2,000th Logged Film on Letterboxd:
Yes. This is my first time seeing this.
Yes. I have known about this movie for years and have for some reason left it catching mountains of dust in my watchlist.
Yes. This movie is perfect and I literally can’t think of anything that comes close to a major negative.
Yes. Every single performance was amazing. The direction is some of the best I’ve ever seen. I’m such a sucker for good blocking of people,…
1,000th Logged Film on Letterboxd:
Death. It is a process that is as old and as natural as Creation itself. Forests burn down, Oceans dry out, and Mountains crumble to dust. But such progress is not immediate as it takes key elements to be placed in result. For every action there is reaction, and for every decision there is consequence. And living at the very beginning cannot exist without dying at the very end. Throughout this duality, one goes through…
I pretty much decided to rewatch this for like the 5th time to just vent about a nitpick that has bothered me for years.
The prologue takes place in 1941 while the rest of the movie takes place around 1944. However I’m near the beginning of Chapter 3 it’s saids that it has been four years since Soshanna’s family was murdered. So that would imply that it would’ve been in 1940 since right before that it said 1944. Or it…
I cried.
I felt so devastated, angry, afraid, irritated, but most of all. Surprisingly. I was very happy by the end.
I’ve been dreading the day I would one day watch this. I knew I would at least shed one tear. Little did I know I would have tears of blissful joy in some of the most beautiful moments shown of a family.
I’m just tired now. I just want to just sleep and let this linger for just a little bit longer.
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
The first half of the original film is one of my favorite things ever. It’s what I would call near cinematic perfection. The pacing, the editing, action sequences, and the set up in general is done so expertly. It always flys by but it never feels rushed. Not to say it goes downhill. Of course the bullet time sequence is still iconic, the action in general is better in the second half, and Hugo Weaving’s precise, mechanical performance as Agent…
