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Il Principe (2023)
Fascinating
A large group of young twenty somethings came into an island by three boats where the exiled Prince had his home with his wife and family. During their loud (by their own admission) partying they "borrowed" the Prince's dinghy and and he got MAD. Madder than he should have and fired a gunshot into the air, the second gun shot went off accidentally when one of the partygoers jumped him. It hit one of the young men who died two months later.
The murdered man's sister who was a wannabe model (but couldn't make it because of her teeth) has made it her mission to bring the Prince to "justice" and stay in the news that way. I do not doubt her sincerity and pain, that is achingly obvious.
Horrible and negligent. Sad and unfair. But NOT deliberate, planned murder. I would be more sympathetic if both sides admitted wrongdoing not just the Prince. He owned to it immediately but since the victims sister is out for blood he has understandably defending himself.
Very very well made film.
The Astronaut Farmer (2006)
Not values I want to teach my children
A married father of three selfishly obsessively pursues his very personal goal of launching himself into space because he wants to be an astronaut. What kind of man//parent would do that, having his small children be a witness and party to it? This isn't about a dream. It's about a selfish narcissistic fantasy that teaches selfishness, places far too much responsibility on small children, and condones breaking federal laws. And that's just the story.
The actual film is so ludicrous that it's hard to even describe. Plot holes well scratch that there really are so many plot holes that it's like trying to walk across a net. So unrealistic and not in a good way. If his mission had failed which clearly it would have in reality the impact on his widow dealing with federal authorities debt and children possibly being taken from her. But hey at least her husband got what he wanted.