Myesha Hawkins English 004 October 29, 2012 All You've Got to Do Is
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Myesha Hawkins English 004 October 29, 2012 All you’ve got to do is DREAM Have you ever had a dream in your life? Maybe you wanted to be a top chef or America’s next top model. The movie Dream girls can tell you a little something about having a dream and making it come true. Dreamgirls is a movie about three young women named Deena Jones played by Beyonce’ Knowles, Effie White played by Jennifer Hudson, and Lorrell Robinson played by Anika Noni Rose they had desires of becoming pop stars. Effie was the lead and most powerful singer of the group, but she wasn’t the ideal size for a lead singer. Then you had Lorrell and Deena who were the backup singers. Deena was the prettiest of the group and had the best body but her voice was not the strongest. C. C White played by Keith Robison, was Effie White’s brother and the songwriter/ manger for the Dreamettes. After performing as the Dreametts in a singing competition the girls met a man named Curtis Taylor Jr played by Jamie Foxx, a bottom line car salesman, who had an ear for music. Curtis knew a little bit of people in the music business and he got the girls closer to their dream by having the singing for the famous James "Thunder" Early played by Eddie Murphy. After doing a couple shows with Mr. Early, Curtis told the girls that they would be starting their own act. While the girls were super excited they had no idea of the drama they will soon face with my entertainment industry. This movie was amazing and I feel that everyone should see this movie. Dreams will be made, hearts will be broken, lies will be told and all the truth will come out in the end. The movie Dreamgirls had so many great moments that you have to see it in order to be in awe. Dreamgirls is an awesome movie because the song writing is amazing, the characters from the script were well played, the costumes were extravagant and the actors and actresses did a great job. These are just a few reasons why anyone should want to see this movie. The one thing that makes this movie so great is the songwriting. Each of the songs that were sung in the movie had a meaning and was very catchy to the ear. Anytime I hear a song I listen to the beat and rhythm of the song and then I listen to the words to hear the actual meaning to it. I had noticed that almost every song was powerful, uplifting, or about love. For example one of the songs that I loved so much was “Patience”. In the movie the song was written by C C White for James Thunder Early. This song was written for jimmy to signal his budding awareness of social change. In this scene James, CC, and Lorrell sang this song beautifully. There are also songs in the movie that are very catchy and more upbeat. Everybody loves a song that gets stuck in your head and this movie has so many that I don’t even know where to begin. I still listen to some of the songs till this day because I can’t get them out of my head. For example one of the songs that I absolutely love is “I Love you I do” sung by Effie White. This song was in the beginning of the movie and Effie was singing this song to Curtis to show that she was in love with him. This song talks about how much she loved him and how she feels that he is the perfect man for her. This song shows her true feeling towards him and she sings to him and from that scene on they became a couple. If you hear this song I am sure you will fall in love with this song just as I did. Another song that is memorable is Listen which was sung by Deena. This was a passionate song that’s was preformed to Curtis declaring her independence as she becomes a woman. In this song she talks about how she will be fine on her own and that she doesn’t need him in her life anymore. These songs have so much meaning to them I feel that everyone will learn a little something from them. But it’s not all about listening to the songs, watching the movie will also help to understand why they sing each song. These characters go through all types of emotions and they express them through song. The characters in the movie are very important of course but these characters are very different. After watching the movie I noticed that the characters in the script are unique and are realistic. These characters are unique because they stand out and viewers will fall in love with them. For example Deena who is played by Beyonce had a great character. She played her part very well. She was a soft spoken backup singer, then she became a rich diva in the middle, and in the end she was a strong independent woman who realized the truth. Beyonce did an outstanding job playing the role of Denna Jones. Effie was another strong character that I just can’t seem to get out of my head. She was stubborn and didn’t want to hear what anyone had to say. But toward the end she became calm and was a woman also in the end. Another detail I saw while watching the movie was the characters seemed real. All of the trials they go through can actually happen to people. This is important because movies should be believable that’s what makes a movie. In the middle James Early was trying to hook up with Lorrell but he was married and she didn’t find out until a little later in the movie. They stayed together because he said he was going to leave his wife. He never left his wife and they both left him in the end. Now this doesn’t happen every day but it can happen and they make it seem so real by their fantastic acting skills. While watching the Dreamgirls I couldn’t help but look at the costumes. The women looked dazzling and the men had swag. In the beginning of the movie all of their outfits didn’t look so nice but this was because no one was famous at this point in time. As the movie went on the men’s suites were tailored and the dresses were extravagant and to die for. As you sit in your set, just try an imagine yourself in one of their dresses or the men’s suits. The costumes are just one of the few reasons people should watch the movie. Along with the best costumes there were also the best actors and actresses to bring the whole film together. The writer and director of Dreamgirls, Bill Condon, made the right choice by carefully picking the right people to play in his movie. One of the people they had in this movie was Danny Glover. He has been in so many movies. One of the popular movies that he stared in was the Color Purple. He is a great actor all around and he did a fabulous job with playing the character Marty Madison. Then you have one of the stars of the movie Jennifer Hudson who in my opinion had the best performance throughout the whole movie. She has won a few awards for doing this movie. There were so many great people that in this movie that’s why this movie was outstanding. In conclusion this movie is movie is a must see musical. This movie will have you laughing and crying. The songwriting is the best, the characters from the script were well played, the costumes were extravagant and the actors and actresses did a fabulous job. I hope this review will convince you to watch the best movie since 2006. .