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Emancipation (2022)
Falls a bit short but - still worth the watch
Another important film on slavery in America. It is important for us to repeat this topic even though it is ironic that WIll Smith is the lead.
For me the weird color threw me off. Even our home theater system with all our settings it was hard to get the picture to look good. But the movie sounded awesome. The dialog however was a bit hard to hear so not sure what is going on there.
But overall definitely worth a watch. I did find myself wanting to learn more about this American legend and hero. I think the script could have been a little more interesting as the characters were not as in depth as they could have been.
Tiger 24 (2022)
Layered Story - Great Looking Tigers - Great Messaging - Gripping
Extraordinary documentary that is riveting from start to finish. Shows the ground reality of tiger conservation in India. The story centers around a massive male tiger called TIGER 24 / T24 / Ustad and his alleged killings on humans in and around Ranthambhore tiger reserve. His story has a lot of nuance and layers and the film reflects this in a gripping manner.
The footage is awesome. I have never seen tiger footage that looks so great and is so unguarded with long takes that lets the natural action unfold as opposed to the usual Nature Documentary editing.
TIGER 24 is not a Nature Documentary. This is more of a narrative documentary with a murder mystery and a message about the ground reality of conservation.
Definitely watch on a big screen or projector to appreciate the photography. My partner and I have a small home theater system so the film looked and sounded awesome. Music is really great too.