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Controversial “The Interview”

The Interview, a new blockbuster movie is stirring up trouble all over the country.  This movie is about two people, regular guys who work with a news network that are called to work with the CIA to take out the leader of North Korea, Kim Jung-un.  Sony, the company making the film, has recently been hacked by a group called “The Guardians of Peace” and people are thinking that this group could possibly be from North Korea.  Seeing as though North Korea is one of the most dangerous places in the world, naturally people are a little concerned that North Korea and Kim Jung-un may take this new film as a war threat.  The Department of Homeland Security is tracking who may be behind “The Guardians of Peace” and are very close to finding who it is and where the hack came from.  Many movie theaters have decided not to premiere this movie including Regal Entertainment, AMC Entertainment, Cinemark, Carmike Cinemas and Cineplex Entertainment.  This came after receiving a 9/11 like threat from the hackers (Knibbs).

I personally think that it is a good idea for people to not air the movie.  I think this because, if people air the movie, that could be taken as a direct threat to North Korea and if they are behind the hacking of Sony, could be getting ourselves into a war.  Another reason I think this is because of how terrible it was when 9/11 occurred and how long it took the country to recover from that terrible day.  Many people lost their lives on 9/11 and I would hate to see even more people lose their lives, especially when the people were innocent.  I do realize that Sony may accumulate extreme amounts of debt if people don’t air the movie, but I also think that life is more important than money and that if there is a threat toward harming people or even killing them, the movie should not air.

~Lila

A Musical Revolution

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Les Misérables is a well known musical that is performed all over the world, and just recently, it was turned into a movie. The movie was directed by Tom Hooper and had many famous stars in it such as: Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Hugh Jackman, Samantha Barks, and Russell Crowe. This musical is set during the French Revolution, and tells the story of how a wanted criminal, Jean Valjean, decides to turn his life around and take in a factory worker’s daughter when she dies. They are constantly having to run from the police and move around to many different places, and eventually, they get wrapped up in the the beginning of the French Revolution. The movie came out in theaters December 25th, and critics are already predicting that it will get many Oscar nominees.

One thing that made this movie so spectacular was the music. All the songs told a story and greatly enhanced the movie. An interesting thing about the songs was that the actors had to sing live. This means that the music wasn’t prerecorded, and they had to sing, act, and stay in character all at the same time. There are very few movies that are made like this, but I think that it made the movie more believable and interesting to watch. The movie soundtrack has been in the top 5 most popular albums on itunes ever since it was released. Besides the music, the acting was also unbelievably good. For the entire movie my eyes were glued to the screen wondering what could possibly happen next. The plot took many twists and turns, and always kept me on the edge of my seat. Les Misérables is one of the best movies I have ever watched, and I encourage you to go see it. Hurry, it won’t be in theaters for much longer!

~Abby Abramson

Newest Bestseller Becoming A Movie

 

In 2011, there was a new, teen book called Divergent. It was written by Veronica Roth, who at the time, was only 21. The book (shown above) became an instant success and now it might be becoming a movie. This book became extremely popular when its sequel, Insurgent, came out in May of 2012. These two books combined have already made millions of dollars. This trilogy has reached out to the same fanbase as The Hunger Games, another wildly popular book-turned-movie. Although many people think it is a rip off of The Hunger Games series, the millions of fans will tell you it’s very, very different.

The book is centered around 16 year old Beatrice Prior who faces the hardest decision in her life.  As the cover says, “One choice can transform you.” This is referring to the choice Beatrice needs to make. Will she stay with her parents and family? Or will she choose a different path? Read the amazing, dystopian novel Divergent by Veronica Roth to find out!

 ~Kristen Reid