Fox's The Greatest Showman: Passionate and Top-Notch

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In a major step away from his usual action film roles, Hugh Jackman managed to move me to tears of joy in his role as entertaining legend P.T. Barnum. With a fascinating cast and musical numbers, Twentieth Century Fox's The Greatest Showman was a dynamic production to see as the year 2017 draws to a close. The film basically chronicles Barnum's plan to create the greatest show on Earth. Through support of his wife (Michelle Williams) and children and playwright Philip Carlyle (Zac Efron), he is able to defy protesters and negativity of critics to put on a circus that will push audiences out of their comfort zone and become satisfied throughout the country.  Their undying love for entertainment and breaking down societal issues is what makes them interesting for all to see. The rest of the cast includes famous singer Zendaya Coleman (we know as simply "Zendaya") and Swedish actress Rebecca Ferguson from Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation. The musical soundtrack was beautifully sung, the most moving for me were "A Million Dreams", "Rewrite the Stars" ,"From Now On", and "This Is Me" by Keala Settle.
I never saw the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus growing up, and after seeing the film,
part of me regrets it. Nevertheless, it was a fantastic artistic creation to see with my mother.

Jumanji Was Inviting and Humorous

Director Jake Kasdan put in his best effort in rebooting 1995's Jumanji film into Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. By using an intensifying jungle setting, excessive comedic moments, useful props,  an astounding score by Henry Jackman, and an overall great tribute to the original film, this was a awe-inspiring film to see during the holiday season.
Distributed by Columbia Pictures, this motion picture was very much similar to the Tristar movie from over twenty years ago, starring Robin Williams, may he rest in peace. The original Jumanji board game was recreated into a  video game cartridge. In 1996, young teenager Alex Vreeke is sucked into the video game accidentally. Twenty years later, five high school students serving detention play the game and get sworn in to the game world themselves, complete with feral wildlife, helicopters, and everything thrilling and destructive. After taking the forms of their avatars, it is up to these youths to put aside their egos and work together to fend off a big-game hunter, save the cursed jungle, and return to the real world before it is too late.
With a sensational cast consisting Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and Karen Gillan, audiences will have something to laugh at and make them feel enlivened.