I can't get enough of this masterpiece. The atmosphere is disgustingly unsettling. The performances are quintessential. The 4:3 aspect ratio makes everything feel more personal and intimate. It's all perfect. I love films that have you questioning everything you see. I have a theory that Winslow (Howard) represents Prometheus and he is in Purgatory, attempting to get to Heaven (the light) but being stopped by God (Thomas). In the mythology Prometheus is chained to a rock where an eagle would arrive every day to pick out his organs. Which is almost exactly what happens at the end of the film. Pure art.
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Dead Poets Society 1989
O Captain, My Captain!
This is easily one of my favorite films. In my opinion the film is about Neil’s and Todd’s relation to the freedom of one’s expression, and one’s artistic creativity that I very much relate to. And someone very special who got them there, Mr. Keating.
First let me tell you about myself, I was never very good writing, or being creative, let alone combining the two. I often slacked on homework assignments to hang out with…
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Challengers 2024
What the actual fuck did I just watch? Did we watch the same movie? This was so so bad.
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The Seventh Seal 1957
"The void is a mirror. I see my face and feel loathing and horror. My indifference to men has shut me out. I live now in a world of ghosts, a prisoner in my dreams."
Wow.
To me, the film is about Block trying to find God. In his eyes the only way that's going to happen is through Death. The scene where Antonius asks Death to reveal secrets he has about the afterlife only to be told, "I am…
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