REVIEW OF A MOVIE: The Jungle Book

THE JUNGLE BOOK

Mowgli is a boy who’s been raised by a family of wolves. He grew up between them and he even tried to act like a wolf but it didn't work because Mowgli finds himself no longer welcome in the jungle. That's when Shere Khan, the big scary tiger, promises to eliminate everyone and everything if the little boy stays in the jungle. He suddenly has the urge to abandon the only home he’s ever known and have to return where he really belongs to protect their wolf family and the jungle. In his journey there, he met a bear called Baloo who easily got along with the boy. But during the way, Mowgli encounters with jungle creatures who don’t exactly have his best interests, like Kaa, a python whose seductive voice and gaze hypnotizes the boy and the great King Louie, who tries to convince Mowgli to tell him the secret to create the elusive and deadly red flower: fire. 

First of all, I decided to do a review of this movie because I thought that I'd be cool to compare the first movie with this remake. Personally I think that this movie is really good and the story is more ''mature'' than the old one. 

I really like it because the story gets more emotional and it also gaves you melancholical moments, like when Mowgli and Baloo sing their famous song. The Jungle Book was one of my favorites movies when I was little and I've watched a thousands times that's because I was very excited that it was going to be a remake of that movie and it didn't disppointed me at all. 

REVIEW OF A BOOK: The First Cut

THE FIRST CUT

The book starts with the murder of Grace and quickly flips to present day. Nicky was Grace's best friend and Greg was Grace's husband, but now Nicky and Greg are married and things are far from perfect. He is always away for work, they aren't talking too much and things are just weird. 

With that Nicky's encounter with Adam a young, fun and very flirty boy. Soon the fun turns to danger and Nicky finds herself caught up in murder, lies, deceit and a secret that will change everything.

When I started reading the first few pages I was really drawn in until she meets Adam. Then things change dramatically and I was having to re read parts in case I missed something as it didn't seem to make sense. I think that a few times, in parts where characters would say something and I had to go back in case I was missing the link but I really like that plot twist and enjoyed the book so much.

LA VITA È BELLA

La vita è bella is a movie about a love story in the nazi time. The film shows the horrors in a Nazi concentration camp.

The movie takes place in 1939 in Italy. Guido Orefice, a comical and sharp man, is leaving his old life and going to the city. From the start he falls in love with Dora who he sees later in the city where she works as a teacher. Finally Dora sees Guido's affection and they get are married and have a son, Giosué. But one day the nazi army caught them and put them in a concentration camp.
In the camp, Guido hides their true situation from his son.He sets up the concentration camp as a game for Giosué: each of the tasks will earn them points and whoever gets to one thousand points first will win a tank. Guido uses this game to explain features of the concentration camp that would otherwise be scary for a young child.
Days have past and a really bad new achieves: an officer makes the decision to execute Guido. Guido is led off by the soldier to be executed and while the soldier is leading him to his death, Guido passes by Giosué one last time, still in the character and playing the game. 

The next morning, Giosué emerges from the sweatbox as the camp is occupied by an American armored division. The young boy thinks he has won the game and has won a tank. The prisoners travel to a safety place, accompanied by the Americans. While they are traveling, the soldiers allow Giosué to ride on the front of the tank with them. Giosué soon spots his mum, Dora,  in the procession leaving the camp. Giosué and Dora are reunited and are extremely happy to see each other.

I think that is a very hard story because, given the circumstances, is very difficult to keep the happiness and give love but the family that the film show us, get it. I admire the strength that Guido has and the fight for keeping the family united. It is a difficult love but not by the persons, but by the circumstances that they went throw. Guido and Dora have a true love and they fight for keep it alive.
That's why this film is very beautiful and I recommend it to everyone.