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Bubblegum (2017)
I came in with moderate expectations
But frankly, I wished to be pleasantly surprised. Unfortunately, I saw a badly stitched up plot with muplitple elements picked up from Western movies and pickled to banality in the Bulgarian context. Frankly, by watching the mises en scènes, you'd think Bulgarian kids in communism were dressed like Parisian kids today and Bulgarian advertisers work in London. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. The character of Bilyana lacks any realism, depth and development and the main plot line featuring her character was completely improbable with her as she was portrayed. The only redeeming feature was Kalin's character who seemed genuinely in the grips of emotion whilst reconsidering his life. Overall, the movie could have been so much better with a healthy dose of realism and skilful character writing for Bilyana.
Mother! (2017)
Not for lovers of Dan Brown
People who fail to see the greatness of this film are, without a doubt, among those who prefer The Da Vinci Code to The Name of the Rose and Game of Thrones to the history of King Rudolf II.
It is, therefore, completely understandable that this allegorical masterpiece of battered absolute femininity in the hands of absolute masculinity, a tale of Frida Kahlo and her Di-ego, is lost on the masses. It is horrifying enough if you intend to watch it s a horror, however watching it as a horror is beside the point. The film is, above all, a manic run through creation, a tale of a psychopatic god and the ultimate mother, who has so much love that it ultimately kills her, and her son.
Arronofsky's genius take on creation can only be justly described as a fresh hybrid of Flower of Flesh & Blood (never dared to see it) and Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath, on meth. Sublime.