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Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
A wonky force
Here we go again. Everyone is back except Darth Vader etc. So why all the negative reviews? This is good entertainment, but not much more. Star Wars is maybe the first movie franchise, or the first cinematic universe. So no point complaining about Star Wars being commercial. It is the the definition of commersialism.
Is it a good movie? Not particularly good. The main problem is that thee characters lack depth, its not the acting that is bad. Ok Harrison Ford is bad, but not the rest.
Visual effects and sound is outstanding as always in these movies. These effects work well to cover up for the uninteresting plot. Which of course is one of the main ideas of this franchise.
Kärlek deluxe (2014)
Chic-lit author going serious
Predictable but fun. Obviously the authors of the script had no good relation to serious literature. To become accepted by the cultural elite is not easy but the female chic-lit author Selma finds herself a culture coach and starts writing a more serious novel on Gotland. Unfortunately her plans are spoiled by John, a cover band musician living on a camping nearby. Or maybe not. There is also the other guy from Stockholm, already half-way to enter the establishment. Why any of these guys should matter so much for her writing is unclear. This is a romantic comedy with some pretensions of criticizing the establishment. It would have been great if the movie had something profound to say about the elite controlling Swedish, and international, literature (Bonnier, the Nobel Committee, etc). Now it is just a pretty good romantic comedy, which is not a bad accomplishment at all.