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Metropolis 1927
In this epic, engrossing, one hundred year-old dystopian sci fi story, the origins of so many other sci fi stories are to be discovered. Seriously, this movie has influenced everything from C-3PO to Coppola’s Megaflopolis. Even now, it holds up.
The aesthetic is superb and essentially Expressionist. The Art Deco of it all looks amazing, from the sprawling sets and matte paintings. The giant skyscrapers! The costumes! The giant mouth eating workers is kind of disturbing. The characters are simple,…
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The Passion of Joan of Arc 1928
This silent movie classic is remarkably modern. The best element is obviously Maria Falconetti’s acting as Joan of Arc, which is greatly helped along by the close-ups on her desperate face. Every inch of Falconetti’s face is devoted to conveying the intense and subtle emotions of the heroine she is playing. I was amazed and moved by her performance.
I loved Joan of Arc as she is portrayed in this movie. She is not a legend in this story, but…
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Parasite 2019
Parasite is the rarest thing of all, a movie that does everything right, from plot to character to cinematography, themes, and production design. I enjoyed the other Bong Joon-ho movies I watched, the wacky sci fi satires, but this is a masterpiece. Sometimes a movie is a delicious four-course meal, and this is one of those cases.
This movie cared more about the characters than I was expecting. The Kims are poor and desperate enough to do anything to get…
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Stereo 2017
A cute, earnest short film made by a young girl about reversed gender stereotypes: only boys can wear dresses, and girls have to play sports and be tough. Weirdly, it serves more as a lens as to how men are treated by the patriarchy than anything (the same as the girl in the short film), since when I was the same age as the girl in the short film, I was also the only girl wearing dresses in school.
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