Marina's Movie Blog

Field of Dreams was released in the United States on April 21, 1989 and in Japan on March 24, 1990. This movie was written and directed by Phil Alden Robinson, and based on W. P. Kinsella's 1982 novel Shoeless Joe. Phil Alden Robinson has directed various works, and he was especially highly praised for this movie. Field of Dreams is a sports fantasy drama movie. The movie stars Kevin Costner as hero Ray Kinsella, Amy Madigan as his wife Annie Kinsella, Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe, and others. The main character, Ray Kinsella, lives with his wife Annie and daughter Karin on a corn farm in Iowa. Troubled by his broken relationship with his late father, John Kinsella, he fears growing old without achieving anything. One evening, while Ray was walking in his cornfield, he hears a whisper from somewhere. He believes what the voice says and acts as he is told, but he hears it again, so he is filled with mystery. However, the whole mystery becomes clear as it goes to the end.  Scenery is

Sing Street  is a musical and teen romance movie. That was released in the United States on April 15, 2016 and in Japan on July 9, 2016. This movie was written and directed by John Carney. He also directed works such as Once  and Begin Again . Sing Street stars Ferdia Walsh-Peelo as hero Conor, Lucy Boynton as heroine Raphina, Jack Raynor as Conor's brother Brendan, and others. Ferdia Walsh-Peelo is an Irish actor and singer and this movie is his debut movie. Lucy Boynton has appeared in works such as Bohemian Rhapsody  and the TV drama Ballet Shoes . Also,  Jack Raynor has appeared in works such as  Midsommar  and  Transformers: Age of Extinction . This movie depicts a boy called Conor falling in love with Raphina at first sight and changing his life by forming a band to get her attention. His life has many problems at school and at home. However, he grows up by falling in love with her and being obsessed with music. Conor's brother, Brendan, is an indispensable person of thi

Good Will Hunting was released in the United States on December 5, 1997 and in Japan on March 7, 1998. This movie was directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Good Will Hunting stars Matt Damon as Will Hunting, Robin Williams as Sean Maguire and Ben Affleck as Chuckie Sullivan, and others. Surprisingly, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck wrote the script for the movie and also appeared as actors. The movie tells the story of communication of the mind between a genius boy, Will Hunting, and psychologist Sean Maguire. Will has a genius brain, but his childhood trauma prevents him from building trust with others and routinely leads to delinquency. Will's professor at university then asks psychologist Sean Maguire to rehabilitate Will. However, it became clear that Sean Maguire, like Will, is a person lacking in mind due to a past event. Therefore, they can understand each other deeply, and we can see their growth.  This movie has a lot of impressive lines, esp

Big Fish was released in the United States on December 10, 2003 and in Japan on May 15, 2004. This movie was directed by Tim Burton, and it is based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Daniel Wallace. Tim Burton directed many popular works such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory starring Johnny Depp and the Disney film The Nightmare Before Christmas , and so on. The main theme of this movie is reconciliation between father and son. Edward, the father of his son Will, is good at telling stories about his life and attracting listeners. Will himself liked his father's eccentric stories when he was young, but as he grew older, he realized that they were fiction and couldn't listen to him honestly. At Will's wedding, when Edward entertains guests with stories of catching a big fish, Will can't stand it and becomes unilaterally estranged from his father.  The movie's title, Big Fish , is one of Edward's eccentric stories. The truth of why Edward keeps telling

Gifted was released in the United States on April 7, 2017 and in Japan on November 23, 2017. This movie was directed by Marc Webb and written by Tom Flynn. Marc Webb directed works such as The Amazing Spider-Man starring Andrew Garfield and (500) Days of Summer starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Gifted is a drama and comedy movie, and i t stars Chris Evans as Frank, Mckenna Grace as Mary Adler, and others. In the movie, Mary, a seven-year-old girl, lives a peaceful life with her single uncle Frank and a one-eyed cat. One day, however, she demonstrates her outstanding mathematical talent, which reveals that she is a genius called "Gifted." And the girl's peaceful life begins to falter as people around her react in various ways over her outstanding talent.  Do you want to know why a seven-year-old girl and her uncle live together? It is revealed in the story, and the relationship between the uncle and the girl is the best. Also, the movie makes me think deeply about fam

The Equalizer  was released in the United States on September 26, 2014, and in Japan on October 25, 2014. This movie was directed by Antoine Fuqua. He directed works such as The Guilty starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Training Day starring Denzel Washington. The Equalizer stars Denzel Washington as Robert McCall, Marton Csokas as Teddy Rensen, and others. Denzel Washington has appeared in works such as  Remember The Titans , Training Day , and My Bodyguard . Also, Marton Csokas has appeared in works such as  The Lord of the Rings and  Kingdom of Heaven . This movie is loosely based on the TV drama  The Equalizer  created by Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim in 1985. It is an action and thriller movie. The story starts when Robert McCall meets a girl at a coffee shop late at night. The movie is full of fighting scenes, and you can enjoy the tension of the scene. Also, Robert McCall can defeat his enemy in "19 seconds." His hidden past is revealed. Denzel Washington's