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My top 5 is seriously at risk of being taken over by Bergman films. An absolutely wonderful movie that, in addition to its usual dreamlike/disturbing style, adds that touch of warmth typical of someone who, having reached old age, takes a step back and tries to correct their way of life.

Are we sure that Joni wasn't an angel who dared to long for our land and fell here as punishment?

My judgment on the film shifts between the two parts that Mediaset splits every time: the first part is incredibly boring and trivial, a childish and ridiculous love story, a sort of proto-Twilight in terms of depth and substance and script choices (I mean, can a character like Rose really alternate between moments where she appears emancipated, intelligent, and with good taste [see the scene with Picasso's paintings or the speech about the lifeboats] and others where she seems spoiled and dim-witted [you expose your private life to Jack and then call him rude? How juvenile is this script XD]); a storyline that is helped a lot by the reconstruction of the ship and the sets; however, once the ship hits the iceberg, my entertainment levels start to rise dramatically, precisely because of the collective breath that the work finally assumes and the use of special effects regarding the fate of the ship, which offers a visually spectacular, raw, and rigorous portrayal of the catastrophic sequence of events and the total loss of clarity in the scenes on the deck (where more intimate sequences like the old couple on the bed and the mother telling the children a fairy tale have always seemed "glossy" to me, I don’t know…): to be clear, those annoying moments between the two are always there (Rose wasting the space in the lifeboat for "You jump, I jump, omg how deep!!!" is deserving of a slap in the face) but they do not at all suffocate the feeling of collective panic and tragedy. Two moments of pure tension are when Rose tries to free Jack from the handcuffs and when they are trapped behind the door. And lastly, I completely agree with your mockery of Jack’s death: the film is really built on the ability of the two to be together and overcome any barriers, whether ideological (first part) or physical (second), so that until the very end they remain together and without losing any clarity, thus his death comes like a bolt from the blue, almost out of place (by the way, how unlucky must Jack be to die one or two minutes before the lifeboat arrives? XD), surely a little treat for the girls of the time who could get emotional with the old Rose reminiscing about her tragically great love. So, it’s a grandiloquent colossal at least formally, which, however, fails to offer much on a substantial level, historical recollection aside.

I reaffirm the green thumbs up for the review, absolutely well-written and thorough; the film continues to hype me quite a bit.

The first encounter with Paz was excellent: a dark and gloomy story, a distorted style, at times hallucinatory, brilliant and bitter monologues. Mastropezzo.

Well, great drawings but it all seemed like a mega "look how long I have it," too self-satisfied in appearing authorial, definitely too insubstantial for the metaphors to resonate with me. A stylistic exercise that is formally impeccable, nothing more.

Anyway, the best atmosphere ever created at Disney, raw and ruthless fantasy, excellent. The rest is a disaster but oh well.

@[Kotatsu] FEEL FREE TO RECOVER THIS

Beautiful film yes, everything is very moving and poignant.

Unfortunately, I missed it in the cinema, but sooner or later I'll see it anyway.