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Paddington in Peru 2024
This is an excellent film and anyone who disagrees doesn’t have a shred of happiness in their life. Paddington is back with his cute personality and happy, pleasant demeanour. The twist villain, while a little predictable, was just as evil as the other two in the trilogy. The most controversial part of the film is Mrs Brown, whose actor changed and while her performance wasn’t as good, she still carried the warmth of the original. The film made me laugh…
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Jojo Rabbit 2019
A hilarious tragedy, Jojo Rabbit shares a message of how people can become indoctrinated and how we are born inherently good before we are corrupted. This was especially true in its setting of Nazi Germany, in which we see the ridiculous (but entirely true!) beliefs and actions of people at the time. Jojo is an innocent and likeable character despite his horrible beliefs, perhaps reinforcing this message of how propaganda affects people. The final act was especially brutal and almost…
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The Boy and the Heron 2023
A touching and deeply personal story about loss and art, The Boy and the Heron is worth watching for its visuals and music alone. The world that Mahito explores is absolutely beautifully designed, feeling familiar yet dreamlike at the same time. The music is masterfully composed by Joe Hisaishi with its classic Ghibli sound, while still managing to sound fresh and exciting, particularly in the final act. The story itself is quite confusing at times and occasionally lacks a clear…
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La Haine 1995
A very powerful portrayal of problems that unfortunately remain relevant to this day, including in the UK. The film’s pacifist message of ‘la haine attire la haine’ is conveyed so well, with both sides of the argument being shown through the choices made and dilemmas the characters find themselves in. This comes to a head in the astoundingly shocking final scene, which flips the audience’s expectations of who will make what decision (I’m deliberately keeping this vague!) The true genius…
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