Showing posts with label Adventure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Adventure. Show all posts

Sunday, May 13, 2018

Top 10 Travelling Films



Who is here who likes traveling? Exploring nature, enjoying the scenery, is what adventurous people want. The role of the film industry in offering various tourist objects is very effective. Lots of tourist attractions that crowded after the film. Although sometimes those movies do not need too much dialogue, but the following movie list can also bring the atmosphere of emotion and sad tears that make this movie list more interesting.




1. Into the Wild (2007)





After graduating from Emory University, the best student and athlete Christopher McCandless left all the city life, and gave his $24,000 savings to donate. He has forsaken all worldly luxuries and it's desires. Then Christopher decided to go to the forest of Alaska and live there. In his adventures, Christopher discovers the things that make up his identity.





2. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)





A Comedy movie about an elaborate and messy family. The mother named Sheryl must accept the fact that his family is not a harmonious family. The husband is a motivator full of ambition who always feeding his family with ideologies so that his family can live in success. The son is an anti-social teenager who wants to be a pilot.

The daughter is a seven-year-old Olive who dreams of becoming a beauty princess. Olive is trained by her grandfather who is a heroin addict. Not only that, they have brother who are gay and have just tried to commit suicide. This troubled family is on a journey to California by using Microbus to deliver Olive who wants to go to Little Miss Sunshine beauty contest.





3. Lost in Translation (2003)





What happens if you visit a country whose main language is not English and you do not understand the main language of the country? You must be confused if you want to communicate. That's the main theme of this movie. This is the first time for Bob Harris (Bill Murray) to go to Japan. His intention is to advertise the liquor products from Japan. But while Bob was still in Japan, he loved to hang around and have a drink at bar.

That's when he met a woman named Charlotte. They meet and become close, their adventure begins.





4. Midnight in Paris (2011)





Gil is a writer who currently on vacation with his fiancé's family, Inez. Gil and Inez accidentally meet up with Inez's old friend and walk with them. While Inez is busy with his annoying old friend, Gil prefers to enjoy the city of Paris he has always idolized. Especially when it rains, Gil really like walking in the city ​​of Paris when it rains.

One night when Gil was walking in Paris, he was lost. He found a car and was invited inside. Unexpectedly, Gil was headed back to the year 1920, as it goes back in time. There Gil meets with various legendary writers which he idolized. As time went on, Gil deepened into the beauty of Paris and met two beautiful women. But it will keep him away from his fiancé.





5. Due Date (2010)





Talk about two hilarious men on their way to Los Angeles. They are not relatives, nor are they friends, and they are actually forced to go together for a reason. Peter Highman (Robert Downey Jr.) must arrive at his destination on time to welcome the birth of his child. But his journey was not easy when he met an actor named Ethan Tremblay (Zach Galifianakis).





6. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)





Bored with your job? Have an annoying boss? Do not like your coworkers? Want to adventure around the world ? But you can not do that. You are not brave enough. You are busy with your work and your daily life. You like a woman, but you do not dare to approach her. Maybe this movie suits you!

Tells of an office worker who dreams but never dared to realize his dream. He even get bullied by his colleagues because he likes to stunned himself. One day, Walter had problems with his work. He decided to finish his work by going abroad and traveling the world.





7. The Bucket List (2007)





What does life mean to you? This film tells the story of two old people who are dying of cancer. Their lives are only a few months away. Carter and Edward met in a hospital when they were treated in the same room. That's when they make a list of activities they want to do before they die. Both decided to travel around the world and do interesting things they never did before they died.





8. The Darjeeling Limited (2007)





This film tells the story of three Whitman brothers, named Francis, Peter, and Jack. They come from wealthy families and have not been in touch with each other for a year. To re-attach their brotherly relations, the eldest Francis took the initiative of dragging his siblings off to travel around India on the Darjeeling Limited train. Francis had set up a tight schedule they had to follow, and he even had a hidden agenda that his two brothers did not know.





9. Wild (2014)





After her marriage was destroyed and due to her deep grief over her mother's death, the life of a woman named Cheryl Strayed became a mess. After years of rushing, Cheryl finally decided to travel an 1100 mile walk alone, without anyone, without any experience. The journey is not easy because Cheryl has to face obstacles, like when she has to camp in the middle of a barren land that animals might threaten her life.

This film will take you to the adventure of a woman who bravely travel alone in a dangerous terrain. But Cheryl's treacherous and painful journey, at the same time, could heal the wounds she had been buried the whole time.





10. Eat Pray Love (2010)





For most people, Elizabeth Gilbert (Julia Roberts) is a lucky woman who has had everything in life. She has a husband, has a home, and moreover, she has a good career. Unfortunately, what looks from the outside is not necessarily the same as what is felt inside.

Failure to build a dream home and forced to divorce from her husband made Elizabeth feel lost direction. Slowly but surely she began to feel that she had been lost all home. She no longer knows what she wants in life. At this point, Elizabeth then make a big decision. She wants to travel the world in search of her lost identity.





Friday, May 11, 2018

5 Films About Kids and Giant Monsters



What's your favorite movie in childhood? Surely most of us will choose a variety of animated films and fantasy movies as our favorite movie in childhood. What about the story of the adventures of a boy and a monster, or about a gigantic monster that destroys the city? When we were kids, we would have liked movies like that. Well, in the following movie list, there are some movies that are interesting enough to watch by kids. Hope you like the following movie list.




1. A Monster Calls (2016)





Connor's mother is seriously ill, it seems that she has cancer and her life is not long. In addition to worrying with his mother, Connor is also often got bullied at school. It makes him a quiet kid. He always wished there was a hero who came to protect him and defeat all his enemies. Until finally the hero came. But the hero Connor meant was very different from what he expected.

Connor was approached by a giant monster shaped like a tree and could speak. This monster is different from the monsters in general. He does not destroy cities or tall buildings, but this monster only tells stories of fairy tales, which will change Connor's life forever.




2. The Water Horse (2007)





This is my childhood movie. The movie is pretty good and amazing for the size of a fantasy movie. The story of a boy who accidentally found an interesting mysterious egg. The egg had an unusual size so the boy was interested and decided to look after it. One day, the egg hatches and a magical creature comes out. The magical creature is a water-horse shaped like a turtle with a long neck.

The boy eventually make a unique and unusual friendship with the creature until he grew up into a giant water horse. Based on the Scottish legend.




3. Pete's Dragon (2016)





Pete is a boy who has lived in the forest for a long time. After an accident that claimed his parents, he had to stay in the forest for 6 years. Pete was discovered by a forest guard named Grace. When found, Pete confessed that he had long lived in the jungle together with a friend named Elliot. When Pete is told to describe Elliot's form, it turns out that Pete is a dragon.

The dragon referred to by Pete is very similar to the dragon ever painted and told by Grace's father as a child. Finally, Grace and Pete together with her family decided to go to the forest to meet Elliot.




4. The BFG (2016)





Sophie is a ten-year-old kid. This film tells about her adventures that meet a gentle giant. At first she was afraid, because the giant is 24 feet tall. But after realizing that the giant was quite soft and kind, they finally started to be friends. As time went on, their friendship grew closer, Sophie's presence attracted the attention of Bloodbottler, Fleshlumpeater and other uninvited giants.

After traveling to London, Sophie and the gentle giant had to convince Queen Elizabeth to help them get rid of all the evil giants for good.




5. Monster House (2006)





There are many animated films that have been aired in theaters, it seems that no one has specifically raised the theme of horror as the core of the story. Many film producers assume, such themes are less suitable for the imagination of children who are still innocent. But Monster House seems to answer the "challenge" and still offers horror stories of Halloween night aimed at viewers aged 8 and under.

Talk about a group of teenagers who play in front of a haunted house. There are frightening rumors about the house, but that does not dampen children's intentions to explore it. Their curiosity turns into horror when they learn that the house is breathing, living, and can eat whatever is in front of the house.

It is said that the house has been possessed by the soul of the dead people. Now, the three teenagers had to uncover the truth of the house's past, and aim for the heart of the house to kill it.




Thursday, April 19, 2018

Top 9 Movies About Ancient Egypt

What comes to your mind when you hear about the Egyptian, Pharaoh and the Pyramid ? Surely some of us will immediately imagine the various legends and myths that flourished in the wilderness there. Some people think of treasure, some people think of the magic and the various curses contained in it. Not infrequently, the story of legends and myths like this are often raised into a variety of interesting films. Here is a list of best films about ancient Egypt that will surely make you curious.




1. The Mummy Series & The Mummy (2017)





The first film has two versions: 1999 and 2017. The original and classic is the one from 1999, while the 2017 version is one of the films of the Dark Universe that is one of the new Cinematic Universe that will tell about various monsters, and gods of various legends, and mythology that will soon appear in the next few years.

Actually the story is not much different, which originated from an American man who was looking for egypt treasure hidden in the ancient civilization of Pharaoh. Assisted by a woman who is a guide and archaeologist. Their adventure becomes unexpected when they accidentally awaken a dangerous Mummy that will threaten the world. Now they must find a way to break the existing curse and return the creature to its place of origin.




2. The Scorpion King Series





In ancient times, before the pyramids were built, an evil king named Memnon used the magical powers of a magician named Cassandra to gain great victory. With his power, Memnon intends to rule the world. To stop Memnon, the remaining tribal leaders hired a reliable murderer named Mathayus to kill the witch. But Mathayus finally got more than he thought.

Now with the help of Arpid, a tribal leader named Balthazar and other unexpected allies, Mathayus must fulfill his destiny and become a great Scorpion King.




3. Agora (2009)





Hypatia is the name of a woman who lived in Alexandria in the fourth century AD. Hypatia was a prominent philosopher, student, mathematician, and astronomer of her time. At that time, Christianity was just beginning to enter in Alexandria. And the followers of paganism, including Hypatia and his father (Michael Lonsdale), faced with a chronic religion of that time. The clash between Pagan and Christians seemed to be inevitable.

Agora films are often perceived as the story of the struggle of a female philosopher in an atmosphere of opposition between philosophy (at that time, philosophy also means science) against religion.




4. Gods of Egypt (2016)





Set, the evil god of darkness, has taken over the throne of Egypt and invaded the kingdom of peace and prosperity of Egypt into chaos and conflict. Not just the world, but the hereafter is also a nuisance. Only a few dared to rebel against him. An ordinary human being named Bek who is his lover being trapped in the Hereafter, strives to fight and defeat Set with the help of a great Horus god.




5. Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)





After discovering his real identity, Moses rise against Ramses Pharaoh of Egypt, and led 600,000 slaves to travel monumentally for the sake of escape from Egypt and various deadly cursing plagues that struck Egypt.




6. Stargate (1994)





In Egypt, a strange device was discovered while carrying out an expedition. A linguist named Dr. Daniel Jackson was invited by a mysterious woman to decipher the ancient hieroglyphs at a military facility. He discovered that the device was developed by sophisticated civilizations that could open portals to migrate to other planets. Dr. Jackson was invited to join the military team under the command of Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil who will soon explore the new world.

They found an ancient place where the humans are being enslave and worshiped Ra, the God of Sun.




7. The Prince of Egypt (1998)





Tells the story of two brothers named Moses and Ramses. One is born of noble blood, and one is an orphan with a hidden past. They grow into good friends and have strong bonds of friendship and intense competition. But after Moses knew the reality and the truth of his true origin, it made the two brothers differ. One is the most powerful king on Earth, and one is the elected leader of his people! Their battle will change their life and world forever.




8. The Ten Commandments (1956)





After Moses knew his true destiny as a Jew, he had to set out to lead his people and to run divine mission as his nation's liberation.




9. Cleopatra (1963)





Queen Cleopatra of Egypt experienced victory and tragedy as she tried to fight the imperial ambitions of Rome.




9 Films About Gladiator & Ancient Rome

"Many roads lead to Rome" maybe that is a phrase we often hear. But why should we go to Rome? What is interesting about Rome? Here we are discussing about the movie with the theme of ancient Rome. Apparently there are quite a few rows of films that tell about the city of Rome in antiquity. Here is a list of movies about Rome that tell you about amazing legends, myths, history, and adventures.




1. Gladiator (2000)





Maximus was a powerful Roman general and loved by his people. Because of Maximus's loyalty and kindness, the Roman Emperor strongly believed in Maximus and left his throne to Maximus before he died. This made the son of the Emperor Commodus jealous and slaughtered the entire family of Maximus. Although he is very strong and invincible, but Maximus can not save his own family.

Eventually Maximus was captured and put in a Gladiator match and had to fight to death. He is determined to fight and defeat all his opponents until Maximus becomes the greatest and reaches the top of the gladiator stage to avenge his family and to overthrow the entire Roman empire.




2. Spartacus: War of the Damned (TV Series: 2010–)





Tells the story of Thracian Spartacus Gladiator, who led a slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Spartacus was sentenced to death as a Gladiator, while his wife Sura was enslaved for the rest of her life. Spartacus, however, proved to be a great gladiator, and defeated all four gladiators in charge of executing him. He became the favorite gladiator of the citizens of Rome, who made Senator Albinius turn the death penalty of Spartacus into a lifetime slave.

Spartacus was purchased by Batiatus for gladiator training. He promises to help Spartacus find his wife Sura, if he proves himself to be a great gladiator in training.




3. Rome (TV Series: 2005–)





In this English historical drama, it tells the story of the Roman republic's journey to the autocratic kingdom, which changed the history of the world through civil war and war of conquest. The film will be depicted from the point of view of an aristocrat named Julius Caesar and his family, as well as his successors adopted by Octavian Augustus, and his political allies and enemies.

There is also a naive point of view from the politics of some ordinary Romans, especially the army of Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo and their families.




4. Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (TV Series: 2011)





Before the story of Spartacus begins, and before Spartacus defeats his first opponent in the arena, there are many gladiators who come through the gates of the arena. Spartacus: Gods of the Arena will tell about the original Champion from Batiatus named Gannicus. It was the most difficult and cruel period before the arrival of Spartacus. But that is where honor is upheld very high as something that is worth more than anything else.




5. Centurion (2010)





A group of soldiers and Roman soldiers fought their lives behind enemy lines after their legions were destroyed in a guerrilla attack. In England, 117 CE. Only Quintus Dias, the only survivor of the Pictish attack on a Roman border fortress. He moved north with the legendary Ninth Legion belongs to General Virilus, and given the order to attack the Picts and destroy it from the face of the earth and destroy their leader, who was named Gorlacon.




6. The Eagle (2011)





In 140 AD, twenty years after the loss of all the legendary Ninth Legions in the Scottish mountains, a young officer named Marcus Aquila (Channing Tatum) arrived from Rome to solve the mystery and restore his father's reputation, the Ninth Commander. He was only accompanied by a slave named Esca (Jamie Bell), Marcus traveled around Hadrian's Wall to an uncharted plateau in Caledonia.

There he had to deal with various savage tribes, reconcile with his past, and find the lost legion gold badge, the Ninth Eagle.




7. The Last Legion (2007)





As the Roman Empire collapsed, the young Romulus Augustus fled from the city and embarked on a dangerous journey to England to track the legion of supporters.




8. Ben-Hur (2016)





In the era where Jesus was still lived in the world, there was a happy-lived prince named Judah Ben-Hur. But his happiness must end when he is slandered and sent into slavery for five years. After wading through the oceans and facing various obstacles, Judah Ben-Hur was finally free and returned to Jerusalem. He decided to take revenge against the Roman empire in a very unique way, by following the most prestigious blood sport in Rome, chariot race. In addition, Judah also had to search for his long-lost family.

Judah vows to demand justice against an officer who had destroyed his life. He was Messalla, who was the brother of Judah. But since meeting Jesus, the life of Judah has changed completely. He seeks revenge, but ended up in redemption.




9. Pompeii (2014)





Set in 79 AD, POMPEII tells the epic story of Milo (Kit Harington), a slave who becomes an invincible gladiator who has to race against time to save his true love, Cassia (Emily Browning). Cassia is a beautiful princess, daughter of a rich merchant who had been engaged to a corrupt Senator Roman. As Mount Vesuvius erupts and takes out the blazing lava, Milo has to get out of the arena to save his lover while the great Pompeii is crushed all around him.




7 Brutal Movies About Viking

What do you think of when you hear the word "Viking" ? Maybe some of you will immediately think about the great soldiers who use the shield as well as the distinctive hat. In 2013 there is a TV Series that reveals the legendary story of the Vikings. And usually the legends of the Vikings are always related and associated with the mythological stories of Norway about the gods like Thor, Loki, Odin, and so forth. Here are some interesting movies about Viking, maybe this can satisfy your curiosity.




1. How to Train Your Dragon Series





Since ancient times, Vikings hunted and fought against the dragons to protect their village. A young boy named Hiccup, intending to join the Vikings to become a dragon hunter. However, Hiccup's father did not approve it because his son was considered weak and inexperienced. One day, Hiccup meets a mysterious dragon who has no teeth, it seems that the dragon is injured.

From that moment on, Hiccup gradually began making friends with the Night Fury dragon and became close. From there Hiccup began to realize that the dragon was not as bad as he thought. Perhaps so far the Vikings have misjudged the dragon.




2. Vikings (TV Series: 2013-)





This TV Series will tell you about the strongest Viking named Ragnar Lothbrok. He is part of the Vikings brothers and is determined to become the king of the Vikings. But to make it happen, Ragnar must be a tough fighter and fearless. The TV Series also tell about Norwegian tradition and devotion to the gods. Legend has it that this Ragnar is a direct descendant of the god Odin, the god of war as well as a tough warrior.




3. Beowulf (2007)





In 507, terrible trolls caused chaos in the Danish kingdom. King Hrothgar offered a great reward to the man who could kill the Grendel monster. So Beowulf, a mighty warrior Geat, came to see the king. Beowulf is a very great hero and has defeated various monsters. Long story short after a fierce battle, Beowulf entered the Grendel's mother's lair.

There was a tempting bargain with the devil. Beowulf eventually returned to Herot's palace and became king. But a few years later due to his agreement with the devil, Beowulf and his kingdom must bear the consequences. Now he has to face his weakness and act as a hero once again.




4. The 13th Warrior (1999)





From the film's writer "Jurassic Park" and director of the movie "Die Hard". Tells the story of a man named Ahmed, who has fallen in love with the wrong woman. He was sent by the Sultan to undertake a diplomatic mission to a distant country as ambassador. Ahmed stopped at the port of the Viking village to replenish his food supplies and other necessities. Without realizing it, Ahmed found himself engaged in an attempt to remove the mysterious threats in the distant Viking lands.




5. Outlander (2008)





In 709 AD, in the Iron Age of the Vikings, a spacecraft crashed into the kingdom of Herark, in Norway, and the pilot named Kainan survived. Kainan who is an alien began to learn about the language and culture of planet Earth. He came to Earth not alone, but carried a ferocious alien predator called Moorwen. Kainan must set out to lead the Viking alliance to stop the predator before the whole Earth is destroyed.




6. Valhalla Rising (2009)





In 1000 AD, there was a formidable warrior named One Eye who had supernatural powers. He was imprisoned for years by a Norwegian chief named Barde. After took some time into a slave fight, this pagan warrior escaped from his master with a boy and joined a group of Crusaders to travel to the Holy Land.




7. Pathfinder (2007)





A boy named "Ghost" from the Viking tribe was abandoned by his own clan during a battle against Native Americans. Finally the boy was treated and raised by American Indians. After 15 years passed Ghost has grown up, the Vikings come back and attack blindly and hurt the woman Ghost loves. This is the boy who will be the savior in the war against the Vikings.