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La La Land
(2016)

What A Masterpiece
First of all, let me make something clear: I have never been a fan of musicals and I have never sought to watch them. I saw la la land mainly out of curiosity because of two of my favorite actors, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone.

Well, anything I can say about this movie is an understatement. Any way you slice it, this is a masterpiece from the talented Damien Chazelle. The direction, the choreography, the incredible songs and music, the acting and much more make you love this musical whether you want to or not. The dialogues are quite thoughtful and the story is extremely powerful and moving.

In general, I love to fall so far out on movies thinking I won't like them, when the exact opposite is true. So, whatever I say is a bit much, the only thing I want to emphasize is to look at movies with a different eye and not jump to negative conclusions.

Tenet
(2020)

Clearly a misunderstood movie
In each film I see a lot of critical halves just because the film did not meet the initial expectations of the viewers. First of all, we have to rate the films both subjectively and objectively. So, in view of the above circumstances, below I will say a few things that may not be generally accepted. Tenet has a very honest plot, that is, it is a global espionage that despite the fact that we have met it many times in other movies, it remains interesting. The above comes in conjunction with one of Nolan's favorite things, the time. As a whole the two above make a fairly strong plot.

Regarding the negatives of the film: I would agree that the sound effects were much louder than they should have been. Also the plot was presented very quickly and the scenes also alternated quickly, leaving the viewer with several question marks. Additionally, I think there should be a greater development of the central character of John David Washington. Finally, Branagh's Russian accent is quite inaccurate.

Despite the negatives, however, things like the visual effects, which never disappoint in Nolan's films, and the incredible soundtracks of the film, which incredibly excite the viewer, come to balance the situation. Moreover, if we exclude the strange character of Washington, the film includes a beautiful and talented cast such as Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Aaron Taylor Johnson and Michael Caine.

In conclusion, I will say that Tenet may be one of the weakest if not the weakest Nolan movie, but it generally remains a very nice movie which is definitely worth a 7 or 8 out of 10.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier
(2014)

Maybe the best MCU movie
The fact that I rate this movie with 10 is not an exaggeration. This particular movie I really consider to be the best of MCU as the character development, the story, the action scenes, the direction and many more details still shock you.It could be said that this is a political drama with a strong Marvel dose in it. The dialogues are also excellent and careful written as well as the casting. I understand that many other movies like Infinity War, Avengers etc. are considered by most to be 'better', but if you watch this specific movie twice or more, you will realize that you are facing a masterpiece in all respects. In most parts of it, you think that you are in the movie and you feel that you are experiencing the emotions of the characters. In my humble personal opinion, I will repeat that Captain America: Winter Soldier is a masterpiece and will always be my number one Marvel movie.

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