Star Wars The Force Awakens

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We all knows, Star Wars Force Awakens is one of the most anticipated movie ever in the history. And it is one of the greatest  movie  ever made. Star Wars The Force Awakens  was released on 14^th December 2015 to a enormous attention from audience as well as critics.Star Wars The Force Awakens is a 2015 American epic space opera film directed, co-produced, and co-written by J. J. Abrams. The film is the 7^th  installment in Star Wars main Series and The Force Awakens is set about 30 years after Return of the Jedi, and follows Rey, Finn, and Poe Dameron's fight with the Resistance, led by veterans of the Rebel Alliance, against Kylo Ren and the First Order, which descended from the Galactic Empire.

The Force Awakens premiered in Los Angeles on December 14, 2015. Critics compared it favorably to the original trilogy, praising its action sequences, characters, acting, special effects, musical score and emotional drama, though some criticized it as derivative. It received five Academy Award nominations, including Williams' first Star Wars nomination since Return of the Jedi, and four BAFTA Film Awards. The film was widely anticipated, and it has broken many box office records, attaining the highest-grossing worldwide opening of all time and reaching $1 billion faster than any other film. As of Febuary 14^th , 2016, it has generated a global box office revenue of over $2billion, becoming the highest-grossing film in the franchise, as well as the third-highest of all time. Two sequels, Episode VIII and Episode IX, are scheduled for release on May 26, 2017 and in 2019, respectively.

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The film is Directed by by J.J Abrams, Produced by J.J Abrams, Bryan Burk, and Kathleen Kennedy. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan rewrote an initial script by Michael Arndt. John Williams, composer for the previous six films, returned to compose its score and distributed by Walt Disney and Motion Pictures. Filming began in April 2014 in Abu Dhabi and Iceland, with principal photography also taking place in Ireland and Pinewood Studios in England. Star Wars The Force Awakens released on December 14 2015 in Los Angeles and 28 Desember 2015 in United States With 135 minutes Running time. As of Febuary 14^th, 2016, it has generated a global box office revenue of over $2billion and agains it’s budget  $ 200 million and becomes 3^rd  movie ever to pass $2 billion mark.This is the Star Wars Force Awakens  movie trailer.

Plot

30 years after the destruction of the second Death Star, Luke Skywalker, the last Jedi, has disappeared. The First Order has risen from the fallen Galactic Empire and seeks to eliminate Luke and the Republic. The Resistance, backed by the Republic and led by Luke's twin sister, General Leia Organa, opposes them while searching for Luke to enlist his aid. Resistance pilot Poe Dameron meets village elder on the planet Jakku to obtain a map to Luke's location. Stormtroopers under the command of Kylo Ren destroy the village and capture Poe. Poe's droid BB-8 escapes with the map, and encounters a scavenger, Rey, at a junkyard settlement. Ren tortures Poe and learns of BB-8. Stormtrooper FN-2187, unable to kill for the First Order, frees Poe and they escape in a stolen TIE fighter; Poe dubs FN-2187 "Finn". They crash on Jakku, and Finn appears to be the only survivor. He encounters Rey and BB-8, but the First Order tracks them and launches an airstrike. They flee the planet in a stolen, rundown ship, the Millennium Falcon.

The Falcon breaks down, and is captured by a much larger ship, piloted by Han Solo and Chewbacca, who reclaim their former vessel. Somehow five managed to escape in the Falcon. The criminals inform the First Order of Han's involvement. At the First Order's Starkiller Base, a planet converted to a superweapon capable of destroying star systems, Supreme Leader Snoke orders General Hux to use it for the first time. Snoke also questions Ren about the involvement of his father, Han Solo Ren protests that Han means nothing to him. The Falcon crew view BB-8's map and determine it is incomplete. Han explains that Luke tried to rebuild the Jedi Order but went into exile after an apprentice turned to the dark side and destroyed all that Luke had built. They travel to the planet Takodana and meet with cantina owner Maz Kanata, who can help BB-8 reach the Resistance, but Finn wants to flee on his own. Rey is drawn to a vault and finds the lightsaber that belonged to Luke and his father Anakin Skywalker before him. She experiences disturbing visions and flees into the woods. Maz gives Finn the lightsaber for safekeeping.

Starkiller Base destroys the Republic capital and fleet. The First Order attacks Takodana in search of BB-8. Han, Chewbacca, and Finn are saved by Resistance X-wing fighters led by Poe, but Rey is captured by Ren and taken to Starkiller Base. Ren interrogates Rey about the map, but she resists his mind-reading. Discovering she, too, can use the Force, she escapes her cell with a Jedi mind trick. Leia arrives at Takodana with C-3PO and reunites with Han and Chewbacca. At the Resistance base on D'Qar, BB-8 finds R2-D2 who has been inactive since Luke's disappearance.

As Starkiller Base prepares to fire on D'Qar, the Resistance devises a plan to destroy it by attacking a critical facility. Leia urges Han to return their son alive. Using the Falcon, Han, Chewbacca, and Finn infiltrate the base. They lower its shield, find Rey, set explosives, and encounter Ren. Han confronts Ren, calling him by his birth name, Ben, and implores him to abandon the dark side. Though conflicted, Ren kills Han. Enraged, Chewbacca shoots Ren in the side and sets off the explosives, allowing the Resistance X-wing fighters to attack and start a chain reaction that destroys Starkiller Base.

The injured Ren pursues Finn and Rey to the surface. Finn battles Ren with the lightsaber, but is overpowered and badly wounded. Rey takes the lightsaber and fights Ren, overpowering him with the Force before they are separated by a fissure. Snoke orders Hux to evacuate and bring Ren to him, while Rey and Chewbacca escape with Finn in the Falcon. On D'Qar, the Resistance celebrates while Leia, Chewbacca, and Rey mourn Han's death. R2-D2 awakens and reveals the rest of the map, which Rey follows with R2-D2 and Chewbacca to an island on a distant planet. She finds Luke and presents him with his lightsaber.Here is the ending of the movie.

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Cast

·           Harrison Ford as Han Solo.

·         Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker.

·         Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa.

·         Adam Driver as Kylo Ren.

·         John Boyega as Finn.

·         Daisy Ridley as Rey.

·         Lupita Nyong'o as Maz Kanata.

·         Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron.

·         Lupita Nyong'o as Maz Kanata.

·         Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke

Development

Star Wars creator George Lucas discussed ideas for a sequel trilogy several times after the conclusion of the original trilogy, but denied any intent to make it. In October 2012, he sold his production company Lucasfilm, and with it the Star Wars franchise, to The Walt Disney Company. As creative consultant on the film, Lucas attended early story meetings and advised on the details of the Star Wars universe but he later stated that Disney had discarded his story ideas. Several directors were considered and J. J. Abrams was named director in January 2013. Arndt worked on the script for eight months, but said he needed 18 more, so Arndt's exit from the project on October 24, 2013, and Kasdan and Abrams took over script duties and the first draft was completed in six weeks.

In May 2013, it was confirmed that Episode VII would be filmed in the United Kingdom. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne  agreed to produce Episode VII in the UK. He also committed £25 million ($37 million) of public money towards the film, claiming it was a boost for British culture and the film industry. Film editors Mary Jo Markey and Maryann Brandon, film's costume designer was Michael Kaplan, cinematographer Daniel Mindel were also signed in.In February 2014, Abrams said filming would begin in May and last about three months. Principal photography would commence in May and be based at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England. It also filmed in Iceland, U.A.E. emirate of Abu Dhabi. Skellig Michael island off the coast of County Kerry in Ireland etc.

Principal photography began in Abu Dhabi on May 16, 2014. In June, Harrison Ford fractured his leg while filming at Pinewood after a hydraulic door on the Millennium Falcon set fell on him, and was taken to a hospital. According to Abrams, Ford's ankle "went to a 90-degree angle. Abrams also fractured a vertebra in his own back when he was trying to help lift the door after Ford's accident. Principal photography ended on November 3, 2014. Abrams supervised post-production and editing of the film at Bad Robot Productions' headquarters in Santa Monica and gave the estimated running time of the film as 124–125 minutes.

In July 2013, John Williams was confirmed to compose the score. Recording sessions for The Force Awakens began in June 2015 at the Sony Pictures Studios' Barbra Streisand Scoring Stage in Culver City, with William Ross conducting most of the music. Star Wars: The Force Awakens premiered in Los Angeles at the TCL Chinese Theatre, El Captain Theatre and Dolby Theatre on December 14, 2015. On November 28, 2014, Lucasfilm released a 90-second teaser trailer to promote The Force Awakens. It was also released on YouTube and the iTunes Store, generating a record 58.2 million views on YouTube in its first week.

On April 16, 2015, a second teaser trailer, this one lasting two minutes and the trailer was viewed over 88 million times within the first 24 hours of release, breaking the record. According to the Guinness World Records, the second teaser trailer amassed 30.65 million in 24 hours, setting a new world record for the "most viewed movie trailer on YouTube in 24 hours. Another trailer released in in August 2015 and it received 128 million views in 24 hours, a new record for the most views of a trailer in 24 hours.

Reception and Box office

As of February 16, 2016, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has grossed for a worldwide total of $2 billion, against a budget of $200 million. The film is currently the highest-grossing release of 2015, the highest-grossing film released by Walt Disney Studios, the highest-grossing film in North America, and the third-highest-grossing film of all time. It was the 24th film in cinematic history to surpass $1 billion worldwide, standing as the fastest film to surpass the mark, doing so in 12 days.And critis the 3rd movie ever to pass $2 billion mark in sales.  Upon it’s release  it broke many records. On its opening day, the film grossed $119.1 million from 14,300 screens, marking the biggest single and opening day record and the first time a film has earned more than $100 million in a single day.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens received overwhelmingly positive reviews from both critics and audiences. Rotten Tomatoes gave it score of 93% based on 324 reviews and a rating average of 8.2/10. Metacritic, assigned the film a weighted score of 81 out of 100, based on 52 critics, indicating " universal acclaim". CinemaScore reported that audiences gave the film an A grade, women, under-25s and under-18s gave it an "A+", while 98% of audiences gave it an "A" or "B". The Guardian also gave it five stars out of five.

Accolades

Still there are so many nominations for this movie. I am going to updates this section when it wins the Awards.

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Batman Begins

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Batman Begins is a 2005 superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman, co-written and directed by Christopher Nolan. The film reboots the Batman film series, telling the origin story of the character from Bruce Wayne's initial fear of bats, the death of his parents, his journey to become Batman, and his fight against Ra's al Ghul’s plot to destroy Gotham City. Director Nolan and David S.Goyer began to work on the film in early 2003 and aimed for a darker and more realistic tone, with humanity and realism being the basis of the film.

 The film opened on June 17, 2005, in the United States and Canada. It eventually grossing over $374 million worldwide against it’s budget $150millions. The film received positive reviews and has been considered by many as one of the best superhero films ever made. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography and three BAFTA awards. The film is followed by The DarkKnight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012) later known as “TheDark Knight Trilogy”.

Batman begins directed by Christopher Nolan, produced by Charles Roven, Emma Thomas and Larry Franko. David S. Goyer with Christopher Nolan wrote screenplay for this movie. Hans Zimmer ,James Newton Howard supported with music and it was distributed by  Warner Bros;. Film released in 10 june in Russia, 15 June in U.S.A and 16 June in U.K with 140 minutes running time, which grossed over  $ 374 milion.Here is the movie trailler for the movie, Batman Begins.

Plot

                             In Bruce Wayne’s childhood he falls down a well where he is attacked by a swarm of bats where he develops a fear about bats. While watching an opera his parents were killed by Joe Chill and Alfred Pennyworth raised Bruce.

 Fourteen years later Bruce decided to take revenge from chill. There Bruce's childhood friend Rachel Dawes, slapped him for attempting to go against the law. Bruce travelled around the world and learns to fight to confront injustice. He meets Henri Ducard who offers to train him as a member of the League of Shadows, led by Ra's al Ghul in Buthan. After he learns the League intends to destroy Gotham, he rejected it causing to a fire burn down the league’s temple where he saves unconscious Ducard.

                           Bruce returns to Gotham city and takes interest in family company Wayne Enterprises. Lucius Fox who is the top scientist they have introduce various items which Bruce uses to take up the vigilante identity of "Batman". As Batman he helps honest Sgt. James Gordon to arrest the previously untouchable criminal. During investigating Crane, Batman is exposed to the drug where he was saved by  Alfred. Rachel found Crain is pouring the drug into Gotham's water supply who eventually saved by “Batman”. Batman cures Rachel and leaves her with two vials of the antidote; one for Gordon, and one for mass production. After Crane is arrested, Gordon learns that the tainted water supply is only harmful if inhaled.

                         During his 30th birthday celebration at the manor, Bruce is confronted by Ducard where Bruce expels his guests so they will be safe. Ducard reveals that he employed Crane, and stole a powerful microwave emitter from Wayne Enterprises that will be used to vaporize the tainted water supply, making the drug airborne and causing mass hysteria and violence that will destroy Gotham. Ra's' men set fire to the mansion, and Bruce is saved by Alfred. As the League's plot commences, Batman rescues Rachel from a drugged mob and indirectly reveals his identity to her. Then he began to pursuing Ducard  who carrying the emitter toward Gotham's central water source.

 After a fight Batman over powers Ducard but refuses to kill him,while also refusing to save him,he leaves Ducard to die in the train crashe due to Gordon who uses the Tumblers cannons to destroy a section of the  train’s track. Batman becomes a public hero,but loses Rachel. Bruce buys a controlling stake in the now publicly traded Wayne Enterprises,fires Earle,and replaces him with Fox. Gordon — now promoted to Lieutenant of the Gotham Police Force and reveals about criminal Joker.  

Cast

·         Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne / Batman

·         Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth

·         Gary Oldman as Lt. James Gordon

·         Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox

·         Cillian Murphy as Dr. Jonathan Crane

·         Liam Neeson as Henri Ducard

·         Katie Holmes as Rachel Dawes

·         Tom Wilkinson as Carmine Falcone

·         Rutger Hauer as William Earle

  Production                                           

After Warner Bros. hired director Christopher Nolan to direct an untitled Batman film and after 2 months later David S. Goyer hired by them to write script. olan stated his intention to reinvent the film franchise of Batman by "doing the origins story of the character, which is a story that's never been told before".Goyer said that the goal of the film was to get the audience to care for both Batman and Bruce Wayne.

                                           As with all his films, Nolan refused a second unit he did this in order to keep his vision consistent . Filming began in March 2004 in the Vatnajökull glacier in Iceland (standing in for Bhutan). The crew built a village and the front doors to Ra's' temple, as well as a road to access the remote area. Mentmore Towers was chosen from twenty different locations for Wayne Manor, situated in northwest London, England. Crowley started the process of designing the Batmobile for the film by model bashing. Crowley used the nose cone of a P-38 Lightning model to serve as the chassis for the Tumbler's turbine engine. Six models of the Tumbler were built to 1:12 scale in the course of four months.It have a speed of over 100 miles per hour (160 km/h), go from 0 to 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) in 5 seconds, possess a steering system to make sharp turns at city corners. For the design and development process took nine months and cost several million dollars.
 With the design process complete, four street-ready race cars were constructed, with each vehicle possessing 65 panels and costing $250,000 to build .One version was the jet version, in which an actual jet engine was mounted onto the vehicle, fueled by six propane tanks. The filmmakers intended to create a very mobile Batsuit that would allow the wearer to move easily to fight and crouch. The score for Batman Begins was composed by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard.

Reception and Box Office

                                                 Film received positive reviews where Rotten Tomatoes reports that 85% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 263 reviews, with an average score of 7.7/10, making the film a "Certified Fresh" on the website's rating system .At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film received an average score of 70, based on 41 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".
^[ Additionally, the film was a success with audiences who, when polled by CinemaScore, awarded the film an A grade. Batman Begins opened on June 17, 2005 in the United States and Canada in 3,858 theaters,^[ including 55 IMAX theaters. The film ranked at the top in its opening weekend, accumulating $48 million, which was seen as "strong but unimpressive by today's instantaneous blockbuster standards". Batman Begins went on to gross $205 million in North America and had a worldwide total of $373 million. And by its sequels The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises, both of which have grossed over $1 billion.

Reference

·         Wikipedia “Batman Begins”

The Dark Knight Trilogy

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          The Dark Knight Trilogy is a superhero film trilogy based on the DC Comics character Batman. The trilogy consisted of Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), & TheDark Knight Rises (2012), directed by Christopher Nolan. The Dark Knight Trilogy is a superhero film trilogy, based on the DC Comics character Batman. The trilogy consisted of Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), & The Dark Knight Rises (2012).

                Following the critical failure Batman Series Warner Bros decided to reboot the franchise using acclaim director Christopher Nolan. Each film in the series received near universal acclaim, in particular the second and third films received universal acclaim and both earned over $ 1Billion worldwide. Critics and audiences, being praised for Nolan's direction, themes and character building, performances from the cast .This trilogy has gained widespread recognition as not only being a massive improvement over the previous series of Batman films, but also the greatest achievement of the superhero film genre, as well as three of the best films of all time. Also Heath Ledger won Academy Award for the best actor in supporting role (As Joker) in “The Dark Knight”.

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Directed by	Christopher Nolan
Produced by	Emma Thomas,Larry Franko,Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan
Screenplay by	Christopher Nolan,Jonathan Nolan and David S. Goyer
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	15 June 2005(Batman Begins), 18 July 2008(The Dark Knight), 20 July 2012 (The Dark knight Rises)
Running time	458 minutes
Language	English
Budget	$585 million
Box office	$ 2.463 Billion

Batman Begins

After a rejected batman series Warner Bros. hired Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer to script Batman Begins. The duo aimed for a darker and more realistic tone, with humanity and realism being the basis of the film. The film was primarily shot in the United Kingdom and Chicago. . Christian Bale The dark knight starred as Batman, Liam Neeson, starred as Ra's al Ghul,and Cillian Murphy as The Scarecrow. Katie Holmes also starred in the movie as Rachel Dawes. Batman Begins opened on June 15, 2005, in the United States and Canada in 3,858 theaters. The film was a box office success, grossing $48 million in its opening weekend, and eventually grossing over $372 million worldwide. The film as well received critical acclaim from critic and audience.

The Dark knight

Christopher Nolan his duties as director and with his brother Jonathan Nolan he write the script for the dark knight .The Dark Knight filmed in Chicago, London and Hong Kong. Christian Bale as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Heath Ledger as The Joker, and Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent/Two-Face. On January 22, 2008, after he had completed filming TheDark Knight, Ledger died from a bad combination of prescription medication. The film received universal acclaim upon its release on 18th July 2008 and set numerous records during its theatrical run, with $1.005 billion in revenue worldwide The film received eight Academy Award nominations; it won the award for Best Sound Editing and Ledger was posthumously awarded Best Supporting Actor.

The Dark Knight Rises

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After a highly acclaim movie “The DarkKnight “director Christopher Nolan back with another  huge hit with “The Dark Knight Rises” . Jonathan was writing the script with his brother after Goyer  left for Superman reboot.  Tom Hardy was cast as Bane and Anne Hathaway plays Selina Kyle.^] Joseph Gordon Levitt was cast as John Blak, and Marion Cotillard, was cast as Miranda Tate. Upon release, The Dark Knight Rises received widespread critical acclaim and was a huge success at the box office, going on to out gross its predecessor and become the eleventh-highest-grossing film of all time grossing over $1.08billions.

Box office Performance

Film	Budget	Box office Revenue(Worldwide)
Batman Begins	$150 million	$374,218,673
The Dark Knight	$185 million	$1,005,159,764
The Dark Knight Rises	$250 million	$1,084,439,099

Critical Response

Film	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	Cinema Score
Batman Begins	85% (266 reviews)	70 (41 reviews)	A
The Dark Knight	94% (315 reviews)	70 (41 reviews)	A
The Dark Knight Rises	87% (327 reviews)	78 (45 reviews)	A