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Filmmaking became my main passion because all my life I never really had control over the things that happened to me—not living with my real parents, being bullied, feeling like the outcast, and getting rejected—but with film I had complete control.
I grew up with my aunt and uncle in a small town with not much to do in terms of the city. My first interest developed when I was three years old when my mother (aunt) had this old medical dictionary. I saw a picture of the human digestive system and asked her to explain it to me, and as soon as she did my interest in the human anatomy sparked. I participated in science fairs up until junior year in high school gaining experience along the way.
Back in fifth grade, however, my interest turned to the art of film-making after my teacher assigned me to make a live-action film for my school project that year. At first unsure, I commenced to complete this project and found that when you are the director and the writer you can make the story and the film whatever you want it to be, and that creative energy drove me to make more films with my friends outside school.
I graduated from St. Mary's University with a Bachelor's in Communication Studies and minor in Psychology in 2018 and now I am attending graduate school for an M.A. in Counseling Psychology while building up my film company, HandintheBoxinc, on the side.
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Reviews
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
Mixed Feelings
I think some reviews might be exaggerating a bit but I can't speak for them only for how I feel.
Mixed feelings. Some bad, but some good. I actually liked some parts of this movie. Hans Zimmer's music is the best part. They were clearly doing the 80s slightly campy aesthetic on purpose.
Works for the most part I think, I just didn't like certain campy parts about the mall scene, it felt so out of place from the darker tone set out in the first movie.
But I did like the other action scenes with Wonder Woman, both visually and how Patty Jenkins tried to use practical effects as much as possible. I loved the car scene the most.
Yeah the final battle with the cat character may not be that good but I loved Pedro Pascals performance, character, and as the villain. His character had depth that moved me by the end of the movie.
Loved the music, wonder woman's more vibrant costume, and some action scenes. I feel mixed on Pine's return because it was a good emotional arc for Wonder Woman when she had to let him go and that Adago D Minor score was awesome in that scene
Did not like the mall scene, the cat villain or the drawn out scenes in the middle. Could trim the middle in half.
So I feel mixed because I loved certain scenes and aesthetics but did not like others. Like how I felt about Spider-Man 3.
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
Using the MCU Formula
The reason I think people don't like this one as much as the prior 2 is they turned it into an mcu movie, too much off key comedy even to the point of interrupting scenes of drama. It's a shame because the last 2 stood out because they didn't drop to that level.
I think this movie has great moments but other things feel off, as if someone else made this movie:
-times when the dialogue is poorly written
-cgi that looks worse than the prior 2 films
-why is Mystique with the X-men at the end when she's a villain in X-men (could they have built up to X-men 1 without creating more timeline confusion)
-going too outside the realm of believability (the last 2 films tried to ground things more into real events)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Originality and Style Have Finally Returned Thanks to Rami
Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was such a cool movie by one of my favorite directors, Sam Rami, who also directed the original Spider-Man trilogy with Tobey Maguire and several horror films. In a world where a lot of comic book movies feel the same, Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was a unique intense unexpected movie that definitely felt like Rami's vision with cool cameos and references to his Evil Dead films. Wish more comic book movies took creative risks like this movie did because it's so much more interesting, intense, and original. As an indie filmmaker, it's great to see a studio respect a director's vision without interfering too much. That's what we need more of to keep originality and art alive.
I can't fail to mention that the composer Danny Elfman also contributed to the intensity with his unique music. His music stands out from the usual MCU soundtracks due to, again, creative risks and originality. Just like with famous composers John Williams and Hanz Zimmer, there is a recognizable iconic theme to the music.
Above all Thank You Sam Rami for something that stands out while being a fun ride.