经典英语电影影评

经典电影英文影评

1.《Forrest Gump》

Forrest Gump grows up in the county of Greenbow, Alabama. He lives with his mom, who is a real smart and strong woman. Although Forrest’s IQ is only 75, his mom m anages to let him have the finest education, and always tell him “You are no differen t”. In school, Forrest meets a girl named Jenny, and they become best friends. Unde r Jenny’s encouragement, Forrest discovers his ability to run like the wind blows. Fort unately, this ability gives him the chance to go to college where he becomes an all-star football player.

After graduation, Forrest joins the army for service in Vietnam, and he finds new frie nds Bubba and Dan. In the war, Forrest rescues many comrades, but Bubba is seriou sly wounded and dies. Lieutenant Dan, the platoon's commanding officer, is also badl y wounded and loses both legs. He chastises Forrest for saving him, insisting that he should die honorably on the battlefield instead of becoming a cripple.

When Forrest gets back from Vietnam, he is awarded the Medal of Honor for his acti ons. During the next several decades, Forrest becomes a war hero, a famous ping-pang player, a national celebrity, a successful businessman, and something of an Am erican idol. Forrest successfully realizes Bubba’s dream and help Dan discover his self -

worth. Finally, Forrest marries Jenny, and has a happy life with his son after Jenny di es.

“Life was like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.” When the first time Jenny asked Forrest to run away and the first time Forrest freed himsel f from the bondage, hope has been growing up in his mind. Though Forrest is surely a little stupid, he believes “stupid is as stupid does”, so he fears nothing and does his best. In his innocence, Forrest does what he feels he has to do, no matter the situat ions and the people around him, lead only by an inner sense of right. My heart is dee ply shocked by this “stupid” man, and I think in recent times we surely need this spiri t. So, let’s have a try now.

2.《2012》

The film 2012 tells a breathtaking story that everything on the earth is destroyed in t he year 2012, only a small number of human beings survive from the doomsday. The hero Jackson takes his children to go camping in Yellowstone National Park, whe re they meet a man named Charlie. That night, Charlie plays a video of Charles Hapg ood's theory that polar shifts and the Mesoamerican Long Count Calendar predict tha t the 2012 phenomenon is going to occur. He has a map of the ark project in additio n to information about government officials and scientists from around the world wh o were murdered after planning to alert the public about the project and the upcomi ng doomsday.

After the family returns home, Jackson rents a plane to rescue his family. He collects his family and some friends as the Earth crust displacement begins, and they escape Los Angeles quickly. Learning the arks are in China, the group lands in Las Vegas, w here the group secures a bigger plane and departs for China. Eventually, Jackson an d his family successfully get on the arks.

In my opinion, this is a powerful film, and it makes me think a lot. If we are in such a situation that a disaster is surely coming, what should we do? Will we inform other people of the upcoming disaster? Will we escape first without considering other peop

le’s lives? Will we abandon our family, our friends, even our nation? The film teaches me of love, responsibility, forgiveness, and so on.

Don’t think that the plot in 2012 has been exaggerated, actually it is really based on science. Looking at our earth carefully, we have done so much damage to it. All the nations should do its best to protect our earth, because in some sense it is to protect ourselves. We need no more arks, and the doomsday will never come.

3.《The Shawshank Redemption》

For the first time I heard the name of the film, I thought that Shawshank must be th e hero’s name, but in fact it is a name of a prison, in which the hero stayed for almos t 20 years.

In early 1947, young banker Andy Dufresne is mistakenly convicted of murdering his wife and her lover, and then he is put into the Shawshank prison. In prison, Andy an d Red become best friends. Using his wisdom, he brings a lot of benefits for his frien ds. For having a banker experience, the warden of the prison and the chief guard req uire Andy to make money for them by improper means, but at the same time he rec ords their guilt.

Andy makes a plan of prison break, and secretly carries it out during the prison lif

e. In a night of thunder and lightning, he escapes through the hole he dug, crawls 5

00 yards through a narrow pipe, and successfully gets the freedom. After escaping, A ndy withdraws most of the corruption money from several banks, and sends evidenc e of warden's corruption to a newspaper. Then Andy goes to Mexico, where Red and Andy are happily reunited on the beach.

Such a story may sound simple, but the truth behind the words is remarkable. “Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.” Andy clearl y knows that he isn’t a murderer and believes he doesn’t belong to Shawshank. Ther e is hope in Andy’s mind, and he gives hope to his friends. I really love this sentence “Get busy living or get busy dying”, Andy gets busy doing what he should do instead of wasting time. His story encourages people to fight to preserve the dignity of huma n beings, to appreciate the beauty of life, and the most importance is to keep hope f orever.

4.《The Pursuit of Happiness》

In San Francisco, 1981, the salesman Chris Gardner invests all the family savings i n portable bone-

density scanners. He believes he has made a wise decision because the scanners can give a denser picture than an x-

ray machine though it’s a little expensive. However, they do not sell as Chris imagine s, and even bring big troubles to him. As Chris goes everywhere and tries to figure o ut how to sell the scanners, his wife leaves him, he loses his house, his bank account , and credit cards. Forced to live out in the streets with his son, Chris is desperate to find a steady job.

Fortunately, Chris gets a chance to fight for a stockbroker internship position at Dean Witter. However, in the six-

month training period he will get no salary, and there are 19 other candidates for thi s only position. Meanwhile, moneyless, homeless, Chris has all sorts of difficulties wit h his son. But he is very smart and hardworking, and he never gives up. Eventually, f or his great efforts, Chris becomes a broker at Dean Witter and starts his career ther e. In 1987, Chris founds the investment firm Gardner Rich and becomes a successful businessman.

There are so many classic lines in this great film, from which I learned a lot. “You wa nt something, go get it!” In reality, most of us have an equal opportunity, if we really want it, just do it. “People can't do something by themselves; they wanna tell you y ou can not do it.” Although we will come up against all kinds of difficulties, we must have confidence in ourselves and never give up.

In this film, I recognize another thing, which is Chris’s love to his son. Actually, all the efforts he does are not only to achieve his dream but also to give happiness to hi s son. Chris says “You have a dream, you got to protect it”.

5.《Hachiko: A Dog's Story》

Our hero, professor Parker Wilson, finds an abandoned dog at the train station and t akes it home. Parker finds that the dog is an Akita dog and names it Hachiko. Howev er, nobody comes to claim the dog, so Parker decides to keep Hachi in his family. In the following years, Parker takes good care of Hachi and trains him patiently. Hachi will accompany Parker to the train station every day and return each afternoon to gr eet him after work, they become best friends.

One day, Parker dies suddenly from a heart attack when he is teaching his music clas s, and never come back. However, Hachi remains waiting for his master lying in the s now, for several hours, until Parker's son comes to collect him. The next day, Hachi r eturns to the station and waits, remaining all day and all night. As time passes, Hachi gets older and older, and he is waiting for Parker for nine years until his death. He t eaches the local people love, compassion and above all unyielding loyalty.

The film is based on a true Japanese story and it's only natural that the film is great because the real story itself is very touching. I learned that now a bronze statue of H achiko has been set in his waiting spot outside the Shibuya station in Japan as a per manent reminder of his devotion and love.

What is love and what is loyalty? There is no doubt that this film is full of love and lo yalty, which Hachi brings to the audiences. Someone may say “Hachi is just a dog wi thout thought and wisdom.” Yes, I can’t deny such a reality, but in many respects we human beings do no better than animals. In all, Hachi is a respected and great dog, and his pure loyalty is what we should learn.

6.《The Terminal》

Viktor Navorski, who comes from an Eastern European country Krakozhia, arrives in New York, with the purpose of achieving his father’s music dream. Unfortunately, Vik tor’s country broke out a civil war after he left, and he suddenly becomes a man with out a country. For this reason, the US airport cannot recognize Viktor, and he is deni

ed to set foot on New York. He also can't be deported so he is told by the security m anager Dixon that he has to remain in the airport until his status can be recognized. Viktor doesn't speak English very well, so he cannot talk to or understand anyone. Bu

t he somehow adapts and sets up residence in the airport, which makes Dixon who p laced him there unhappy. So he tries to get Viktor to leave but Viktor is smart and re mains in the airport, and even have a better life. Viktor makes friends with some of t he people who work in the airport and is attracted to an air hostess Amelia. Several months later, the war in Krakozhia ends, but Dixon will still not allow Viktor t o enter the United States. Finally, with the help of his friends, Viktor successfully leav es the airport, and accomplish his purpose.

About this film, I have some words to say. Firstly, I am glad to see that Viktor achiev es his father’s dream through constant efforts. Secondly, most of people are friendly, and if we have a sincere heart we will have countless friends. Thirdly, I feel a little s orry that Viktor cannot be together with Amelia, but I believe both of them will have a new life.

I can’t help saying that now I really love the actor named Tom Hanks for his perfect acting skill. From Forrest Gump to Viktor Navorski, he always seems a little stupid, b ut he finally succeeds again and again. It’s really not about fortune, and it depends o n love, sincerity, courage, persistence and so on.

7.《Brave Heart》

It is a story about a national hero of Scotland -- William Wallace.

In the 13th Century, Scotland is under the heel of King Edward I of England, who gra nted areas of land in Scotland to his nobility which they were to rule along with the t raditional privileges. In the uprising against cruel English ruler, Wallace’s father and b rother sacrifice, and he is taken abroad by his uncle to learn knowledge and skills. W hen Wallace returns home, he falls in love with his childhood lover Murron, and they marry in secret so that she doesn’t have to spend a night with the English lord. Soon after that, Wallace kills an English soldier who tries to rape Murron, and for this reas on Murron is finally executed by the lord.

Full of anger, Wallace determines to fight against the English ruler, and in response t o Wallace's exploits, people of Scotland rise in revolt against England. Although Walla ce comes up against all kinds of difficulties, he never gives up. For the betrayal of his partners, Wallace fails to defeat the English ruler. Before Wallace’s dying, the scene that he shouts loudly "Freedom!" moves everyone. After Wallace’s death, his previou s partner Bruce continues to fight and finally makes Scotland free.

In my viewpoint, at first Wallace has no intention of being a freedom fighter, he is ju st a simple man with simple desires to live in peace and raise a family. However, circ umstances make that impossible, so he has to be brave and stand out, not for the de ath of his father and wife, but for the freedom of his nation. I am really shocked by h is brave heart.

I feel a little sorry for Wallace’s death, because he cannot see for himself that the fre edom of Scotland is back again. However, his heart for freedom will last forever, and lead his people to fight against dark rulers, fight for freedom.

8.《The Day After Tomorrow》

The hero of this film, a paleoclimatologist named Jack Hall, discovers that the huge p olar ice sheet is melting quickly due to the global warming. The situation will lower o cean temperatures, and then causes a massive climate shift which brings about man

y natural disasters and eventually a new ice age. It’s too late to inform everyone in t

he nation, and when people realize the situation and try to move to the warmer sout h, the disaster has arrived. Meanwhile, Jack’s son Sam is attending an academic com petition with his friends in New York.

As Jack’s request, Sam and his friends stay in the library and burn books to get war m. Worrying about his son, Jack and his two partners set out for New York to rescue his son. Overcoming all the difficulties including the death of a partner, Jack finally ar rives in New York and finds the library. Gladly finding Sam and his friends are all aliv e, Jack embraces Sam tightly for a long time. In Mexico, the new President orders se arch and rescue teams to look for other survivors, having been given hope by the sur vival of Sam's group.

This is another disaster film, and it deeply shocked my heart again. Although there ar

e countless people die in the disaster, I believe that survivors have learned a lot, and

people all over the world will take action to protect our earth.

In addition, the relationship between Jack and Sam runs through the whole film. I w ant to say Jack is a great father, because he does what he promised his son no matt

er how difficult it is. At the same time, Sam is also a great young man, because he is

intelligent, brave and responsible. Both of them set good examples for us.

It’s a great film, not for its large investment and magnificent scenes, but for what it brings to human beings.

The film entitled Braveheart,which tells of the story of Sir William Wallace ,a Scotland’s hero in 13th century to protest against the cruel king of England, Edward I. Although the reason is seemingly a romantic revernge for his fiancée who was killed

by an English landlord.The struggle was so fierce ,bloody and magnificent that any spectator can not come to himself or herself after seeing a series of campaigns that were shown in the movie and we are most touched by the desire for freedom of Sir William Wallace on the last scene of his execution ,in which William’s sky blue eyes were shone as bright as the sky ,a metaphor for the freedom which is hopeless but

the determination was never abandoned in pursuit for it. However,one cannot

stand the spiteful rebellion of the Scottish nobles and just imagine Wallace’s disbelief and shock when he got to know that the knight of Edward I,who is most

willing to kill him in the battlefield,is the one who is most likely to become the

king of Scotland,the man who swore to stand alongside with Wallace from the majority of the Scotland’s aristocrats who suspected Wallace and kept looking down upon him.Wallace had presumed that he was his companion but the reality just showed the just opposite side of Wallce’s na?ve dream and both the hero and the audience cannot bear this betrayal from the bottom of their heats. But Wallace still chose to believe,to tolerate and to take an adventure which led to his death and the end of this poetic struggle while meantime ,setting in motion another more intensive campaigns by those who carried on Wallace’s dream to realize the freedom of Scotland.Wallace’s death is like the ringing of the be ll in the darkness of

midnight,announcing that dawn should be cast upon the ones who never halt to pursue freedom sooner or later. The scene which showed Wallace’s calling for freedom,while the executor’s axe moving ,the clouds floating,the wicked king’s last

breath and the judge’s disappointment out of expectation. “Every man dies, not every man really lives.”Wallce’s last words echoed in the midst of the air,despite the physical death and the passing of the decades of years.

The real meaning of braveheart lies on that not only we do not dare to encounter the rivals and the unfair,but also the courage to tolerate,to resist the temptation to give up in despair ,to face the genuine aspect of ourselves .

Trust,belief,struggle,determination,betrayal and of course ,the love epic ,are the images we can associate with this marvelous film and we cannot urge our passion to extol Wallace,our hatred for the wicked Edward I and those both mentally and physically delicate Scotland’s nobles.Given the fact that both these two nations are now sections of the United Kingdom, The film reminds us of the love for one’s own motherland the desire for freedom,which is the gifted nature since mankind was born with and we shall never be scared of any obstacles ,frustrations and sacrifices in our fight for freedom ,the goal generations of all classes,eras and races have been longing for and we shall never be in shortage of the courage to gain freedom

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学号：2010211926 姓名：张旸/ Sherry 任课老师：杨畅

Loneliness , estrangement and innocence ----

movie review of the E.T the Extra-Terrestrial

From the very beginning of the story, Spiellberg, the directer of the film, sprang u p the film with sadness and blackness , similar name of loneliness and estrangement :the newly-

divorced mother and ignored children the abandoned E.T in the black and terrible ni ght the animals' cries in the forest . All of these scenes were going to show us some thing cold and indifferent , but only when it came to the end the truth finally came to light----

only the innocence and Tongzhen could help us get out of loneliness and estrangeme nt .

Following the black scenes was the meet between E.T and tiny Elliott , the main c haracter in the film . With fear and lack of safety , the E.T made friends with little Elli ott and ended its hiding around life and starving days at length. But as the same thin g goes , that we are cautious about our relationship at first and we are unsafe when we start our relationship because of lack of trust and belief , E.T and Elliott went thro ugh the same process as everyone else. As time went on , the relationship between E.T and children was in the better condition . What's more, with the help of children ,

E.T had acquired some English communication express and could talk with them so metimes. I was happy and took for granted that he would stay on the earth and be f riends with these children for good . However, thing never went in this way . Desper

ate , E.T missed his family and wanted to go home heavily . Simultaneously , owing t o the inner communication between E.T and Eillott , Eillott was the sole person who could understand E.T and try to help him as much as he could , thus Eillott was regar ded freak because of lack of understanding from his peers and teachers . Therefor ,b oth of them were put into loneliness and estrangement .

As they tried their best to get understood , children were clear of the situation and tried to help , but adults got involved and complicated all the plan . Fortunately , chil dren gave E.T a hand and assisted him in coming back home .

The film called of the abandoned innocence left behind . We are longing for the m aturity and reasons in the world , but it is not necessary to live in that way all the tim e. Sometimes, we need our heart to live our life but not our brains . Only in this way can we move on and enjoy our life both rationally and emotionally .