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my 2020 movie diary ♥
“To be honest, I think the title of this movie was quite a spoiler so I actually pretty much knew what to expect from this flick but since I kept hearing some pretty good things about it, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, after watching the damned thing, I still don’t think it was terribly o” read more
Notes: Eventually, it must be one of the weirdest WWII dramas I have ever seen. I mean, half of it was a rather straightforward but still interesting telling of the rising of the Nazis in Poland at the time and the other half was basically some kind of surrealist tale about a strange boy with some unusual gifts. Well, once again, I thought that this mix was just quite spellbinding to behold. Above all, the masterstroke was to find David Bennent to play the main character. Indeed, while watching the damned thing, I was still not able to figure out how old he was, not only because of his appearance but also because of his acting skills which were just as convincing if he would have been a young boy, a teenager or an adult. Eventually, I have discovered that he was not even 13 years old at the time which is just mind-blowing considering the depth of his performance.
“I already saw this movie but since it was ages ago, I was quite eager to check it out again. Well, even if it turned out to be a decent watch, to be honest, I wasn't really impressed after all these years. At first, I was slightly worried that Harrison Ford wouldn't have the acting chops to pull thi” read more
Notes: Eventually, it must be one of the weirdest WWII dramas I have ever seen. I mean, half of it was a rather straightforward but still interesting telling of the rising of the Nazis in Poland at the time and the other half was basically some kind of surrealist tale about a strange boy with some unusual gifts. Well, once again, I thought that this mix was just quite spellbinding to behold. Above all, the masterstroke was to find David Bennent to play the main character. Indeed, while watching the damned thing, I was still not able to figure out how old he was, not only because of his appearance but also because of his acting skills which were just as convincing if he would have been a young boy, a teenager or an adult. Eventually, I have discovered that he was not even 13 years old at the time which is just mind-blowing considering the depth of his performance.
Notes: This movie is really heartbreaking but, in my opinion, like for example 'The Schindler's list', it should be compulsory viewing for all teenagers only in respect of its historical value. I mean, how many teenagers are actually aware of what happened? You could always argue that, right now, there is something similar happening somewhere else in the world... Anyway, I thought it was a spellbinding tragic story, there was a pretty good cast with, above all, an amazing perfomance by Don Cheadle. Until then Cheadle was one of the most underrated actors but thanks to his tremendous work on this movie, he finally got some recognition. Still, there were a couple of things that slightly bothered me when I was rewatching this flick. Indeed, if the directing by Terry George was usually quite effective, it was also sometimes rather heavy-handed. For example, you get to see a local explaining to a journalist the difference between a Hutu and Tutsi just to make sure the mainstream audience got a better grip on this tragedy but do you ever get to hear why Nazis hated the Jews in a WWII drama? Anyway, what took place in Rwanda was a real tragedy and this movie will remind you that we all let those people down and if you don't mind being horrified and depressed while watching a movie, you should definitely check this one.
“To be honest, I was really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a decent cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though Christmas movies can sometimes be a total drag to watch, this one had a decent concept. Indeed, I really liked the idea of this group o” read more
Notes: Recently, I watched ‘Top of the Lake’ with my wife and even though it wasn’t really flawless, there was something quite spellbinding about this TV-show and it was a great reminder of why Jane Campion is (or at least used to be) one of the most interesting directors in the world. First of all, even though it was a critical success, I actually had a hard time to care for ‘Sweetie’, Campion’ s directing debut. However, this 2nd directing effort was just mind-blowing. I have to admit that I never heard of Janet Frame before watching this movie but, apparently, it was the case for most of the viewers. Anyway, I thought it was a really fascinating and heartbreaking story. Indeed, I have always been interested in movies dealing with mental illness and this movie must be one of the best I have seen about this subject. By the way, what happened to Kerry Fox? After this movie, she would show up in ‘Shallow Grave’ and ‘Intimacy’ but the rest of her career would have been filled with some rather obscure features. 
“To be honest, I had no idea what to expect from this flick but since it has won the Golden Kalf of the best Dutch movie of the year, I thought I might as well check it out. First of all, it has been a while since I have seen such an obscure movie. Obviously, no one else saw the damned thing on Lista” read more
