Cesar Chavez
I will admit that I know very little about the politics of Cesar Chavez. But with what I know about movies I can still guess pretty well what kind of movie this will be.
I can tell you that Cesar Chavez was a real person, and that he was an activist. I can tell you he's from Arizona (Yay!) and there are schools here named after him. And I can tell you that this is a biographical film about him.
This feature is from director Diego Luna. Until a few minutes ago I didn't even know he directed anything - he's an actor most of the time, and I like the roles I've seen him in. He has directed one small feature in the past and the reviews were mostly positive. The two writers who worked on Cesar Chavez were both nominated for oscars in the past.
I expect it to do good business. And rightly so.
Noah
Darren Aronofsky's latest film, Noah, is also a pet project finally fulfilled. We have known for several years now that Darren would love to do a Noah film, and it was only a matter of time before he had the clout to get it done.
For those of my readers who were raised by wolves, or who otherwise managed to get this far not knowing the story of Noah, it's from the Bible. God flooded the Earth after instructing his prophet, Noah, to build an ark and save two of every animal and his own family.
My only concern about this movie was the current trend of taking beloved characters (real or fictional) and "humanizing" them (read: giving them massive flaws). These worries were put to rest when I read an interview with the director, Mr. Aronofsky, a couple months ago. Basically he said that while he is taking some liberties with things, the character of Noah is not one of them. He knows much of this movie's audience will be religious people, and he has no intention of alienating them. Although apparently test audiences didn't react well with a scene where Noah gets drunk (which is funny, because that is also straight from the Bible).
Bottom line: I have every reason to believe this movie will be quality.
Sabotage
Normally, when a movie says "from the writer of Training Day and the director of End of Watch" it's referring to two separate people, but in this case both refer to David Ayer. I was going to make fun of him a little bit but then I read that he wrote The Fast and The Furious. I have a deep love for those movies so now I can't make fun of him.
However, I sense more Arnold here than David. For David it's another movie but for Arnold it's another part of his attempt to come back. And that attempt has not gone well, financially speaking.
I don't expect this movie to be anything special. It's very familiar territory.
What is most concerning though, has almost nothing to do with the movie itself. Sam Worthington is in this movie and doesn't even have a line in the trailer. Is his career over until James Cameron summons him to film more Avatar movies?
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