Hancock

Alright, so even though I just went to the movies yesterday I went again tonight with my cousin Tyler to see Hancock.

… and tomorrow night I’m going with Kat, Melinda and Tyler once again to see the midnight screening of Dark Knight. I’m really, really excited.

From the previews, I was kind of skeptical about this one. I really like Will Smith, so that made me want to see it but I didn’t want it to be some sort of hokey superhero movie, you know? But then Melinda saw it and said it was good, so that made me want to see it a little bit more, because I know she would have been honest and said it was crap if it was.

All in all, it’s a pretty good movie. It’s not a stereotypical superhero movie, where they focus on the superhero trying to save the world from some sort of evil mastermind. It’s more about a guy, who has these extraordinary powers, who’s struggling to figure out who he is and where he fits in. I know a lot of movies with superheroes have that aspect to it, but I guess this one seems more about self acceptance and learning where your place in the world is. If that makes any sense. Maybe it’s too late for me to be writing about this, haha.

Of course, there’s a plot twist (or two!) which makes it far more interesting than just that. Some of the flying stuff I thought was a little… ‘ish’ (as one of my students would say), but I enjoyed it and I’d probably recommend it.

Will Smith is awesome. I think he always picks really good roles and you don’t see him screwing up like you do a lot of other celebrities. I guess, he seems down to earth. Admittedly I still watch Fresh Prince all the time, because the reruns are always on TV. He’s really come a far way since then, hasn’t he?

Charlize Theron was really good as well. I can’t even remember the last movie I saw her in, but I think she’s so pretty! I don’t want to ruin anything, but I like the twist that involves her. I like the idea of a living myth, or something along those lines. And I also really liked Jason Bateman because he was so sincere and hopeful.

I’m not really good at describing or critiquing movies, but I guess the main point is that it was fun and a worthwhile movie to see.