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A Man Escaped 1956
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Almost clinical in its delivery, so much is conveyed through minute details and subdued body language and facial expressions. The best moment however is when all guards are put down and the Fontaine embraces Jost. The relief! The humanity! It makes you realize that they are men first and not prisoners.
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The Man Who Planted Trees 1987
I searched this on a whim and was happy to discover someone uploaded a 4k version to YouTube! A Canadian treasure for sure. I still hope to get a hard copy for myself.
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Princess Mononoke 1997
What does it mean to see with eyes unclouded by hate? Ashitaka, the last prince of his tribe and the bearer of Naga’s curse, is exiled. His people avert their eyes as their own future abandons them. Miyazaki presents this dilemma to the audience so effectively through his mastery of animation design and a score that matches it.
The dilemma, as I see it, is that Ashitaka who is himself cursed is given the paradoxical task to act as if…Translated from by -
The Master 2012
Still working through it. It was confusing and at times disorienting. But I suppose when looking into the mind of a man gone through war, trauma and mental illness, everything is disorienting.
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