To start this off, Kick Ass was the perfect combination of comedy and action. However, the idea of bringing a comic to life is pretty hard to do effectively. Anytime someone reads a comic they are reading it internally and therefore assign a voice to the character. Knowing that, when it is portrayed in the movie the difference in what the viewer expects can cause disappointment. Also, there are all different types of ways to draw a character, but it is not always that easy to change a human character. For instance, the character might be drawn overly muscular and manly, but then he is portrayed in a TV show as a kid’s show which makes the storyline "clean". Even when transferred to a movie, we see the problem that the characteristics are never the same. However, Kick-ass was the reverse of this, with the movie being first and the comic being second, and we don't see as many issues as we do with Marvel comics or things of the same kind. So when they produced this they were able to portray the weak kid who played kick-ass and then easily transfer that mind set to the comic. Throughout the movie they essentially build the first comic, which is how kick-ass was tired of everything that was happening to him and attempted to become a super hero. After gaining the attention of some other heroes and villains we see the story fully unfold. Through pain, fear, and anguish kick-ass develops himself into a whole new kind of hero. Again, a fantastic movie and would recommend this to all groups of appropriate ages.

Pan's Labyrinth has to be one of the most interesting movies that deals directly with a child's mind. The only other movie that can compare to this is "Where the Wild Things Are". Ivana Baquero, the main character, showed how a child's mind blocks things out by making imaginary scenery to deal with emotional issues. In this movie, the main character is traumatized by a series of events and in turn sees creatures that direct her to leave the human world entirely. By doing so, she would leave war and poverty behind. Throughout certain scenes, you are able to see the plot progress as the creatures lead her towards exactly what she wants. During the "serious" scenes where human characters were involved, there was plenty of room throughout the shooting area. That being said, the "hallucinations" so to speak, have very artistic scenery such as twisted tree branches and immensely colorful leaves. In film this works very well, however on stage the "hallucinations" would be the only one that would work well. In summation, the combination of everything I've talked about here really ties this movie together with twists and turns that have signification meaning to not only the plot, but the girl's current situation. I would recommend this movie to almost anyone I know.