i can't definitively say if presence was overworked or underdeveloped. idek how to feel ab it. the narrative and performances were overall fine, it's the execution that was wonky.
with what the story was aiming for, some of its creative decisions such as shooting on digital and adding a score were not the move, especially when it's trying to subvert the poltergeist horror element. it was a new and interesting angle, but left much to be desired.
- i'll do whatever you say.
- that's unkind of you, darling.
i had always found it most poetic and appropriate to describe the act of falling in love as smth akin to violence. you wish so hard for smth to be true that there's an underlying sense of desperation, so much so, you lose yourself in the spur of the moment and simply cannot anticipate the fallout of your actions. the last 10 minutes of this film embodied this…
a movie that could've been an email; it was simply way too expository for my liking. would've been an instant 4.5 stars if it had s***cest, alas, bong joon-ho would be put on a hit list, so no bueno.
for some reason, i felt like the fault of the story was that it hadn't been outlandish enough, which lead to many of the characters developments or backstories being half-baked. the majority of the timeframe was wasted on obscenely satirical social commentary…
the brutalist is a dissertation on both the beauty and rottenness of humanity. by breaking down the sacrosanct fantasy that was the american dream, this film bore a striking resemblance to lawrence of arabia (1962). it amazed me how numerous characters in this film were analogous to the conflicting relationships between religion, classism, and patriotism.
guy pearce's van buren serving as the physical manifestation of uncle sam. how his children/heirs interact with his name, achievements, and sins, echoing that of the…
