Guest Blogger: Josh B1

Kick-Ass is a film about everyday people putting on a costume and mask and going out to stop crime. It is based from its comic book predecessor that went by the same title. An unpopular high school student decides that he is tired of being a nobody and goes online to purchase a green jumpsuit. He tests out his ability to fight, which doesn’t go real well the first few times. Eventually Kick-Ass (Aaron Johnson) teams up with Hit Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz) and Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage) to take on a big crime boss (Mark Strong). This movie is supposed to be a satire of superhero movies and all around was pretty well done. All of the actors player their parts well, besides the fact that Hit Girl was able to basically “fly” from one bad guy to the other simultaneously annihilation everybody. The theme to this movie is perhaps behave and don’t commit crimes because, even though superheroes probably will not come and jump you, karma will get you eventually. I can see why the critics didn’t enjoy this film, but they absolutely torn it apart. I disagree with what they say about the movie, such as; it is extremely violent, highly unrealistic, and sad. The movie is meant to be violent, it wouldn’t really be satiric without such dramatic elements, and as for realistic… I mean did you honestly expect a realistic movie when you picked this one out? Sounds to me like the writers did it just how they wanted it to be. Kick-Ass may not be the best movie out there but it is certainly not near the worst, I believe that this movie is worth your time and money. It’s just a little something different to watch, and it only costs $1 at a Redbox, so why not?