Allen G8Yesterday was an experience I will never forget. As the car stopped and pulled into the parking lot, we sprinted towards the movie theater with a sense of urgency, afraid of missing the opening of the movie. However, deep down, I held little to no expectations for it, expecting it to be another boring Pixar animation movie with no suspense whatsoever. I expected "Elementals" to be no different. After hurrying up 2-3 flights of stairs and panting excessively, we had finally reached the top of the Marine Gateway. Upon entering, we immediately spotted Maria, who greeted us and bought us food and refreshments. Then, it was time. We found our movie and walked in. Luckily, the movie hadn't started yet, which gave us time to find our seats. Just as I settled into my seat, the movie started. Immediately, I was shocked. The screen came to life as vibrant colors filled it, and the atmosphere in the room grew electric, filling it with laughter. Everyone in the theater was left in awe. |
Aside from the great comedy, the movie reflects inequalities in the real world. One example in "Elemental" is clear right from the opening of the movie as Bernie Lumen and his wife are seen fleeing their own land and entering Element City, where privileged water citizens travel freely in their slick transportation built for all elements except fire. Throughout the whole movie, the main character, Ember, and her people constantly deal with discrimination in the big city, leaving them no choice but to reside in a small part of the city called Firetown. Watching this made me think about our society where some people are facing the same struggles as Ember. This may be a fictional movie, but these struggles are anything but fictional.
Aside from this, the movie shows Ember struggling with an internal conflict, questioning herself about what she wants to do. This is a unique but nice change, as the only villain in this story is Ember, not wanting to accept that she has her own dreams and doesn't have to follow in her parents' footsteps. This "villain" is defeated at the end after a sequence of events and emotions that Ember experiences. In the end, she finally understands her parents' dream, which loops back to the beginning of the story. Now I finally understand that Bernie didn't move to Elemental City to open a business; the real dream was to give Ember a safe and promising life.
The film also adds romance to the mix of all this, except unlike other animated movies, this was nowhere close to the usual "prince saves princess" theme. Early on in the movie, Ember meets a water guy named Wade, whom she had resented because he tried to shut down her dad's business. After many interactions and getting to know each other, an odd romance begins to spark, breaking Element City's one simple rule: "Elements cannot mix." Despite this rule, Ember and Wade's relationship is one of a kind. Wade helps Ember find the courage to express her true feelings, while Ember helps Wade cope with his dad's death and find a purpose in life. They prove that elements can indeed mix, defying society's expectations.
The ending of the story is based on acceptance. Ember finally accepts that she and Wade were made for each other, Bernie has to accept that not every water person is horrible, and Ember's mother, Cinder, accepts that true love has no limits. As the movie ended and the lights came on, the room was filled with all types of emotion: laughter and conversation, but also tears and sadness. This movie was truly a one-of-a-kind experience, and I highly recommend it to everyone.
The film also adds romance to the mix of all this, except unlike other animated movies, this was nowhere close to the usual "prince saves princess" theme. Early on in the movie, Ember meets a water guy named Wade, whom she had resented because he tried to shut down her dad's business. After many interactions and getting to know each other, an odd romance begins to spark, breaking Element City's one simple rule: "Elements cannot mix." Despite this rule, Ember and Wade's relationship is one of a kind. Wade helps Ember find the courage to express her true feelings, while Ember helps Wade cope with his dad's death and find a purpose in life. They prove that elements can indeed mix, defying society's expectations.
The ending of the story is based on acceptance. Ember finally accepts that she and Wade were made for each other, Bernie has to accept that not every water person is horrible, and Ember's mother, Cinder, accepts that true love has no limits. As the movie ended and the lights came on, the room was filled with all types of emotion: laughter and conversation, but also tears and sadness. This movie was truly a one-of-a-kind experience, and I highly recommend it to everyone.
William G8
Yesterday, July 14th, me, and a lot of other people went to a theatre to watch a movie called Elemental. Now, let’s start at the beginning. I came to IWE in the morning as usual, and most of the things are also the same as always, working, studying. After a few hours, at around 6pm. Normally it’s time to go home, but instead of going home, we went to a movie theater to watch a movie. Me and Allen took Jason’s car. The thing is, after being in the car. We arrived at Silver city, a movie theatre. BUT, it’s not the one where we are going today, so we turned around and started heading to the right one. When we arrived at the right theatre, we went upstairs to find our movie. Maria also bought us some food to eat while watching the movie. The food was pretty good, not going to lie. After we finished watching the movie, we started heading back home, what a day! I also wish there can be more movies to watch in the future.