Faith & Film

Wakanda forever! If you haven't had a chance to yet, I highly recommend going to see Marvel's new Black Panther! Until the past year or so, I was starting to worry that Marvel would continue to put out new movies with the same plot formula that they have succeeded well at, but also, in my opinion, played it safe with. I'm excited to say that I think Marvel has recognized this, and are changing the formula to allow new and fresh ideas into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). For Black Panther, Marvel brought in Ryan Coogler as director; who is known for taking something well known and respected, like the Rocky franchise, and giving us something different but just as good with 2015's Creed. It is because of his vision and direction, that Black Panther is not only an excellent Marvel film but also a high quality and in-depth piece of cinema. Black Panther is the story of T'Challa, the now king of Wakanda who we first met during Captain America Civil War. He has...

Finally, we come to my favorite movie when I was growing up: Tarzan! I don't even know how many times I've seen this movie, but it has always been one that I loved. I can sing along (not well though) to all the songs by Phil Collins, and without even seeing a thing, just based on a line of dialog pick up on where someone is in the movie and what's on screen. There is so much from this movie that I love, that I had to watch it again to refresh my memory, and I still picked up on some new details and aspects I hadn't before that I am eager to share with you! I'll also note there will be some mild spoilers for the plot in this post. For those who haven't seen Tarzan, it came out in 1999 and is the story of a man who was orphaned as an infant in the jungles of Africa and raised by a group of gorillas, who he has come to believe is his family. That is until one day, on an expedition, a trio of explorers come to the area where Tarzan and the gorillas live. Tarzan...