zhmeiyu

zhmeiyu

hayden christensen one chance please

Favorite films

  • Everything Everywhere All at Once
  • Black Swan
  • Atonement
  • The Worst Person in the World

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  • (500) Days of Summer

    ★★★½

  • Blonde

  • Grave of the Fireflies

    ★★★½

  • Whale Rider

    ★★★

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  • Schindler's List

    Schindler's List

    ★★★★★

    an unflinching mediation on humanity's capacity for both unspeakable cruelty and profound grace. shot in stark black-and-white, the film's aesthetic mirrors the moral absolutism of its subject matter, reducing the chaos of war into images of haunting clarity. it is because of this -- a piece of spielberg's masterful direction nonetheless -- that the unforgettable use of color in red acts as a brutal reminder of how individual lives are swallowed by the vast machinery of genocide.

    and echoing this,…

  • The Worst Person in the World

    The Worst Person in the World

    ★★★★★

    if there is ever a film that resembles proof of human capacity for inborn empathy, it is this.

    i think there are many paradoxes that we all chase, even if unconsciously, but i think the biggest one this film explores is the eagerness to heal oneself without making one's problem hurtful to others. yet, in efforts to seek this independence, we inadvertently push away those who care for us. consequentially, no narrative exploring this is perfect; sometimes, we care too…

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  • El Norte

    El Norte

    ★★★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  • Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

    Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

    ★★★★

    mansplain manipulate malewife - anakin, probably

    4 stars because hayden christensen

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