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Full Metal Jacket 1987
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
The first Kubrick film I’ve watched - an all-time classic for a very good reason. Kubrick is truly masterful in his shot choice and composition; the visual storytelling is some of the best that I’ve seen.
A few examples I love are:
The juxtaposition of the fresh recruits wearing all white in the beginning scenes to the final scene of the soldiers engulfed in darkness, chanting about mickey mouse, marching against a backdrop of their destruction was harrowing - the…Translated from by
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A Few Good Men 1992
A classic, but imperfect film. The climax of the film is explosive, demands your attention, and carries this film to cult classic status. However, outside of the climax, the film is anchored by far too many clichés - we knew exactly what was going to happen by the first 15 minutes: the young hotshot was going to prevail, and get the girl in the process. Its frustrating to see our female lead slowly be shown to be less and less…
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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse 2022
Some of the laziest storytelling I’ve ever seen. The film dragged on for what felt like an eternity, saying nothing profound whatsoever, spelling everything out for the viewer. Riddled with cliche quotes that a “live, laugh, love” middle aged mom would love, I couldn’t help but groan at every line. This film has no right being an oscar nomination, and its script would probably get a C in any respectable english class.
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