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Nocturnal Animals (2016)
Well done.
This film is telling a story by portraying it in an aesthetically delicate way and I can summarize it in two points:
1. Easy to understand (self explanatory)
2. Difficult to digest meaning that it's brutal, and violent.
I very much recommend watching it. The story was very enjoyable and the editing, the close-up shots, moving back and forth between scenes, the color references, the art, and the tension that can be easily transformed to you as a viewer.
Nocturnal animals are not just animals who are awake at night. They are hunters. They take advantage of their prey being vulnerable (in the dark) and attack! And this is what the makers of this film did. Bravo.
Barbarian (2022)
Enjoyable despite gaps
For a horror film that was very enjoyable.
The one thing and the first thing I care about in films in general is a good build of characters with justified actions.
For every action they make, for every opinion they give there should be a reason behind it.
And again for a horror film, this film did it very well, because usually characters behave in a crazy way just to amuse and entertain the audience without a need for explanation. Just for the element of surprise and the adrenaline rush.
Barbarian was fun with good plot twists, some little gaps, but beautiful acting from Georgina Campbell.
The Menu (2022)
Not every idea should become a film !!
Ok. So near the end of 2022 and starting with 2023, this film was a hit. It made alot of noise. It was literally shouting "must watch me".
So I watched.
First, It started very fast like a regular horror film with no clear and sensible building of characters because simply it doesn't care.
Second, I didn't care for any of the customers. I didn't engage with them. I even didn't understand how they are bad people and at the same level of badness.
It is ridiculous for me to see a marvelous chef that has reached the highest level of achievements decide to end his career, his life, and the life of his team over some actor who chose to be in a bad film or someone who studied without student loans.
I call these and the others ridiculous reasons and ridiculous characters.
In short, this started with an idiotic idea and turned into a film and the marketing industry is the worst thing that happened on the face of the earth.
Finally, Ralph Fiennes. Ralph Fiennes. Ralph Fiennes. I love his dedication.
Armageddon Time (2022)
Privilege can be a burden!
Thia is the only idea that caught my attention in this film.
Being a thirteen or so young boy with a caring full family that loves you, and protects you, this is a privilege.
But no boy at that age is going to realise it despite all the trouble he seems to adore.
I actually hoped the film will focus on the idea of art at that time and originality, but apparently they had other plans.
I think the film discussed and focused at that period of time as a whole and its after effects on the new generation of young boys. Honestly, i didn't feel connected to the boy. I wasn't engaged.
Other than all that, the acting was very good and Sir Anthony Hopkins is always nice to see.
Brothers (2009)
I did not feel the 100 min go by
This film was able to take a certain human situation and study it from multiple angles and I think that is underappreciated. If this film's idea was suggested in the 2020s it would have been turned into a series and I would have been frustrated.
Jim Sheridan discussed post-war psychological effects on the human spirit, the love of a parent, family values, past childhood issues, and current developing childhood issues.
I picked this film to watch because I expected a great performance from Gyllenhaal and Maguire and it was delivered. But I didn't expect so many dimensions to the story. I was stunned.
I would have preferred a darker (more realistic) end, but hey! That's just me.
The Virgin Suicides (1999)
Harmony!
The sentence that opened my eyes wide was "this house was filled with love". These words were enough to understand that there are different points of view in this film and without actually making the characters speak it out loud, you can hear it very clearly.
In general, I love the charming calm in Sofia Coppola's films. Everything runs slowly, peacefully, quietly, and smoothly.
The virgin suicides, just as promised in the poster, says it all about females, teens, growing up, freedom, sexuality, experience, beauty, and death.
On another note, I admired so many close shots by Coppola that interpreted certain feelings of the girls.
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Showing off
I don't understand Why would a film maker need all this propaganda of shiny clothes, weird makeup, freaky characters, mixed up science fiction ideas to deliver a message to their audience.
I normaly root for new ways of filmmaking. Everything, everywhere, all at once is an innovative film. You will definitely not be able to anticipate what's about to happen, but it actually felt exhausting to keep up with it and after a while it wasn't worth it, because you realise it doesn't make sense, it's just for show, it's just to draw this big big attention wave with not much behind it but some simple messages.
While We're Young (2014)
Fun, not deep
I was only interested in one idea in this film, which I hoped it would have been more highlighted, it's the principle behind making a film, specifically a documentary. The honesty, spontaneity, enthusiasm, and the flow of the events and how these factors can change through generations. I felt that it was poorly discussed.
The age difference problem was a bit silly, specially the way it was solved at the end, or maybe it could have been presented with more mature arguments.
Overall, it was an easy film to watch, fun, funny, good rythm, and adequate acting skills.
You can really enjoy it, but I hoped for better.
Ghahreman (2021)
A PERFECT TEN
I admire the development of the plot, the revealing of the facts one by one, but slowly, but not all of them.
I admire the complex morality of the whole story and the way it was discussed in the film.
The brilliant shot of the last scene.
The role of social media in all of this.
This work is easy, but difficult to digest.
Hereditary (2018)
Hoped for better !!
Came for the cinematography and stayed for the cinematography. Much like Midsommer, Pawel Pogorzelski was the star of the work with his choice of well lit settings for a thriller film.
The plot wasn't convincing at all and it took a long time for it to develop.
Overall, the timing of certain events in the film wasn't right.
The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020)
Cinematography is the main star
Great visuals, wonderful use of colour, and mesmerising top-of-the-class cinematography
A movie with many questions..
Are refugees well treated? Or will they always be "refugees" with a potential terroristic nature?
Art.. where are the red lines? When do we stop calling it art? At the lines of human trafficking, prostitution, captivation, or humiliation?
War dealers.. are they the sole winners?