2/27/2017 1 Comment À propos de NiceI only has a few things to talk about for this film. First is how i find it. So i searched Jean Vigo on Youtube, and many of short films popped out, and then i saw a film that it's title picture is a naked woman who is sitting on a chair, and then i clicked that movie without hesitation, i just feel like i have to be honest with you about this. Secondly, about the film itself, i don't know what really is going on, it kinda just shows the life of people in Nice; and then i saw the naked woman part, i'm guessing the director tried tell us that French people is very open-minded? What's more, the use of music is also really interesting, and i know Jean Vigo is a director who knows the use of music, so i think he did a good job on this one, since this is his very first movie.
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2/27/2017 1 Comment Citizen KaneThis is the first old American movie that i saw that feels like it's being made in modern times. It's almost like watching The wolf of wall street in a black and white version. I think the reason why this movie looks so good is that it used many interesting shots and cuts which made it looks so "professional"(i can't think of any other words to explain this feeling). The viewing experience is awesome, and i do like the twist in the end.
Talking about plot, the movie talks about how Charles Foster Kane became one of the most successful people in the world who almost owns everything, but then, fall immediately and lost almost everything. What makes this movie more interesting is it starts with the death of Charles Kane, and then tell the story with the view of a reporter. Before the movie, i thought citizen kane means a hero called kane, and it's about his glory story, but sadly charles kane is just a man with too much ambitious, and he kinda dig his own grave through the story. I feel no sympathy for this character at all, he had it coming. The biggest part about this movie is the use of some technology stuff. In this movie, the use of deep focus is amazing, although i'm not 100% sure what this really is, but i know it's a filming technique that relates to the background and the action. I remember this movie has many shots of big structure but with people doing some movements in it. And also when i search how they make some of the scenes, i found a picture of Orson Welles is holding camera with half of his body underground; i think he was trying to film some really low-angle shots. Loves it. 2/23/2017 0 Comments A monster's callAfter watching Manchester by the sea, i wondered if my life can get any more depressed, so i watched this movie, and my life did get more depressed. Since i watched this movie right after i watched Manchester by the sea, so i compared both movies a little bit. Unlike MBTS, this movie has more emotional outburst, and those moments are presented by some amazing CGI and animations. This is a very good looking movie, and i think if you love fantasy story, you will enjoy it.
The story is about a boy, who has a sick mom and was being bullied a lot in school. He always has a nightmare about he can't save his mom from an earthquake, and also he has a version about a tree-looking monster. Again, not gonna spoiler here, since the plot matters to the whole viewing experience. I think this movie is kinda similar to Pan's Labyrinth, they are both dark fantasy(sort of), and they both have some visually stunning elements. But this movie is more straight forward, it tells you what's gonna happen in this movie, including the choices of different characters , but it didn't tell how it's gonna effect the those characters. When you watched this movie, put more focus on the boy's life, that's how i understand this movie, and i believe the director wants us to think that way too. I can not say how awesome this movie is without talking about those visual elements. I saw a video about how they make the monster, it's pretty much like how they make Hulk in the avenger: they build part of the monster then add CGI later, and those CGI are really well made. Also, the animation in this movie is beyond beautiful, but it's kinda dark though, so be alarmed. I think the best part of this movie is Liam Neeson's monster voice, and himself appeared in the movie somewhere too(see if you can find it). 2/23/2017 0 Comments Manchester by the seaI've never felt so depressed in my life so far after watching this movie, while i'm glad that i didn't miss such a good movie that did a good job on story telling, acting, and shots. This is those kind movies that makes you pay attention to what is going on all the time, and it's a neat experience to watch this.
For the story itself(no spoiler, since the spoiler will give the feeling away about this movie), it's about a young man who has experienced some life problems, and started to feel nothing about his life. But one day he got a phone call from a hospital in Manchester and learned that his brother is dying, and the story goes from there. I think the story of this movie is one of the most important reasons why this movie is so good, and so sad at the same time, so i wish everyone should watch it. But at the same time, if you're expecting a movie with super big plot twist or a super "epic" story, i won't recommend this movie to you, since everything in this movie seems so peaceful, so is the plot. The sadness is everywhere, not just in one part. The story telling in this movie is mostly forward, with some flashbacks. Like i mentioned before, the director successfully created a depressing mood in the beginning, and it keeps going through out the entire film. You can feel this mood from the filter(i believe the director used some kind of filter) the music, and also, the awesome acting from Casey Affleck. To be honest, during the entire movie, i think Casey Affleck almost has only one expression, which is a face with no expression, but when he comes to an emotional outbreak, his acting becomes so powerful that will breaks your heart for sure. There is several time that i just want to paused the movie and clam down a little bit. Well, before this movie, i wish Ryan Gosling can get the Oscar, but now i've changed my mind. This movie just keep throwing it's emotion at you, i feel so sorry of Casey right now even though i don't have kids. Spoiler alert!!!!!!!!!
When i saw the trailer for this movie for the first time, i decided i'm going to see it in the movie theatre when it came out. And i still remember when i stood in front of the two posters of "Arrival" and "Doctor Strange" outside the Florence movie theatre, i knew "Arrival" can wait for it's best time. So i got this movie last week, and watched it on Saturday; as i expected, this movie is confusing and needs to be watched with patience and observation. I watched it 1 am in the morning, so i'm like half brain dead, which made me still kinda confused about some of the plot, but overall, i did enjoy my time of watching this movie. This is a non-traditional science fiction movie from my opinion, it told a story which 12 space ship appeared on different parts of the earth, and people already know they're from outer space since they considered those squid-looking creature inside the spaceships are aliens. But the problem is human don't know the true intension of those creatures, and they lacked of ways to communicate with them, so the military force has to ask a female linguist called louise for help, and the story goes from there. The movie starts with the death of louise's daughter, who dies in cancer, and during the movie, there is several flashback about it too. It seems like Louise was struggled with her daughter's death during the whole story. However (spoiler alert again!!!!!), it turns out those flashback are actually a future version which was given by those aliens in the spaceship; Lousie learned that she is going to have a daughter and her daughter will die no matter what after she got closer with the aliens. That's biggest twist in the movie, and the story ends with Louise decided to accept her fate. My biggest confusion, or it maybe a sense of dissatisfy is that i think that twist seems too small for such a big story, i was actually expecting something different, like the whole story is an infinite loop or something like that. I feel like the director put the daughter scene in the very front is only meant to confuse the audience, not to make the story feel like a whole. After you know the twist, the whole story became a straight story, which is just when a woman got some superpower from the alien, she began to use that power too see her future daughter, and that's it. When i think that way, i would feel the daughter part in the beginning was kinda unnecessary, since it didn't affect the story at all, and i think something smart should happened to that scene. Those are just my understanding about this movie, i still love the way how the director told the story, it really makes you want to know what's going on next, even though what's about to happen is a little bit stupid. I would be happy to watch this movie again when i totally forgot the plot of this movie. |
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