Movie Busters

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Barbie had a strong opening week at the box office, but it remains uncertain if it can reach the coveted $1 billion mark like this year's Super Mario Bros. Movie. 💰 We discuss the chances at the link in our comments. 🤑

Air - 2023
Air Jordan was the first shoe to be named after a Basketball Player. Michael Jordan was the greatest Basketball player after Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. The movie is based upon Nike rising up and competing with the top brand which was Converse and Adidas. During that time Nike had nothing special and they were trying to enter the Basketball regime like other corporate players. The movie is directed by Ben Affleck and it is obvious he will have to have Matt Damon in the movie. The movie was released on April 5, 2023. I did not see it in theaters but the movie was released on Amazon Prime last week.

Nike in the 1980s was not a popular brand like it is now in 2023. The brand had a very heavy competition with Converse Shoes and Adidas. Their market share was less than 20% and the company was really struggling since most basketball players used Converse Shoes. Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon) was the scouter for Nike in the Basketball division. Sonny had an eye for talent and the guts to gamble if he saw a good hand. Most of the companies were trying to get Michael Jordan as their representative since he was a rising star and had so much talent. The battle was about which company would Michael Jordan choose to be the brand he wears and represents. Sonny has to convince his team Phil Knight (Ben Affleck) and Rob Strasser (Jason Bateman) to put their money on one player and create a whole line of shoes around that player only. That idea from Sonny gave the discovery of Air Jordan.

The movie is a very nice drama-biographical and a sports movie. It is a very pleasant movie to watch since the screenplay is very down to earth and it is just conversations happening in the movie, no action or suspense just pure drama. For people who wear Nike and are big sneaker fans, especially the audience who are sneakerheads this is the movie to watch. Matt Damon did a good job and shines in the role. There were just a few parts where it didn't quite feel right where the actor acting as Michael his face is not shown to the audience. The movie could have added a better background music score since not everyone has to put 70's songs. The movie is a must-watch since it does show the Origins of the Air series for Nike. Everyone loves Nike! Just do it!

Audience: General
Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Suggested: Gucci, Blackberry, The Social Network, Ford vs. Ferrari, Moneyball.

Blackberry - 2023
The movie is a biographical drama based on the rise and fall of BlackBerry. BBM used to be the hot thing until Apple launched iPhone with iOS, and Google came up with Android. Some people made tonnes of money but others lost their whole market in one day and the company was Blackberry. The movie is directed by Matt Johnson who also played Douglas Fregin co-creator of Blackberry.

The movie has a view of documentary and comedy with a background of how Blackberry was discovered and the idea of combining Email, Text messages and Phone calls in one device. Mike Lazaridis (Jay Baruchel) is very bad at pitching since he is the tech guy. He joins forces with Jim Balsillie (Glenn Howerton) who is a one-man team type ruthless corporate executive. He sees the potential in Mike and Douglas and the product they pitched to combine three elements from different gadgets and add them into one. Jim decides to invest in RIM (Research in Motion) and take 33% share and is the Co-CEO of the company. The rest is history since the biggest revolution we have seen anywhere is in the tech industry and did Blackberry survive the war with tech giants like Google or Apple. For that, you need to see the movie.

The movie is a very good blend of humour and the history of the company and the events recorded with it. The directional style is a bit different more like a documentary where a camera guy is following the main characters. The movie will be a sleeper hit since not everyone saw The Social Network in theatres but once it was released and everyone understood that the movie was based on Facebook it was a hit and commercially loved. The screenplay and the acting done by the cast are very good as well. Jay Baruchel could be nerdy, awkward and tech genius well that is called acting he did a good job. Hollywood should make more movies like this since they at least show something different.

Audience: General
Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Suggested: The Social Network, Jobs, The Social Dilemma.