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Melancholia 2011
This is the third movie I have watched where a horse falls down in slow motion, the first being “Barry Lyndon” and the second being “Andrei Rublev” which was the last film I have watched. (though it is obviously a reference to Tarkovsky and not Kubrick at all) Every time I watch a Von Trier film where he tries too hard to be Tarkovsky it ends up being irredeemably terrible. (and I know his style is more emotional and/or abrasive…
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. II 2013
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Trier practically wants you to know he's in full control of the characters in this volume. One could even argue his puppeteering becomes too prominent. Those strings that control the movement of the puppets have became far too visible, the radius from the center most point of the strings has haulted up to something so unnatural. To me this diminishes that autonomy I saw in vol 1. I mean lets take a real look at that irrational ending where he…
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Planet of the Apes 1968
"You know what they say. Human see, human do"
Ok, so there is a lot to unpack from this movie, having seen the three blockbuster films that act as a backstory for this movie(new one in May can't wait)made this generally fascinating, and the first portion where they land and wander around excellent visual scenery is captivating and pretty cool. Love these movies mostly because of the crazy and unorthodox concept this movie has which leads to the fact that…
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Oppenheimer 2023
This was such a surreal experience. It was everything I imagined and more. The cast is perfect and I am sure there will be many awards for this film. There was a unexpected wave up extreme guilt that changed the view for the rest of the movie. Nolan did great with this and the ending is spectacular.
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