A decade later and I'm still picking up on little things here and there in terms of how this can be read, as both the Cage and Herzog are totally doing improv at times.Also, is Herzog taking shots at Malick?
Say what you will, but this is one of the biggest enigmas surrounding the most engaging performance of the century.
Sometimes you need to get thrown on your ass to learn how to get back up.
Just completely resonatated with me on almost every level. I have yet to see the "Election" movies or "Exiled", but between this and "Running on Karma" I think To's genre benders surpass his crime/action flicks.
The two standout scenes for me were the bar brawl and the eacape from the gambling house. The brawl reminded me of the climax of his most recent work…
Absolutely a special film. Everything I wrote prior holds up. Nothing should work, yet it mostly does while being nearly impossible to say why beyond your brain may just be fried.
Lmao, literally way too much shit going on here. Takes Chan is Missing formula and amplifies it for better and worse.
Incoming ramblings of someone trying to justify their study of medieval history.
Blood Tea and the Red String is very much rooted in medieval storytelling and power structures. Elements of the Arthurian cycle and the crusades are apparent, but to me this is a film about religion. The doll is itself a Christ-like effigy. The film begins with the effigy being implanted with the hope of the common people. The effigy is then taken by the nobles where they hold…
Not bad overall. The over the top patriotism was kind of fun in it's constant assault, in the first 2 and a half minutes alone with have 5 zoom ins on something with either PLA or it's logo. The reason I found this fun was it gave me an idea how obnoxious it is in American action movies for viewers outside the U.S.
The plot is kind of dumb in regards to the antagonist's plan and the CGI is just…
