Official Unofficial Movie Thread

[mourningshadow]

Oh and as for Walden, it does in a way tie in to the story but more like an afterthought and not integral to the overall picture.

 

[Mowgli]

Thursday I watched Never Die Alone again.
It's no Exit Wounds or Cradle 2 The Grave but I did like it better the second time.

Then I tried to watch Meet Joe Black again - Pitt's worst movie :thumbsdown:

Now I'm watching Prometheus again - It's still good but it's no alien

Yes I'm on vacation.

 

[BigLebowski]

Ok, the thing about this movie is that you can't go in expecting answers or to know exactly whats going on because the outer sci-fi story is not really important. People will see it as some sort of puzzle but it's really not.

The film is about a lot of things. It is about rape (maybe non literal but rape none the less) and violation in the beginning, then it delves into the long term effects of that violation because when it comes to something like that the act is really only the tip of the iceberg. It does get pretty literal here with her trying to cut it out and then the hospital scene where they go into the internal damage.

It is also about identity and how important our identity is to us and how we would react if we lost our sense of self. The colors play a role here because a big part of it is about awakening and re-discovering or finding ourselves. Not sure if this is apparent but the color blue is control and yellow is awakening.

More it is about empathy and how empathy can at times lead to either destruction or salvation, of course in this case the empathy we see is very literal but I think it is something a lot of us can relate to. Empathy is something I deal with a lot in my life.

Also it is at it's core about connections and how all living things on this planet are connected in at least some small way, this is something I feel very strongly about.

And finally it is about those connections we have with people that we care about and how co-dependency really can help us thrive at times.

Of course there is the sci-fi element also which I found very intriguing, and the whole sampler, thief, botanist relationship and their cycle. There is a theme of cycles in there that i find fascinating, the loops of Walden she makes, the straw wrappers he loops together etc. Don't ask me about the sampler and his music and how he does what he does because I have no clue, and I really don't feel like I need to know exactly how he does what he does, I just accept it because while it is fascinating it is not something that needs to be scrutinized or even understood.

There is a lot more to it and I fear this post might ruin the experience for someone who hasn't seen it yet. I am sorry you didn't like it but as I said it is not a film for everyone. Maybe it just spoke very loudly to me but it is now my favorite film. I would love for you to watch it again and try looking at it a bit differently after reading this but completely understand if you don't want to.

Oh btw, I love "The Big Lebowski" and all Coen brothers films actually.

I don't think it was a waste of time but it seems he tried to do a little to much and convoluted the story and confused me from the get-go, IMO. I have heard good things about Primer and I am going to watch that later today. Also a recommendation would be Unicorn City, if you have Netflix is definitely worth a watch. It's about a group of LARPers and filmed here in Utah.

 

[BigLebowski]

Thursday I watched Never Die Alone again.
It's no Exit Wounds or Cradle 2 The Grave but I did like it better the second time.

Then I tried to watch Meet Joe Black again - Pitt's worst movie :thumbsdown:

Now I'm watching Prometheus again - It's still good but it's no Alien

Yes I'm on vacation.

If you like movies like Cradle 2 the Grave and Exit Wounds, I would suggest some early John Woo films; Hard Boiled and The Killer. Yun-Fat Chow is a stellar actor. I like Brad Pitt in Se7ven, 12 Monkeys, and Fight Club--he has kind of fallen off latley. I'm going to see World War Z this weekend and I hope I'm not disappointed, the book was good.

 

[Mowgli]

If you like movies like Cradle 2 the Grave and Exit Wounds, I would suggest some early John Woo films; Hard Boiled and The Killer. Yun-Fat Chow is a stellar actor. I like Brad Pitt in Se7ven, 12 Monkeys, and Fight Club--he has kind of fallen off latley. I'm going to see World War Z this weekend and I hope I'm not disappointed, the book was good.

Inglourious Basterds, Moneyball, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Ocean's ..., Burn After Reading, Snatch, Kalifornia, Tibet

He's no one trick pony

Fight Club is extraordinary

 

[BigLebowski]

Inglourious Basterds, Moneyball, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Ocean's ..., Burn After Reading, Snatch, Kalifornia, Tibet

He's no one trick pony

Fight Club is extraordinary

I'll accept Inglorious .......s and Moneyball

 

[Mowgli]

I'll accept Inglorious .......s and Moneyball

C'mon have you seen Burn After Reading? This .....'s hilarious

 

[BigLebowski]

I did like it when he got shot in the head

 

[BigLebowski]

Primer is a great movie, very well written and was much easier to follow (even though it was time travel) than UC.

 

[Mowgli]

I just enjoyed The Whole Nine Yards much more than the first time I saw it.

 

[BigLebowski]

If you haven't seen Chasing Mavericks, go buy it right now. Don't rent it, buy it. Just finished watching this and honestly it made my eyes well up. This movies is in my top 10, its an amazing story that only comes from a true story. . . Hollywood couldn't write how this played out even if they wanted to.

 

[mourningshadow]

Primer is a great movie, very well written and was much easier to follow (even though it was time travel) than UC.

I loved Primer very much but not as good as UC for me. Loved the time travel element but like UC the sci-fi angle was just a cover for a much deeper story about human nature and the relationship between the two main characters. Really glad you liked it.

 

[Mowgli]

Idlewild (2006) - snazzy and enjoyable - plot not great but the music/dancing was

 

[Mowgli]

In My Country (2004) - About The Apartheid Archives Project

 

[Mowgli]

My Afternoons with Margueritte (La tête en friche - 2010)

 

[mourningshadow]

Watched Trance the other night, was not bad at all but not near the top of my favorite Danny Boyle films

 

[Mowgli]

Priceless (Hors De Prix - 2006) - It's ok but it's no Amélie

 

[Mowgli]

Roman De Gare (2007) - Great movie

 

[Mowgli]

first - Delicatessen (1991)

then - 360 (2011)

now - Dirty Pretty Things (2002)

 

[mourningshadow]

What did you think of Dirty Pretty Things? I love Audrey Tautou, Amelie is one of my favorite films.