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Zack Snyder 300
Zack Snyder 300
3 apr 07
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Ah, I didn't want to talk about historical inconsistencies because the work is based on a comic that didn't intend to have any historical claims....I hope. Just to say, the Immortals didn't wear masks, they had short spears, wicker shields, Persian bows, and they dressed in multicolored garments. The only glaring error that shows terrible ignorance (I don't think it's Snyder's fault as much as it is good old Miller's) is the one where the Spartans present themselves as the last bastion of EUROPE against the Persian invader....I recall that the term Europe was first used in the 1400s during the Ottoman invasions of the Carpathians to group together populations facing a common danger under a single term.
Zack Snyder 300
Zack Snyder 300
3 apr 07
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a truly shit movie, I had been waiting for something at least decent for months (Sin City would have been too much), and instead pure gas-state crap all around. Avoiding the even more pointless controversies about the film's anti-Arab nature (a huge bullshit since it’s based on a comic, sure there are better historical contexts, but it’s not smart enough to be even remotely provocative), I say that: the dialogues (thanks as usual to the H-O-R-R-I-B-L-E dubbing) seem taken from a hundred shop windows and similar stuff; the much-desired battle scenes mimic those of Lord of the Rings and Matrix (not exactly the same, but they heavily remind me of both), the actors are as flat as Egyptian hieroglyphs (well, I expected this, the film isn't based on the performance...... I hope). The cinematography is the strong point, with filters that make everything look faded in red and brown. For heaven's sake, nice idea, but it doesn’t make a film. It can’t and it shouldn’t. So yes, basically 7 euros flushed down the toilet, without even using the brush to clean.
Kim Ki Duk Ferro 3
Kim Ki Duk Ferro 3
3 apr 07
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What can I say, a film that almost made me cry for its poetry, and I am anything but a romantic (just look at my preference for Miike and Tsukamoto). Even Spring, Summer... struck me, less beautiful but with some very high moments. And to think that the first film I saw was Bad Guy presented at the Far East in Udine (those were good times when I could get in with a pass!), which I highly recommend to you all the same.
Panda Bear Person Pitch
Panda Bear Person Pitch
3 apr 07
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I'm curious, I've read messy reviews here and there... but you, Northern, are you subscribed to Pitchfork's albums of the month? It's not a provocation, don't worry, I read the site almost every day too.
Robert Altman America Oggi - Short Cuts
Robert Altman America Oggi - Short Cuts
3 apr 07
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Having read Carver's stories from which it is drawn... what to say, it manages not to pale in front of the book and that's already something. Has no one noticed how the entire structure of the film has been taken verbatim from Magnolia? If I had seen this earlier, I wouldn't have been so thrilled about Magnolia as I was back then.
The Bees Octopus
The Bees Octopus
28 mar 07
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Instead, I found Free the Bees to be crap. This is what I’ve been hearing these days... nice enough score, but among the revivalists, the only ones that might stick around are The Coral, in my opinion.
May I Refuse Weather Reports
May I Refuse Weather Reports
28 mar 07
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The kech are unbearable. I personally know the (now disbanded) Slugs from Reggio.
Andy e Larry Wachowsky Matrix
Andy e Larry Wachowsky Matrix
27 mar 07
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@senmayan: as mentioned in the previous comment, it all depends on one's own knowledge and prior experiences regarding the film's vision. If the mix of Eastern and Western philosophy (the Oracle of Delphi), martial arts, and other clichés seems "sublime" to you, then good for you. It didn't have that effect on me because I came from 10 years of martial arts training, ongoing studies in Eastern philosophy and religion, and a good knowledge of anime and cyberpunk literature, including role-playing games. So personally, I would say it remains an excellent entertainment film, but I find it misplaced to praise its depth. I repeat, it depends on how much one knows; the Wachowskis did an excellent job mixing things up, but perhaps for you, it resulted in such a good mix that it felt "personal." For me, I could see the sources in every scene, that’s all. And I’m not criticizing your position or that of others; we’re just analyzing from two different perspectives.
Andy e Larry Wachowsky Matrix
Andy e Larry Wachowsky Matrix
27 mar 07
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Wait, we're not there yet... The action scenes in Matrix are taken from many Tsui Hark films (the concept of flying combat); I can understand the slow-motion effect, and other CG tricks are interesting, but I would tread carefully with the terms. It can be said that it influenced Western cinematography and many tricks have spread pervasively among people (just look at the OK Go video, where they ironically imitate the slow-motion of Matrix), but that doesn’t mean that if it’s new to us, it has to be new for everyone. It’s always a matter of experiences: eletto1987 sees the monstrous sociocultural impact because he was 11 years old when it came out. I saw it at 22 and didn't see a monstrous gap, a before and after. Perhaps because I was already immersed in cyberpunk literature and comics since the late '80s to be left in awe. If I had seen it at a young age, I would have been blown away, for sure.
Andy e Larry Wachowsky Matrix
Andy e Larry Wachowsky Matrix
27 mar 07
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Well, for heaven's sake, it's incredibly influential, definitely interesting for formalizing a pre-existing underground imagery, but I can’t call it a masterpiece. I find too many copycat elements; the Wachowski's ideas will be two at most. I repeat, it's not a flaw in itself; it's a very good entertainment product and, within the sci-fi genre, it was a refreshing breath of air (at the time, the genre was practically in a coma). However, as s4doll points out, half of the film and its visual imagery is Ghost in the Shell, point blank (they admitted it in various interviews). That leads us to cyberpunk, which leads us to Blade Runner, which leads us to the last period of Dick. Then, Neo's achieved enlightenment is the portrayal of the state of samadhi (satori in Japanese) in which a unity between the observer and the observed is reached, meaning the vision of reality as it truly is. Atoms of Dharma. Defining this film as profound seems excessive and superficial to me. Obviously, everyone has different concepts of depth, but it doesn’t seem to me to have any kind of introspection. I would define it as profoundly sly, which is not a defect.
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