Jacob

Jacob

Hard to watch, or hard while watching?

Favorite films

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Princess Mononoke
  • The Fly
  • Shin Godzilla

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  • The Wind Rises

    ★★★★★

  • Black Bag

    ★★★½

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    ★★★★★

  • Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

    ★★★★★

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  • The Wind Rises

    The Wind Rises

    ★★★★★

    Once again, an absolute masterpiece by Miyazaki, this was beautiful.

    By far the hardest hitting film I’ve seen in a very long time.

    The portrayal of his dreams and his perspective on the world was incredible. However, I don’t think I have the strength to watch this film again, that ending broke me 😭

  • Black Bag

    Black Bag

    ★★★½

    I thought this film wasn’t bad. The acting and dialogue was decently good, and the set design as well, but its story was incredibly convoluted and honestly quite boring.

    The saving grace for this film was the cinematography for me. It had unbelievable shots that were well framed and the depth of field within them was stunning.

    Overall, I thought it was decent.

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  • Dead Poets Society

    Dead Poets Society

    ★★★★★

    “I was good. I was really good.”

    This is an outstanding film with an amazing message about conformity and breaking the chain.

    I loved how each character portrayed a way they had to express themselves without being restrained; Neil wishing to act, Overstreet wanting love, Dalton wanting to be unique and Todd breaking out of his quiet shell.

    This film was a masterpiece down to its writing, acting and music choice. Unreal.

  • The Fly

    The Fly

    ★★★★★

    On rewatch, I stand by 5 stars. This is an unbelievable film and knowing that Howard Shore is the composer on my second viewing is so fun.

    I was almost more squeamish than last time with the fingernails scene for some reason.

    Banger.

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