Crit Sheet

Film Review #4

I finished watching We're the Millers less than thirty minutes ago and I must say, it was quite the film. The film was about an amateur pot dealer that travels to Mexico to unknowingly steal an unnaturally large amount of marijuana in order to repay his debt to a drug lord after being robbed. In order to successfully smuggle the drugs over the boarder, he hires a few "acquaintances" to pose as family members joining him on a "good ole' family vacation." I went to see the movie because the advertisements for the film were hilarious and the plot seemed very interesting. However, the film's plot was not as developed as I expected it to be. The creators of the film seemed to put more emphasis on the comedy and less on the story line. I feel the countless amount of jokes and sexual innuendos were used as a distraction from the film's lack of a progressive plot. I also think there were a few scenes of the film that felt very unoriginal. However, I still enjoyed the film. I would not recommend it to someone in search of a good movie, but rather someone in search of a good laugh. 

Human Rights Articles

These are the articles I will be basing my posters on

Article 19:

• "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers."

• This article is allows freedom of speech and freedom to protest

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Article 13:

• "Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state."

• "Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country."

• This article enables people to travel to freely travel to any countries or states that they wish

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Film Review #3

Last night while browsing Netflix, I came across a documentary called Craigslist Joe. The Film was centered around a guy named Joseph Garner that set out to spend 31 days living purely off of craigslist ads and the people that post them. His mission was to test the kindness and humanity of our society while also searching for the extent that technology influences our lives. I thought that was an interesting experiment, so I watched the documentary and it was pretty cool. One of the things I really liked about the film was the decision for there to be only one cameraman present, and for that cameraman to be participating in the experiment. That made the film feel more sincere than it would have if there was an entire film crew walking around. That would have made the film feel very manufactured and staged. One of the things I didn't like about the film was the speed in which it progressed. I felt as if we (the audience) were rushed through the 31 days without sufficient time to absorb the sentiment of the actions of those helping Joe. This detracted from the emotional value of the documentary. I  recognized the reputable behavior of those people, but the way it was presented in the documentary could have been more effective. Overall, I thought the documentary was pretty cool in its nature and would probably recommend it to someone looking for something interesting to watch.

Watch it Here:
http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Craigslist_Joe/70243234?sod=search-autocomplete