San Jose City College Times, Vol. 82, Issue 4, Nov 1, 2016 by San Jose City College Times

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Volume 82 Issue 4

‘Dancing Out of Darkness’

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Dancers Tara Franklin, Alyssa Marquez and Katherine Lujano rehearse for their upcoming perforemance, “Dancing Out of Darkness.” See page 7

Dangerous defect found in science building Students health put at risk

BY MELISSA MARIA MARTINEZ TIMES STAFF

A student at City College discovered the fume hoods that provide a space for students to conduct lab experiments with chemicals that can be harmful if inhaled have not all been functioning properly. Kevin, a 23-year-old chemistry major was conducting an experiment for organic chemistry in room 209 of the science building. Kevin’s real name has been withheld at his request. “I was waiting for my solution to oxidize, it was boiling and I was looking at the hoods to pass the time,” Kevin said. That’s when he noticed the regulation sticker with red wording that read “This is not certified.” As his professor walked by he asked her why some hoods were certified and some were not. After his professor examined all the lab hoods, she found only three that did not have the red wording. “This raises lots of concerns because during our lab experiments, we were dealing with something called PCC, Pyridinium chlorochromate, and this is very carcinogenic (causes cancer). It’s a toxic chemical; even if you just take a whiff it can be dangerous for your lungs.” Kevin said. Chemistry professor Kim Nguyen confirmed that an email was sent to college administrators Friday Oct 14 to try to understand the status of the hoods. “We were doing experiments without knowledge that they (the hoods) were not working,” chemistry professor Iyun Lazik said. “We found

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“Do not use” sign on fume hood at SJCC science building. Oct 26 TIMES PHOTO / MELISSA M MARTINEZ

out about it by chance because we could actually smell the chemicals in the lab, and if they were working we should not have been able to smell anything.” Chemistry professors learn that college administrators already knew about the hoods and informed their students. “I think it’s pretty irresponsible for the college to not repair what they knew was broken, especially something that has to do with the safety of the students,” 23-year-old biochemistry major Andrew Peinado said. “I had no idea they were broken all of last semester and I dealt with a lot of toxic chemicals that I thought I was safe from; a few years from now we will find out if I actually was.” Iriana Luna, president of the Associated Stu-

dent Government at SJCC is satisfied with gthe actions the college is taking to address the hoods. “The hoods were being tested last week and they should be getting fixed as soon as possible,” Luna said. Vice President of Administrative Services Jorge Escobar said it is a maintenance issue that the college is addressing. “The district is actively seeking to fix the hoods with the proper authorized technical provider,” Escobar said. Since students have been made aware of the problem all the hoods have been shut off and they are no longer able to run their experiments on campus until the hoods are fixed.

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2 Opinion

Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016

Name: Carlos Sanchez Age:20 Major/Position: Fire Technology

Name: Karol Coellar Age: 23 Industrial Design Major

If Hilary is elected, we would have a lot of gun rights taken away from us. If Trump is elected, chaos.

As an international student, it could be more expensive to live here. If Trump wins there would be more discrimination. I don’t feel any of those candidates are good for the president.

How will the election impact your life?

Name: Joseph Ascensao Age: 22 Computer Programing There is no difference between the two. I’m not voting.

Name: Laura Cedillo Age:19 Social Work “If Trump wins my parents can be deported, there will be a lot of debt, it cost to deport people”i

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Name: Brianna Glorit Age: 25 Major/Position: Health Science “The election will drastically change

David Sanchez Age 26 Civil Engineering “If Trump wins I’m moving to Canada”

Name Curtis Hicks Age 19 Major: Undecided “not voting”

the historical significance the Clintons have with regard to the resurgence of the Democratic Party. President Clinton exposed the failure of trickle-down economics. Fiscal discipline and targeted tax increases at the top in exchange for targeted investment in the middle class allowed

Yes, because she’s a woman I’m with her By Reginald Webb Times Staff The clear choice for President of the United States is Hillary Clinton. Having been the First Lady, she has an intimate knowledge of what being the President means to the nation and to the world. Serving as Secretary of State and a Senator makes her one of the most uniquely qualified candidates for President ever. The experience alone regarding the Clintons should be enough of a consideration to make Hillary the obvious choice when contrasted with Donald Trump. The notion that Donald Trump brings special skills to the table as a billionaire businessman is the question we need to ask ourselves. Has it been vetted that Trump is a superior mind when it comes to business? What is so appealing about Trump? Is it enough to ignore his offensive behavior and comments regarding minorities and women? Trump has tapped into a narrative all Americans relate to. Globalization and its impact on American life has provided Trump

a pathway for his fiery rhetoric on the outsourcing of American jobs, trade imbalances, and illegal immigration to compete for the White House. These issues resonate in America beyond simply those with a racial bias or animosity toward others and Trump would be an even more formidable opponent if not for his offensive acts and name-calling. Clinton’s inability to appeal to younger voters and its impact on the outcome of the election is very troubling. It potentially can halt a lot of progressive reform in a future Clinton term as well as a tie-breaking vote in the Supreme Court. The reality is the millennial rejection of the Hillary Clinton candidacy is a lack of understanding, Instigated by a right wing vendetta and hostility toward the Clintons. Bernie Sanders effectively used all the casted doubt and misconception to articulate a narrative that resonates with the young and progressive. The fundamental problem here is the bad deeds are fiction not fact. Millennials fail to understand

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Opinion Clinton to preside over the single most economically expansive 8 years ever in the history of the United States. These were the years of balanced budgets and paying down the debt of Reagan and Bush Sr. Millennials were not born yet so they are unaware Clinton was a prodigious pioneering politician who created the town hall meeting. Armed with a lot of knowledge and Southern charm, Bill Clinton easily gained the overwhelming support of young people by being able to respond to any questions raised, particularly regarding college- oriented challenges like rising costs, loans and financial aid, and career choices. He was the

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first to use other media platforms like Saturday Night Live and MTV to appeal to young voters. The Clinton -Gore ticket ushered in a more bottom up approach to public policy focusing on middle class families. 1992 was “the year of the woman”. More women were sent to congress in that election than any prior and Hillary Clinton was poised to head the effort to pass a universal health care bill. She was fundamentally changing the role of First Lady. Meanwhile, there was a large scale effort to destroy the Clintons. Right wing elitist loathed Hillary as a feminist and President Clinton was seen as a small time southern governor way out of his league and too naive to be Commander and Chief. Today the Clintons are perceived as elitist, self-interested, and greedy by their critics. They have earned a lot of money since leaving the White House in debt due to legal bills. This has caused a lot of resentment and innuendo from the right despite all the money folks on the right have made writing books about the Clintons. The mood and the electoral map factored heavily in the limited attention Hillary Clinton gave millennial voters. For millennials YouTube videos might be the only way to see the Clintons as a young ambitious couple who were upwardly mobile due to their

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Name Kemei Dong Age: 19 Accounting Major “I know people are passionate about the election,but I’m not engaged.” merit having come from middle class to low income backgrounds respectively. Like the Obamas, young people would identify more with the Clintons as examples of what can be attained in America like it did in 1992. Also, nothing positive has been put forward about the Clinton Foundation despite the prolific amount of money it raises to support a myriad of humanitarian causes throughout the world. Critics suggest they are too cozy with foreign donors who are corrupt. The Clintons believe the work the foundation does is a good way to spend their money even if these folks are not completely ethical. We should consider the connections the Clintons have worldwide with a lot of influential people, The stature and the experience they have, having already been in the White House, should be attractive to voters. Finally, the symbolism of a woman as President of The United States will be good for a world where women are so oppressed worldwide. The need to better protect the most vulnerable in the world, women and children, will benefit immensely from a female American President advocating and spreading a message of gender equality and more rights for those marginalized in the world. .

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300 cookies made for Halloween sale in SJCC They showed their Halloween spirit BY MAGGIE ZOU TIMES STAFF

It is the holiday season of the year! The international club members sold cookies on the campus to celebrate Halloween. In order to fit the theme of Halloween, members put on costumes as well. Last semester they sold hot dogs, this year the new president Ivy Vo decided to make some changes. Club members sold four flavors of cookies and pumpkin strudel this semester. Vo said, last semester the club earned more than $300 from the fundraising. “This is one of the most important events of our club,” Vo

said, “we actually do a fundraising every semester to earn money, some will be donated and the rest will be used for the club events like the movie night.” Besides the fundraising, the Vice President of the International students club, Lo Tran had a pumpkin carving activity at the campus. He had purchased pumpkins from the supermarket; the Language Art Communication club also donated some pumpkins for him. Tran told everyone who took part in the carving activity some pumpkins were purchased at $2.50; the profit would be used for charity. Participants decided how much they want to donate.

If the participants decide to pay $3.50 for their pumpkins, they will be donating $1.00 for charity. “The purpose of pumpkins carving is letting people know about the Halloween culture,” Tran said, “some of the students may have never carved pumpkins before.” This event also brought club members more closely. “Even though we failed with baking several times during the preparation, we still had fun and a good time,” said Hami Chan, 21, cosmetology major, a freshman international student. “I haven’t had a good time with so many people in 9 months. I’m so happy to be a part of the International Club. I hope in the future we will be closer.”

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From left, International club members Hong Tran, Ivy Vo, Stephane Le, Karol Diaz, Hami Chan, Girorgi Azarashvili and Lilia Huang sell cookies in front of the GE buliding on Oct. 27.

Movies recommended for holiday season

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The notebook (2004)(Pictures from the internet) The Notebook is a 2004 American romantic drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes and based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks. The film stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams as a young couple who fall in love in the 1940s. Their story is narrated from the present day by an elderly man telling the tale to a fellow nursing home resident. Quotes from the movie: Noah: I am nothing special; just a common man with common thoughts, and I’ve led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten. But in one respect I have succeeded as gloriously as anyone who’s ever lived: I’ve loved another with all my heart and soul; and to me, this has always been enough. Noah: Summer romances begin for all kinds of reasons, but when all is said and done, they have one thing in common. They’re shooting stars, a spectacular moment of light in the heavens, fleeting glimpse of eternity, and in a flash they’re gone. Lon: [to Allie] The way I see it, I got three choices. One, I can shoot him. Two, I can kick the crap out of him. Or three, I leave you. Well, all that’s no good. You see, ‘cause none of those options get me you.

The vow( 2013)(Pictures from the internet) Paige and Leo are a young Chicago couple. She’s a Lake Forest blue blood who angered her parents by dropping out of Northwestern law school, moving into the city and enrolling at the School of the Art Institute. Leo has opened an independent recording studio. They live happily. They are in love. She is estranged from her parents. They look great together, and as played by Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum. The actors bring a dreamy warmth to their roles. Then one snowy night, the two are rear-ended by a truck. He wakes up in the hospital. She remains in a drug-induced coma to assist her brain in reducing its swelling. When she recovers, she has no memory of ever meeting or being married to Leo. Quotes from the movie: Paige:I vow to help you love life, to always hold you with tenderness, to have the patience that love demands, to speak when words are needed, and to share the silence when they are not, to agree to disagree about red velvet cake, to live within the warmth of your heart, and always call it home. Leo:How do you look at the girl you love and tell yourself its time to walk away? -Leo Paige: Are you trying to make me diabetic or just fat? Leo:Can I at least give you an awkward hug?

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Accreditation exit interview update The college received six accommodations from the accreditation team during their exit interview . The team was very impressed with:  SJCC’’s well developed basic skills and equity program.  The innovative way of enhancing business services.  The innovative and cross disciplinary approach to basic skills, ESL and career technical

education faculty  Amazing professional development  The academic senate and the administration for establishing and putting into practice great communication and partnership. The administrations role in innitiationg the new classified senate.  The college’s commitment to serving students. Congratulations to all faculty, staff and administrators! Thank you for all the hard work you do every day! The decision from the Accreditation Commission can be expected in February 2017.

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Flipped(2010)(Pictures from the internet) When second-graders Bryce and Juli first meet, Juli knows it’s love. Bryce isn’t so sure. Beginning that day, and for the next six years, young Bryce (Callan McAuliffe) does everything he can to keep Juli away which isn’t easy since they go to the same school and live across the street from each other. Smart, dreamy, independent and willing to stand up for what she believes in, Juli (Madeline Carroll) is different from anyone else he knows and, frankly, it’s a little overwhelming. Though disappointed by Bryce’s unwillingness to see things her way, or even to see the things in life she finds most meaningful, Juli continues to give her potential dreamboat the benefit of the doubt. Until those doubts stack up so high that she finally thinks maybe she was wrong about him. It’s just about the same time Bryce starts to think maybe he was wrong about her, too. But is he too late?(According to IMDb.com) Quotes from the movie: Juli Baker: He looked at me with those eyes, those once again dazzling eyes. And I knew that Bryce Loski is still walking around with my first kiss. But it wouldn’t be long. Chet Duncan: Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss; but every once in a while, you find someone who’s iridescent, and once you do, nothing will ever compare.

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Photo professor’s journey for the love of music BY MELISSA MARTINEZ TIMES STAFF

Photography professor Ciaran Mac Gowan was a musician in his 20s and 30s. “I could never make any money so I turned to photography and strangely enough photography worked.” Mac Gowan said. “Photography worked as the music didn’t so I pursued the photography and ended up having all the major Hollywood recording studios as my client list.” Mac Gowan established his own successful business, shooting for famous recording studios in Hollywood. “It was a small but it was successful,” Mac Gowan said. “I didn’t like it, so I came back up to the bay area where I much preferred the pace of life.” One day he noticed an ad for a part time teaching position at San Francisco City College and said that he thought he’d like to try that. After a semester he was hooked. “I just loved teaching, so I got more part time work in different colleges,” Mac Gowan said. In 1998 he was offered a job at San Jose City College. “The funny thing was that I was offered a job at San Jose City and I was also the opening act for Bob Dylan and Van Morrison,” Mac Gowan said. At age 42 Mac Gowan had to decide between giving it another go with music or taking a steady job with benefits. “I picked the steady job with benefits,” Mac Gowan said, “so now I proudly work for San Jose City College and just occasionally play concerts.” Mac Gowan performed at the Theater on San Pedro Square Tuesday, Oct. 11. “It was amazing, honestly it was better than I expected to be honest,” Christian Bravo a 23-year-old SJCC student said. Out of Mac Gowan’s experiences emerges an important life lesson. “You’ve got to give any artistic endeavor your most enthusiastic years but if the forces aren’t with you, which often times they are not, don’t rely on it. Get a degree.” Mac Gowan said. “If you start ending up in your late 30s as I did, without any money, it’s time to get off that horse and ride a different one.”

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6 Technology News

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Students deserve privacy and security How to protect your electronics and data BY DARYL VON DUNKER TIMES STAFF

In February of 2013, The Times published an article titled, “In search of a more secure campus.” It covered the removal of payphones from campus, reduced police office hours and a gunman on campus. These days, crime on campus has significantly dropped, most of us wouldn’t even think of using a payphone and we see police all the time. Things have changed for the better. However, we should still be concerned about security and privacy. “Snowden” the Live Q&A Fathom Event, conducted by Anatoly Kucherena author of “Time of the Octopus,” opened nationwide on Wednesday, Sept. 14. The Fathom.com unique platform allowed producer Oliver Stone, cast members Shaileene Woodley and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in New York City to interact with Edward Snowden in Moscow. Whistleblower and former NSA contractor, Snowden’s main concern was regarding opening the dialogue on what privacy actually means and how you can protect it. This column expands that dialogue to include two kinds of electronic theft: invasion of privacy and iCrime. Invasion of privacy involves large entities such as governments, employers and even colleges opening your web-cam and listening through your microphone without your permission. iCrime is the actual theft of physical electronic devices between regular citizens. Protecting Your Privacy Snowden offers several tips for people to protect themselves from privacy

invasions Online: n Tape over your webcam with a Band-aide. The cotton protects the lense n Use cotton balls under your band-aide over your microphones n Hardware that is hard to hack – Apples and Blackberries n Encrypt your devices from day one n Get a Password manager and never reuse a password n Ad Blockers n Buy cellphones without sim cards n Place cellphones in microwaves when you are home not using them Get phone apps and emails that encrypt your calls, text messages and emails: n www.StartPage.com n www.StartMail.com Protecting from iCrime The local District Attorney Jeffrey Rosen says, “Personal electronics are being stolen daily” from “backpacks, cars, café’s and even from the home of the late Steve Jobs.” In his video, “The Epidemic of iCrime,” he further says that “according to the FCC, cellphones are stolen one out of every three robberies nationwide.” Deputy District Attorney Tom Flattery further adds, “what makes iCrime different from regular crime is the “loss of data and personal information on each device.” Many people set up “easy access to their bank accounts or one-click access to their email account. Once a crook has access to your email account, they are a few short steps away from taking over your on-line banking records, your PayPal account” “they can take your money through identity theft.” To sum up the iCrime

situation Lieutenant Zachary Perron of the Palo Alto Police Department has “several recommendations for things you can do to protect your devices: n “Enable the GPS tracking feature, such that, if it is stolen law enforcement may be able to work with the air carrier to locate, retrieve and recover that item.” n “Note the serial number of all your electronics” for your records n “Do not try to recover stolen items yourself … people do not have the same training that law enforcement officers… they don’t have the same experience officers do in dealing with criminals… it absolutely might be dangerous for them.” The District Attorney Rosen said, “we hope this information will help you better protect your personal electronics and guard your priceless private information.” Protecting your Social Media During the live Fathom event, Oliver Stone took it one step further by including social media and saying, “How do you balance Social Media and Privacy?” You remember, “I am in charge of what content is put out there.” And that is the real KEY to my entire column. Remember you are responsible for what you put out there. As a SJCC student, as an administrative assistant temp, and as an electronic book editor, this Times reporter can tell you that data theft, invasion of privacy and iCrime are very real. I have personally dealt with cyber-hackers, life-hackers and iCriminals on a very unpleasant, intimate level. The single best thing you can do is protect yourself by being proactive. nEncrypt your phone before you start using it nEncrypt your email accounts

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nDownload a “Password Generator” app from Google Play or iTunes nNever use information from your life for a password. No birthdays, no pet names, etc. nBuy backpacks and purses that lock or have butterfly wing clasp that lock nBuy iPhones, iPads and MacBooks that use your fingerprint as a password nNever use your personal Facebook account for class assignments nDo Not sign into your Facebook and email accounts when at work nKeep your personal data and your school data on completely different thumb drives Domestic Violence and Rape Survivors: nDo NOT enable your GPS phone tracking system nNever attach your phone number to your email account for tracking purposes

nLearn how to turn off the “Check-in” feature in your Facebook profile Your attacker can use all these features to find you or discover your habits and routines. Remember safety first. In conclusion, let me remind you that your privacy should be your number ONE concern, yet every employer will benefit from your due diligence. As you move out into the Silicon Valley to work for future employers, excellent electronic safety habits will assure them that you are protecting their best interest, their trade secrets and their equipment. So begin good practices today, for a better tomorrow. The last thing you want is to be the guy who worked for ING and had his laptop stolen. But that’s another story…

Join Snowden’s global dialogue Oliver Stone tells the rest of the story BY DARYL VON DUNKER TIMES STAFF

Edward Snowden rocked the world when he exposed the inner workings of the United States NSA and Britain’s GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) and demanded that the people of the world be given a voice in the global dialogue about invasion of privacy. Snowden the docu-thriller, opened Wednesday, September 14 as a live Fathom Event and Friday, September 16 as a theatrical event in movie theaters nationwide. In a novel approach, director Oliver Stone’s movie covers two story arcs. The first story is about the relationship of Edward Snowden and his girlfriend Lindsay Mills. The second is about the unfolding of events

as he fileted open governments, telephone companies and Internet providers (See Below). Literally, the movie takes a moment in time of utter outrage, shock and awe planet-wide and reduces it to the story of responsible work ethics, responsible journalism and pure responsibility to the human species. The story playfully begins with Edward meeting Lindsay at a Washington D.C. coffee house on a date they set up through the Internet. They wander through the parade grounds of the capitol’s mall discussing family and government jobs, while Lindsay snaps photos of a carefree and spunky Edward. Then the movie jumps ahead almost a decade to an agitated geek, painfully shy of phones, meeting international journalists Laura Poitras (docu-

filmmaker), Glenn Greenwald (Guardian columnist) and Ewen MacAskill (Guardian reporter). The movie then takes a very focused journey back and fourth across the timelines, from 2004 to 2013. Sometimes it highlights the spy career story against the human drama of a man trying to protect his live-in girlfriend. Because the movie captures exposure of a major government surveillance and requests a democratic conversation it is nothing less than a coup d’état and deserves your immediate attention. As students that live and work in the heart of the Silicon Valley you will never be more responsible for protecting your potential employers as well as your own privacy. Using the Imdb.com scale, this movie rates 10 stars.

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Note: Prior to Snowden’s Exposure in June of 2013, willful providers of information to the NSA were: n Telephone Provider: Verizon n Internet Providers: MS Hotmail, Yahoo, AOL, YouTube, Apple, Facebook, Google, Skype and PayTalk

7 Campus Life

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Get ready to dance out of darkness Artistic movements of dance students

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Plan to attend this year’s student choreographed show, Dancing out of Darkness. The show is an opportunity for city college dancer students to get their work out there to be seen by fellow students. “One of my pieces is about really coming forth from places that you really don’t show people ever,” said Violet Anaya a 23-yearold dance major. “I am a very quiet and introverted person; this (dance) has helped me become more well rounded as a person not just a dancer.” Anaya is one of the students choreographing the show.

“There is a lot on talent of stage that you have to see,” 26-year-old dance major Pablo Baltazar said. This group of students combine unique life experience with creative movement— each tells its own story. “At times we all struggle and have moments of introspection in our lives, “said Amber McCall, director of the dance department, “dance can provide a way to uplift, clarify, help people process and bring new light to a situation. SJCC now proudly offers an A.A. degree and dance teaching certificate. Performance days are Nov. 17, 18, 19 at 8: pm in the theater. Admission: $10 general, $5 students, faculty/staff & seniors

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Magical origami saves family honor

Movie Review BY DARYL VON DUNKER TIMES STAFF

A wonderful tale of coming of age, Japanese folklore and ancient traditions, Kubo brings the imagination alive with the simple art of origami – folding paper. Originally released in Australia for an International film festival August 13, Oregon-based Laika Entertainment explodes on to the silver screen with a technologically advanced anime known as 3D stop-motion fantasy. While stop-motion capture is as old as 3D-clay-animation creations such as Davey and Goliath (1960 – 1975) and British-based Wallace and Gromit (1990 – present) with tremendous improvements such as the Matrix – Bullet time (1999), no one has mixed it with anime before. It is a welcomed, elegant change and vast improvement. Directed by Travis Knight, an incredible cast dazzles and enthralls the audience with truly stunning performances – proving that storytelling is as strong as the actors themselves and their chemistry. Even the opening narrative during an ocean maelstrom captures you and compels you to join the story… “If you must blink do it now. Pay careful attention to everything you see - no matter how unusual it may seem. If you look away, even for an instant, then our hero

will surly parish. It is time I follow my own path. My name is Kubo and this is my story…” The young ocean castaway and his widowed mother, Sariatu, land near a seaside village. His mother, mentally lost with a forgetting illness, passes each day just a shell of her former self. As it tries to leave their sheltering cave, Kubo wakes each morning only to chase the family’s surviving prized possessions - origami paper. Using a growing magic, Kubo captures the papers by playing his 3-stringed shamisen instrument. Then he feeds his mother and walks to the local village. At the village, Kubo earns a living by asking each villager to provide a single word, then creating masterful madlib-tales about the famous samurai Hanzo battling the Moon King. As people begin to throw their coins and he strums his shamisen, the paper rises and folds itself into marvelous phantasmagoria, then plays out each storyline with zest and samurai sword slashing. As happy as he is, Kubo misses his father and his eye – the one thing his grandfather and aunts stole from him and the reason for the original oceanic escape. One day he learns about the Obon ceremony that allows family to commune with the dead. He initiates the tradition only to plunge himself, his mother and his father into a wild adventure seeking Hanzo and the family sanctuary. Join Kubo as he gains a monkey guide, breaks one of his strings and compassionately saves the family honor! Using Imdb.com’s rating system – this movie is also 10 stars!

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