Now Fly! Fly!: Ella Enchanted

 We FIANLLY get that chance to review Ella Enchanted!

Ella has been carrying a curse! She must obey every request anyone has ever told her. Her mother and her mother' best friend are the only two that know of this "gift" that Ella's Fairy Godmother gave her. Ella tries everything to not obey, and live her life without her body literally betraying her to make sure she does obey. After her mother dies her father brings home a step-mother and two step-sisters who make her life miserable right away. When her step-sisters find out that she has to do everything she says she starts to dismantle Ella's life. That is until she meets the Prince, and starts on an adventure to return her "gift" and possible right many wrong in the kingdom. However, more sinister characters are lurking around that is looking for way to use her obedience against her. 

I love this movie! Every year I feel like we are going to be able to use it for a theme, but there are always better movies to have for those themes. 

However, I thought that this movie was going to easy when it came to how it relates to faith, and what it means to obey.

Forced obedience is not that same as faithful obedience. 

Ella was tried in her obedience because it was forced. Like to an obscene level. An example is the Prince tell her to "wait here" and she is forced to stand in the middle of the road, and almost get hit by a carriage because he body refuses to move because of the curse she had. She is literally at the mercy of the people around her. She is basically a robot that has no control over her life.

Which is why God did not create us to be this way. God wants us to obey Him because we choose to and love Him. Listening to what He says to do is the best thing we can do for ourselves. God never wanted to force us to love Him. He wanted us to choose to love him. 

Now, I need to learn to carry this reminder with me as I go forward in life. 

Brian Tyler Takeover: Law Abiding Citizen

So, Before I get in to this movie, I will be honest. There was another movie call Middle Men that Brian Tyler did the music for. It's not a scary movie so I should have watched it, and written about it. However, I started it, and once I realized what that movie was about, I said "nope" and turned it off. So, I will not be reviewing that movie. 

Now, onto Law Abiding Citizen.

Clyde Shelton's life is turned upside sown when one night two men break into his house and kill his wife and daughter. He spend that next several year finding ways to get revenge on all of those who did wrong, including the lawyer that refused to take the case to full trial. 

It's been a little bit since I watch a thriller, and I love Mr. Tyler's music when it comes to this genre! This is the closest that I will get to watching a scary movie that he composes, but I am sure those are just as good and playing at that suspence!

As for the movie it's self, it was really good. However, it was much darker that I thought it was going to be! It's hard to not have a good movie when you have Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx as the stars!

Brian Tyler Takeover: Fast & Furious

 So, now is the point int he series that we start getting the names of the movies confuse. Today's is the 4th in the franchise Fast & Furious. What is not only the name of this movie the the name in which everyone calls the series. 

It's also not to be confused with the the very first movie The Fast and The Furious. 

So, here is the confusing part about this movie.... it's supposed the be the 3rd in the series. Now, from my very quick google search, the did it this way because the original cast was able to get back together for this film, and everyone loved Han and wanted to make it make sense as to why they know each other? Truly, I don't get it but whatever. This movie opens with Letty dying, and Dom finding out and going on a rampage to avenge her death. Brian happens to be working with the feds, still, to find the same drug lord that Dom is hunting. They have to work together to bring down the whole operation. 

So, this movie was still fun. I am like waiting for when they aren't... even though I have already seen the 10th one and I loved it.. 

I think Mr. Tyler's music works best for this franchise, and I think other agree with me since he is the composer to most of the other ones. 

Now Fly! Fly!: Evan Almighty

Now for a rare sequel in a project like this, Evan Almighty.

 

Evan got what he waned when he wanted to become a news anchor. Now he might have gotten more than he bargained for not that he got voted in as Senator. He thinks his life is going perfect, until God calls him to do something that makes no sense. Build an ark for an upcoming flood in the middle of a drought 

This the lesson right there. God calling you to do something that makes no sense. There have been so many times in my life alone that God has asked me to do something that doesn't make any sense. My life is nothing extortionary. Like my name is not going to be in any history books anytime soon, but if my life can be called to do something that makes no sense, then those who lives that do make it into history books, I would love to see what God asked them do that made no sense. 

However, in my life, doing the things that God asked me to do, has changed my life and opened many doors that I never thought about before. 

I need to remember to trust God when he asks me to do the crazy things.  

Brian Tyler Take Over: Dragon Ball Evolution

 So, this movie...

Was TERRIBLE! 

I have never seen the the tv series, and but I have some sort of idea of how successful it is. However, movie... I feel bad for all f the fan who thought that they were getting a good film and this drivel came out.

I feel bad that Brian Tyler's name is part of this film, and I honestly have to say that he did the best he could with what he had to work with.  

Brian Tyler Takeover: The Lazarus Project

 So, let's talk about this....

A man is convicted of killing two men, and sentenced to death. After he "dies" he ends up at a facility to treats those who are mentally ill. 

So, I am so confused about this movie. I mean, with a title like The Lazarus Project I'm thinking that he would be put to death, but somehow live and all of it would be for some sort of good in the world. Or some sort of revenge for the people who died. This man goes to work at this facility, is tricked that he is actually a patient there, and then escapes. It never says why he was chose to be giving a second chance to stay at the facility?

Anyways, I truly don't remember the music. I didn't find anything to catch my attention to be anything more than background noise. 

Now Fly! Fly!: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

 We have come a classic movie today. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

The mysterious Willy Wonka has made a contest to let five contestants, and one guest each, enter is highly private Chocolate Factory. Charlie is amongst on the of the winners. He is excited, but is asked by a rival candy maker to bring him on of Wonka's everlasting gobstoppers, and he will pay Charlie handsomely in exchange. Charlie is face with a choice of money or honesty.

Now I know there are some out there who hate this movie. It might have been scary when you watched when you were youngers. I enjoy this movie every time I watch it. 

However, having to watch it in the context of Obedience, I was caught off guard. This is the first time that a character had to choose between two voices. The rival candy make could give Charlie enough money to set him up for life, but in order to get what the rival wanted he had to listen to all of the rules that Willy put out. Charlie listened to all of them, but broke one rule that cost him what he thought the prize was. When Charlie realized he messed up, he gives Willy Wonka back the gobstopper because he knows that giving it to the rival would have been wrong. 

He ends up giving Willy what he thinks to going to give riches, and get so much more in return. 

It's funny that God works the same way. We think that we have to have control over our lives in order to be the best we can be. In reality to die is to gain. If we die to ourselves then we gain so much more in return.