Catamount Times
June, 2016
Movie Review:‘ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’
Let me just say that I liked“ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” more than most people did.
Yes, if you want to jump on the hate train, then go for it – but I will not. Yes, I do think the movie was extremely joyless, but that’ s because director Zack Snyder’ s movies are always a little more on the dark side. If you have ever watched any of his movies(“ Sucker Punch,”“ Watchmen,”“ Man of Steel”), they always have a dark backstory. It only makes sense, then, that“ Dawn of Justice” is the same!
The everyday person who has never picked up a comic book will not enjoy it, because they do not get the“ typical bad guy” Doomsday or Lex Luthor, who play huge roles in the Superman comics. You’ re hearing all of the hate because most of the people writing reviews have never picked up a comic in their lives.
There are things I did not like about the movie, and things I thought they should have added. For example, they could have included more people from the Justice League – Snyder only includes one-minute clips of Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg. I wish they’ d used the actor from the TV“ Flash” show( Grant Gustin) because that show has already explained the backstory of the Flash and has done it amazingly.
Instead, they cast Ezra Miller – some long-haired dude who looks like Cisco from the Flash – to play Flash, which bothers me so, so much. Another problem is that Superman is the Boy Scout of the DC universe, but in this movie he’ s the bad guy and eve- ryone hates him. Batman is basically the good guy, but it’ s never like that in the comic. Also, Amy Adams as Lois Lane has more speaking lines than he did, and gets really, really annoying. Lastly, there were a lot of dream sequences, for which there was no reason.
So what did I like about the movie? Snyder made Lex Luthor( Jesse Eisenberg) a little more on the crazy side, which I loved! He reminded me of the Joker or the Riddler from the comics. There is one scene where Lois, Superman and Lex are on the rooftop and he has a conversation just like Batman and Joker did in the“ Dark Knight” movie – an interesting and joyful take on Mr. Luthor!
I loved this movie overall, but there were a few things I thought they could change.
By Emma P. Catamount Staff Reporter
Feelin’ the Bern at St. J School
Dear Senator Sanders,
To put it simply, you are the one I hope to be in office for the next four to eight years. A lot of what you stand for and what you say is very genuine and, in my opinion, quite accurate: everything from affordable college tuition and raising the minimum wage, to recognition of the middle class and equal rights for all.
Free education and equal taxation is fair. Working 40 hours a week should totally give you enough to care for your family. Women should absolutely be paid the exact same amount
6
Book Review: The Giver
In the book, The Giver, by Lois Lowry, there ' s a boy named Jonas who is about to turn 12 years old. In his world, once you are 12, you are counted as an adult and you have to train to start your job.
Jonas is a Receiver, which is a very special job in his community because there is only one picked in a decade or a lifetime. When he is at his training, he meets the current Receiver. The old Receiver has to teach him everything Jonas needs to know. Jonas thinks it would be weird calling him the Receiver so the old Receiver says,“ Call me the Giver.”
One year later, Jonas starts to find out more things than the townsfolk know: if you call for release, you will get killed, and if you leave the community, the memories the Receiver has that no one else has will go to the community.
Jonas has a plan to run away and give his memory to the town. Read the book to find out what happens.
By Simeon A. Catamount Staff Reporter
Why is Pluto the Only Dwarf Planet We Learn About in School?
Not only do we have the eight planets in our solar system, we also have another five known“ dwarf planet.” So, what makes a dwarf planet a dwarf planet, and why is Pluto the only dwarf planet we learn about?
Dwarf planets have only one major difference from regular planets: dwarf planets have not cleared the smaller bodies around their orbit. This means that an orbiting body( dwarfs and planets) needs to sweep its orbit over time by interacting with any shorter body nearby.
After several orbiting periods( trips around the sun), a larger object will cause any smaller ones to be caught as a satellite or into a resonant orbit- this occurs when two orbiting bodies
as men in the same position with the same credentials, as well as have their uterus be their own business.
Climate change does need attention. The LGBT community does still need help. There needs to be racial justice and less militarization of police.
You have said all of these things, and they are very accurate. I’ m“ feeling the Bern,” and so are a lot of people at the St. Johnsbury School.
By Sidney G. Catamount Staff Reporter
influence each other, due to their orbits being a ratio of two smaller numbers- or to be disturbed by each other, and sometimes come together under the influence of gravitation to form larger bodies. Because of this, the planet or dwarf doesn’ t share its orbit with any other important objects, except its satellites.
The five dwarf planets are Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake and Eris. Ceres is located in the asteroid belt, is the closest to the sun, and is the smallest known dwarf planet in our solar system. So not only is this dwarf in constant danger from asteroids, it would also be destroyed in one hit. Though it’ s the smallest dwarf, it accounts for a third of the asteroid belt’ s mass. It was classified as a planet from 1801 until the 1850s.
Pluto was the ninth planet, but in 2006 it was demoted to a dwarf planet because of orbit issues. Pluto also has an occasional atmosphere, meaning it could hold life. Haumea is onethird the size of Pluto, and is about- 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Eris was once known as the tenth planet and most people don’ t know of its existence, though Eris is bigger, better and( literally) cooler than Pluto.
So Pluto is not special in any way, and we should be learning about the other dwarfs in our solar system.
By Ezra W. Catamount Staff Reporter