Foreign film oscar winner that follows an inmate at Auschwitz towards the end of the second world war. Devastating, distressing, brilliantly directed with a unique take on the photography of film making. Staying with a tight aspect ratio and short focal length make the horrors that surround him only ever really appear in the periphery. Coupled with incredible sound design it's what you don't see that horrifies the most.
Essential viewing of a difficult subject.
9/10
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bren2k wrote:So is bren2k, with the new consort; reports tomorrow?
Well Brenk2,I don't know what you thought but I wasn't impressed, and give it a generous 5-10,it could have been much better.I wasn't impressed with the personalities,especially Hedwigg,and for me the girls would and should have mobbed him.What and why was Bruce Willis doing in the final scene?
I thought it was a clever idea - poorly executed; some of the acting of the different personalities was hammy in the extreme (including Hedwigg,) and forcing the kidnapped girls into their undercrackers was just clumsy titillation.
The ending is a reference to Shyamalan's previous film 'Unbreakable' - the Bruce Willis cameo was a reprise of the role he played in that film; suggesting that they take place in the same world, and that there'll be a sequel that brings them both together? Which I won't be seeing.
4/10 - must try harder; but she really enjoyed it.
La La Land - a weird one this; I like both lead actors, and the film was nice to look at and listen to. But - in an attempt to put a modern spin on the traditionally feelgood genre of dancey musicals, it kind of loses it way and gets a bit dark, which feels incongruous. I didn't love it - but I didn't hate it. Blah Blah Land - 6/10
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