Yet another display of an Anglophone's overly simplistic view of the complex, brutal phenomenon that was the nazi regime. Glazer is solely capable of blindly perpetuating Arendt's famous (and frankly, exceedingly trite by now) 'banality of evil' concept for the entirety of the movie without ever adding anything of substance to the original philosopher's idea. To be clear, environments such as those portrayed were an undeniable part of the German dictatorial period. But what is the scope of this film…
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire 2019
Visually stunning, very good acting and generally a relaxing, quasi-cathartic experience. The creaking of the deteriorating wood, the gentle sunlight coming from the baroque windows, the serene breeze typical of a seaside residence all come together and deliver a truly soothing two-hours. Despite me expecting an LGBTQ+ political work, the movie is a simple, artful romance with a couple of memorable conversations that made me ponder about my own experience.
The thing is... I wonder whether I enjoyed this movie…
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Poor Things 2023
Thought provoking experiment that deserves an accolade for its attempt to display various contradictions present in today's society and how an alien to this society would react to them. The rather blithe, gauche but sexually emancipated Bella (Emma Stone) has to face several paradoxical circumstances that are funny and entertaining to watch. Unfortunately, Lanthimos' choice to continuously interrupt the few snippets of philosophical discussion to show more and more fucking belies the intent to truly challenge the (patriarchal) status quo…
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