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About Time
About Time
The plot of this film was to show that the true secret of happiness is by appreciating the normal moments of life without wanting to change anything. It is about a man (Tim) discovering that the men in his family can travel through time. During the film, Tim meets a woman called Mary and they eventually marry and start a family together. Tim tries to go back in time multiple times during the film to protect other people or change small mistakes to make him look better. Tim realises that time travel cannot protect his loved ones from grief, illness, or sadness. By the end of the movie Tims dad dies and by using his power he goes back and visits his dad when he was alive but he eventually had to come to terms with his dads death and stop using his power to see him and move on with his life and growing a family with his wife.
This movie was structured as a coming of age and romantic drama. This helped show Tim’s character development throughout the film. In the beginning Tim was immature and using his ability to time travel in very selfish ways whereas by the end he gave up something that was important to him to make his wife happy showing growth within his character.
The most memorable moment for me was when Tim went back to see his dad for the last time, this seen was not only a sad scene but also a happy and hopefully scene making it very rememberable.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The themes of this film were the rebellion and youth of the 80’s. It is about a boy named Ferris who attempts to skip school with his best friend, Cameron, and girlfriend, Sloan. The film shows an array of scenes including these children having an extraordinary day, while not getting caught bunking school. The principal tries and fails many times to catch Ferris in the act. One time being when he breaks into Ferris' house, to which he was met with Ferris’ sister kicking him in the face.
By the end of the movie the dynamic between the characters change. The sibling bond between Ferris and his sister grows as she covers for him, so the parents don’t find out he didn't go to school. Ferris' best friend, Cameron, gained self-confidence and stood up to his father, which Ferris helped him accomplish. Finally, his girlfriend, Sloan, mentioned marrying him after previously being weirded out by the idea earlier on in the film.
The film has a comedic tone throughout but also to show each character's personal growth in themselves and their relationships. In the beginning of the film, Ferris appears selfish and self centred. This is shown through his lack of sympathy when Cameron was ill as he just wanted Cameron to help him. By the end of the film, Ferris realises he wants this fun day out with Cameron because when school ends, after summer, they would be going to different schools.
The most memorable moment for me was the parade, the songs Ferris was singing are not only popular classic songs, but the reason to why he got up and sang was considerate, he wanted his friend Cameron to see at least one thing to make him happy, even if it meant risking his cover by doing something so public.
The film revolves the Von Erich family, a famous for wrestling in Texas during the 70s and 80s. The father, Fritz, is obsessed with seeing one of his sons win the world championship he never won himself as he pushes all of them toward that goal. The story centers on Kevin, the eldest of the brothers, who genuinely loves wrestling and his brothers. One by one, the brothers David, Kerry and Mike chase the same dream and one by one they're struck by tragedies like illness, accidents and suicide. The family is often called cursed because of this string of losses. The bond between the brothers is warm and real and Kevin's relationship with his wife, Pam, makes the film more wholesome. The wrestling scenes are exciting but the real story is about a family that loved each other but couldn't escape the weight of their father's expectations. It ends on a hopeful note with Kevin choosing to redefine what the family name means and finally allowing himself to move forward. Fritz loves his sons but he expresses it through ambition rather than tenderness. The boys love each other genuinely and openly which makes the tragedy hit harder because you see how much they had to lose. Kevin's love for Pam is the quiet counterweight: she's the only one who sees him as a person rather than a champion and their scenes together are quality.Then there's grief that has nowhere to go. The Von Erichs don't really process loss. They mourn by training harder, by winning the next match, by carrying on "for the family." That repression is what makes each death feel heavier: Kevin's breakdown toward the end isn't sudden as it's decades of unexpressed pain finally overflowing. Towards the end, Kevin decides to break the cycle. He hugs his sons to let himself feel joy instead of just duty. So the role of emotion in the film is twofold: it's the source of the tragedy (love expressed as pressure, grief left unspoken,, and it's also the source of the healing. The movie argues that the Von Erichs didn't lose because they felt too much they lost because they weren't allowed to feel enough.The most memorable moments in The Iron Claw all center on the Von Erich brothers' bond and the weight they carry: their easy, warm chemistry together goofing around and training side by side makes the family feel genuinely loving, which is exactly why the later grief lands so hard; Kevin and Pam's sweet first meeting introduces the one person who sees him as a man rather than a champion; the phone call about David is the moment the tone permanently shifts from warm family drama to something heavier, with Kevin's face collapsing in real time; Kerry and Kevin's quiet last conversation captures two brothers desperately trying to hold each other up; and the ending, where Kevin finally hugs his own sons and tells them he loves them with no conditions attached, is the release valve the whole film earns
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