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Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004)
Barbaric
This movie is absolutely barbaric. Tookie Williams was rightfully executed. Those who defended Tookie for who he was should be ashamed of their ignorant selves. Okay, they probably knew that he killed 4 people, but do they know anything more? His first victim, Albert Owens, night manager of 7/11, was forced to kneel to the ground before Tookie shot him twice in the back with a 12-gauge shotgun. He left behind 2 daughters. Apparently, Snoop Dogg has more sympathy for Tookie than them, because he didn't hold a fundraiser for them. Tookie later told a friend that he killed Albert Owens "because he was white." He boasted about the killing to his own brother, bragging, "you should have heard the way he sounded when I shot him," and then laughed hysterically as he mimicked the dying man's struggles for breath.
His other 3 victims were shot at point blank range. One of them managed to live in excruciating pain for a few hours after her left side of her face was blown off. Tookie later bragged about "blowing away" the family, whom he described as "Buddhaheads." Are you taking notes, Bianca Jagger?
Enough of this redemption crap! HE NEVER APOLOGIZED. HE NEVER EVEN ADMITTED WHAT HE DID. Tookie refused to aid police investigations with any information against his gang. So apparently his message is, "Don't be in a gang, but if you are, don't rat out your friends." If he truly denounced what he did, he would have apologized and given to law enforcement the information so they could prevent future murders. If his books were to be effective, they would have to come from the heart. Judging by what he's refused to do, they don't come from there. The cost of keeping him alive after the appeals outweighed the benefit of him writing books that were bogus and could easily be subbed with something more effective.
The man did not make America better. He unleashed the devil of the Crips. He destroyed over 1,000 lives, including killing 4. He's a phony. Those who felt sorry for him or nominated for him for the Nobel Prize should be ashamed of themselves.
Thank you Arnold for not falling into his trap and giving him justice!
Psycho (1998)
What was he thinking?
I do not know what Gus Van Sant was thinking. I have three words for this film, minimal work possible. This contained the exact same stuff, only a little faster. This film had absolutely no need to be updated. Remakes rarely live up to the original. The only thing that would make a movie more modern is that they might do a little swearing, have modern clothes, have modern cars, and show a little nudity. It does not reflect the story. Hitchcock's unique style was copied poorly, some was removed, and other stuff was done to make it look like Hitchcock. Hitchcock's unique style with mirrors was copied poorly. The style with doubles was removed. Hitchcock intended for Sam and Norman to look like twins and to create the confusion, Van Sant got rid of that. He also got rid of Marion and Lila looking alike, which was also intentional of Hitchcock. The suspense style was copied poorly. On the mother's closet, Van Sant added a mirror, that made it look like Hitchcock. . I could say that if Hitchcock ever saw this movie, he would die again. This remake was pointless and an insult to the original. Psycho is the first movie of Hitchcock's bird series, which contains Psycho, The Birds, and Marnie. The original one was a masterpiece of Hitchcock. This one just goes and insults it like anything could be better than the original. Well, Gus Van Sant should stick with what he does best, dramas. Overall, I give this movie a 0 out of ten. This was completely pointless.