Movie Essay

Movies have been a popular means of entertainment for many years. Many family traditions consist of seeing a newly released movie each Sunday or viewing holiday classics during the appropriate seasons. Since movies have been such a major part of American culture, people have raised their standards from the silent films to high definition sound with amazing computer generated special effects. The most spectacular of these recent high quality motion pictures is Reign Over Me. Reign Over Me is the best movie because it has good actors, emotional involvement, and an engaging plot, without the unnecessary drama that usually apply to these types of flicks.

Don Cheadle and Adam Sandler star in this outstanding picture. Both actors are highly acclaimed entertainers. They appear in other movies that have been nominated for the Oscars, such as Cheadle in Hotel Rwanda . They also have a wide range of acting capablities, for example Sandler's Happy Gilmore, Spanglish, and Punch Drunk Love are all very diverse movies. Cheadle also starred in Talk to Me which was another great film.

Reign Over Me is a poignant and engaging picture because it has the power to make the viewer laugh and cry. In one scene, Sandler's character, Charlie, is talking with the receptionist at Cheadle's character's, Alan's, dentist clinic and Charlie is asking to see asking to see Alan. The receptionist asks him to wait a moment. During this pause Charlie says, "We were old college roommates. I used to sleep in the nude." A more heart-wrenching point in the movie is when Charlie discusses losing his family with Alan. Alan also has some memorable moments in the movie, as in when he is arguing with his wife.

A movie is not any good without an extraordinary storyline. Reign Over Me has a believable plot which is key when the writer of a film script is trying to have people to relate to his work. By using a 9/11 victim, they touch on a tender subject for most Americans. Also, the characters have realistic professions and practical problems. Depression is another hardship that Charlie battles with, which is an ailment many humans suffer from.

One should recommend this flick to his or her friends and family. Reign Over Me is a touching motion picture, with awe-inspiring thespians, and has an excellent string of ancedotes. Even after watching this film several times one still cannot helped to be moved by the touching cinematography displayed in this production.