Since today is Mother's Day let's celebrate some of cinema's best moms. Unlike a few of my other similar posts, this is not a list and the characters are in no particular order, but it just features many of the best movie moms.
Leia Organa Skywalker Solo
Although not featured in the Star Wars films yet, in the Star Wars Expanded Universe Leia and Han had several children. Considering that Leia is, by far, my favorite heroine in any form of fiction, there is no question that she should be included on this post. With upcoming Star Wars films we should get to see her children on the big screen, 2015 cannot come soon enough!
Aunt May
Again, not the biological mother of the character, but Aunt May a motherly figure to her nephew Peter. Her speak in Spider-Man 2 about the definition of a hero is amazing.
Sarah Conner (Terminator)
Sarah Conner has to be the most bada-- mothers in cinema history. After being the one that needed saving in the first Terminator, she turned into one tough mother defending her son from the Terminators.
Ellen Ripley (Alien Franchise)
While her real daughter was never featured in the film, Ellen Ripley from the Alien franchise, which I recently watched, did have a mother/daughter type relationship in the sequel Aliens with the little girl Newt.
Lorraine McFly (Back to the Future)
Back to the Future gave us an extremely awkward mother/son moment and possibly the most distributing scene in film history, but it did remind us that our parents were teenagers once too.
Mrs. Gump (Forrest Gump)
"My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." Who could forget those iconic words from Forrest Gump.
Mrs. Bates (Psycho)
“A boy's best friend is his mother.” Norman Bates and his mother have a very strange relationship, however saying anything more would ruin one of the best thrillers ever made. Basically, watch Psycho!
Samara (Mass Effect)
Although she is not in a movie (yet), Samara from my favorite video game franchise, Mass Effect, has a unique relationship with her children. All of her daughters have a rare Asari condition that kills anyone they "bond" (mind meld) with and she has hunt her daughter before she murders even more people.
Molly Weasley (Harry Potter)
Mrs. Weasley does not play a major role in the Harry Potter franchise, but she still had some memorable moments.
One honorable mention would be Elasticgirl/Helen Parr from Pixar's The Incredibles.
Who are your favorite movie moms? Are there some that I left off the post? Please comment below.
Also a big thanks to my mother for being the best mom in the world, I would not be here today without her.
Here is a hilarious "Yo Mama" song about compliments, opposed to insults. It is by one of my favorite YouTube channels, RhettandLink.
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The votes are in and Forrest Gump was voted to be the next movie.
Thoughts: I did not expect to like Forrest Gump very much since in general I do not find dramas very entertaining to watch but I was surprised by how much I like Forrest Gump. It had humor and the Forrest Gump's story was very good. The character Forrest Gump is very likable you really want him to succeed as the story progresses.
Note: You may have seen this on my friend Rebecca at Just me... blog but this review has been updated with more detail than my previous review.
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Release Date: July 6, 1994 (1994-07-06)
Running Time: 141 minutes
MMPA rating: PG-13
The Good: Tom Hanks performance was excellent, A few memorable and hilarious moments, Memorable quotes, The way that the movie uses real historical film and places Forrest Gump in them was amazing, Great use of licensed from the 50s, 60s, and 70s,
The Bad: Some parts of the movie were slow and boring,
Warning: Although Forrest Gump is rated PG-13 there is a good deal of content that is board line PG-13, in my opinion.
Plot: The following plot summery is copied from Wikipedia.com.
In 1981, Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) sits at a bus stop in Savannah, Georgia, telling his life story to strangers nearby. His tale starts about the childhood braces he wore around both of his legs. At Forrest's home, he meets Elvis Presley, who he teaches a dance move to, which Presley later displays at a concert shown on a television. On his first day of school, Forrest meets a girl named Jenny Curran (Robin Wright), with whom he immediately falls in love and whose life is followed parallel to his. Despite his below average intelligence quotient (IQ), his ability to run very fast gets him on the University of Alabama football team. He ultimately becomes an All-American and meets President John F. Kennedy. While attending college he witnesses George Wallace's attempt to prevent integration at the school.
After graduation, Forrest enlists in the Army. He makes friends with Benjamin Buford Blue, nicknamed Bubba (Mykelti Williamson), who convinces him to be his partner in the shrimping business when the Vietnam War is over. In 1967, he and Bubba are sent to Vietnam, and after several months of patrolling with the 9th Infantry Division, their platoon is ambushed. Forrest is shot in the buttocks but rescues many of the men in his unit, although Bubba is fatally wounded and dies. Lt. Dan Taylor (Gary Sinise), the platoon's commanding officer, is also seriously wounded and loses both legs. He chastises Forrest for saving him, insisting that he would rather have died honorably on the battlefield than become a cripple. Watch the movie to see what happens next.
Plot: 8.7/10- The plot is very original and is nothing like anything I have seen before.
Action: N/A
Acting: 8.7/10- Tom Hanks performance was top notch and the other cast members were also very good.
Special effects: 8.5/10- way that the movie uses real historical film and puts Forrest Gump is them was amazing you have to see it to understand what I am talking about.
Soundtrack: 8.8/10- The soundtrack its self was very good but the licensed music used in it was fantastic.
Comedy: 8.9/10- I am rating the comedy compared to other movies that are not all comedy. There were some memorable and hilarious moments and quotes.
Overall: 8.7/10- Overall Forrest Gump is a very unique movie that actually deserved the Oscar for Best Picture.
Closing comments: Forrest Gump is a movie that anyone who is old enough to watch the movie should watch it.
