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Page 4 November 18, 2016 Arts and Entertainment Bluffer Staff Pick 'Trains, Planes, & Automobiles' Aly Smith Staff Writer Thanksgiving break is on fast approach, and it is high time for hot chocolate and cute movies. 'Planes, Trains, and Automobiles' is a hilarious movie that we and our parents have been able to enjoy. The movie came out in 1987, produced by John Hughes, is the 80's comedy that everyone knows and loves. It's of course ridiculous in most of its scenes which is what makes it so funny. Steve Martin, huge comedian, plays Neal Page, an uptight businessman who definitely needs a vacation or something to take the edge off. John Candy, another comedian who unfortunately passed away, plays Del Griffith, an overly talkative, clumsy, disgustingly happy salesman. The two meet and by chance go on a grand journey of misadventures. The two together, who are constantly nagging, is hilarious and brings joy to my heart every time I watch it. Neal Page, throughout the movie, begins to soften more and more for the big teddy bear that is Del Griffith. There's a scene in the beginning where Neal is chasing a taxi cab and trips and falls over Del's trunk that he takes with him everywhere. The two meet again and for three days they go through near death experiences all the while Neal just simply wants to get home in time for Thanksgiving. If you didn't know from the start, and you simply started watching halfway through, you'd think they were married. Steve Martin is a true genius at improv when it came to their arguments, and John Candy a great actor when it came to his amazing reactions. It's always the little things that gets you in this movie like Del slipping and falling of the chaotic 'car on fire driving in the oncoming lane' scene that would send you into a fit of giggles. Once the chaos is all over, there comes a time when Neal's about to leave for his family, but wonders where Del's going to stay. That's when you find out Del's story, something I'll leave for you to find out, and they come together as a family showing the true bond of their friendship. The movie is beyond cute and I definitely recommend this for watching with your family. It's such a cute movie. Definitely worth the watch! An addictive and very informative read. 'Bitmoji' shows a lot of variety and creativity Kourtney Sanders A & E Editor 'Bitmoji' is a unique app that is used all across the country. It is similar to the fun emojis that everybody loves, but is very different in many ways. Unlike emojis, you have to have the 'Bitmoji' app d o w n l o a d e d i n order to use the certain b i t m o j i s . You also have to link the app to the keyboard in order to use it while texting, and through snapchat. Once it is linked through these, it will either create your character to look just like you, or you can create it yourself. Also, you can edit your character's clothes. This app is sponsored by Forever 21, so it provides many options of outfits from Forever 21 along with other places. You might be thinking to yourself, why should I buy this app? Well in this case you shouldn't...because it's free! 'Bitmoji' has so many different types to choose from. There is a basic category, a love category, angry category, and even more. There are at least hundreds of different kinds. My favorite part about this app is that if your friend also has 'Bitmoji', on snapchat the two bitmoji characters will connect. For example, lets say you Unique app that interests everyone. 'Pin Out' enthralls 'Pin Out,' created by Mediocre AB, has a 4 star review that includes an extremely interesting graphic design that catches the attention of the player very quickly due to bright flashy lights. 'Pin Out' is based off the traditional type of pinball machines but has some original designs such are bumpers that continuously bounce the ball to and from away from your swipers, fast paced movements, bonus rounds, extra achievable power ups, and coin collecting that allows the player to acquire extra time to level through the game faster. If you are someone who thoroughly enjoys challenges then 'Pin Out' is the app that is best for you, there are different roads that your ball can travel that can either take you back a little or shoot you forward to the next level in the game. The challenges can consist of several things. You can continuously be stuck on the same rigorous course constantly trying to figure out how to bounce the ball just right so that you can achieve Amanda Waugh Staff Writer the next level without running out of time. Reaching the next level brings you back to full time which is highly considerate since that time ends up running out faster than you think it does. Another challenge that you can face is being thrown back farther than you wished due to the bumpers knocking you through the grasp of the swipers which mean you have to accomplish what you already did before but with even less time some it can spike some anxiety you probably didn't even know that you had. Finally you can hit the bonus rounds which instantly brings you to a small box where you navigate a poorly pixelated car around other cars and the amount of cars you are able to navigate around is the amount of extra time points that you receive. The thing about navigating the car is that if you are playing on a very cracked IPhone screen like I do then it doesn't always register your movement and as the movement of the cars continues to increase in speed the worse you become. In my opinion it is a cool game which continues to make me competitive when it comes to beating my last score and I recommend people playing it. Fun game that will keep you entertained. 'The Distance Between Us' reveals immigrant struggles 'The Distance Between Us: A Memoir' by Reyna Grande tells of the heartbreaking lifestyle immigrants have while searching for something more to provide their family with. This story takes place in Reyna Grande's hometown of Iguala, México. Her father left the family to travel to 'El Otro Lado', the other side, in hopes of making enough money to send back so they could make a house. He only contacts them, years later, to then send for their mother to help him, leaving their children with his mom, Abuela Evila, or as I like to call her Abuela Evil because of her cruel nature. She treats the children like scum and nearly starves them until their mom comes back and takes them with her to her moms house, Abuela Chinta. Her dad had an affair with Mila, a lady he met while his wife was still in México, and were snapchatting someone who has this app, but the emojis seem too boring. You could add bitmojis where both your character and your friend's character are both included. This may sound really confusing, but it's actually very simple. There's so much variety involved with this app; it allows you to be super creative. I love this app, and I think you will too. The 'After School' app 'After School' is an anonymous app that high school students use for school news, confessions, and compliments. When the app is downloaded students are told to enable their geolocation and select their high school from the list. The app verifies that the student is from the high school using Facebook for proof. Once the student is verified, they can scroll through the simple interface, viewing posts that include texts and images, which are from the device's camera, or meme images generated by keywords in the post and chosen by the poster. The posts are only from verified students of their designated high school. Students can scroll through the posts and like them or create their own. The app was removed from the app store after complaints from school administrators about bullying incidents and has since been updated with moderation and tighter age-verification. The age controls are tight, too, which not only means that nonteen predators will have difficulty getting in, but it also means parents can't monitor teens' postings themselves. A live moderator is able to review each post and tag them with the type of content that they each contain. Teens 13 and up are allowed to register, 'After School' is willing to go the extra mile to allow kids anonymity while maintaining a more positive, safe-as-possible environment. They also offer live-chat emotional support for posters who are judged as at risk for self-harm. Despite the tighter verifications and moderating, anonymous posting can still be risky, and sharing all profile information and geolocation raises privacy concerns. Helpful information can be found in their cyberbullying resource. Explain to kids that, even with anonymous posts, identities can be traced through Facebook and nothing is ever really anonymous. Interesting app that differs from other types of social media. Sarah Herrera Staff Writer Despite the tighter verifications and moderating, anonymous posting can still be risky... endorses risky gossip (1987) Shania Prieto A & E Editor when her mom found out she left him immediately. Her mom, who goes by mami, proceeds to break her little ones hearts by continuously leaving and then returning to them after every guy she dates and breaks up with. The children continue to go back to their mother every time after each break up and are still pushed away when she finds a new man. Reyna described it as 'following the breadcrumbs back to their mom'. As time passes the kids learn valuable life experiences and have had to endure things that would have broken me, not only mentally but physically. Their dad makes an appearance and takes them all with him back to 'El Otro Lado' giving his kids the oppurtunity of a lifetime, unfortunately with a terrible price. While living in America with their dad, the children suffer from abuse and constant humiliation at the hands of their father. Given no choice but to toughen up, they handle it the best they can until the first chance of escape makes its appearance. The way she describes her life in such mesmerizing detail really depicts the hardships immigrant families face in search of something better. She captures the way their family was constantly torn apart and the weak attempts her parents made to reunite them time and time again. 'The Distance Between Us' shows us the amount of compassion and forgiveness people are capable of holding while having gone through the unimaginable. Families all over the U.S. are going through things similar to this everyday and this book tells us exactly why we should be aware of what's going on and attempt to be more compassionate.