to force the world to turn back from the moral decay that is destroying it. Jonah is holding a device which he claims is the trigger for a nuclear bomb located in the heart of the city. He offers Tyson and Elliot a choice to make an "Act of Sacrifice" by having one of them shoot the other, or choose to kill him and his invading force, which will detonate the bomb, killing 7 million people. However, Tyson and Elliot decide to shoot Jonah. It is revealed that the bomb was a hoax but the invading force continues to plague the city. We hear a voice-over where Jonah quotes the Holy Bible as his inspiration for his actions in Shanghai.Theaters: 3,287MPAA Rating: R for graphic war violence and harsh languageBudget: $50 millionPrevious Film Gross: 24.1/57.0/132.0 (OW/DOM/WW) Edited January 31, 2013 by Break-It Blank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Alfred Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) Wicked Director: Baz Luhrmann Genre: Musical Date: May 27-30 Studio: Guernica Studios Format: 3D Digital Budget: $75 million Theaters: 3045 MPAA Rating: PG Running Time: 125 mins Cast: Elphaba – Samantha Banks Glinda – Emily Blunt Fiyero – James Franco The Wizard of Oz – Hugh Jackman Madame Morrible – Nicole Kidman Nessarose – Michelle Federer Doctor Dillamond – Tom Flynn Boq – Eddie Redmayne Plot: While the citizens of Oz celebrate the death of the Wicked Witch of the West, Glinda (Blunt) descends from the clouds in her bubble to confirm the circumstances of the Witch's melting. She recalls that the green-skinned Elphaba (Banks), who would grow up to become the Witch, was conceived during an affair between the erstwhile Munchkin Governor's wife and a mysterious stranger with a bottle of green elixir. Everyone was repulsed by Elphaba from the moment she was born, and so Glinda asks the Ozians to empathize ("No One Mourns the Wicked") with her side of the story. The remainder of the plot forms an extended flashback through the events of Glinda's and Elphaba's lives. At Shiz University, the pair first meet amongst students reuniting with their friends ("Dear Old Shiz"). Elphaba is hardly surprised that all the students, including the popular but shallow Galinda, revile her. The only reason that Elphaba is sent to Shiz is to take care of her beautiful, wheelchair-bound younger sister Nessarose, who is presented with a bejeweled pair of Silver Shoes, being their father's favorite. Despite Elphaba and Galinda's instant mutual loathing, Madame Morrible (Kidman), Shiz's headmistress, makes them roommates. Elphaba has been excluded from Madame Morrible's Sorcery Seminar, but when Elphaba betrays an innate magical talent in sudden anger, Morrible notes that her talents may be of use to the Wizard of Oz. Elphaba dreams of what she and the Wizard could accomplish together ("The Wizard and I"). Galinda and Elphaba later write home about their unfortunate room-mate assignments ("What is this Feeling?"). The students gather in a history class taught by Doctor Dillamond (Flynn), a Goat and Shiz's only Animal professor, who keeps mispronouncing Galinda's name as "Glinda". After dismissing the class upon the discovery of an anti-Animal slogan on the blackboard (which reads, "Animals should be seen and not heard"), Doctor Dillamond confides in Elphaba that something is causing the Animals of Oz to lose their powers of speech ("Something Bad"). Elphaba believes that the Wizard is the only one who can help. An unlikely friendship develops between Galinda and Elphaba. Fiyero (Franco), a Winkie prince, then arrives at Shiz and immediately impresses his own brand of mindless, cavalier and carefree living on the students ("Dancing Through Life"). Besotted with Galinda, a Munchkin named Boq (Redmayne) asks her to accompany him to a party at the Ozdust Ballroom, but having felt "perfect together" with Fiyero, Galinda asks him to invite Nessarose (Federer) instead. Nessarose, not realising Galinda's real motives for getting Boq to ask her out, is delighted, and tells Elphaba that she wishes she could repay Galinda somehow. Later, Galinda discovers a black pointed hat in a box and gives it to Elphaba as a mock present. Elphaba, remembering how happy Galinda had made Nessarose (and not realising that she had ulterior motives), asks Madame Morrible to reconsider Galinda in her Sorcery Seminar, in return. When, however, Elphaba arrives to the party wearing the hat, she is only ridiculed. Defiant and unfazed, she proceeds to dance alone without musical accompaniment. Feeling guilty, Galinda joins her, marking the start of their friendship. Meanwhile, Boq convinces Nessarose that it was not pity that prompted him to ask her out, but the fact that she is "so beautiful", not realizing the full extent of Nessarose's affections towards him. Back in their dorm, Elphaba tells Galinda that her father hates her, for good reason. When her mother became pregnant again, she had been fed milk-flowers to prevent her second child from being born green-skinned; the milk-flowers instead caused Nessarose to be born prematurely, which left her crippled whilst her mother died in childbirth. Feeling sympathetic, Galinda decides to give Elphaba a personality makeover, making her admirable to fellow students ("Popular"). The next day, Doctor Dillamond is arrested by Ozian officials. The new history teacher arrives with a caged Lion cub as the subject of an in-class experiment, revealing that Animals are to be kept in a new invention he has created, called a cage, the benefit of which is that Animals raised in them will not have the power of speech. He reveals that soon all Animals will be turned dumb, and Elphaba is outraged. She and Fiyero steal the cub and set it free, and as Elphaba begins to discover romantic feelings towards Fiyero, she personally reaffirms that she "wasn't born" to be loved ("I'm Not that Girl"). Madame Morrible finds her, announcing that Elphaba has been granted an audience with the Wizard in the Emerald City. At the train station, Galinda, Fiyero, Nessarose and Boq see Elphaba off, all happy for her accomplishment. When it becomes apparent that Boq is not genuinely interested in Nessarose, Galinda feels guilty and suggests that Boq is not the right person for Nessarose, who in turn insists that it is herself "that's not right." Elphaba expresses concern about leaving her younger sister, but a protesting Nessarose insists she will manage without her and leaves. In an attempt to impress Fiyero, Galinda announces that she will change her name to "Glinda" in honor of Doctor Dillamond's persistent mispronunciation. Fiyero fails to notice and leaves. Glinda breaks into tears. Feeling badly for Glinda, Elphaba invites her along to see the Wizard. After a day of bonding and sightseeing in the Emerald City ("One Short Day"), Elphaba and Glinda meet the Wizard (Jackman). Eschewing the special effects he employs for the benefit of most visitors, he invites Elphaba to join him ("A Sentimental Man"). In testing Elphaba's true talents, the Wizard asks Elphaba to perform a levitation spell on his monkey servant, Chistery, using the Grimmerie – an ancient book of spells. Madame Morrible delivers the book to Elphaba, having just become the Wizard's new "press secretary". Elphaba demonstrates an intrinsic understanding of the lost language contained in the book, and successfully gives Chistery wings. However, Elphaba can see that he seems to be in pain and demands that Morrible and the Wizard show her how to reverse the spell. Unfortunately, Morrible tells Elphaba "spells are irreversible". The Wizard then reveals a cage full of winged monkeys, proving the extent of Elphaba's powers. He makes the comment that they (the monkeys) will make perfect spies. After Elphaba questions this comment, Morrible and the Wizard attempt to cover up what was said, but it is too late; Elphaba now realizes that the Wizard and Morrible have been behind the troubles in Oz all along. It was he who robbed the animals of their speech and created the cages. Elphaba is shocked that her once-admired hero is actually a criminal and a fraud. Still, the Wizard wants Elphaba to join him in "creating a really good enemy" for the Ozians using her powers. Unable to contemplate the situation, Elphaba grabs the Grimmerie and runs off within the palace and Glinda runs after her. Realizing that she may know too much about his plans, the Wizard sends Morrible and his guards after Elphaba and Glinda. They finally reach the attic of the palace where Elphaba uses a broom to barricade the door. Morrible's voice is then heard outside a nearby window, warning all of Oz of this "Wicked Witch" and her horrible deed to the innocent monkeys. Elphaba and Glinda now must choose which path their lives will take. Ultimately, Glinda chooses to take a life living with the Wizard and becoming a public figure within Oz. Elphaba, however, decides to use her newly learned powers of levitation to fly away from the palace, against the Wizard and do what she believes is right. Using the Grimmerie, she places a spell on the broom (with which she barricaded the door) and flies away from the palace guards when they burst into the attic. But this public act of defiance convinces the Ozians of her true wickedness forever. ("Defying Gravity"). Elphaba becomes increasingly ostracized as the story progresses. A few months have passed and Elphaba's opposition of the Wizard's regime has earned her the title "The Wicked Witch of the West" (reprise of "No One Mourns the Wicked"). Rumor has it that the witch's soul is so impure that pure water could melt her. Glinda, now the Wizard's assistant and adored by everyone, pronounces herself engaged to Fiyero. Informing him that he has to accept the fact that Elphaba does not want to be found, Glinda puts on a happy front despite Fiyero's waning affections ("Thank Goodness"). Meanwhile, Elphaba arrives at her old home, the Governor's residence in Munchkinland, seeking refuge. Nessarose is the Governor now, and laments that their father "died of shame" after Elphaba rebelliously defied the Wizard. She criticizes Elphaba for not using her new-found powers to help her own sister. Guilty, Elphaba enchants Nessarose's jeweled shoes, turning them into the ruby slippers and enabling her to walk. Boq is summoned, and he bemoans that Nessarose is as "wicked" as Elphaba for stripping the Munchkins of their rights and prohibiting them from leaving Munchkinland. Nessarose explains that she did this to keep Boq with her, but is sure that he will stay with her of his own accord now that she is no longer crippled. However, Boq insists that he should now be free to pursue Glinda instead, going so far as to brandish a knife when his "Madame Governor" refuses to let him go. Hurt and angry, Nessarose attempts to cast a spell from the Grimmerie to make Boq lose his heart to her, however her ability to understand the Lost Language of Spells is not as good as her sister's, and she mispronounces the magic words which causes Boq to literally lose his heart. While Elphaba attempts to save him, Nessarose reflects on how being "alone and loveless" has led to her wicked actions, and fears that she deserves her infamous new title ("The Wicked Witch of the East"). Elphaba says that nothing will ever be enough for her younger sister and leaves her for good, despite Nessarose's frantic pleas for her sister to stay. When Boq wakes up, he is horrified to discover that Elphaba has transformed him into a Tin Man, so he could live without a heart, and a desperate Nessarose lays the entire blame on her sister while Boq runs away in horror, believing that Elphaba has cursed him for leaving her sister. Returning to the Wizard's palace, Elphaba tries to free the remaining winged monkeys. The Wizard attempts to regain her favor by agreeing to set them free, recounting how the Ozians hailed him as the Wonderful Wizard when he first came to Oz in a balloon from America. He explains that she could, likewise, be hailed by everyone if she joins him ("Wonderful"). Upon discovering the now-speechless Doctor Dillamond amongst the monkeys, however, Elphaba rejects his offer. While attempting to escape, she bumps into Fiyero, who runs away with her, confirming that he loves her in return. Glinda sees this and is crestfallen that she has been betrayed by those closest to her (reprise of "I'm Not that Girl"). When Glinda states that Elphaba can be lured by spreading a rumor that Nessarose is in danger, the fiendish Madame Morrible creates a cyclone that brings Dorothy's house to Oz and crushes Nessarose to death. During this, Fiyero and Elphaba express their love in a dark forest ("As Long as You're Mine"), but Elphaba senses that her sister is in danger. Before she flees to help, Fiyero explains to Elphaba that his family has an empty castle far away. He promises her she can hide there and that he will go to join her. She then flies to Nessarose, but she is too late, arriving just as Glinda sends Dorothy and Toto off along the Yellow Brick Road. The palace guards capture Elphaba, but Fiyero intervenes, allowing Elphaba to escape before surrendering himself. The guards drag him to a nearby cornfield to be tortured or even killed, unless he tells them of Elphaba's whereabouts. At the castle, Elphaba tries to cast any spell she can to save Fiyero, but thinking she has failed, she begins to accept her reputation as "wicked" ("No Good Deed"). Dorothy, the Scarecrow, Boq – now the Tin Man – and the Cowardly Lion are sent to kill Elphaba ("March of the Witch Hunters"). It is revealed that the Cowardly Lion is the lion cub Elphaba set free; Boq claims that she turned him into a coward by not letting him fight his own battles. Meanwhile, Elphaba captures Dorothy, refusing to release her until she relinquishes Nessarose's ruby slippers – the only things left of her dead sister. Glinda travels to Elphaba's castle to warn her of the trouble and persuade her to let Dorothy go. Although Elphaba refuses, the two women forgive each other for all grievances, acknowledging they have both made mistakes. Elphaba makes Glinda promise not to clear her name and to take charge in Oz, allowing Elphaba to disappear. To help her in her future, Elphaba gives the Grimmerie to Glinda. The two friends embrace for the last time before saying goodbye forever, and acknowledge that they are who they are because they knew each other ("For Good"). Immediately after, when Dorothy throws a bucket of water on Elphaba, the witch appears to melt away. Glinda, not quite sure what has happened, sees that all that remains of her friend is her black hat and a vial of green elixir. Back at the Emerald City, Glinda reminds the Wizard that he has an identical bottle, and it is revealed that the Wizard is Elphaba's biological father, being the stranger with whom her mother had an affair. Madame Morrible surmises that Elphaba had special powers because she was a child of both Oz and the outside world. Glinda orders the Wizard to leave Oz in his balloon and sends Madame Morrible to prison before preparing to face the citizens of Oz, returning to the opening scene of the show. Meanwhile, Fiyero had in fact been turned into the Scarecrow when Elphaba had cast spells, therefore saving him from the Ozian guards' spears in the cornfield. He opens a trap door in Elphaba's castle, down which she had descended, only pretending to die for the benefit of the others. While Elphaba and Fiyero leave Oz forever, Glinda continues her bittersweet celebration with the citizens of Oz. They gaze up at the sky, individually appreciating their true friendship and acknowledging that they have changed for the better because they knew each other ("Finale"). Edited January 22, 2013 by Alfred Unchained Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) Wonder WomanGenre: Action/Adventure/FantasyDate: May 13Theaters: 3,812Format: 2D, 3D and IMAX 3DDirector: Paul FiegCast: Diana Prince/Wonder Woman – Rachel NicholsSteve Trevor – Taylor KitschAres – Liam NeesonArtemis – Alexandra DaddarioHera – Melina KanakaredesHades – Richard GereHippolyta – Anna TorvDeimos – Paul BlackthornePersephone – Kat DenningsZeus – Ian McKellenThrax – Michael WeatherlySlick – Colin DonnellRick Flag – Aaron PaulThe President - Stephen ColberAmanda Waller – Octavia Spencer Slyfox - Matthew Modine Teenager (after credits) - Michael B. JordanRating: PG – 13 for intense sequences of action and violenceRuntime: 112 minBudget: $140 millionTagline: “The Warrior Princess of the Amazons” Centuries ago, the Amazons, a proud and fierce race of warrior women, led by Queen Hippolyta, battled Ares, the God of War, and his army. During the battle, Hippolyta beheaded her son, Thrax, whom Ares forcibly conceived with her, and then defeated the God of War himself. Zeus prevented her from killing Ares.Instead, Hera bound his powers with magic bracers so that he was deprived of his ability to draw power from the aura of violence and death he could instigate, and only another god could release him.In compensation, the Amazons were granted the island of Themyscira, where they could be eternally youthful and isolated from Man in the course of their duty of holding Ares prisoner for all eternity. Later, Hippolyta was granted a daughter, Princess Diana, whom she shaped from the sand of the sea shore and gave life with her own blood.Over a millennium later, an American fighter pilot, Steve Trevor, is shot down and crash-lands on the island, where he soon runs afoul of the Amazon population, including the war-like and aggressive Artemis. Steve and Diana meet and fight, and she defeats him, taking him to the Amazons. Hippolyta decides he should be returned home.Diana volunteers, but is assigned to guard Ares's cell instead since her mother argues that she has not enough experience in dealing with the dangers of the outside world. Diana defies her mother and, her face hidden by a helmet and her guard duty covered by her bookish but kind-hearted Amazon sister Alexa, wins the right to take Trevor back to his home.In the meantime, the Amazon Persephone, who has fallen in love with Ares, releases him, both killing Alexa in the process. With the additional task of capturing Ares, Diana brings Trevor to New York City, where he volunteers to help. An investigation uncovers a pattern of violence created by Ares presence that will lead to him given time, and the pair go out to a bar while they wait.After some heavy drinking, Trevor makes a pass at Diana. They argue outside, but are attacked first by thugs and then the demigod Deimos. Deimos kills himself to prevent being interrogated, but Diana and Steve find a clue on his body that leads them to a secret Greek temple guarded by the worshipers of Ares.Once there, Diana attempts to subdue Ares, but he summons harpies that threaten to kill her, prompting Trevor to save her instead of stopping Ares. Meanwhile, Ares performs a sacrifice to open a gate to the Underworld where he persuades his uncle Hades to remove the bracers (though Hades doesn't tell Ares that the cost of removing the bracers would eventually result in his death in combat).Later, Diana regains consciousness and is furious that Trevor saved her rather than stop Ares. Trevor argues against her abuse with his own criticism of the Amazons' self-imposed isolation and their generalizations about men, and reveals how much he cares about her.Ares and his army attack Washington, DC. Trevor and Diana arrive to battle Ares and are soon joined by the Amazons. While Ares manages even to summon the Amazons long dead from the Underworld to fight their own sisters, his scheme is stopped by Alexa, a member of the undead host, who reveals to Artemis a chant which nullifies Ares's control over them.The undead then turn on Ares but are destroyed by his powers. Hippolyta faces Persephone in combat and kills her. In her dying breath, Persephone makes the queen realize that in shutting the Amazons away from the world of men, she has denied them the chance to have families and children.Meanwhile, the President is influenced by Ares's power and orders a nuclear missile against Themyscira, presuming the island-nation is the source of the attack on Washington. This act of supreme aggression increases Ares's power, but Trevor takes the invisible jet and shoots down the missile just before it hits the island.Finally, after a brutal beating at Ares's hands, Diana finally outwits and kills him. Subsequently, Ares is condemned to the underworld to attend Hades as a slave alongside his son.Later on Themyscira, in memory of Alexa, Artemis takes up the hobby of reading. Hippolyta realizes that Diana misses both the outside world and Trevor, and to make her happy again, she charges her daughter to become a diplomat for the Amazons. Diana accepts and returns to the world of men, where she enjoys the company of Trevor and assumes the secret identity of Diana Prince.Their relationship comes with the understanding of her larger duties, when Rick Flag finds and talks to Diana about a team that is being putted together to protect the world. We see Amanda Waller in the back and Diana looks at her. After the credits, we see a car pull up to a basketball court, where a teenager (Michael B. Jordan) is playing basketball. The camera pans around and we see the driver of the car, Slyfox (Matthew Modine). He smiles. 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Hiccup Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 (edited) The Impact of Sir Roger the Alien 2 (3D) Date- April 29th 5 Genre- Sci-Fi/Comedy Rating- PG-13 Theaters- 3,518 theaters Budget- 90 million Running Time- 84 minutes or 1 hour and 24 minutes Studio- O$corp Pictures Director- Ben Stiller Actors and Actress- Sir Roger the Alien (voice)- Charlie Sheen Pete -Simon Pegg Jack -Nick Frost Agent Polly -Helen Mirren Previous Film: 46.9M/122.5M/207.5M Plot: The main plot of the film is that the three protagonists (Sir Roger the Alien, Pete, and Jack) fighting off and surviving an invasion of Islamic Giant Spiders on the UK (spoofing Defiance and Giant Spiders). Agent Polly is reluctantly forced to work with them to stop this threat. In the end, Roger and his friends are victorious and are sent on a new mission to Mars from Agent Polly who nows enjoys their company. The film goes on to spoof Nirvana, Unbalanced, Fifty Shades of Grey, Gangnam Style, Next Dimension, Spellforce, Call of Duty, Dragon Age, The Vast Dark, and Chuck Norris and Liam Neeson. The film is filled with tons of cameos. The film is filled with hysterical moments. Edited January 23, 2013 by Andrew the Alien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 (edited) The Book Of 4Chan Director: Kevin Willmott Composer: Erich L. Timkar, Kelly Werts Genre: Documentary Date: July 15 (limited), July 29 (wide) Studio: 906 Studios Format: 35mm film Budget: $4 million Theaters: 56 (7/15), 347 (7/22), 868 (7/29) MPAA Rating: R for langauge and some sexual references Runtime: 104 min Cast: Some Random Guys As Themselves Plot Summary: A continuation of the 4Chan documentary series, this time exploring the "holy" Book Of 4Chan. Full Plot: Take weed, holy pilgrims. For here thou has come across the holy teachings pertaining to our Lord and Saviour, Raptor Jesus, and his Disciples of Win. Read, and be enlightened. THE BOOK OF 4CHAN /g/enesis - Chapter 4 verses 1 - 16 And moot knew 2chan, and he conceived of 4chan. He worked long in his labor and soon there came to be users, and free porn, and it was good. But as his disciples grew in number, moot found it harder to find time to manage 4chan and still visit his mexican prostitutes, and so he sired W.T. Snacks on a Mexican loli. And then came to the lands of /b/ once known as SovietRussia, the masses of /b/ saw that his stupidity matched and exceeded their own, and they hailed him their messiah. Snacks grew jealous of the gynormous size of SovietRussia's e-penis and so it was that in the dead of night SovietRussia was banned. And moot returned from Mexico and said unto Snacks, Where is SovietRussia? The /b/tards are whining. And Snacks said unto moot: I know not. Am I thy forum's keeper? And moot spake unto him in a voice not unlike the wheeze of an asthmatic: Yes. And so W.T. Snacks was cursed to wander the lands of /b/ from which he had banned SovietRussia. And Snacks said unto moot, My punishment is greater than I can bear. Behold, thou hast driven me into /b/ that I would moderate it and all the /b/tards will annoy the hell out of me. And moot said unto him, Therefor whosoever annoyeth Snacks, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And moot set a mark upon Snacks, lest any finding him should annoy him. And Snacks went from the presence of moot to dwell in the land of /b/. On The Unworthy, Sermon 23 Verse 5 Raptor Jesus appeared before me, and he said: "Take heed my son, for there shall be many who doubt me, but whosoever believeth in me shall have everlasting life." I wept with joy at the gift bestowed, "Yet, my lord, what fate shall be given to the unworthy?" He answered: "Their entrails shall be rent from their stomachs, their limbs ripped from their torso, to feast our hungry bodies on our tummies, and restore our souls. Whensoever you feast upon the heart of thine enemy, think of me." For that is the beauty of Raptor Jesus. On Desu And The Cancer Lord said let there be, "DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU" and it was good as DESU filled all boards from blogs to message boards, spreading DESU for all in the name of DESU as a message to bring DESU for all who believe in DESU On Names And then a murmur went through the crowd: "But what of those who call themselves Anonymous? Surely the Unnamed ones are an abomination to our Lord?" And Raptor Jesus spoke thus: "The name that can be named is not the eternal Name." "The unnamable is the eternally real. Naming is the origin of all particular things." "Free from desire, you realize the mystery. Caught in desire, you see only the manifestations." "Yet mystery and manifestations arise from the same sauce. This sauce is called Anonymous." "Anonymous within anonymous. The gateway to all understanding." And then a young one among them spoke: "But surely, Raptor Jesus is a Name unto itself?" And Raptor Jesus remained silent. (LOL,he thought.) One day, a Magistrate did approach our Lord: "What say you of the cavernous Loli Pit thou art rumored to keep in thy lair? Guarded by thy most terrible disciple, the one known as Pedobear, who sits ready to rend the Flesh and slate his thirst with the Blood of those foolish enough to covet his harem? Surely, your teachings lead only to Madness and Ruin? And Raptor Jesus spake: "Women are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry." "Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death. Whoever is soft and yielding is a disciple of life." "The hard and stiff will be broken. The soft and supple will prevail." The Magistrate, thus rebuked, returned to his court, weeping bitterly for his wasted life. That same night, he did Fap most furiously to reruns of Full House. Now a man named Bridget was sick. He was from /b/, the village of Quacky-chan and her sister Waha. This quacky-chan, whose brother now lay sick was the same who poured perfume on the lord and wiped his feet with her hair. So the sisters sent word to Raptor Jesus, "Lord, the one you love is sick." When he heard this, Raptor Jesus said, "This sickness will not end in death, No, it is for God's glory that God's son may be glorified through it. Raptor Jesus loved Waha and her sister and Bridget, though Bridget arguably the most. Yet when he heard he was sick, he stayed where he was for two more days. Then he said to his diciples, "Let us go back to 4chan." "But Rabbi," they said, "A short while ago the Anonymous tried to flame you, and yet you are going back there." On his arrival, Raptor Jesus found that Bridget had already been in the tomb for four days./b/ was less than two miles from the index page of 4chan and many Anonymous had come to Waha and Racky-chan to comfort them in the loss of their brother. When racky-chan heard that Raptor Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him but Waha stayed at home. "Lord," Cracky-chan said to Raptor Jesus, "if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But I know God will give you whatever you ask." Raptor Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again." Cracky-chan answered, "I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day." Raptor Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes me will live, even though he dies;" When Waha reached the place where Raptor Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, "Lord, if you had been herem my brother would not have died." When Raptor Jesus saw her weeping, and the Anonymous who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. "Where have you laid him?" he asked. "Come and see, Lord." they replied. Raptor Jesus wept. Then the Anonymous said, "See how he loved him!" But some of the Anonymous said, "Could not he who opened the eyes of a blind man have kept this man from dying? This is /b/, it does not matter what he does, eat shit and die we say.""Take away the stone," he said. "But Lord," said Blacky-chan, the sister of the dead man. "by this time there is a bad odor for he has been there for four days." Then Raptor Jesus said, "Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?" So they took away the stone. Then Raptor Jesus looked up and said, "Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you do, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe." When he had said this, Raptor Jesus called out in a loud voice, "Bridget, come out!" The dead loli nun came out, his hands and feet and face wrapped with strips of linen, and cloth. Raptor Jesus said to them, "Take off his grave clothes and let him go." Then Raptor Jesus said, "Now see that Bridget has been saved. He was not Anonymous, and therefor not unforgiving. But hear me, there is redemption even for the Anonymous should he learn to forgive." And lo, for Raptor Jesus spake, saying "Thall shalt not draw and or masturbate to pictures of animals or animals with human like qualities. Unless of course, thine percentage of animal like qualities is equal to or lesser than ten percent." And lo, there was a murmur in the gathered crowd, and the majority spake saying "Your word is good Raptor Jesus, and we shall oblige." But lo, a few did not heed this command, and one rose and said unto Raptor Jesus, "Why shall we not fap to animals? Why should we not do as we please?" And Raptor Jesus asked the man "What is thy name, my son?" And lo, the man spake, "Zabadab, Raptor Jesus." And Raptor Jesus knew there would be troubled times ahead. One day, Raptor Jesus walked a busy street with his disciple, Anonymous. Anonymous and his like-named brethren populated the land on which they strolled, as common as blades of grass. They walked, discussing many things, but, Anonymous paused for a moment. “Lord?” he spoke, “Is not this idle talk frowned upon by Your father?” And quoth Raptor Jesus; “All voice communicates knowledge. Knowledge is hardly frowned upon by anyone, and thus your ‘idle talk’ does not exist, unless you speak of memes. Memes are idle, as they are merely communication of things all know of,” And thus our Lord beckoned to a painting of an insanely smiling man. “However, memes can bring laughter and happiness, thus, one can surmise that He enjoys them, and hardly frowns upon them,” And Anonymous looked ahead, silent. Anonymous and his brothers wandered through the woods, gazing and marveling at His glory. They laughed and were merry, until a beast leapt from the bushes on the side of the forest path, snarling and drooling. He had a hideous visage, the hindquarters of a goat, the head of a boar, and the body of a hairy, smelly, muscle-bound man. The beast shouted thunderously “I AM GILDOR” and began ranting furiously. The creature’s stupidity obviously outmatched its fury, as it evidently knew not the power of His children. Anonymous, the most beloved child of Raptor Jesus, has a great gift. Though his wrath is terrible, he is fair, and a faint glimmer of the Lord’s power is bestowed within him. “SAGE”, Anonymous bellowed, and with a thunderclap, the beast was blown away to a dark land, and marked for deletion (old). As if nothing happened, the group of Anonymous returned to merriment. Then there was david. and then everyone was david. Mainly David Davidson from Davidshire working at west Davidshire Inn. REMEMBER 11-15-10. Various Excerpts Chapter 69, verse 213: trolls "And lo, for a terror had crept along the face of the earth, devoid of honor or righteousness; virtue or remorse. The troll had come upon the lands of RaptorJesus" "And Raptor Jesus didst speak in tones gently to these hideous apparitions, as if to propose peace betwixt the commoners and trolls. But the trolls would not hear of such bargaining, and they didst strike Raptor Jesus with a blow terrible and swift, lifting the heavenly apparition and sending him flying a mighty 10,000 cubits back. And the peasants and farmers and commoners and dinosaurs and nobles and knights and all creatures great and small didst set up a great wail and didst attack the trolls with full wrothful might and didst drive the trolls away from the body of their lord and master." "And it came to pass that the blood of a young virgin was brought in a basin to wet the lips of the fallen Raptor Jesus and when the liquid hadst not but barely touched the lips of the saurian, his powers returned to him and he didst proceed in full battle array with great wroth and bellowing of trumpets to battle against the trolls." "And it came to pass that the armies of Raptor Jesus, composed of HARBL-armed Waha and Pedobear, Cockmonglers and all righteous followers of the dinosaurian savior didst wreak great pain and agony upon the trolls, and didst drive the trolls out of the holy land, and all was well in the presence of Raptor Jesus." The Book Of Sage Once, Anonymous was working on his labor. Posting pictures and commenting. And from a distance came a foreigner. His appearance was horrifying to Anonymous, and he quickly ran away. Later, he sought advice to Raptor Jesus. Raptor Jesus, Our Lord and Savior whose knowledge and wisdom was known in the far kingdoms of GNAA and Wapan, and whose Holy Words hadst reached the profound depth of the Interneth, spake and asked "What was the form of thy vision?" Anonymous responded "It was a girl, Raptor Jesus" And Raptor Jesus exclaimed "LIES!" for that he knewst there were no girls on the Interneth. Anonymous remained silent, astonished by the divine rebuttal. But Lo, for that His Saurian Glory Raptor Jesus, who is Carnivorous and Merciful, spake, saying "Describe what thou saw, Anonymous. Fear not my Wrath, as unlike thou I am not unforgiving" And Anonymous said "She was a penis with badly drawn blue hair, ond a smile" "ZOMG!!!11 It's the Rei!!!111one" Raptor Jesus said. And He knew there would be troubled times ahead. The Teachings of Raptor Jesus And lo, did a drunken man beset Raptor Jesus and his followers. He came up to them, crying such things as "Y HALO THAR!" and "BUTTSECKS?!" The Disciples were scared, for never before had they encountered one so intent on buttsecks. But Raptor Jesus merely smiled, and bade His Disciples watch, that they might know what to do in the future. All of a sudden, Raptor Jesus did leap into a tree, disappearing from sight. The drunkard looked around in a confused manner. Raptor Jesus did burst forth, flipping out of the tree, his foot connecting with the drunkard's neck. A sickening 'SNAP' emanated, and then all was silent. Raptor Jesus looked to His followers, pointed at the body next to him and proclaimed, "Ninja'd" Chapter 9, Verse 1.27 Gospel "Oh Happy Day" Oh happy day Oh happy day When Raptor Jesus Oh when He saged Mmm, when He s Oh happy day Oh happy day (Oh happy day) Oh happy day (Oh happy day) When RJ saged (When RJ saged) Oh when He sage (When RJ saged) Mmm, when He saged (Mmm, when He saged) All the furry away (Oh happy day) He taught me how to put "Sage" in the e-mail field "Sage in the e-mail field (in the e-mail field) And live reposting every day Every day (Every day) Oh happy day (Oh happy day) Oh happy day (Oh happy day) When Raptor Jesus (When RJ saged) Oh when He washed (When RJ washed) Mmm, when He saged (Mmm, when He saged) All the furry away (Oh happy day) He taught me how to bump Bump the gay Bump the gay (Bump the gay) And live reposting every day Every day (Every day) Oh happy day (Oh happy day) Oh happy day (Oh happy day) When RJ saged (When RJ saged) When RJ saged (When RJ saged) When RJ saged (When RJ saged) All the furry away (Oh happy day) It was a happy day (Oh happy day) The /z/ealot's Prayer clearly tassadar has failed us,and we shall war with the zerg and construct additional pylons This prayer the holy saurian didst impart upon his loyal followers, the seventh hour of the fourth day of the eleventh month, during the festival of loli-worship. The prayer of RaptorJesus: Our Raptor, Who art in /h/eaven, shopped be Thy face; Thy donations come, Thy posts be done in /b/ as it is in /h/eaven. Give us this day our daily loli; and forgive us our trolling as we forgive those who troll against us, and lead us not into faggotry, but deliver us from /fur/ry. In the name of the moot, the Raptor, and the Holy Server, Amen. Raptor Jesus The 3rd book of Loli. And the peasent cried out for recognition for his MSPaint work, though he did not know how to get a trip code. Raptor Jesus turned quickly and smote him with googly eyes and proclaimed AAAIIIRRR. The book of SAGE 2:9-44 It came to pass that Raptor Jesus was passing through Usenedita to reach the holy city of Desunia, where a massive p4rt4y had been planned in his honor. While in Usenedita, however, the caravan was attacked by a man in a strange garb, who cried unto the holy ears of Raptor Jesus, "YIFF YIFF YIFF". The Disciples of Win recoiled in horror- what were these vile words? A horrid frown crossed the face of Raptor Jesus, and he did lift up his hand and cry, "Begone, furfag." Then the clouds did part, and Raptor Jesus' dad shot the furfag straight through the chest with a Dragunov from above. And the Disciples did rejoice. But their rejoicing was interrupted by more of the strange creatures assailing them with fake claws and screaming "OMG FURSECUTION". Then Raptor Jesus did draw his Uzi and personally lay waste throughout the ranks of the wailing crowd. The survivors, fearing the holy wrath of Raptor Jesus, fled beyond the lands to the dark places where demons dwell; these lands would come to be known as the Vile Countries of Lame. And then Raptor Jesus did turn to his Disciples. And he spake, saying, "Remember this always, my followers; none is as vile as the loathsome furfag, who cannot even get it up to a human being. When thou sight these wretched creatures from this day on, destroy them with holy might and main, for they suck, and have become below even the ranks of the Man. I have declared it to be, and so it is, because I said so." And so from this day forward all the realms of this land and the others declared furries to be "gay", and forbade them from crossing their borders on every day except for Friday, under threat of fatal mockery, and if this is to be broken multiple times during non-fridays a terrible reckoning hath be brought. Sermon 9 Verse 14 And ye the people turned and asked Raptor Jesus: "Who shall we listen to?" And Raptor Jesus replied thusly: "Beware Donut Penis, for he is a false prophet. And will only tell you lies. Beware of Placky, for she shall lead you places you wish not to go" And lo, Raptor Jesus led a pilgrimage to the holy land of /l/, and there captured many lolis for the service of his works and lo Raptor Jesus begat Cockmongler. Cockmongler begat Happy Negro. Happy Negro begat Rappy-chan. Rappy-chan begat Teh Rei-dick. Teh Rei-dick begat m00t. m00t begat WTSnacks. WTSnacks begat Jax. Jax begat ©. At that time the MOOT said unto Anonymous make sharp knives and circumcize yourself a second time. And Anonymous made him sharp knives, and circumcised himself on his webcam And this is the cause why he did circumcise: All people on the internet are men, and as deeply attached to their penises as to their e-penises. And Anonymous did know that camwhoring his pain would bring him great fame and his thread would be bumped until it fell off the board The Book of Anonymous 5:2 - 5:8 This prayer the holy saurian didst impart upon his loyal followers,the seventh hour of the fourth day of the eleventh month, during the festival of loli-worship.The prayer of RaptorJesus:Our Raptor,Who art in /h/eaven,shopped be Thy face;Thy donations come,Thy posts be done in /b/ as it is in /h/eaven.Give us this day our daily loli;and forgive us our trollingas we forgive those who troll against us,and lead us not into faggotry,but deliver us from /fur/ry.In the name of the Moot, the Raptor, and the Holy Server,Amen. The Great Salamander-Frog Extravaganza The day came when faggotry was afoot, it threatened the fabric of existence. Thus the Giant Salamander appeared; and lo, it spoke unto the fags. "FUCK YOU, THIS SHIT SUX, YOU FAG." and with a puff of semen, it was gone. A loud yelp went into the air as many were impregnated and immediately shot forth from their birthing canals, several baby toads. Thus that date became known as The Great Salamander-Frog Faggoteer Extravaganza. Exactly one year later, Raptor Jesus came to the very spot that the salamander had stood and said, "HARK! ALL YE FAITHFUL, LISTEN! THE TIME HAS COME FOR THE GREAT SECOND COMING!" As soon as he spoke, thousands of toads began to flock towards the Saurian Messia. After every single one of them had arrived, Raptor Jesus promptly let out a loud screeching roar, the ground began to shake. Seconds later, the Huge Salamander had returned, bathing all around in a warming glow. Again, the same thing happened; the salamander spoke, puffed, and many were impregnated. Thousands more had flocked to the location than before. Millions of frogs began shooting into the air, onto the ground, and into open mouths as the women moaned in pleasure, shooting amphibians from their vaginas. © JAX Book of Harbl 2:9 And lo, Raptor Jesus' deciple Moot said unto 4chan "I'm going to Mexico. 4chan dies." And the world was made dark. And the /b/tards cried out, "Moot, Moot, why hast thou forsaken us? And suddenly, I saw before me the ruins of 4chan. And I saw visions of btards wailing and gnashing their teeth, and lo I saw Happy Negro crying. And the horde dispersed and went unto the neighboring lands of IIchan, WTFux, and Onechan. . And the people of Idlechan said unto the children of /b/ "Bring us your tripcode fags that we might force anon on them" And there was a murmur amongst the crowd. Many thought that this was a good idea, and readily sent up the unanonymous. But others amongst them said, "is this not blasphemy against Lord Moot, did he not say that anonymous must be so of his own choosing?". And they were distraught. But lo, the people of /b/ heard a host of heavenly voices from the darkness instructing them to follow the steps of Spiner, and verily they spoke unto the /b/tards. Come unto http://spi.iichan.net/fb/wakaba.htm, and thee will be given shelter. And there was much rejoicing. Anonymous 2722:2 And slowly but surely /b/tards everywhere took up the journey to set up residence in the new /b/, the free/b/, the land of milk and lolis. Blessed by an overseer of even temperment, the /b/tards did rejoice and said 'let us build a golden spiner, that we may worship it and bring it many lolis'. And the trolls decided to test spiner with a deluge of faggotry, drama, duck and shacky. And said "which of these offends you, shall you not strike them down?" And Spiner lay down his banstick and said unto the legion, 'let he who is without aids cast the first meme'. And Spiner walked among the children of /b/ and said unto them, "I am Spiner your mod, who brought you out of vericode, filter and forced anon. This one commandment I give you, do not post of the child pornography lest you bring ruin upon free/b/". And the Pedos, who had been as lepers in 4chan, rejoiced for here they were not condemned but merely warned. And Anonymouse spoke "I confess, Spiner is truly empty of aids' and the horde nodded and spoke of past cruelty under their former kings. Looking down from the mountain of #4chan, W.T. Snacks and moot were wroth with drama, and Snacks said unto 'zing the hordes are overflowing with fuck duck and even DONATE TO 4CHAN, and are even bringing back the she-whelp bracky-chan, /b/ is lost' moot nodded his head busily and spoke, 'do not worry, it is all to plan...' "I'M GOING TO MEXICO." moot knew he had lost. 4chan was the dam holding back the flood from covering the fertile pastures below. Its feint was meant to overwhelm and consume those lands before 4chan revived. But the floods did not destroy, and instead irrigated and enriched the lands. Being a jealous lord, moot gathered his forces and ended the feint to recall his lost hordes before they became rooted in their new land. "I know now that I must be ever vigilant, lest my followers abandon me for good. The followers are not here anymore but their wrathful souls remain loose untold in newly formed /b/tards. The prophecy will be fulfilled when Cracky-Chan rises and take command of the /b/tards and rebel against moot. Thus creating a new line of chaos labeled as www.6chanfufofu.com" The End New Anonymous 1:1 So it would come to pass that that the Anonymous would wander through the ruins of what once was their home. Realization would sink in and the Anonymous of /b/ would come upon another /b/. This /b/ was the home of the /b/izzaros and was overcome with much faggotry. There would be those who pushed for unity with this new /b/ while others sought to destroy it. Raids would erupt, and when they came near, the license plate said "fresh" and it had dice in the mirror. If anything I could say this cab was rare, but I thought "Nah, forget it, yo home to Bel-Air!" I pulled up to the house about 7 or 8 and I yelled to the cabbie "Yo holmes, smell ya later!" Looked at my kingdom, I was finally there to sit on my throne as the prince of Bel-Air. Carnage a loli would ensue. Throughout it all, a single cry would fill the air with striking power. Mudkips 1 Alas! A time has come for praise to be cast unto the Mudkip race! Years upon years of constant discrimination has caused bitter despair within the Mudkip community. Blessed are those who leik any one, or mulitple mudkips. Blessed are those who rule 34 unto Mudkip, As sexual desire for any one, or multiple mudkips is considered praise. /b/ must rejoice at the sight of the Mudkip, because the Mudkip rejoices you! The book of Mudkip contemplates the intense need to love, or infact Leik mudkips. FUCK YEAH SEAKING!!! May the relentlessness and brutality of Raptor Jesus be upon thee. The game. Book of trolls 6:7 And the young girl did visit /b/ looking for new friends. She did taketh a picture of herself and post it onto /b/. She asked the congress of 4chan 'How would you rate me /b/? But anomynous replied by saying '</del> John 13:37 ...and Raptor Jesus said, "John, come forth and receive eternal life." But John came fifth and won a toaster. '</del> The films ends with a sun setting in the distance, in the shape of a troll face. THE END Edited January 19, 2013 by Alpha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Alfred Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 (edited) Chopping Mall Director: Kevin Greutert (Saw VI) Genre: Horror Date: April 22-24 Studio: Guernica Studios Format: 2D Budget: $15 million Theaters: 2875 MPAA Rating: R Running Time: 102 mins Tagline: Where shopping can cost you an ARM and a LEG Cast: Derek Luke as Rick Meagen Good as Linda Jay Baruchel as Greg Allison Pill as Susie Jason Segel as Mike Katherine Heigel as Leslie Jonah Hill as Freddy Elisabeth Olsen as Allison Plot: Park Plaza Mall has just installed a state-of-the-art security system, which includes security shutters across all exits, and three high-tech security robots, programmed to disable (using tasers and tranquilliser guns) and apprehend would-be thieves. Four couples, married pair Rick (Luke) and Linda (Good), Greg (Baruchel) and Suzie (Pill), Mike (Segel) and Leslie Heigel), and Freddy (Hill) and Allison (Olsen) decide to have a party in one of the furniture stores where three of them work. They all stay after hours at the mall, drinking, partying, and eventually three of the couples have sex in the furniture store beds, while the fourth couple, Alison and Freddy, who were introduced by Greg and Suzie, watch old science fiction films on TV. Outside, a lightning storm strikes the mall several times and damages the computer controlling the security robots, which kill their technicians and a janitor, before going on regular patrol in the now empty mall. Two of the teens (Mike and Leslie) leave the furniture store to buy cigarettes, and are subsequently killed by the robots - now the "killbots" of the movies original title. The surviving teens witness the killbots kill Leslie, and the men and women are forced to separate, the men into the mall and the women into the air ducts, when the killbots begin their attack. The men break into a sporting goods store to arm themselves with guns, whilst the girls take petrol and flares from an automotive store after Suzie has a panic attack and leaves the air ducts to help Greg, with Allison and Linda following her, not wanting to leave her in the mall alone. Utilizing a propane tank, Rick, Greg, and Freddy blow-up and appear to destroy one of the killbots (Though it later recovers). Rick, Greg and Freddy then rig the mall elevator with a booby trap. A second killbot ambushes the women while the men finish rigging the elevator, and Suzie's screams alert the men that the women are in trouble. They rush to help, but are too late. Suzie is killed as the killbot utilizes its laser, setting fire to her gas can and setting her aflame, while Greg watches in horror. He tries unsuccessfully to shoot the killbot, before Rick drags him away. The teens, now regrouped, are able to destroy a killbot by luring it into the booby-trapped elevator. They then hide out in the restaurant where Allison works. Greg confronts Allison and Linda about leaving the air ducts, which led to Suzie's death. Greg also exhibits signs that he's beginning to crack. The girls try to explain, but Greg has difficulty accepting their explanation, going so far as to pull his gun on Freddy when he intercedes on Allison and Linda's behalf. Rick manages to calm him down, and Freddy suggests destroying the main control centre for the killbots, thinking that it will shut them down. Greg and the others support the idea. They begin to make their way to level 3 of the mall where the killbots' control centre is located. Greg, continuing to behave recklessly over Suzie, and despite the others trying to get him under control, gets too far ahead of them and is killed when one of the remaining killbots ambushes him and throws him over the balcony, where he falls to his death three floors below. While on the run, the remaining teens see the killbot that was believed to be destroyed and realize there are still two left to deal with. The final four, Allison, Ferdy, Rick, and Linda take refuge in a department store as the remaining two killbots work to gain access. Hearing one of the killbots gain entrance in the store's lower level, The group sets up store dummies and mirrors in an attempt to confuse the killbot waiting outside the upper-level door, then open it up. The plan works, and when the killbot starts firing at the dummies, one of its lasers reflects back off of a mirror, hitting the killbot and setting it firing blindly. Linda is killed when one of the lasers hits her, and Rick, enraged, drives a store golfcart into the killbot, firing wildly. He is electrocuted by a bolt of electricity, but his actions finally destroy the second killbot completely. Their deaths leave Alison and Freddy as the only two survivors to search for the control centre in the storage areas of the mall. The third and final killbot corners Alison who is rescued when Freddy shoots it point blank, damaging its laser, and setting himself up as a target instead - the killbot strikes and appears to kill him as Alison escapes. Alison falls to the lower mall injuring her leg, and sets another trap for the killbot in a paint store, by mixing paint and chemicals from the shelves. She goads the killbot into the store where it becomes stuck - its tracks unable to find traction on the spilled paint and thinners - and throws the flare into the store where the volatile chemicals explode, destroying the final killbot. As she leaves the store, she hears Freddy call her from the upper mall, revealing that he was still alive. The film ends with Alison and Freddy together as the mall is now at daytime. After the credits roll, a killbot shows and says "Thank you, have a nice day" Edited January 17, 2013 by Alfred Unchained Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 (edited) Avenue Q Genre: Musical/Comedy Director: Nicholas Stoller Cast: Jason Segel (Brian), Ellen Wong (Christmas Eve), Jay Pharoah (Gary Coleman), John Tartaglia (Voice - Princeton/Rod), Stephanie D'Abruzzo (Voice - Kate Monster/Lucy The Slut), Rick Lyon (Voice - Nicky/Trekkie/Bad Idea Bear #1), Kristen Schaal (Voice - Mrs. T/Bad Idea Bear #2) Date: May 13th Theaters: 3,126 Rating: R for crude sexual content and pervasive language - all involving puppets Runtime: 113min (1hr, 53min) Budget: $45 million Overview: An adaption of the tony winning musical, featuring obscenity and puppets. (The puppets work similarly to how they did in The Muppets.) The year is 2004. We see a crowded bus station somewhere in New York City, and a human-like puppet is getting off the bus. His name is Princeton. He sings about the uncertainty that his future holds, and how his English degree may not exactly be the most helpful thing in life, ("What Do You Do With A BA In English?") looking at Avenue A and starting to look for a place to work. Meanwhile, on Avenue Q, a man named Brian is sitting on the curb, looking down sadly. He wants to be a comedian, but he can't seem to find a job, believing that it sucks to be him. However, all of the neighbors sing about how it sucks to be them as well ("It Sucks To Be Me.") Kate Monster, a furry puppet who otherwise looks like a human, says that she's pretty (and pretty damn smart) but can't find a boyfriend. Two roommates (both human-like puppets), the foolish slacker Nicky and the anal-retentive white-collar worker Rod, cannot stand each other. Christmas Eve, Brian's Japanese wife, cannot get a job in the therapy business. While they all find comfort that all of them have it bad, Princeton comes into the street looking for a place to live, saying how Avenues A-P were no good for him. However, this place looks cheap, and there's a for-rent sign. Princeton soon finds out that the landlord for Avenue Q is none other than Gary Coleman, whose life sucks more than anyone else! Princeton settles into his apartment, while Nicky tells him that the last person who lived in this apartment died in a horrific car accident. Isn't that pretty interesting? Meanwhile, Rod is reading his favorite book, "Broadway Musicals of the 1940s," when Nicky comes in, much to Rod's annoyance. Nicky tells him about a man at the subway who thought that he was gay, so Nicky asks Rod if he is gay. Rod chooses not to participate in this conversation, as he just wants to read his book. Nicky obliges, but he asserts that if he were gay, he would have no problem with it. ("If You Were Gay") Princeton goes out onto the street, finding a penny from the year he was born. He soon realizes that this could be vital to finding his purpose in life. He sings about it with puppets resembling cardboard boxes and a garbage dump. ("Purpose") Another neighbor, Trekkie Monster, comes to meet Princeton. He looks much more like a monster, given his shaggy body and his surly face. He mocks Princeton for his tacky song, telling him that his true purpose in life is just to keep watching porn. Princeton is somewhat grossed out by this, and he just walks away. He goes to meet Kate Monster, and he comes in on her dreaming about creating a school just for monsters, The Monstersorri School. This also shows in her job as a kindergarten teacher. Princeton asks if Kate and Trekkie are related, as they are both monsters. Kate is offended by Princeton's racism, and everyone comes in to sing about how nobody is completely intolerant, but ("Everyone's A Little Bit Racist") sometimes. The next day, Princeton checks his mailbox, finding that his parents had sent him money. He soon meets two more neighbors, The Bad Idea Bears. These wacky and irresponsible characters convince Princeton to spend it on beer, but he refuses at first. The two try to talk to him, and he finally caves, giving them both much excitement. Just at the three of them are going to the liquor store, Kate receives a phone call from her boss, Mrs. Thistlewat. She tells Kate that tomorrow will be her first solo lesson to teach to the kindergarten class, as Mrs. Thistlewat has other plans for the day. Kate gets very excited, and she decides that her lesson will be about the internet. However, Trekkie Monster comes in and sings about how many adults (especially men) use the internet for porn. (“The Internet Is For Porn.”) Kate, feeling annoyed at the lesson, decides to focus on something else. She is thinking about Princeton, and how they might be getting closer together. Princeton soon comes in, giving her a mixtape/ (“Mixtape”) Kate thinks this might be a sign of love, but he was actually making mix tapes for everyone as a sign of friendship. She is slightly disappointed by this. That night, both go on a date to The Around The Clock cafe, where Brian does a comedy act, singing about how he’s not wearing underwear today. Christmas Eve tells him to get a job as everyone else gives slight applause. The main attraction, Lucy The Slut, a puppet showgirl, soon comes onto the stage. She sings a seductive song to the audience, causing much applause among the male audience members. (“Special”) After the show, The Bad News Bears come up to Lucy and Princeton, convincing them to get drunk and make love tonight, ignoring the fact that Kate’s lesson is tomorrow. The two are having sex together that night, making extremely loud noises showing ultimate ecstasy. Gary Coleman soon sings about how (“You Can Be As Loud As The Hell You Want When You’re Making Love.”) As the song faces, Rod and Nicky are in their apartment, where Rod hears Nicky say “I love you, Rod” in his sleep, and he rethinks his life, and how it might be love between him and Nicky, while Kate & Princeton confess their love for each other. (“Fantasies Come True”) Princeton also gives Kate his lucky penny, from the year he was born. That morning, the two wake up to the phone ringing. Kate picks it up, and is horrified. Mrs. Thistlewat is absolutely furious with her She had completely missed the lesson, and the kindergarteners, who had absolutely no teacher at the time, formed an anarchic tribe, complete with human sacrifices. Kate is immediately fired. However, the news brightens up when Brian and Christmas Eve announce that they are getting married. Everyone is very happy for the two, and the wedding day approaches very quickly. It’s a happy occasion, until Nicky tells everyone that Rod might be gay. In absolute rage, Rod tells everyone that he has a girlfriend named Alberta, who lives in Vancouver. (“My Girlfriend Who Lives In Canada.”) He soon proceeds to kick Nicky out of the apartment. Meanwhile, Princeton decides that his relationship might be moving too fast with Kate when the two consider marriage. They decide that it might be better to just be friends, and their relationship begins to face. Kate, the last person in the reception area, sings about the line between love and friendship. (“There’s A Fine, Fine Line.”) A few weeks later, Lucy has stopped talking to Princeton, feeling annoyed about how he didn’t let their love remain as it did. Christmas Eve tells her that even though she is mad at him, it is because she still loves him (“The More You Ruv Someone.”) Princeton has locked himself in his apartment, feeling terrible after ending his relationship. Brian, with the help of his friends, convince him to leave the apartment for a little big, because (“There Is Life Outside You Apartment.”) While everyone is out, Lucy The Slut tries to seduce a currently single Princeton, and Kate is kind of annoyed by this. As they head home, Nicky sits outside alone, feeling sad about how he has no place to go. Gary Coleman admits that his misfortune makes him happier, and the feeling is something that everyone has. (”Schadenfreude”) Later, Kate is at the top of the Empire State Building oberservation deck, looking at the penny that Princeton gave her in sadness. Princeton and Lucy are talking below. Kate soon drops the penny, and it knocks Lucy in the head. She is unconscious by the penny, and he is soon hospitalized. She will recover, however. Princeton and Kate soon feel annoyed with life, and they (along with Nicky) wish that they could go back to college. (“I Wish I Could Go Back To College.”) Meanwhile, Rod is receiving therapy from Christmas Eve about what he should do with Nicky. He may really be gay, and Nicky would have been right all along. Rod is in a state of sadness and confusion. A homeless Nicky is out begging for money on the street, and Princeton in particular, as he passes by. Princeton finally caves, but he realizes that giving to others make people happier. He soon decides to raise money for Kate’s monster school, asking everyone for money. (“The Money Song”) The start is not too promising, with only $15 dollars so far. There’s only one person left to ask, Trekkie Monster. He violently refuses at first, but after realizing what a monster school could do for him, he donates $10 million dollars! This is thanks to his investments in the porn industry. (“School For Monsters”) They all give the money to Kate, who is overwhelmed at this act of kindness. Princeton asks if Kate would take him back, after Christmas Eve told her that this is happening because of Princeton. The two reprise “There’s A Fine, Fine Line,” and agree to take things one step at a time. In fact, things start to get better for everyone. Rod is now openly gay, and he finds a boyfriend in Ricky, a muscle-clad puppet who acts much like Nicky. Speaking of Rod, he’s now a paying client to Christmas Eve, and the newleywed couple is now able to move out. The Bad Idea Bears become interested in Scientology, and Lucy The Slut becomes a reformed Christian after surviving her accident. Soon, Princeton finds his purpose. He finds a kid fresh out of college looking for a place to stay, going through the same actions that Princeton did at the beginning of the movie, even reprising (“What Do You Do With A B.A. In English?”) Princeton realizes that his purpose is to pass down his knowledge to this kid in the form of a musical. Everyone thinks that it’s a terrible idea, and the kid flips Princeton off. A distraught Princeton looks down, thinking that he might never find his purpose. Everyone re-assures him that finding your purpose in life isn’t always possible, but what’s important is to enjoy (and sometimes get through) life the best that you can, and everything, good and bad, is only temporary. (“For Now”) Everyone returns inside, and Princeton ends the song, saying that “everything in life is only for now,” joining the others as the sun sets over the city. THE END End Credits: The credits show the characters coming out to sing a theme song for Avenue Q, similar in tone to the theme song of "Sesame Street." Edited January 20, 2013 by Spaghetti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I'm gonna dissapoint a lot of people with this, but remove The Sketchbook 2. It'll probably be shelved until a later year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Creator Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 (edited) 4 5 1 Genre: Sci-Fi/Drama Director: Alfonso Cuaron Cast: Clive Owen (Guy Montag), Nicole Kidman (Mildred Montag), Ellen Paige (Clarisse McClellan), Gary Oldman (Captain Beatty), John Hurt (Professor Faber), Mark Addy (Granger) Composer: John Tavener Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 106mins (1hr, 46mins) Budget: 80 million Date: June 24 Theaters: 3,171 A man climbs out of his bed, moonlight shining through the antique blinds. His wife remains asleep, and he goes up to the attic, taking special care to avoid waking his wife. He is an old man, wizened, and he brings a lantern with him into the attic. Lighting it, he casts the light onto heaps covered by dusty sheets. He goes to a corner near the window, which is drawn closed, and opens it a crack. He sits in an old rocking chair and lifts a copy of “Great Expectations” up to the moonlight and starts reading. He sits for a while, calmly reading the novel, when suddenly a wail sounds in the distance. He looks up and peeks through the slits of the cracked window, into the night beyond. The wail grows louder, and lights flash in the distance, growing closer. The man sets down his book and goes to stir his wife awake. She asks what's going on, in a panic. He tells her that she must go now, out the back, and don't let anyone see her. She is an old, frail thing, and she doesn't know why he's doing this as he's trying to shove her out the back and the wailing gets louder, the lights closer. He insists on her leaving, but she says she will do no such thing and wants to know the meaning of this. He tells her he was a fool. He's never been able to set down something until it was finished. “Do you mean...no, you can't mean them,” his wife says, and she's on the verge of crying. She pleads with him, begging him to say he has not been doing “that”, and he tells her that he didn't want her to fear for her life, or for his. It's not worth that much. Now, the wailing is obviously from sirens, and the lights shine through the windows. Neighbors start pouring out of their houses to watch. A bizarre looking red vehicle stretches out in the road before the house. Men in dark black suits with ominous face shields stand on the vehicle, and they climb down. They stare at the house while one prepares a hose on the vehicle. Another steps closer, cautiously. They all seem wary of the house. Finally, one speaks. “Mister Eric Tristan. Mr. Eric Tristan, are you home?” he speaks, calmly, then more loudly. No one answers, and he motions for the others to wait. He gets closer and finally the door opens. The old man, Eric Tristan, looks out at the men in dark suits. His eyes are red-rimmed. He says that he will come easily. The leader of the group motions for two men to grab him. Then he faces Eric and asks him if he understands why they are here. Eric breaks down, saying he knows he broke the law. He asks that they be easy. “Search the house until you find them. Tear it apart from the seams. And when they are found...burn the house down,” the leader says, and Eric starts crying some more. The men in black suits start perusing through the house with strange lights and other devices that guide their way. They overturn furniture. We follow on man as he goes up the stairs, then finds the attic ajar. He goes up it and sees the heaps gathered there. Light shines dimly from the cracked window, and he sees the book that the old man left there. He picks it up, looking at it, when suddenly a voice says, “Be careful with that Montag.” He drops the book, and says that this must be the place. He motions to the sheets, and with the help of the other man, he removes the sheets. Buried underneath are piles of books. Montag and the other guy stare at them in awe. “Captain Beatty, we have found them,” the other man speaks into his mic. Captain Beatty's voice issues the order to burn. Montag looks at the books for a moment while the man douses them in hot liquid. Montag finally joins in and douses the books, the walls, the halls, the bedrooms. All the men in black douse the house with that hot gasoline, then step outside. Captain Beatty focuses on the old man and tells him that he must be shown what happens to those who break the law and keep books when they are a known menace to society. He strikes a fuse, and flames spread out. When they reach the house, it is consumed in a fireball. The fire lashes out, is violent, destroying the house. The men in black stare up at it. Montag removes his face shield, so that he can look upon it with his own eyes. “Captain Beatty, we found this one...in the back, trying to get through the gate,” a man says, bringing forth Eric Tristan's wife. “No, no please don't take her. She has nothing to do with this. Please, it was all me!” Eric pleads, but he is dragged off to the back of an ambulance-like vehicle. His wife looks at her burning house, and the camera cuts to the attic, where the books melt in the intense fires. 451 Night. Sprinklers cut on in the yards of perfect houses. A mechanical dog sleeps in the grass. No cars are out, none in sight. No people. But one. Montag strolls up the street, alone, his black coat draped over his shoulder. He walks under strange orbs of light and has an anxious stride about him. Whistling...a girl's whistling. Montag halts in his tracks and looks around for the source of the whistling, but there's no one there. Then he starts walking and the whistling resumes. This time, when he whips his head around, he sees a girl just dart behind a tree. “I see you,” he says, “Show yourself.” The girl steps out. She's a young adult, and she's a pretty thing. Montag asks who she is and why she was following him. She introduces herself as Clarisse McClellan. She insists however that she was not following him. She just happens to live around the corner from him and wanted to take a stroll. “Take a stroll?” he asks, and she apologizes for thinking that sounded odd. He dismisses it and suggests she go home. It's late, and people might think she's up to something. Clarisse says she doesn't see any people out...then adds that of course she doesn't see them. She asks Montag if she can walk home with him, then reveals that she is his neighbor. He feigns fascination with that but seems really personal as they walk. She, however, is very chatty and reveals her zanniness, a trait he's obvious not used to seeing in people, for he asks her why she's so chipper and flirtatious. She apologizes for coming off as flirtatious. “You're a fireman, aren't you?” she asks after some bizarre conversation about walking. He stops and looks at her and asks how she knew. “I could smell the kerosene on you,” she replies. She says she smells it every night when he passes by. She says it's really quite funny. “What is?” he asks. “Oh, just that, fireman nowaday start fires. My grandpa told me there was a time when firemen put them out.” He tells her that it's dangerous for her grandfather to lie. They're quiet for a moment, and Clarisse says that she thinks Montag seems like an honest person, so she's going to tell him something. She says that she comes from an unusual family. They don't follow the most straightforwardness of the law. That isn't to say they break it, but they're unconvential. Although, she's convinced that that makes them conventional. Montag asks why she's telling him this, and she just says that she likes talking to him. “You don't say much, but I think you're a good listener. Most people aren't,” she says. They round the corner, and she says that they're at her front yard. She thanks him for the company. “Will I...?” he starts, but doesn't finish, catching himself. “Will you see me again?” she finishes, then says, “Yes.” And she goes inside leaving Montag to walk on to his house next door. Montag stares at himself in the mirror. He lights a lighter next to him, to illumine his features in the darkness. “Look at you,” he says. He stares at the flame now, the light reflecting in his eyes. And he puts it out to stand in total darkness. Montag disrobes as he goes into the bedroom. It's a futuristic looking room, two beds stretched out like banana-shaped pods. His wife lies in one, staring at the ceiling. Two capsules are placed in her ears, and Montag hovers nearby looking at her. Moonlight shines in through the wall that is a window, covered with mechanical blinds. It is silent but for the quiet sound of a sea shore. Montag climbs into his pod-shaped bed and looks up at the ceiling, lost in thought. His hand climbs up toward his pillow. But suddenly, a loud shrill expulsion of air sounds from the next bed, like a jet plane going off. The two capsules fall to the ground, the sound of the sea shore echoing from them. Montag rushes over to his wife, whose mouth hangs open, emitting a shrill echo. Her eyes look glazed. On the table, a pill bottle falls over. “Mildred, Millie! How many pills did you take tonight? How many?” He shakes her body, but she won't stir. He calls her name, but she lies there lifeless. He rushes to call the emergency number. Almost at once, the house rumbles as the sound of jets passing over is heard. Lights blink outside and Montag gazes out. An ambulance has arrived in lightning speed. An eye stares at the screen, then is pulled away. It is attached to a tube, which a doctor brings toward Mildred's body. Montag stands on the other side of a glass wall, watching his wife, who lies on a suspended bed while the snake-like tub with the eye goes down her throat. She makes a gurggling sound. The snake slithers down, writhing into her bowels, and on a floating screen, the doctors can see what the eye sees. They take a needle an inject her with something. Her body convulses for a second, and then they connect a lot of tubes to her and the snake crawls back up her throat, carrying the pills back with it. Suddenly, all the blood starts flowing from her body into the tubes, and from another set of tubes, new blood flows into her body. Montag looks on, his face reflecting in the glass plane, as his wife undergoes a blood transfusion. “She will live,” a doctor says some time later as Montag recovers from a brief sleep in a chair in the waiting room (which also looks futuristic). The doctor says they found four pills in her system, well over the prescribed amount. Montag says that she knows she's only supposed to take one a night. The doctor advises she be on careful watch. They will be sending her back home now. Montag's eyes pop open. He gets out of his bed and finds that Millie has already gotten out of hers. He hears a lot of voices talking and goes out to the living room, where three of the walls are TV screens. People are moving about on all of them. Montag goes to the kitchen, where he finds his wife cooking eggs. She has the capsules in again. Montag tries speaking her name, but she cannot hear anything but the sounds from the capsules. So Montag touches her shoulder, and she removes the capsules. She says they will be eating in the lounge today. The family was in there. Montag asks if she's alright. She says she's fine and goes back to listening to her capsule until Montag places a hand on her arm to stop her. He says she doesn't remember last night. She asks why he's acting so bizarre, and he says that she had an episode. “You took four pills, Millie. Four. You know you're only supposed to take one.” She says that is nonsense. No harm can come from three or four. Besides, she can never fall asleep with just one. She brushes it aside, saying, “Guy, honey, please keep the Family company, and breakfast will be out shortly.” The doorbell rings. Montag goes to answer it. Captain Beatty is there. Montag asks why he is here. Beatty says he heard about Millie and wanted to ensure she was ok. Upon seeing her talking to the TV screens and laughing, Beatty is convinced she is fine. He returns to Montag in the entry hall and tells him he has some grave concern. Apparently Sampson took a book from Mr. Tristan's house last night. It's no big deal. That thing can happen. Sampson was being dealt with. Curiosity could be forgiven, if not too extreme. Beatty reveals that apparently Sampson had a whole stack of books taken from burn sites though, and he was facing serious charges. Montag says that is unfortunate, but he doesn't know what that has to do with him. Beatty insists it's nothing, but if this thing could happen to one fireman, it may happen to others. Naturally, the authorities insist on an investigation. He asks Montag if he has anything to hide. Montag takes a while to answer, but says no. Beatty studies him, and he says he believes him. “You're a good man Montag. I think you know where your head should be.” He wishes Millie good health and bids them farewell. Montag is walking toward the shuttle station when Clarisse runs to catch up to him. She says she fancied she would find him here. “Off to start more fires?” she asks. “Well, I heard an interesting tale...no, I didn't read it...a tale that someone was stealing books.” She laughs and says that that would be quite something. She asks Montag if he likes doing what he does, and he says it's his way of living. “But is it your way of life?” she asks. He doesn't answer, and she laughs and picks up a flower. “It's a dandelion,” she says, and she twirls it around then gives it to Montag. She says they are beautiful flowers. She says that he is odd. “I'm odd?” he asks, looking at her like she's crazy. She laughs and says he has a sense of humor. “That's why you're odd. I've never met a fireman quite like you before,” she says. “What do you mean...quite like me?” “Well, a fireman who actually listens to me and talks to me.” He doesn't say anything. And she tells him to be safe. There were greater troubles out there than books. He gets onto the shuttle, which zooms away. A strange mechanical hound is lying inactive at the firehouse as Montag walks in. He is putting away his home clothes in a locker and keeps glancing over at the sleeping mechanical dog. For some reason, he approaches, sticking his hand out. There is a clicking sound and the hound comes to life with eyes of dark black. It snaps at Montag, and then out of nowhere it leaps at him, snapping sharp teeth that move with robotic speed. It wrestles Montag to the ground and they roll about, Montag desperately avoiding the hound's mouth. A metallic tongue whips out, and a pointed needle keeps growing closer and closer to Montag's eye as he tries holding the dog back. Suddenly, another man rushes in and tackles the hound off Montag. It yelps as the man slams a fist into its side and then shuts it off. He looks at the deactivated hound then at Montag quizically. Beatty strolls in. He says that the hound was in need of being repaired, but perhaps it was best they just left it shut off. It was growing old, not like the newer models. He asks Montag if he is alright, and he starts talking to him when suddenly a strange alarm sounds like the one heard at the start of the movie. Everyone starts getting dressed into their black suits with the ominous face shields. Two mechanical hounds stir to life and clip onto the bizarre red firetruck as the firemen board it. It speeds from the station, whipping above ground through the traffic, lights flashing and sirens blaring obnoxiously. It looks as though it is going over 120mph, even through residential areas, bypassing children and cars and dogs that bark at the mechanical hounds. And it comes to a stop smoothly in front of an old house. Montag looks up at it through his visor. Beatty begins his usual speech, trying to get the woman inside to come out easily so that she will be unharmed in the process. No one answers and Beatty waits then tries again. Afterwards, he signals for the firemen to go in. They wait for his signal and then burst down the door. They begin tearing through the house, pushing aside furniture and letting it shatter around them. At last they find the owner, an old woman sitting in a rocking chair. When Montag sees her, she is holding a book in her lap. He tells her she must come now. She shakes her head. Montag implores her, getting quite violent, but then another man barges in and grabs her by the wrist, saying that's what Montag should have done. They yank her from the room, and she yells out as her book falls and the man stomps on it. She hits him in the gut, freeing herself. She tells him to get out. All of them. Around them, others are dousing the house and books in kerosene. The woman stares at them lividly and demands they leave. She lifts a match up, and the men in black start backing away from her. Montag is the last to go. He watches her in the doorway, holding a lit match. The firemen remove their face masks to see more clearly. The woman says that she will do it herself, and then it seems like she's speaking to herself. Montag strains to her, something about how they meant the world to her, and they were capable of so much change. Then she lights stares them down and says that she would rather die than be separated from her books, and she tosses the match down. She goes up in flames with the rest of the house. Montag's face is blank but cold. The TV walls are on and lively, and look like an extension of the living room. Mildred chats with the people in the TVs, joining in with their conversations. She laughs and is having a good time. We cut to the bedroom, where Montag sits on his bed looking at his pillow. Slowly, he lifts it and pulls out an object: a book. He holds the book in his hands, running his fingers along it. “All your hidden secrets...lies...fantasies,” his thoughts sound momentarily as we cut to a scene of rain falling outside and Clarisse is in her garden as the rain comes. She looks up to the sky, smiling, and stretches her arms out to take in the wonderful rain, twirling around in the grass. The screen fades to black. Cars zoom along at an unknowably fast speed. They drift above the interstate and blaze through, weaving past other cars with no care. A looming metallic city towers above. There is a shuttle travelling through the towers. Montag sits on the shuttle. A monotonous, droning announcer keeps speaking the same announcement while a woman sings a jingle for it over the intercom repetiviely. Montag places his hand on his coat pocket. He reaches for something when a familiar voice calls his name. “You don't smell like kerosene today. You must be not be starting any fires.” It is Clarisse and she says it's an odd thing running into him here on the subway. She says she was coming back from...well, it didn't really matter where. She sasys Montag looks troubled, and she asks why. He doesn't want to talk about it, but she presses, and she asks if it has to do with the burnings. She says she can see in his eye that he feels different about them than he used to, and she asks why. “It was something you saw...something you experienced that changed you.” She notices his hands twiddling in his coat pocket. Her eyes wander and she focuses on his pocket, and now she can't talk. To keep from making any awkward displays, Montag starts talking. He tells Clarisse that she cannot tell anyone, that there's nothing to tell as it is. He wants her to promise. “There's nothing to tell,” she says. “Guy. Guy!” Millie calls. Montag lies in bed looking up at the ceiling. He sits up and goes out to the parlor, where the TV walls are on silent. “At the door,” Millie says. Montag goes to the door and finds Beatty there. He asks what it is. Beatty says he received his message that he wouldn't be coming in for his shift tonight, or the next night, and it has been three nights since he last came. He asks Montag if there was something going on. Montag says he's not been feeling well. Beatty says that's unfortunate. He eyes Montag suspiciously and says that it's alright to hide some things, but sometimes it's good to reveal your secrets. He asks Montag if he ever heard about the fireman that read a copy of “The Sun Also Rises.” Montag shakes his head, so Beatty explains the story. A fireman went into a house to burn, and when he saw the books lying there, he just...took one. As simple as that. He snuck it away and decided to read it, keeping it from himself and his wife. He went mad keeping such a secret. He confessed and turned himself in. But of course, he wasn't punished. It was alright. Curiosity had gotten the better of him, but he repented. His punishment was the emotional trauma that the secret caused him. Montag asks where he's going with this, and Beatty says that everyone gets curious sometimes. He tells Montag that if he wanted to tell beatty that he had taken a book from the old woman's house, then that would be fine, so long as he gave it back. Montag says he doesn't know what he's talking about, and Beatty says that that is a typical reaction: rejecting truth. He tells Montag that it is no worry. He can keep the book as long as he likes, as long as he turns it back in when he's finished. Montag tells Beatty it would be best if he went home now. Beatty nods and bids farewell to Mildred. Millie stares at Guy and asks what that was about. Montag says it was nothing, but Millie insists it wasn't. She says she heard something about books. “What do books have to do with us, Guy?” she asks, frantic. Montag keeps looking up at the vent near the parlor. Millie notices and asks what he's looking at. Montag goes to the vent and opens it, all the while explaining to Mildred that it was time she knew the truth. He digs in and pulls out a large bag, which he drops to the floor while Millie looks horrified. Montag tells her that temptation was too much for him to overcome. He opens the bag and spills the contents over the floor: books. Millie gasps and covers her mouth. Montag says he has read many of them, found interesting things in them. Truths that schools and TV never taught him. The world was not like it used to be. There was a time when reading meant advancement. Now advancement meant inequality, and inequality had to be punished so everyone could feel equal. “The problem is, people always try to be equally poor at something, so no one can advance human development.” Millie all the while is breaking down, nearly crying, panicking and worrying that something bad will happen. Montag goes to her to calm her. He says they will read them together. Millie says she does not want to. She wants to burn them, so that no one ever finds out. Montag says they will not. They will stay here and read them. He drags a sobbing pleaing Millie down to the floor and pushes a book into her hands, ordering her to read. She refuses but he starts reading it to her. She grows quiet, submissive, but looks frightened, and the camera fades out with them on the floor among a pile of books. The camera focuses on a for sale sign outside Clarisse's home. Then we hear Beatty's voice talking and we cut to a scene of Montag sitting across a table from him in the fire station while the hound is sleeping in the corner. Beatty is talking about how he had a file on the McClellans, and he offers to show it to Montag in exchange for a confession. “Confession?” Montag asks. Beatty says he knows that he has had the problem that all firemen have. “Just return it before you get sucked up into something that is dangerous, something the McClellans got lost into.” Montag reaches into his pocket and draws out a book, which he gives to Beatty. Beatty smiles and says it was bold of him to bring it here. Montag says he didn't understand it, why people would kill themselves over it. Beatty says that's the beauty of it. Books provide an alternative to this wretched lifestyle of intellectual stagnation. In the past, they offered people the opportunity to excel, but now excellence made others feel inferior, and that led to war and violence. Beatty laughs and says he hears a rumor that there will be a war soon, and he says he guesses that books may not be the only cause. “And Clarrise?” Montag asks. Beatty produces the file and Montag looks through it. Clarisse has a red x on her face. Montag asks what happened. “She was hit by a car going too fast through the neighborhood,” Beatty explains. He says there was a report that she was walking across the street. Odd, walking. Such a pedestrian activity, and one that people consider dangerous. Perhaps Clarisse's death proves that. Beatty asks Montag if he was close to her, finding that odd, and asking if Millie knew. Montag says it was nothing personal, but his eyes never leave the image of Clarisse with the red x over her face. As Montag is riding the subway back home, his thoughts are wandering. However, he sees a blonde-haired girl, and from behind she looks like Clarisse. Montag, thinking it is her, follows her off the subway and tries to catch up to her, pushing through the crowd and upsetting some people. He follows her into a park and past a pond, over a bridge, and finally sees her face when she looks around. It's someone else. Disappointed, he stands near a bench. “Were you expecting someone else?” an old man sitting on the bench asks. Montag turns to him. He's wearing a coat and a hat. “Have I seen you before?” Montag asks. The old man says he does not think he has, but Montag thinks for a while then says he has seen him...a year ago, at this same place. “I came into the park and saw you at a bench – this bench – and you were...you were reading,a book of poetry,” Montag starts, but the man shushes him. He says, “Alright, I remember. But you must keep your voice down. People don't hear much, but if you bring up books, they might hear more than they ought to.” Montag remembers the man's name. Faber. Professor Faber. “I used to be a professor, my dear young boy. That was before they did away with English Lit in college.” Montag asks Faber if he could teach him. Faber says that is preposterous and proposes that Montag leaves because the two of them having a conversation was attracting too much notice (a quick look around shows no one was paying them any attention). Montag sits close to Faber and whispers to him. “I want to learn how to read...well, I know how, but I want to know what the meaning of it is.” Faber's eyes widen. “Are you mad, boy. You...you're one of them. If they knew, they...” “They'd burn me, I know. I have seen it so many times. But I want to know why we do it. And why they let it happen,” Montag says. Faber looks at him long and hard. “You really want to know?” “Yes.” “Well...not here.” They walk into a well-furnished apartment. Faber offers Montag some tea and goes to make some while Montag looks around at the memorabilia. There are many pictures of Faber's students. Faber comes back and regales Montag with a charming story of the wonders of the bright young minds he taught and his enthusiasm to be a teacher. “But that's the past. We must look into the tomorrow,” he says, and he smiles. He says he's always had a fascination with words. “Not unalike you, I assume. How did you like the last one you took?” “I didn't take it. You gave it to me,” Montag says, and it is revealed that he got his first book from Faber. Faber thanks him for not turning him in. For months he worried that he would wake up to find himself surrounded by black-clad firemen with their kerosene torches. Montag says he couldn't turn him in. He wanted to understand why people would allow themselves to die, or risk imprisonment, for things as silly as books, so he read Faber's book, and he loved it for some reason. Since, he has been collecting. Faber says that was damn right foolish and says Montag should dispose of those, but Montag says he cannot. They are so interesting, and yet he does not know how to truly appreciate them. Faber could teach him since he was an English professor. “Was, my boy. Not is.” Faber insists that it was a dangerous matter. Montag just wants his help. Faber is quiet and studies Montag, and he says fine. A brief montage unfolds with shots of Faber teaching Montag. More so, they depict Faber explaining to Montag the significance of books. In the montage, Faber's single speech carries from scene-to-scene. He explains that people are afraid of information, but they weren't always. Information represented a quality way of life. But in a society that fears inequality, information was cast aside, books burnt, and society focused only media. Faber believes with the war approaching, media will be next to go. People just can longer fathom a world with connectivity, sophistication, and intelligence. He regales Montag with times when books were important, and recites great lines from literary works, reminscing on the gloriousness of it all. Throughout, there are scenes of the days Montag comes to Faber's and learns from him, reads with him, and practices understanding the novels. By the end, Faber and Montag are alone together, and now Montag can tell Faber what he feels about the book. He impresses Faber with his surprising knowledge and personal connection. Faber says he has made an old “retired” English professor quite proud. He smiles and congratulates him. Montag says he would like to take it a step furhter than this. “Well what do you have in mind, my dear young boy?” Faber asks. Montag says he has grown to see the importance of books, the way they change people's depiction of the world. He says they were valuable and ought to be thought of as such. So he plans to plant books in firemen's homes so that they could be discredited and people could come to appreciate books again instead of fearing the burning. Faber is horrified and shouts that Montag is mad and would never get away with this. They'd have him in an asylum. Montag says they can get away with it. He relates what Beatty said of how all firemen at some point let curiosity get the better of them. They just have to play on that. If all firemen were found with a book in their house, and the authorities were alerted, the fireman system would be torn apart. Faber refuses, so Montag takes it to an extreme, ripping pages out of the Bible while explaining the impact they could have, the great possibility of success. Faber cringes with each page torn and finally gives in. He says he knows a printer. They will get to work on it. But it was a risky plan, and if one man slips up, they were all screwed. Montag promises they will not slip up. “You must be very careful. If you are caught, this whole operation will be blown. I will not spend the last few years of my life rotting away in a prison cell,” Faber's voice speaks into Montag's ear as Montag is walking through a bustling crowd in a mezzanine. There is a ear piece inside Montag's ear conveying information. He carries a bundle draped over his shoulder. “Stay out of sight. Do not attract attention.” Faber guides Montag on what to do as he weaves through the crowd. “I got this, Professor,” Montag says. “You better, because if we end up in a cell together, I'll kill you,” Faber threatens in a condescending but humorous way. Montag comes to a subway terminal and heads down it when suddenly a bomb goes off and the parked subway is torn in the explosion. People lie about in death. There is a loud buzzing noise as Montag recovers. Faber's voice is trickling in and out, and finally it comes in as the screams of the people are heard. “Montag! Montag are you alright!” Montag says there was a bomber. He has to get rid of the bundle now. It would attract to much attention. He leaves it tucked away in the men's restroom and rushes out, ignoring Faber's voice. Already police cars zoom into the area aboveground. Smoke issues from the terminal. It is night time. Montag stares at police officers congregated around the entrance down to the terminal. Faber whispers in his ear. He recommends Montag come back another time, or not at all. They could get more books. Montag insists that he needed these books; they had to do it tonight. “There's a war Montag, and there's police everywhere. You'll get caught,” Faber implores him to listen. Montag ignores the professor and sneaks around, trying to find an access into the terminal below to retrieve the books from the men's room. At one point a police officer sees him walking and shouts at him, telling him to get out of here. Montag sneaks down an alley and hears voices and realizes they're coming from a sewer-like top. He goes down a ladder that takes him directly into the terminal. There, he sneaks his way onto the platform and dodges searching police officers. The compartments of the metal subway lie in ruins and there are body bags everywhere. Montag sneaks into the men's room just in time to avoid detection. He spots the bundle but suddenly an officer comes in and he has to duck into a stall. The officer is waiting for that particular stall as it's the only one, and Montag looks frantically for a way out. Faber whispers worriedly in his ear. Montag studies the officer through the crack, waiting. The officer gets called back out by another who says he found part of the bomb. Montag exits the stall and secures the bundle, but then voices approach. Officers were coming toward the bathroom. “Get out of there, Montag,” Faber hisses in his ear. Montag searches for an escape and pushes a ceiling tile. He climbs up just in time and when the officers come in, he is well on his way across the roof and out onto the street. As he pushes the lid up, a hovering car zooms right over his head, nearly decapitating him. He tells Faber that he has the package. Now Montag is staring at a house. His bundle looks less full. “This is the last one for tonight,” Faber says, then orders Montag to go home at once to avoid more of this foolishness. Montag says he's doing this for Clarisse. He goes up to the house and looks in. He sneaks around. It is dark and the sprinklers cut on as Montag cuts through the yard. He picks his way into the house and roams around, looking for a place to put the book. However, as he sets the book down on the kitchen counter, a light kicks on. Montag hides behind a wall as a man strolls into the kitchen. It is Captain Beatty. He doesn't see the book just yet. He makes himself a glass of milk and then turns and sees the book lying there. He looks around the room with his eyes, then speaks. “Hello...where are you? Your wife, does she know you're out of bed? Does she know what you are doing?” Montag gulps. He thinks Beatty must know it's hime. “Go back home...while you still have a home to go to,” Beatty says, surprisingly quite peaceful. Montag doesn't stir. Beatty just remains there for a moment and cuts out the light, Thinking it safe, Montag darts out toward the back door but Beatty's voice sounds again. “Wait!” Montag dashes out through the yard, and there's a loud barking of a mechanical dog chasing him. He runs all the way back to his street and catches his breath in front of Clarisse's old house. Mildred is in the dining room with some guests. They're having a dramatic conversation about a bombing that happened today, something to do with the war, when Montag bursts in. They all stop and look at him, then Millie becomes warm-hearted, kind of out of character for her, and nervously “re”-introduces him to her old friends. Montag doesn't say anything but goes to set his things down. Millie excuses herself and comes up next to Montag. She tells him not to give off any sign about the...you-know-whats. “I don't intend to, darling,” he says. Millie returns to the table and one of the women asks Montag how he's taken the good news. Montag looks over at them, perplexed. “Well of course I was waiting to tell him,” Millie says. “Tell me what?” Montag asks. “I'm going to be on TV,” Millie says with a smile. She goes on an on about it for a few seconds, talking of how she will be part of the family. They called today, and told her they'll be setting up the camera in the living room on Saturday. Then she'll be given some lines to read and she'll appear on the wall panels of everyone else's parlors. She'll actually be one of the family members on the moving walls for a first. She's so enthused, and the others are too, but Montag cuts the optimism away with a dramatic outburst of how ridiculous that is. Silence. Montag continues, and Millie's face drops. She looks increasingly nervous and upset as Montag goes on and on about how the media is brain-washing them, about how they live their perfect ordinary lives, but they don't understand anything. He's outraged and makes a great show of it, and Millie tries to calm her down, but he speaks over her, forcing her aside. By now everyone's quite scared of him, but what happens next is unexpected. Faber starts shouting in Montag's ear, telling him to stop this at once, but Montag grabs a book from the bundle and starts reading from it, getting louder with each word so as to overcome Millie's franctic pleas, Faber's shouts, and the screams and cries of the other women. He reads a passage of poetry. When he ends, he stares at them all. There is silence and crying. Millie, shaken, stands and approaches her husband. She laughs at it, but her laugh sounds forced and choky, and she explains that it was just something firemen do every month. They get to take home a book, read part of it, and then burn it. When she says “burn it” she points Montag toward a lighter. Montag stares hard at them all. One woman says that is a lie. Her husband's best friend was a fireman, and he never mentioned anything about reading books once a month. They're all outraged and shaken and sniffling, so to put them at ease, and realizing his mistake, Montag grabs the lighter and burns the book to appease Millie, who nods and says that's how it's done. It's a silly thing. Books are ridiculous. See, all they do is cause an upset. She tries calming them down and goes back to her friends, turning nasty glares at Montag. “That was a damned foolish thing to do. What if one of them reports it now! We;ll both be caught!” Faber hisses through the earpiece. Montag apologizes and leaves into the parlor. “There's going to be a war,” Beatty is saying to Montag. He says that the left-wings have finally spoken out, and the “educated” think this will be their moment to rise again. Beatty says that it might mean the end of society as they know it. He doesn't seem upset by it though. He seems to be longing for something. They are in the fire station. Montag seems distracted, and Beatty asks him about it. He says that he worries about Montag sometimes. Suddenly, an alarm sounds. The alarm. They all suit up, and Beatty tells Montag he thinks that he'll find this one quite interesting. The mechanical hound stares cold black eyes at Montag. They board the firetruck. The truck darts through the city. Beatty keeps his eyes on Montag the whole time. He tells Montag that he shouldn't be nervous. It made him seem like he was hiding something. Montag recognizes the route, and he looks afraid now. Beatty lowers his gaze. “I'm sorry about this Montag,” he says, and the truck pulls to a stop in front of Montag's house. The firemen get off and go bursting in, but Montag just stands there, his face shield in his hand, staring at it all in dismay. Beatty stands next to him. “I told you that it happens to all of us...but you must never let it suck you in,” Beatty says. “How...how did you know?” Montag asks. “I knew it was you in my house that night. And I've known for a long time. I just didn't want to admit it to myself, or to anyone...not even you,” Beatty says, and he's really calm, almost sad. “But, even then, I didn't expect this. Someone reported you.” “Who?” Montag asks. “I did,” Mildred says as she comes walking toward a taxi cab with suitcases in hand. She says she couldn't take it. She tried burning them, tried to get rid of them, but they were always still there. She didn't want this to happen, but she knew her friends were going to report it soon, and she had to do something first. She had to make sure she wasn't caught up in the scandal. Her eyes are glazed over. She has been crying. “Millie...,” Montag goes to her, hurt, but she pushes him away. She says she can't look at him, but her voice sounds strained and she gets into the taxi cab and drives off. Montag stares after the cab. Behind him, his house goes up in flames. Beatty approaches Montag with cuffs. Montag does something unexpected. He grabs the torch from the truck and aims it at Beatty. “Stay back!” Beatty orders the other firemen, who have their own torches trained on Montag. Montag warns them to go, and he is on the verge of breaking down, or maybe losing it. He says he can't stand to lose his freedom on top of everything else. Beatty tells Montag it will be easier on him if he turns himself in. He gets closer so only Montag can hear him. He tells Montag that he knows what it feels like. Firemen were supposed to put out fires. This was a mad world. Beatty states that there was a time, when he was much younger, when he used to have many books, and he would read them often. He says some habbits are harder to get rid of than others. He starts quoting books, delivering a knowledgable depiction of the decay of society. Montag's eyes are watery, and Beatty tries reasoning with him to lower the torch. Beatty steps too close and Montag lights him on fire. Beatty doesn't seem to fight it. He just collapses as the fire consumes his body. The firemen are surprised as Montag turns the torch on them and warns them to get back to the ruins of his house. Once they are out of the way, Montag makes a run for it, but the mechanical hound rushes after him. It tackles him and bites at him. Then its pincer spits out, the poisonous needle going for Montag's throat. Montag snaps the metal dog's neck, throwing it off him, but there is saliva on him, poisonous too. Montag limps off as sirens wail. “You cannot stay here. You shouldn't have come here. It will ruin the both of us,” Faber says to Montag as Montag enters his apartment. He says it's all over the news. A fireman killed his own captain. Would've made the headlines were it not for all the news about war being declared. In que, the building quibbles as fighter jets race by outside and flahses of light appear in the far distance out the window. Montag says he needs somewhere to go. He cannot stay here. Faber says they will be looking for him everyone he goes. Then he notices a bitemark on Montag's arm. Montag says it was the hound. Faber says that they carry tracers. They'll know Montag's location in under thirty minutes, twenty if they're working really hard. The war might delay them some, but they'll be here soon. Montag asks what he can do, and Faber tells him there are others, like him, people who want to restore the world to what it was once before. He could find them on the other side of the river. “Go...at once,” Faber tells him, and he gives Montag some supplies and sets him on his way. Before leaving, Montag looks at the TV, where a picture of the late Captain Beatty hovers on screen. The newscaster says that this death is ironic given the nature of the scandalous affairs in the fire department recently, alluding to the discover of the books that Montag set in firemen's houses. Montag thanks Faber and leaves. Montag is walking off down dark streets in a hoodie. Cars zoom by, jets race by in the sky. He moves through many parts of the city, giving us a greater picture of that society. Bright lights, fast cars, mindless people. Noises drone on, advertisements ringing out. Montag stays alert, swift occasionally. He runs when he hears sirens, goes to a residential area. He can hear news reports, talks of the chase. They're following the fireman who turned on his captain. A helicopter light shines on him as he darts through the fields outside the city. Mechanical hounds roar and come chasing as lights bob and gunshots sound. Montag runs toward the river, quick. The helicopter pursues him and he just makes it to the water before the hounds can get him. He dives in and vanishes. The helicopter continues on southward as the hounds bark and race that way. Montag comes up on the other sight, staring at the vanishing helicopter. He is soaked, but he is safe. The tracker is destroyed, the scent masked by the water. It's too faint for the hounds to follow. Montag continues on down a trail into the forest. He walks for a long time. It is quiet out here. As he walks, he thinks about Millie. He whispers her name, worries about her. A soundless scene with somber music plays as we weave between Montag's trip through the forest and a scene of Millie popping pills in a hotel while flashes of light burst outside the window. She goes to sleep in the unfamiliar bed, her capsules in and seashore sounds filling her ears. Montag sees a fire up ahead, and he approaches. Millie sleeps peacefully, and the building explodes top-down. In slow-motion, the top floor falls into the next, then the nexgt, and the next. The roofs comes in on Millie as she sleeps, and her floor goes down too, crumbling in a heap of debris and smoke. Montag reaches the fire and finds men huddled around an old beat up trash can where the fire is at. They're talking when Montag approaches. They welcome him in, seeing that he is cold, but say he must be on his way by morning. Montag listens as they talk. They're fascinated in things most people in the movie haven't been. They actually are engaged in something. “Do you read?” Montag asks, and they turn on him and say that is a damned dangerous question to ask. Montag says he reads. He knows some of the Book of Ecclesiastes by memory. The men look around, impressed, and one introducers himself as Granger. He says it was good to have another Ecclesiastes with them. There current Ecclesiastes was on the verge of death from old age. He says he has Steinbeck's works covered, and goes around introducing the others and the names of some of the books and authors they each remember. Montag asks why it's so significant that they memorize those books. Granger says the world is changing fast. Some day, it will need to be rewritten. And when it does, there will be people, like him and Montag and the others there, who can rewrite the books from memory. Montag says that he used to be a...but they cut him off. Granger says it doesn't matter what he used to be. What he was now as an Ecclesiastes. That was what really mattered. Montag stares into the fire, and Granger draws him closer to it and tells him that it was there to keep him warm. That's what fire was meant for. A desolate image of the city in ruins on a cold morning, with mist and smoke everyhwere. We find Montag waking from a tent. He approaches Granger who gives him a tin can of warm chocolate. “Drink,” he tells him. “It's going to be a long day.” Montag looks down at the ruins of the city beyond the forest. He looks horrified. Granger says this was a new beginning. It was there time to rebuild. Montag asks if the war was over. Granger says it may be, then again it may never be. What mattered was that this battle was, and now there would be a need for people like them to come into the city and rebuild it. The survivors will thank them for it, and they will return that thanks with their books. They would educate the world again, let the world know the meaning of its own self. Montag grabs his things along with the others. Granger leads them as they all head back to the city, a ruin in the distance. Edited January 18, 2013 by The Creator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Alfred Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 (edited) The Cloud Director: Michael Bay Original Song: "I Don't Want To Close My Eyes" by Aerosmith Genre: Action, Disaster, Sci-Fi, Drama Date: June 29 Studio: Guernica Studios Format: 2D IMAX Budget: $140 million Theaters: 4085 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 122 mins Cast: President Kenyon – Will Smith Senator McKane – Ed Harris Greg – Paul Giamatti Roscoe – John Goodman Brennan – Jeff Goldblum Harry – Bruce Willis Maggie – Blake Lively Ox - Ben Affleck Plot: We're in Colorado. The Presidentian Debate is ongoing. President Kenyon (Smith) is doing badly, he seems tired, lack of passion, meanwhile he's older opponent, Senator Mckane (Harris) seems more energetic and fresh, even tough he's chatting rubbish. After the debate all the main news headlines are reporting an asounding victory for McKane, the Kenyon camp is anxious. We're in a hotel, where the campaign manager Greg (Giamatti) comes up with a new plan after getting the poor poll result. He's discussing the idea with Kenyon, who's not up for dirty tricks, but Greg reminds him that a lot is riding on this elections and the main oil firm leaders will do anything to keep Kenyon in the White House. Greg calls for NASA. Roscoe (Goodman) picks up the phone and gets the message. Then he goes to his senior professor, Brennan (Goldblum) and issues him the plan, which is to create a natural disaster. Brennan says it's completely possible. Tense music fades in and the preparation is about to begin. Back to the White House we see Kenyon watching the news about Hurricane Sandy spreading the nation. He asks frequently about casualties, but Greg and Roscoe confirms that if the evacuation goes accordingly it will be minimal. Then Greg gives him the speech and tells him to cry at the first press conference. We cut to the towns and cities involved in the evacuation. Some nice beach shots and close-ups of Sandy nearing the coast. The main day arrives. Kenyon and the rest of the team anxiously checking the updates. We see 10 munites of heavy CGI and loud sound effects as Sandy hits the coast. Everything goes according to plan. Kenyon does his speech, visits the area and the poll results are shifting. Cut to election night. he wins, everyone is happy, greetings, hurrays. Except one person. Brennan is worried as his scensors are showings signs of aftermath activity. We cut to Greenland where a massive cloud destroys a local explorar group by raining acid on them. Brennan reports to Greg and informs him that the Cloud is heading towards the States. They have a few days to come up with a solution. Kenyon is informed, they send some military jets to shut down the cloud, but it's covered by a special shield. They are trying to descend on it, but when they are about to get inside, the Cloud swallows the soldiers and they are killed by the external acid. Brennan is working on a way to stop it, but informs Greg that they might have to start planning evacuation as he acid rain from Cloud could kill millions of people. Kenyon is worried, everyone is panicking. The Cloud comes nearer and nearer. The President then issues a nuclear solution, but when they drop the bomb on teh clod, it just goes through and lands in the ocean. Then Brennan comes up with a freak plan to bury a nuclear device deep inside the Cloud that, when detonated, will be exploded. NASA contacts (Willis), considered the best deep-sea oil driller in the world, for assistance and advice. Harry returns to NASA along with his daughter Maggie (Lively) to keep her away from her new boyfriend, one of Harry's young and rambunctious drillers, Ox (Affleck). Harry and Grace learn about the Cloud and Harry explains he will need him and Ox to carry out the mission. Once they have been rounded up and the situation is explained, they agree to help, but only after their list of unusual rewards and demands are met. So the plot turns to be like Armadeddon 2, lots of fun and humour begins and plenty of banter between Ox and Harry. Even there's a line joking that Harry should be dead. Harry and Ox are saying goodbye to Maggie and the song "I Don't Want To Close My Eyes" is playing. Cheesy helicopter shots are beckon Bay style as they are flying towards the Cloud. To make thing even sillier, President Kenyon, former professional military pilot decides that he's obliged to be part of the mission, so the three of them are approaching The Cloud. We all know that Will Smith would never do such a semi-villian role, so he gets to be a hero as a brave President in the end after all. They descend near the surface of the Cloud and Harry and Ox starts drilling. When they manage to drill a hole, we see a flashback when Roscoe explains Harry that they can't just drop the bomb, someone has to dive in and press the button to exlode in the middle of the cloud. So Harry knew it was a suicide mission. So a tear-jerking, silly, clishe, annoying, stupid, I hate you, I love you Michael Bay conversation begins between Ox and Harry. In the end Harry signals to Kenyon, who gives him the bomb and pushes Ox away from the cloud, they fly away and we see in ridiculous slo-mo as Harry dives in. The Cloud explodes. Everyone is happy at NASA, except Brennan and Roscoe, who are relieved, but have to give then bad news to Maggie. Kenyon and Ox lands safely. Kenyon tells Maggie that his country is grateful for ghis father's heroic act and tells the same thing to Ox that he would love to give them a medal, but it was a secret mission, so they can't. Ox jokes about season ticket dor the Reskins for the rest of his life, kisses Maggie and the another all action, no acting, no story, but surely crowd pleasing Michael Bay popcorn shit ends. Edited January 19, 2013 by Alfred Unchained Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Man of La Mancha Director: Marc Webb Genre: Comedy/Drama/Musical Date: November 23 Studio: Blankments Productions Cast: Hugh Jackman as Miguel de Cervantes/Don Quixote, Nathan Lane as Sancho, Amy Adams as Aldonza/Dulcinea, Stellan Skarsgard as Inkeeper/Governor, Zooey Deschenal as Fermina, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as The Duke/Sanson Carrasco, and Neil Patrick Harris as the Barber. Original Song: "Look at the World" Runtime: 132 min Tagline: The Impossible Dream Plot Summary: Based off the musical. Plot: It is the late sixteenth century. Failed author-soldier-actor and tax collector Miguel de Cervantes has been thrown into a dungeon by the Spanish Inquisition, along with his manservant. They have been charged with foreclosing on a monastery. The two have brought all their possessions with them into the dungeon. There, they are attacked by their fellow prisoners, who instantly set up a mock trial. If Cervantes is found guilty, he will have to hand over all his possessions. Cervantes agrees to do so, except for a precious manuscript which the prisoners are all too eager to burn. He asks to be allowed to offer a defense, and the defense will be a play, acted out by him and all the prisoners. The "judge", a sympathetic criminal called "the Governor", agrees. Cervantes takes out a makeup kit from his trunk, and the manservant helps him get into a costume. In a few short moments, Cervantes has transformed himself into Alonso Quijana, an old gentleman who has read so many books of chivalry and thought so much about injustice that he has lost his mind and now believes that he should go forth as a knight-errant. Quijana renames himself Don Quixote de La Mancha, and sets out to find adventures with his "squire", Sancho Panza. They both sing the title song "Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote)". Don Quixote warns Sancho that the pair are always in danger of being attacked by Quixote's mortal enemy, an evil magician known as the Enchanter. Suddenly he spots a windmill. Seeing its sails whirling, he mistakes it for a four-armed giant, attacks it, and receives a beating from the encounter. He thinks he knows why he has been defeated - it is because he has not been properly dubbed a knight. Looking off, he imagines he sees a castle (it is really a rundown roadside inn). He orders Sancho to announce their arrival by blowing his bugle, and the two proceed to the inn. Cervantes talks some prisoners into assuming the roles of the inn's serving wench and part-time prostitute Aldonza and a group of muleteers, who are propositioning her. Fending them off sarcastically ("It's All The Same"), she eventually deigns to accept their leader, Pedro, who pays in advance. Don Quixote enters with Sancho, upset at not having been "announced" by a "dwarf". The Innkeeper (played by The Governor) treats them sympathetically and humors Don Quixote, but when Quixote catches sight of Aldonza, he believes her to be the lady Dulcinea, to whom he has sworn eternal loyalty. He sings Dulcinea. Aldonza, used to being roughly handled, is flabbergasted, then annoyed, at Quixote's strange and kind treatment of her. Meanwhile, Antonia and Fermina have gone with Quixote's housekeeper to seek advice from the local priest. But the priest wisely realizes that the two women are more concerned with the embarrassment the knight's madness may bring than with his welfare. The three sing "I'm Only Thinking of Him". The mock-trial's prosecutor, a cynic called "The Duke", is chosen by Cervantes to play Dr. Sanson Carrasco, Antonia's fiancé, a man just as cynical and self-centered as the prisoner who is playing him. Carrasco is upset at the idea of having a madman in his prospective new family but the padre cleverly convinces him that it would be a challenge worthy of his abilities to cure his prospective uncle-in-law, so he and the priest set out to bring Don Quixote back home ("I'm Only Thinking of Him [Reprise]"). Back at the inn, Sancho delivers a missive from Don Quixote to Aldonza courting her favor and asking for a token. Instead, Aldonza tosses an old dishrag at Sancho, but to Don Quixote the dishrag is a silken scarf. When Aldonza asks Sancho why he follows Quixote, he sings I Really Like Him. Alone, later, Aldonza sings "What Do You Want of Me?" In the courtyard, the muleteers once again taunt her with the suggestive song Little Bird, Little Bird. Pedro makes arrangements with Aldonza for an assignation later. The priest and Dr. Carrasco arrive, but cannot reason with Don Quixote, who suddenly spots a barber wearing his shaving basin on his head to ward off the sun's heat ("The Barber's Song"). Quixote immediately snatches the basin from the barber at sword's point, believing it to be the miraculous Golden Helmet of Mambrino, which will make him invulnerable. Dr. Carrasco and the priest leave, with the priest impressed by Don Quixote's view of life and wondering if curing him is really worth it ("To Each His Dulcinea"). Meanwhile, Quixote asks the Innkeeper to dub him knight. The innkeeper agrees, but first Quixote must stand vigil all night over his armor. Quixote asks to be guided to the "chapel" for his vigil, and the Inkeeper hastily concocts an excuse: the "chapel" is "being repaired". Quixote decides to keep his vigil in the courtyard. As he does so, Aldonza, on her way to her rendezvous with Pedro, finally confronts him, but Quixote gently explains why he behaves the way he does ("The Impossible Dream"). Pedro enters, furious at being kept waiting, and slaps Aldonza. Enraged, Don Quixote takes him and all the other muleteers on in a huge fight, as the orchestra plays The Combat. Don Quixote has no martial skill, but by luck and determination - and with the help of Aldonza (who now sympathizes with Quixote) and Sancho - he prevails, and the muleteers are all knocked unconscious. But the noise has awakened the Innkeeper, who enters and kindly tells Quixote that he must leave. Quixote apologizes for the trouble, but reminds the Innkeeper of his promise to dub him knight. The Innkeeper does so ("Knight of the Woeful Countenance"). Quixote then announces he must try to help the muleteers. Aldonza, whom Quixote still calls Dulcinea, is shocked, but after the knight explains that the laws of chivalry demand that he succor a fallen enemy, Aldonza agrees to help them. For her efforts, she is beaten, raped, and carried off by the muleteers, who leave the inn ("The Abduction"). Quixote, in his small room, is blissfully ruminating over his recent victory and the new title that the innkeeper has given him - and completely unaware of what has just happened to Aldonza ("The Impossible Dream" - first reprise). At this point, the Don Quixote play is brutally interrupted when the Inquisition enters the dungeon and drags off an unwilling prisoner to be tried. The Duke taunts Cervantes for his look of fear, and accuses him of not facing reality. This prompts a passionate defense of idealism by Cervantes, ("Look at the World"). The Don Quixote play resumes (Man of La Mancha - first reprise). Quixote and Sancho have left the inn and encounter a band of Gypsies ("Moorish Dance") who take advantage of Quixote's naivete and proceed to steal everything they own, including Quixote's horse Rocinante and Sancho's donkey Dapple. The two are forced to return to the inn, where the Innkeeper tries to keep them out, but finally cannot resist letting them back in out of pity. Aldonza shows up with several bruises. Quixote swears to avenge her, but she angrily tells him off, begging him to leave her alone (Aldonza). Suddenly, another knight enters. He announces himself as Don Quixote's mortal enemy, the Enchanter, this time appearing as the "Knight of the Mirrors". He insults Aldonza, and is promptly challenged to combat by Don Quixote. The Knight of the Mirrors and his attendants bear huge shields with mirrors on them, and as they swing them at Quixote (Knight of the Mirrors), the glare from the sunlight blinds him. The attacking Knight taunts him, forcing him to see himself as the world sees him - as a fool and a madman. Don Quixote collapses, weeping. The Knight of the Mirrors removes his own helmet - he is really Dr. Carrasco, returned with his latest plan to cure Quixote. Cervantes announces that the story is finished at least as far as he has written it, but the prisoners are dissatisfied with the ending. They prepare to burn his manuscript, when he asks for the chance to present one last scene. The Governor agrees, and we are now in Alonso Quijana's bedroom, where he has fallen into a coma. Antonia, Sancho, the Housekeeper, the priest, and Carrasco are all there. Sancho tries to cheer up Quijana ("A Little Gossip"). Alonso Quijana eventually awakens, and when questioned, reveals that he is now sane, remembering his knightly career as only a vague dream. He realizes that he is now dying, and asks the priest to help him make out his will. As Quijana begins to dictate, Aldonza forces her way in. She has come to visit Quixote because she has found that she can no longer bear to be anyone but Dulcinea. When he does not recognize her, she sings a reprise of Dulcinea to him and tries to help him remember the words of "The Impossible Dream". Suddenly, he remembers everything and rises from his bed, calling for his armor and sword so that he may set out again. ("Man of La Mancha" - second reprise) But it is too late - in mid-song, he suddenly cries out and falls dead. The priest sings The Psalm for the dead. However, Aldonza now believes in him so much that, to her, Don Quixote will always live: "A man died. He seemed a good man, but I did not know him ... Don Quixote is not dead. Believe, Sancho ... believe." When Sancho calls her by name, she replies, "My name is Dulcinea." The Inquisition enters to take Cervantes to his trial, and the prisoners, finding him not guilty, return his manuscript. It is, of course, his (as yet) unfinished novel, Don Quixote de la Mancha. As Cervantes and his servant mount the drawbridge-like staircase to go to their impending trial yet gleaming with courage, the prisoners sing "The Impossible Dream" in chorus. Theaters: 3,634 MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements, a disturbing scene, and mild language Budget: $60 million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 (edited) A Series of Unfortunate Events: Movie the Second Director: Rupert Sanders Genre: Dark Family Comedy Date: December 16 Studio: Blankments Productions Cast: Hailee Steinfeld as Violet, Asa Butterfield as Klaus, Gary Oldman as Count Olaf, Helen Mirren as Aunt Josephine, J.K. Simmons as Sir, Jack McBrayer as Charles, Jason Clarke as Flacutono, Cate Blanchett as Dr. Orwell, Michael Chiklis as Phil, and Paul Bettany as Mr. Poe. Music by: Danny Elfman. Runtime: 105 min Tagline: If you were looking for a hunky-dory Christmas movie sequel, look elsewhere. Plot Summary: An adaptation following book three and four of A Series of Unfortunate Events. Plot: As the film begins, the orphans Sunny, Klaus and Violet meet their new guardian, Aunt Josephine. Although she is a kind old woman, she is frightened by many things. Ever since her husband, Ike, died in Lake Lachrymose after being eaten by the Lachrymose Leeches, she has developed many irrational fears about the lake and her own possessions. She won't touch the phone, the radiator, the refrigerator, the oven, or even the doorknobs. She also has a terrible fear of realtors. Aunt Josephine loves grammar and possesses an enormous library on the subject in her home. The room containing her library has an enormous window (after which The Wide Window is named), which overlooks the lake. After the Baudelaires tell Aunt Josephine that Hurricane Herman is coming, the children and their new guardian head down to town to obtain food and other household supplies. There they come across "Captain Sham," Count Olaf in disguise. He tells them that he is the owner of a boat rental company and lost his leg after it was eaten by the Lachrymose Leeches. The children warn Aunt Josephine, but they cannot prove "Sham" is Olaf in disguise, since he has a wooden leg where the ankle bearing his tattoo of an eye should be. Furthermore, Aunt Josephine finds Captain Sham charming, and won't listen to the Baudelaires, insisting that his (fake) business card is proof enough of his identity. Later that night, the children are awakened by a loud crash, and they rush to the library to find the window broken and their aunt's suicide note. The three siblings are shocked because the note says that the children's new guardian will be Captain Sham. Klaus becomes suspicious because it is filled with spelling and grammatical errors, not something Aunt Josephine would have done. They decide that Captain Sham is behind it and call Mr. Poe using the telephone. Mr. Poe arrives, but they cannot prove their suspicions, as the note is written in Josephine's hand writing. While Mr. Poe and Sham are discussing matters at The Anxious Clown, the children purposefully start an allergic reaction with the peppermints Mr. Poe had given them, and escape back to the house. By this time, Hurricane Herman is already arriving on Lake Lachrymose. At the house, Klaus discovers that all the spelling and grammar mistakes in the note form an encoded message, the words "Curdled Cave", presumably a cave somewhere on the shore of Lake Lachrymose. As the children search frantically for a map of the lake, one of the stilts that supports Aunt Josephine's house is struck by lightning, and the house begins to slide down the cliff. After narrowly escaping with their lives, the Baudelaires watch as Aunt Josephine's house crumbles and falls to the depths of Lake Lachrymose. The Baudelaires hurry down to the docks to steal a boat from Captain Sham's rental company, but the rental company is being guarded by one of Count Olaf's henchmen, the one who looks like neither a man nor a woman. Sunny outsmarts them, and the children manage to sail across Lake Lachrymose to Curdled Cave, where they find Aunt Josephine hiding. Aunt Josephine claims that Sham forced her to write the note, but rather than actually committing suicide, she threw a chair through the window and went into hiding, leaving only the coded suicide note behind. The Baudelaires convince her to join them, but as they're sailing back across the lake, Lachrymose Leeches attack. The children are puzzled, since they haven't consumed any food within the last hour (The leeches are blind and attack only if they smell food) but Aunt Josephine admits to having eaten a banana shortly before the Baudelaires arrived. The leeches ram their boat and devour it as it fills up with water. Violet successfully invents a signal for help, and Captain Sham rescues them in another boat just when the boat sinks in the water. Josephine pleads with Sham to spare her life, offering to give him the Baudelaires and promising to go far away and never tell anyone. Josephine almost convinces Sham to let her do so, but Sham is angered when she fusses over a trivial grammatical error in his speech. Instead, Sham pushes her in the water, where it is implied that she is devoured by the leeches, and takes the children with him back to Damocles Dock. Back at the docks, Mr. Poe is about to give the children to Sham when Sunny bites into Sham's fake wooden leg, breaking it off. Sham claims that his leg has miraculously regenerated, but Mr. Poe has already seen the tattoo of an eye on Olaf's ankle. Having been once more unmasked, Olaf flees with his associate before the children and Mr. Poe can chase after them. The orphans travel on a train heading for Paltryville, the location of the children's new home, the Lucky Smells Lumbermill. Along the way, the children see a building in the shape of an eye. Upon arrival, the children learn that they will have to work at the mill, but as part of the deal, their new guardian, Sir (they call him Sir because his name was so long that nobody pronounces it right), will try to keep Count Olaf, their nemesis, away. They meet Sir's partner, Charles, who shows them the library, which contains three books, one about the history of the lumbermill, one about the town constitution, and one donated by Dr. Orwell, the local optometrist, who lives in the eye shaped building. Klaus breaks his own glasses when he is purposely tripped by the new foreman, Flacutono, and is sent to see Dr. Orwell. When Klaus returns, hours later, he acts very strangely, as if in a trance. The next day in the lumbermill, the foreman wakes Klaus, telling him to get to work, which Klaus does immediately, and does not even bother to put his shoes or socks on. Flacutono instructs Klaus to operate a stamping machine. Klaus causes an accident by dropping the machine on Phil, an optimistic coworker. The Foremen says an unfamiliar word, the other workers ask what it means and Klaus, who is suddenly back to normal, defines the word. Klaus explains that he doesn't remember what happened between when he broke his glasses and waking up in the mill. Foreman Flacutono trips him again, once again causing his glasses to break. This time though, Violet and Sunny accompany Klaus to Dr. Orwell's office. Together, they arrive at the eye-shaped building. They knock on the door and Dr. Orwell opens it. She is seemingly pleasant, and tells Violet and Sunny to sit in the waiting room. She mentions "attracting flies with honey". Violet and Sunny wonder about this before finding Count Olaf disguised as Shirley, a female receptionist, with tights having eyes all over them and a name-plate spelled out with gum. Violet realizes that Dr. Orwell is the "honey" and that they have been the "flies". She also learns that Klaus has been (and is being) hypnotized by Orwell, who is in cahoots with Olaf. They leave with Klaus, who is once again in a trance. When they return to the lumbermill, they find a note instructing them to see Sir. He tells them that if there is another accident, he'll place them under Shirley's care. Violet and Sunny put Klaus to bed (he remains barefoot), and then go to the mill's library. They read the book donated by Orwell, using the table of contents to find a chapter on hypnotism among the other chapters on eyes. Violet learns that Orwell's technique uses a command word to control the subject and an "unhypnotize" word. They then hear the lumbermill starting early, and rush to see what is happening. They find Charles strapped to a log which Klaus is pushing through a buzz saw, and Foreman Flacutono giving orders. The girls move to stop them but see Klaus' bare feet, a clue that he has been hypnotised out of bed yet again. Violet learns the command word (Lucky), and orders Klaus to release Charles but Flacutono orders him to continue. Shirley and Orwell arrive and the latter orders Klaus to ignore his sisters. Violet remembers, and says, the word with which Phil unhypnotized Klaus (inordinate) just in time. Sunny and Orwell have a fight, with swords and teeth, and Orwell falls into the path of the buzz saw, and is gruesomely killed. Violet is caught by Shirley and Flacutono. Klaus manages to set Charles free. About that time, Mr. Poe and Sir arrive, and the Baudelaires explain to them what has happened. Shirley/Count Olaf is locked in the library but escapes out the window. Sir relinquishes the Baudelaires from his care, to be sent to the boarding school Prufrock Preparatory School. Theaters: 3,843 MPAA Rating: PG for some violence, and terror Budget: $60 million Previous Film Gross: 42.0/173.5/286.5 (OW/DOM/WW) Edited January 20, 2013 by Break-It Blank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Alfred Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) The Zone Director: Terrence Malick Original Song: "Dawn of Oblivion" by Radiohead Original Score: Jonny Greenwood Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama Date: December 22 Studio: Guernica Studios Format: 70mm Budget: $80 million Theaters: 3722 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 152 mins Cast: Ed Harris as Stalker/Man Dustin Hoffman as Professor Wallace Marcia Gay Harden as Woman Sean Penn as Writer Rachel MacAdams as Monkey/Daughter Plot: We start with breath-taking landscape shots, and a mysterious music floating in the background and we hear TS Eliot's great poem of modern spiritual desolation, The Wasteland: Who is the third who walks beside you? When I count, there are only you and I together But when I look ahead up the white road There is always another one walking beside you. After the incredible opening scene, we meet the "Stalker" (Harris) a guide who takes people through "The Zone," a place located outside an unidentified city, the result of an extra-terrestrial incursion. The State has closed it off from the outside world with barbed wire and it is closely guarded by armed police and soldiers. Inside The Zone there is "The Room," which is said to grant ones deepest wish to anybody who enters it. A nice, long tracking shot takes us into a shabby bar. An atmosphere of despair is reinforced by a strange electronic music that starts off very quietly. Periodically one hears what could be a train. The sound becomes louder and clearer over time until the sound and the vibrations of objects in the room give a sense of a train's passing by without the train's being visible. This aural impression is quickly subverts by the muffled sound of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. The source of this music is unclear, thus setting the tone for the blurring of reality in the film. Soon after, Professor Wallace (Hoffman) appears and tells about the sudden appearance nearby of a miracle of miracle: The Zone. The next scene shows a dingy room where three figures, a man, a woman, and a child, are asleep together in a wrought iron bed. Next to the bed is a pair of crutches. The man (Harris) slowly gets up, dresses, goes to the kitchen sink and washes himself. The woman, his wife (Gay Harden), joins him and scolds him for returning to his old ways, which will surely land him back in jail. The man argues briefly for her to let him go, that he must go, and he finally pushes her aside and leaves the room. As he leaves, his wife curses the day she ever met him and reproaches him for having begotten such a child. She falls to the ground, weeping. The man, Stalker, goes to the waterfront to meet with a couple, a well-dressed woman and a man, Writer (Penn). He rudely dismisses the woman and, together with Writer, walks back to the bar shown in the opening of the film, where a third man, Professor Wallace, is waiting for them. No sooner as these two men meet that they start bickering with each other. Stalker will guide these two men through The Zone. Writer explains that the reason for his trip is to recover his lost inspiration while Professors motivation is purely scientific curiosity. Stalker and the two men leave the bar for their dangerous mission into The Zone. They drive through a desolate urban landscape of broken down and abandoned buildings, littered potholed streets, carefully avoiding police patrols. After some time, sneaking behind a train, they enter through open gates the buffer area of The Zone. They hide for a while, and following the train again through another check-point, and all the while being shot at, they penetrate into The Zone itself. Having taken refuge in an abandoned building, they regroup, and Stalker sends Writer ahead to look for a railway flatbed car, which will take them inside The Zone itself. Writer loses in nerves and turns around right away, having second thoughts about continuing the trip, so Professor calmly volunteers for the mission. What follows is a five-and-a-half minute scene of the journey of the three men into The Zone, riding the flatbed car. As they reach their first destination, the film turns from sepia color to full color. There is a striking contrast between the lush green, but littered landscape of The Zone and the dilapidated surroundings previously encountered. The atmosphere is still except for the calls of cuckoo birds heard in the far. "There we are... home, at last," says Stalker and proceeds to talk about another stalker, his mentor, Porcupine. Before absenting himself for a while, Stalker hands Professor some white cloth and some steel nuts and tells him to tie a piece of this gauze to each of the nuts. During his absence, Professor relates the story of Porcupine and of The Zone. When Stalker rejoins the group, their journey through The Zone begins, with Stalker every so often throwing one of the nuts to indicate the path to follow. All along, Stalker relates how dangerous and tricky The Zone is, and that it demands respect. Rules that apply outside The Zone are no longer valid inside it. For example, the shortest path between two points is no longer a straight line, but a convoluted path. As they soon arrive in view of The Room, Writer rebels against this rule and proceeds straight on toward The Room, but stops short when he hears a voice warning him: "Stop, don't move." Writer returns precipitously to Stalker and Professor who swear that they had not spoken a word. Professor suggestion that Writer scared himself starts another argument interrupted by Stalker who again reiterates the danger in The Zone, full of deadly traps, and what kind of persons is allowed to enter The Room. Professor now gets apprehensive and refuses to go on, but Stalker dissuades him, and the group continues on. Professor, having forgotten his knapsack, wants to go back to fetch it. Stalker tells him it is impossible because it is too dangerous. Stalker and Writer continue their journey, wading knee-deep toward a waterfall. Arriving at the cascade, Stalker notices that Professor is missing. Since it is not possible to retrace ones path in The Zone, they proceed and as they passed through an archway in a tiled wall, they meet a serene Professor having a drink by a fire, with his knapsack nearby, just where he had previously left it. Stalker recognizes this as a trap. Another argument ensues during which Professor and Writer throw biting insults at each other. A long, puzzling and complex scene follows, during which a mysterious dog appears. This long scene is complex in so far as the positions and the spatial relationships between the three characters keep changing in unnatural ways. The background of electronic music adds to the strangeness of the scene. Writer and Stalker talk about the redemptive power of art. A voiceover, that is Stalker's wife, recites some biblical passage, and so does Stalker. A quick cut shows the group arriving at the "meat grinder," a dark tunnel, dimly lit through hole in the ceiling, and a floor covered with puddles. Writer is designated in a draw to go first, while the rest of the group follows at a safe distance. When Writer reaches a door, he pulls out a pistol, but Stalker convinces him to throw it away. They continue through the door, wadding chest-deep in filthy water, up a stairway, and into a room filled with moguls of sand. Writer, who had proceeded in the wrong direction, standing next to a deep well where he has just dropped a large stone, delivers a long monologue about the emptiness of his life and the meaninglessness of work. Stalkers deliver a poem about fate. The trio finds itself in one of the small rooms bordering a pool full of refuse, and in which there is a telephone (note that this is not The Room). A heated discussion begins regarding each of the mens real objectives for wanting to reach The Room. Stalker leads the two men through an opening in the wall and stop at the threshold of a brightly illuminated room, and, chocked with emotions, he tells his companions that they are now about to experience the greatest moment in their lives. In The Room, they will be able to fulfill their most sincere wish. Writer refuses to go in first, as he does not want to humiliate himself by prostrating himself. Professor produces a bomb he had carried all along in his knapsack, as he does not want the power of The Room to be used by the wrong people for the wrong reasons. Stalker struggles with Professor trying to take the bomb away, with Writer intervening several times, tearing Stalker away from the Professor. Writer brings all sorts of accusations against Stalker, questioning his motives and his honesty. To which a tearful Stalker responds that he is a failure and that all the people he brings to The Room are also failures, but he can nevertheless help them. It's a long take close-up on the character where Harris delivers a very emotional performance. Eventually, Professor takes his bomb apart and throws the pieces in the water. The three men is sitting on the floor, outside The Room, with Writer, his arm over Stalkers shoulder, and Professor leaning against their backs. In the next scene, in black-and-sepia film, we are back into the bar with the trio standing around the table, almost as at the opening of the film. Outside are Stalkers wife and his daughter, Monkey (Rachel McAdams). The wife enters the bar and leaves together with Stalker and the dog, leaving Professor and Writer behind. Stalker is carrying his daughter on his shoulders. They walk along a polluted river, with the power plant in the background belching toxic smoke. Once at home, Stalker is very depressed, and his wife reassures him of his worth. Facing the camera, she delivers a long Malick-esque monologue, saying that in spite of all the adversities she has endured over the years, she does not regret having married Stalker. She professes that their marriage was blessed, because if there would have been no sorrow, there could have been no happiness either. The final shot, in color, is an enigmatic one. Monkey is heard in a voice-over reading a poem, Dull Flame of Desire. I love your eyes, my dear Their splendid sparkling fire When suddenly you raise them so To cast a swift embracing glance Like lightning flashing in the sky But there's a charm that is greater still When my love's eyes are lowered When all is fired by passion's kiss And through the downcast lashes I see the dull flame of desire She then appears to move through telekinesis three glasses which are on the table. A train passes, rattling The Room, its rambling mixing up with segments of Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" as the film fades away on Monkey's vacant face. The end credits roll and we hear the original song "Dawn of Oblivion" by Radiohead that pays tribute to the 1979 Russian film, Stalker. Edited January 23, 2013 by Alfred Unchained Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Alfred Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) The Vast Dark: God Is An American Genre: Horror/Thriller Budget: 35m Release Date: October 28-30 Rating: R Director: James Wan Running Time: 106 minutes Theater Count: 3366 Cast: Dale - Edward Norton Kenneth Welsh - Tobin Bell Ashley - Dianne Lane Hank - Patrick Wilson Allison - Rachel McAdams Robertson - Zachary Quinto Plot: We're in the room where Welsh (God - Bell), Dale (Devil - Norton), Robertson (Psycho Angel - Quinto) and Hank (FBI Agent - Wilson) facing each other. Welsh is talking about faith and the importance of not revealing God's true nature as it would be a catastrophe. He also says that "One can't live in two worlds. One has to choose." Tense, music fades in and we're zooming on Hank. He tears his shirt. A massive cross hangs around his neck. "I always believed in God" he says. Welsh smiles. Hank lifts up his gun. "A man with with faith is powerful. But a man, who's faith have been broken is weak. I am weak, my Lord." He points the trigger at Robertson and shots him in the head. He aims the gun at Welsh, but the lights turn off and we can't see anything. Hank fires. When the lights are back on, we can only see Robertson's dead body, Welsh disappeared. Dale turns to Hank and tells him that he made the right decision. He puts his hand on his shoulder and they walk out to the street. They walk past a church, where we can see a lot of posters advertising the Sunday mass. Dale gives us an evil smiles and whispers to Hank. "We have a lot of work to do." Title fades in: Vast Dark: God is An American. The first thirty minutes shows the parternship of Dale and Hank, they get close to each other and start to become very good friends. Dale gets closer to Allison (McAdams). So his love life seems to be sorted and he got a new friend. Everything seems perfect apart from the fact that Dale and Hank are in a brutal mission to burn churches and kill priests with dirty history. When we hit the half hour mark we follow Hank home, who suddenly gets kidnapped and tortured. Dale gets a note that leads him to the place where his friend is kept. Then Welsh appears and smiles at Dale, "That's what you get for leaving me. You can never beat me. I can always take the things you cherish away from you." Dave pretends to keep his calm and claims that its not right. Welsh reminds him of the past. The film goes to the 18th century and the franchise enters into a different territory. Remember that in the first Vast dark film there was a strong Native American theme that becomes relevant here. We meet the Senacas, a famous Native American tribe. We show their lifestyle. Most of them live a very peaceful way of life except one man, Dale going by a different name here, who is leading warrior. He loves to kill people and spares no life when his tribe is in wars with other Native American tribes. But soon they have to give up the fight with each other as a mutual enemy is knocking on their doors. We meet the Continental Army side, lead by Welsh. When they attack the Senaca village while the warriors away on buffalo hunt and kill children and wives, the real war begins. Dale comes home and sees his wife (Lane) killed. The village is burned down. The US soldiers did the same thing he used to do to other tribes. The rest of the film is about the war between the Senecas and the Continental Army. The result is a sounding victory for the whites and ends up all the Senacas wiped out. Sad story that pains a bad picture of the army. We see Welsh, the God smiling as they put up the American flag on the wasted native American land. He then kills the struggling Dale, the last of the Senecas. The song "God Is An American" by David Bowie fades in and we're back to present time. Dale is teared up as he recalls that day. But Hanks' screaming from tortures takes him back to reality. He tries to fight Welsh, but he can't. When the song end we see him brutally killing Hank and warning Dale that Allison is next. The end. Edited January 23, 2013 by Alfred Unchained Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
