"It is the destination, not the journey."
The Brutalist is an INCREDIBLE piece of cinema. It is monumental. Immaculate filmmaking from Brady Corbet. This film is so perfectly designed on every level. The Brutalist is an immense tower of epic storytelling. It is a sweeping immigrant story standing in for countless others on the power of influence, servitude, and building a lasting legacy all in pursuit of the American dream. (Not to mention quite the interesting Art vs Commerce debate that can be tied back to modern filmmaking). Complex, vast, and utterly mesmerizing for all three and a half hours. Adrian Brody's most fully realized and best work since The Pianist as an empathetic Hungarian architect. He is phenomenal here - no surprise he is up for the Oscar! Guy Pearce is sensational and Felicity Jones emits strength and raw emotion. The score balances delicacy with overwhelming power while the cinematography captures the awe-inspiring classical filmmaking of the past making the timely film feel timeless. One of, if not the best of the year - this is my pick for Best Picture! I will never understand how this was made for less than $10 million. Truly one of the best-looking and sounding movies of the year! The Brutalist left me emotionally crushed - it is a thunderous reminder of the power an artist possesses. Director Brady Corbet's 3 hour and 35 minute saga lives up to the hype: the enormity of this film should not be understated. Never in my life have I ever had an intermission for a movie until now. It needed one, you need to fully be there for every second of this complicated masterpiece. I was moved and utterly blown away.
This film will transcend the decades of cinema. Watching The Brutalist feels like unearthing something we all believed was lost forever, and when it's finally in front of you, it's almost impossible to believe it exists. Throughout the entire film, I kept thinking, 'I thought we forgot how to make movies like this...'
The Brutalist is so overwhelming that I can't articulate how expansive, curious, and enrapturing this picture is. It's the rare occasion of knowing you've watched an epic whose political and historical context immediately establishes it as a masterpiece. Cinema that is so sprawling and gorgeous. I am at a loss for words.
The Brutalist is an INCREDIBLE piece of cinema. It is monumental. Immaculate filmmaking from Brady Corbet. This film is so perfectly designed on every level. The Brutalist is an immense tower of epic storytelling. It is a sweeping immigrant story standing in for countless others on the power of influence, servitude, and building a lasting legacy all in pursuit of the American dream. (Not to mention quite the interesting Art vs Commerce debate that can be tied back to modern filmmaking). Complex, vast, and utterly mesmerizing for all three and a half hours. Adrian Brody's most fully realized and best work since The Pianist as an empathetic Hungarian architect. He is phenomenal here - no surprise he is up for the Oscar! Guy Pearce is sensational and Felicity Jones emits strength and raw emotion. The score balances delicacy with overwhelming power while the cinematography captures the awe-inspiring classical filmmaking of the past making the timely film feel timeless. One of, if not the best of the year - this is my pick for Best Picture! I will never understand how this was made for less than $10 million. Truly one of the best-looking and sounding movies of the year! The Brutalist left me emotionally crushed - it is a thunderous reminder of the power an artist possesses. Director Brady Corbet's 3 hour and 35 minute saga lives up to the hype: the enormity of this film should not be understated. Never in my life have I ever had an intermission for a movie until now. It needed one, you need to fully be there for every second of this complicated masterpiece. I was moved and utterly blown away.
This film will transcend the decades of cinema. Watching The Brutalist feels like unearthing something we all believed was lost forever, and when it's finally in front of you, it's almost impossible to believe it exists. Throughout the entire film, I kept thinking, 'I thought we forgot how to make movies like this...'
The Brutalist is so overwhelming that I can't articulate how expansive, curious, and enrapturing this picture is. It's the rare occasion of knowing you've watched an epic whose political and historical context immediately establishes it as a masterpiece. Cinema that is so sprawling and gorgeous. I am at a loss for words.