“Was he even born to survive?”

figured i might as well finally watch this in honor of ray’s 100th birthday, and now i’m just pissed at myself that i hadn’t watched this already. one of the most painterly visual experiences you can find in cinema - the montage before the monsoon is exquisite - and the score is impeccable. considering the runtime, it’s slow and retains a consistent plotlessness, but it’s never boring. i’ve already watched this video countless times, and the…

“It’s a perfect day. Friends have come together from around the world.”

surprisingly competent considering that this is a butchered version of tokyo olympiad that shifts its focus off of its artistic brilliance and humanity and replaces it with alright journalism and a healthy dose of nationalism. still a butchered version of tokyo olympiad, though, no matter how striking the repurposed visuals are, but at the same time the further this went on the more it grew on me, and by…

“Mom, I made an angel!”

warmed my heart not just because of how unique this movie is but that Netflix is actually trying to get good movies (can’t wait for Marriage Story and The Irishman and I’m Thinking Of Ending Things). there’s always going to be hesitation going into something like this just because of how many directions it could go in, but it’s very obvious that the cast were very invested in making this film the best it possibly…