Don’t know what to do this weekend?
Hit up the movie theatre with your friends
to see these awesome features you won’t regret!
Inside Out made a big impression on kids, teenagers, and adults when it hit the theatres. Initially hearing about it from a friend, the plot of the movie immediately caught my attention. In the beginning, Riley is born and the audience watches as the manifestations of her emotions interact in her mind. Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust control her reactions to what happens in her life. Riley was a happy girl until her family took a big move to San Francisco. Joy begins to try and isolate Sadness, but ends up shooting them out headquarters with all of Riley’s core memories that shape her personality. Riley starts to lose herself and her connection to her friends and family.
What I enjoyed about the movie was the reality of how your experiences and emotions associated with them is what makes you who you are. Joy realizes that Sadness is just as important as her, you can’t be happy without being sad. Sadness is necessary because no one can be happy all the time; you need sadness in order to turn it into joy. My only critique is the length of the struggle since it began in the beginning of the movie and ran almost the entire way through. I only heard one negative review and the rest were positive. Do Joy and Sadness make it back to headquarters in time to stop Riley from detaching herself completely? Watch the movie and find out!
More recently, I watched the movie Trainwreck. And let me tell you, I can’t remember the last time I saw a movie as funny as this one. This movie is a hilarious comedy about Amy, a girl who was told by her dad when she was young that “monogamy isn’t realistic.” Her father slept around and eventually got a divorce. He is extremely offensive and rude, but he and Amy form a strong relationship. The movie tracks the journey as Amy parties, drinks, does drugs, and sleeps with several men until she meets Aaron. Amy is working for a men’s magazine when she is told to write an article about the sports doctor, Aaron. She falls for Aaron and has to fight everything she had known her whole life in order to be with him. This movie is about overcoming things that held you back in a relationship, and Amy had no idea how relationships work. It is the perfect rom-com to watch with your friends or that special someone. Trainwreck put me in tears from laughing so hard. I enjoyed this movie whole-heartedly.
Both these movies will fill you sadness, joy and laughter so hit the theatres and enjoy these movies this summer!