jgtornado12 Reviews

The Last of Us: When We Are in Need (2023) Season 1, Episode 8

Give Bella Ramsey an Award

[10/10 · 6 March 2023]

This episode was executed masterfully! Watching Bella Ramsay's character development from the first episode until now has been incredible. From starting off shy and immature in the first few episodes to her realizing that she must take action and stand up for herself and fight against David and his crew to save Joel's life rather than Joel being her hero again. Watching Ellie successfully hunt, bargain, and realize her priorities to save Joel while also plotting how to distract the group trying to hunt them showed so much growth and maturity. The wittiness and power in her voice/screams while staying calm when dealing with a predator to execute her plots to escape was simply incredible! I haven't seen an actress especially a younger actress like herself deliver a performance like that in a long time. Watching side by side clips of the cage scene with the video game, made the game look weak compared to the show and that is a feat that should be celebrated!

Pedro's interrogation scene was also badass and he continues to amaze in every role he plays. Hearing him say to Ellie "it's okay baby girl, I've got you" tore me to shreds emotionally since it's the same phrase he told his daughter...

Give Bella Ramsey an Award for this role!

A Dog's Purpose (2017)

One of the most heartfelt movies I've ever seen

[10/10 · 26 January 2017]

A Dog's Purpose is an awesome movie about a dog's love for their human. The movie literally portrays so many different ways that dogs are treated. A Dog's Purpose did an amazing job at building up raw emotion in a short amount of time. Very similar to the way we felt in Marley and Me. It is an absolute shame that this movie will be swept under the rug by many people because they believe everything they read on the internet. The videos show that "Hercules", the dog in the scene that went viral, was apparently being forced into the water. Hercules was chosen to do this scene because of his affinity to water. He was trained to jump in on the opposite side of the pool to what was shown in the video. After the trainer tried to calm him by letting him test out the water and the dog still was spooked, they stopped attempting the scene from that side. There were multiple people in the water if something happened. There was even a diver constantly under the dog at all times. However, PETA and every news organization does not want to report this because they just hop on a hot topic without any research. I have 7 dogs, 4 are rescues, and I used to work at a veterinary clinic, so I have seen so many cases of abuse and a dog getting wet is not a form of abuse. The movie builds a human's love for their dog, and it really portrays how a dog is truly a man's best friend. If this movie wasn't boycotted, I honestly feel like it could have led to many people adopting dogs from shelters so they can feel the same love that us dog owners have.