Roberto Grajales Castro

Roberto Grajales Castro

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  • Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert

    ★★★★★

  • Crazy, Stupid, Love.

    ★★★

  • The Penguin

    ★★★★★

  • The Batman

    ★★★★½

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  • Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert

    Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert

    ★★★★★

    The film is a testament to what is already known: Hans Zimmer truly is Morricone and Williams' successor. In my opinion he is not mainstream among film composers just because he is popular. He is mainstream because he has earnt it. The interviews with people that he has worked or collaborated with provide invaluable insight into the rationale behind his compositions and him as a person. A man that despite his success chooses (at least on camera) to remain incredibly…

  • The Penguin

    The Penguin

    ★★★★★

    It's a bold move to make a story where Batman exists and is out there but doesn't show up, but it somehow works and it's absolutely great.

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  • Apocalypse Now

    Apocalypse Now

    ★★★★½

    Apocalypse Now is one of the crowning achievements on book to film adaptations. In literature, journeys are a symbol for personal growth. Hence, I would call Apocalypse Now an anti-joruney; a succesful story not of growth, but descent to madness. Such theme is widely explored in the movie and its source material as well.

    Heart of Darkness, Apocalypse Now's source material, deal with the insanity, the unknown, the abandonment of civilization, and it is highly introspective. If we consider that…

  • The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

    The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

    ★★★★★

    Fucking spectacular movie. Now I have to rewatch it 10 times.

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