Academy Chatter: What is your favorite movie and why?
October 1, 2018
Grace Nimmer, freshman: “Wonder because it has a great story line.”
Helen Treankler, senior: “Zootopia because it teaches you not to settle, and it’s okay to be yourself.”
Ben LaLuzerne, senior: “Tommy Boy because it’s hilarious.”
Nathan Vanden Heuvel, NDA alum and staff: “Shawshank Redemption because it’s beautifully directed, has a great cast, and is a great movie all around.”
Hannah Vanden Heuvel, senior: “The Matrix because of the awesome 90s soundtrack and philosophical symbolism.”
Ammerae Peebles, sophomore: “Twilight because there are hot guys in it, and I wish a vampire and werewolf were in love with me.”
Chloe Capomaccio, senior: “The Fault in Our Stars because of the love story.”
Max Radar, freshman: “The Blind Side because of the background story.”
Chloe Greenwood, junior: “Interstellar because it’s filled with so much drama and cool space detail.”
Ethan L. Motquin, senior: “The Breakfast Club because it’s an original.”
Adison Karbon, junior: “Talladega Nights because it is very funny.”
Mariah Michalski, junior: “Finding Nemo because Dory is hilarious.”
Gioia Cumicek, junior: “The Proposal because it is entertaining and funny.”
Cassidy Noble, junior: “Cheaper by the Dozen 2 because it is funny.”
Ella Tristani, senior: “Napoleon Dynamite because it’s funny.”
Taylor Massart, junior: “Finding Nemo because it’s really funny.”
Alana Bergin, junior: “Cars 2 because it is a great sequel to the first Cars movie.”
Lauren Van Gheem, junior: “Finding Dory because it is adorable, like me.”
Karenna Lamm, senior: “Mean Girls because the characters are really funny and it kinda has a good message to it.”
Jacob Massart, freshman: “The Lion King because it has really good songs.”
Stella DeMeuse, senior: “Jaws because I grew up watching it and it’s so bad it’s funny.”
Caleb Baeten, senior: “Sharknado because it’s very intense.”
Cole Whatley, senior: “ Fifty Shades of Grey, it’s a true love story.”
Claire Kini, senior: “Just Go With It because of Adam Sandler and terrible accents.”
Madeline Darling, senior: “Meet the Millers because it shows how random people can make such a close bond and become family.”
Molly Rader, junior: “High School Musical 3 because why not.”
Hayden Benner, junior: “Black Panther because Wakanda is a real place.”
Max Timmer, junior: “Cars because it changed cinema forever.”
Clara Blumerich, junior: “Raiders of the Lost Star because it’s good.”
Tania Antonio, junior: “Chucky because it’s scary and I like to scare myself.”
Rebekah Boucher, senior: “Hannah Montana, it’s a comedy and it’s funny”
Mary Cortes, senior: “The Lion King, I still watch it today.”
Helen Treankler, senior: “The Polar Express because it’s a family tradition.”
Yesenia Ramos, senior: “Fools Rush In with Matthew Perry because it is a romantic story and it is Mexican.”
Crystal Garza, senior: “My favorite movie is Scarface because it is a classical movie.”
Mrs. Brown, teacher: “My favorite movie is The Big Fish because it reminds me of my family and it reminds them of my husband.”
Guillermo Cendejas, junior: “My favorite movie is The Nun because it is really scary.”
Goretty Juarez, junior: “My favorite movie is The Hunger Games because I’ve pretty much read all the books and it really fascinates me. I love thriller movies.”
Alek Martinez, freshman: “My favorite movie would be all the Fast and Furious movies because I really like cars, and that movie is basically about cars.”
Jada Ver Boort, sophomore: “Me Before You because I like the storyline.”
Sonja Gapinski, sophomore: “I like Coco because the music is great, and it’s a really interesting movie.
Bella Zent, senior: “Cars because it is a long-standing inside joke between my best friend and me.”
Trinity Janowski, senior: “To All the Boys I Loved Before” because it is the perfect teenage rom-com.”
Mrs. Leonard, staff: “Mary Poppins because who doesn’t love Mary Poppins.”
Audrey Sladek, senior: “Inception because you always notice something different every time you watch it.
Ared Hernandez, junior: “My favorite movie is the Fault in Our Stars because it is a sad movie, and I like watching sad movies.”
Leonardo Rodriguez, sophomore: “Tokyo Drift because I like cars.”
Diego Sepulveda, junior: “The Lion King because I like the story and the songs.”
Goretty Juarez, junior: “My favorite movie is The Kissing Booth because it’s something that could happen in real life.”
Guadalupe Rivera, junior: “IT because I like scary movies.”
Grace Wheeler, senior: “My favorite movie is The Heathers because I use the movie quotes all the time.”
Tim Geocaris, junior: “The Brothers Grimsby, funniest yet most inappropriate movie ever.”
Mattea Vecera, junior: “My favorite movie is Interstellar because of the crazy and intense plot and the amazing soundtrack.”
Megan Zasuly, junior: “Interstellar is my favorite movie because you have to watch it a bunch of times before you can understand it.”
Maddie Jalosynzski, senior: “Finding Dory because it’s a great family movie to watch.”
Faith Windey, sophomore: “The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones because it questions the sanity of this world.”
Juan Ruacho, junior: “Black Panther, it’s mysterious and has lots of really cool gadgets.”
Cathy Beaten, junior: “The Parent Trap, and Mama Mia, it’s nostalgic.”
Mr. Christian Dory, staff: “The Goonies. I was the same age as most of the characters so that really made it relatable.”
Bella McCarron, sophomore: “Mama Mia because it has a bunch of different genres and really good music.”
Patrick Buckley, junior: “Cars because I just love the story, man. Heart-warming story that is just great to watch with the fam.”
Ryan Reinke, junior: “Ant Man because the characters and plot is really good and how they follow the physics.”
Yana Williams, junior: “Mean Girls because I like the girls and they are pretty.”
Alex Broullire, junior: “The Longest Yard because of the good comedy in there.”
Helena Parmar, junior: “Annabelle the Creation because it is one of the creepiest movies I’ve ever watched.”
Grace Cisar, sophomore: “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.”
Anna Kyles, sophomore: “The Greatest Showman.”
Claudia Cendejas, sophomore: “The Longest Ride.”
Sonja Gapinski, sophomore: “Coco.”
Arnold Gonzalez, sophomore: “The Nun.”
