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Sully (2016)
Very uninspiring tale.
Uninventive, unfocused, uninspiring and undiversified. This movie sticks to the basics yet feels so monotonous, and largely over the practicality. A documentary could have been better. Nice acting by Mr. Hanks though. That colour palette was astonishing and I like such colour tones in the movies. 4.5/10.
Ostrzhe sledované vlaky (1966)
Do you want to have your body stamped to get it recognized for public use?
Although I am short on the knowledge of Czech New Wave or Czech Republic's history during the WW 2, this stands out as a 'burlesque'. The ridiculous use of mockery and comments on nation's own people and land is nothing less than an honest fun one can find. The movie runs for mere 90 mins and it is filled with laughable moments from the fist minute to the last and that is what makes it a commendable watch. People might find this masculinist in its nature, but it is nearly not, rather it makes fun of human behaviour as a whole. There are some scenes which just shine out amongst others and they are so bold as if Menzel wants to write in block letters, "to hell with everyone" and show the crude reality of the society. This needs a rewatch, possibly in a better quality like Blu-ray or a Criterion release and it'll come onto the mind very firm and clean.
8/10.
La nuit américaine (1973)
This is what Postmodernism does to Cinema...
A certain sense of being a character in your own film is some crafty work. Very few people have done this yet they've been less successful. Truffaut is definitely amongst them. He knows how to pour heart in your story which is nothing but a story itself about about making a film. There are a lot of things that happen from the first minute to the last and it didn't leave me gasping. A romantic poem written for filmmaking.
The scenes whenever there is some information provided related to filmmaking or lives of actors, it is very genuine and comes from the very experience of a prolific director like Truffaut. This not only gives a tribute to two of the very first actresses in Cinema, but also to every other directors and cast and crew wjo hafe gone through similar experiences while filmmaking. Thus, it also resonates in today's date. The difficulties of filmmaking like losing out cast amid the filmmaking, personal issues of actors and crew cropping up, and how professionalism is dealt with such personal care is something to take from the film. The film is funny at some instances and thus makes the watching a feel-good film instead of getting heavy dose of "problems of filmmaking".
To a certain extent, it does remind of "8 and a half" by fellini, which was a masterclass filmmaking in itself, but this one goes a bit on a lighter side, making it a unique experience.
Definitely recommend it in 2021. ---- 8.5/10
The Wild Bunch (1969)
A good Western movie but...
The Wild Bunch is an average Western flick that starts in a moderate fashion and takes a good screenplay throughout the screen time. It has got some good acting as well. What did not work for me was dull moments in parts which seemed just dragged on to create cinematic stylistics and it did not seem helping the plot quite enough. Some actors were very, very loud and their dialogue deliveries were overly boasting, loud and unhealthy. It seemed like they show their manliness through their voice which lacks an emotional touch. the first half is filled with all such dialogues, yet, the second half was a bit better. I have not seen any Sergio Leone movies before and thus I now have high expectations from him. AS of now, Sam Peckinpah remains an okay-ish director.
Mio fratello è figlio unico (2007)
Communism, not again...
Running on yhe parallel lines of a Latin American film, Machuca, released in the same decade, focuses on Italian Communism and fascism of the 1960-70. This film started well and it struck the right note of showing internal conflicts of an Italian bourgeois family, gets drifted apart due to differences in political beliefs. Now I'm not sure if a family can get such shocking turbulence due to political differences,but the after effects are just plain unbelievable. What remains good to see is the first half where the character development is furnished enough and it hooks up for high expectations. However they are not fulfilled and we are remained with stupid family drama. Were it not suggested for a movie challenge, I would have seen a better film.
8½ (1963)
An excellent Postmodern Cinema!
Federico Fellini is considered as a master of Italian Cinema and more importantly, a torch-bearer of post-Italian New wave era. After successful hits like nights of Cabiria and La Dolce Vita, Fellini had an onus on his head to make more beautiful movies and he looked out of ideas at a certain point. And which director does not experience such an onus after delivering memorable hits? Considered as his autobiographical film, it is not incorrect to claim that Fellini was a product of Postmodern Era and he just ingrained most of the features found in this particular movement, then prevailing in many forms of art. A story consisting of a formation of a story , which makes people realize it, is Metafiction; and if it does not make them realize is known as Pouemena. Both of these are amazing qualities of Postmodernism and are reflected in "8½". Without emphasizing on these features, movie still remains as a work of art and it could not have been better. The protagonist discusses about delivering his movie with 'layers on layers on layers' but he finds it quite difficult as he cannot form a simpler form of his thoughts. Again this was all the way prevalent in Postmodern art. Artists wanted to create abstract art but they want people to grab it with as simple meaning as possible. This needs to be seen multiple times, and it asks for a morning watch when the mind is quite fresh.