ENTERTAINMENT
The Best Source of Entertainment
By Issabella Monroe (Staff writer)
Movies are always fun to watch with your family, with friends, or by yourself. Movies have come a long way. People go to watch movies every day and theaters get millions of visits per show.
The first movie was made in 1888, that’s more than 130 years ago. The first movies were in black and white and were still being developed. 200 to 300 people can fit in a theater to see a movie, that’s a lot. Movie theaters get a lot of profit from showing popular movies. “On average, theaters in the United States in 2019 showed that they generated an estimated 9.9 billion in U.S dollars from admissions to feature film exhibitions and 5.7 billion from food and beverage sales.” According to
You can watch movies everywhere, like on Amazon Prime, Netflix, Hulu, Pluto, etc. Movies take a lot of money to make. “The average cost to produce a major studio movie has been around $65 million. The production costs don't cover distribution and marketing, which adds another $35 million or so. On average, the total cost to produce and market a major movie is right about $100 million.” As stated Why Movies cost so much to make. Movies can cost about $25,000, and more a minute depending on how long the film is. The movie industry is a big industry with movies being made every day, at every hour. For example, movies like the Pirates of the Caribbean took about $378.5 million to make. According to, the Most successful movie of all time “Gone with the Wind was the highest-grossing movie of all time, having generated $3.4 billion U.S. dollars in global box office revenue. 'Avatar' ranked as a close second with a gross of around 2.79 billion.”
Movies create a lot of emotion. You can be happy, sad, scared, and a mix of all of those. It’s good to see movies because it’s good for your heart. Laughing, crying, being scared create something inside us even if it’s just for a couple of hours. According to Why movies can be good for you “The researchers found that laughing at the film shown caused the subjects’ blood vessels to dilate by 22%, lowering blood pressure and reducing stress. A 2012 study found that rewatching a movie is relaxing because our brains find them easy to process and the predictability is comforting.” Movies play a big part in life whether we realize it or not. It helps you understand more about hopes, dreams, aspirations, and some fears. Films can help us learn more about the world around us.
If you ever want a good scare, laugh, or cry, go watch a movie. Watch one in the comfort of your home or out in a movie theater. You will get the same effect no matter where you are.
Marvel’s Eternals are Eternal
By Adam Geller
Marvel’s Eternals is a Great movie, its soundtrack is nice to listen to and its storyline and plot have much meaning. It gives you a lot to think about. Every character has so much meaning and a lot to contribute to the story. Every shot they film has the right amount of lighting and great scenery to it, which makes it pleasant to look at. The story makes you mesmerized and makes you think about many things about the characters and the plot. Overall, I think you should see Marvel’s Eternals in theaters whenever you get the chance.
How to Improve Your Google Slides Presentation
By Eden Romero (Staff writer)
Have you ever had to create a Google Slides presentation for a project in class? Chances are that you have, and they have come out dull and lifeless, so this article will demonstrate how to have more fun with your Google Slides.
Font and Text
There are numerous fonts in Google Slides. Clicking on a text box, highlighting the text, and going to the font allows you to change the font. (Tip: go to fonts, more fonts, and choose all the fonts you like, so you can use them later in your presentation and other presentations you create.) Change the color of the text by clicking on it, highlighting it, and clicking the underlined ‘A’. Most teachers will require your name, date, and period to be provided on the first slide, and make sure to add an original title.
Color palette
You can always make your presentation white or choose a template, but choosing your own color palette is much more creative. Change the color of the background of your presentation by clicking ‘background’. You can choose from the selection of colors available, or you can create a custom color by clicking on the plus sign. (Tip: use the gradient option to make the background of your presentation appear less flat.) Change the color of your text by following the steps in the paragraph above. A great way to choose your color palette is by using the website coolors.co, which generates a random but pleasant color palette. You can add the colors into Google Slides by going to the color option that comes up when you edit the background or text, clicking the plus, and copying the hex codes from coolors.co to Google Slides.
Shapes
Shapes make your presentations stand out. Create shapes by clicking the circle and square, clicking what shape you would like to make, and changing the width and length of the shape how you like.
Lines
There are different lines you can choose from on Google Slides. There is line, arrow, elbow connector, curved connector, curve, polyline, and scribble. There is an abundance of ways you can use them, such as using lines to create a grid pattern for the background of your presentation and creating scribbles as a frame for your slides.
Other features
Click the “T” to create a text box
Click the photo to insert an image, or find an image on Google and copy it to the presentation
Click “Layout” to choose what layout you want, or create your own layout by using text boxes and images
Click “Theme” to choose a theme you would like, or choose your own colors and fonts
Click “Transition” to animate your slides
Click “Present” to present your slides or see what they look like when presented
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Tangerine is Worth a Read
By Adam Geller (Staff writer)
Tangerine by Edward Bloor is a book about a boy and his family moving to a place called Tangerine Florida.
Tangerine is a very strange place, the story gets into tangerine’s atmosphere and how it affects Paul’s family. Tangerine is a story about Paul’s family trying to fit into their new home and their new schools and jobs. Paul and his friends have many problems that I can personally relate to because they have a lot of depth to their characters.
I would recommend this book to someone looking for a dark and drama-packed story. The book gives you a lot to think about with what the characters are going through like how much death there is in the story. I would recommend this book to 12+-year-olds.
