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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)
mystery.
Initially I didn't like the ending. I didn't like how they just made her 'disappear'. I was voicing my frustration to my sister the entire way home; No chase? No fighting? No crying, no betrayal, no epilogue, no letter? Nothing??? It was so anti-climactic! Like she never even existed!
But then Highbotton's words rang clear: mystery has a way of driving people mad. If we the audience were this frustrated, imagine just how delirious it must've made Snow. She could've outed him, betrayed him, stood up to him, maybe even messaged him- he must've searched for her if just to get rid of the last loose end (before he became too powerful to even bother with this anymore, of course), but he found absolutely nothing! Nothing to chase, nothing to hate, nothing to even confirm that it was real other than his fading memories, white roses and a ghost of her who with the same spirit sings that damn song under the hanging tree.
I can't help but think that what if she'd stayed? He'd lied, and he had violence, and all those other bad things in his being already, but the only thing that was keeping him from going through that door was Lucy gray. It doesn't excuse nor explain his action (not even by the slightest) but I can't help but wonder if she'd stayed, would he still turn out that way? Not necessarily the whole tyrannical dictator coming into power stuff- but fundamentally could he have become a better human being? Could he have changed? And was her departure his sign to finally cave in, or was he going to turn out like that anyway?
Also the hunger games were freaking crazy I loved every second of it, favorite part of the movie. Jason Schwartzman was perfect.
The Little Mermaid (2023)
Love, love and more LOVE
Look, I'm not going to bore anyone with the usual comments about acting, directing, writing and all that stuff because honestly who cares at this point?. When it comes to Disney movies (especially remakes) you have to look at what kind of IMPACT it makes on peoples lives. I went to the cinema with my sisters, and I saw so many different kinds of people in the cinema. White, black, brown, asian- EVERYTHING. We all equally enjoyed, laughed, gasped and cheered. The world is ever changing, and that day as we were all watching, it truly felt like we were all part of our world. For this, I thank you <3.
The Last of Us (2023)
GOAT
As someone who hasn't played the game and is therefore completely unbiased, this is easily by a landslide the 2nd best cinema tv-series I've ever watched this far. (GOT still holding on to that nr.1 spot for now) And it's only been 2 episodes. The best is yet to come! But seriously aside from the beautiful settings, the prosthetics, the costumes, the music and all the technological stuff that makes the magic happen- what truly hooked me was the story. That beginning? Best intro to- any type of cinema I have ever seen.
From the terrifying talk show segment to the calm before the storm while following Sarah, to the anxiety inducing airplanes in the sky and then finally after amazing action sequences her heartwrenching death. This is the first time, I kid you not, the first time I've replayed a freaking death scene. It was so sad but so beautifully portrayed by Pedro and nico. They were perfect.
A man who's lost his daughter turned hard and cold against the world, until he finds himself protecting someone again and gradually loving them, just when you think he had lost the ability. I'm so very excited to see Joel and Ellie's relationship flourish to the point where they would die for each other- where they would kill for each other. Once again, I'm very relieved I've never played the game because I get to take the story in from the show as it is, which apparently is more substantial storyline-wise than the game. This is one for the history books.