Doing this the right way by watching this just after seeing The Go Between for the first time ...
A haunting film I initially did not really know what to think about as the film itself didn't seem to want to commit /or explicitly say anything about the real life scandal it's based on.
It is a meta commentary on our fascination with tabloid scandals turned true crime dramas? Is it about perspective? It is about what it means to…
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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence 1983
Starting the Christmas season right with a Second World War movie about cultural clashes and men having a hard time being human and dealing with feelings of course!
The final scene perfectly encapsulates the absurdity of war and how we all believe to be on the right side of history/ we're in the "right" when morally, it's just all wrong. What is says on guilt and redemption through Bowie and Sakamoto's characters and their connexion strikes a chord as well.
Add to that great performances and a memorable soundtrack, and you've got one of the most beautiful anti-war films ever made without a doubt.
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Decision to Leave 2022
The one film I wanted to see and couldn't at Cannes and it's sadly a little disappointing given Park Chan Wook' resume imo.
Like bits and pieces here and there about the central relationship and there's some great editing choices, the way characters are visually present in a scene when "they're actually not but it feels like they are" for ex, even though it can also be a little confusing at times.
But it never really goes past its classic…