four men, one calling: to serve and protect.

                                   365 films challenge - 016/365.

   → COURAGEOUS, 2011 (★★★★★★★★☆☆☆)

   ”i do solemnly resolve before god to take full responsibility for myself, my wife, and my children. i will love them, protect them, serve them, and teach them the word of god as the spiritual leader of my home. i will be faithful to my wife, to love and honor her, and be willing to lay down my life for her as jesus christ did for me. i will bless my children and teach them to love god with all of their hearts, all of their minds, and all of their strength. i will train them to honor authority and live responsibly. i will confront evil, pursue justice, and love mercy. i will pray for others and treat them with kindness, respect, and compassion. i will work diligently to provide for the needs of my family. i will forgive those who have wronged me and reconcile with those i have wronged. i will learn from my mistakes, repent of my sins, and walk with integrity as a man answerable to god. i will seek to honor god, be faithful to his church, obey his word, and do his will. i will courageously work with the strength god provides to fulfill this resolution for the rest of my life and for his glory. as for me and my house, we will serve the lord. —-joshua 24:15”

this was so unexpectedly good. one of those legit heart warming movies. loved it.

behind every great love is a great story.

                                   365 films challenge - 015/365.

   → THE NOTEBOOK, 2004 (★★★★★★★★★☆☆)

   ”i think our love can do anything we want it to. “

classic

cops or criminals. when you’re facing a loaded gun what’s the difference?

                                   365 films challenge - 014/365.

   → THE DEPARTED, 2006 (★★★★★★★★★★☆)

   ”what’s the matter, smartass, you don’t know any fuckin’ shakespeare?”

i decided to watch this because it looked amazing and i kept seeing it on my dash and leo is a perfect prince and this was a fucking good movie.

separated by war. tested by battle. bound by friendship.

                                   365 films challenge - 013/365.

   → WAR HORSE 2011 (★★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆)

   ”wherever you are, i will find you and i will bring you home.”

i didn’t get to finish this movie and i watched it several days ago - all i remember is making jokes along the lines of “HEY DID YOU KNOW THIS MOVIE IS ABOUT A HORSE? I THINK IT GOES TO WAR.”

the lists.

                                   365 films challenge - 012/365.

   → I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT, 2011 (★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆)

   ”maybe… maybe my baby will turn into justin bieber. he started as a mistake. now he’s a billionaire.”

honestly, i wasn’t feelin this movie that much. it was cute and not your typical storyline with these kind of things, an unusual twist which was nice but it was kind of dry. my favorite part was christina and then talking to my bff and only referring to sjp as “horseface” :)

                                   365 films challenge - 011/365.

   → WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN, 2011 (★★★★★★★☆☆☆)

   ” it’s like this: you wake and watch tv, get in your car and listen to the radio you go to your little jobs or little school, but you don’t hear about that on the 6 o’clock news, why? ‘cause nothing is really happening, and you go home and watch some more tv and maybe it’s a fun night and you go out and watch a movie. i mean it’s got so bad that half the people on tv, inside the tv, they’re watching tv. what are these people watching, people like me? “

i think i was missing something, of the larger picture or i don’t even know but i didn’t think this was amazing of a film. it was beautifully shot and it was very disturbing but it wasn’t anything to rave about. but maybe that was just the point. to be real and truthful and disturbing.

slow justice is no justice

                                   365 films challenge - 010/365.

   → FASTER, 2010. (★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆)

   ”today, i want to talk to you about forgiveness.”

ehhh. the rock should’ve stuck to acting in wrestling.

innocence of the young.

                                   365 films challenge - 009/365.

   → AN EDUCATION, 2009. (★★★★★★★★★☆)

   ”studying is hard and boring. teaching is hard and boring. so, what you’re telling me is to be bored, and then bored, and finally bored again, but this time for the rest of my life? this whole stupid country is bored! there’s no life in it, or color, or fun! it’s probably just as well the russians are going to drop a nuclear bomb on us any day now. so my choice is to do something hard and boring, or to marry my… jew, and go to paris and rome and listen to jazz, and read, and eat good food in nice restaurants, and have fun! it’s not enough to educate us anymore ms. walters. you’ve got to tell us why you’re doing it. “

beautiful film. absolutely wonderful.