Animated, action blockbusters skip straight to Christmas
Let me take this moment to ask this: why don’t we ever see very many films about Thanksgiving anymore? These days, the holiday season gets bombarded with a multitude of action films, animated films and Christmas movies even though Christmas is more than a day away. This year is no exception. Here’s what to expect over the Thanksgiving break:
Apparently, Twilight isn’t the only movie over the break boasting a cast of Hollywood hotties. “Red Dawn” casts such young stars as Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Adrianne Palicki, Josh Peck and even Tom Cruise’s son Connor Cruise. A remake of the 1984 film of the same name (only with North Koreans to be more politically correct), a group of ordinary youngsters battle against North Korean paratroopers that declare guerilla war on their hometown. This would be the part where I joke “nothing says Thanksgiving like a high octane action film.” But when I think about it, “Red Dawn” would actually be a fitting Thanksgiving film. Why? Because nothing says Thanksgiving like a movie about a group of foreigners invading foreign land and looking to take it. I’m kidding.
For fans, it’s been like a dreamboat ride around Fantasy Island. For haters, it’s been a viewing experience worse than watching the Nicole Westbrook “It’s Thanksgiving” video on YouTube. Nonetheless, the final chapter of the Twilight movie series is finally coming to a close. The movie will focus on how Bella is adjusting to her new life as a vampire as well as the highly-advertised climatic battle between the Cullens and the vampire elders who wish to claim the couple’s baby. Poised to no doubt break some box office records, the Twi-hards will take over the cinemas all next week, so look out for all the fangirls and get ready to cover your ears for all the screaming.
Action and adventure films will be filling up the movie theaters over the break, there is still a movie that the entire family can get together and see: “Rise of the Guardians.” The movie works like a computer-animated “Avengers,” but features a team-up of children’s icons instead of superheroes. Through Christmas is still a month away, viewers will see a badass tattoo-clad Santa Claus (Alec Baldwin), a teenage Jack Frost (Chris Pine), a grumpy Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman), a girlie Tooth Fairy (Isla Fisher) and an oafish Sandman team up against The Boogeyman (Jude Law).
“Life of Pi” is one of the films this fall that people are saying is in the Oscar race. From watching the trailer which boasts a high-definition adventure film with vividly colored visuals and astounding cinematography, it’s easy to see why. “Life of Pi” is a survival picture about an Indian zookeeper’s son,Pi Patel, who is stranded on a lifeboat with a ferocious Bengal tiger after a near-death ship wreck incident.
I have already talked about this movie in a previous entry to this column, but it looks too good not to mention as a movie released over Thanksgiving break. “Lincoln” was released to a limited number of theaters recently, but will feature a wide release this weekend. The film will not only tell the story behind one of America’s most iconic historic figures, but it will also unveil the vulnerable aide of an aged man who fights to free his nation from slavery. Playing the role of Abraham Lincoln will be acclaimed method actor Daniel Day-Lewis, while fellow veteran Tommy Lee Jones will play Radical Congressional leader Thaddeus Stevens.