Visually stunning and interesting concept for a movie, but I felt cheated by the story (or lack thereof). Things just happen to move the plot along, and characters have massive shifts in personality out of nowhere. It felt like I didn’t get a chance to form an impression on most of the main cast before they were dead or fighting each other. I understand the stressful situation they were in, but the character development didn’t make much sense to me.…
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La La Land 2016
A musical. A tragedy. A love story. All acted and filmed to perfection. Hauntingly beautiful and relatable to the essence of what living means. The themes of lost connections and missed opportunities is juxtapose to the inability to do it all, making the film feel that much more real to the viewer. The story is simple and characters complex and multifaceted, each with their own flaws and priorities. On top of it all, La La Land manages to have an ending that is as gut-wrenching as it is beautifully simple.
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The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 2015
An enjoyable Cold War spy movie. Doesn’t promise much but delivers where it counts - decent comedy and action sequences that don’t require too much thought. Fun, surface-level, and well-acted.
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Oldboy 2003
Gripping, masterful cinematography. The story beats are a bit odd and uncomfortable, but the jaw-dropping moments and reveals are so simple and happen so nonchalantly that you’re not able to process them as they are happening.
The style of editing and storytelling seems erratic and jumpy. Contrasted with those moments where simplicity dominates are also where the story is allowed to play out: no erratic cuts, trading chaos in editing for chaos in the scene itself.
I do think the…
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