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Memoria (2021)
this is not a "feel" movie
Unlike what the "top reviewer" said this is not a "feel film", its overwhelmingly didatical almost to an infantile level intellectual, the kind of movie that explains to you with apples and oranges the groove of the times, its not so much of a ground breaking film in their themes but rather in their clever interpretation (or would rather be funny misunderstanding) of vogue film/literary currents or concepts (see surrealism, space cowboy, the recent ongoing film/literary preoccupation with prescription medicine/psychatry, hallucinations/delusions among other things)
tries hard to fit in with the big boys in cinema and manages to do so in a handful of scenes, but generally falls short in managing to stay authentic, and convey new propositions.
Though i have to say replications of lynchesque unconsious sub bass during most of the movie was quite alluring to say the most. (not refreshing)
its an ok movie i definitely see this being your typical berlinale acclaimed film that submerges to forgettableness due to its potentially gimicky appearance, through the years to come.
Though i have to admit the preocuppations with sound and its realationship with hallucinations was enticing as well as the movie's interpretation on hallucinations/delusions on a naturistic/spiritual level. Duchamp is again present with bride and her bachelors prop near the end of the film. Feel strong jodorosky vibes as well as the ongoing film school gimicky obsession replication/homage (misunderstood interpretation, probably from a second source) of tarkovsky's Mirror... how is now everyone shooting the back of the woman head looking at nature? Any way, didactical, 'revisionist' films like this make me understand ir appreciate Mirror better.
Tldr a film about taking mushrooms and being a mushroom.
Gûzen to sôzô (2021)
for people who dont get it
One of those movies that you need some weed to truly get.
This movies among other things is about childhood traumas and how these are unescapable and reappear over and over fixedly throughout one's lives. This is idea is reinforced by the directors choice on Schumanns Kinderszenen, which he beautifully illustrates on screen.
It also touches on contemporary art subjects, such as maximalism which explains it very well in film, interpersonal behavior such as personal boundaries and how to refer to one another (without belittling the other and also without belittling yourself at the same time (something really hard to do) ), in the sense of not imposing oneself on the other ... the answer on how to achieve this is not really clearly stated --- not really doing anything---
the directors takes in general a ambiguous side but generally pacifist side in the exception of 'fighting back when society pushes back at you' ....
the third act probably the most complex,convoluted(?) deals among other many a things such as technology in society, the effects of technology data privacy on identity, identitiy, gender,identity dysphoria, interpersonal relationships, character development, life-long traumas, psychiatry, neurodegenerative disease, probably depersonalisation disorder, antisoicial personality disorder, histrionic, surrealism.
In the end of the day just like the movie said , the director in this film just maximises the words potential and its up to the to the viewer to find meaning only according to their personal experiences, i find this movie like that because psychiatry has been my experience as of late.
Fucking Berlin (2016)
underrated and misunderstood
For all of those who are giving it a negative review y'all have to look it again from a different perspective. this films enjoys from good theater craftmanships as well as good actors. the director is scorsese-minusciose, one could even go as far as call it kubrick-like. seems to have lots of prevalent german movie motifs such as time, plot-twists, recurrent symbolism, growth, spirituality, feminism und so weiter. certainly can make you look at 'prostitution' or even 'life in general' from a diferent perspective; from a different light. definitely actors on-the-rise, overall a good film, good director, nice photography overall a good proposition coming from germany. applause!