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In this task, you must classify if a given review is positive/negative, indicating your answer as P or N.
question:
when casting the key part of the voice of moses , most people 's first candidate would probably not be the controversial actor val kilmer ( the saint and the island of dr .
moreau ) , but he was dreamworks 's choice in their first traditionally animated movie , the prince of egypt .
the selection of kilmer proved to be a wise one , but the biggest risk dreamworks took was n't in the casting department .
the radical departure was that they decided to use the medium of animation to make a biblical epic , a la cecil b .
demille , to move our hearts and minds rather than to tickle our funny bones .
in the press kit producer penney cox says that they wanted to make a film for adults based on sophisticated themes but one that did not exclude children .
animated movies for adults that are appropriate for kids and that are not comedies , now
that is something fresh
.
let me admit up - front that i was quite skeptical as to whether dreamworks could pull it off .
dreamworks 's antz seemed to be a movie not quite appropriate for any age group .
the prince of egypt may be harder to market than antz , but it is much more satisfying .
like antz and unlike the more modest casting of pixar 's a bug 's life , the prince of egpyt has half of hollywood doing the voices .
danny glover is the voice of jethro , jeff goldblum of aaron , steve martin of hotep , helen mirren of the queen , michelle pfeiffer of tzipporah , martin short of huy and patrick stewart of seti .
you can figure out for yourself who does the voice of god .
the movie , which is weakest in the story department , is a cliff 's notes version of demille 's the ten commandments .
the script by kelly asbury and lorna cook has an obsession with touching briefly on every classic event in moses 's life .
demille took over three and a half hours in order to do it justice .
at less than half of that , the prince of egypt rushes through so much material that it does n't establish sufficient depth for us to bond with the characters .
we meet moses when the queen finds him floating in his little basket .
we watch him grow up and become best bud and a chariot racing partner to ramses ( ralph fiennes ) , the future pharaoh .
moses is a free spirit and a practical joker until he finds out his true identity as a jew .
( " all i 've ever known to be true is a lie , " moses complains . )
after finding out his real identity , he sees for the first time the oppression of the jewish slaves that are all around him .
after leaving egypt , moses comes back to ask ramses to let moses 's people go .
this leads to the classic scene of the parting of the red sea , which is one of many places where computers were used to enhance the traditionally hand - drawn animation of the most of the production .
it is the absolutely stunning visuals that make the movie so compelling .
drawn with a rich palette of luxurious roses , blues and golds , the picture looks sumptuous from its first frame to its last .
the construction of the temple is shown in blowing dust , and other scenes are shot with the glow of a rising sun .
the most original visual sequence in the film occurs during a dream moses
has .
done with an explicit two - dimensional look , the colorful images painted on the temple walls come to life to tell their own animated story .
even though it has its weaknesses , the prince of egypt is a noble attempt to carve out a new genre -- serious animated movies for adults that are acceptable for the entire family .
this awe - inspiring movie deserves to be seen .
the prince of egypt runs about 1 : 30 .
it is rated pg for thematic elements and would be fine for the whole family .
how old a kid would need to be to be interested depends on the child , but those over 8 will probably like it .
answer:
P

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" mandingo " has traditionally been seen as one of two things : either a much - needed revisionist look at slavery in the south , or in the words of film critic leonard maltin , " a trashy potboiler " that " appeals only to the s&m crowd .
"
actually , i think " mandingo " is a strange combination of the two , although
it fails on both fronts .
it 's too trashy to be good drama , but too dramatic to be good trash .
the story takes place on a dilapidated louisiana plantation run by crotchety old warren maxwell ( james mason ) and his son , hammond ( perry king ) .
one day in new orleans , hammond comes across a slave trader selling a mandingo named mede ( heavyweight boxer ken norton ) .
although the movie never explains it , a mandingo is simply the name for africans who come from the region of the upper niger river valley .
according to the movie , mandingos were the rolls royce of african slaves .
hammond pays top price for mede and has to fight off others in order to get him .
hammond then spends his time training mede to be a fighter in money brawls with other slaves .
meanwhile , hammond has married his cousin , blanche ( susan george ) , because she wants to escape her family and he is under pressure from his father to produce a grandchild .
hammond , however , is happier spending nights with his " bed wench , " the derogatory name given to female slaves used by their masters for easy sex .
it is quickly apparent that hammond , despite his overt racism , is more in love with his bed wench , a sensitive slave girl named ellen ( brenda sykes ) , than he is with blanche .
hammond considers blanche tainted goods because he finds out on their wedding night that another man had " pleasured " her before he did .
of course , it 's fine that he 's slept with numerous slave girls , but the fact that his wife , a " white lady , " had been with another man out of wedlock destroys his capacity to care for her .
so blanche is usually left lonely and sex - starved while hammond is sleeping with ellen .
blanche gets back at hammond by seducing the studly mede and bearing his child .
hammond and his father can not stand the idea that blanche has given birth to a half - black child ( although it 's okay that ellen was pregnant by hammond ) , so warren kills the child by letting it bleed to death after birth , and hammond poisons blanche .
hammond then finds mede , shoots him twice in the shoulder , and pushes him into a giant cauldron of boiling water .
yes , you read right : the film ends with hammond getting his revenge by boiling mede alive .
judging only by the plot , " mandingo " is pure sexploitation .
the main purpose of the film seems to be getting as many blacks and whites into bed together as possible , with only the slightest commentary on what that would mean in 19th century southern society .
when " mandingo " was released in 1975 , it was still a bit of a shocker to see miscegenation on screen in such a graphic detail ; this way the movie could revise cinematic history while attracting large audiences of curious voyeurs .
dramatically , " mandingo " is weak and unfocused , and historically it 's mostly confused .
if one were to judge history by this film , it would be easy to walk away with the notion that the entire system of american slavery was based on sexuality , not economics .
not once in the film do we see any of the slaves working , except for a few house servants .
the men spend most of the time sitting around , while the sole purpose of a female slave seems to be free sex for the owner .
there is historical basis in the notion that slave owners often slept with their female slaves , but " mandingo 's " overwhelming emphasis on this aspect of slavery gives the movie the unpleasant taste of a cheap sex flick ( although there 's plenty of violence -- fights , vicious beatings , shootings , and the aforementioned human boiling sequence -- thrown in for good measure ) .
some tried to write off " mandingo " as a blaxploitation film , one of a number of quickly - made , low - budget films appealing to black sensibilities in the early seventies , but it 's not that easy .
" mandingo " was studio - financed by paramount pictures , and produced by dino de laurentiis , the grandiose italian producer behind such notorious productions as " the bible " ( 1966 ) , the remake of " king kong " ( 1976 ) , and the ill - fated " dune " ( 1984 ) .
the director was richard fleischer , a veteran who was best known for several special effects - laden action movies including " 20 , 000 leagues under the sea " ( 1954 ) and " fantastic voyage " ( 1966 ) , as well as such superior suspense films as " the narrow margin " ( 1952 ) .
the script , based on the supermarket best - seller by ken ostott ( and the subsequent play by jack kirkland ) , was penned by norman wexler , who had been nominated for an oscar two years earlier for his work on " serpico .
" james mason , perry king , and susan george were well - known and respected actors ( mason already had three oscar nominations under his belt ) , and ken norton appeared to have a promising film career .
so why is " mandingo " so bad ?
a number of reasons , including the fact that all those experienced filmmakers behind and in front of the camera did a lousy job .
wexler 's script is pure poor hokum bordering on the offensive
; it combines stereotyped slave - talk ( " yessuh , massuh " ) , stereotyped southern white trash talk ( " fer whut're you gittin ' outta bed ? " ) , and stereotyped contemporary militant black talk ( " if you see me hang , you gon na know you killed a black brother ! " ) .
fleischer 's direction is clumsy , especially during the fight scenes , and all the actors give weak performances , especially susan george whose constant shrieking finally becomes laughable .
nevertheless , credit should be given where credit is due .
despite its exploitative nature , " mandingo " was one of the first hollywood movies to take an alternative look at slavery .
until then , there had been a kind of underlying racism in all hollywood films dealing with slavery .
even classics such as " gone with the wind " ( 1939 ) can be seen as inherently racist by its glossing over the subject matter .
" mandingo " reassessed the south , and showed that it was n't all beautiful plantations , green fields , and pretty sunsets .
but all this is constantly undermined by the film 's negligible point - of - view
-- it claims to see things from the black perspective , but the entire narrative focus is on the soap opera tales of the white owners .
with a little more maturity and different handling , " mandingo " might have been an effective , worthwhile film .
while it portrays many sensitive aspects of slavery , it never deals with them .
the issues the movie brings up are worthwhile , but wexler 's script refuses to move them beyond a surface level of trashily vicarious viewing .
there is a great deal of potential in honestly exploring the nature of a sexual relationship between slave and owner , but " mandingo " never does it .
steven spielberg touched on that same topic in " schindler 's list " ( 1993 ) , by looking at a nazi officer writhing in inner turmoil because of his feelings for a jewish maid .
the difference between that film and " mandingo " is that spielberg dealt with the situation in a fair , unexploitive manner that focused on the inherent human dilemma .
" mandingo " is satisfied to simply show some skin , and because of that , its " trashy potboiler " nature overshadows any potential social good it might have accomplished .
answer:
N

question:
in 1912 , a ship set sail on her maiden voyage across the atlantic for america .
this ship was built to be the largest ship in the world , and she was .
she was also build to be one of the most luxurious , and that she was .
finally , she was built to be unsinkable and that unfortunately she was not .
to get a ticket for this voyage
you either : spent a life 's savings to get to america to start life anew , were part of the upper class and had the money to spare , or finally were lucky enough to have a full house in a poker match by the docks like jack dawson .
jack dawson makes the trip , and happens to be at the right place at the right time .
rose dewitt bukater , a first class passenger , climbs the railings at the aft of the ship with thoughts of jumping .
thus is started a tale of romance and intrigue , and a tale of death and tragedy .
.. this movie is about a tragic event that took place a great many years ago , an even that should not be taken lightly as any other bit of historical trivia .
the movie titanic shows what happened , maybe not with a 100 % degree of accuracy , but it still shows it very realisticaly .
now the titanic is both a story on its own and a backdrop for a story .
it serves as both admirably , brining forth an interesting story that although simple in its most simple premise is very captivating .
this movie is very emotional simply because of what it is , but that alone is not enough .
the story is brought out with a certain style that makes is so much more emotional and so much more effective .
movies such as this will not be forgotten all too quickly and unfortunately then are not something that is produced by hollywood with any great frequency .
the attention to detail that was paid is remarkable .
the whole premise for the telling of the story is interesting , with the showing of brand new footage from the wreck of the titanic adding much flavor to an already good movie .
part of the magical chemistry behind this story is the acting , and for this movie its extremely good acting from the whole cast .
the performances put in by the main stars is something to be admired .
the characters were played out so memorably that both leonardo dicaprip and kate winslet should receive at the least nominations for their roles .
looking at the acting done in the movie it seems as if they are n't acting but are actually the characters in the movie .
the casting for the movie could really have been better , in my humble opinion that is .
one character that will most likely not be mentioned by any other review or commentary about this film is that of the ship itself .
yes , you read correctly , the ship is a character .
how is the titanic a character ?
you ask well simple , a ship had a certain character about it and as most sailors and boats men will tell you .
this character is everything about the ship from its specifications to its luxuries and the titanic was no stranger to this .
mr .
cameron brings the ship to life in an almost literal sense .
all this adds to the movie in a certain way that most hollywood productions ca nt seem to grasp .
now , to produce the effect that i mentioned above and to sink the ship itself
are feats that are accomplished by special effects wizards .
the effects in this movie range from marvelous costumes to beautifully rendered scenes of the ships sinking .
in some respects you can not tell that the effects are there , you simply think that what you see is what happened or what is happening ( if your imagination is good ) .
the technical wizardry done in this movie is just spectacular and actually getting new footage from the wreck of the titanic is unique .
the movie will leave you amazed at the effects , and that is a feat since there is no monsters or aliens in this movie , just humans and an oversized ship .
the movie will amaze you and it will pull on your emotions , the theater that i went to had a few people leaving with tears in their eyes .
now that is not a feat accomplished by most movies , now the fact that the tragedy actually occurred is brought home with something of a punch , i wo nt spoil the ending and say what happens regardless it is an interesting movie from beginning to the very end .
the historical value of this movie is quite high , and honestly is something that should be watched for the sake of seeing it and seeing the tragedy , for it is extremely well done .
the method of telling the story is also good , maybe not totally unique but effective
none the less .
regardless of anything mentioned above this movie is a grandiose production and
the sheer size of the project undertaken is something to be marveled at .
the simple fact that the movie is smashingly successful at what it aims to achieve is just astonishing .
if you get the chance to see this movie go ! ! !
it might not be the best movie in the world . .
but it ranks fairly highly and is well worth the time spent watching it .
during none of the 3 hours and 13 minutes of the movie are you bored nor does your attention wane from the movie .
answer:
P