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Sound of Metal 2019
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
There’s a huge difference between being forced into a quiet life, and choosing a quiet life. I couldn’t help but think of Hirayama in Perfect Days. His quiet, tranquil life is intentional. However, Ruben’s suddenly quiet life is NOT by choice. He is forced to grapple with the consequences of irreparable hearing loss that silences the world he once belonged to. He despises his new reality. He fights to restore his hearing and to return to the world he once knew,…
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The Milk of Sorrow 2009
Although fairly abstract and unsettling, I found this to be a beautiful film. Fausta’s paranoia and the lengths she goes to protect herself from her greatest fears are heartbreaking. But, her character arc is fascinating, and Noe plays a beautiful supporting role. He, in a way, represents her greatest fear. But he is perhaps the one who finally breaks through her iron-clad shell and challenges her to consider her fears. La teta asustada is a rich, parabolic story and I’m happy to have watched it.
— ¡No tengo miedo porque quiero!
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Embrace of the Serpent 2015
El abrazo de la serpiente is an incredibly beautiful and mesmerizing film. What a poignant way to represent such complex issues of colonialism, remembrance, respect for the earth, etc. Remembrance is a powerful force that links us with our ancestors as well as with God.
“Every plant, every tree, every flower is full of wisdom. Never forget who you are or where you came from. Don’t let our song fade away.”
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