From animated movies like “Finding Dory,” “The BFG” and “Kubo and the Two Strings” to superhero and action movies like “Captain America: Civil War,” “Suicide Squad” and “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” these movies and more brought excitement and had me wondering what 2017 would bring us.
Looking at the current list of movies for 2017, there are a few that have the potential for success and others that may raise some eyebrows.
The first one that will definitely shock moviegoers is Jordan Peele’s “Get Out.” The film is about a young black man named Chris and his romantic relationship with a white woman named Rose. Chris has to meet Rose’s parents but things go wrong from there.
In the trailer, Chris believes the parents initial awkwardness was due to the fact their daughter was dating a black man, but more disturbing events follow that reveal the real intentions of Rose’s parents and the community. Peele’s movie is more of a truth telling on race.
This movie is going to be disturbing because it is depicting how a certain race is seen by others. For instance, in one scene from the trailer, a cop pulls Rose over, but then starts questioning Chris who was the passenger. “Get Out” will come out in February.
Another movie expected to debut next year is the steamy “Fifty Shades Darker.” The film will be the second installment from the book series written by E. L. James.
The first film, “Fifty Shades of Grey,” is about a man named Christian Grey who meets a young woman named Ana Steele and together they explore his world of sex in the most unpredictable ways. At the end of the first film, Ana is seen leaving Christian, and presumably, this is where the second film picks up.
In “Fifty Shades Darker,” Christian tries to get Ana back, but his past encounters come back to haunt him and stop whatever future Ana and Christian want to have together. “Fifty Shades Darker” comes out Feb. 10.
The final movie on the list is “Logan.” This film is part of the X-Men series and follows the aftermath plot line of “X-Men: Days of Future Past” where it is 2024 and the birth rate of mutants is going down. In the movie, an aging Logan, known as Wolverine, and professor Xavier try to protect a mutant girl from forces that want to turn her into a killing machine. “Logan” will be released on March 3.
With these movies and others like “John Wick: Chapter 2,” “The Bye Bye Man” and animated movies like “Boss Baby,” 2017 should be a great year for entertainment.
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