omrizwani
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A film that divides opinion like "Anora" has, is probably worth a watch...
It's quite an honest film about strippers & the sex trade. It's hedonistic, funny, sad & harsh in equal measure. It could've said something about how she ended up in the profession.
It deserved some Oscars. I would've given it a 9 but I think it's a bit too long & as I said above something of her past could've been alluded to. Some scenes in the 2nd half could've been edited or completely removed without detracting from the whole story or the ending which was affecting.
Finally Hollywood grew a pair and gave awards to a film that wasn't obviously pandering to the Academy...
People complaining about the swearing or the sex (and there is fair bit of both in the 1st half of the film) have a point but you know the story is about a lap dancer in New York. If it hadn't been like that, it would've felt unconvincing.
The way the women talk and what they do is acted out authentically. No details of their everyday life are overlooked or punches pulled, (apart from the lack of history I mentioned earlier...).
Strip joints like the one in "Anora" are sex appeal for men. Masculine money, sex & power are (unfortunately) a part of 21st Century society. A film that shines a light on that & tries to tell a tale about it should be applauded...
It reveals something about the times we live in...
It's quite an honest film about strippers & the sex trade. It's hedonistic, funny, sad & harsh in equal measure. It could've said something about how she ended up in the profession.
It deserved some Oscars. I would've given it a 9 but I think it's a bit too long & as I said above something of her past could've been alluded to. Some scenes in the 2nd half could've been edited or completely removed without detracting from the whole story or the ending which was affecting.
Finally Hollywood grew a pair and gave awards to a film that wasn't obviously pandering to the Academy...
People complaining about the swearing or the sex (and there is fair bit of both in the 1st half of the film) have a point but you know the story is about a lap dancer in New York. If it hadn't been like that, it would've felt unconvincing.
The way the women talk and what they do is acted out authentically. No details of their everyday life are overlooked or punches pulled, (apart from the lack of history I mentioned earlier...).
Strip joints like the one in "Anora" are sex appeal for men. Masculine money, sex & power are (unfortunately) a part of 21st Century society. A film that shines a light on that & tries to tell a tale about it should be applauded...
It reveals something about the times we live in...
A story about choosing a new pope following the death of the previous one sounded a bit lame to me but I gave it a go.
I wasn't disappointed. The way mystery & suspense slowly reveal themselves as this movie evolves is engrossing.
The motivations & ambitions of the cardinals aren't much different from those of a bunch of politicians. They're only expressed more subtly, most of the time...
In some ways they don't vary that much from the views of rival friars in a medieval setting like "The Name Of The Rose" and perhaps that's one of the points...?
I don't buy into reviews suggesting the end of "Conclave" spoils it, I think the epilogue enhances it but I guess good movies can divide opinion...
I wasn't disappointed. The way mystery & suspense slowly reveal themselves as this movie evolves is engrossing.
The motivations & ambitions of the cardinals aren't much different from those of a bunch of politicians. They're only expressed more subtly, most of the time...
In some ways they don't vary that much from the views of rival friars in a medieval setting like "The Name Of The Rose" and perhaps that's one of the points...?
I don't buy into reviews suggesting the end of "Conclave" spoils it, I think the epilogue enhances it but I guess good movies can divide opinion...
This is a very good TV show perhaps one of the best I've seen. It's a slow burner so it requires some patience in the early episodes. If you stick with it I think you'll find it rewarding.
The fact it's been done in a Star Wars universe made bland & vapid by constant Disney tinkering makes the achievement even more remarkable.
Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a little person in a big technological universe run by dark imperial forces? Caught between empire & rebellion...?
This TV series tries to show that. So many of the characters are made to look "grey" rather than "black" or "white". It's like a sci-fi version of "The Wire", (an American TV show from 2000s that was a slow burner...).
The prison episodes feel like they've been taken out of George Orwell's "1984" with the fear of "Big Brother" constantly watching them.
The riots on the main planet where an oppressed populace rise up against a bullying regime were as realistic as any contemporary framing of such an incident.
Those scenes posed the question, what is a terrorist, when a young teenager bombs the imperial soldiers for the death of a loved one in their custody.
It felt like it mirrored some current world conflicts. At it's best this is what good science fiction does...
The fact it's been done in a Star Wars universe made bland & vapid by constant Disney tinkering makes the achievement even more remarkable.
Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a little person in a big technological universe run by dark imperial forces? Caught between empire & rebellion...?
This TV series tries to show that. So many of the characters are made to look "grey" rather than "black" or "white". It's like a sci-fi version of "The Wire", (an American TV show from 2000s that was a slow burner...).
The prison episodes feel like they've been taken out of George Orwell's "1984" with the fear of "Big Brother" constantly watching them.
The riots on the main planet where an oppressed populace rise up against a bullying regime were as realistic as any contemporary framing of such an incident.
Those scenes posed the question, what is a terrorist, when a young teenager bombs the imperial soldiers for the death of a loved one in their custody.
It felt like it mirrored some current world conflicts. At it's best this is what good science fiction does...