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A. O. Scott takes a look back at “Rambo: First Blood Part II” and its relationship to American foreign policy.

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I don’t get it, some critic said ""Toy Story 3" four out of four stars. While "the movie segues into a prison escape thriller with apocalyptic undertones."

How? Can someone explain please

I agree with this critic! Definitely 4 out of 4 stars! This is a great movie! I do understand as well about the "movie segues into a prison escape thriller with apocalyptic undertones." Though to explain this will involve spoilers, so

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Andy’s toys are dropped off at a local day care center. This day care center seems to be an innocent and fun place to the toys at first, especially when they are brought to the butterfly room. Losto Huggin Bear is the leader of the toys at this day care center and also seems to be a sweet, innocent toy. He and his friends stay in the butterfly room. Andy’s toys soon learn though that the day care is not as nice a place as they thought. They are assigned to the caterpillar room, which is a classroom for children younger than the children in the butterfly room. The children in the caterpillar room harm the toys when they play with them. When the toys decide to leave, Lotso has other plans and shows his sinister motives. He locks the toys up and has Buzz guard them so that they do not escape (He has reset Buzz, so Buzz follows his orders). The toys have to now escape this day care from behind bars (tote trays on shelves), make it past (and save) Buzz, through surveillance cameras, past toy patrol vehicles, into the yard, and beyond a 6 foot wall around the yard (Hence the prison escape thriller). The apocalyptic undertones simply refer to the end times as spoken about in the Bible. The book of Revelation speaks of a false person (the antichrist) who seems to be a well spoken, kind person but actually has sinister motives. The movie critic is simply drawing a parallel between Lotso and the antichrist’s persecution of the Christians, with the Christians representing Andy’s toys. Hope this helps!!!!!

David Carr reports from the New York Film Critic’s Circle Awards.

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A. O. Scott reveals the dark undercurrents of the holiday classic.

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“Forgive me!” she screeched as she knelt on her bruised knees, arms outstretched towards the violent currents of the ocean, clutching handfuls of fine sand. Her wavy, unkempt hair flowed around her unclothed, petite body. Goosebumps formed on her arms as the bitter wind swept away the warmth, and for the first time since; she bowed her head and cried.

The orange glow of the setting sun against her colourless, tear-stained face signified the coming of the darkness, when the Shadows hunted. The oceans’ waves were mirrored in her icy blue eyes; her long blonde mane enveloped her backside. She looked out at the endless ocean, wishing she could swim a million miles away, a million miles deep – she didn’t care, as long as she could escape the hell she lived. She stood, and with one last glance at the gorgeous setting sun over the endlessness of the ocean, she sauntered into the woodland for the night.
I didn’t want to post too much, otherwise people wouldn’t actually take the time and read it, lol.

It’s really good. Just don’t be as descriptive or it becomes too wordy and people get bored. You can still use the same descriptions you used, just take some out.

Do the critics have to give it good reviews for fear they would be racist if they didn’t?
How can it be as good or better than the original..when it’s a stolen story?

Not all remakes have to be the same. Like an above poster said, a fresh approach gives it a new kick (haha pun not intended), so that while it may not be as good as the original, it’s good in a different way. Sometimes remakes have to be judged out of the shadow of their predecessor so they can really come into their own style. And maybe the critics are not taking it seriously as it’s not meant to be. Maybe they’re just reviewing it for what it is: a fun movie.

A. O. Scott looks at this 1972 film and how it seems to predict subsequent developments in American political culture.

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PLEASE tell me your HONEST opinions. Please feel free to criticize on my writing.

Here’s the link: http://hubpages.com/hub/Different-is-Special

I’m thirteen and I really want to be a writer. I guess I spend most of my time writing this and reading. The story in that link is about fifteen year old Yamileth, short for Yami. When her mom marries Jeff, he starts to use her and make her do everything he wants. Jeff wants Yami out of his way so he sends her to Boarding School. Yami walks through the woods to go to Bufflen (Boarding School). She meets an old man and he tells her there’s no school like that. Instead he says that there is a school called "House Of Scourer’s."

It’s basically a school of wizards and magic. There is four powers that you can be gifted with, Water, Earth, Air and Fire. Yami was different, she got to be gifted with the power of being able to Read minds, read auras, see someones life from start to finish by a touch. She was a Light and Darkness wizard. The rest is for you to read!

i read it your a great writer. I have no interest whatsoever in what it is you write about yet i think its great. Bravo.

A. O. Scott looks back at George A. Romero’s 1968 horror classic.

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For Veteran’s Day, A. O. Scott looks back at “Patton,” the portrait of a maverick general starring George C. Scott.

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