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From classic films like The Lion King to new Marvel and Star Wars series, the service has a lengthy list of worthy content. Look through the list of movies you can watch on Disney.
HomeAlone(1990)
As the McCallister family take off for Paris for the holiday season, they accidentally leave their eight-year-old son Kevin at home alone at Christmas. While he's left behind, the house is targeted by 2 robbers, Harry Lyme and Marv Merchants, who have just come out of prison. Kevin is left to take care of himself and defend his house.
BeautyandtheBeast(1997)
Following the original Disney classic, the film follows everybody in the castle as they prepared for Christmas back when they were still under the spell(魔咒). Told by Mrs. Potts, we see what happened after Beast saved Belle from the wolves and they celebrated Christmas.
GoodLuckCharlie(2011)
The Charlies are ready for a great Christmas in Palm Springs. However, Teddy and Amy are separated from the rest of the family and madly try to find a way to Palm Springs in time for Christmas. In the end, the family are reunited and learn a lesson about the true meaning of Christmas.
Olaf'sFrozenAdventure(2017)
One of Frozen's breakout characters Olaf, the snowman, has his very own adventure as he sets out on a mission to create Christmas traditions for Elsa and Anna.
Stan Lee was born in 1922. When he was just 17, he got a job at a company that made comic books. Although the salary was beyond his imagination, Mr. Lee got tired of it. Most superheroes were strong and smart and always knew the right thing to do. Mr. Lee wanted to have a chance to create new superheroes that had weaknesses. Mr. Lee didn't create the heroes by himself. He worked with artists to come up with the ideas. Some people thought the comic books would not sell well and that the readers would be unhappy to see superheroes lead a normal life.
Mr. Lee was able to create characters that were different from anything that had been seen in comic books before. The Incredible Hulk was a really nice guy until he got angry. Spider-Man was never sure he was doing the right thing, but he always seemed to have something funny to say to the bad guys. Mr. Lee made it okay for comic book heroes to be like common people. He also had the clever idea of having his comic book heroes appear in each other's stories. For example, Spider-Man might show up in a Fantastic Four story. This made readers feel shocked. He also brought them into the real world. Batman and Superman lived in made-up cities. But Mr. Lee decided that Peter Parker (who turns into Spider-Man) should live in New York City.
In 1980, Mr. Lee moved to California to promote his movies. He played a small part in most of these movies, usually showing up on screen for just a few seconds to make audience feel the super heroes really exist in their lives. He wanted to try and get his superheroes onto TV and into the movies. He didn't have too much luck at first, although The In credibleHulk became popular TV shows. But after the success of TheX-Men and Spider-Man movies in the early 2000s, movies with Marvel heroes began to be favored by millions of fans. Marvel movies have now earned over $24 billion. Mr. Lee is no longer with us, but the heroes he created live on.
Hollywood movies are regularly filled with sex and violence. They can be exciting films but sometimes all you want is a little light-hearted entertainment.
Have you heard of Bollywood? All singing, all dancing and unrealistic, it is the perfect alternative to normal Hollywood movies. Bollywood is the Indian film industry, based in Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay. Yet Bollywood is the largest producer of films in the world. This year the Indian Film Awards, Bollywood's Oscars, turn 50 years old.
The typical Bollywood movie usually has the following ingredients(组成成分):a cup of romance, a tea-spoon of comedy, a dash of international sight-seeing, served with a huge slice of singing and dancing. There will also be one brave hero, one beautiful heroine and one bad guy.
Bollywood films are full of ideal things and free of daily worries. The actors change clothes and locations within a single song. But the audience don't mind. To Indian movie lovers, especially the poor, such films are a gateway to heaven and the stars are their gods. The films take them to a magical world away from their everyday troubles. The films tell them that the impossible is possible and that true love conquers all.
Behind the beautiful scenes, Bollywood still emphasizes (重视) traditional family values. In most films, if two lovers want to break an arranged marriage, they can't just run away. They must win over their parents.
Bollywood is a decent (正派的) refreshing replacement for those over-stimulating (评价过高的) Hollywood films. They will take you to a brighter, cheerier and more colorful world where it's still cool to dance around a tree and sing a love song.
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A. Bollywood has gradually won its reputation (名声) on the world stage. B. There is never any mention of politics, poverty or war. C. Most Chinese school kids have probably never seen an Indian film. D. Bollywood films are mostly comic romances with light-hearted incidental(附带的) music. E. Bollywood pays great attention to traditional values. F. The result is a fun-filled musical. G. So if you're tired of all that Hollywood actions, check out the Bollywood films. |
