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Better Man (2024)
Robbie Williams' music has been in my life since school but for some reason, I haven't listened to his songs for a while. When I heard "Feel" for the first time in years, a jolt of electricity hit my heart and I knew I was going to enjoy the movie. Due to the limited marketing, I never knew that this biopic was even being made until it hit the cinemas. The most intriguing element of the film is its unique approach where instead of a human actor, it relies on an Ape to be the central protagonist while showing the story and life of the famous singer.
The movie begins in Robbie's childhood which was rather average. He wasn't quite good at anything and he spent a lot of time singing with his father, watching TV with his grandma and trying to fit in with the local kids. Some time passed and at 15, Robbie got picked as the 5th member of the boy band Take That. At first, it all seemed like a dream come true but he soon learnt that making it as a singer isn't going to be easy.
Robbie acts both as the protagonist and the narrator of the film which might sound somewhat narcissistic; however, this approach works well considering that his main goal in life is to become famous. The movie shows some of the good and a lot of the bad that happened in his life, much of which was caused by Robbie himself. The Ape-protagonist allows for a lot of self-irony to be inserted, while effectively highlighting his biggest on-stage fears and mixed personality.
Obviously the film has great music in terms of both performances and the creative process that goes into writing the lyrics. Since family plays a huge part in the central events, there are many emotional moments that feel earned a d genuine. Even if you have no idea who Robbie Williams is, you might find this biopic to be enjoyable and maybe you will even add a couple of songs to your playlist.
P. S. The group performance of Rock DJ was something special.
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Robbie Williams' music has been in my life since school but for some reason, I haven't listened to his songs for a while. When I heard "Feel" for the first time in years, a jolt of electricity hit my heart and I knew I was going to enjoy the movie. Due to the limited marketing, I never knew that this biopic was even being made until it hit the cinemas. The most intriguing element of the film is its unique approach where instead of a human actor, it relies on an Ape to be the central protagonist while showing the story and life of the famous singer.
The movie begins in Robbie's childhood which was rather average. He wasn't quite good at anything and he spent a lot of time singing with his father, watching TV with his grandma and trying to fit in with the local kids. Some time passed and at 15, Robbie got picked as the 5th member of the boy band Take That. At first, it all seemed like a dream come true but he soon learnt that making it as a singer isn't going to be easy.
Robbie acts both as the protagonist and the narrator of the film which might sound somewhat narcissistic; however, this approach works well considering that his main goal in life is to become famous. The movie shows some of the good and a lot of the bad that happened in his life, much of which was caused by Robbie himself. The Ape-protagonist allows for a lot of self-irony to be inserted, while effectively highlighting his biggest on-stage fears and mixed personality.
Obviously the film has great music in terms of both performances and the creative process that goes into writing the lyrics. Since family plays a huge part in the central events, there are many emotional moments that feel earned a d genuine. Even if you have no idea who Robbie Williams is, you might find this biopic to be enjoyable and maybe you will even add a couple of songs to your playlist.
P. S. The group performance of Rock DJ was something special.
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The War of The Rohirrim (2024)
When this film was first announced, I was beaming with excitement to see the story of Helm Hammerhand unfold on the big screen with electrifying anime visuals. I also thought that with it being from WB it would be closer to the movies, but strangely enough it had way more similarity to the brilliant Rings of Power.
The story takes place in Rohan two hundred years before Bilbo finds the Ring. Helm Hammerhand rules over the lands but Freca, a man leading the Dunland tribes comes to Edoras demanding that Helm's daughter Hera marries his son Wulf. In a state of anger, Helm refuses the proposal and after a conflict, Freca is killed and his son aims to avenge his father.
The story is presented through the eyes of Hera who is a capable horse rider and overall a seemingly perfect person. I understand introducing a new character to show the world through her eyes but that shouldn't come at the cost of developing the existing characters in terms of their values, virtues and on-screen time. What's more, people forcefully say and do dumb things for the sake of pushing the plot forward.
The film built a nice world in terms of Peter Jackson's ambiance and the score worked well to compliment it. The animation on the other hand ranged from pathetic to horrendous by anime standards. For a studio like WB, couldn't they invest into a proper team? With anime, visuals play a tremendous part and here it often looked like the 1970s hobbit cartoon rather than exciting and vibrant anime that comes out nowadays.
Finally and most unfortunately, because of the pathetic animation and prolonged runtime, the experience often felt like a drag. The story rushed into the action scenes but failed to make them vivid, epic and emotional. And don't get me started on cheap fan service. The creators had a perfect medium to craft an exciting new chapter in the Tolkien world but failed to do so.
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When this film was first announced, I was beaming with excitement to see the story of Helm Hammerhand unfold on the big screen with electrifying anime visuals. I also thought that with it being from WB it would be closer to the movies, but strangely enough it had way more similarity to the brilliant Rings of Power.
The story takes place in Rohan two hundred years before Bilbo finds the Ring. Helm Hammerhand rules over the lands but Freca, a man leading the Dunland tribes comes to Edoras demanding that Helm's daughter Hera marries his son Wulf. In a state of anger, Helm refuses the proposal and after a conflict, Freca is killed and his son aims to avenge his father.
The story is presented through the eyes of Hera who is a capable horse rider and overall a seemingly perfect person. I understand introducing a new character to show the world through her eyes but that shouldn't come at the cost of developing the existing characters in terms of their values, virtues and on-screen time. What's more, people forcefully say and do dumb things for the sake of pushing the plot forward.
The film built a nice world in terms of Peter Jackson's ambiance and the score worked well to compliment it. The animation on the other hand ranged from pathetic to horrendous by anime standards. For a studio like WB, couldn't they invest into a proper team? With anime, visuals play a tremendous part and here it often looked like the 1970s hobbit cartoon rather than exciting and vibrant anime that comes out nowadays.
Finally and most unfortunately, because of the pathetic animation and prolonged runtime, the experience often felt like a drag. The story rushed into the action scenes but failed to make them vivid, epic and emotional. And don't get me started on cheap fan service. The creators had a perfect medium to craft an exciting new chapter in the Tolkien world but failed to do so.
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Gladiator 2 (2024)
Do you know what is a sign of a poorly developed movie? The fact that by the end, I couldn't remember the names of most of its characters including the protagonist (his original name) or care for any of them. The only exceptions are the twin emperors Geta and Caracalla who along with Denzel had some sort of personality and showed the nasty side of ancient Roman. In between all the politics, there was an unorganized collection of rushed sequences, poorly stitched together and wrapped in beautiful decorations.
Gladiator 2 begins with the conquest of Numidia by a Roman general. Our protagonist is captured in that conquest and is brought to Rome to fight as a slave gladiator. By being a skilled fighter, he quickly garners recognition while his owner Macrinus plans to use him for political moves. At the same time, Rome suffers from internal turmoil and a number of people would like to see the emperors removed.
The positive thing about this film is how it didn't romanticize the ancient historical times by showing the nastiness and backstabbing. It also had some cool fighting sequences and overall the film looked beautiful with great decorations and costumes. Asides form that, the movie felt rushed, loud and disorganized as it lacked a clear central theme that I could care about. Unlike the original Gladiator, there was zero emotional attachment to any of the characters because nothing was properly built up. Some sequences were straight up laughable due to some theatric over-the-top moments.
The only times I felt good was when they showed snippets from the original film while playing the iconic score. Finally, while Paul Mescal is a good actor, he simply lacks the gravitas and it was an insurmountable challenge to fill in the mighty sandals of Russell Crowe who made the original Gladiator so good. I anticipated the film to be substandard but not to this extent.
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Do you know what is a sign of a poorly developed movie? The fact that by the end, I couldn't remember the names of most of its characters including the protagonist (his original name) or care for any of them. The only exceptions are the twin emperors Geta and Caracalla who along with Denzel had some sort of personality and showed the nasty side of ancient Roman. In between all the politics, there was an unorganized collection of rushed sequences, poorly stitched together and wrapped in beautiful decorations.
Gladiator 2 begins with the conquest of Numidia by a Roman general. Our protagonist is captured in that conquest and is brought to Rome to fight as a slave gladiator. By being a skilled fighter, he quickly garners recognition while his owner Macrinus plans to use him for political moves. At the same time, Rome suffers from internal turmoil and a number of people would like to see the emperors removed.
The positive thing about this film is how it didn't romanticize the ancient historical times by showing the nastiness and backstabbing. It also had some cool fighting sequences and overall the film looked beautiful with great decorations and costumes. Asides form that, the movie felt rushed, loud and disorganized as it lacked a clear central theme that I could care about. Unlike the original Gladiator, there was zero emotional attachment to any of the characters because nothing was properly built up. Some sequences were straight up laughable due to some theatric over-the-top moments.
The only times I felt good was when they showed snippets from the original film while playing the iconic score. Finally, while Paul Mescal is a good actor, he simply lacks the gravitas and it was an insurmountable challenge to fill in the mighty sandals of Russell Crowe who made the original Gladiator so good. I anticipated the film to be substandard but not to this extent.
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