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!
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@2016moonlight Totally agree. It blew me away. Ratings on here are often misleading. Rotten tomatoes is a better tool for that.
Pride Month 1 film a day challenge:
#2
Where do I even start with this film.................................................... Gosh it's so lovely, it's making me want to cry.
I'm gonna have to do bullet-points cus there's so much i want to talk about.
The fact that this film is based on a novel written by a woman, it's written for screen by two women, directed by a woman, and has two incredible female leads.
The way it gets w|w love so perfectly right (probably due to reasons explained in point 1). It's shown through subtle looks and growing tension, through friendship, understanding and romance. The characters fit so well together. Each of them is a complex, multifaceted, well built character with their own struggles and strength, and they each bring out the best in one another. Jean helps Lydia see her worth, helps her see she can stand on her own. Lydia helps Jean let herself go, conquer her past and breathe out.
Charlie and the bee subplot - honestly amazing. This film said gay rights and bee rights and literally that's all we, the human race, should care about too. The recurring idea of a beehive being composed of mostly females, living in perfect harmony. The recurring theme of bees listening to you, and keeping your secrets. The way Charlie finds purpose in keeping them. The way the bees freaking save the day!!!!!!!!! Oh my god... a dream literally a dream.
Still on Charlie: the way the film destroys toxic masculinity with the figure of his absent father and the way he tells Charlie he needs to be a man, just because he cares about nature.
Annie's subplot: telling yet another woman's story, and adding a interracial relationship too. The scene where they force her miscarriage is haunting and really drives the point of how little women could dictate their own lives then home.
The photography!!!!!! Rural Scotland's a breathtakingly beautiful scenery, but there are countless gorgeous shots all around (when Jean's watching Lydia take a bath........................................... and she looks back......................... poetic cinema).
The only reason I'm not giving this a 10 is, whilst i understand the ending, i still don't think there was a big enough reason for them to end up apart. Just let them be together for god's sake.
9/10
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@2016moonlight
I totally agree with your review. And especially with point 7. I was totally disappointed. They should have lived happily WITH each other. Not separate.
Not much new that we didn’t know. All those low life countries need to stop deforestation and wild animal hunt. But they won’t because all those countries are poor and corrupt.
And maybe let corona do its job and kill x% of the world population.
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Actually it’s the people in the rich countries that force the poor to deforest and live in a corrupt world. If you keep buying the cheaper product which was not sustainably crafted or grown you are part of the problem. If you keep eating meat and fish every day you are part of that problem. So you are right when you say that this documentary shows no “new” facts but your comment clearly shows that people still haven’t understood the known fact and are still not reflecting these facts on their own life and action. I urge you to take a look at the origin of the products you buy in the supermarket next time you’re there and try to find alternatives that have been growing locally. Also if you’re not a vegetarian try to reduce the amount of meat you eat a week, and the 1-2 times a week you do eat meat treat yourself high quality locally sustainably produced meat. Thank you
i loved how this film just has the characters in an incessant search for a way to cheat death, through myth, religion and science, only for them to realise eternal peace can only be found once you accept nature cannot be changed and all things must die. it's such a peaceful way to deal with death, and it really makes the world around you stop while you watch. it tells you that in the end we're all just a part of something bigger and are never in control of our own lives, because life will end, no matter how much we try to fight it. that can be scary for some, but to me it just makes living less scary.
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@2016moonlight That it does. We should enjoy our now because we'll never be this exact makeup of stardust ever again.
Can't believe it took me so long to watch this film! Absolutely amazing, and every bit as relevant today as it was in 98. There's nothing better than movies that act as think pieces about society, because I don't think there's a more effective media for that than film, and The Truman Show has to be one of the best think-piece movies I've ever watched!
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@2016moonlight its a suberb movie without a doubt.
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oh those poor old gays
7/10
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@2016moonlight i see you in almost every queer movie's comment section lmfaooo
