In short: very male gaze, but what else can be the vehicle for this quintessential Tatsuro Yamashita.
I can’t talk about Big Wave without talking about the music. It was the perfect accompaniment to romanticize the sport of surfing. The Tatsuro Yamashita stuff is typically the highlight when listening to the album—here, it works astoundingly well as a background element.
The shots of women on the beach felt…excessive. Sure, times were different in the 80s, but in a modern lens…it’s…
Wow!
Saw this at an IMAX early preview via Amazon Prime. Very glad I did so that I can get ahead of the curve on this one.
I think this film is an amazing adaptation of the work for the stage. I never got the opportunity to see it, but how could you escape Wicked in its heyday? I definitely heard some of the songs, but without the context of the story. This is an expensive movie, and it looks…
Saw someone on the train writing a Letterboxd review about how this film relies character tropes too much. Not sure if I agree. These are tropes I’m entirely unfamiliar with. I’ve heard “prostitute with a heart of gold” before, but Anora as a sex worker seemed to have something completely different: grit. She’s advocating for her agency even while it’s ripped away, even as she’s losing her love and her cushy retirement. This is where I feel like Anora diverges…
