"the libertine" and "accepted"

"the libertine" -- a vile, unsavory account of john wilmot, the 2nd earl of rochester, in 17th century england. a crude cynic with a vulgar tongue and sharp wit, depp portrays wilmot without apology or a desire for the audience to find him likeable. be prepared to hate the main character not due to poor writing or acting but because that is how the viewer is supposed to feel. he is meant to be despised. both admired and abhorred by those closest to him in life, wilmot lives his life in perpetual pursuit of visceral gratification; his life and death are on his own terms. depp once more takes on the biopic of a legend, and plays his part expertly. it takes a daring actor to portray a man accurately regardless of the critical fallout of the role.
other biopics in depp's repertoire include "fear and loathing in las vegas," " finding neverland," "donnie brasco," "ed wood," "blow," and "lost in la mancha".

"accepted" -- justin long, lewis black and a formidable cast of lesser-known actors comprise the cast of this coming-of-age comedy. following up his supporting roles in various comedy films long became a household face with last year's "waiting" and his current mac computer commercials. he is fast on his way to becoming an icon for those who refuse to play by the rule and accept life as it comes to them. after being denied admission to eight separate colleges, bartleby gaines (long) and he decides to create a fake acceptance letter to south harmon institute of technology (s.h.i.t.). he then has his best friend design a web site for the fake institute to decieve his skeptical father. hoping only to decieve his "college-is-the-only-way" parents long enough to get his life straightened out he is faced with a serious problem when his dad chooses to drop him off at school and speak with the dean in person. using the tuition check his father wrote, he renovates a decripit asylum into the facade of a real college and hires a friend's uncle to act as the school's dean. but that's only the beginning of his troubles; through an oversight in the website design, a couple hundred other college hopefuls are accepted and show up for orientation unexpectedly.
the story isn't as shallow as it first appears as it turns into a force of resistance against mainstream thought and re-evaluates what higher education is all about. and though the plot is completely improbable in real life, it makes a statement to which many young (and possibly older) viewers can relate. it goes from a slacker's rouse to a rebel's statement about choosing one's own path in life and not exchanging one's dreams in order to fit into the mindset of modern expectations. it's not about whether a man takes the road beaten path or the one less traveled, it's about him having the freedom and courage to choose which one he takes.
the title itself has a layered meaning. first, it's the sory of a college that not only accepts any applicant but also his view on life. and second, it's an open rebuke to what many parents feel is an acceptable path for their children to take.