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Supernatural (2005)
Great Actors, Irreverent Humor, and a Darkly Fantastic Touch
Where can you even begin with a show that has been on the air this long, has a fan base this wide, and a scope this encompassing? It's nearly impossible, so I want to give a nod to all the people who have reviewed it before me.
I want to start by saying that I know the show has its flaws. There are accusations of fan-baiting, more than one shark has been jumped, and do not even get me started on the lack of living women on the show. I know all of this. I've read the social justice blogs and I have participated in the fan debates. I'm not here to talk about those things.
I'm here to talk about the fact that a woman who died decades before the start of the show is the driving force behind making these boys do what they do for, at the very least, the nine years it has been on the air. I'm here to talk about the strength in every woman that has ever come on the show, even if it was showcasing the strength to love a man as damaged as Dean Winchester, and then the strength to know when she had to walk away. I'm here to talk about the amazing love between two brothers, who don't let the world's idea that men shouldn't be so close to another get in the way of their bond. Yes, Wincest abounds, but that is NOT what I am talking about. I am referring to the fact that these brothers have literally moved heaven, hell, and everything in between to save each other again and again.
The writers pull off the inevitable melodrama with a deep understanding of why it's there, and they balance it almost perfectly with irreverent humor that that are more than willing to aim back at themselves, their actors, and the show itself.
The actors involved are all down to earth, well-rounded people who know that their fans have made them what they are, and are not afraid to show their love for the people who support them. The cast has been together so long that even actors whose characters have been killed off come to cons to talk with fans.
My biggest concern is where the show is going to go next. They've faced down their father's death, Satan and Michael, the Four Horseman, the demon that killed their mother, the loss of (almost) their entire support network, their own deaths (repeatedly), Leviathan, Lillith, Eve, and a hotel full of Pagan Gods. I can not even imagine what they have left to fight, unless they end the series with God's reappearance.
Papá, soy una zombi (2010)
Unoriginal, But Good For Background Noise
Not all of want our kids growing up on the candy floss that is Disney, or with their heads in the Puritanical sands. That being said, this is a pretty mindless movie and really just good for idle background noise.
Is this a movie for incredibly young children? No, aim more for 11+ with this one, in terms of content. As far as intellectual level goes, even small children would get bored.
The animation style is somewhere between Tim Burton, Jimmy Neutron, and Double Fine's video game "Psychonauts". There are some nods to Mr. Burton throughout the film, which is nice, just as it's nice to see more than one person putting out movies geared for the more Goth among us.
But, and I can not stress this enough, don't expect mental stimulation from this feel-good gothy film. Expect some pretty color combinations, darker themes, and a lot of useless dialog.