High Noon

The 1952 suspence film High Noon is a western about a man who, on his wedding was on the verge of being forced out of town. Frank Miller, a convict who was put away a few years ago is not free again and has come back to town to seek revenge on the man who sent him to prision, marshal Will Kane. Suspence is created throughout the whole movie waiting until the final duel between the two men.



The duel between the two is supposed to start at twelve o'clock when the noon trains comes in on which Miller is on. Kane is forced to choose between leaving town with his new bride or staying to protect the town's people, to which he chooses the town. One thing about this movie that really impressed me was that it kept with real time, when five minutes went past in the film, five minutes went past in actual time. There are various times in the movie where the camera has a close up of clock to show how the time is gradually ticking away and Kane is rushing to find deputy's to help him win the epic battle. For the amount of time that Kane served to protect the town, you would think that there would be some people willing to help Kane fight the man who is wanting to kill him, but the people in the town turn down his request for help.


Over all, this movie is one of those that you can cuddle up on a rainy day or watch with your grandparents and family. The music in the movie creates suspence from the deep voice and type of music. The camera angles and close ups of the characters faces and all the fights that take part show how serious this is to the characters and when Miller and Kane are seeking each other they look on their faces shows how intence this movie really is. From watching old westerns with my grandpa I have grown to enjoy them and this is definitely one that I could watch over and over with him. I would have to say that I could watch Harry Potter more, but this is still a great movie.

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane, what to say about this movie that hasn't already been said. This Oscar winning film was released in 1941, on May 1st. The movie was based on one word, Rosebud. Charles Foster Kane, a newspaper administrator, is the most powerful man in the US. The movie is based on flashbacks of reporters trying to figure out what the meaning of Rosebud is and why it was the last word Charles Foster Kane spoke. The film focuses on the rise and fall of Kane's career. In the end, the reporters learn that Kane spent his whole life searching for the long lost childhood he never had.

The movie is considered to be a classic, which in many opinions makes it worth watching. I enjoyed the movie and the moral I got was to treasure your childhood and make your life memorable. Don't waste your time trying to make everyone else happy, and never choose work over your loved ones. In the movie, Kane chooses his newspaper over his wife which leads to a divorce and he is left with nothing.

The role of Charles Foster Kane is played by Orson Welles, whom I think did quite a good job at the part. There were scene's that could have been better but the over all film was rather entertaining. Welle's did well on the moods of the character and the acting in general. The leading role of Kane's wife, Susan Alexander Kane, was played by Dorothy Comingore. The part is a opera singer who meets Kane on the street corner and immediately falls in love. The character seems to get quite annoying when she gets everything she wants and whines all the time. She does her job as the actor but the part in general could have been better.

For the time that this movie was made, the camera angles and the techniques in making the film made it more interesting and exciting to the viewers. A particular scene that really impressed me was the simple image of his childhood sled, Rosebud, at the end of the movie. It shows us how sometimes, when we're looking for something, we skip over the most important little details.

I believe that for it's time, this was an amazing film. It's worth watching but may not be one of the greatest films ever made. This is my opinion, you should definitely decide on your own what you think of the movie. People need to keep an open mind about movies, watching something different then what you're used to might just lead you to discovering a new found passion for something or teach you something new. Just because someone posts something on the internet about a movie, doesn't mean that you won't enjoy it or gain something from it. Expierence your own expierences.

Daniel Radcliffe

At the young age of only 12, Daniel Radcliffe entered the magical world when he was cast the starring role of Harry Potter in the first movie of the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone movie in 2001. The movies were based on a series of books written by J. K. Rowling. Radcliffe began his career as an actor in 1999 and before that was very active in school productions as a young boy. Though Radcliffe starred in a few minor rolls before taking on the job of playing a mature young character who discovers his real life at the age of 11 and living a lie until then, when Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone came out November 16th, 2001, was when his career really sky rocketed.

Since the first Harry Potter movie, Radcliffe's life has been pretty busy with the following movies of the series. He has starred in other movies but is mostly known for the courageous, intelligent, wizard Harry Potter. The story lines of these movies keeps the viewers interested in the movie by mixing in different emotions. My favorite Harry Potter movie is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. This specific film is very suspenseful, it brings happiness, and also adds sadness when Harry has to say good bye to his newly found God father who he feels is his only family member left, other then his wretched Aunt, Uncle and cousin, the Dursley's who have treated Harry like crap since the day they found him on their door step.

To some people, the movies of Harry Potter are a waste of time because they are non-fictional and they don't believe in the story line. To me, the Harry Potter movies are fantastic, they bring a sense of adventure and shows us that everyone has their own little world, and no matter how fake it is to others, to that one person, it's their safe place where they can be themselves. Daniel Radcliffe does an amazing job in playing the role of a teenage wizard going through challenges in the wizzarding world. He has won different awards for his acting and was nominated for many others. There is two more Harry Potter movies yet to be released and that will be the end of the series, the last book is being split into two movies to get all the detail needed to make it the kind of ending that is sad, but yet happy because the bad guys lost. My advise is to watch the movies and develop your own opinion about the actor, but to me, I think he's the perfect Harry Potter.