Hollis Films

"True story of Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian mountain climber who became friends with the Dalai Lama at the time of China's takeover of Tibet." - IMDB Discovering this movie excited me when seeing that the main cast included Brad Pitt, David Thewlis, BD Wong, & Mako. Even with Pitt's questionable accent, I rather enjoyed watching all of them in this movie, Pitt & Thewlis especially. I also enjoyed watching Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk as the Dalai Lama.  This is a film based on a true story of a couple of Europeans making a life in Tibet. The first half of the film is the journey there and the other half of the film is focused on Heinrich Harrer's personal growth & relationship with the Dalai Lama. I loved learning about the Tibetan culture in this film. Tibet has interested me in the past. It's such a unique culture, very distinct form other Buddhist or Chinese cultures. Even thought it's a part of China, I always saw the region as separate just be

"Five years after the events of The Last of Us, Ellie embarks on another journey through a post-apocalyptic America on a mission of vengeance against a mysterious militia." - IMDB Sequel?  My thoughts before starting the sequel the first time? I was very interested in the story. I might've been the only one, but I still thought Abby was Ellie's mom going into the game, so her story seemed promising at first. I thought Dina was going to die & that's what would set Ellie on this revenge quest. Plus, it may have been my excitement, the misleading trailers, or ignorance to details, but it definitely seemed like Joel was set up to play a bigger part so I was fully expecting him to join Ellie on her quest. I totally expected him to die at some point, at least in the final act or in a scene that leads to the final act. I wouldn't have cared as long as they had all those years together as a family. No matter what my expectations were, I went into the sequel fully