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One of my favourite movies wich include the reality of the world today and just the right touch of humour that you need to make this movie great.

Directed by George Tillman Jr.

Written by Angie Thomas

The movie starts with Maverick (Russell Hornsby) explaining to the kids what it means to be black. The next flash we get is Starr (Amandla Stenberg) when she is 16 years old and goes to school. Unlike the kids at Garden Hights the Carter kids go to a white high school. You get a look into Starr’s life. On one of the weekends Starr goes to a party with her friend Kenya (Dominique Fishback) and that is where she sees her long time friend Kahlil (Algee Smith). They hear an alarming sound and run for there life but by doing that the run unknowingly into the death of one. Because of that death there are riots off all kinds and they have to go to court. In all that mess, the Gang of the area, the King Lordes, are threatening Starr and in the end the come to a stand off.

Amandla Stenberg did such a great job impersonating Starr given that she was only 19 when she shot the movie. I feel like she can relate to the situation, wich is sad but true. Through that she puts her hole heart in it.

Russell Hornsby does a great job impersonating the tough father with a soft side for his family and Hornsby really impersonates that really good.

This is my favourite movie/book because I love the humour/storyline. I also love it so much because I truly believe that for some people that is the reality. It also talks about some actual themes in the world. I absolutely love, love, love this movie.

Source: https://standard.asl.org/11549/culture/the-hate-u-give-defining-what-it-means-to-be-a-black-teen-in-america/

A great movie wich combines the future with an epic love story.

Directed by Andrew Niccol

Written by Stephenie Meyers

Melanie (Saoirse Ronan) and her brother Jamie (Chandler Canterbury) escaped the invasion of earth by a small parasitic alien called a “Soul”. One evening she is robing a house for food and she has encounter with an other human called Jared (Max Irons) and together the live happily but constantly on the move. On the way to a safe house Melanie gets captured by a Seeker (Diane Kruger). She spends some time amongst the Souls but Melanie is fighting back and they go to find Jamie and Jared. She eventually finds them but isn’t exactly welcome and it takes time for everybody to get used to her. Jared is having a very hard time because Melanie and him had a relationship but a piece of information that Jamie gives him makes him regain hope. Meanwhile the Seeker tries to find her. The Soul inside of Melanie eventually falls in love with Ian (Jake Abel) but Melanie still loves Jared. The Soul find out the hard truth and Jamie is sick. Melanie is able to heal him but Doc (Scott Lawrence) has to promise her to let her die and eventually the real Melanie is back. They come to find out that they aren’t the only ones…

Saoirse Ronan way of acting is so particular that it makes this movie just great. She is able to bring this feeling in to the character.

I love this movie. There isn’t much action but there for way more touching scenes. The love story is epic but sad. I really recommend this movie for everybody.