R8F8El

R8F8El

Learning english while watching movies.

Favorite films

  • Chinatown
  • The Truman Show
  • Nocturnal Animals
  • The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

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  • Shadows in Paradise

    ★★★★½

  • Dead Poets Society

    ★★★★★

  • Nosferatu

    ★★★★

  • Psycho

    ★★★★★

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  • Shadows in Paradise

    Shadows in Paradise

    ★★★★½

    Great little film: the awkwardness, the little dialogue and the images of an odd man getting to know a girl that somehow match his oddness is, and will always be, a beautiful love story. Yes, it is slow paced, but that’s also part of the charm for me.

  • Dead Poets Society

    Dead Poets Society

    ★★★★★

    So powerful, so iconic, as trascendental as a movie can be. With the sadness and the frustration that the third act has, still that final scene feels like one of the most positive endings I’ve seen, bittersweet but still full of hope. One of the best movies ever and I’ll never get tired of it.

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  • Repentance

    Repentance

    ★★★★★

    It starts slow, but as soon as the rhythm increases a bit, the movie turns into something amazing.

    The fusion between absurd comedy and dark drama works perfectly, not only because the movie knows exactly when and how to twist the mood, but also thanks to the interpretations. It's maybe because of this last thing that the final sequence feels so natural and reach the climax so perfectly.

    So yeah, this one's a masterpiece.

  • Nocturnal Animals

    Nocturnal Animals

    ★★★★★

    The first time I watched Nocturnal Animals my soul leaved my body. It was the first half an hour which impressed me the most and left me speechless. The shock never let me see much more of the next sequences. I used to think of this movie as a flawed masterpiece; as if the second half was lacking depth compared with those hunting first minutes…

    This time around, free of the initial shock or any first impressions, I found the…

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