Nostalgia is usually emanated within happiness, filled with a yearning to return and relive a time so dear to oneself. It is typically instilled with a mentality full of positive feelings and Nobuhiko Obayashi certainly is no stranger to this, often filming past time periods in a manner that reflects childhood impulses alongside an overall fascination with the world that is shaped by a youthful consciousness. Yet with The Discarnates, Obayashi taps into a completely different side of nostalgia that…
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Paths of Glory 1957
[This review isn't great, but I like to think of it as a time capsule of my feelings back then]
"Gentlemen of the court, there are times that I'm ashamed to be a member of the human race and this is one such occasion."
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