Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Movie Review of Blow

Blow is a fantastic watch and stars Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz. This is a movie that is filled with drama and is directed by Ted Demme. This movie is a true story of how the american cocaine market was founded by a man named George Jung who was claimed to have been responsible for cocaine becoming the drug of choice for the rich and famous back in the 70's.
I compared the movie Blow to a book called Tweak by Nic Scheff. It's also a true story, and is about a guy named Nic who has a wonderful life but is really exposed as a child. Nic moves to New York and becomes addicted to meth. He ends up living on the streets and using all the time. This reminds me of the movie Blow because it is also a true story and George Jung looses everything aswell as Nic.
In the movie, George and his best friend "Tuna" (Ethan Supple), decide to sell marijuana in small amounts moving then onto larger sums. Sooner or later they progress onto cocaine. He soon has the time of his life. While selling weed he gets caught and goes to jail. George escapes from jail to be with his girlfriend while she is sick, until she dies of cancer. After this, Jung is on the run and meets up with his friend Pablo that he met in jail, and they start selling cocaine. What he doesn't know is that everyone he is with will betray him. In the end, George gets married, has a daughter and then lives in jail for a long time. He never saw his daughter ever again.
I really enjoy this movie and it is one of my favourites. I don't do drugs myself but i really find addictions interesting and i like to watch/hear about other people's challenges. I also think its really sad that George never gets to see his daughter because he messed up his life, and that this is a true story. Things like this happen to people daily so it's really interesting to know about.
In the end, I think everyone should watch this movie. Its an amazing story and is funny at times. I recommend everyone to rent it.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

About Me :)

My name is Robin Mighton and I have graduated. I am taking a fifth year to finish up some things before going off to college. I have brown hair with blonde highlights, freckles, brown eyes and I am short. I enjoy going to parties, hanging out with friends, dancing and playing baseball. I really enjoy music. My favourite bands are System of a Down, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, Choking Victim, Leftover Crack, Metric, Rage Against The Machine, Eminem and more. My favourite type of music is metal.
I am excited about this semester because when it is over I will be totally done with highschool and i will be turning 19 years old. I work at No Frills so I will most likely be working there a lot once I am done. I am hoping to go to Conestoga or Fanshawe College next year to take early childhood education.
What comes to mind when thinking about this semester is turning leaves, coats, boots, scarves and winter. I am looking foward to it and I hope to achieve a higher mark in this class then the mark I recieved last year. :)