Movie Review : Brave

During the movie

     1.     Who are the 5 most important characters in the film? List out the names of      the actors playing them.     

                                   i.      Merida, voiced by Kelly Macdonald

                                  ii.        Queen Elinor, voiced by Emma Thompson

                                  iii.        King Fergus, voiced by Billy Connoly

                                  iv.        The Witch, voiced by Julie Walters

                                  v.        Lord Dingwall, voiced by Robbie Coltrane 

     2. What is the story about?

          It is about a girl who is trying to be herself, even if it means disobeying her mother.        She is heir to a kingdom but she’s not interested to be one. Her father, who is the            king, just lets her do what she does best. She is the best in archery, but her mother          thinks it is not something appropriate for a girl to do. A girl has to learn on how to be      a real lady, which means she has to know how to wear makeup, cook, and own a girly          attitude. But she is not like that. She loves doing tough activities, playing around and        not being serious about her responsibility. Till one day, she disobeyed her mother and      she went to meet a witch and accidentally cursed her mother into a bear. Finally she        realized she made a silly mistake and she tried to change to be better for her mother      and her kingdom.

   

     3. What group of people would like to watch this film?

     I would like to watch this movie with my friends. It’s kind of like a teenage movie.

After the movie

      1.       Do you like this movie? Why or why not?

     We like this movie because it has taught us to be more responsible and obey to our          parents.

      2.       What rating would you give for this movie?

          Five out of five stars.

      3.       What spoilers would ruin this movie if you told your readers about it?

     The spoiler part would be the scene when her mother changes into a big bear. Once we      know about this part, it already loses our interest to watch the whole movie.

    

     4.     All movies teach a lesson (theme or moral). What did you learn from this          movie?

     We learn on how to be a real girl, which means we have to act like a girl and behave          like one. No doubt we also have to obey to our parents because mother knows best.

    5.     What title would you give for your review?

      Let’s be a hero to ourselves.

Movie Review : Toy Story

During the movie

    1.     Who are the 5 most important characters in the film? List out the      names of the actors playing them.     

i.             Sheriff Woody, voiced by Tom Hanks

ii.            Buzz Lightyear, voiced by Tim Allen

iii.          Mr Potato Head, voiced by Don Rickles

iv.           Hamm the piggy bank, voiced by John Ratzenberger

v.            Rex, voiced by Wallace Shawn

    2.     What is the story about?

    The story is about a group of toys who come alive and have very strong bonds of             friendship.

    3.     What group of people would like to watch this film?

    This film is most suitable for children under the age of 12 who still play with toys. It       is also a good family movie as there are plenty of moral values to be gained from the         story.

After the movie

    1.       Do you like this movie? Why or why not?

   Yes, we liked this movie. The idea of supposedly inanimate objects not only being able    to talk but also having emotions is a very refreshing concept. Light, yet enjoyable for    the whole family and not just children.

    2.       What rating would you give for this movie?

   Four of five stars.

    3.       What spoilers would ruin this movie if you told your readers  

        about it?

             ·         How Woody and Buzz managed to get back to their friends.

             ·         Woody and Buzz become best friends at the end of the movie.

             ·         What the toys do to Sid the toy abuser

    4.       All movies teach a lesson (theme or moral). What did you                 learn from this movie?

          a.    Do not take anyone or anything for granted.

-      Woody initially did not like Buzz because he was worried he would no longer be Andy’s favourite toy and the leader of the other toys.

-      We assume we can bully and be rough with our toys just because they have no feelings.

          b.    Don’t judge people by their appearances.

-      Sid’s scary looking toys turned to be very friendly and helpful.

          c.    Friendship and loyalty

-      The toys try everything in their power to rescue Buzz and turn against Woody because they think he killed him.

-      Woody and Buzz make Sid promise not to bully his toys anymore even though they just met each other.

    5.       What title would you give for your review?

   “You Can Talk!?”

Discussion Session 2

Date	Activity
23/10/2013	1.   Our final meeting was again held at the library.      2.   In this session, we finalized our answers for the review       questions and went over the full summaries of the                movies.      3.   Our work was compiled and typed out.

Discussion Session

Date	Activity
18/10/2013	1.   Due to the noisiness of the cafe, we had to search for a      quieter location.       2.   The discussion began by exchanging opinions about           the movies in general. It was interesting to learn                 different points of view from other group members.      3.       Next, we discussed the guide questions, and also did           drafts for the summaries of the movies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBtGsLORkKs&feature=youtu.be

Movie Session 2 : Brave

Date

Activity

9/10/2013

1.   Our second movie session was conducted at the same          part of the library that we used before.      2.   This time, we delegated the questions among ourselves        in order to save time during discussions.      3.   The screening of Brave began.      4.   Since we had divided the work, we got to enjoy this              movie more as we had fewer aspects to focus on. We            also had more fun as we had gotten to know each other      better.       5.   It was decided that the next meeting would be held at         Kafe Serumpun since majority of the group members         stay at Serumpun.

(From left) Najwa, Adlene, Aqilah, Farhana, Fatini, Baayah
Photographer : Sarah

(From left) Baayah, Fatini, Sarah, Farhana, Aqilah, Adlene, Najwa
Photographer : Anis

Movie Session 1 : Toy Story

Date

Activity

3/10/2013

1.   As planned earlier, we all gathered for the second              meeting at the library.       2.   Group leader, Adlene briefed us about the aspects we        needed to take note of while watching the movie.       3.   The movie session for Toy Story began.       4.   While watching, we discussed the important events or         details of the movie.      5.   We set for the next meeting to be at the same venue.

(From left) Najwa, Aqilah, Anis, Fatini, Farhana, Baayah and Sarah.
Photographer: Adlene

First Meeting

Date

Activity

27/9/2013

1. We met for the first time at DK9.            2. Our group members are ·         Adlene Hanna ·         Nurul Najwa ·         Anis Athilah ·         Nur Farhana ·         Nurul Aqilah ·         Siti Nurbaayah ·         Siti Sarah ·         Nur Fatini ·         Archanaa ·         Nur Afina      3.  We elected Adlene Hanna as the group leader.      4.   The next meeting was set to be at Perpustakaan Sultan       Abdul Samad, and the movies we chose were Toy Story       and Brave.