diogom_branco

This is the first film that I have seen directed by Manoel de Oliveira and I have to say that I expected much more. The idea is great, as a Portuguese citizen I can say what happens in a movie happens in the real life too. People who live in small villages or small neighborhoods act small and think small too, and everyone is not satisfied with his own life, the life of the other is much better than our own. The film, of course, dramatizes this situation by making comparisons with this blind man witch I think he can't think of anything better. In my opinion what is missing here is a good well written argument and this is a thing that I think that can be lost in translation and that's maybe why I'm the only one here to approach this point but it's just my opinion, go and watch the movie!

This is a great movie I agree with it but the 1st place should be taken from other titles like The Godfather, Pulp Fiction or Apocalypse Now for example. Those films changed for some reason the way people look at the cinema nowadays. Take Pulp Fiction for example, Tarantino have created a whole universe with their movies, all the stories are connected in some way, he created cigarettes and hamburger brands that he use in all his movies, the fact that "The Bride"(Kill Bill) is just a character played by "Mia Wallace"(Pulp Fiction) and by the same actress(Uma Thurman). These layers, make a movie get pass by generations and still get the "thing" in your head every time you see it. I could talk about some other movie or director that deserve the 1st place more than this on but I have chose this example and I would like to know your opinion about it.

Thanks,