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Börn náttúrunnar (1991)
A Nice If Not Perfect Picture.
Ok, this is not the film from which you expect win the oscar, but who the hell cares? This is a beautiful film that allows one to enjoy gorgeous scenery of Iceland.
The way the movie is directed or the acting you cannot fault because of it's own limitations. But as the movie moves ahead you realise that this one is more of a mix of a strong sense of nostalgia and a fairy tale. The world they grew old into became a place which did not make much sense to these elderly people. Therefore, they are in a spiritual struggle in which they seek an escape from the urban lifestyle and a return to their natural ones; their villages and the intact countryside of Iceland, where people still stick to the rituals of the past, most things are hand-made but exquisite and there is no shortage of breathtaking colours, mists and the things leave you stunned.
I admit nostalgia is not the most authentic topic; I mean it follows a pretty straightforward and familiar topic where elderly people feel locked in care homes and they must pay a final visit to their origin of life before resting in peace. Meanwhile, the nostalgia has been impressive with the combination of naturalism. I really enjoyed the time that I have invested for this movie.
Exotica (1994)
Interesting Exposure to Momentary Affections of People, But Not Enough For Me
I believe what makes 'Exotica' worth your time is that it is good at showing instantaneous affectivity among people at various situations, be it a scene of a crime or a night club or anything nearly that disturbing; although when the move ended, I realised that I found myself unpersuaded with the turn of events.
I think one main point for the film being that there can be very sincere sorts of relationships even at a gentleman's club, origins of which, however, were not satisfactorily revealed in this picture. Sure, there was an understanding and unfolding of what had happened until protagonist reached to the starting point of movie but still it is lacking about an explanation of the origins of their behaviours. Take Christina, as an example. Even though we are exposed to some of her experiences with Francis and Eric, these fail to explain why she behaves this way; one would suggest that the path for these kind of people is already articulated enough beforehand, but then I would reply I would like to see the situation in Christina's terms.
I would also like to add that there is a weird, surreal sense of entanglement surrounding the plot; I am not sure whether the story is about this but does real life work similar to this? Obviously, there is complexity to some degree in lives, I mean none of our stories is far from being simple but there always is a chance to simplify things, which I am yet to find in this movie. Egg smuggling, suspicion around child murder, giving free tickets resulting in more than a social experience; all in all did not seem very coherent or flowing naturally to me. Is life that haphazard and that connected at the same time?
Nevertheless, I am going to say this: I enjoyed the slightly uncomfortable sense that something preventable was going to happen towards the end, because that is a thing that you can emphatise easily. Sometimes, there is a clear misunderstanding between two people, which you can see clearly as a complete alien third but there is not much to do as you are behind a mute glass; this, I believe, was the case among Francis, Eric and Thomas. Thankfully, dreaded things do not come true all the time.
It was amusing, definitely worth-watching, but ultimately unconvincing for people like me with shallow imagination.
Borgen (2010)
Good political drama excels in personal lives rather than politics.
As an international viewer, I am not very keen ondynamics of Danish politics however I am pretty positive that they can make really good movies and TV shows. Borgen includes many of their internationally acclaimed stars such as Sidse Babett-Knudsen, Pilou Asbæk.
I think it is a bit of wishful thinking that a lead politician in any country is depicted in such idealism and naivity as Birgitte Nyborg is. Every mass political party is immersed in corporate interests more or less nowadays. Of course they believe what they're doing is mostly good but the show lacks the cynical perspective. I do not buy the idea that Birgitte Nyborg would not have her own interests and has accomplished everything out of personal satisfaction of helping ordinary people.
It is really stories of individuals that makes Borgen well-worth of wathcing. Rise and falls of Torben, all the turbulances that Kasper or Katrine goes through. Most of scandals that surround politics and mass media are well told. I think the show is quite realistic about the way it tells the stories of families.
The scenes that have taken place in TV1 are also quite engaging. I think that Torben is the upright, old fashioned journalist who has the rights and wrongs of ol school whereas Alex is a young top-down guy who likes to dictate very contemporary methods but in the end surprisingly older methods prevail. Inserting of Alex in season 3 must be about something political which is not illuminated very brightly in the show.
All in all, obviously it takes time but is a good investment because the narrative is convincing and acting is quite good. I recommend it highly despite of its flaws.
Démanty noci (1964)
On The Trail of 2 Innocent Boys.
I don't think this movie is much surrealistic as it tends to transmit the experience of 2 young boys' about concentration camps. But I do concur strongly that it is timeless. Apart the KL lettering on the back side of their jackets, there isn't much clue about time frame which this movie depicts. It could be easily about Stalinistic oppression too.
It is beautifully shot and edited. Memories of boys are gently interspersed into stream. Other times there is documentary-style realism present. I think it reflects their inability to comprehend what it going on in world or at least in their particular view. They are running from soldiers, guns and concentration camps almost instinctively, like animals sensing danger.
Hunting scene is the climax of the film. It is a very absurd and inequitable image that nearly 20 old guys with rifles are chasing 2 unarmed boys to death.
The most unfavorable aspect of the movie is that it felt uncommunicative at many times, and that is mainly because characters rarely talk.
Sounds were impressive though.
Macunaíma (1969)
A succesful attempt of entertaining anarchic and modernistic irony
This film is hard to categorise because one can say that it is sincere, naturalist, mocking of urban life of metropols in Brazil; while being very entertaining and relatively easy to watch. Not quite knowlegdeable what is going on at that side of the ocean, I can only find the resemblances with my own country (Turkey), which is on par with Brazil in terms of industrialization, wealth and education. What you see in the film is streets are dangerous in many ways. Thievery, trickery and violence are present and politics are involved too. But it is very fortunate that this film is not totally a cold-hearted judgment of society of Brazil. Fantastic elements are incorporated so well that the result is very amusing in some sequences but it still leaves ashes in your mouth. Characters are greatly genuine and colorful and and script makes you curious about the book it is based upon. You just wanna watch more and you stumble upon its anarchic and modernistic wisdom. You needn't dig very deep to get the best out of this movie yet it touches nicely to the matters of society in Brazil. As you watch just be curious more and more about Brazil's problems.
A very impressive movie hard to fault that deserves 8 out of 10.
In film nist (2011)
Why should we watch this?
I totally respect the work Mr. Panahi had done and hardships he faced but this i refuse to give praise just because this footage represents something against Iran regime. American magazines give fake praises and it is overemphasized that this was recorded by an Iphone.
It is generally honest and warm. But it is neither a political statement, nor a triumph. It does not represent a great value as a movie because it doesn't have a strong point for viewers.
Ayla (2017)
A Missed Opportunity To Memorialize Forgotten Heroes.
Firstly, "Oscar nominee of Turkey" was a tag to attract Turkish audience. And i think it worked.
Turkish soldiers who went on a mission for the Korean war were dramatic piece of history. None of us give enough credit for those spared for securing Turkey's position in modern Western World and NATO. But we know these soldiers proved both fearless and humanitarian during their duty. Was it a wise choice to send them and how it resulted? Here is not the place to answer. But we can say this movie was quite numb to the politics of 1950s and took just what it needed from those days.
Based on a real story that we heard on TV before, scenario was the strong point of the movie. But instead of giving it the depth and character development it deserved, script plunged into silly sentimentality at all. Ismail Hacioglu, Ali Atay and even Cetin Tekindor failed to deliver something special from their selves. To make things worse like TV series seen on TRT TV like "Diriliş: Ertugrul" there were absurd and unrealistic fight scenes, Turkish Airlines and Hyundai ads. There was an irrelevant jump to the 1999 earthquake and scenario felt disconnected.
Cinematography was not bad, there were beautiful shots and high quality. The real footage at the end was charming.
Overall; another extravagant and shallow Turkish blockbuster film made a lot of fuss but nothing gained.