The Shawshank Redemption

A true underdog story mixed with a gripping combination of intellect and crime. Andy Dufresne (played by Tim Robbins), the main character, is sent away to prison for being falsely accused of murdering his cheating wife. In prison, he becomes close with Red (played by Morgan Freeman), and the two of them become good friends. Throughout his time in prison, the film focuses on Andy's inherent traits of intellect and integrity, as he works to financially frame the warden who involved him in a money laundering scheme. Along with the dark piano musical score, the true nature of the darkness of prison as well as an individual's short-term futility with those more powerful truly connect the viewer to the sturuggle of an innocent Andy. Moreover, the film describes an individual's ability to be free even in prison, and, more specifically, the ability of truth to spwan hope. A must see!

The Devil Wears Prada Review

In the first ten minutes of this film, the true nature of the entire film is exposed. Ann Hathaway and Meryl Streep star as the main duo as the underdog, fashionless college grad applying for a job to a high-end fashionista's glamor magazine. With the accompaniment of music and with the divulging comparison of Hathway to the other ladies working at the magazine, you truly feel sympthay for Hathway's character. With her odd-ball antics as well as her awkward dialogue, the viewer is truly put into the situation of the movie. And the star Meryl Streep is very convincing, as she always is, playing the snobby fashion exec. Looking forward to watching the other 120 minutes of the film!

Website critique.

As imagined, I critiqued Tyler's website. Her layout and overall site is much more in-depth than my own website- I especially like her color scheme. It makes it very easy to read everything and also adds an almost soothing effect to the website in general. Her introduction page is a very in depth description of herself and the website's purpose; it makes it very easy to get ot know her and also connect with the writings. The (cheesy) pictures on her intro slide also add a personal level that adds to the entire effectiveness of the website. I especially enjoyed the side by side layout of her pages, with one side containing the writing and the other containing the description of the writings. At the bottom of her blog page, there is a link to her entire blog, which adds a nice touch. Her ICW page scared the hell out of me with the music for the game- maybe a little misplaced. The consistency in heading with the pen and paper pencil adds a great touch to the website.