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Atonement 2007
Throughout I thought: What a beautiful, clever, stylized but precise language this film speaks! And then!! It was someone's language!!!
That is a tremendous virtue, that shrinks the (already small, or at least few) faults the film has. Those being: 1. The couple don't stand for anything besides themselves, and being beautiful. 2. The twist, while integrated, story-enhancing and so well executed still tastes sour. This is because, though it serves the narrative purpose, it makes the story into one…Translated from by -
Frances Ha 2012
millenial woody allen //
i felt it when she said "i'll read proust. actually, i should learn french and then read it in french" and i felt it when she said she was too tall to marry. but for the remaining 1h25,5 minutes what i felt was really glad i disengaged from manic pixie syndrome before it settled in my soul and made me sound like i was having a continuous stroke. i really hope that most adult artists in…
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Catch Me If You Can 2002
any film about someone who is absurdly bored at school has my heart
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Lawrence of Arabia 1962
•The dialogue is as direct as it is subtle: Moralities are literally brought to a point; every sentence weighs gold. •The visuals are similarly striking: the film's scope shows in every one of its clear&beautiful frames. I felt like a child -- each image was actually irresistable.
•The main character is both nuanced&heroic, both of which is shown only through his actions.
•This is an epic with no empty spaces, and the score makes sure that the story fills our…Translated from by
