This Week I Went Back to the Future!

A few days ago my mom suggested that we watch a movie together. She picked a movie that I have heard of, it was Back to the Future. It took a few minutes for me to get into the story, but when I saw the DeLorean come out of the truck I was excited. The car looked cool and modern even though the movie was movie was made in 1985. The gull wings and the Flux Capacitor are so cool! Marty McFly, the main character, was likable. He was a bit like a slacker because he showed up for school late, he did illegal things to get to school late on his skateboard, and he fell asleep with his clothes on. When the terrorists arrived early in the movie to kill the other lead character, Doc Brown, I started to get really stressed. Another time I got stressed was when Marty's teenage mom fell for him instead of his dad George McFly. By the end of the movie there was so much intensity that I created a new word to describe my stress: Darshiblar! I said this at least 100 times while watching the movie! The movie's ending left me wanting to see the next film immediately because it ended with an obvious cliffhanger for the main characters! I can't believe people in 1985 had to wait years to see the sequel. I couldn't wait five minutes!

Back to the Future Part 2 was on Netflix as well so as soon as I finished watching Back to the Future, I started Part II. It was made it 1989, four years after the original and 26 years before 2015. I found it fascinating to see what the creators of the movie got right and wrong. A few things right in the future were flat screen televisions, drones, and multiple channels on TV. The things they got wrong were flying cars, clothing, the common use of hoverboards. What I found interesting in Back to the Future Part II was how one little thing could change the entire future. Of course, this was true in the first movie as well. Part II was my favorite because I enjoyed watching the filmmaker's version of the present day.

Obviously after seeing the cliff hanger for Part II, I had to see the third one, Back to the Future Part III was very different from the other ones because both Doc and Marty had a chance of being shot in 1885 in the Old West, when and where the movie took place. I liked how the actors impersonated people from that era. The story was interesting and even though Doc said that if he had a social relationship with someone from the past it would create a time-warp continuum, Doc did fall in love! There was another cliffhanger at the end of Part III, but the director Robert Zemekis said three was a good number to end the series.

After seeing all three movies I remembered that my older brother got the LEGO DeLorean  from Back to the Future a couple of years ago for Christmas.  As with many of our Lego sets, the DeLorean was taken apart a long time ago with its pieces scattered among many different boxes. I decided to make it again. It took hours over two days for my mom and me to find all of the pieces, but we finished it together.

If you haven't seen Back to the Future or its sequels I recommend you do. They are exciting, intense, and entertaining all mixed together.

GS 187 is an 9 year old rising fifth grade high honor student living with his mom, dad, big brother, and little sister. He is an excellent student, artist, Lego builder, origami maker, swimmer, kayaker, Cub Scout, karate student, and Little League player. 

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My Addiction to the Batman v Superman Movie!

                                                                               
     When I saw the first previews for the movie Batman v Superman months before it opened I knew I had to see it. Batman is my favorite superhero so I was certain I had to watch the film. The problem was it didn't come out until March 12, 2016. In the meantime, I decided to research everything about the film like the actors for the cast, the plot, the critic reviews and the logo (to draw). I spent hours drawing and perfecting the awesome logo that put the Superman "S" within the Batman bat logo.

What felt like years later I finally saw Batman v Superman in the theater with my family. The film did not disappoint - it was awesome! It had everything that I wanted. Batman's new costume was far superior to The Dark Knight movie Batman costume which was too dark in my opinion.  Ben Affleck portrayed Batman incredibly well because he disguised his voice as Batman differently than his Bruce Wayne alter ego. Affleck used his acting skills to create a realistic anger for Wayne/Batman against Superman. I truly enjoyed Affleck's portrayal.

People who have not seen the movie should skip this part and go to the smiley face below. If you haven't seen it and you never will or you have seen it, you can read this:

When Superman "died" he was killed by Doomsday because he was near Batman's kryptonite spear when he was stabbed. There seem to be some plot holes that make this ending hard to believe. Of course, I'll be waiting for the next chapter of the DC Comics movie franchise!

:) After seeing the movie I was not tired of Batman v Superman, on the contrary I got more into it! In every store I go I look for B v S t-shirts, action figures, books, and anything else that looks cool from this movie. My birthday is in September and most of what I asked for was from the Batman v Superman movie category... well, that and foreign coins!

If you haven't seen Batman v Superman, I highly suggest you do. It is different than the Marvel comic movies, but I think they are interesting and entertaining. Once you watch Batman v Superman, you'll be hooked on the story, too, just like me!