Wednesday, 2 September 2015

Movie: Pixels

Pixels is a 2015 American science fiction action comedy film produced by Columbia Pictures, 1492 Pictures and Happy Madison Productions.

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Yesterday, I went to the cinema/movie theater and saw Pixels. I don’t know if anyone has heard of this movie, so I’ll explain more about what it's about before I write my actual review:


In 1982, Sam Brenner came second in the Arcade Championship. He thought his skill would never be of any use, and grew up to be a NERD, working for a company that installs gadgets and flat screen TVs.
But when the world is unexpectedly attacked by giant, evil versions of the old arcade games, Sam’s childhood skill could finally come in useful.
His old arcade friend, now the president of the USA, ropes him in to save the world, along with other gaming masters from their arcade days.
Maybe Sam wasn’t as useless as he thought…

It may sound cheesy, but I walked out of that cinema holding my head up higher than when I went in.
You may know I’m a gamer. And, unlike many kids now, who’ve moved on to computer games, and computer games only, I am still a Nintendo fan. It made me proud to know the references in Pixels, whereas maybe some of the younger children watching may not have picked up on some things.

Pixels actually made me proud to be a gamer.
Pixels made me proud to be who I am.
I love gaming, I am a video gamer. And I don’t have to stay in the shadows.
Pixels made me feel like I can stand with my head up high and show everyone that.
I am like Sam, and even like Eddie. I have played games for most of my life, and I have seen games be hacked. Every day, I play some sort of game, read blogs, go on forums.
Gaming is where my friends are, my community, my life, I suppose. I have friends worldwide who run, read and are part of gaming blogs/websites etc. And even though I miss them all tremendously and haven’t met some of them, I love them all from the bottom of my heart.

But aside from that, Pixels wasn’t just a great film because of my personal connection with it. It was really humorous, and (I believe, anyway) had great music. It created a really good atmosphere in the room, and no one got up halfway through for ice cream. I think that fact alone says enough about the movie, and how much everyone there seemed to enjoy it. 

Yes, critics don’t seem to like this one (from what I’ve read and heard), but that’s because they’re not part of it like the gamers now and from the arcade days. Because trust me, I’m pretty sure anyone who’s ever played Tetris in the middle of a massive tent in a car park outside of the Ricoh Arena, seen people on stage talking about how much gaming has been a part of their life, been to a convention specifically for one game, and been one in ten thousand there and felt like you were at home, understand what I’m going on about.

If you’re a gamer, I truly think you should go and see Pixels.
We are a community, we all support each other, and I am proud of all of us.
Viva gaming. Long live us, and what we stand for.

-Beth

Happy Gaming!

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