Walking Dead (season 1 finale)

Synopsis:

A survival group of the zombie plague outbreak has just found something close to a Haven in which was a disease control centre, with food, shelter and even bathrooms and showers. Although, when the owner locks them in a room as a bomb ticks down, they seem to not have any way to escape until the group talk some sense into the owner and finally opens the doors. However, one person opts to stay for the reason that she would rather be exploded rather than want to be eaten by zombies.

Review:

Even though this season ending episode checks most of the criteria to be entertaining, the rest of the season, previous to this episode, produced a much more intriguing story line having lives in danger through zombies. Being a zombie movie, it should be that the ending episode has the biggest hardship with zombies, not bombs. The episode did, however, allow the audience to feel tension and suspension.

Rating: 8/10

Jurassic World (Movie)

Synopsis:

A jurassic world theme park owner has just been visited by her long time no see nephews, but when the theme park breeds a genetically modified animal which is intelligent, cunning and strong. It finds its way out which forces guests to evacuate, but the nephews are stuck. Later on, she saves her nephews with the help of her ex-partner. After that, they manage to turn the raptors against the modified dinosaur but it's too strong. The owner then turns to her last resort and releases her toughest dinosaur, the main villain of the previous movie. It is successful as the dinosaur is killed.

Review:

Overall, this is a very well created film which has a lot of easter eggs and references to the previous Jurassic park, most of which, significantly impacted the plot. Although, the first half of the movie is a little slow and mostly just wasting screen time, if they take the useless scenes away, the film would be benefitted.

Rating: 8.5/10

Phenomenon (Movie)

Synopsis: 
when a mechanic, George Malley, celebrates his birthday, he sees a flash of light from the sky in which travels to him. The next day, he starts to realise that his brain becomes smarter and that he is able to learn anything with ease, he and the town believes that the light he saw did this and that it was a UFO. As months past, he comes up with discoveries and inventions that will be able to help society. However, as time passes, he loses himself and starts to become insane. Luckily, he returns back to himself when he spends an afternoon with a girl that he is in love with. When he attempts to proclaim what he knows, he finds himself trapped inside a large group that is interrogating him on what he knows and passes out. When he awakes, he sees that he is in a hospital bed and he is told that he has a brain tumor and that normally it dulls the brain, but in George's case, the tumor seems to be enhancing its activity. This also explains the light he saw on his birthday, as brain tumors can create light hallucinations. A few days later, he passes away from the tumor and leaves behind his research and findings to a university where the can develop it further.

Review:
'Phenomenon' is a film that has a very original plot and story-line, never seen before. It explores a hypothesis that a brain tumor or a disease can enhance the activity of the brain, and what might happen if this is to occur. The film also encapsulates multiple genres including mystery, romance and drama, catering to most people's interests. On the other hand, it spends a lot of time explaining and revealing facts that were already inferred and too much time on repetitive and uneventful scenes that had no impact on the story. Overall I was satisfied with the film but would have benefitted from less scenes that served no relevance to the story.

Rating: 7/10

The Imitation Game (Movie)

Synopsis:
During WW1, the Germans have created a secret code that changes everyday called 'enigma', a code that is claimed to be unbreakable. The British attempt to put this to the test and hire multiple cryptologists to help solve this code, one of these men are named Alan Turing, a prodigy who prides himself for his intellectual ability. Although, he is someone who does not have many social skills. Even though he is isolated from the group, he creates a machine that successfully decrypts enigma everyday and attracts the attention and gains friendship with his group. This helps Britain win the war. 

Review:
I was genuinely surprised of the quality of this film. Unlike most other films, this one is based on a true story which allows you to sympathise for each of the characters, as you know they are based on real life people. The movie encapsulates many genres, mainly including drama with a 'dash' of comedy. There was never a dull or boring moment in the film as mostly only scenes in which had an effect on the story added, forcing you to be engaged and on the look out for every information you can find. The actors and actresses were also chosen very wisely because of the quality of which they acted. The actor who played Alan Turing was a performance which was one of the best I've ever seen.

Rating: 9/10

Hunger Games: Mockingjay P1 (Movie)

Synopsis:
Katniss Everdeen has now escaped the notorious, hunger games, twice after being taken by the rebellion. She is transported to district 13, a district that no one knew survived the war. She is asked by Plutarch Heavensbee and President Coin to be the face of the uprising that plans to take down the capitol. She stars in short films that are aired across the remaining 11 districts, in attempt to obtain more supporters. This attempt is sparks an uprising mindset when several people plant a bomb in the capitol's generator which shuts down all electrical equipment in the area. This creates an opportunity for district 13 to invade the capitol and save the remaining tributes that were captured in the games. When they are all transported back to district 13, one tribute, Peeta Mellark, has been brainwashed into thinking that Katniss, her close friend is actually an enemy. He is apprehended before he can kill Katniss.

Review:
Compared to the two other movies of the 'Hunger Games', this particular movie portrays a very different atmosphere that is a lot more dark and dramatic. In this open-ended sequel, the producers focus on less action and more drama and story-line. In my personal opinion, they should have made it less suspenseful and more action. You are kept in the dark about most of the things in this movie, which can be good considering that you are more intrigued, but can also be perceived as too suspenseful. Too much suspense can often lead to the audience zoning out because of the constant and the amount of pressure. The producers should have also placed more action scenes, especially in the first half of the movie because there is too much talking, talking that is unnecessary and won't affect the plot. More action scenes would have balanced it and would have been more enjoyable to watch. On the other hand, they did end part one well, keeping it open-ended and allowing the viewers to predict and discuss what might happen next.

Rating: 7.5/10

The Abyss (Movie)

Synopsis:
An army submarine has been destroyed by what is thought to be Russians, creating tension between the USA and Russia. Another submarine near the area is forced into finding the army sub and checking for any survivors, because a hurricane is making it difficult for SEALs to deploy their own ship to look for the army sub themselves. Instead, SEAL personnel who are already at the scene are joining the submarine squad to assist them in finding survivors. When they deploy themselves to look for the submarine, they find no survivors. This is also when  the SEAL commander realises he is being affected by the depth of the ocean in which they are in. The hurricane then arrives, damaging equipment making it impossible for them to go back up without assistance. The SEAL commander, who is now suffering from psychosis, begins to plant a warhead in an effort to destroy the thing that has taken the army sub down. This 'thing' is now thought to be, not Russians, but 'terrestrial creatures that have intelligent minds, after a number of meetings, between them and the submarine squad. They also interact with humans in such a way that does not make humans frightened, but comforted. They successfully stop the SEAL commander before the creatures show themselves to the human race, after the hurricane dissipates.

Review:
Overall, the story-line is one that has not been created many times. A strange and interesting setting and plot that almost entirely relies on the ocean's depths, its mysteries and its unknown. This setting and plot makes you want to watch more because of everything that you do not know. It is unpredictable. The main characters are admirable and relatable, making us think of how we would handle the situation. However, the movie was quite slow, too much not-needed talking that made the movie feel a lot longer than it is. The action sections were OK, but the dialogues were repetitive and unnecessary. When using dialogue, there should always be something that is revealed to the audience, intead of non-essential chatter.

Rating: 6.5/10

Interstellar (Movie)

Synopsis:

In the near future where global warming has begun to make drastic changes in the earth's atmosphere and weather, making the earth uninhabitable, especially in the field of agriculture where crops are becoming extinct because of blight. A secret NASA team has been assembled, in a mission to find another planet that the earth's population can refuge to, through a wormhole that is believed to be placed there by another being. The astronauts enter the wormhole and find themselves in another galaxy, which has three earth-like planets that they have to explore to find out which one is most suitable. These three planets are orbiting around a black hole called 'Gargantua'. In attempt to do this, the head professor confesses that his plan for the astronauts was for them to find a planet in which they could repopulate it and keep the human race from extinction, since he did not find the equation to control gravity and make it easier for the civilians in earth escape through larger ships. After finding out this information, they begin to head straight to the last, unexplored planet, although, one astronaut named Cooper sacrifices himself to let the other astronaut gain enough distance to arrive at this planet. While in the black hole, Cooper discovers that it was the future humans that built this wormhole and not another being, and that he could go back in time and move things around. When he wakes up from passing out, he discovers that he is in a space station, 87 years after he departed from earth because of how time is slow when you are near a black hole, as a result of the gravity that is created, effectively slowing time.

Review:

A science fiction that explores different types of theories. A unique story-line that explores the mysteries of space. Interstellar is a movie that responds to how the world can end and the ways we can postpone the extinction of the human race. The movie itself is a very original idea that has the ability to make an outstanding movie. Unfortunately, some ideas such as when you enter a blackhole, you are teleported to a world of how reality is created, allowing you to alter it seems a little far fetched and unrealistic. Blackholes are stars that collapse in on itself, creating a massive gravitational force that is so strong, not even light and time can escape. A gravitational force, that strong, would not make it fast to travel from the outside to the centre, but would 'stretch' you until you can't stretch anymore. You wouldn't be able to survive the trip from the outside to the centre. A force of that nature would pull you to bits. Overall this was an OK movie that explores the future in an entertaining fashion. Although, some theories seem unrealistic, and for the reason that this movie investigates realism in the future, it seems confusing and hard to understand.

Rating: 6.5/10