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Movie Review: Black Panther (Rating: 4/5)

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This film is about the origin of Black Panther, who first appeared in the Avengers movie - Captain America: Civil War . The story not only explains the background of Black Panther (played by Chadwick Boseman ) , but also describes the challenges of his country, which has obvious references to many of the current events in the real world. The story starts by explaining to us how the fictional African country (i.e.: Wakanda ) come across an unique resource, giving the country the technological advantage for all kinds of development, such as the high-tech suit Black Panther is wearing and his fancy stealth aircraft. Although the country is extremely resourceful, it has hidden its real capabilities from the outside world, so that Wakanda is just another third-world country in the eyes of outsiders. But due to some mistakes made in the past, an outsider is planning to take control of the country for revenge. First of all, this film is so beautiful just for watching. From the extre

Movie Review: Darkest Hour (Rating: 5/5)

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This film is about how the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill handled the almighty German armies during World War II, while managing all the political conflicts in his own cabinet.  The story starts with Churchill (played by Gary Oldman ) being appointed to be Prime Minister, simply because of political bargaining between the governing and opposition parties. He was not liked by his own party or the King. (yes there was still a King in England in that period of time). But as the story progresses, he was able to unite all the different parties on fighting the powerful Germans, and to form a special friendship with the King due to his refreshing candor. The best thing about this movie is definitely the cast performance. Aside from the great supporting cast, the fantastic performance from Oldman makes an indispensable contribution to the success of this film.  Not only with the makeup, but also the accents and the way to walk, Oldman has totally transformed