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Ölümlü Dünya (2018)
An Unfunny Fuss
I liked the first one-third of Ölümlü Dünya and its premise that it gave to the audience. But everything went down in a way so gradually in every following scene that, the two good things I could remember after watching the movie were Feyyaz Yigit's "My Father's" monologue and the "Get Down" scene.
In the core of the most of the problems in Ölümlü Dünya lies its dualistic structure. The film tries to be a satirical genre movie while doing the foot opposite and being incoherent most of its screen time; using artsy shots but continuing with an unprofessional angle in the following shot, doing some subtle satire but right after giving the characters exaggerated monologues that doesn't really lead to anywhere, placement of good music to unrelated scene transitions, actually writing good arcs and morals for the characters Serhan, Zafer, Serbest and Gazanfer while totally discarding the character values of every other main character, Meltem Kaplan's character being the most prominent one of these half-finished characters as she acts with a different moral every second that she is on the screen...
This duality extravaganza combined with the excessiveness in acting just brings the end of Ölümlü Dünya. Excessiveness is everywhere in this film; in acting, in monologues, in unrelated chase scenes... The over-the-shelf acting is actually this movies biggest sin. And when this sin of sub-par acting overlaps with the exaggerated monologues even the freshest comedy bits that this movie has becomes spoiled and every single scene turns into a chaotic free-for-all dialogue that all the characters try to take part in. This loop sadly reoccurs every fifteen minutes and after its third reoccurrance the movie just stops being funny and loses the originality that it had.
Ölümlü Dünya was a promising comedy flick that sadly turned rotten along the way and ended without fulfilling its premise. I wouldn't recommend anyone to waste their 107 minutes to this movie. If you're really craving for a "Snatch-like Turkish comedy" my recommendation would be the comedy classic called Kolpaçino (which I rated 7/10 even though the techical setbacks it had), as it was able to achieve something that this movie couldn't; make me laugh.
The Man from Earth (2007)
A Response to The Man from Earth
The Man from Earth is like a guidebook for amateur filmmakers who wants to shoot a movie that tooks place just in one location. No high budget, no Oscar level cinematography but one good plot. Despite the movie is shot in 2007, The Man from Earth looks like a 80's "B Movie" and this look is quite the right for a movie that wants the audience to be a part of it.
Even from the first scene, The Man from Earth wants us to be a part of it, wants us to think while the characters think, ask questions as characters do, and grabs our attention as the story deepens... The movie is built upon an unfalsiable claim; "Whether is John telling the truth about himself or not?" and leaves the decision to us. Some of us will deny it like Art, some of us will belie it like Sandy and some of us will just enjoy the conversation and seize the moment like Dan. Although it may seem that the last scene made it clear the answer to that question, it isn't. There is not an answer to that question, movie leaves the decision to our faith, lets us shape the ending, truly become one of the persons in the room.
The Man from Earth has an unique taste that will go on even after the movie ends. It isn't quite like current Hollywood blockbusters, it is nothing like a blockbuster actually, the movie takes it's audience serious. It, in a way, places us as John; some memories we love and look back to it with a smile, we carry for our lives even after living for 14.000 years and some we won't even find it really that important to recall. The Man from Earth is one good film to be remembered. One good film that we look back with a smile...
Star Wars (1977)
The best movie ever done.
Like I said in the headline, ''The best movie ever done.''. Great visuals, legendary characters like Han Solo, Darth Vader, Obi-Wan Kenobi etc. and cult quotes like ''That's no moon!'' or ''May the force be with you.''. And of course memorable songs like Binary Sunset or Mos Eisley Cantina Theme. Except all this this is the story of the fight between good and evil. And in this universe goods win all the time, like we always wanted. These are what you need to make an legendary movie and affect people. And also beginning of a huge franchise. Even George Lucas can not know his movie will be that successful. But in the end he made a great masterpiece to everyone can love...