Dezrae Sergen, Layout Editor
January 22, 2016 The new series, Gotham is raising many questions amongst fellow comic weebs(amateurs to the community itself) and critics. Is it really all that great? Some complain that it’s not “Batman” and therefore is automatically assumed to be a bad spin-off series of our favorite Dark Knight. The show starts through the eyes of a young Selina Kyle before she becomes Catwoman. Unfortunately, (Spoiler Alert) she witnesses the murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne. Some may argue that there are many flaws with the show, such as characters being underdeveloped and “having no room to grow” according to The Daily Dot’s article,“The 7 biggest problems with Gotham” as well as the series being “lumped” on the bandwagon to make fans happy. Critics point out the show’s lack of focus when it comes to characters with a ‘Villain of the Week’ with each episode release. Fans believe the show isn’t “watchable” because of this. Others say the series isn’t suspenseful, often using the Wayne murders as an example. According to The Daily Dot, the murder has been seen “countless times before” and described as not being a mystery since everyone who’s seen the movies or read the comics, knows who the killer really is. The show is a fantastic representation of the backstory to every villain who ever crosses Batman’s path in the comics. The focus of the show isn’t meant to be on one character, but as all of them as a whole. The idea behind Gotham was to shed light onto the backstories of the villains who will one day come face to face with our vigilante. James Gordon is a perfect example, as the show description suggests, he is a main character. However, the episode also follows Fish Mooney, Oswald Cobblepot, and Selina Kyle. The plot is great at grabbing a viewer’s attention and holding it. I think that because Gotham features more than one character, it gives a larger overview in the worldbuilding of Gotham City. By being able to see origins of these characters before they became iconic villains is something you didn’t really get with the movies. My memory is terrible and I often read comics over and over again because I couldn’t remember the backstories behind my favorite villains and characters. For those who haven’t read the comics, this is a great way to learn about the dark, brooding Batman and learn of how he came to become the crime obsessed Dark Knight. The reason alone wasn’t his parents murder. In order for there to be a Batman in the future, there had to be these villains and crimes. They didn’t just decide to leave their normal lives and decide to be evil.
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Isabel Garcia, A&E Editor
January 2, 2016 What a way to celebrate a 100 years of magic by Disney! The show that has up to 50 of our childhood Disney characters on ice including the newest Disney princesses from Frozen. It was a place to let go and let out your inner child and sing classic Disney songs like You’ve Got a Friend In Me and Hakuna Matata. The United Center was filled with joy and laughter of kids and adults. Children running in their costumes taking pictures with Mickey Mouse and vendors yelling popcorn at the top of their lungs. Lights filled the air as children played with their toys. The smell of soft pretzels, cotton candy, and pizza was overpowering. Ushers help you to your seats, and they dim the lights until it’s completely dark to build suspense. The show began with a BANG! Fireworks and colored lights illuminated the arena. The characters that started it all, Mickey and Minnie Mouse come out to greet everyone. A fantastic experience and a great way to relive our childhood. You’re never too old to high five Disney characters interacting with the crowd. There is tremendous talent in what the skaters do: walking up ladders, performing flips, and twirling princesses over their heads with one hand. The amount of risk they put themselves in doing all these stunts while wearing their costumes is astounding. A few stumbles after doing a backflip occurred but nothing brought down the excitement of the crowd. The performers stood right back up and continued the show. The backdrop was very pleasing with flowing fabric on the ceilings and a castle set up as the main focus. Props were set up without taking focus away from the characters. It was a memorable performance. By Kassandra Bobadilla & Francisco Ventura
Release date: February 14, 2016 Kanye West introduces his seventh studio album, "The Life of Pablo." The album was initially supposed to be released on the 11th of February, which was the day of his Yeezy Season 3 viewing. The album, which was suppose to be titled "Swish," then "Waves," finally ended up as "The Life of Pablo." The album has 18 songs and was recently updated by West and includes 3 updated songs and an additional verse with Frank Ocean. Some of the featured artists are Chance The Rapper, Post Malone, Sia, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, Kid Cudi, Chris Brown, Rihanna, Kirk Franklin, Donnie Trumpet, Vic Mensa, and Frank Ocean. The album is only available to be streamed on TIDAL which requires a monthly membership of $9.99, but don’t worry. You get a 30-day free trial so you can enjoy an entire month of the hottest albums out there! TIDAL also includes an exclusive viewing of Yeezy Season 3 at Madison Square Garden. The Life of Pablo was streamed 250 MILLION times within the first ten days it became available. Many fans had questioned Kanye regarding when the album would be available on Spotify or Apple music. According to West, he plans on never having it available on Apple. However, as of March 29th, the song “Famous” featuring Rihanna was available to stream on Spotify and available to purchase on Apple Music. On March 31, Kanye tweeted, “The Life of Pablo is now available for purchase shop.kanyewest.com.” The album is available for digital download for $20. Fans are left wondering if a physical version of "The Life of Pablo" will ever be available. By Chyanne Villasenor
February 13, 2016 Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Ed Skrein, Brianna Hildebrand, and Morena Baccarin Director: Tim Miller Synopsis: From being a Special Forces operative to mercenary, Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) had a decent life. Although, everything came crumbling down when Ajax (Ed Skrein) tortures Wade, transforming him into the Dead pool. Now having accelerated healing powers and a dark sense of humor, Deadpool with the help from X-men allies, Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Brianna Hildebrand), in capturing the man that nearly took his life away. Review: Talk about the king of breaking the fourth wall. Marvel’s Deadpool has been the talk of the Valentine’s Day weekend. Unlike other superhero movies, Deadpool didn’t have a PG-13 rating. In fact, the flm was rated R. It did cause issues for parents whose kids wanted to watch this movie. If parents knew the story of Deadpool, they would agree with the movie rating. Why would a superhero movie be rated R? Deadpool isn’t the typical hero like Batman or Captain America. He’s classifed as an anti hero who fghts the villains but doesn’t throw them in jail. Also, this mercenary just so happens to have a crude sense of humor. With a mixture of those two, Deadpool isn’t the kind of ‘hero’ you would want your children to watch. Whether you are familiar with his character or know little of him, Deadpool has a way of connecting with the audience and making people laugh. The plot fowed well with Deadpool’s objective followed by the brief fashbacks to explain Wade Wilson’s life and how he became Deadpool. The graphics were outstanding, especially with the death scenes. There were a few scenes that left you laughing or completely shocked. Even though most students can’t watch this without an adult, this movie received 4.5 out of 5 chimichangas. |
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