The Lego Batman Movie Review

This Valentine’s Day my grandparents gave me and my parents some money for a dinner and movie. The movie we went to was The Lego Batman Movie. When I went in, I had high expectations because of the amazing humor-filled previews. This movie passed my expectations. (Spoiler alert) it starts with a black screen and Will Arnett, Batman, explaining how all important movies start with black screens… and then he says how he has a nine-pack.

Batman is introduced as a narcissistic and egotistical person that “…sit around all day in black clothes.” Dick Grayson, on the other hand, is a happy orphan who is a male gymnast. He meets Bruce Wayne at a festival where Barbara Gordon is becoming the police commissioner of Gotham City. Dick Grayson is asking Bruce Wayne if he is able to adopt someone, and he says yes because he is musing about Barbara and how beautiful she is and unconsciously adopts Dick. Barbara Gordon is the daughter of James Gordon, former police commissioner of Gotham City. Barbara has graduated from Harvard For Police. She grew up in a family full of police and wanted to follow her father’s footsteps. When Bruce Wayne’s parents were killed, Alfred Pennyworth became Bruce’s father figure and Batman refers to him as that.

The movie is mainly about two things. Number one, The Joker thinks he is Batman’s “greatest enemy” and does everything to prove that. Number two, in the previews there is a scene about what Batman is afraid of, and Alfred says it is being part of a family, he counters and says he is afraid of snake-clowns. Later in the movie Robin, Dick Grayson, says they are going on a family trip and throughout the movie Batman tries to deal with that without admitting that being part of a family is his fear. By the end of the movie both of those problems are resolved.

During the movie, Dick Grayson makes up things that people will know him by. He says his code name is Robin and his motto is “tweet, tweet, on the street.” He even comes up with a song, I’ll try to write it. This is how it goes: “Flyyyyy, Robin, Flyyyyy!” Batman tells Robin that he and Bruce Wayne said that they would both be his dad. Robin tries to call Batman Dad, and he immediately tells Robin to stop. Robin now tries to call him padré and Batman starts to talk, but Robin interrupts and asks him if he’s not allowed to call him that either. Batman asks what padré means and he says it means dad in Spanish. Batman doesn’t mind it and says it also means buddy.

At the end of the movie there is a white screen and Batman is explaining how all important movies end in white and then a robotic voice says: Playing Robin’s happy music, and it shows all of the people dancing around in gold and white with all the credits on the side.

The movie was so amazing! It had 188 fresh tomatoes and 19 rotten tomatoes on the website rottentomatoes.com which means it is very popular. I’m not sure but I think that is a record on Rotten Tomatoes. If you are thinking about watching a movie, I suggest the Lego Batman Movie. Not just because it’s a good movie for kids, it has hilarious adult humor as well and is satisfactory for an entire family.

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. 

Writing this blog was GS 187's idea. His parents, of course, encourage him.

Comments are always welcome on each and every post as they encourage him to continue to write, better his work, and grow as a writer.

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!

My Newest Coin for My Collection: The Japanese Sen

Collecting coins has been an interest of mine for a few years. My grandparents have travelled near and far and have always given me coins from their trips. I have collected those coins in a special bank.

 A few days ago I went to an indoor antique and flea market store. I bought some foreign coins after talking to the man who ran the booth where I found the coins. Before this day I had in my collection Euros and Canadian coins so I decided to start a coin collection with my own selection as well.

 The first coin I’m going to write about is my Japanese coin. My Japanese coin is a sen which is one hundredth of a yen. A yen is 0.0098 of a U.S. Dollar. The sen I have was produced between 1916-1924. Sens from this time period were made of bronze. Today a sen is worth a half of a penny. My sen is 23 mm in diameter and 3.75 grams in mass.

I think this coin is an interesting coin because it is old and detailed. The fact that this coin is at least one hundred years old makes it an antique. This coin is very detailed because it has exactly eleven Japanese markings.

Collecting coins is fun because I not only learn about money but the history of the coins and the countries that produced them.

Next time I look forward to writing about my Persian coin!

One side of my Japanese Sen.

The other side of my Japanese Sen.

It's Hard Being the Middle Child

Being the middle child is hard. It's hard because your little brother or sister always screams in your ear and your older brother or sister mostly beats you up and the other times they're sleeping.

Let me tell you the ways to stay alive when you're the middle child... or get killed in the process.

Pranks

First Ketchup Water (do this to your older sibling when their in the bathroom.)  If your older sibling is drinking something at McDonalds do this. 1. Open a packet of ketchup. 2. Open the lid take the straw out and put the straw in the ketchup put the ketchup in the drink close the lid. 3. Get ready to laugh.

Second Fake Person (do this to your younger sibling when your pretending to sleep in and your parents tell your younger sibling to wake you up.) 1. get a skeleton from the store and if anyone asks about it tell them" I'm getting ready for Halloween, don't wanna wait till the last minute." 2. put the skeleton in your bed in the morning pull the sheet all the way over and wait for your sibling to open the sheet.                                                                                                                                    

No Attention

When your the middle you usually get less attention. This is sometimes good and sometimes bad. This is a good thing because you can go off and do your own thing. This is bad because you might think you're not accepted.

The Good Thing

The good thing about being the middle is your parents are afraid you'll get Middle Child Syndrome so they get you a lot of toys.

Even though you might not have any attention your family still loves you... but it's still fun pulling pranks.    

*Author's Note: My family loves me and pays attention to me, a lot! I wrote the "No Attention" paragraph to write about what other middle children feel like.    

GS 187 is an 8 year old third grader (in the most advanced 3rd grade class in his elementary school) living with his mom, dad, big brother, and little sister. He is an excellent student, artist, Lego builder, origami maker, swimmer, Cub Scout, karate student, and Little League member. 

Writing this blog was GS 187's idea. His parents, of course, encourage him.

Comments are always welcome on each and every post as they encourage him to continue to write, better his work, and grow as a writer.                                          

Hello World!

My name is GS187. My mom is Chief 187™ and my brother is ML187. 

Today I start this blog to tell about my life, become a better writer, and have people comment on my work.

At school I have had to write a lot of essays this year. Now I feel I am ready to write a blog like my brother does.

There are many things I am interested in like art, Legos, and origami, the Japanese art of paper folding.

Ever since I was very young I have been good at art. I colored in the lines of my coloring books, I've copied favorite characters like Lego Batman, and I've taught myself how to do basically anything I set my mind to.

Currently I have been drawing the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) from the 2014 movie of the same name.

Raphael is the turtle I draw the most because he is my favorite of the four turtles. 

A few weeks ago I free-handed a picture of Raphael using pencil and colored pencils. It took me a few days to finish but I think it came out very well. 

Before that drawing I did this one which I asked my mom to post on Facebook. I was so excited to come home from school and see how many comments and "Like"s my picture had. There were 81 "Like"s and 14 comments!

Legos are my favorite toys because I can build anything I imagine with them. Over the years I have received and built a ton of different sets from race cars that I would re-design to Hero Factory characters that I would create in my own way. 

The sets I would like now are the new Ninjago sets for 2015 and the 2014 TMNT Lego sets. 

Legos have been in my home for my entire life. My brother was playing with Legos when I was too young to go in the "Lego Room". I was far younger than the recommended age on the Lego boxes when my parents let me start playing and building with regular-sized Legos. 

In the past two years I discovered origami when I took out a book from my school library about it. I asked my mom to help me make some of the paper art, but she just couldn't do it. So, I taught myself how to fold the paper into cool creations.

Now my house is filled with a bunch of paper art and there are tiny scraps that my dad calls "confetti" all over the place!

For Christmas 2014 I got at least 3 different packs of origami supplies. I have been a origami master since I made my ninja paper weapons: ninja stars, bo, sai, nunchaku, and swords!

This is just a few of the things I am interested in my life. 

It would be awesome if you commented on my first blog.

Thank you for reading!

I'll have more blogs in the future.

GS 187 is an 8 year old third grader (in the most advanced 3rd grade class in his elementary school) living with his mom, dad, big brother, and little sister. He is an excellent student, artist, Lego builder, origami maker, swimmer, Cub Scout, karate student, and Little League member. 

Writing this blog was GS 187's idea. His parents, of course, encourage him.

Comments are always welcome on each and every post as they encourage him to continue to write, better his work, and grow as a writer.