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                 ‘these people make me sick, but a law has been broken’ – Joe Miller. Last summer on the All Def Digital podcast SquADD Cast Versus , they debated which of the two juggernaut actors was better- Tom Hanks or Denzel Washington . After some conversation about their different styles of acting and whose catalogue would be better to take to a desert island, Denzel Washington won the debate by one. I’ve watched few films from the two Oscar award winners, so I haven’t made enough of a dent into their filmographies to seriously join the conversation or critique their final ruling. But why choose between the two when I can watch both. In Philadelphia , two once opposing lawyers, Andrew Beckett (Hanks), and Joe Miller (Washington), work together to argue the wrongful dismissal of Beckett from his law firm. The two lawyers meet briefly at the start of the film. They’re both underhanded lawyers, just on different sides of the cour...

‘All that means is that it wasn’t personal to you. But it was personal for me.’ – Kathleen Kelly The supposed romcom You’ve Got Mail does nothing particularly well as it attempts to show how romance is affected by the digital age. While online Kathleen Kelly and Joe Fox are steadily falling in love, offline they become rivals as Fox’s superstore threatens the success of Kathleen’s independent book shop. We’re introduced to the two stars as they are effectively cheating on their real-life partners as they secretly email each other. Though this is something they should be scolded for, it’s hard to sympathise with their respective partners as they show little to no personality. By the time Patricia unleashes her obnoxious side, it’s too late to garner any negative feelings to her character because it’s easy to figure out that we won’t be seeing much of her soon. Even Frank who has much more screen time and whose over valuation of his writing career was a fun element, ...

‘Well I’m going to heaven lieutenant Dan’ – Forrest Gump The innocent Forrest Gump is loveable from the start. The 1994 film adaption of the Winston Groom novel of the same name tells the story of Forrest Gump, played by Tom Hanks, who was born with a curved spine as he navigates through life. Forrest has an admirable drive and focus on everything he does which enabled him to succeed in each of his new endeavours, all of which have a surprising historical impact. He literally does everything he is told or whatever his heart desires, such as drinking an abundance of Dr Pepper. When explaining himself he simply states, ‘stupid is as stupid does.’ He has the same dedication in maintaining his relationships with both friends and family particularly Jenny(Robin Wright) whom he loves but she spends the film struggling to find herself. Her adventures are more varied and less successful than Forrest’s, they even push her to the edge but still Forrest remains committed to thei...