Movie Report 3

THE CLIQUE (2008)

Genre of The Movie : Comedy, Drama and Family Movie

Synopsis

Massie Block is the leader of a small group of privileged schoolgirls who arrogantly call themselves 'The Pretty Committee'. These so-called pre-teen 'mean girls' (cynical, egotistical, selfish and narcissistic females) and their clique are respected and feared in their middle school as well as their upper class Rhode Island suburban neighborhood. But Massie's life takes an unexpected turn when her parents friends, a lower-middle class family with a self-assured daughter named Claire move into the Block's guest house and Claire threatens to undermine the superficial Massie's position of the clique.

Plot

Introduction
Massie Block is a cynical 13 year old 'mean girl' who is screaming in her bedroom at her parents because Lyons family, massie's parents' friend, are moving to the small Rhode Island town of Westchester where they live from Orlando, Florida to stay in their guesthouse. When Massie first sees Claire, she hates her right away, judging by her outfit which is a typical design not an expensive and imported item.

Climax
Claire sneaks over to Massie's iMac computer and pretends to be Massie. She telling them that she likes Claire now. That's make Massie's friend got angry with Massie. Kristen, Dylan and Alicia bestfriend Claire and dethrown Massie, because they believe that she is friends with Layne instead of them now, and make Claire their leader. Claire accepts, and even hangs out with them after school. Claire goes home and starts talking back to her mother, being more like Massie was as her new status as the Queen Bee of the Pretty Committee is getting to her.

Resolution
Claire saves Massie from an embarrassing situation by sitting on the cake. Massie is nicer and gives Claire a flower. Claire goes to bed and tells her mother that Massie gave her the flower and she wants Massie being nice to her as well as the flower to last for a long while. In Massie's room, she makes a list of the pros and cons of her life. Massie lists Claire's name in both the pro and con list implying hope that Massie might let Claire become a member of the Pretty Committee that she continues to hold an iron grip over.

Characteristic

Massie Block She is arrogant, spoiled, fashionable, conceited, sensitive and the richest girl because her parents are very rich.

Claire Lyons She is shy, poor, old-fashioned girl. But, she is kind.

Dylan Marvil Dylan is a corrupted soul, obsessing over her so-called-fat body at every second, and on a diet every week with no breaks.

Alicia Rivera She is an exotic, Spanish, black haired beauty with a full bust, a wallet full of credit cards and an unhealthy obsession with Ralph Lauren. Alicia is a self-concious girl who keeps getting hurt by crude comments by boys on her C-cups.

Kristen Gregory She's smart, hardworking, but she is poor, and has strict parents. She is on scholarship to OCD. She is studies all the time to maintain it, shrugs it off as her being an inner nerd. She seems very polite and is super smart

Chris Abeley He is handsome and many girls like him. Massie one of them who love him. He is kind and very polite.

Expressing Language

Massie Block : "This is my worst nightmare!!" ( She doesn't believe that Claire will move to her house, she really doesn't like Claire and her family because they are poor and old-fashioned )

Kristen Gregory: "My question first, one: why does it smell first class airline food?" (She ask why the smell of the car is not good. Because Dylan eat a diet snack and the smell is not good)

Massie Block : "I'd rather be a friendless loser than have a bunch of friends that secretly hate me." (Massie got angry to her friends because she is know the fact that they are hate Massie secretly)

Claire Lyons : "Did you see her shoes, her clothes and her hair? I swear, she looks straight out of magazine!" (She is jealous to Massie's style)
Massie Block : "Loser loser, double loser, whatever, as if, get the picture. DUH!" (She is request chris' sister)

Comments

This movie is tell about a friendship. The acting wasn't anything special and the story predictable and unlike the other reviewers here we couldn't really relate but there was something very special about it. The whole movie had that special something. Even the mean clique was exciting to watch.

All in all I really recommend this movie for anyone wishing to waste away a Sunday morning.

MOVIE REPORT 2

DINA ULFA DESTA SAFDA
1300929
K4-2013

AKEELAH AND THE BEE

A.      Character

Akeelah Anderson : Akeelah is a girl who does not care about the her life and her abilities. She is also very pessimistic and often irreverent attitude. In fact, she is a good kid and wants to fight for the spelling competition. but, he was not adequately supported by her mother .

Dr. Larabee               : He was the chairman of english department who had attended the spelling bee and are familiar with it in about a spelling bee. he has confidence that Akeelah has the talent to spell and he just needs to train harder.

Dylan Chiu                 : Dylan is a boy who is also a finalist of the spelling competition. he failed to become the champion last year, and he was determined should be the champion this year. But because of his father's encouragement, he became depressed and follow the spelling bee with distress.

Javier                          : Javier is Akeelah’s friend in spelling competition. he is very good and encouraging each other. he was very attentive to Akeelah and willing to help if Akeelah is in trouble.

B.      Genre of The Movie

Family Movie

C.      Synopsis

Akeelah is a girl who assume that life is bored. She doesn’t have any confidence to show her ability. Her life is very flat. Everyday, she goes to school, play with her bestfriend, and go home. She even feel bored with school and doesn’t want to give attention about her study. One day, Akeelah’s school held an audition to find the finalist of spelling bee competition. It is a competition where the finalist should spell the words that given by the judges. At first, Akeelah is not interested with this competition, but her teacher can see the akeelah’s ability. So, the teacher enlisted Akeelah to join it.

Suprisingly, Akeelah spelling the word clearly without any fault. All of the audiences is agaze and amazed when they are see Akeelah’s spelling. As a result, Akeelah has chosen to represent her school to the next level. The level are district level, regional level and national level. Akeelah has a coach for rehearsal spelling named Dr.Larabee. He teach Akeelah a good personality, how to exercise hard and how to got confident.  From this competition, Akeelah learns how to believe with her ability, that very important to have dreams, and  we should working hard to attain our success, and also always do our best. The struggle of Akeelah has not stop yet. Because, she will meet with another strong finalists. This movie is very tighten, heartwarming and inspire.

D.      Expressing of Language

Akeelah     : “ So, everybody can calling me a freak and a brilliant?” (It means she pessimistic and doesn’t want to join the spelling competition)

Dr.Larabee : “because I don’t have time to waist on insolent little girl” (It means he doesn’t like an insolent girl and he wants to changes Akeelah’s attitude)

E.       Comments

This movie is very inspired us to working hard for our success. We should have a dream and make it happen. Never give up and always do your best.