Snowpiercer

The movie sets in an alternative future where people are condemn to live on a train. Outside everything is frozen.
The poor people in the back of the train plan a revolution to reach its front and take control of the train. They see the different wagons and the different privileges other occupants have.

The Big Short

A movie about the 2008 crisis. It explains what happened, who lost and who won in a crude but funny way. Inspired by true events.
Chef Bourdain explains that a CDO (Collaterized Debt Obligation) is like a stew made with seafood that didn't sell the day before. "It's not old fish. It's a whole new thing".
The movie is nominated for best picture and for best supporting actor (Christian Bale).

Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu?

A very funny french movie about a catholic and conservative couple that has fours daughters, one of them married with a jew, another with a muslin, the third with a chinese and the forth is dating a black man. At least he is catholic! But the family has to deal with his family and with a lot of prejudice and clichés.

TED

This is a movie about a man and his politically incorrect Teddy bear, TED.
Overall, I thought it was a bit stupid. There were two or three gags.
Not my type of movie though.

Joy

A movie about the woman that invented the miracle mop, a plastic mop with a washable head that can be easily wrung out with getting the user's hands wet. First it was a flop, but she managed to sell it in QVC and it made a huge success. She had to struggle with another company about patents and rights but she ended up winning.
An inspiring movie about the power of women.

Star Wars - Episode VII

I enjoyed it very much! It reminded me of episode IV.
If you are looking for a bit of action and if you are a Star Wars fan, don't miss it. I think you won't be disappointed!
It has a good plot and in the end you will have more questions than answers.

Holiday movies

This holiday season I watched a lot of movies with my sister and by myself. These were:
- The good dinosaur - I saw it first in the theatre and now with my sister
- The Martian
- Coherence
- Everest
- Documentary about Edward Snowden
- Home
- Mad Max road of fury
- The One I love

By myself I watched:
- Pátio das Cantigas - remake
- Hungry games - Catching fire

I really enjoyed The Good Dinosaur. The story is great. The human behaves like the dinosaur's pet and it is really lovely. So I didn't mind watching it again.

The Martian stars Matt Damon. He is left in Mars and he starts growing his own food. It's a nice movie, but science fiction for now.

Coherence is a strange movie. A group of friends has dinner at home of one of them and suddenly they are interrupted by strange noises. When they leave the house to figure out what is going on they return to different universes of that same house.

Everest is about the mountain climb that took place in 1996. Several people died and the saddest thing is that their bodies remain there. I didn't know how difficult it was to reach the top of the mountain. After watching the movie I don't think I will try it...

Home is an animation with an alien called Oh. His species invades Earth and moves all humans to Australia. A little girl is searching for her mother and Oh helps her. It is funny, but Oh reminds me too much of Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory. His voice is from Jim Parsons, one of the main characters of that sitcom.

Mad Max is a movie from the creative mind of George Miller. It sets in a completely different universe. Charlize Thereon is a dissident that drives a truck with women that want to be free. Tom Hardy is a blood bag, a prisoner that is kept alive for blood transfusions. Their paths cross at some point. An action movie full of visual effects.

Finally, The One I loved is about a couple that consults a therapist and goes to a house to try to solve their issues. This is a very special place where people resembling them live.