Films to see in 2015

Hello!

I've decided to do a post about films that I am excited about seeing in 2015. Obviously we're already almost a quarter of the way through 2015 (what?? It's going too fast!) so it's quite late, but I thought I'd do it anyway. Here goes:

I'll start with the most obvious: Mockingjay Part II. Now, a quick confession: I haven't actually managed to make it through the first quarter of the third book. I've read the other two and I thought they were fantastic, but the third isn't quite working for me. I've started it and restarted it at least 4 times. However, I've heard that once you get through the first half or so it really picks up, so I might give it one more go. Unfortunately all of my friends *side glance at all my friends reading this* have spoiled what happens, but I don't really mind that much. But anyway. Mockingjay Part I was much better than I thought it would be, as I thought it would be slow like the book. And, if the second half really is much better, then the film should be bloody fantastic too. Roll on November 2015! 

Another quick confession: I don't love John Green's books that much. I mean, I think they're fine, but I'm not a mega fan or anything. I don't think I appreciate them like others do, however I do love his writing-just not necessarily the actual stories themselves. I've read three of his books: The Fault In Our Stars, Will Grayson, Will Grayson, and Looking For Alaska (which, John Green has just announced, is also becoming a movie.) Admittedly, I haven't read Paper Towns so I'm not 100% sure what it's about but I'll still see it. I'm actually quite excited about it and will probably but not definitely read the book first. 

Next is the Bond film, Spectre. JAMES BOND!!!! The franchise is a bit of a guilty pleasure for me. My dad is a massive fan and used to own all of the films pretty much, and at first, when I was 7 or 8, I didn't like them that much: we watched ones such as Dr. No and Goldfinger and I didn't understand them properly. However when Casino Royale came out I decided to go see it, fell in love with Daniel Craig as Bond and went back and watched a few older ones. Unfortunately Quantum of Solace was a massive disappointment: I can't even remember what the plot was now, possibly because there wasn't one. Then, Skyfall. Wow. I watched it in the big room at UGC De Broukère in Brussels. The room is ornate and (looks like) it's made of beautiful stone carvings. It's massive and lovely and the cinema was packed. I went to watch it the day it came out so there were floods of people. Part of me feels like it did so well because it was about 100x better than Quantum of Solace and as a stand alone film isn't necessarily amazing; but I definitely enjoyed it. I hope Spectre doesn't fail like Quantum of Solace, but I think there are such high expectations for it after Skyfall that it may just fall short of the mark, but we'll see.
A plus is that Andrew Scott is going to be in it. He plays Moriarty in Sherlock. And anyone who knows me knows that I am a massive fan of Sherlock. Exciting times!

Next is one you're less likely to have heard of: Suite Française, based on the book by Irène Némirovsky. I haven't actually read the book yet but I bought it about a month ago at a second hand book shop in Brussels for only 1,50€. Brussels isn't big on second hand stuff et cetera so this was a pretty good find. Anyway, because I haven't read it I'm not entirely sure what it's about, but it's set in France during WWII during the German occupation, and I'm pretty certain it's got romance in it, between a French woman and a German soldier. I can't wait to read it: I do love historical fiction, particularly if it's set during WWI & WWII. Another exciting aspect is that Sam Riley will be in it, who played Ian Curtis (lead singer of Joy Division) in the film Control- which is a beautiful despite slow film about Ian's life before his tragic demise. Ruth Wilson will also be in it- I recognise her from the TV film of Small Island we watched at school. 

Okay, this one I'm quite unsure about. It's called Crimson Peak and it's directed by Guillermo Del Toro (The Orphanage, Biutiful, Pan's Labyrinth), who is famous in the world of dark fantasy and gothic horror. I first heard about it because of Tom Hiddleston, who I adore to pieces. He's just so charming. The latest I've heard is he's doing stuff for Comic Relief, and he does loads of other charity work too. Anyway, I'm going off topic here, but yes, I noticed the film because of him. And yes, I am quite drawn to it, but I'm doubtful as to whether it will be shown in Belgium, and I don't know if anyone I know will want to come and see with me. I don't want to see it alone because it's a horror film and I'm quite bad at dealing with stuff like that. But I do have some- few, admittedly - gothic-like tastes, so I might enjoy it. We'll see.

Finally, the live-action Cinderella film. I was always a massive fan of Disney princesses as a young girl but I can't say that Cinderella was really one of my favourites. However I'm so happy this is coming out! The costumes and sets look so lovely- just look at that blue dress. It's gorgeous. And I do like a bit of romance sometimes, and princes and princesses, and ball gowns and jewellery and glitter and magic. I don't know how magical this will be, but from the trailer it looks beautiful and well-crafted. 

I'm sure there are other films I've missed but these are the main ones I could think of. 

Hope you enjoyed this blog post!

India x