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Disney Films - May Movie Club

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With Disney starting their big "100 Years of Disney" campaign, I though I's start a mini series talking about my most favorite Disney films. "Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer." -  IMDB Watching this movie hits the same as did that day I saw it theaters. Right from the first 2 minutes, the movie has me in the palm of its hands. The music is enchanting from start to finish. That flute followed up by the guitar.... bruh. This soundtrack is magical and emotional and is such an amazing asset to overall story. Music is always important to any film, but it has such a different essence in Coco. Coco is an emotional love letter to Mexican culture and is masterfully depicted in stunning animation and art design., The colors are as vibrant as the characters. The celebration of family and ancestry is core to Miguel's journey as he experie

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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"As Harry, Ron and Hermione race against time and evil to destroy the Horcruxes, they uncover the existence of the three most powerful objects in the wizarding world: the Deathly Hallows." - IMDB No easy way to say this - but Deathly Hallows Part 1 is my least favorite Potter film. It's just a dramatic camping trip. No Hogwarts. Sure there a couple of good moments here and there, my favorite scene being the dance between Harry & Hermione - 2 friends on this perilous isolating journey bonding together in a rare moment of positivity. The Seven Harrys are iconic. And Harry's moment at his parents' grave always makes me cry. But overall, it's boring to me and is just a set up for Part 2. I usually try to give a shoutout to the amazing cast & crew, but I have trouble thinking of new additions. Of course, the Davids - Heyman & Yates - are back. J.K. Rowling is credited as a Producer in these final installments. Steve Kloves, Mark Day, Fiona Weir, Stuart