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Don't talk to me about this
EDIT:
I slept on this and I have some more words, now.
Here's my sister's review, with whom I saw the movie. She put into words so many of my issues, primarily the film's implicit support of Israel. I think, as audience members, we need to be able to critically engage with The Brutalist's Zionist messaging and it kind of blows me away that so few people on here have, given the endless high ratings…
Salieri thought of Mozart as inhumane, base, and undeserving of his talent. Mozart thought of Salieri as his dearest friend, and went to his deathbed believing that with certainty, never once divining the true intentions and emotions behind Salieri's mask (in some cases, quite literally). Yet even if Mozart had known about Salieri's disdain for his person, I'm not sure that it would have actually mattered. Ultimately, Salieri understood and loved what Mozart loved most: his music. Even with as…
consistently astounded by the fact that starkid makes these incredibly entertaining, funny, witty musicals and we, the dirty undeserving masses, are able to just watch them for free.
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Watched as part of the Virginia Film Festival.
I am so incredibly downtrodden. But FUCK, what a movie. It was really good, but you don't need me to say that. The levels. LITERALLY, the levels. I will always be a sucker for families that love each other. I want to rewatch, but also I don't want to rewatch. At present, I don't know if there's much more I could say. It was just... good. Damn.
Edit: I think the aspect…
