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A truly touching tale that really helps one to better understand the privileges many of us have. Freedom from oppression, freedom from hate, and relative acceptance of religion and nationality is something truly to be treasured as "Shok" shows us through it's heart warming and heart breaking tale of friendship. The cinematography was near flawless and every moment of the film was filled with tension. The boys friendship is something that almost all can relate to and their connection in such a bleak world is such a wonderful thing to see. Living in a country in which I can say anything I please short of threatening the safety of the public and go unharmed tends to blind us to the issues that many others suffer through every day due to something that is out of their control. I would highly recommend that everyone of every walk of life watch this transformative film.

"London has Fallen" is, to myself, an attempt at squeezing more out of the pockets of viewers by riding along the coattails of the superior first movie: "Olympus has Fallen". "London" truly embraced its R rating by insisting that the movie could not have five minutes of dialog without ten vulgarities and about half of those being the f-word. Suggesting to see this movie with my family which consists of younger children was a huge mistake and I would advise all others to avoid repeating it. There was very little development of characters and the enemy was not fully fleshed out so the challenge that our protagonists faced felt trivial. However, the movie does have some redeeming qualities. Gerard Butler and Aaron Eckhart have wonderful chemistry with each-other and really build off of their performances to create a simultaneously humorous and friendly experience; you can truly see that their characters care for each-other. The action sequences were intense and I was rarely sitting back or bored because the movie was in a constant state of mania and hardcore fighting. That worked well for my group, but for some it may be unappealing. Overall I would recommend this movie if you are simply looking to have a good time, but do not expect anything above that.

"Last Day of Freedom" is a provocative and touching story about Manuel Pina Babbit, a Vietnam veteran suffering from PTSD who was sentenced to death row. "Freedom" delivers a message that is all to often left unheard through its change in perspective. The choice of narration has tremendously shifted my views on the subject because never before has the subject been presented in a way that has provoked so much emotion and anger in thirty-two minutes. This animated short film is definitely worth the watch and provides an eye-opening experience that is to be revered. I will never look at the subject with which "Freedom" addresses the same again because I simply cannot, it betrays the truth.