Not the Original, but a Good Flick
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June 18, 2019 CK Reporter of the Week Ariana Bates-Erlich, Denver Not the original, but a good flick en in Black: International” is one heck of a movie, with the action and story “Mcombined, it actually did have me on the edge of my seat the entire 1 hour 55 minutes. I had been nervous to see it, being the huge MIB fan that I am, but it definitely lived up to my expectations. Something to note is that you do not need to have seen the original MIB movies. (But, why wouldn’t you? They are fantastic!) “Men in Black: International” introduces new characters and a new story that follow the original “Good Guy Versus Bad Guy Versus Alien” storyline. There are a couple of references to the original movies, like the teeny tiny super weapons, that will make you smile, but not enough to make the movie confusing or hard to understand in any way for newcomers. “Men in Black: International” introduces new the summer. mostly for people 10 and up. characters and a new story that follows the original Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Liam Neeson, It includes minimal swear words (only when they are “Good Guy Versus Bad Guy Versus Alien” storyline. Kumail Nanjiani and everyone else in the cast make truly needed), one adult scene and some drinking, but The way that the characters and theme are this movie incredible, though I did miss Will Smith and when compared to the original “Men in Black” movies, developed is excellent: Agent M (Tessa Thompson), and his character: Agent J. it is quite tame. Agent H (Chris Hemsworth) spend the movie trying to If you are a fan of “World of Dance,” you will It is, however, still a wild adventure with twists and protect the earth from an alien species known as The especially find yourself taking a liking to some of the turns and everything in between. Hive. villains in this movie, played by Les Twins, the World of So grab your neuralizer and your dark glasses and The minor characters are very beneficial to the Dance, Season 1 champions. get ready for a wonderfully, hilarious ride. movie. My personal favorite was Pawny (voiced by Comparing “Men in Black: International” to the Kumail Nanjiani); loyal protector of Agent M. original “Men in Black” movies, I would have to say that The creativeness of this movie is out of this world, I like the originals better, but that being said, “Men in By Zoe Burks, Black” is one of my favorite series, so it is very hard to 13, a CK Reporter literally! from Highlands Ranch Between the minor characters, the plot, and the beat, even in a sequel. visual effects it is a wild ride, and a great movie to start “Men In Black: International” is rated PG-13, and it is Life under apartheid, explained to youngsters revor Noah is a comedian and the host of The Daily Show. He recently wasn’t able to walk with his mother on the street because he didn’t have the same adapted his book “Trevor Noah Born A Crime” to a child-appropriate version skin color as her and that would raise some eyebrows. Tcalled “It’s Trevor Noah Born A Crime. ” The title “It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime” says it all, be- The book is filled with stories from his childhood in cause Trevor Noah was actually a crime: Under apartheid, South Africa. it was illegal for a white male to have a child with a black In the book, he talks about how he grew up during the female or vice versa. Apartheid Era. The book is an adapted version for young readers from his original book “ Trevor Noah: Born A Crime”, which I The title “It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime” says it read before this one. The books are almost the exact same except that his all, because Trevor Noah was actually a crime. first one had lots of bad words. This one for younger read- Under apartheid, it was illegal for a white ers was also simplified. This book taught me what it was to live under apartheid, male to have a child with a black female or which I wouldn’t have learned about in school. vice versa. I would rate this book a 10 out of 10 because it made me aware of the world around me and how different racism is in the USA. The Apartheid Era required racial segregation in South The book is for ages 10 and up because there are some Africa. It made it so that people of different races and skin things that might not be appropriate for younger kids. color couldn’t marry or go to the same restaurants and But even though discrimination is a heavy topic, Trevor bathrooms. Noah did great job lightening it by making the book It was basically the South African version of Jim Crow funny. discrimination. Noah describes the time he was thrown out of a moving car because the driver got upset at his mother for accept- By Christopher Smit, ing a ride from someone else that was not from the same 12, a CK Reporter tribe. from Boulder He remembers that because his father was white and his mother was black he YouthYouthJournalismJournalismDayDay SCHOLARSHIPSAVAILABLE For Kids ages 8 to 14 Thursday, July 11, 2019 • 7:30 am to 5:00 pm Metropolitan State University of Denver Register today! Go to ColoradoNIE.com for more details and Registration form. Call Dana at 303-954-3974 with questions. The Denver Post • 1 Zoo’s latest baby cute, full of energy andrills are colorful, playful monkeys from Sometimes, Kumani gets rewarded with treats for the Congo. allowing the zookeepers to touch Kesi. M The Denver Zoo and zookeeper Tenley Kesi has matured quickly; she was born with no Davis have introduced their newest mandrill to the teeth and now she has six! public. Additionally, she has already developed the muscle to climb around her mother. It usually takes human Kesi is a very playful and energetic babies 6 months to even begin to crawl! Kumani does have the choice to go inside if she addition to the group. wants, so if you get to the mandrill enclosure and she is not there, you can come back later and she might be outside with Kesi. Kesi, the daughter of Jelani and Kumani, was born Kesi is not going anywhere for a while, although May 10, and weighed three pounds. Kumani was Davis said that she is unsure if they will ultimately pregnant with Kesi for around 175 days before giving move her to a different zoo. birth. If the zoo does decide that Kesi should be moved, Kesi is a very playful and energetic addition to the they would have to wait 5 to 7 years for her to be group. mature enough. When it comes to general parenting, Jelani really Kesi, her mother, and the rest of the mandrills are doesn’t do much with Kesi. They rarely interact. very interesting and an exhibit that everybody should Kumani prefers to keep a tight grip on her daughter, consider seeing. making sure the other mandrills don’t try to take her child. She allows Davis and the other zookeepers to see By Chloe Whiteside, Kesi but rarely lets them touch her. 13, a CK Reporter from Broomfield When they try, Kumani usually nods her head to warn them to back off. photo/Denver Zoo Fun game, until it starts falling apart nvasion of the Cow Snatchers” is a fun The cards had the solutions on the back though, magnet game that my brother and I enjoyed. making it super easy to cheat. “I The game includes four cow magnets and This is a single player game, but my brother and I one bull magnet. did well doing every other card. It also include 5 crops for the genius level, three The only problem we faced was that within 30 barn walls, two crop rows, two hay bales, two fences minutes of opening the game, the orange magnet and one silo. wouldn’t work unless you had already collected There are 40 easy to super-hard cards and 20 another magnet or pushed it up with your hand, genius cards. There is one magnetic UFO and a board which was annoying. with a plastic cover. We thought that this may have been caused by You are supposed to be an alien trying to “snatch” dropping it on the floor, but the next day the yellow up all the cows. The UFO stays on top of the plastic and the pink one had the same problem. top. This made it irritating to play with three broken You glide it around to grab the magnets. (The magnets. magnets are underneath the plastic top.) Despite these problems, my brother and I had a lot You have to avoid the obstacles to collect all the cows. of fun with this game. Sounds easy, right? No. You have to collect the red bull last and you have to go If you get this game, however, I would suggest being extremely careful with the over the fences. magnets to prevent them from breaking. There are 3 barn walls that no cows can fit over. You can fit one cow over the crop rows, two cows over the fences and three over the hay bales. So you have to be very strategic in how you collect the cows so that By Izzie Intriago, they will fit over the walls.