Oscar Ratings Down

The Oscars were recently held last Sunday on the 22nd of February and were hosted by commonly known actor, Neil Patrick Harris. After the show had concluded, the final ratings show that they have went down by a whopping 16% from the previous year. It is also been one of the lowest points for the Oscars in terms of ratings with only approximately 37 million people tuning in. Most of the time, the Oscars are one of the most anticipated events in television, but with not a lot of relative popularity among the films and the protests by some of  the African-American community because of the "lack of black nominees", the viewership was anchored down and didn't exactly come at a satisfying number.
I, myself, watched the Oscars last Sunday and I never thought that I would use the term "boring" to describe this event.  It wasn't necessarily, in my opinion, because of the popularity of these films, but it lackluster host that Neil Patrick Harris proved himself to be. I personally believe that he is a phenomenal actor (his role in Gone Girl being an example) but he simply didn't have enough charm ,as other hosts like Ellen DeGeneres or James Franco, and didn't manage to keep a smile on my face the entre time. I've learned that if you're going to cast a host for a primetime television event, get one with s little more experience.

John Wick 2 Already in Progress

The 2014 film, John Wick, was released on October 24, 2014 and has proved itself to b quite a success given the fact that the film has grossed over $73 million with a budget of $20 million. The film is based off of the graphic novel that goes by the same name. The co-directors, Chad Stahelski and David Leitch, have revealed that they are already planning to produce the sequel. However specific details of the story/plot of  said film have not been released, which I believe is a smart move as you don't want to spoil anything for the audience and lose potential movie-goers. Certain critics have stated that the first John Wick lacked character development, which serves as helpful criticism and should definitely be taken into consideration for the production of the sequel.

I don't know whether or not this movie will b a huge success but given that the first movie was so action-packed and was directed fairly well. it is safe to say that this may catch the attention of future movie goers.