I have always found Forrest Gump to be an interesting but deeply frustrating film. On the surface, it tells the story of a kindhearted man who stumbles through history, impacting major events without ever truly understanding them. Many people see it as a touching tribute to perseverance, love, and destiny. But to me, it is a film that subtly reinforces conservative, individualistic, and often regressive ideas about disability, class, gender, war, and American exceptionalism. The more I analyze it, the…
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No Other Land 2024
A true cinematic masterpiece, fully deserving of an Oscar.
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All These Years 2023
All These Years (2023), directed by Lin Qinyang and based on the novel Zhe Me Duo Nian by Ba Yue Chang An, offers a seemingly simple love story that, on closer examination, delves into deeper issues of societal expectations, patriarchal structures, and the personal struggle for freedom. As I watched the film, I found myself reflecting not just on the romantic relationship between the protagonists, Chen Jianxia (Sun Qian) and Li Ran (Zhang Xincheng), but on how their lives were…
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Bedevilled 2010
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Bedevilled can be seen as a film that resonates deeply with the harsh realities faced by women worldwide—not just in South Korea, but also here in Indonesia, where I can feel the film's exploration of misogyny, patriarchy, mental, physical, and sexual abuse, even touching on pedophilia. It starkly portrays a reality that all too often mirrors real life.
After watching this film, which has a rather predictable plot, I found myself contemplating the number of lead characters. Is there one…
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