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"Andrew, look at yourself. This isn't who you are!"
So Crucify the ego, before it's far too late, to leave behind this place so negative and blind and cynical. And you will come to find that we are all one mind, capable of all that's imagined and all conceivable.
So Crucify the ego, before it's far too late, to leave behind this place so negative and blind and cynical. And you will come to find that we are all one mind, capable of all that's imagined and all conceivable.
Melancholia, in my opinion, is a great character study as the scientific background emerges as trigger of this development. It's basically a rehearsal of rational conditions of the human being. I would like to read more from you, as you basically gave some adjectives to define the movie.
"Andrew, look at yourself. This isn't who you are!"
So Crucify the ego, before it's far too late, to leave behind this place so negative and blind and cynical. And you will come to find that we are all one mind, capable of all that's imagined and all conceivable.
So Crucify the ego, before it's far too late, to leave behind this place so negative and blind and cynical. And you will come to find that we are all one mind, capable of all that's imagined and all conceivable.
"Andrew, look at yourself. This isn't who you are!"
REVENGE OF THE SITH
Best Star Wars movie to me and also the most emotional. Had this been filmed with a red epic imax 3D camera and shown to the public it woulda broke out like avatar and been a visual masterpiece. When Anakin and Padme are looking at each other from one building to another before he sheds a tear is one of my favorite moments. Thank you Jedi/Palpatine for creating a monster. Order 66 was saddening and Anakin killing younglings was disturbing. The end shot of dead Padme with the necklace thing Anakin made for her in Episode 1 makes me uncomfortable emotionally. Lightsaber duals were best in the series. The only nuance is Hayden's acting but I'll put it this way: I'm not concerned with weird dialogue in a galaxy where every other fucking life form has a fish head or speaks gobbledegook. I love this movie.
9.5/10
Fun, emotional, coming-of-age classic. One of my favorite movies, if not my favorite. I re-watch it a lot.
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Would you mind explaining what you mean by this? "However, we have to be careful while judging the quality of a piece of art when we, personally, don't feel connected to it." I interpret this as a tacit dismissing of complaints garnered towards this movie. What's the point of liking a movie when you aren't connected to it? Try and be less pretentious in your answer, please.
So Crucify the ego, before it's far too late, to leave behind this place so negative and blind and cynical. And you will come to find that we are all one mind, capable of all that's imagined and all conceivable.
Steven Soderbergh rarely fails to impress me. After seeing his biopic of Che Guevara (the best biopic I've ever watched), I vowed to see everything he makes in the future. While I have not yet seen The Girlfriend Experience, I did just finish watching Contagion. It has shot to the number one spot of what I saw released last year. It is everything I want in a movie like this: realistic characters and events, excellent music, captivating story, politics that makes sense, no dull moments, no moments that have me rolling my eyes. I could go on.
What makes this movie work for me is how realistic it is, down to the story, the characters, and how government agencies and private entities would behave given the presented scenario. No thread is left untouched in the story; every question that flowed through my mind was addressed. How will the government handle this? What about corporations? How about the pharmaceutical companies? And the conspiracy theorists? How will those who work for the government agencies deal with their family members? What will become of that? How will society as a whole react? Will it be realistic? Will there be a character that we connect to who will become the ultimate cliché that any other unskilled director would have him be?
I don't know much about viruses and how they work, but when one of the doctors mentions that bacteria causes ulcers and not stress, like hacks claim, I knew that there must be some plausibility to it. If not, who cares? The reaction to this viral problem is what matters. Running on the banks, murders, robberies, quarantines, National Guard deployment, anti-vaccine nutjobs, politics between countries, etc.? All of this happens and it makes sense.
One of best parts of the film, and note that this would not have happened in lesser hands, is how Jude Law's character, Alan, is dealt with. The plausibility of the character is immensely high, so that's not a problem. What he does is not a problem given the circumstance. How the film deals with the character in the end is not a problem. In fact, it aptly demonstrates how dangerous people like Alan are and how they can affect the safety and well-being of people in such an event. Just look back to the swine flu, where people were urging others to not take the vaccine. Even Bill Maher, who I admire at times, called people who took it stupid. That response would be far, far more prevalent given the scenario in Contagion. Alan's followers number over 10 million and they bailed him out after he was arrested for fraud. People like him are frauds and dangerous, and it's absolutely exquisite that this film shows them for who they are.
The best thing about it, however, is the lack of aversion to science and the advancements we have made, outside of the nut-jobs. Seeing them in action and being conflicted with not being able to find a vaccine quick enough is fascinating. Seeing how they deal with death on their own turf and with their family shows that they are human instead of cliché scientists who only want to play God. It’s this positive attitude toward the various fields within the film that cement it as the best thing from 2011 that I saw, surpassing The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Deathly Hallows Part 2, and even the magnificent Drive. It’s this positive attitude toward the individuals who are the reason why you are here alive and well that makes it the best and most pro-science movie I have ever seen.
So Crucify the ego, before it's far too late, to leave behind this place so negative and blind and cynical. And you will come to find that we are all one mind, capable of all that's imagined and all conceivable.
First Chapter - Justine
Over here we follow a woman that is really unhappy with her life and tries to fake it and live by appearance. Basically, it's the first step of depression: she is unhappy, lying to herself. In my opinion, this is already something to discuss. How honest are we with ourselves? Do we really live a life that we want? Over here, Justine is after something she doesn't know what it is. And it's funny how she and her family faces the marriage. Is it a legit ceremony? Or pure hypocrisy? Do we, humans, live by appearance? What's our purpose?
Second Chapter - Claire
Now, Justine's depression has developed. She's not trying to find a purpose, she is now convinced that we actually don't have a purpose. It's the unknown. Depression is, sometimes, fearing the unknown. Claire starts getting depressed because... she doesn't know what's coming next. Have you notice that Justine starts to get better when the disaster seems inevitable? And Claire starts to get worse? There this existencialism subject on it. And we can't deny it.
That's some of the questions :D
"Andrew, look at yourself. This isn't who you are!"
"Andrew, look at yourself. This isn't who you are!"
Really good spy thriller, Liam Nesson is a mother fucking badass.
8/10, due to the fact that the over usage of blood to the point it was comical. But honestly it had its moments of brutal gore. It was neat seeing four HP alumni in a diffrent setting. I think its a Tim Burton classic through and through.
91%
Being my third favorite series of fantasy after Harry Potter and Star Wars I naturally give all three LotR films high ratings. But you know what? They deserve it. I love nothing more than a film that takes itself seriously.
Twenty Years, Two people, One Day.
Romantic, beautiful, and tragic.
"One Day" is a rarity; it manages to tell
the story of Emma and Dexter throughout
two decades, making it a wonderfully emotional journey.
Anne Hathaway gives an extraordinary performance as
Emma, I fell in love with her from the first moment I saw
her. Jim Strurgess' Dexter is phenomenal.
The direction is quite imaginative and captivating. The
score is outstanding. My only complaint would be that
the film feels a tad disjointed. Every year is a different
story, but they connect through Dex and Em's friendship.
I LOVE THIS FILM.
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I cried for an hour after I finished watching the film.
The ending is one of the most tragic things I have
ever seen.
G.G.
This movie is FUCKING AWESOME. And you wouldn't think so-- you won't even believe it until the credits start rolling. This is an incredibly clever, well written and directed horror comedy with something rare in the field: heart. Check it out promptly. It's on Netflix. I don't have enough great things to say about it.
88%
I love this film - it's filled with heart and charm.
It's also very tragic, especially near the end.
Ondine (Neil Jordan, 2009) 4/5
I love independent and arthouse movies that has a mystical or fairytale approach on it. And that's all Ondine is about. Let's say that Ondine is everything that Lady in the Water tried to be and wasn't. A beautiful and lyrical tale, opened to self-interpretations and conclusions. The enchanting cinematography, the astonishing landscape from Ireland and the hypnotizing performance of Alicja Bachleda turns Ondine into a totally remarkable experience.
"Andrew, look at yourself. This isn't who you are!"
It's really sad, though.
G.G.
This is a beautiful and amazing character-driven film. The story is inspiring and the cinematography is beautiful; the cast deliver great performances (especially Emile Hirsch). Sean Penn really surprised me with the screenplay and direction.
I know this is random as shit on a skyscraper but I loved it... 87%
So Crucify the ego, before it's far too late, to leave behind this place so negative and blind and cynical. And you will come to find that we are all one mind, capable of all that's imagined and all conceivable.
Drive - 8/10 I really liked this movie, very good character development.
"Andrew, look at yourself. This isn't who you are!"
Malick's The Tree of Life has things to say that aren't shrouded in exaggeration, unlike Trier's view on depression. Everyone can relate to Tree of Life given its themes of life and death and what accompanies them, if they enjoy it, that is. Not everyone can relate to a crippling First World Problem and a mad, crazy woman. Malick's cosmos integration is far superior than Trier's, which breaks any sense of subtlety it hoped to achieve. Of course, that's not to say that Tree of Life doesn't break subtlety: its ending was subtle until dialogue came in and weakened the impact a bit. It's also a more ambitious and brave venture, causing so much divisiveness that I haven't seen in a long time.
I would have enjoyed Melancholia a lot more if the planet collision was more accurate and took place over the course of weeks, allowing for more insight into the characters.
So Crucify the ego, before it's far too late, to leave behind this place so negative and blind and cynical. And you will come to find that we are all one mind, capable of all that's imagined and all conceivable.
69%
I thought the ending sucked balls.
Beautifully executed. The technical aspects were
perfect. Simply, perfect. The pace is quite slow at
times, but overall, this is a thrilling experience.
I'm a fan of Guy Ritchie's vision. I loved the first
film just as much as I loved this one. I honestly
can't wait for the third installment.
The acting was superb. Holmes/Watson bromance
was enjoyable and believable. Jared Harris was
perfect as Moriarty. Although, I do have to say that
Noomi Rapace and Rachel McAdams were underused.
SPOLIER
I can't believe they killed her character.
I was devastated.
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"A Game of Shadows" was brilliant. Yes, I know there
are quite a lot of haters out there, but I just don't care.
Guy Ritchie has delivered, once again.
G.G.
I really do.
G.G.
Carnage (Roman Polanski, 2011) 4.5/5
I has been a while that I've seen such a deep character study in a comedy. At the same time, it has been a while that I haven't had so much fun watching a comedy. A smart, provocative, acid one. It might not have a lot of big moments - one of them is really remarkable indeed - but Carnage is an exercise in great performances and a vivid and intelligent script with hilarious dialogues. Jodie Foster should definitely receive an Oscar Nomination. Fast and comic, Carnage is also a criticism on hypocrisy and the society.
"Andrew, look at yourself. This isn't who you are!"
So Crucify the ego, before it's far too late, to leave behind this place so negative and blind and cynical. And you will come to find that we are all one mind, capable of all that's imagined and all conceivable.
Tucker and Dale vs Evil - 88%