This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
As the film opens in a WeWork office, an array of insert shots lay bare the inner workings to set the stage. The camera glides through the space to finally reveal The Killer, with his first words cutting through the silence:
It’s amazing how physically exhausting it can be to do nothing. If you’re unable to endure boredom, this work is not for you.
He’s speaking directly to us, offering a glimpse into his world and its peculiar challenges. It’s…
Parthenope is the intersection of temporal fluidity and the tension between the observable and the unseen. The film meditates on the act of observation, not just as a passive exercise but as an active, shaping force within the narrative. Parthenope, the main character, occupies a position of constant, almost spectral observation. She is both the object of gaze and the lens through which the world is seen. Her character is a window through which the film’s thematic concerns unfold. And,…
All hail! Probably Park's most experimental approach to the narrative. Hitchcock would've cum so easily if he could see this!
Confucius said: "Wise people like water. Benevolent people like mountains."
I am not benevolent.
I like the sea.
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Dreams are the messages from the Deep.
Dune: Part One begins with a whisper from the abyss, but it doesn’t announce itself as a dream; instead, it is a calculated descent into the geopolitical, anthropological, and ecological intricacies of Arrakis. Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert's sci-fi tome isn't a mere retelling but a feverish voyage through a world dictated by visions and the maddening logic of dialectical montage. Scenes blend and bleed into each other, as if the narrative itself…
