My favorite movie is Step Up. I don't know if it actually is my favorite movie, but it's the first one that comes to mind, and I'm always in the mood for good dancing and music. Also, I like Channing Tatum.
In Step Up, Tyler, a troublemaker from a lower class Afro-American neighborhood is sentenced to community service at the Maryland School of Arts, after breaking into and vandalizing the school. His unbelievable hip-hop street-dancing skills are discovered by Nora, a privileged ballet dancer at the school accepts Tyler's offer to help her rehearse for her senior showcase while her partner recovers from an injured ankle. Throughout the movie they become close and Tyler begins making new friends with other students. He seems to be turning over a new leaf until Nora's dancing partner returns, and Tyler leaves Nora. He ultimately must make a decision to fall back into his rebellious failure of a lifestyle, or follow his heart dancing and "step up" to a better life.
COst of Production: $12 million
Box office sales: $65,328,121
DVD/Home video Rentals Dec 18 ranking: 9
DVD/Home video Rentals Feb 12 ranking: 41
TRIVIA
All of the artwork displayed in the school comes from Carver Center for the Arts and Technology, a high school in Baltimore County. The artwork is from students in the visual arts prime.
Jenna Dewan and Channing Tatum, the actors who played the protagonists of this movie, got married in July of 2009. They met on the set of Step Up.
Before getting into modeling, Channing Tatum worked as a construction worker, a mortgage broker, a salesman at the cologne counter of Dillard's, and a worker in a puppy/kitty nursery.
Sunday
Professor Brett Chambers speaks to our class
Professor Brett Chambers describes himself as a "Producer." That's what he does, he produces. He turns ideas into realities. He had this effect on our class as he generated inspiration from lost or unsure minds. Chambers' speech included a lot of professional insight and words of wisdom for our class on January 19,2010. He offered plenty of motivation to pursue your lifelong dreams, along with enough optimism to encourage you to try something new. He recounted his progression of careers, from participating in internships to owning his own business. Chambers explained how he had original plans to attend med school and become a doctor. When those plans changed, as they have for many undergrads in our class, he showed us how it was okay to change your mind and how it ended up working out for him. He stressed the importance of internships. The importance of exploring different career options because you will gain helpful experiences you might never had expected. Also, he reminded the class of the necessity of establishing connections wherever you go, because this helps in any career path.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)