SOOOOOOOOOO GOOD. I love this show sm, it’s been more than 4 years and it STILL makes my heart full with almost every episode. This is a weird thought to have but I cannot wait till I have a family of my own and can rewatch this (my bad memory will make a lot of it feel like a first watch) and relive it all again.
The quietness of this film seeps through you. At first it makes Ennis and Jack's relationship all the more genuine and moving, the way they can sit in silence up in the mountains and their actions of love are more electrifying than any lengthy, love-declaration filled dialogue could ever be. By the end, though, that quietness has transformed into soul-crushing loneliness, that which comes from living an entire life denied of the freedom to love the only person who completes you.
Brokeback is and will always be groundbreaking and, to this day, after decades of good LGBT+ cinema (boosted by this movie itself), it is still one of the very best, if not the best well-rounded characterisation of human sentiment in general, and queer experience in particular, to be seen on screen.
this show is very very well written
Lilo has to be the cutest Disney character of all time! Lover her so much
“The only true currency in this bankrupt world, is what you share with someone else when you’re uncool.”
Oooooooh this is a classic
For the first hour of this film I was so excited about it possibly being my first 10/10 rating of this award season but then they had Diana say, with her full chest, that she likes middle class things like les mis, phantom of the opera and fast food, and it just lost some credibility.
Why have all the films I’ve been watching lately had such poor third acts? It’s like filmmakers run out of ideas, but have to make feature length runtime so they just repeat the same themes over and over. Luckily, the themes in this movie were strong enough to hold it together for that shaky finish line, much like Stewart’s performance and the breathtaking photography, score and costume design. Screenplay was lacking at times and Directing was just good enough to make up for it. So a 9 it is!
Kind of disturbing that this was all a twitter thread, kind of dystopian. Zola was a different approach to filmmaking and scriptwriting that I was curious to check out but the end-result was only so-so. The visuals are often stunning and the nods to the original platforms the stories were posted on were funny, but the narrative just wasn’t strong enough to hold a whole feature film.
Absolutely loved the directing in this episode, I didn't even know Lucy Liu was also a director! The pacing was better than the entire season 1 put together. Promising start, but I see she didn't direct any other one of the episodes.. So we'll see. I hope Claire sticks around but she's listed as a guest star, so who knows.
Jesus Christ, this movie really takes you on the wildest freaking ride. So wild it excuses the slow pace, and almost justifies it, since it helps you sit with every emotion, every situation and every hardship, feel them and think about them. My favourite thing about the film is Azabal's performance, for sure. It does seem a bit far fetched and cruel, though, that after such an awful life a mother would send her children back to where all the atrocities she experienced happened, and have them go through the process of finding out about them on their own , but again, you excuse it for the way the search and discovery make the story so much more compelling. Absolutely loved it, and want to watch again.
9/10
I'm surprised this film has such a low rating on here, i found it brilliant. It was the first time i watched an Almodovar film and I think i picked a great one to start with, because it turned me into a fan. Not only is the direction in this film brilliant, so is the writing and that's all down to him. You can tell it's auteur cinema, because there's this cohesiveness that's so satisfying and that pushes the narrative forward. It auto-references itself in a way that's surprising and moving and it tells someone's life story, set in different times, while almost making it feel like it's all happening at the same time. The past is so present and constant, there's so much intention in everything that's happening both in the flashbacks and in the present. This film feels like a spider-web but Almodovar simplifies it enough to make for a beautifully satisfying watching experience. The ending is just the cherry on top. Absolutely adored it!
Beyoncé revolutionised the visual album concept and format. Her self titled Beyoncé started the trend, Lemonade took it one step further, and Black Is King is just on a whole other level. Insane visuals, incredible production. Narrative wise, if i wasn't so familiar with the story of Simba, it would have been a bit confusing I think, but you slowly put the pieces together and extract the message that African culture is one of the richest in the world, and never should have been attacked, reduced and perverted the way it was by the white colonisers. Beyoncé should go wild and direct a whole narrative feature film, she clearly has the vision.
Right so this was exactly the type of episode that had been missing for this entire season. This is the type of insanity, fun and sexiness that made me fall in love with this show in the first season, and that was severely lacking in this one thus far (the opera episode was a step in the right direction). The theme of death by fame and subsequent invisibility of the artist and the way they compared the romantic aspects of it to the negative sides of it - Amherst's black community's very real and very painful invisibility and lack of political voice - was brilliant. The party scenes at the barn were soooo good, Austin being able to see Emily was such a pleasing surprise (i'd love to read theories about it) and Wiz Khalifa (the king of Season 1) finally returning as Death was just the cherry on top.
Lastly, I'm a huge fan of the Emily x Sue relationship but I don't even mind that last scene because it's done SO well and I love Sue going completely crazy/reckless and showing a bit of a mean streak, my girl's been too complacent her entire life and Emily has clearly been dismissing her lately.
The acting and the dynamics in that dinner fight scene were off the charts. I love this cast.
It's amazing watching the movies that inspired all the ones that came after it. The continuous shot illusion here is flawed yes, but obviously genius for the time. The performances and the tension keep your eyes glued to the screen.
It's also interesting to see how so many of the villains in Hitchcock's movies are queer coded - at the time that came from his fascination with the twisted, but he couldn't have predicted that these villains would make the heroes of his stories incredibly dull in comparison - that is especially obvious in this film. Now, funnily enough, Hollywood is obsessed with making stories about villains, we've become the celebrated protagonists.
What a beautiful message! And really well delivered as well. Went in expecting a love story and came out of it with a new perspective. I would say though, no one should be allowed more than a second chance in this world, third chance maximum. At least he never fucked up greatly and went back in time to fix it, he only ever fixed small harmless things, choices. Like imagine he had slept with Charlotte that night in London and then gone back in time to undo it that would have been sooooo shitty, but that's just an example of how, you know, this is a we could say "romanticized" or "optimistic" portrayal of time travel, in the sense that it shows it in the hands of a genuinely good guy. But yeah what I mean is, while I think I would have felt a bit cheated if i found out my husband had countless times to perfect our relationship/moments, I still think it could have been a lot worse - like the example mentioned above - and he used his abilities for good. So that would be the major flaw in the movie for me - how they portray something that's essentially cheating at life like something 100% good. But they do end up passing the message that it's best to just live life once and not mess with it anyways so it's all good. Very beautiful movie!
8/10
Jack and Rebecca are something else, my god.
I’m doing a mini rewatch before Endgame and I swear I started crying when Tony said "If we can't protect the Earth, you can be damn well sure we'll avenge it". I just can’t believe how far this universe has come and how much the original 6 have grown and changed. I really really really love this world and these characters and I’m not ready to say goodbye to them. So Tony, Steve, you all better stay fucking alive :sneezing_face:
9/10
This film is a good exercise on what it means to live in a society. If you've watched this movie and are reading this comment right now, i think it's safe to assume you're someone who tries to rationally process everything around you and have at least once wondered about the societal structures we are thrown into from birth and how they dictate a big part of our lives from the first second. And if you're aware of how conditioned and ultimately stifled living can be most times, you must have thought at one point or another what it would be like to send it all to hell and go live in a forest and be self sufficient and not have to work to be able to afford food, and not feel like your worth is dictated by your career or how much money you have in your bank account. Well, this movie does that for you, arriving to the conclusion that to be truly human you have to live with other humans, which means you have to live in a society. In the end, that comes with a lot of downsides because as much as it is human to relate and seek personal connections, unfortunately, it is also human to seek power and control, which is attained through money, which in turn is what conditions and stifles us all. There's obvious upsides and downsides to every story, and the most captivating aspect of this film is that it explores the different dimensions of the most general possible concept: living. It makes you think, it does a good job in maintaining its balance and showing both sides, allowing the viewer to form their own opinions. However, it can get corny and a bit too on the nose at times, and technically wise it's nothing impressive. Solid and entertaining watch.
Great, great docu, with a beginning, a middle and an end, with a clear vision and (what i feel like was) honesty. Billie and Finneas are proof that, no matter how much the cultural and musical landscape changes, talent always wins out in the end. I don't think there's a person in this world that doesn't think these two were born to make music. Their family life was great to watch, and seeing Billie gain her footing as an artist, but above all a person, was really cool. She's so young, and initially I thought maybe too young to already have a movie made about her, but there's no doubt hers is a story that deserves to be told because it's just so impressive. I'm rooting for her and hope she stays as true to herself as she's been so far.
Started off incredibly strong but starts dragging by the last third. What feels fresh, surprising and original in the beginning becomes repetitive, predictable and quite honestly boring by the end. Still, a very enjoyable watch - I especially liked the genuine chuckles I let out in the first half of the film - some great one liners!
it’s painful that Zendaya is in this (and doing an absolute amazing job) because then I am forced to watch it and even tho so episodes are somewhat worth it, others like this one are literally the most pretentious empty weird self-important 60 minutes of tv. sigh. at least Zendaya is in it.
how can I give something more than 10 hearts??????? this was probably my favourite episode of anything ever. Incredible writing, incredible dialogues, incredible character building, incredible acting and such a viewing experience if you happen to relate to any of these characters (which I think we all do in some way). brilliant work!
First time I watched this film I was a kid, I really had no idea of what I was watching, but I knew it felt earth-shattering. Second time I watched it, I knew it was a love story, I knew they couldn't be together because they were gay, that was about all that I could understand, no nuances, but still... earth-shattering. Have watched it maybe 12 times in total. Every single time, earth-shattering. Tonight was my most recent rewatch, the first one in a couple of years. The first one after studying film in university. The first one after watching so. many. different. kinds. of. movies. trying to catch up on all the ones I missed before I found the love I have for this art form. Little did I know... no matter what film I watch, the one I watched when I was way too young to understand half of what it really meant, what it really represented - or the reasons as to why it's one of the most beautiful things I have ever had the privilege to watch -, would always be the one every other movie would have to live up to. My experience watching it this time around was familiar, as it always is. Like always, I could recite every big scene, I knew most sequences by heart, but Ennis and Jack feel more real than ever to me, now. I feel like for the very first time I really understood the full scope of their emotions, and bonded with them more than I had ever before. I was also blown away by the technical aspects of it too, Ang Lee's incredible talent. I understood it was a beautiful movie before, but now I can see just how beautiful it is. And is there even a way of putting Jake and Heath's performance into words? To me there isn't. All they had was Brokeback Mountain, and I will always have Brokeback Mountain too.
100000000000000000000000/10
This is regarded by many as the greatest film of all time, and I can definitely see why. Incredible storytelling, tension from the first to the last second, fantastic performances, beautifully shot film, iconic sequences. The story in itself, you know, mob business, doesn't mean anything to me and films only become my absolute favourites when they touch my heart in some way, which this one didn't, neither do most - if not all - the classics. Probably a generational thing, I don't know. Happy I finally watched this, after so long though. It wasn't really what I imagined, but I think I liked it better this way than what I thought it was going to be like.
9/10
I miss Heath.
10/10
This was.... interesting. It's one of those films that tries to do too much and ends up falling short. It was a bit all over the place for me in terms of not only style, but also storyline and characters. There are some really incredible dialogues, and the connection between the catholic religion and environmental activism was something that I had never thought about before and yet makes so much sense, so that was definitely my favourite part about this film: it touches a subject and a discussion through an original perspective, even if at times it felt a bit propagandistic. The ending sure was something.. not particularly one I liked, though.
8/10
i like the message in this movie, but don't people know bisexuality is a thing that exists?
7/10
wish i could attend some kind of masterclass with the people responsible for writing the screenplays in this show.
This movie is perfect. The screenplay is incredible, the performances are haunting, the pace, the tone and the storytelling are flawless. What a breath of fresh air.
Great GREAT documentary, with one of the most clear explanations on why cis actors should not be playing trans roles. A must watch.
