Hypnotic as the opener was. The word Mambo from original title could be interpreted in many ends — A conversation with god in Kikongo, A voodoo priestess in Haiti or even dance movements in Latin American etc. — all of which encapsulate the essence of life elements in the film. Though it was a direct romanization from last two mandarin words 千禧曼波 (qiānxī mànbō) which directly means the “Year of Turn (of) the Millennium”. The same way Chinese would romanize…
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Mickey 17 2025
Bong Joon Ho try hard much? And I mean this in the most respectful way. Not a single character were likable, vibes are stiff, dialogues are quite rough, ethical resolution for clone variants is still a fresh and relevant idea but a shame to not be fleshed out. And the way he didn’t hire a linguistic screenwriter? I figured that much. Felt like he could have gone for something else instead of ending up catching strays from remnants of Snowpiercer. Didn’t really work out for me.
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004
“It doesn’t matter how the relationship ends, those good times were real and worth remembering. Just cherish the good part and be free”
Nobody can tell me this is not peak cinema! Nietzsche reference in grunge feeling of Y2K, tinfoil helmet and a traingazing emo girl was definitely not on my radar. Also shoutout to Mark Ruffalo teabagging Kirsten Dunst while Jim Carrey brainwashed in a cuck chair 👁️👄👁️
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