Sam

Sam

Favorite films

  • Slumdog Millionaire
  • The Dark Knight
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Schindler's List

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  • City of God

    ★★★★★

  • The Fountain

    ★★★½

  • Memories of Murder

    ★★★

  • Life Is Beautiful

    ★★★★★

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  • City of God

    City of God

    ★★★★★

    An incredible foreign film. I saw this for the first time almost 10 years ago and I didn’t quite understand all the subjects that were touched on in this piece. Being a story based off true events, the viewer takes away the rawness of the plot long after the credits roll. Few motion pictures do this well as my worldview was challenged watching this film.

  • The Fountain

    The Fountain

    ★★★½

    Not my favorite film by this director. Although I can recognize this film’s experimentalism and artistry, I could not develop strong ties to the characters in this film. If the story is about love and how it transcends time, it is hard to feel that when I didn’t care for the characters. Even so, this film explores a unique idea with great artistry, visuals, and music.

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  • Life Is Beautiful

    Life Is Beautiful

    ★★★★★

    Never known a movie that could make me laugh and cry at the same time such as this. Life is beautiful.


    After having a couple days to deliberate on the characters and themes of the movie, I have come to even more appreciate what the movie set out to accomplish. The main character is an aspiring figure that anyone at any age can take away and learn something from. With the light hearted tone of this film, it tactfully showed…

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