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Reviews
Scarface (1983)
Stop idolizing misogyny, drugs, and toxic masculinity
Acting was great, there is no doubt about that. How many times have you heard quoted phrases about this movie? And how many times have you seen kids trying to imitate men and women like this? Yes, this was an an eighties movie and I understand the plot, 4 or 5 times I stopped the film because I had to rest and think about all the things that were making me feel uncomfortable about this movie: misogyny, homophobia, revenge, toxic masculinity, impulsivity, greed... etc. We all can see the things that killed these people, and I am not talking about the drugs.
When I ended it, I just realized that the sooner we stop placing movies like this up on a pedestal, the better we will be.
Whiplash (2014)
Yes, excellent but...
This movie could give us a dangerous idea of the "cost of greatness", and I have trouble with it. As a psychologist, and like everyone I suppose, it's obvious how dangerous these kinds of obsessions can be: anxiety, stress, depression, severe mental disorders in general that can conduct to cardiac arrests, illnesses, deadly diseases, and suicides, to all that it joins a flood of collateral damage with third parties (relatives, friends, couples, children, etc.)
After everything Fletcher did to Andrew throughout the entire film, Whiplash ends giving us the idea that perfection (obsessions) can be reached by human beings, which is stupid because this only exists as an ideal. It makes us believe that through "hard work" and immeasurable demands, a musician can become "successful". Maybe with these ideas the film could also give us some kind of justification for Fletcher's behavior with his students.
Whiplash is an excellent movie: cinematography, acting, music, and many other things were magnificent. But I like to think that this film wasn't created just to try to inspire people to highlight in an, increasingly, competitive and individualistic world.
Instead, I want to believe that it was made to warn people of how dangerous can be this "way to success", the cost of it, and its several consequences. To incentivize mental (and physical) health care above anything else must be a priority for everyone.
Breaking Bad: Fifty-One (2012)
Best of Anna Gunn
I really don't understand why so much hate on Skyler's character.
I think all of the actors and actresses are brilliant on this show but on this episode Anna's acting is just amazing to watch. I feel like I'm living exactly what Skyler is feeling. Her words and reactions fits perfectly with the situation she's in.
As an actress I think she deserves more recognition and respect because we don't see many like her lately.