Saturday, I went to the local theatre half expecting to be entertained by yet another Seth Rogen movie. However, within the first few minutes, I discovered that this particular movie was a much different, deeper movie than I had initially expected. The characters were excellent, the plot was engaging, and the fine blend of comedy, action, and drama makes this film truly stand out.
Seth Rogen’s character took on an emotional rollercoaster, always causing me to change my attitude towards him. At the beginning of the movie, I felt sorry for him, but as time progressed I began to very much dislike him. However, his character always held some likeable charm that prevented me from fully hating the character and, in the end, proved once again that he is a likable character. The same can be said for Kato, his “Sidekick”, if you’ve seen the movie you might get the joke :P, because he is ever changing and constantly sways our opinion of him. At one point, I absolutely despised Kato, but just as quick as I began to hate him, I began to like him once more.
The Green Hornet’s story is like that of the typical action flick, with its easy to follow plot, but this film is unique in that it is not solely an action movie. Dramatic moments allow the characters to show deeper feelings and to convey them with the audience which allows for excellent character building leading up to the shocking twist at the end. Yet is also riddled with comedy throughout - no one-liners… thank god - that very often filled the theatre with hearty laughter, but never disturbed the balance between action and drama which is what makes this film truly unique.
It’s difficult to find anything bad to say about The Green Hornet amid the title wave of great things. The uniqueness of this film, along with the great characters, makes it stand out amongst the other Action/Adventure, of which it was labeled, and sets the bar high for that particular genre and the rest of 2011.
However, the trailers shown before the movie seem to be promising. One film of which I’m very much looking forward to is Paul, starring Simon Pegg, which is about two people who discover and befriend an alien and their attempts to protect him from those trying to capture him. THOR also looks pretty interesting, but one movie of which I’m a bit skeptic about is Big Momma’s House: Like Father Like Son… I hope this one is better than the last disaster of a movie.
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