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Short Term 12 (2013)
A powerful movie
Short Term 12 did a great job of encompassing everything in its hour and thirty minutes of runtime. I didn't feel like anything was left out, nor unnecessary. There were details and close ups of how time passes in the facility, as well as outbursts. It shows how the workers manage to keep their calm throughout chaos, how much will and persistence they have in helping those teenagers; how accustomed they've grown to it. The workers went through similar things as some of the teenagers there, so they know how horrifying that is. That's why they're helping them and providing them with a safe place to be. A lot of the teenagers aren't just saddened and willing to accept help - they lash out at others and themselves. They're filled with rage and confusion because of being raised in households where there was violence and abuse. They associate love to manipulation. They developed illnesses because of it. It makes me so sad that people are cruel to children. The workers are very compassionate towards the teenagers, they don't force anything onto them, try to make them happy or "fix" them. They're simply there for them, they keep things in order and provide them care. Thats's something every young person needs and deserves. The movie shows how Grace is still recovering from her adolescence and coping with it. She has trust issues with Mason and her pregnancy brings negative associations from the past with it. Her dad is coming out of prison in a week. She empathizes with the teenagers, especially the new girl who comes into the facility. Lots of the teenagers are very talented and artistic. When the new girl read a children's story to Grace, I was struck with grief. My eyes filled with tears numerous times throughout the movie. I'm glad the beginning and end have great and funny stories. The relationship between Grace and Mason is really nice, and intimate. Overall, the ambiance is quiet but powerful and it's a very significant topic. I'd recommend this movie to everyone. It'll shake you up or if anything, it'll show you the world of teenagers who have experienced abuse and their treatment. And I'm guessing those who have experienced such things will be able to resonate with it. (I watched it because I saw that someone who has, loves it.)
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
meh
It wasn't that good of a movie. I wouldn't have missed out on anything if I hadn't watched it. Zooey Deschanel wasn't "crystallized" as a character, she was too casual and I couldn't make a connection to her. Joseph Gordon Levitt mostly just looked at her lustily. The relationship with the the guy and his friends was typical, them talking about the girl he likes. Zooey being all mysterious... This is one of those movies that's supposed to be different from the typical rom com, since - spoiler - they don't end up together again in the end. But it's the same thing, just a different packaging. The so called "rebel" rom-com. My favorite thing about this movie is that it got me thinking about labels in relationships and knowing where you stand. I was closer to Summer's view on the subject- to just enjoy spending time with people, from one encounter to the next. To not have to commit yourself to concepts of boy/girlfriend. But then again, I like consistency just as the guy does. if you think of someone as your boy/girl friend, that means you expect certain things from them. It's an established concept, you have to be willing to meet the other person half way in things and to make compromises or else it's not gonna work out. if you want to feel the reassurance of having a bond with someone, you have to know that you'll feel as much pain as you do pleasure. Everything you've been given has the power of being taken away from you as well. I agree that you never know how things will end up, even if you legally seal the relationship in marry. Even then you can also wake up one day and realize you don't want it anymore, or you could gradually realize it. The difference is you'll probably spend more time trying to make it work and fix it. It'll be harder and more painful to break it off. So, in the end it isn't JUST about putting a corny label on something, it's about making someone know what you mean to them and what you're willing to do for them. it's about reassurance. Casual can turn into acting casual pretty quick, so as not to get your feelings hurt. there's a casual phase in most relationships.. but if you want to feel something more exciting, you got to level up. that means more disappointment and all that stuff too. anyways, i found it unrealistic how the two of them kept randomly meeting each other throughout the movie. i wish there was more intentional meetings or phone calls after the break up. what the guy (sorry, i forgot his name) experienced after summer, she probably did with another guy before him. he got his expectations crushed and gave up on love himself. summer after getting married made him realize that both notions were too extreme. soul mates, love at first sight, fate and all that fairytale stuff is unrealistic as well as not believing in love at all or daring to bond with someone. she found middle ground i guess. i'm glad the guy decided to approach the woman who was interviewing for the same job as him. i like how the idea of fate was crushed. to me, fate is a lot about just letting stuff happen to you, because what happens will happen and some things are just meant to be. i don't like that attitude because you'll end up waiting too much instead of taking things into your own hands. sure, everything comes full circle but it's a matter of time. do you want to just sit and do nothing, wait for stuff to happen to you and for people to approach you, or do you want to feel in control of your life? that's why i'm glad the guy initiated something with the girl. i thought it was kind of corny that her name's autumn, and then day 1 again. but that's just me, i see how it makes sense.
Les combattants (2014)
An unconventional "rom-com"
I don't even know how much this film falls under the "rom-com" category, although it is classified as one. There are comic elements as much as in real life, so nothing that emphasized or exaggerated. The guy's crush on the girl is evident pretty soon, because he takes every chance he gets to be in her company. The girl on the other hand is cold towards him and understandably so, since they met on bad terms (hence the English translation of the title, love at first fight). The girl is a cold person in general, at least until you get to know her better. I don't think it was actually love at first fight. But I do think they were interested in one another when the fight was sprung onto them. It was both exciting and humiliating (mostly for the guy). I think he was preoccupied with thoughts of the girl because it was a weird and uncommon experience for him. She intrigued him. And so when the girl's parents hired the guy to build them a shed next to their house, it was an irresistible opportunity to observe the 'eccentric' girl and get closer to her. Honestly, the girl had issues with anger management, she felt self-entitled and was downright mean sometimes. Stubborn, also. I like that she 'took no sh*t' and it was admirable how persistent she was in learning survival. She was preparing herself in case of a world crisis. And it's not even 'in case' anymore. It's just a matter of when and what will come first, and will it catch us in our lifetime. Although the boot camp was a joke in opposition to what she came for, the concept of something like a survival course attracted me. The movie also shows us how dangerous living alone can be, and how hard "passing the time" can be, unless you're with someone you're attracted to :) There was only one intimate scene and one sudden kiss some time before it. They never became a giggly and gooey couple, it's not in their nature. I think that the guy is tougher than he seems and the girl is 'softer' than she seems. They just take a different approach towards things. The guy is more easy going and passionate, he has his head in the clouds and is easily influenced. He's a nice guy. The girl keeps to herself and is more goal-orientated, and in doing so is passive in other aspects of life. She has a 'dont mess with me' aura to her and she aspires to be tough. In my opinion, they complement each other well. They bring out the stuff that's less noticeable in one another. They went through some phases of negligence and got burned. Literally. But in the end, there's no denying they both had a lot of fun and learned some good lessons. French films hardly ever disappoint. Something worth noting is that this film has an original soundtrack and it's pretty cool. I'd recommend this movie if you're looking for something 'light'. As in, not so extreme that you'll cry your eyes out, or be filled with hate and fear, and not so sappy that it kills brain cells. 10 - 3 because the acting wasn't that good. That's usually how it is with two people who like each other. It's mostly them goggling at one another. I didn't feel that much passion between them. The culmination of course was their scene of intimacy. I have to admit it got my heart beating faster and some other things haha I'm sorry for constantly referring to them as 'the guy' and 'the girl', I forgot their names and didn't think it would be that significant. That's that.
The Lobster (2015)
Simply put - this movie is boring
I decided to write a review on this movie for the sake of ranting and to (hopefully) inform people about it. Everything checked out about this movie - yet it was awful. I'm taking matters into my own hands. The fact is that the characters are emotionless or at least they suppress their emotions. It's a dystopian world they live in and society has everyone's lifestyle and behavior programmed. There are a lot of slow motion scenes and unnecessarily so. Those were particularly dull and hard to focus on. Many scenes were unnecessary, lingering way too long on the same thing.
I often felt my attention drifting away and I actually had to make an effort to register what was going on. The dialogue is monotonous, full of intervals of silence yet abrupt. The music was awful, deliberately weird and out of place I think. There's a specific thundering sequence that was so unbelievably annoying and repetitive that my friend and I laughed about it. The ending was indefinite and the most boring of all. I was indifferent to the Lobster and that's how it left me feeling as well. Indifferent to everything except the time I wasted preparing to watch this movie and watching it. I would've abandoned it by the 5th minute if it weren't for good company. So that's that, overall a snobby film. Reminds me of the Grand Budapest Hotel, except that at least had aesthetics.
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
A disappointing film adaption of Cassandra Clare's amazing series and a disgrace to her well thought out characters
No words could explain how BAD this movie is. The title gets as close to a summary as it can. It's such a pity that Cassandra Clare sold the movie rights to Warner Bros. After watching that sad thing of a movie I wish that there never was one at all if it had to be like that. Now the best I can hope for is that the movie does shitty in the box office so the sequel gets canceled. This movie had the potential to be the next Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings, based on the quality of the books. I don't know what was worse: gaping at the screen in shock and disgust because the cast couldn't get one single thing right, or not understanding what the hell is going on because some of the key things from the book are left out in the movie. At times, some random info just pops up as if everyone who's watching the movie has read the book. For crying out loud, even Jamie Campbell Bower hasn't read the book. Too bad, because if he had, he might have realized what a disgrace he is to Cassandra Clare through that gel-coated head of his. OK, I think I've thrown enough insults to the cast so I'll get to the point of why I've said what I've said. The worst thing about the movie was definitely the shitty cast. The acting was just plain awful. It might've helped if the guy playing Jace didn't look like a 14 year old lesbian (I guess I'm not done throwing insults around yet). Also, Clary is supposed to have orange hair. It's one thing not looking like I imagined them while reading the books, but not looking like your character was described? Ugh. if you grabbed a random woman off the street she'd resemble Clary more than Lily Collins does. During the whole movie she looks so confused - slightly parted lips and creased eyebrows. It comes off as fake and you can't relate to it.There were too many characters to introduce in too little running time. And even with all the cut-backs, the movie couldn't manage to stay on topic since they were too busy adding their corny jokes to it. When Clary and Jace found out they were "brother and sister" it was so stupid. Especially because they didn't include that Valentine was the one who brought Jace up until age ten. And it's so confusing why they included a whole part where Jace talks about his father breaking the neck of his pet bird. I mean, who the hell brought you up if it wasn't Valentine? How is Maryse going to accuse Jace of being valentine's spy? Will he even be a Herondale? And then poor Hodge who hated harming Jace suggests to Valentine that he tells them they're brother and sister. I think that was probably my breaking point. Nobody was supposed to know that they weren't brother and sister until book 4! i think that they were on the brink of suicide in the books because the 'fact' that they were brother and sister tore at their soul, but in the movie it seemed like a stupid fling.When they found out they were siblings, it seemed so casual. Movies like this are mostly the ones that focus on other elements like soundtrack, score and special effects since they have crap actors.But nope, this one is just all-round bad. From acting to special effects to hairstyles.Don't get me wrong, all that technology and effort is great and all if you're trying to create some kind of Disney fairyland like Peter Pan or Snow White. But these are shadowhunters we're talking about. And shadowhunters don't have magical gardens or portals with 'jello' in them. I'm not trying to abide by stereotypes, but if you already can't get the acting right, at least try to create the world of Shadowhunters as Cassandra Clare described it. As far as I know, that place isn't Neverland, but a place just like ours except with Shadowhunters, Demons and Downworlders. That's what makes it interesting and that's the only thing that makes it different from everyday life.
Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
Weird and disappointing movie
------ ---- ------- ------ -------- -------- ---------- ------ -------- I highly do not recommend this movie. At first you think you're watching a real life movie, but then all this crazy unrealistic sh*t starts happening. Oh and don't think they'll explain it to you later. The ending is the worst part. In some parts you feel as if you're watching a romantic movie, documentary and mostly adventure. The one thing you will NOT encounter in this movies is comedy. This movie is like poor, pointless 21st century duplicate of "Back to the Future." -Hope this helps. ------ ---------- ----------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ----