How could I not go see The Drama? There’s a word in the title that’s almost exactly like my first name! Otherwise, they wouldn’t have reeled me into the theater just from the trailer. Previews only seemed to communicate a premise of: there is a person that has a secret. Was a film with such a simple setup worth watching?
In the movie, there are four friends that each admit to a bad secret, culminating with a final shocking revelation! Ben Franklin (not the famous one) goes first.
Ben Franklin: I once took a book from the library! It had to be almost 2 weeks before I gave it back!
Friend 2’s name was Amelia Airhart (obviously not the famous one). Dis Drawma Kingg was already in significant distress from the library secret. I was worried I might pass out after only the second or third reveal. Airhart starts talkin’.
Amelia Airhart: Planes scare me, so I was taking a long boat ride. One of the other passengers kept making fun of my name and the fact that I chose a boat over an airplane. As I was walking away from the situation, I turned around and called him a MEANIE!
Ben Franklin: You used that word?
Amelia Airhart: Yes I did! I just can’t stand everyone making me feel like I live in the shadow of a famous person with a similar name!
Ben Franklin: I can’t say such a thing has ever happened to me.
You’re probably thinking the next person would have a name like Marlon Brando. Supposedly, the birth name of Friend 3 is Notafamousname (pronounced like naw may at the end).
Notafamousname: Here’s my secret. I don’t consider Ben Franklin a friend.
Amelia Airhart: Are you referring to the one sitting next to me or the famous Ben Franklin?
Ben Franklin: The who?
Amelia Airhart: Never mind, I’ll explain later. Notafamousname, which one is it?
Notafamousname: I hate this one right here! He loves books, SOPHISTICATED music, theater, and even romance movies! How obnoxious!
Amelia Airhart: Those are the things that make Ben wonderful! You’re just being a… a mm… a me…
Ben Franklin: Don’t put yourself through that a second time, Amelia! It’s not worth it!
William Milkshakespeare (Friend 4, clearly not the famous William Shakespeare, as the last name doesn’t even start with the same letter): SILENCE, all of you! Sit down and listen to my words! I didn’t have anything in the way of luxuries when I was a child. An emergency caused my parents to beg the next-door neighbors to let their daughter babysit me for the afternoon. The parents were reluctant, but the daughter was kind and volunteered to do it. She brought over a DVD player (which I had never seen before) with a large box full of DVDs! She encouraged me to sort through them to pick anything I wanted to watch. First, we watched Jurassic Park, which I think was about ancient reptiles or something like that. J. Parky was pretty good, so I put on Kangaroo Jack right after! My horrible secret is that I did not enjoy it.
Notafamousname: Kangaroo Jack is an epic of our times! There’s no way you didn’t like it!
William Milkshakespeare: I did not lie! Today is the first time I have told the truth about my opinion! I know it is heretical!
Notafamousname: Wow, I think I’d rather be friends with Ben Franklin, and he likes SOPHISTICATED music.
Is It Worth Watching?: Yes! The Drama was an excellent movie! It moved briskly and kept you interested the whole time!
Final Thoughts: 8/10 Crowns. Zendaya and Robert Pattinson completely sold this story with their acting. All of the supporting actors were good too. There was an enormous amount of tension built from the rhythm of the unfolding events. Personally, I felt the Pretty Hate Machine Poster was the best character. The Drama was so overly dramatic that I almost wanted to give it a 10/10 for being right up my alley. I just couldn’t get past the notion that there might be people out there that don’t like Kangaroo Jack!
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