MONEYBALL

As promised, I have seen MONEYBALL! Before I review this fantastic film, and Brad Pitt's perfect blue eyes, I NEED to discuss the 'Snow White' films' trailers. Snow White and Huntsman looks rather superb with the beautiful and sexy Charlize Theron (as the evil queen) and hearthrobe Tom Hardy (obviously the huntsman), I'm in too good a mood to mention the 'actress' playing Snow White; the fact that Snow White is supposed to be more beautiful than the queen just ADDS insult to injury. Anyway, this looks like a seriously enjoyable fantasy/action flick, and let's be honest, those don't come very often. The other Snow White film looks like a farce. Julia Roberts is ever so charming and Lily Collins is a GREAT Snow White, and the overly stylish set is really quite perfect for a farce... it's supposed to be FUNNY, and satirical, peepsicles, GET THE JOKE! How does it look 'atrocious'? Earthlings these days...

ANYWAY, MONEYBALL is great. As the plot thickens, the pace increases and the drama develops convincingly; the second half of the film is particularly suspenseful and captivating. The script, co-written by Social Network's Aaron Sorkin, is superb. The dialogue is witty and humorous, and REALISTIC. The film itself is not an OVER-THE-TOP, HOLLYWOOD 'underdog' story, it is a simple story of how real people struggle and STRUGGLE to defy the odds and, in may ways, 'change the face of baseball'. There are no melodramatic 'inspirational' speeches, the script is powerful as it doesn't dramatize the story - Brad Pitt and Philip Seymour Hoffman don't have a scene where they kiss and make up - it's all explicitly implied (see what I did there?).

Please put your hands together for OSCAR WINNING ACTOR Brad Pitt... well I hope that's the case anyway. Brad Pitt shows us how underrated he is as  DRAMATIC actor (as in, someone who can do serious dramas). I mean, it's understandable, he's SO GORGE (gorgeous)! Throughout the entire 133 minutes - he NEVER looks bad, which is saying A LOT, considering he wears track pants for most of the film. He displays an extensive range of emotions without ever OVER-ACTING; when he's frustrated he throws something or breaks something (usually a radio) and when he hears his daughter sing, his watery eyes... well, is there a sight as lovely and emotional? And even though his blue eyes pierce through you, you don't see Brad Pitt - you see a manager desperate to win a 'losing' game (and haven't we all been there once... or twice.. or more). The superSTAR disappeares completely and that's why he should take the Oscar home.

BY THE WAY, the girl who plays his daughter has such a clear and sweet voice, neat sub-plot, LOVE IT when a film introduces quirky little details; like Roger Ebert once said, "The more specific a film is, the more universal, because the more it understands individual characters, the more it applies to everyone".

The film is about Baseball, and how Baseball players are like commodities - the most popular players get the highest wages. Brad Pitt's character uses the loop holes of this system and forms a team that includes great, undervalued players. So of course it's a story about defiance, having faith and fighting for what you believe in, but for me - it is so much more. Like Baseball players, the things that matter in life only matter because we care about them and is that really so bad? I mean, yes, the system works - the stastical way of choosing players changes Baseball, but no team gets to hog the championship year after year. So really, the BEST may not be the most popular, but then again, what is the best?

P.S. Jonah Hill is quite charming as the nerdy economist/analyst.... actually, the whole cast is wonderful (and oh don't forget the 'players' hehe). ALSO, I adore the use of real footages -sweet touch! OMG WHAT THE HUNTSMAN IS CHRIS HEMSWORTH, ok now the movie just went down a few places on my list... thank you  HOLLYWOOD, thanks!