Jenny Belanger
Ms. Taylor
Period 2
APLAC
12 February 2012
Movie Evaluation
What comes
to mind when you think of a romantic classic? Do you find yourself pretending
to be one of the characters because you are caught up in the plot? Does the happy ending place a tear rolling
down your face? A romantic classic is a
piece of work that embodies the essence of love that we all dream about. The recently released movie The Vow, with
director Michael Suscy, captures everything in order to make the final product
the next greatest romantic classic.(IMDb)
As Leo
(Channing Tatum) begins the story he explains how life is all about moments of
impact and how they change your life forever.
What he did not know was that one-day his wife, Paige (Rachel McAdams)
would not longer remember these moments.
After being hit by a truck that couldn’t stop, Leo and Paige were sent
to the hospital where the doctors found Paige has suffered a lot of brain
damage. Leo spent day after day at his
wife’s bedside waiting for her to wake from her coma. When the day comes and she opens her eyes,
Paige is not able to remember the last 4 years she had spent with Leo.
The
struggles that they face as they try to piece together her memory was
frustrating for both parties. Although, Leo
is persistent in sticking to the words said in his vow, “I
vow to love you, and no matter what challenges might carry us apart, we will
always find a way back to each other.”(Vow Quotes) While
trying everything it seemed Leo could do nothing to bring back the love that Paige
once shared with him. In helping, Leo tried using movies, photos, and phone
calls to bring back her memory. But
every time Paige rejected the help. When
this continued he felt that the chances of him ever getting his wife back had
vanished. As hard as it could be Leo had
to walk away from the women he loved.
The actors
in The Vow are popularly known for their roles in other romantic movies. For Rachel McAdams, she is best known for her
role in the Notebook and for Channing Tatum and his role in Dear John. Because of their skill they were able to
create chemistry between each other.
Channing Tatum’s work of being the passionate loving husband, added
nicely to the confused and struggling Rachel McAdams.
The Vow was
based on a true story where the husband and wife persevered and had moved on
from the traumatic event.(Kim and Krickitt Carpenter) They are now
remarried and have two children. Luckily
the Vow had a happy ending as well where Paige realizes that the love she had
for Leo was always there and all she had to do was bring it back to the surface
again.
All in all,
The Vow was by far the greatest romantic classic due to the emotion that was
presented by the actors, the happy ending, and the fact that it is based on a
true story. There is no doubt that the
passion shared between Leo and Paige will be an inspiration to all future
couples.
Works Cited:
IMDb, The Vow. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1606389/ (Accessed on February 12, 2012)
The Vow Quotes. http://vowmovie2012.com/quotes.html (Accessed on February 12, 2012)
The Vow- The True Events that Inspired the Movie. http://www.bhpublishinggroup.com/books/products.asp?p=9781433675799 (accessed on February 12, 2012)
I think this very clearly represents what goes on in the movie, but at the end you kind of give away what happens! You do a great job of showing the struggle that Leo found with trying to get his wife back too! I think it would have been more beneficial if you included more about the actual actors and some statistics on how the movie is doing and some of the reviews it has gotten because you really only included what happens in the movie! Overall I thought you did a really good job with the overview of the movie. It really was a great movie!
ReplyDeleteI think you did a great job reviewing the movie and giving a basis of what it is about. Your use of ethos caught me imeadetly and got me interested in seeing the movie. You did a good job talking about the actors and how they are credible to play this role. You also showed how they connected with each other to bring the movie together. The only thing i would change would be to not give away the plot only because it left me a little less tempted to see the movie. Overall, you did a great job!
ReplyDeleteAs Rachel metioned, the use of ethos immidiately caught my eye! It made me want to go see the movie. I agree with you that the movie was very passionate and that the actors played a huge role in selling the story line as well as emotions of the characters. Everything about the review was great, however, at the end you kind of give away the ending. People are going to want to see the movie either way because you connected emotionally with them, but spoiling the ending could make some people not want to see it. Other than that I think you did a wonderful job!
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