"I want to believe, but I don't."
Why is it that most of us go out alone and in silence?
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Dying at Grace 2003
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Pickpocket 1959
It's a rather dull observation that Michel embodies the self-serving nihilism that modern society drives people towards... so does this film have anything else to say?
The world is dead to Michel, so he takes to pickpocketing. No one would understand his passion, so he shuns all the help and compassion provided by his friends and the inspector, instead diving deeper into his obsession. He claims to believe in "supermen" that are above the law, that he does this for…Translated from by
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Magnifica 2022
It's pretty but there's so little substance. Manipulated emotion out of the viewer with a "based on a true story" blurb at the end.
The two scenes before the title screen are beautiful and great at setting the scene for the story. Other than that, though...... not so hot.
For a film meant to bring attention to femicide, they didn't touch on it, or even misogyny, at all in the film. Without the blurb at the end, one could think…Translated from by -
Poor Things 2023
tl;dr: Thoughts on some criticisms. More cynical (about our shared lives and reality) than feminist. Dance scene was amazing.
Interesting that many have detailed the absence of adult female physiology. I'm inclined to disagree with this criticism but willing to listen to what others have to say. Bella is merely a toddler (? i don't remember exactly) at the beginning of the film. Her brain has not undergone puberty, so I don't find it reasonable to believe Bella would sufficiently…
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