Riz Ahmed beautifully portrays the realism of a recovering addict: an addict never fully recovers. Thanks to his well-worn character history, he conveys the world-sized pressure of beginning a new life in pursuit of peace at the other end of this, through such naturalism: each moment of silence in this film, from his wordless moments alone, to shared scenes, dialogue or not, is filled by the searching in his eyes; funny enough, despite deafness being his character’s affliction, he seeks…
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Ran 1985
Just watched it on original film at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. 11/10 movie, 12/10 experience. My God.
What can be said about it that hasn’t already? War is Hell. Tatsuya Nakudai’s performance is one-of-a-kind. Nothing feels unnecessary or not essential to the story or style (aside from maybe one or two too many shots of stuntmen falling off horses near the end, but hey, when you have the footage, use what you got).
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F for Fake 1973
The closest experience I’ve had related to this film was watching rain pass by tree leaves and noticing how the leaves looked as if they were playing on an old video tape.
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