Cinema Scan
Minority Report
Rated: PG 13
Plot: Set approximately 50 years in the future, the District of Columbia’s crime rocketed so much that immediate action was required. Therefore, Pre-crime investigation was invented. With the use of three people who could see into the future, this division can predict ahead of time when murders will occur and then send men to stop them. . . but what if there’s a glitch to the system that has made sure not one murder has happened in the 6 years it’s operated?”
Positive Elements: Tom Cruise’s character loses his son at a public pool (several years ago than when the movie is supposed to start) and they have never found him. However, his wife doesn’t blame her husband for this loss. Although later separated, neither adult hooks up with anyone else, and eventually they get back together again. One other thing I liked about it was that the plot constantly had the “you do have the choice to make the right decision” theme, which is a good reminder. Also, the language use was low.
Negative Elements: Three times we see couples making out. No details, but it’s obvious of the intent and two of the three times it was completely unnecessary to the plot. Tom’s character (John) is addicted to drugs, which again, does little to help the plot.
Overall: A total sci-fi movie, Minority Report has an interesting moral and a good plot…It’s confusing and it would be a good idea to watch over. Although it is good, the unnecessary negative elements are irritating. However, if you’re looking for a gripping sci-fi which is fairly clean with good acting and happily-ever-after, yet realistic ending, which is decently clean then this is the movie for you.
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-AF
Horton Hears A Who
Rated: G
Plot: A well loved and popular story-book by Dr. Suess, Horton Hears a Who is now on the big screen. It maintains most of Dr. Suess’s original charm and adds a bit of its own. Horton guarantee’s success with his lovable and naive personality and desire to do good.
Positive Elements: Obviously, we all know that Horton Hears a Who is a pro-life movie (although it wasn’t necessarily meant that way) and this movie doesn’t try to change, distort, or hide that. In fact, at the end, we get a 30 second section about “a person’s a person know matter how small.”
Horton desires to do right even when he’s deterred and threatened. He spends hours searching for a missing speck since he knows there is life on it. Even the evil villain (a mean kangaroo) refuses to give up her child to pay for destroying the speck that Horton holds. The mayor of Whoville appears to be having a mental breakdown (in fact he’s just learning that he lives on a speck); however, his wife sticks by him. The story is mostly clean and cute.
Negative Elements: A slight jab at homeschooling is offered. (This is sure to shock our various and sundry homeschoolers.)
In part of the movie a character points to the rear-end of a donkey and then at a person.
The mayor reflects mournfully about how he has been called a “boob” on several occasions.
Overall: I found this movie hilarious. With non-stop comedy, plenty of “awww” scenes and a good moral, it makes for a relaxing watch. It’s not a Jason Bourne movie or anything like The Patriot or Gladiator, but it’s a certain competitor with those cute classic movies such as Bambi and Sleeping Beauty.
-AF
Written in May, 2008
