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Network (1976)
This is the type of film that began as a satire and ended being a description of what is happening right now in our society.
The movie is about the fall of Beale, a man who worked on a television channel, and that, in my opinion, was made crazy by it. In such a dangerous environment, the money and success and rating of audience are the most important things, people will begin to go crazy. It was not one of the film I liked the most, simply because it was very slow and it didn't touch me that much emotionally, except for the end. I believe that this movie is still relevant because it talks about a very modern problem, where technology and television are becoming the most influent and important things. Unlike films today, it portrays the message in such an uninteresting way with everything being said through dialogue and not told visually. There are many other ways a film can tell its message and story than just talking about it through the characters monologue/ dialogue. Beale was not prophetic or interesting in what he was saying, he was simply just a lost man who didn't know himself, is what it seemed like. I also didn't connect to him as a person or protagonists, as his motivation were not clear or explained well.
Brick (2005)
Loved this movie
Brick was one of the best movie I've ever watched. It was smart, the actors were amazing, and the story was interesting. I loved some of the shots during the movie, for example when the camera films a clock at an certain hour, it goes out of focus and then suddenly another hour is displayed. Or when, at the very beginning, just the shoes of the characters are showed at the lockers and a note written on a piece of paper falls from the inside of the locker. I think that for a limited budget it was an amazingly done production. However, i it had't been for the film noir vibe that was predominant in the movie, it wouldn't have been the same. Firstly, because it wouldn't have been credible and secondly because it forced the viewer to change his point of view to truly enjoy the movie. It's obvious that high school kids don't talk that way. I liked the noir style that was going on because by using it, the story didn't fall in the cliché of the same boring teen movie that everyone is sick of. I honestly didn't really like the main character, (the character NOT the actor) because I couldn't feel sympathy for him. I felt like he was a little irritating with his whole "I am the one who has to solve everything" attitude. He wanted to do everything on his own, without any help from anyone. To me, he felt like he was trying to play the victim all the time and that he was very easy to manipulate, by every other character. Just at the end I felt a little empathy over him, and I also think that he matures during the movie. Some people also speculate that the character known as "The Brain" is actually Brendan's brain and that he does not exist. At first I was a little skeptical about this theory, but after thinking more about it, it makes sense. He never talks with anyone, he does little actions that reveals that Brendan is actually just using his mind to solve things for most of the time.
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Brilliant
Sunset boulevard was one of the most intricate movies that I have ever seen. It was brilliant and it showed flawed characters and how making certain types of choices reflects on how your life is going to be.
I didn't sympathize with any of the characters, I only had a slight preference for Betty, which was innocent, but too naive for my personal taste. I absolutely loved the expressiveness of Gloria Swanson (but since she was a famous silent movie actress I couldn't expect less than that). I am happy with the final: him not leaving when Betty asks him so is what males this movie "realistic".
We all hope love to triumph, justice to be made and the manipulators to lose, but in my opinion this movie wouldn't have been a classic if Joe had left with Betty. He made too many mistakes and lost his chances of saving himself, but instead he always preferred to keep living the way he was. At the end, his destiny was already sealed and deep down he knew what was gonna eventually happen.
Great movie, I enjoyed watching it and I recommend to watch it
Chaplin (1992)
The movie "Chaplin" worked and lacked at the same time
I rated this movie a 6 because it showed pretty well Choplin's life, giving details. I liked the way it made Chaplin "human" showing his flaws and not fictionalizing it too much, which is a thing that I noticed in many other biographies. Usually biographies are too much romanticized which is a thing that I personally found annoying because it is harder to relate to the protagonist, but this movie was a bit better from this point of view. I didn't like the presence of the biographer, it was a forced way of trying to explain some points of the story, a sort of "voice-over". When there's the need of a voice-over I always find the movie a little forced and lacking. Also, it was strange seeing Anthony Hopkins playing a small, useless and kinda annoying role such as the biographer, while Robert Downey Junior played the main role (with all the respect in the world for him, because he is a very good actor, it was just weird). The makeup was very heavy sometimes, but I enjoyed the costumes.
I think this movie didn't age very very well, but I would still recommend watching it, to get an insight of Chaplin's life, and to see what influenced his work.
The Artist (2011)
When a silent movie leaves you speechless
I wasn't a big fan of silent movies, to be honest. I thought that words were too important, but since I had to see it at school, I decided not to be too influenced by my opinion.
But this movie left me literally speechless. The way it is made!! Michel Hazanavicius made a fantastic job playing with the sound effects, and I particularly enjoyed the dream part, one of the only two scenes where you can actually hear sounds and voices. I found some of the shots extremely genius; especially the one where Valentin (Jean Dujardin) reflects himself on the table and then pour on it the glass of alcohol, as a sign of his desperation for himself.
The scene were Valentin was about to shoot himself with the gun meanwhile Peppy was running on a car to rescue him, left me amazed; you saw a "Bang!" written on the screen and you couldn't help to feel worried that the protagonist might have killed himself.
I loved the acting of the two main protagonists, the facial expressions, the way their bodies moved, it all reminded me of a real old movie.
At first I was skeptical, because I wasn't used to silent movies, and I thought that words were too much important in our society to be given up.
But after watching it I feel like it can give you so much without saying a single word.
Flatworld (1997)
Flatworld, but definitely NOT a flat movie!
I honestly loved the movie Flatworld.
It's very imaginative and innovative, considering that it was produced in 1997, without many of the technologies which are now available to us.
The soundtrack is amazing: how many films are able to express theirselves in such a brilliant way without using a single world? I feel like it was because of the music choice, which I personally found very suitable in every scene.
Let's not forget the main characteristic of this movie: it was all made with paper, using the stop motion technique. Pretty amazing work.
The story was brilliant in its semplicity; it shows you a world where there's no three-dimensionality, but a "reversible world" underneath, which would be pretty cool if it actually existed in real life.
I enjoyed how the animals were "humanized": both the fish and the cat got human's traits, and this made them even more appreciable, in my opinion.
Last thing, I really appreciated when, at the end of the end credits, the version I saw proposed a short documentary on how this movie was made. Discovering the writer's and the film-makers' ideas was very interesting, so, if you haven't seen it yet, I suggest you do that!