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With the release of Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny tomorrow for the US I want to express why Indiana Jones means so much to me with the original trilogy among my favourite movies of all time and why I want to be working in the entertainment industry

Raiders of the Lost Ark: the first time I watched this movie I was amazed like I never saw anything like it before and I consider Raiders Of The Lost Ark as the greatest action movie ever made from it’s perfect pacing to action sequences which are still impressive, the score being one of the best I’ve ever heard and the amazing acting

Temple of Doom: my personal favourite Indy movie because it’s tone is so much darker almost horror like (that’s because both Steven Spielberg and George Lucas were both going through divorces) but still feels in the same spirit of Indiana Jones, the opening sequence in a rendition of Anything Goes blew my mind and actually got me into musical theatre. Also fun fact this was one of those movies in my childhood that scared the heck out of me.

The Last Crusade: this is my opinion the funniest movie in the series down to the dynamic chemistry between Harrison Ford and the late great Sean Connery, it has one of my favourite transitions shots and one of the funniest edits. Fun fact in 2019 one of my local cinemas showed the trilogy back to back to back and me and my dad went to this, when the credits started rolling after the movie ended I started to cry because the Movie was about fatherhood and letting go of the past troubles.

Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: the black sheep of the franchise is one I very much loved ever since 2010 when I first saw it. Apart from some wonky CGI this is on par with the rest of the movies which BTW people complaining about Aliens being in a Indy movie and that being unrealistic is something I find laughable. the original trilogy is a tribute to the serials of the time, Crystal Skull is tribute to 50s B Science Fiction movies and Cold War tension at the time.

The Dial of Destiny: I saw this Wednesday (two days before the US theatrical release) and it was my most anticipated movie of the year and was my Star Wars The Force Awakens so if this was a disappointment I would be furious but when the ending happened (not getting into spoilers) I started to weep and when the credits started playing the familiar Raiders Match I started to cry with joy knowing that James Mangold made a perfect finale and in my opinion it’s does something that modern blockbuster has done for me recently it was movie magic and the sense of wonder when I watch the original trilogy for the first time. This is my second favourite movie in the series but that might change with a second watch later this weekend.

If I haven’t seen these at the right time I would be the person I am today and I’m glad that Dr Henry Indiana Jones Jr gets the triumph final stand he deserves.

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Well here I go again

So Guardians of The Galaxy Vol 3 is coming out next month and brings not only this group to a close but James Gunn in the MCU. I want to talk about my history with these lovably rogues and why I relate to them

Guardians Of The Galaxy was the first ever MCU Movie I ever saw so I’ve had a personal connection to this part of the franchise and I loved both movies written and Directed by James Gunn and once again I feel these characters are like me

Star Lord: a pop culture reference goofball that is like a loveable rogue

Gamora: a femme fatale that grows more trust with her crew

Drax: a complete idiot who is a badass

Rocket: a arsehole who has a tragedy behind his snark

Groot: an adorable alien with three words that can say powerful things

Nebula: an understandable anti hero who grows more and more to be respectful

Mantis: a literal fish out of water who is a hilarious while being sad

Kraglin: someone who knows to step up but still figuring it out

Each one of those characters felt like me personified in this group and that’s why the guardians of the galaxy trilogy are important movies in the MCU to me

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Since James Gunn’s regime of DC is in full force I want to talk about The Suicide Squad and one particular scene

Last Year was one of the worst years in my life I lost my grandma and one of my friends committed Suicide I was depressed and felt lonely In the world. that’s when the Suicide Squad came out I saw the trailer and I was pretty excited because I was a fan of Gunn’s previous work so when I watched it in August I was enjoying and laughing along with the movie but then during the final act when Ratcatcher 2 is using her powers to stop Starro the movie flashes back to her childhood.

When Ratcatcher said “Rats are the lowliest and most despised of all creatures, my love. If they have purpose, so do we all.” I started to well up and after a long shot of an city with John Murphy’s amazing score with a track called Ratism when it cuts back to Ratcatcher 2 crying with a smile on her face that was me.

James Gunn gave me hope and made me found a reason to live again, like the rats and The Suicide Squad I have purpose in the world.

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So yesterday I was attacked on Twitter by this individual I was in deep sadness, I was angry and I felt like I was threatened, this person put some of my followers into my hateful tweet. This is one of two people that harassed me on the worst days of my life when one of my friends committed suicide luckily this tweet is gone because I reported it and with some help from my followers with their helpful and kind words. I don’t want anything like this to happen again but if it does I’m ready

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Sorry I haven’t been doing much on my social media platforms lately that is because I’m working on a play right now so I’ve been concentrating on that at the moment

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hi everyone this is new to me but I’m going to use this and Discord as my new social media platforms if Twitter burns to the ground, I’ll be posting random stuff, reviews ETC