Post on 21-Jul-2015
The New Millennium
THE 2000s
Movies of the 2000s
Who starred in the 2000 and 2001 Oscar
winning movies?
Russell Crowe
Gladiator A Beautiful Mind
The Sequels Dominate
• Gondor is overrun by the orcs of Mordor, and Gandalf
rides to Minas Tirith to aid the humans in the war that
is ahead.
• an ordinary 11-year-old boy serving as a sort of slave for his aunt and uncle who learns that he is actually a wizard and has been invited to attend the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.
• Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy
Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service.
• The force is still with us (and it will not go away).
Harry Potter
• Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
• Chamber of Secrets (2002)
• Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
• Goblet of Fire (2005)
• Order of the Phoenix (2007)
• Half Blood Prince (2009)
• Deathly Hallows (2010)
The Lord of the Rings
• Two Towers (2002)
– Runner up Academy Award
– #2 Grossing Movie of 2002
– #13 All Time Grossing Movie
• The Return of the King (2003)
– Academy Award Winner
– #1 Grossing Movie of 2003
– #9 All Time Grossing Movie
Star Wars
• Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)
– 3rd Highest Grossing Movie in 2002
– 22nd All Time Highest Grossing
Movie
• Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
– Highest Grossing Movie of 2005
– 8th All Time Highest Grossing
Movie
Pirates of the Caribbean
• Dead Man’s Chest
(2006)
– Highest Grossing
Movie of 2006
– 6th All Time Highest
Grossing Movie
• At World’s End (2007)
– 4th Highest Grossing
Movie of 2007
Television of the 2000s
Survivor
• 2000 – Present
• 2001 Top rated
show
• Started the reality
show craze
First winner: Richard Hatch
CSI Investigation
Highest Rated
Show
• 2003
• 2004
American Idol
Highest Rated
Show
• 2005
• 2006
• 2007
• 2008
Music of the 2000s
Eminem
The Eminem Show
Best-Selling Album
(2002)
50 cent
Get Rich or Die Trying
Best-Selling Album
(2003)
UsherConfessions
Best-Selling Album
(2004)
John Mayer
“Daughters”
Grammy Best Song
(2005)
U 2• Grammy Best Song
(2001)
– “Beautiful Day”
• Grammy Best Song
(2006)
– “Sometimes You
Can’t Make It On Your
Own.”
Electronic Toys of the 2000s
Electronic Toys of the 2000s
2000s Sports Heroes
Lance Armstrong• 7-Time Tour de
France winner (1999-
2005)
• Male Athlete of the
Year (2002, 2003,
2004, and 2005)
• ESPY Award for Best
Male Athlete (2003,
2004, 2005, and
2006)
Barry Bonds• All-Time Home Run
Leader (762)
• Single Season Home
Run Record in 2001
(73)
• Has 7 MVPs Awards
• 8 Gold Glove Awards
• 14-Time All-Star
Michael Phelps
8 Gold Medals
Beijing Games
2000s: Start of the New Millennium
Off to a great start