| Taken 3 | Selma | WINNER
(1 point per category) |
| Clearest Title | The third Taken movie. | A movie about Selma? | Taken 3 gets the point for most recognizable title. |
Best Genre
and Rating | Action
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and for brief strong language | Biography
Rated PG-13 for disturbing thematic material including violence, a suggestive moment, and brief strong language | Two different genres. 1/2 point each. |
Best Plot
(in haiku form) | Guy’s wife is murdered
CIA thinks he did it
Escapes. Finds bad guys. | MLK Jr.
Bloody march to capital
To get rights to vote | Selma has the best plot for sure. Point. |
| Best Trailer | PROS: It’s a third Taken film with no one being taken! (Because that would be cheesy.) And great action.
CONS: None, if you like the first two movies. | PROS: Looks superbly acted and well-done, and chronicles an important, and disturbing, part of our history
CONS: None, if you are American. | Selma had a better trailer for sure. Point. |
| Coolest Lead Actor | Liam Neeson from Schindler’s List and Batman Begins. | David Oyelowo from Jack Reacher and Interstellar. | Liam Neeson wins this point. |
| Best Cast | Forest Whitaker (The Butler) and Famke Janssen (X-men) | Oprah Winfrey, among others. | Each movie scores 1/2 point each. |
Best Street Cred
For the Production | Director Olivier Megaton also directed Taken 2 and Columbiana. | Director Ava DuVernay also directed Middle of Nowhere. | Both directors score 1/2 point each. |
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