Lauded as one of the best films of all time and a stark reflection of American race relations that’s as poignant today as it was during its release, Do the Right Thing is an intense and thought-provoking drama written, directed, produced, and starring Spike Lee. As can be expected, the task is easier said than done, as the squad (which includes actors Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper, Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Adam Goldberg, and Jeremy Davies) encounters one intense obstacle after another to reach Ryan. Once off the beach, Miller is given the unenviable task of leading a small detachment of soldiers into German-occupied France to retrieve one Private James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon), who has recently become the sole-surviving Ryan brother in his family and is to be sent home. It’s a hell of a way to start a hell of a film, but it’s only the beginning. The impact rocks the Captain, deafening him and the audience - momentarily - as we watch, in eerie silence, the carnage happening around him. Army Rangers Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) lands on Omaha Beach during the Allies’ Normandy invasion, the assault on them is nothing short of savage, and soon a shell explodes mere feet from Miller. There’s a moment in the brutal opening sequence in Steven Spielberg’s World War II epic Saving Private Ryan that always gets me.
As viewers have come to expect from the franchise, Transformania is laced with themes of acceptance and forgiveness in its world where monsters and humans live together despite their differences.
Things go haywire when Johnny is transformed into a fire-breathing monster while Drac is zapped into human form, and the two must journey into the jungles of South America to find a special crystal to turn them back. True to its pedigree of colorful animation, a thumping soundtrack, and punny monster sight gags, Transformania sees its main character, Drac (previously voiced by Adam Sandler, but here taken over by Brian Hull who does a solid impersonation), about to retire and leave the hotel to his daughter Mavis (Selena Gomez) and her human hubby Johnny (Andy Samberg). Originally set for a theatrical release in October of last year, Sony pulled the plug amidst rising COVID-19 cases and sold the distribution rights to Amazon. If your kids are fans of the first three of Sony’s hugely popular Hotel Transylvania animated movies, then they’ll find this final installment, which has so far received mixed reviews, just as cute and fun as its predecessors.
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