at the very least this is a movie i had fun with.
i’m not familiar with the source material so i can’t say how good of an adaptation this is, but it felt fresh and the money that was poured into it actually feels like it was well spent compared to most of the big budget movies being released today. This is definitely his best English film yet, but my problems with the film are the same as my problems…
i’ll start by saying i enjoyed this. well at least the first half. the entire film is more of an academic rehashing of both views on religion, and i don’t think it really picked a side or made any clear, non derivative points. it basically cites religious studies but doesn’t offer its own opinion. if i had to identify with any of the characters philosophies it would definitely be hugh grants (who’s very good as the pretentious academia type that…
it’s hard to describe how this became a comfort show in my mind considering i’ve only seen it all the way through once and it’s not really a feel good show.Theres something about how I really do see bits of myself in Connell and bits of other people i know in Marianne, so the character writing feels very genuine. Or maybe it was the time i spent in europe or maybe it’s because this show signifies the launching point of…
watched this when i was about 12 yearsold with my dad and visited the georgetown steps after. it’s the most i can remember being scared while watching a movie. it still holds up after 10 years, maybe not as scary but still deeply disturbing.
