| MOVIES - DECEMBER |

HUGO

SYNOPSIS: A boy is trying to fix a automaton to find out more about his father's death.
RATING: 7.3/10

NON-SPOILERY REVIEW: 

I found this movie quite interesting but I did not expect things to go there. I thought it would lead to a magical adventure and not some journey on the past and history. It also had quite a slow pacing. Still, I enjoyed it. It had a beautiful cinematography and it made me feel a lot of things for the characters. It also had a wonderful cast. So many famous actors and Harry Potter cast. I was shocked.

•  I thought that we would get to see Jude Law again and that he was still alive. I was wrong. My heart broke for Hugo because he wasn't able to understand why his father had to die.
• Every time the Station Inspector chased Hugo was suspenseful especially after he found out that Hugo's uncle is dead and he almost sent Hugo to an orphanage.
• I was glad that the Station Inspector ended up with the girl he wanted and his personality became better.
• It was interesting to see Asa Butterfield so young. He was a great actor and I can see why he became successful.
• I was shocked to see Helen McCrory here. I did not recognize her. She looked so different from her character Narcissa Malfoy in Harry Potter.

DUPLEX

SYNOPSIS: A married couple moves into a duplex house where an old woman currently resides.
RATING: 7/10

REVIEW: 

I really loved this movie when I was young because it was funny but now that I rewatched it, I realized how mean it was. I now have a love-hate relationship with it because it's really funny because of the old woman but it was super devastating for the couple. It's probably best to not overanalyze things in order to enjoy it.

• Oh my God. The old woman was batshit crazy. I think she thinks that it helps the couple when she ruins their life but what if they don't reach the point of realization? What if they spiral downward? God this movie is making me insane because it was truly fun but problematic. 
• I love seeing Drew Barrymore here. I love her.
• I felt that the ending kind of happened really fast. They just realized that they are not bad people and realized they wanted more in their life so they left there. I felt that the old woman won because she was able to make them leave. She's such a scammer.

JUST LIKE HEAVEN

SYNOPSIS: A guy ends up seeing the ghost of a woman and they try to find out why she's appearing to him.
RATING: 10/10

NON-SPOILERY REVIEW: 

This is a rewatch (I've rewatched this many this) and I still love it. I love the story between Lizzie and David. It was interesting to see that their relationship started as hatred and then turned into something more. I was devastated for Lizzie when she found out what happened to her and I'm glad that David tried to help her. It was touching and very funny to watch. David is so adorable. 

THOR: RAGNAROK

SYNOPSIS: Thor with the help of his friends and the other Asgardians, try their best to stop Hela, the Goddess of Death.
RATING: 8.8/10

NON-SPOILERY REVIEW: 

I love this movie. I watched this in the cinema with my family and we could not stop laughing. There were so many hilarious scene that at some points I kept thinking, 'Is this Guardians of the Galaxy?'. I love how different this is from the serious tone of the previous Thor movies. Plotwise, I think it should have focused more on Hela and the fight.  

• I love how Loki was not used as the main villain. You know that he's still not good and you keep looking out in case he betrays Thor. I love his reactions when Hulk was revealed to be the champion and when Hulk was beating up Thor. 
• Seeing Dr. Strange mess with Thor and Loki was hilarious.
• It was funny to find out that the one who voiced Korg was the director, Taika Waititi. His character was very funny and adorable.
• It was weird that they used Surt to destroy Asgard and stop Hela. I wonder what will happen to them now?
• I really liked that they introduced Valkyries although it was devastating that Valkyrie was the last one remaining. She's badass though and I loved seeing her as an additional member of the group and how she keeps buddying up with Hulk.
• I loved seeing Mark Ruffalo here. He was just so precious.
• Thor using lightnings instead of his hammer was so badass. I was really amazed by how cool his lightning powers were.
• I love seeing Heimdall with long hair. He looked so badass.
• I felt bad for Skurge. He just wanted to prove himself that he had to side with Hela. It was heartbreaking to see that he sacrificed himself to save the others as repentance for the things he did with Hela.