For the first two thirds, "Triangle of Sadness" is a really strong, funny, but also bitter satire. Director Ruben Östlund targets the world of the rich and beautiful and relies heavily on black humor. The cast is strong across the board. In particular, the long discussions between the main characters Carl (Harris Dickinson) and Yaya (the recently deceased Charlbi Dean) were always fascinating. The film is by no means subtle. Bodily fluids play a significant role in a crucial sequence.
What I didn't like was the film's final third, which dragged on far too long. The film is at least 20 minutes too long. The finale was neither surprising nor particularly exciting. Östlund most likely wanted to demonstrate what happens when the previously established hierarchy is turned upside down. That was unnecessary, especially at that length. Overall, I would still give the movie a clear recommendation.
Oh fuck. I need two hours back. Olivia could play a cucumber, but the story has no point. The trailer shows us one thing and we get a whole different movie.
The weird family, the flashbacks, the story is there, but it was so poorly edited/written.
The irony of this film is that it is supposed to show the evils of racism while casting the all too white Charlton Heston, Akim Tamiroff and Marlene Dietrich as Mexicans. Aside from this irony, the film is one of the most important films within the genre of Film Noir for good reason. The cinematography in the first and last scenes are pure brilliance. This is arguably one of Orson Welles best films, both as an actor and director. If you do watch it make sure and watch the reconstructed version, based on Welles original desire for the film.
"Not everything is fleeting."
Indescribably beautiful in every way. Sciamma knows exactly when to linger and exactly when to let go. This is a film that is in complete control. It doesn’t just depict the longing, the love, the heartbreak; it gives the audience permission to experience these feelings with the film. It allows us into these moments in such delicate and masterful ways, that we are swept up into the romance along with Marianne and Héloïse.
Its interesting how many shots in this movie could exist in the latest artsy horror film released by A24. But in the context of this film, they don’t horrify the audience; they haunt us. They haunt us both despite and because of their beauty. They haunt us in the same way as Orpheus’ last goodbye to Eurydice.
"Turn around."
I guess i don't know how i feel about the ending... It was a bit unexpected..
It's a fitting way to end the series. Some great cameos, some great one liners, and enough of a finale to end the show. Although, like everyone else, I'll be expecting it to return in a few years time.
Nice work.
I honestly loved it. Very bittersweet and a nice ending for these characters.
This is an amazing fairy tale. It looks incredible. It's both heartwarming and spooky. There's so much to try and absorb. I always feel like I need to watch it again because I keep thinking I'm not seeing everything I should be.
The plight of little Ofelia is so sad that it does take away from my enjoyment of the film. There is so much hardship and tragedy in her life that it's practically painful to watch. Also, Capitan Vidal (Ofelia's stepfather) is tremendously cruel. He's as extreme a villain as I can think of. There's a lot of gore and suspenseful moments of impending torture. This is not for the kiddies.
I acknowledge that this is a great film. The way it looks, the story, the direction. It's an achievement.
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I was sucked in immediately. The cinematography and sound create a brilliant atmosphere. The problem is that it didn't get any better than looking and sounding good. The fantasy plot didn't feel original or interesting. A self writing book, retrieving items that lead the next fantasy and crawling into the earth to find a creature - not exactly interesting. The fascist army plot wasn't interesting either. All we see was a sick captain in a dull drama. The characters are very obvious. By that I mean it's obvious Mercedes is with the resistance, instead of using her as a mystery or for some tension, and the Captain is a one dimensional sicko. There is nothing clever here. The fantasy and reality don't compliment each other. By the end the mentally ill girls dies and then the completely obvious story parallel from the start is connected, which is that the fatherless girl and princess who died in the fantasy are now both reunited. Is it panto season?
I'm a big fan of Pixar films, but this new animated division of Disney, which crafted Moana, is superb. The quality of the art is clean and georgeous. The personal idiocyncristic movements that capture each character are reminiscent of the work of the great animator Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away). This animated movie is a gem, must see movie. Beyond it's technical excellence, the story is full and unique. Disney gets a new princess (OK... Chief's daughter). Children get two new songs with which to drive their parents crazy and replace Frozen (on repeat). The Asian Pacific is brought to life. Both children and adults will love this picture. I'm a fan. I give it a 10 (spectacular) out of 10.
Preposterous as a piece of sci-fi, with time travel gimmicks that don't ring true. The film is unusual in its styling too. It's often played out like a Disney channel movie, yet littered with expletives that rule out family viewing. The film ends unsatisfactorily too; for me, at least. But despite the negatives, kudos should be awarded to the urban setting, and the effort to bring a blacklivesmatter plot in a sci-fi context. Not a great film then, but certainly an interesting one.
O mais interessante desse filme é que senti os atores mais expostos que as pessoas relatando suas histórias.
Enjoyable, but feels like such a standard comedy central animated show at this point. There was some fairly legit if not exactly subtle satire about military admiration, and I laughed at "steal a meal from Neal McBeal the Navy Seal," but something's missing for me somehow I guess I can't get over it feeling like a warmed over version of Archer with animals.
Keith Olberman did a good job parodying himself, and Todd is quickly becoming my favorite character on the show with his Japanese girlfriend/scammer subplot. The meat of the episode was fun enough, and had enough laughs, that I was amused even if I wasn't entirely on board.
Already 5 episodes have aired, this needs to be updated
