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Me before You- movie review

Hello lovelies! Me before you is the latest RomCom to hit our screens, directed by Thea Sharrock and starring Sam Claflin and Emilia Clarke, promises to be everything the audience would hope for in a romantic comedy. Of course, this movie is based upon the book written by Jojo Moyes. I haven't read the book but I've asked friends who have and they say that the film is very true to the book which fans will be pleased about. Let's begin on the hunk of the movie; Sam Claflin. Sam plays the character of Will Traynor, an active young man until he's involved in a road accident and becomes paralysed. I thought the Sam played this part beautifully. The audience could feel his pain of not being able to be the person he once was and yet still let some of his spectacular personality shine through; helped by Emilia Clarke's character, Louisa Clark. No spoilers, of course, but the ending of this RomCom is one the audience will not expect and Claflin performs it brilliantl

Orange Is The New Black (spoilers)

Hello lovelies! I've just finished that latest series of OITNB and I have been moved by the powerful scenes in the last two episodes. Of course, world wide we know of the police brutality that occurs on the streets of America but to see it in action was distressing. Now I know it's acting but the actors and actresses that make up this Emmy award winning cast perform so well that the audience, when watching, are encapsulated in the prison world. The scene that I am referencing is the tragic death of Poussey Washington. How a peaceful protest could end in a murder is what I think most viewers are distressed over. I would like to congratulate the writers on choosing to centre the story around a black life because I believe if Poussey were white this situation wouldn't have occurred. Previously to this a guard, Humps, made crazy eyes fight with another prisoner which triggered her mental instability. During the peaceful protest Crazy eyes set eyes upon Humps and this sent h