Movie Review: ***^Welcome to Marwan (2018)

Welcome to Marwan 

After a man, Mark Hogencamp (Steve Carroll) is brutally attacked, and "the memories kicked out of his head" he says, he develops PTSD which he deals with by creating a village based on a WWII theme and fighting the Nazis, his PTSD.  One of his attackers had a swastika which fuels the connection. This movie is based on the true story of Hogencamp and his dealing with his PTSD.  A recurring theme is the women of Marwen saving him from the Nazis.  Some of the women who star in the movie are Leslie Mann, Merritt Wever, Leslie Zemeckis and Eiza Gonzalez.  The characters are all doubled with real life persons, and then their doll counterparts.
I enjoyed this as an example of PTSD and one man's attempts to deal with it. 

Movie Review: ***Evan Almighty (2007)

In the Almighty movies we have modern day interactions with God.  In this case God is played by Morgan Freeman and a Noah like character, Evan Baxter, is played by Steve Carell.  Baxter is a young congressman.  He is taken in as a co sponsor on a bill to loosen environmental regulations and make it easier to develop land.  The bills sponsor is Congressman Long (John Goodman).  God comes to Baxter, and tells him to build an ark.  Baxter lives in a new subdivision close to Washington, D.C.  The purchase extra lots for the boat, and supplies begin to arrive.  Baxter's wife (Lauren Graham) is terribly confused.  She is even more confused when Baxter starts to look like Noah.  However, Baxter is finally able to convince his family, wife and three boys) to join him in the project.  They reconnect as a result of working on the ark together.
In the meantime things are not going well in congress.  Baxter withdraws his support of the bill.  Long is looking for revenge.  He does this by trying to force baxter out of congress.  He also takes aim at the ark.  He gets an order to have it destroyed.  baxter is convinces a storm is to arrive any moment.  Along with this animals have come and entered the ark.  However the storm doesn't come, except for a downpour which doesn't last very long.  However a dam breaks, and a wall of water washes them away.  All Baxter's neighbors, after chastising him in unbelief quickly enter the ark.  The are saved, and the ark is carried to congress buy the current.
This movie lets us know that miracles are not dead.  There is one last meeting between God and Baxter, which puts a final touch on the movie.

Movie Review: ***^Despicable Me II (2013)

Gru (Steve Carell) finds love in the sequel to Despicable Me.  Gru has settled into homelife.  He and his minions are caring for a family, putting on clown acts and such duties.  However Lucy (Kristin Wiig) has other plans.  Lucy is a secret agent, and Gru joins her in finding an evil villain who has been terrorizing the world.  Gru has an inkling who the villain might be, but is drawn off the trail and left to himself.  His suspicions are confirmed, but things are worse than even he feared.  A new gone has been devised which his converting his cute little minions into terrible monsters.  Things look pretty glum.
I found this presentation enjoyable, and tells us we are all entitled to love.