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The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
I was blown away
I'm just gonna lay it all out right now. I absolutely loved this movie. From start to finish I was smiling, laughing, crying, and as the credits rolled, I looked over at my friend who was with me, and all we could just say was "wow." I can't even begin to put in to words just how much I loved it.
The Peanut Butter Falcon revolves around a young boy named Zak, who has down syndrome, and how he follows his dream of becoming a professional wrestler. Along the way he meets Tyler, and together they form an unbreakable bond with one another, and go on the journey of a lifetime together.
The writing is all around, really good, and as of now, this is my main contender for best screenplay at the Oscars next year.
But what blew me away most about the film is the performances. I honestly had to remind myself at one point that these two men are actors, because their performances just feel so real. Shia Labeouf gives without a doubt the best performance of his career here, and it will for sure garner him a comeback in Hollywood. But the standout was definitely newcomer Zack Gottsagen. Being one of the few actors out there who actually has down syndrome, he plays his part flawlessly. And yes, I know some of you will say that he has a bit of an advantage, but trust me when I say that he is gonna go so far with his career after this. I really hope he gets the recognition he deserves.
My only real issue is that there is a subplot in the film that I really didn't feel was necessary. It didn't really add anything, and it's only purpose was to give the story some sort of villain, which it really didn't need in the first place.
But all in all, this is an amazing movie. There really hasn't been anything like it, and it deserves to be seen by everyone. It is funny, it is heartwarming, it is so purely and genuinely human, and it is one of my favorite movies of 2019. I give The Peanut Butter Falcon a 9.5/10
Assassin's Creed: Rogue (2014)
An Excellent Entry in the Series
Assassin's Creed Rogue surprised me. I'm a die hard AC fan, and I'm so happy to say this was an excellent game. Although it really doesn't succeed in bringing new and exciting features to the series, it succeeds in being fun and engaging. In terms of gameplay, its basically a copy and paste of Black Flag. But Black Flag rocked, so might as well not fix what's broken. The real draw here is the story. Rogue has one of the best lead characters the series has ever seen. Shay Patrick Cormac. He's charming and charismatic, yet very conflicted. In the early levels of the game you play as Shay the Assassin. His missions bring him face to face with many different Templar agents. And the more of them he kills the more he starts to second guess himself and his creed. I won't spoil anything or you, but soon enough e joins the templars. When I first heard that the game would be taking this route I was quite skeptical. But I'm happy to say it was done perfectly. This made for an amazing story experience, and is among the best stories in Assassin's Creed Games and Games themselves. It really does well at making you care about Shay and his companions.
The game is an absolute blast to play. The only real bad thing is that the game is quite short. Really short. But still the 6 to 8 hours of the campaign will be worth the time and effort. Is this the best AC game? Well no. But its among the best and is definitely worth checking out for long time fans