This is a visual and musical nostalgia fest for any young person when this came out (it me).
I watched this a lot back then and it always felt super heavy (Artax!)
As an adult and a parent, this do be hittin different. It really is a sequence of intensely emotional moments delivered with a heavy serving of cheese. This movie tackles heavy themes of loss, self acceptance, and despair. In the sense that this film packages these big themes…
This film is as much about macho sentimentality as it is about whatever it thinks it’s about. Bloodsport kicks ass whether you are 9 years old or 39 years old. Just give your brain a rest and let JCVD do wonderful splits in there.
From the first moments of La Haine, you can feel the confidence of Mathieu Kassovitz. He knows exactly what the audience is thinking and feeling constantly and uses this to subvert all expectations. The result is a visually fantastic and bold story.
The (suburban?) project that this story lives in is made up but is full of so many precise character details, you have to look it up for yourself just to make sure. The environment is the biggest and…
