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Palo Alto 2013
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"You should, uh, flip one over. For good luck."
A bizarre viewing experience.
I was both hoping and expecting to find more familiarity and recognize spots in this film, but unfortunately, it was very clearly not filmed in Palo Alto. Kind of ironic, the movie meant to represent how bland and meaningless life in the town is meant to be had to be shot elsewhere, somewhat indicating Palo Alto was itself too bland to find any sort of beauty in-…
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I'm Still Here 2024
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"One death is a tragedy. A thousand deaths is a statistic."
- Joseph StalinEu sinto como essa citação é exemplar dessa história.
Vou me esforçar de escrever essa review no meu nativo Portuguese (algo que eu não faço bem mas estou tentando melhorar), sendo que esse filme é Brasileiro como eu.
Cresci sabendo muito pouco sobre a ditadura no Brasil e a história do Brasil em geral. Pelo pouco que sabia, tinha ouvido falar que durante a ditadura, mais…
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Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones 2002
"Machines making machines! How perverse."
Fuck the hate this movie gets. I am slightly bias due to my introduction to this movie and franchise being a foundational childhood memory, but from the eyes of someone who hadn't watched this in a solid decade, I can confidently say this movie is overhated. I personally don't mind the excessive CGI sets; it was 2002, for fuck's sake, and they wanted to experiment with the power of computers rather than cheaping out on…
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Dazed and Confused 1993
“I might play ball, but I will never sign that.”
Man. I watch this movie and then look at this country and it’s unrecognizable. What the hell happened? Weed was already illegal yet they were toking it in front of everybody and nobody gave a shit. I’m sure it’s a little OTT but I find it hard to believe it’s too far from the truth. The country depicted in this is kinda beautiful, since everyone could afford a car and…
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