Romeo + Juliet

This is the most famous and saddest love story in the world, and this movie has been remade with a modern setting. Romeo is played by Leonard DiCaprio who is the most beautiful and sexiest man in the world, and Juliet is played by Claire Danes who is a very charming lady. They show us the beautiful and sad story.

This story is set in the present day, but almost of the story line is faithful to the original written by Shakespeare, for example, the name of the characters, the environment around them and the sorrowful ending.

This movie expresses the wall of Romeo and Juliet tactfully. First, their famous first meeting at the party was through an aquarium. Second, their secret meeting which is a famous balcony scene in the original also has an obstacle. The water in the pool obstructed their words and even their breath. Both scenes look so beautiful and dreamy like a fairy tale. But there are always high walls behind their pure and passionate love. That point makes us so sad, but we can feel delicate evanescence at the same time from these scenes and the characters themselves. So, I like these scenes though I feel so distressed watching them.

The ending of this movie made me so sad that I was crying. Though I've read the original and watched the movie with another cast before, I felt so sad and like to cry again. The reason is this movie was remade in a modern setting. So, I felt this movie was familiar. But there are many points remind us of the original, for example their romantic words and the passionate love between them. If Romeo and Juliet were acted by other less famous people, their romantic words would still stand out in this movie. They become beautiful and humane when they play the roles of Romeo and Juliet, that is exactly why this movie charms so many people including me!



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Brassed Off!

This movie is a story of a brass band, Grimethorpe Colliery Band and its members who are miners at the Grimley mine closing. The members and their families lack financial leeway and they are filled with a sense of despair and a feeling of tragic heroism. In such a situation, one woman named Gloria joined the band. her joining gave them hope. They united and made an effort again.
But then, a truth became clear. Gloria is a member of the company which is forcing the Grimley mine into closing. Gloria tried to keep the Grimley mine open, but the members of the band treat her coldly. She lost her position in the band. And then, in spite of her effort, the Grimley mine closed. Bad luck didn't end here. The leader of the band, Danny, fell sick. And the members are also in a difficult situation. Some of them lost their wife, their children and their home. They decided to break up and not go to the final. They lost everything, but only one member didn’t give up. It is Gloria. Finally, they decided to play on the final to feel her resolution! For our dream, and for Danny!

At the end of this movie, Danny said that music is not everything, but humans are the most important thing. I felt the importance of spirit and mind watching this movie. Of course, our family, jobs, money, or something of each person are very important. We become very sad and confused that we lost them, even only one. But now, I found the power of spirit. They lost their dear family and jobs. But finally, their family came back to them, because they were touched by their spirit for music and the band. Even if we get into a difficult predicament, the road to success will the mind if we never give up.

In this movie, there is hope, dreams, love and a strong spirit. And of course, there are a lot of beautiful and harmonic music. After watching this movie, I felt like walking with my chest thrown out!



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Typing Homework 16 (Food I don't like)

I’m particular about food. First of all, I can’t eat most of fish and shellfish. I don’t like a smell of the sea. So, I don’t like to go to the sea. Next, I don’t like eat foods of miso. Of course, I can’t eat miso soup. And I have foods I don’t like in fruits. I don’t like bananas, melons and watermelons. I don’t like the smell, oral sensation and tastes of bananas. In short, I don’t like everything of bananas. And I feel a pricking pain of my tongue when I eat melons and watermelons because of my physical constitution. And I don’t like gingers. I don’t like their flavor, so I don’t eat foods with the flavor of gingers. And I don’t like the flavor of cinnamon, too.



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Typing Homework 15 (My friends)

I introduce my friends for about eight years. Most of them are working adults. But the type of occupation is varied. They are a childcare worker, a nurse and a system engineer. And next year, I will work as a lecturer of a cram school. They said to me that I am suited for the job. I was really glad to hear that. And I think that point come under the heading of them. She who is very calm and kind is a childcare worker. And another person who works at a hospital as a nurse is so friendly and patient. A system engineer is very clever and sensible. From next year, I will work as hard as I can like them.



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New Music

Next 15th, BUMP OF CHICKEN will release a new album, COSMONAUT. This year, they released many CDs, so this album will be rich in content. And on the same day, BEAT CRUSADERS will also release a new album, LOST CRUSADERS. LOST CRUSADERS has a CD and a DVD or blu-ray disc. Their last live concert is recorded on a DVD or blu-ray disc, and the last live concert is made into a sound source in a CD. I'm really looking forward them!!!



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