A review and breakdown of the newest apocalyptic adventure movie, Love and Monsters
“An imaginative post-apocalyptic coming of age film…” according to the New York Times and “A happy go lucky adventure through an apocalyptic danger zone” as dubbed from the Hollywood Reporter. Love and Monsters is the newest apocalyptic movie to take the silver screen with absolute banging ratings like a 91% (tomatometer) on Rotten Tomatoes and a 7/10 stars coming from IMDb.
Love and Monsters is a creative spin on the apocalypse, where mutant insects and amphibians take over the world, which leads us to our hero Dylan O’Brien, playing Joel, who must travel 80 miles with a cast of fun side characters (played by Michael Rooker and Ariana Greenblatt) all to see his girlfriend Aimee (Jessica Henwick).
One of the best-selling points of the movie is how original it is— the movie wasn’t based on a comic, book series, or any other type of media, which is frankly missed in today’s box offices that are usually bombarded by live action remakes and movie adaptations. This makes Love and Monsters so refreshing.
The main character, Joel, is also a sight for sore eyes to the audience as he is an apocalyptic protagonist that is the complete opposite of a ‘macho man’ as seen in other films like I am Legend and Terminator. Joel’s character fights this stigma of masculinity with unique traits such as his ‘freezing up’ when confronted by monsters and even crying out of distress, which is a great way to communicate to the audience that it is okay to have emotions and that not every protagonist needs to be a stone cold bad*ss.
On the other hand, I felt that Minnow’s infatuation with Joel was forced to be stronger than it needed to be, as it seems she clung onto a total stranger after knowing him for barely a day. This should have either been explained with more detail or shouldn’t have been blown up to such an attachment.
A petty qualm I have about another character in the movie, the best character arguably, is Boy…the dog. Boy is the most unoriginal and uninspired name for a dog there is, what is this Birdbox? Peanut would have been a more original name than Boy.
The theme of the movie was very uplifting as it promoted unity and friendship, as cheesy as it sounds. It is one of the first apocalyptic movies that has a strong feeling of people helping others instead of people being the real monsters, a theme which is often seen in apocalyptic media like The Walking Dead. This movie is exactly what the people needed, especially considering quarantine and how isolated everyone feels.
However, the movie did flop on the meaning of their message “Don’t Settle,” because yes the movie ended with survivors packing shop and heading to a chance of a brighter future but Joel still settled for Aimee, even after she admitted she has changed and wanted to keep things in the past and that she had actually moved on. The movie could have made a much deeper message that would contribute even more to the meaning of doing better for yourself.
The movie is altogether a fun film for the family that is very colourful, jovial, and promotes unity and kindness. That is a refreshing new look at the apocalyptic genre and a must see.
You may have seen them in classic movies such as ‘Back to the Future Part III’ or brand new films like Adam Sandler’s ‘Hubie Halloween’. Drive-in theaters are making a comeback around the country as people realize how well they are suited for social distancing. People are catching on to how well adapted drive-ins are naturally, politicians are using them to advocate their stance, and bands are performing using the same exact method.
So how do drive-ins work? Here’s a quick synopsis; you pay, drive to a spot, and usually a person comes up with a megaphone or something similar to tell you to switch your radio channel to the one that has the appropriate audio. If you are going to see a band then you would buy the tickets online then show the ticket and go to your spot and put in the correct station. Political rallies go through the same process, parking and putting and the station, except they ask for a donation. These drive-in rallies are free otherwise. There is, however, a big problem with drive-in theatres: the weather. Rain and snow make drive-ins tenfold harder to operate. In Many states, snow poses a particularly difficult problem during the winter, seeing as how all the snow needs to be plowed, and sometimes it is near possible to plow all of the snow and handle the weather. Luckily, Mission Viejo is located in Orange County, where it barely ever rains, and if it ever snows it is an extreme oddity (like in 1949) so we are able to run drive-ins year-round.
Big companies are also teamed up to make drive-in experiences, for example, Walmart has teamed up with Tribeca to have pop up free drive-ins in their parking lots that show movies such as ‘Black Panther’, ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and ‘Space Jam’. This event lasted from August 14 to October 21 but was said to turn out really well in all 160 of its parking lots that they converted.
Drive-ins have seen a minor decline since theaters started opening up more and more but they are still much more popular than they were last year at the moment, it could be a fad but that is for the future to tell.
This presented option generally seems to be up in the air after the pandemic is finished as the big thing keeping drive-ins alive is the effectiveness it has at adhering to social distance. Of course nostalgia plays a big factor in it but not big enough to allure normal movie theaters viewers to go to drive-ins for a better experience.
If you want any of these drive-in experiences you would be in luck, if you want drive-in concert tickets vivid seats is a great site to order them. If you are interested in finding a drive-in theater there are a couple around 40 minutes away, these are Van Buren theater, Paramount Drive-in Theatres, Mission Tiki Drive in Theatre and swap meet, and Vineland Drive-in. Political rallies are no longer visiting cities due to the 2020 election campaign ending so this is not applicable for any of them.
I am glad to see that at least some businesses are being helped to stay afloat with this medium of entertainment during these troubling times. It is very enjoyable to see in this world, recently full of heartbreak after heartbreak, this idea that nine months ago seemed to be a thing going the way of the dinosaurs, surviving only from nostalgia, has had another chance.
Interested in a career involving STEM? Stop by Girls4Stem!
Currently, careers involving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, otherwise known as STEM, are dominated by men. While there’s definitely been an improvement in more recent years, the gap is still noticeably wide, but women across the world are working to close it.
Sophia Sunkin, the president of the Girls4Stem club, is one of many women working to close the gender gap in the STEM world. She notes, “I noticed the disparity between the number of girls and boys in STEM camps and classes, especially having to do with computer science. This actually made me initially shy away from furthering my STEM interests as a kid, since I often felt intimidated and out of place. Later on, I found out this disparity isn’t limited to classes and camps but is common in STEM fields as well.”
The issue struck a chord with Ms. Sunkin as she continued, “Though this has been improving, especially in recent years, I still wanted to play my part in addressing this issue by founding Girls for STEM to encourage girls to pursue their interests in STEM. Furthermore, I wanted to give all students, regardless of gender, the opportunity to explore and learn about various STEM careers from professionals.” Thus, the Girls4Stem club was created.
Every Friday after school a meeting is held where the club members work on planning speaker days and advertisements of those days. Sophia Sunkin encourages students to stop by at one of their meetings, “If you’re interested in STEM and/or just want to explore different careers, this is the place for you! You’ll be able to learn firsthand what it’s like to work in STEM fields and make friends with like-minded people. Even if you don’t think you’d be interested in STEM as of now, it doesn’t hurt to explore!”
On days when a speaker is present, members are able to talk with women working in one of the fields of STEM. These presentation days are especially valuable to club members because they can ask questions and further their knowledge of multiple careers that fall under the STEM category.
“The purpose of this club is to encourage girls to explore their interests in STEM and to give opportunities for Mission’s students to learn about STEM fields. Our ultimate goal is to create a community of support for everyone interested in STEM,” Sophia Sunkin states. Thankfully, Girls4Stem has been able to function fairly normally as a club even though their meetings are all held online. In fact, online meetings have proven to be more beneficial than harmful to the club.
“Rather than holding in-person events, we’re holding all our events over Zoom. This has actually made things more accessible, especially for the speakers,” Sophia Sunkin happily explains, noting that “boys are more than welcome to join the club to learn as well as support our community!”
The last meeting was held on Friday 20, 2020, and had six guest speakers from the University of California Irvine. Their next speaker has yet to be confirmed, but to find information about their meetings, past, present, and future, you can check their website for more details: girls4stem.club.
You can also join their Remind by texting @girls4stem to 81010 or adding the class on the Remind app. Girls4Stem hopes to see you at their next meeting regardless of your gender.
How the Silverado and Blue Ridge Fires affected locals.
Late October saw fires sweeping their way across Southern California, particularly the Silverado and Blue Ridge fires that resulted in residents evacuating their homes in Irvine, Lake Forest, and Yorba Linda.
The fire in Silverado started around 6:47 a.m. on Monday, October 26th and burned through 12,466 acres. It was reported from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection officials that nine structures were damaged, five structures destroyed, and thousands of homes were threatened.
In Yorba Linda, the Blue Ridge fire began at 2:32 pm and burned 13,694 acres, damaging 10 structures and destroying one.
As the fires grew worse throughout the day, 70,000 people in Irvine were mandated to evacuate, either staying at evacuation centers, finding a hotel, or staying at their relative’s house.
Ryann Genal, a junior at Mission Viejo High School, recalled the sky having a “dark brown, orange color” with “the clouds covering the sun making it a bright red color” feeling intimidated. On that day, she evacuated at around 3pm.
“I was nervous because I had never had to evacuate before, but I adjusted and packed quickly,” says Genal when asked about her initial response.
Instead of going to an evacuation center, Genal and her family went to an airbnb in Los Angeles, close to the middle of West Hollywood. Since this was her first time experiencing an evacuation, her family believed it was best to leave the area as soon as possible.
During this time, Genal missed a day of Zoom classes because the airbnb she stayed at had terrible wifi. Luckily, after three days, they were able to return home.
In addition to Irvine, 6,000 Lake Forest residents were also issued to evacuate. One of them was Lucy Lamadrid, a freshman at Trabuco Hills High School. She left her home in Foothill Ranch at around 5pm and stayed at a friend’s house.
Lamadrid says, “I felt really anxious, and I was mainly worried about where I was going to stay. I had a stomach ache for a while because I was just feeling overwhelmed, but fortunately once I found out my friend’s family was letting my family stay at their home, I felt a little more relieved.”
When asked if this event has changed her in any way, Lamadrid responded by saying how it “made me more aware of how fortunate I am to have so many things (a house, food, clothing, etc.) that others may not have access to. I truly am blessed and so that everything was safe and in good condition by the time I returned home.”
Unfortunately, these haven’t been the first fires to occur this year. For instance, there was the August Complex fire, a massive wildfire that is now California’s largest fire in history. The complex consisted of 38 separate fires throughout Northern California that were ignited by lightning strikes.
While lightning strikes can play a role in causing wildfires, there are many ways these fires can start. Weather, climate change, and human interaction are all major factors in why California is having unprecedented wildfires.
For the Silverado and Blue Ridge fires, the Southern California Edison Company may have caused it, reporting that, “it appeared a cable lashed to a telecommunications wire came into contact with a power line.”
Even though the cause still remains unknown, there are many ways people can prevent wildfires. Some things everyone can do is to not burn anything unusual, extinguish campfires when done, and to not set off fireworks.
America loves to celebrate this holiday of thankfulness but forgets to give back to the Native Americans whose land they stole.
We’ve grown up listening to the story of Thanksgiving in our elementary history classes.
In 1620, the Mayflower Pilgrims traveled to the Americas and decided to settle in what is now called Plymouth, Massachusetts.
The Pilgrims could barely survive one winter and only half of them made it to the next spring. However, it wasn’t until they met Squanto, a Native American man from the Wampanoag confederation, that they then started learning how to cultivate the land.
After the first successful corn harvest in the fall, the Governor of the Plymouth colony, William Bradford, declared that there should be a great feast in which the Wampanoag Native Americans who helped them were invited to join.
This is the pretty picture presented to us in our youth; two completely different groups of people come together and help one another despite whatever differences they may share.
The reality of this picture is that this colonization resulted in a massive loss of millions of people, dying cultures, and the theft of stolen land.
The reality of Thanksgiving is that it is a white-washed holiday, and it’s a holiday that will always be tainted by the history of America’s stolen land.
Five decades after the first Thanksgiving took place, the Plymouth Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Confederation fought in a bloody war that nearly decimated the Wampanoag people because of the imminent threat of losing Native land.
Over the next four or so centuries, the settlers continued to expand their territory while stealing from the Natives. This came with many more bloody wars such as the Pequot Wars, the French and Indian wars, the Battle of Bloody Run, the Battle of Timbers.
All of these wars began to preserve Native territory.
Treaties continued to be made, promising that the Native Americans could keep some of their land, but those promises were never fulfilled and too many died to preserve what they could.
For many Native Americans, Thanksgiving is a day of mourning. An organization called The United American Indians of New England gather every Thanksgiving to mourn over the millions of lives lost and protest the oppression experienced by many Native Americans.
There is so much history our textbooks don’t tell us about the problems Native Americans faced in the past or even in the present.
Firstly, the American government has attempted many times to forcefully assimilate Native American into white culture. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, a man named Richard Henry Pratt designed a boarding school system designed to “Kill the Indian in him, and save the man.”
While attempting to strip away their culture, these schools were also incredibly abusive with many students dying as a result of the treatment they received.
When the boarding school era began to end, the US government attempted to assimilate the Native American people by initiating the Indian Adoption project which stripped many young Native children from their biological families.
These problems don’t only exist in the past; there are people alive today who can tell these stories of forced assimilation for themselves.
Even today, hundreds of Native American women are going missing or are found dead. Many advocacy groups are attempting to combat this problem but the federal government has failed to provide them with any protections.
This is why Thanksgiving is a day of mourning for many Native Americans, and this is why Thanksgiving will always be tainted by its history and the consequences of that history no matter how good the sentiment may be.
I am able to recognize that the sentiment behind Thanksgiving can be positive. We should practice thankfulness and be aware of the good things we have in life.
But do we really need to maintain the false story of Thanksgiving in order to do that?
Replacing Thanksgiving doesn’t have to mean that we stop being thankful, gathering with family, eating good food, or taking a week off from school.
Replacing Thanksgiving simply means that we as a county have the ability to acknowledge that we’ve done wrong in the past, we’re still doing wrong by failing to acknowledge these problems, and we need to make a change.
Lily Thorndike
Staff Writer
Is Thanksgiving necessary?
Why it’s important to have Thanksgiving a holiday that is meaningful.
Thanksgiving is a traditional holiday that people connect with their family and friends to give thanks. When thinking of Thanksgiving, the first thing that pops up is probably the delicious turkey, creamy mashed potatoes, and all the other personal recipes. Although some people’s first thoughts may be the original history of how thanksgiving can to be, the Indians and the pilgrims but Thanksgiving has changed traditions too much to be associate with its past.
Thanksgiving is not only about the food it’s about showing love and gratitude for the people in your life. Although some people see Thanksgiving as a holiday that could be forgotten because of its harsh history involving the Native Americans and pilgrims. People’s thoughts that Thanksgiving shouldn’t be a holiday because of its background are completely justified as the holiday does have a rough past involving the Indians and their land.
In my, home Thanksgiving has always been just about getting my family together and spending time cooking with the people that I haven’t see for some time. Having the time that I can spend cooking and talking with my family members is something I’m greatly appreciative of. Even if Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away from Christmas some of my friends and family don’t celebrate the winter holiday so I’m not able to see them then.
Another way to see Thanksgiving is to know that most people that do celebrate Thanksgiving are celebrating by giving thanks to the people around them or showing gratitude to people that they may not even know. The holiday and how we celebrate it in my household is to simply show appreciation for each other and acknowledge what we are lucky enough to have.
People usually get Thanksgiving off of work or school to celebrate with their families, The question that many people have in school districts or workplaces is if Thanksgiving is a necessary holiday to have off. I think that Thanksgiving is an important holiday to have off to spend time with loved ones. While the true history of Thanksgiving is violent and the untold injustices that were done to the Indigenous people of America are heart wrenching, The sentiment of being loving towards others is what the holiday should focus on.
Newly appointed Supreme Court Justice Barrett’s beliefs and her role in future Supreme Court rulings is a cause for controversy across the nation.
The country mourns over Ruth Bader Ginsburg, former associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who passed away on September 18th, 2020. She is admired for her constant fight for equal rights and for inspiring millions to break barriers through her groundbreaking accomplishments.
With her death came a need for someone to fill her position. On September 26th, according to The White House, President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate United States circuit judge Amy Coney Barrett to succeed Justice Ginsburg. The Senate voted 52-48 the next month, which confirmed her nomination.
She officially became the 103rd Supreme Court Justice of the United States on October 27, 2020 – just seven days before the 2020 presidential election on November 3rd.
Justice Barrett is especially significant because of her close proximity to such a momentous election – but its results are still being debated. Although Democratic candidate Joe Biden won by 290 electoral votes versus President Trump’s 232, and by five million popular votes, Trump refuses to concede or stop fundraising. Himself and his supporters believe that he won the election, and are crediting Biden’s victory to voter fraud.
Born in Louisiana in 1972, Justice Barrett is the eldest of seven children and a member of a devout Catholic family. She attended an all-girls Roman Catholic high school, then proceeded to get a Bachelor of Arts degree at Rhodes College.
She then attended Notre Dame Law School, where she was the editor of the Notre Dame Law Review. Justice Barrett graduated with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree. While at law school, she met and later married fellow graduate Jesse M. Barrett. They now have seven children, two of which are adopted.
Her career before the Supreme Court consisted of two years as a judicial law clerk and three years at a law firm. She also taught courses on statutory interpretation and constitutional theory as a professor of law at multiple universities.
In terms of beliefs and political views, Justice Barrett is an originalist and a textualist. Being an originalist means that in her rulings, she holds firmly to the meaning of the Constitution at the time of its ratification. As a textualist, Justice Barrett believes that judges should use statutory language consistent with its original meaning.
It is clear that many are most curious about her views on controversial issues such as abortion, LGBTQ+ rights, and immigration.
While Barrett has never ruled directly on abortion, she has openly opposed the issue, as seen when she spoke at two anti-abortion events at University of Notre Dame, and signed anti-abortion advertisements.
Speaking of healthcare, Justice Barrett signed a letter criticizing The Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. The Supreme Court is currently working on a case regarding access to health insurance, so the ruling could be influenced by Barrett’s opinion on this subject.
On the widely debated topic of LGBTQ+ rights, the justice has not made a clear statement. Allies and members of the LGBTQ+ community are concerned that her devotion to Catholicism and statement that marriage and family is “founded on the indissoluble commitment of a man and woman” is a sign that she will work against rights for same-sex couples, trangender people, etc.
Justice Barrett has quite the history with immigration related cases. For instance, she helped advance one of President Trump’s major immigration policies, which imposed a wealth test on millions of immigrants coming into the U.S. Her 40-page dissent on the case argued that the U.S. has the right to block immigrants who may depend on public assistance in the future.
Based on her previous rulings and opinions on several issues not limited to the ones mentioned here, individuals from both the Republican and Democratic parties have a lot to say about her.
Republicans are largely in support and even admiration of Justice Barrett, feeling that her qualifications, strict interpretation of the Constitution, and alignment with conservative ideologies make her a great justice to have in the Supreme Court, who will help make rulings that are beneficial to the American people.
On the other hand, many Democrats are troubled over Barrett’s new position, worried that she will bring her religion into the court, and vote in favor of rulings that will harm and take away the rights of certain American people. Kamala Harris spoke on this when she said that “The threat to choice is real.” The justice’s goals obviously do not align with Democratic ambitions, making most from the side immediately opposed to her.
During a time of so much controversy and so many changes, it is ever so important to advocate for what you believe in, have open-minded conversations with those who think differently, and seek out factual information. It is unknown what the future of our country holds, but we must hold onto hope and continue to seek out the truth.
The new Warner Brothers film Tenet, a time travel movie revolving around time travel and World War 3, came out September 3rd. What made the movie stand out was that amidst a global pandemic it still was only in theaters.
The entirety of the movie experience felt off from what I considered ordinary, which I had already expected coming into the theater. The staff was a skeleton crew, the theaters had one tenth the people in them, and the restaurants near it were closed down.
It started off weird when I was buying my tickets, I was just about to purchase the seats (ten of which were taken) and then it said that it was sold out. I was perplexed at first but later found out that they were only letting fifteen people into the theater.
Once I got to Kaleidoscope, where the movie theater was located, I was shocked to find that five or so shops and/or restaurants were closed down, these places had lots of foot traffic pre-pandemic because of the theater.
What was also perplexing was to see that some of the people were not wearing masks. Once I walked into the theater I saw about 7 people in the lobby and then scanned our tickets and went to Theatre 1, I noticed that only a quarter of the showing rooms were open.
Going to sit down I realized a couple things, the lights were not dimmed yet and the theater was still playing previews about the same length, maybe even longer (25 minutes). It was five minutes into the movie the lights still were not dimmed, then I saw a guy walk outside and shortly after the lights dimmed. According to the theater employees you are not allowed to take your mask off in the theater by protocol but I saw a couple of people doing it anyway, I thought it was fine seeing as the closest person to me was 12 feet apart but some people’s feelings might differ.
The movie was extremely loud, this could be because the theater was understaffed, the movie’s sound was engineered in covid-19, or the sound engineer just wanted it loud. Other than that the movie was really good and there were no other hitches in the movie theater experience. The story was amazing, which makes sense seeing as the person behind the film was Christopher Nolan, the director of legendary movies such as Inception, Interstellar, and the Dark Knight Trilogy.
So if you’re craving a movie theater experience with a blockbuster film right now Tenet is the way to go. It will give you the closest experience you can have to normalcy, with the exception of being in a pandemic and all the things that come from that.
Model United Nations Hosted the Perfect Conference
On the weekend of January 18th and 19th, Mission Viejo High School hosted their 37th Model United Nations (MUN) Conference in a professional and well planned manner. The Mission MUN class has been working tirelessly for the past five months to prepare for the event that they got to host.
At the event one could witness delegates from ages 12 to 18 debate on topics such as the Zika Virus, illegal drug trade, and coral reef destruction. The younger and less experienced delegates participated in Novice committees on Saturday, and the Advanced committees took place both days.
The 17 different schools that came to the event all had nothing but praise for the Mission students and the overall experience from the conference.
While observing a spectrum of different types of committees there was an overall air of professionalism from the working students. The Mission Viejo members all knew how to perform their jobs even when in unexpected situations and under large amounts of stress.
The senior based secretariat board chose the topic that will be discussedfor each committee, and the head chairs wrote the topic synopsis that the delegates worked off of. Many of the subjects that were picked are very relevant to what is happening in the world today which helped the students be passionate and well informed in their arguments. The master mind of the conference however was Mrs. Kimberly Gerwatosky, or as the students refer to her as Mrs. G, the MUN advisor at Mission Viejo. When I got a chance to speak with her, she couldn’t help but praise her secretariats, or student leaders, for all of the hard work they put into preparing the conference. The secretariats were behind everything from the sponsored lunch, to the name tags to the door labels. The recognition for the success of this conference mostly goes to the secretariats and how well they work together as an organizational unit.
The Mission Viejo MUN program focuses on, in Mrs. G’s words, “diplomacy, collaboration, working with others, because once you find common ground you’re going to be more able to work with others.” She greatly enjoys hosting because she gets to watch her students learn to be respetful when interracting with visiting students and shows them how to have integrity when it comes to their responsibilities.
Mrs. G, as she puts it, “run(s) around to make sure that any fires are put out.” She was overjoyed to hear that four school board members that observed the conference all had nothing but positive feedback for the hosting class. Mrs. G also couldn’t help but mention their sponsoring charity.
The sponsoring charity was the Obey Foundation. This operation was created by Abishai Ben Reuben, Kojo Bey, and Adrese Roundtree, and is a non-profit organization that has been helping children in Sub-Saharan Africa by building schools and recreational centers since 1998. Because of this organization, so many doors are being opened for these children that without the Obey Foundation would not have been.
Is Diho Siam a gem hidden in the rough? Do they have fantastic food worth raving over? I’ll be reviewing everything about the restaurant from the menu to the service.
This Iconic restaurant has been around for a very long time serving both Thai and Chinese cuisine. Diho Siam gets a strong 4.7 out of 5 even though I have some personal biases this restaurant is really unique and has been serving the community for many years.
Diho Siam has been around for the last few decades and isn’t going anywhere. They are an interesting restaurant as they have two different menus, one for Thai and one for Chinese cuisine. This restaurant has been a staple to the community and hopefully will continue far into the future. The rating for this restaurant will be broken down into three categories: service, food, and overall ambiance of the restaurant.
Now onto the review of the restaurant, I was quickly greeted by some of the most friendly staff. Through my meal, they continuously asked if I needed anything and were extremely accommodating for the most part. The servers also work together, so they all ask if they can get you something, and this is probably due to how small the restaurant is. I would give their service a 5 out of 5 a perfect score as there is little more they can do to improve.
The service was excellent, but the most important part of any meal is if the food is any good. In fact, I think that it’s delicious, but if you’re not accustomed to the flavors or a picky eater, you might not like a good amount of what’s offered.
I ordered the Panang curry with chicken at spice level 5. It was excellent, and for the price, you’re getting quite a lot of filling food that is delicious. The curry has a good flavor and has this lovely aroma that hits you in the face. Excellent food overall. They even have this spice rack they will bring out if you ask for it, and you can add as much spice as you like from all the different types. The food I would easily give a 5 out of 5 as they really do have some delicious flavors and the price point is prime. Last but not least, the ambiance of the restaurant.
The restaurant is old but has had some updates over the years. It’s small and has a lot of character from all the choices for decor. It has an excellent feel, and I have personally always enjoyed how the restaurant looked. Some people might find it to be old looking, but I think it adds character to the space and makes it unique. This is a strong 4 out of 5 stars as it really is a nice looking restaurant but lacks a more modern feel that so many like.
This restaurant is a must-try if you enjoy either Thai or Chinese food. The overall rating for this restaurant came out to be a 4.66, which I just rounded up so it received a 4.7. It got this score as it did hit almost every check. The restaurant has its own special little charm and has fantastic food that is affordable for most. If you go, I recommend trying something that is usually out of your comfort range or just trying something new you never know you might find something you absolutely love .
It turns out Harley’s emancipation didn’t go as planned.
Photo Credits: PersonalSpy
The new DC movie, “Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)”, is a solo film for the one and only Harley Quinn (played by the extremely talented Margot Robbie). The movie follows Harley and her new girl gang on a journey to establish a name for themselves as they race against another villain to find a young girl named cass.
The movie gained a lot of attention from the media and an incredible soundtrack of all female artists to go along with the release of the film. However, the results of the films opening weekend were underwhelming.
“Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” had high expectations for the box office, fifty million dollars to be exact. Unfortunately, the film only brought in thirty three million during its debut weekend.
Compared to DC’s last villain centered film “Joker”, “Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” is disappointing. “Joker” smashed the box office with its debut bringing in ninety six million dollars.
“Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)”isn’t bad nor is it badly received by audiences. In fact, the film was so greatly received by audiences that it’s inability to meet its expectations is rather confusing.
The film currently has an eighty one percent on rotten tomatoes and audiences gave it a B+ on CinemaScore. As expected, the film was liked by audiences much more than DC’s other villain centred movie “Suicide Squad”.
“Joker” was just a masterpiece and even won two of the eleven oscars that it was nominated for. Although, “Joker” was a much more serious film meant to leave audiences shocked while “Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” is similar to Marvel’s Deadpool, light hearted and meant to bring audiences satisfaction.
For people wondering if anyone would be playing Joker in the film, he makes no appearance. Joker is only mentioned in “Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” for the sake of the plot line and reasoning for Harley’s emancipation from him.
It seems DC is directing audiences away from focusing on how big a role the Joker has on the plot line for this film because of people’s distaste for Jared Leto’s interpretation of him. The Joker that Joaquin Phoenix encompassed couldn’t be the Joker in this film either, even though audiences loved his version of Joker, because that Joker’s film was already established as separate from the DC extended universe and is much too mature for the Harley Quinn in “Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)”.
Not to many were upset about the missing Joker situation as no one desperatly wants the return of the Joker from “Suicide Squad”. Honestly, I don’t blame them for not wanting that Joker back because he wasn’t all that great.
Hopefully the following weeks that “Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” is in theaters for are much kinder to the film. It’s a fantastic movie and Margot Robbie does such an incredible job at bringing such a lovable Harley Quinn to life.
