“I used to think, in life, death was the worst. Now I know, in life, life is the worst”
It’s just a masterpiece innit. I can’t think of a more mesmerising experience in film, to the point where I now want to educate myself on Cuba, its culture and all its values. I don’t think a film has ever grasped me in the way this film did. As a film that’s basically communist propaganda, detailing four different stories conveying the…
(For my 100th review I wanted to review my favourite film because I’ve watched The Irishman about 4 times in the past year and couldn’t review it because if I wanted to review it I felt I needed to cover all the things that make it my favourite film, which is a lot, hence the length. Although I’m going to try and not reveal too much about it so hopefully there’s no spoilers).
And before I get into this, shoutout…
This just doesn’t hit as a Jim Carrey comedy. I knew how the main plot line was going to play out within the first ten minutes. The kid just reminds me of the kid from the shining. And by making Jim Carrey into a basic bland typecast workaholic character it just limits all his abilities and his potential to make the role his own like in Ace Ventura etc. The part of the film that engaged me most was Jim Carrey’s improvisations in the outtakes as the credits rolled.
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Yes.
It’s just a masterpiece. Nothing like it. Heavily debated and polarising which I think is why it sticks with me so much. There are so many different ways to view this film and interpret it and it’s probably the first time I saw a film that creates this sort of feeling.
The music and cinematography and set design and sound design all collaborate in creating such a mesmerising experience. You lose yourself in the vast expanse of space and I…
Just finished writing my dissertation and decided to fuck my head up even more by watching this film.
I think this could easily grow on me, it’s living rent free in my head and I’m just wondering what the fuck it all means. I have my own interpretations but I think it’ll take another rewatch and some explanation videos for me to get to understand everything. Although I’m not sure if that’s what this film is supposed to do or…
