The Eye of Cinema.
Promising Not-So-Young Filmmaker🎬
Bigger, larger, greater. If you thought having such a massive budget for Blade Runner 2049 was risky, wait until you see this semi-blockbuster, semi-auteuristic gargantuan adventure. Denis Villeneuve, quite literally, spared no expense and the result will daze to their core those who appreciate heavy world building.
I found it even provocative how such a gigantic film with a packed cinema on opening night dared to slacken the pace considerably to explore the protagonist’s dreamy psyche. It goes without saying…
WHAT A DREAM. What a dream of a film.
It's past midnight, so it's officially Christmas, and I'm self-isolated in my bedroom due to a close contact with a positive case of COVID-19. I haven't had a chance to have dinner with my family, nor barely see them throughout the day, yet I don't feel alone.
That's the thing about Carol. It is a deeply intimate film that still feels larger than life, and in between, is where I find…
ENGLISH:
Two brief disclaimers before getting into the review, that will help you understand my honest opinion:
- I haven't read the novel yet. In fact, I've just started reading it now after finishing the series a couple of days ago.
- I'm oddly drawn to films and series in which not much happens. The more the characters just sit around in pensive silence, the more obsessed I become with the flow of the story.
With that out of the…
This is exactly the kind of film I'd have hated with a passion 10 years ago, and now I feel like there aren't enough movies like it.
Now, is that saying something about me or about the film landscape we live in? Probably about both.
I'm to be 26 this year, and still wondering what the hell I should do with my life. I'd love to do something related to filmmaking, but sometimes I wonder if that's even feasible. Should I stop messing around and be an English teacher? Cause somehow I ended up studying that in college. I like writing as well, but talent to do so doesn't like me back, so... I'm still wondering what the hell I should do with my life.…
Bumping this up to a full 10 cause during the screening a group of people a few rows ahead were talking loudly since the very first scene and I told them to shut the fuck up... But they couldn't figure out where it was coming from.
They thought I was hiding in the shadows.
BUT I AM THE SHADOWS.