really liked miyazaki’s blunt commentary on war and fascism in this movie, and the exploration of a tormented fighter pilot grappling with the guilt of surviving when his friends did not. his transformation into a pig was a direct reflection of his deteriorating self-image, stemming from his internalization of his outward actions. favorite part was the dream sequence, where porco watches all his fallen friends float up to join a continuous belt of planes of those who have lost their…
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Happy Feet Two 2011
i am the one in a krillion who thinks this movie deserves five stars.
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Mickey 17 2025
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tries to explore the rawest forms of human fascism and humanity’s mistaken perception of centrality in the universe. great jokes are laced throughout the film, propelled by the incredible performances of robert pattinson and mark ruffalo. it was great to see how well robert represented the two mickeys using voice changes and mannerisms. i do have some reservations about the world-building and treatment of side-character development. while the film attempts to depict a dystopian world, it ultimately feels fragmented, leaving…
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Conclave 2024
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perhaps it’s just two hours of juicy gossip, but it also felt like a story about how religious devotion comes undone by the flaws of human nature: greed and ego. their religious faith becomes second to their all-consuming thirst for power, but as one character easily sums up the film’s essence: they are all mortal men serving an ideal. even the purest religious figures aren’t immune to the temptations of intergroup politics. lawrence strives to uphold said ideal, clearly driven…
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