Film and TV - Sabina Begum

Regency Enterprises, Film4 Productions, Fox Searchlight Pictures Age Certificate: 15 IMDb: 8.1/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 95/100 Plot Solomon Northup, a free African-American, is promised a fortnightly job by Brown and Hamilton. However, after arriving in Washington DC, he realises that he has been sold into slavery. Review I watched this film for the BFI Film Academy and was astonished from beginning till end. The first 15 minutes had so much depth that it took an hour analysing the mise-en-scene, the editing, the narrative etc. A truly emotional story with an amazing cast; especially Chiwetel Ejiofor, the main lead. This story captures the true essence of what it was like for the victims of slavery in 1853, giving us the view of how the black community were treated during the time. Films are made for our knowledge and understanding; this film does more than just portray the lives of black people; it brings awareness to people of different race. My rating: 8.5/10 ...

Warner Bros. Pictures, Netflix Age Certificate: 12A IMDb: 6.5/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 53/100 Plot Human child Mowgli is raised by a wolf pack in the jungles of India. As he learns the often-harsh rules of the jungle, under the tutelage of a bear named Baloo and a panther named Bagheera, Mowgli becomes accepted by the animals of the jungle as one of their own, but the fearsome tiger Shere Khan doesn't take a liking to him. But there may be greater dangers lurking in the jungle, as Mowgli comes face to face with his human origins. Trailer A darker take on the beloved children's book; Serkis demonstrates adventure and fantasy through the use of motion capture performance. This movie cannot be compared to Jon Favreau's 'The Jungle Book' (2016). Disney manages to capture the beauty of the jungle in their adaptation whereas if we were to really appreciate the story of the well-known book, Serkis' adaptation is the film for you. Whilst Disney did well hiding the re...

Growing up, I used to unintentionally analyse films; discussing the practical and digital effects with anyone in the room as well as watching behind the scene videos of my favourite films. The constant need to let my brothers know how certain scenes were shot every time we watch a film and then researching further into the production led to my passion in films studies. At the of 3, my uncle sent us 80's and 90's films on VHS... some of what I remember were 'Terminator', 'Star Wars' and even an old TV show from the 60's called 'Captain Scarlet'. It was only until I was 15 (4 years ago) when I knew I wanted to pursue a career in media well at least study it. Studying media for A-Levels got me to review films (specifically horror films) and make a blog about the pre/post production of my own short film which gave me the idea to start a new blog- writing my own reviews on films I have already watched (anything from cult classics to recent releases). ****...