Despite the film being 3 hours long, every scene was enjoyable. The portrayal of Salieri as the ultimate embodiment of envy, despite his talent (though, of course, not as much as Mozart's), makes him an incredibly nuanced and well-written character that remains deeply human. The use of flashback as a way of maintaining pacing throughout the film, which goes over a period of multiple decades, allows for a constant grounding that reminds you of how the story of Mozart is…
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Jackie Brown 1997
an extreme demonstration of Tarantino's skill, depth and originality. It's the last time he made a film set in contemporary Los Angeles, and even though Pulp Fiction is regarded as Tarantino's magnum opus, this film does a far better job of forcing you into the world that the characters are involved in.
The connection between the characters feels so much more organic, and intelligent. The plot, while occasionally non-linear, is still mostly straight, centered around a large stack of cash…
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Oppenheimer 2023
Going into this film, I was expecting a supremely glamorous depiction of a less-than-interesting topic: the atomic bomb. The bomb’s development is fascinating, but the depictions of high-stakes and tension that the trailer was projecting was not something I thought was realistic. I assumed Nolan would make the film a race against time, exaggerating the capacities of Germany and Japan (to historical inaccuracy) in an attempt to dramatize Oppenheimer’s scientific journey.
Instead, I was pleasantly surprised to see marvelous visuals…
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