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Drone (2014)
Vitally Important Discussion - Lacks Credibility
There are few topics, in my view, more important than the discussion of how drone and other technological weapons forged in our modern network-centric age are utilized. This film attempts to broach the topic but it has one fatal flaw.
While the director, Tonje Hessen Schei, tells audiences in screenings that she has told the story from "both sides of the drones," she has markedly missed the mark like a hellfire missile following a laser malfunction. Tonje does not present reality, rather she presents actors ready to recite lines on command.
The "drone operators" in her film, and especially her star and literal poster child, Brandon Bryant, devastate the credibility of her film once any research is done.
As the film "Brandon Bryant the Documentary: Drones & Deceptions" demonstrates, DRONE from Hessen Schei lacks credibility by engaging an actor who will say anything for the camera; a great benefit to a fictional work, but quite fatal to the credibility of a documentary.
Les Misérables (1998)
Do yourself a real favor...
Do not watch this movie unless you have read the unabridged novel. Although it's understandable that a masterpiece of the length and depth of Hugo's work would be difficult if not impossible to put on the screen, it isn't a good excuse for the movie. If you can't do justice to a great work then refrain from doing an injustice. I consider Hugo's Les Miserables to be divinely inspired if any writing ever was. Read the novel (not the abridged version) and you'll have the benefit of feeling as though you're sitting on Grandpa Hugo's lap while he weaves a story full of passion and ever so artfully presents insight into idealism and reality, religion and ignorance, education and freedom and beauty. You will not get even half of the experience of Hugo's intent by watching the movie. Read the novel, watch the musical, and then take a look at the movie if you can. Like others I walked out of the movie theatre when Valjean slapped Cosette and I think there is no excuse whatsoever for them taking the liberty to change Valjean as they did.