MY THREE FAVORITE MOVIES

1. Hancock (2008) 　Source!

・Director: Peter Berg

・Release Date: 30 August 2008 (Japan)

・Plot summary:
The powerful alcoholic and clumsy John Hancock is the most hated person in Los Angeles, as in spite of saving lives, he also destroys properties causing high cost to the city to fix his damages. When he saves the life of the PR Ray Embrey from a train, the executive feels in debt with Hancock and decides to change his image. He brings the anti-hero to have dinner at his home, and introduces him to his son and fan Aaron and to his wife, Mary. But Mary does not want Hancock in her life.


・Awards: 2 wins & 7 nominations

・Genre : SUPERMAN!!

・Cast:
Will Smith ... John Hancock
Charlize Theron ... Mary Embrey
Jason Bateman ... Ray Embrey
Jae Head ... Aaron Embrey


・Runtime: 92 min USA:102 min (unrated version)

・Country: USA

・Filming Locations: 105 Freeway, Los Angeles, California, USA

・Recommendation : This movie tells us about courage to help other person. But, it may make dangerous to self own body to hurt. So, I was stirred with Hancock's fearless courage. It is the first scene that I won through up to an impression. Because a small boy scolded Hancock for being lazy. What a superman he is !!



2. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) 　Source!

・Director: Chris Columbus

・Writers:　J.K. Rowling (novel), Steve Kloves (screenplay)

・Release Date: 1 December 2001 (Japan)

・Plot summary:
Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy celebrating his 11th birthday, but he is far from wrong. A giant named Hagrid appears, and gives Harry the all important news. He is a wizard. Now his journey in life gets more intense as he travels to Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry to learn the trade of being a wizard. Here, he meets his friends who would be by his side for many years to come. Ron Weasley is not very brave friend and Hermione is the smart friend. But not everything is quiet at Hogwarts as Harry suspects someone is planning to steal the philosopher's stone.


・Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 46 nominations

・Genre : Adventure


・Cast:
Maggie Smith ... Professor Minerva McGonagall
Robbie Coltrane ... Rubeus Hagrid
Saunders Triplets... Baby Harry Potter
Daniel Radcliffe ... Harry Potter


・Runtime: 152 min

・Country: USA/UK

・Filming Locations: Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK

・Recommendation : This movie made from novel. Novels became best seller. This movie gives us dream. Few people have not dream to use magic when they were young. Magic can do everything. It is wonderful power!!



3.　The Matrix (1999) 　Source!

・Director: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski

・Release Date: 11 September 1999 (Japan)

・Plot summary:
During the year 1999, a man named Thomas Anderson lives an ordinary life. He makes a living illegally mostly by computer hacking. Then one day he meets another man by the man of Morpheus. After their friendship develops Morpheus shows him that world Thomas is living is make-believe. At first Thomas does not believe him, but then is shown evidence and also meets with a like-minded woman named Trinity. He is slowly updated from the time the world was disintegrated and wasted, devoid of all natural resources. Then in this wasteland, came android-like humans, machine-made, who enslaved the remainder of the humans. In order to create the perfect world, a fake world is created to fool the humans into believing that everything is alright in their world. Now Thomas, Trinity, and Morpheus must lead the humans to freedom, but will the android-like beings let them?

・Awards: Won 4 Oscars. Another 28 wins & 36 nominations

・Genre : Action Adventure Sci-Fi

・Cast:
Keanu Reeves ... Neo
Laurence Fishburne ... Morpheus
Carrie-Anne Moss ... Trinity
Hugo Weaving ... Agent Smith


・Runtime: 136 min

・Country: USA/Australia

・Filming Locations: AON Tower, Kent Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

・Recommendation : I was surprised at this movie to action, CG, story, and so on. This movie changed my idea for movie. This will have been legend forever. I want to watch this right now…