… I'll try to talk about this behemoth.
I think you first have to understand that I have had an unbelievable sense of reverence for this movie, far before seeing even a single frame of it. To me, this is 'Moby Dick' or Beethoven's Fifth, based solely on its reputation and countless placings on "best of" lists. Like many, I find it difficult at times to engage with The Canon for a whole litany of reasons, but mainly because sometimes,…
The action scenes in this thing are so good. Incredible things are happening in China
Amanda’s Recommendations 2025 #2
Really special. Caught myself smiling too much at just slices of life. Phenomenal job of bringing the 1860s to screen with such warmth.
Sometimes movies from this 2018-2022 pocket of time fall into a trap of trying to apply modern politics or generalizations to historic subjects in a way that’s (for a lack of a better word) cringe, and Greta avoids doing it in any way that’s too heavy-handed. Everyone is on their A-game here, and…
