Movie Review (Kathlyn Caballero)

Jason and the Argonauts

          This movie is very astonishing to watch for it is a kind of movie that will make your eyes fascinated to the scenes and the effects. I recommend everyone to watch this kind of movie. It will teach you lessons and will inspire you to have more courage in every goal you want to achieve.

          This movie explains how Jason, the main character, and the Argonauts struggle to get the golden fleece. It also explain why did they have to get that and how is it possible for a young man to survive in that kind of quest. The story starts on the palace where Jason lives and the soldiers of Pelias attack the family of Jason. When he grew up, he strive to see his mother. He take the risk of getting the golden fleece for his birth right. Jason create a group, known as the Argonauts, to help him on his quest. Luckily, Jason and his group, finished all of the quests and bring the fleece to Pelias. This movie will teach us to strive for what we want and do all that we can to have it. It also teach us to love and trust our parents and our friends and do what we can to save and take care of them.

          The actors in the scenes are really good. The makers of this film used real humans for the characters of the movie will become more realistic and be portray well. Jason London is very good looking and fit to the character of Jason. He acts well and even delivering his lines. It's good that the makers used Brian Thompson as Hercules because as the people know, he have muscles and when you look at him, you will not be shock if he push the boat back to the water all by himself. All of the cast are good and really did well at this film.

          When they cut scenes, they make sure that every actor will be seen and they cut it chronologically. At the first scenes, they used war to be more suspense and for the audience's attention to be catch. And they make sure that the scenes are understandable and make a good look for the audience.

          They use loud music for the audience to be more focus like at the first scene of the movie. They used sound effects of crowd people, running people, very loud music so that everyone will enjoy the scene and will the eagerness to finish the movie. They are very detail at the sound effects like when Phrixus eat the leaf, the makers used sound effects of a man eating so that the scene will be more realistic. They also make sure that the music they will use is fit to the scenes and make a suspense feeling for the audience.

          They always put light on top of the actors when it's dark so that the viewers will know what they're doing behind the darkness. Sometimes, I don't like the background of some scenes because it's obvious that the background is animated and not real. Sometimes, they shake the camera when it's war to be more realistic and the viewer's attention will focus more on the scenes.

"Jason and The Argonauts"

Mark Erickson B. Adajar

               This movie will teach the viewers to be determined and persevered to reach out their goals even though they need to face so many challenges and trials. I recommend this movie because it inspired us to accept and face the hardest trials in our life that will test our faith. Like Jason, the main character in the movie, he accept the challenge of returning the golden Fleece to the king  in exchange for his mother. Everyone who tried to retrieve the Golden Fleece did not succeed and was not able to come back. Jason who's eager to finish his journey and inspired enough to save his mother from the cruel king gathered his finest men whom was called the Argonauts. Jason and The Argonauts performed an act of heroism and sacrifices in order for them to successfully finish their journey. The effects are awesome but there are parts where it needs some improvements. The characters who portrayed their role did their job very well.

               One of the themes if this story is heroism. Jason tend to share bravery, strength, wise thinking, and noble morality. He proved a certain degree of cleverness when they lost their map that will lead them to the golden fleece. He let the one who has gifted eyes which can see stars during daylight seek for the constellation that will serve as their new map. Jason proved his braveness and strength when he defeated the harpies, the bull, and a lot of other enemies he encountered. Also another theme is sacrifice. A lot of Argonauts sacrificed their own life for the others to continue the journey. Hercules who sacrificed his own life to let Jason and others go back to the boat because they were being chased by a lot of soldiers and cavalries who will kill them.

               The casting is good. they performed their role very well. When Jason first appeared in his adult stage he looks puny and it seems like he don't know anything about fighting. It's hard to imagine that he passed all the trials and challenges specially beating up the dragon guarding the Golden Fleece. Hercules whose physical appearance is very well for his role. When I first saw him, I've got an idea that he's Hercules. He proved it by pushing the boat on the water all by himself. That's the time I clearly made up in my mind that he's Hercules. Another one is Medea who looks mysterious in her make up and outfit. She seems to be powerful in the way she looks. Her eyes shows anger and her aura is something bad.

               There is a part in the story where the effects is cool for me. The part where Zeus and Hera will appear at the blue clouds is pretty cool. I also like the part where Zeus gets mad and lightning strikes from heaven. The transition of scenes is good. the viewers can easily understand the flow of the story. There is one thing that I've notice, there are parts where the transition of scenes is bad because it just gets dark like it has a commercial or something. For me it's not good because the excitement for the scenes gets low.

               The lightning sounds when Zeus gets mad is pretty awesome. The storm that ravage their boat while on journey is like a real one. I also like the sound made by the crowd when there's a battle happening. The splashing of swords, the sound effect when they stab their enemies was cool. The sounds produce when something bad is approaching or something exciting is coming was really good. It provides an idea for the viewers to have a background on what might happen next.

               The scene where Medea first appeared is quite mysterious. Only half of her face is being touched by the light and the other half is hidden in the dark. that provides a mysterious character. There are parts of the movie where the effects didn't satisfy me. Our generation is now advance so we expect real-like effects. The features of the bull, harpies, and the dragon guarding the fleece is not that good for me. we have seen movies where the monsters are like real so we expect more likely to it. They need to improve it and make it more realistic for awesomeness experience.