Renaissance Man
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Movie Reviews of Renaissance Man
Movie Review: Doesn't Get Any Better
Summary: 5 Stars
They couldn't have picked a better cast if they tried in this movie. Danny DeVito should have won every award known to movies on this one. When he goes up the tower I could feel my muscles pulling for him to get him up on the swaying rope bridge. My stomach had thousands of butterflies as he scaled down the wall. I felt his fear every step of the way and the pain he had in his hands from the rope burns. The movie I feel actually gives quite a bit of attention to Danny's height or lack there of. But it is done so beautifully and yet it shows his inner strength and character stands tall! Whether you are a DeVito fan as I am or love military movies, you can't go wrong with this one. There is drama yet the one liners had me rolling with laughter. Basic training is given a whole new meaning for those of us that have never served in the military. The stamina our soldiers must have everyday rings clear. Although a fictional storyline, I was drawn in immediately to the story and it seemed as if I was there living in the drama and exerting the physical strength. Not only Danny DeVito but the whole cast should take a bow for a job superbly done!
Movie Review: This band of brothers
Summary: 5 Stars
Bill Rego (Danny DeVito) had it all from being a successful father (maybe a tad self-centered) and advertising businessman. Now he is divorced and out of a job. He gets a job opportunity to use his skills to teach or bring a hand full of marginal soldiers up to military material. The soldiers of course are from all walks of life and bring with them different backgrounds and emotional luggage. He must learn how to do help each one accomplish the goal. He settles on Shakespeare as the learning tool as he is familiar with the material.
Will he succeed?
Does he learn anything in the process?
What effect does this have on the instructors he works with?
Do we come away with anything of worth?
There are many teaching "the unruly" movies out there and there will be many more. This one has a little more depth in also teaching the teacher. It is not some great unknown insight but a gradual awareness that benefits all involved. If you are planning on a pure comedy this may not be the film you are looking for as it has many comic moments yet has a message that supersedes those moments.
Movie Review: A Shakespeare Lover's Companion in Odd Ways
Summary: 5 Stars
Renaissance Man is the Hamlet or Shakespeare lover's companion. Not only is it a good movie with a great plot, it includes major themes and characters of Hamlet connected to unlikely modern comparisons spread out in a different fashion. The movie includes interpretations of the play Hamlet itself, as well as, a three minute rap that is an Ode to Hamlet and a short excerpt from the play Henry V. The movie also combines a great overall message that no matter how little you have or are given you can succeed in life. It also shows that no matter how much others put you down, if you believe in yourself, you have the potential for greatness. Other ironies include Mark Wahlburg playing a non-homeboy hick that cannot keep a beat. Overall it is a great movie with great connections and wonderful, heartfelt messages. Any lover of Shakespeare must see this movie!Movie Review: We few, We happy few
Summary: 5 Stars
Renaissance Man is truly one of the better movies created to show a realistic picture of early Army training. Gregory Hines, as the Drill Instructor, doesn't have the time to nursemaid the "duds" that the system has sent him. So the system brings in a specialist to bring them up to speed. The building of self-respect is critical to the formation of these individuals into soldiers and the movies does a fine job of showing their progression from civilian to soldier.
Finally, the "St. Crispin's Day" speech from "Henry V" by the recruit was truly inspiring. No matter how many times I hear it, I still get misty and covered in goose-bumps. "We few, we happy few - We band of brothers" truly describes the bond between soldiers.
Movie Review: A Great Educational Battle
Summary: 5 Stars
This storyline shows a struggle between educators and the government that exists everyday. While a basic education is considered important, how much people get out of it isn't a main focus to many people. Even certain subjects such as music, literature, and art are often thought of as inessential and are often cut from many school programs. This movie shows that struggle of educators trying to better their students under the pressure of those higher up trying to impose different priorities.
Someday, I hope to be an educator in music and I will have to fight the system everyday. I hope to show this movie to my students so they understand that education can really change people for the better and that it's important.