Enyoyable Independent Movies

I watched several movies while I was on the plane from Houston to Hong Kong, including Indiana Jones 4, Son of Ranbow and Young @ Heart . I realized that watching and reviewing movie on the plane is such an ultimate test for the quality of the movie. The idea is that if you can actually enjoy a movie while you are being on the plane, which is quite a painful experience, then the movie must be very good.

Indiana Jones 4 failed that test. The story of the movie was pretty plain, predictable and almost boring. However the biggest problem of the movie is the way of the storytelling, particular on the dialog. In so many time, characters have long conversation just to explain the story plot in the way that is so unnatural that I rather they have a narrator at the back just tell us the plot. In a lot of times the acting feeling awkward because the dialog was so poorly written that even the best actor could not make it convincing. I really couldn't believe that this is a Steven Spielberg movie.

Watching Son of Ranbow, on the other hand, was such a pleasant experience. This British comedy has an interesting story that even though there were moments that seen too over the top, you can forgive them for the sake of the nice story. The acting was pretty nice, especially the 2 main characters in the movie. You know that these two boys is heading to a pretty fruitful career.

Just like Son of Ranbow, Young @ Heart is an independent movie, and also the one I like the most among the three. As a documentory, Young @ Heart delivers a solid story about a singing group made up of elder people heading toward a performance. The material itself is very interesting and you know that it will lead to some nice drama, but it was the nice directing the seals the deal, keeping the movie in a good pace, bringing you one after another interesting characters, and at the end, you clap, cry and laugh with the people in the movie. Highly recommend.