Blabbing about: Ivan's Childhood (1962)

Hello!



I'm not really sure how I came to this film, oh wait, I was searching for an anti-war film
and this came up. It looked the most interesting so I decided to give it a go and watch it.
(I really like films with a child as a main character. You could see the whole world through
the child's eyes.)

So lets the review begin!

Basic information:

Name of film: Ivan's Childhood (Russian: Ива́ново де́тство)

Director: Andrei Tarkovsky

Release year: 1962

Length: 95 minutes

Type of film: Drama, war, art-house

Basic plot: 

During World War Ⅱ, a 12 year old Ivan works as a spy on the eastern front (From IMDb)

Setting: 

The film is set during World War Ⅱ, on the eastern front (Well that's what it says on the "basic plot" haha)

Who was your favourite character and why?

Ivan, of course. how can someone not feel extremely extremely sad for him?

The dream sequences just make me cry. I also loved the Lieutenant and the Captain too.

Everyone was so kind. 

Did you feel any connection/sympathy towards any of the characters?

YES. Ivan, of course. I felt SO MUCH sympathy towards him. I just wanted to grab Ivan and drag him into this world and hug him and tell him that everything is okay...(Even though we can't really communicate lol) ...oh man.

What was your memorable/favourite scene and why?

I think that every scene from this film was memorable! But hmm... I would say all of Ivan's dream

sequences. UH, and that ending...oh god oh god. I just loved everything! I can't explain it all.

There were tons of memorable scenes, like when Ivan is in the car saying he doesn't want to get

sent to the school, the scene where Ivan and the Lieutenant talk and Ivan just starts to cry, the famous kissing scene...(But one of the thing I didn't quite understand was what was so significant about

the Masha? for example, I didn't really understand when she smiles at the forest... well, I'll get it someday I suppose.)

What was your most memorable/favourite quote and why?

There were heaps of memorable quotes in this film. I mean, pretty much every dialogue was memorable... 

Did this film remind of of any other films and why?

It reminded me of Wild Strawberries(1957), very surprisingly. I don't know why, but I kept

of remembering it while I was watching this film. Well, on Wikipedia it says:

"Famous filmmakers such as Ingmar Bergman, Sergei Parajanov and Krzysztof Kieślowski praised the film and cited it as an influence on their work"

So I guess I am actually making sense haha. And wow, it also says Ingmar Bergman said:

"My discovery of Tarkovsky's first film was like a miracle. Suddenly, I found myself standing at the door of a room the keys of which had, until then, never been given to me. It was a room I had always wanted to enter and where he was moving freely and fully at ease." 

(I really need to watch more Bergman films don't I?)

What do you think were the main themes/ideas of this film and why?

Definitely the brutality of war.... and it told me a lot about human relationships as well.

(The relationship between Ivan and Captain was just extremely heartwarming)

Did you enjoy the film? 

YES. It was much much more than I thought (And I did expect a lot!) 

I didn't think that it will haunt me this much. Ivan was just hanging in my head the whole day.

I really, really loved this film. This is definitely a film you have to watch at least once in your lifetime. I thought the acting was AMAZING, Ivan was just fantastic. 

(and the Lieutenant was so handsome!) 

This was such a flawless film. I thought it was as perfect as a film can ever be. 

I'm sure I would watch this film over and over again. It is definitely going on my "favorite films" list!

Ahh... I am completely in love with the director. I can't wait to watch more of his works and discover

many many amazing films. I am actually starting to get addicted to foreign cinema, which is great!

Bye bye!

Blabbing about: Walkabout (1971)

Hello!

So, yes, it's Mubi.com again. I really appreciate this website.
The synopsis sounded very interesting so I decided to watch this film.
It was my first ever Australian film I ever saw, yay I'm trying out on so many
different types of films since I signed up for this site haha.

So here goes my review! Or well, just randomly talking about my thoughts...

1) Basic information:

Name of film: Walkabout

Director: Nicolas Roeg

Release date: 1971

Length: 100 minutes

Type of film: Drama, Adventure

2) Basic plot:

A young sister and brother are abandoned in the harsh Australian outback and must learn to exist in the natural world without their usual comforts, in this hypnotic masterpiece.

(From MUBI)

3) Setting:

This film is set in Australia and I am pretty sure it is during the time of release, the early 70's.

4) Who was your favourite character and why?

My favorite character will be the main character, the girl. Man, I just realised this but none of the character has names in this film! That's awesome! I love it when names don't really matter in films.

It makes everything more mysterious and poetic. Well anyway, I don't know how old the girl is, but I was surprised at how strong and independent she was. I have a little brother about the same age as her little brother but I don't think I can do shit! And... I was surprised at the fact there was nudity!

I mean, how old is she, like 14 maybe? I have never seen a film where a little girl has full frontal nudity, it probably is a taboo nowadays.  

5) Who was your least favourite character and why?

That stupid asshole who kept on telling the kids they can't touch anything.Ugh.

6) Did you feel any connection/sympathy towards any of the characters?

Well yes I did feel connections towards all three main characters in this film.

7) What was your memorable/favourite scene and why?

All the scenes were breath taking. The scenery of Australia was just beautiful. I thought that

pretty much every scene was memorable but I might say that it was ...hmmm.....

I don't know but I will have to say that that scene where the girl and her brother finds

the Aboriginal boy in the tree was just shocking. 

And this film was pretty full of dead animals and flies/maggots ahaha. I'm not those people

who go hysterical over animals dying but some scenes were hard to watch. I'm 

extremely bad with blood and gore.

8) What was your most memorable/favourite quote and why?

I don't really think the dialogue was important in this film. I mean, it's more

like the least important thing in the film isn't it? The Aboriginal boy and the two kids

didn't even understand each other but they developed a friendship. Maybe that is one of 

the ideas that the director wanted to convey.

9) Did this film remind of of any other films and why?

No, not really. As the tagline says, it was, "Just about the most different film you'll ever see"

10) What do you think were the main themes/ideas of this film and why?

I don't really know, but I thought maybe just human relationships and how adults are cruel and

children are alone. It made me think about how people are pretty much all kind, and that the world

has some hope(well, not in the city perhaps) Aborigines have a very dark past don't they?

It makes me sad. It is just so different from how the Maori people have been treated in New Zealand.

11) Did you enjoy the film? 

Yep I definitely did! It was a very cruel but tender film.Very very interesting also.

Some scenes really scared me. There were a ton of aspects I didn't quite understand but oh well.

(Anyway, don't you think it is so strange how I actually got a excellence mark on my

film study assignment? Ha! Well I have to get the best mark, look how much films I watch)

Bye bye!

Blabbing about: Shadows of forgotten ancestors(1965)

Hello!

I was on Mubi.com and this very interesting looking film was the film of the day.
I have never seen a Russian film before and was very interested so I gave it a go.

Well, I just realised that the language is actually in Ukrainian. Hmm...
so it's a Russian film but the language is in Ukrainian? So it's like how Leon: The Professional 
is a French film but the language is in English? Wait.. so how come it is a Russian film
if the story is set in Ukraine and the language is in Ukrainian... (god I sound so stupid haha)
Well anyway, lets get onto the review(well..more like just screenshots and a bit of what I thought)

1) Basic information:

Name of film: Shadows of forgotten ancestors (Тіні забутих предків)

Director: Sergei Parajanov

Release date: 1965

Length: 97 minutes

Type of film: Drama, Romance, Art house

2) Basic plot:

In a Carpathian village, Ivan falls in love with Marichka, the daughter of his father’s killer. When tragedy befalls her, his grief lasts months; finally he rejoins the colorful life around him, marrying Palagna.(From MUBI)

3) Setting:

The story is set in a Carpathian village in Ukraine and I'm not sure when this film is set but

It might be the time of release, the mid-60's?

OK, I'll skip question 4 to 6 just cause it's kind of hard to answer lol.

7) What was your memorable/favourite scene and why?

I thought that pretty much every scene was memorable... but I guess the MOST memorable

was that scene near the end when Ivan see's a ghost (?) of Marichka and you hear the two

singing. That scene still haunts me. Uh... so sad. That scene just makes my heart brake.

The costume, setting, music, everything was so new for me! I had completely no knowledge

about Ukraine so it was so awesome! Everything was just so beautiful.

I thought the directing was just amazing! It was unlike anything I have ever seen before.

(At the start when Ivan's brother gets killed was just took my breath away!)

It was just so unique. The use of the colour red was just amazing. Oh, and the awesome use

of the POV shots. I loved the shots taken from under the water.

8) What was your most memorable/favourite quote and why?

I don't even know if you call this a quote but this scene(with the quote lol).

UGH GOD THIS SCENE.

9) Did this film remind of of any other films and why?

Nope, not at all! I think this film is extremely independent and unique, it's a genre on it's own.

And well, I've never seen any other Russian or Ukrainian films so I can't really compare I guess.

10) What do you think were the main themes/ideas of this film and why?

Properbly just love and redemption. I personally thought of this film as more of a 

and admiring the beauty of the scenery film more than story. Well, I don't know.

I have no knowledge (as you can tell) and I'm pretty stupid so I don't understand a lot of aspects,

but I did enjoy it in my own way so thats that!

11) Did you enjoy the film? 

Yes I did! But it was very different from what I thought this film will be like.

I thought it was going to be more story based, like, by reading the synopsis I thought it

was going to be like a Romeo and Juliet melodrama love story (well.. I'm not too far off I suppose but) But it was more than that. As the film says at the start, It was, a "poetic drama".

This whole film was like a poem. 

Well, in conclusion, it was awesome getting to watch a Russian, Ukrainian language film

because I have never seen a Russian film or ever seen any films set in Ukraine.

It did really teach me a lot of things and I'm sure it widened my views on films! 

I really enjoyed this film, and it didn't bore me one bit, but I don't think it will be a film I will

continue on watching. I really have to thank MUBI for choosing this film to show to us because

I'm sure if it's not for them, I would have NEVER seen it or even knew about the existence haha.

You don't know how much I love film stills. Here are some more of the pretty scenes.
I hope MUBI will show more awesome films.

Well that's all for now folks! Bye bye!

Blabbing about: Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence(1983)

Hello!

Well, ok. I first found out about this film quite a while ago when I was browsing through
the wonderful Criterion Collection website. I was just randomly scrolling through the 
list of films and there, BA-BAYM was this:

I just completely fell in love at first sight of the dvd cover. I mean, well, look at that!
It's just oozing out with homoerotizim isnit it?? (lol)
(I thought "hmm.... these are soldiers so it's a war film and the man facing his back looks Japanese...
and why is that blonde man so close to him?! god this film looks interesting!")

But, it did take quite a while to watch this because..you know, it's a war film and
I don't really enjoy them because they are depressing.

BUT...I actually recently just found out that the main(?) character is David Bowie and
I was interested even more. And I really like Kitano Takeshi and oh my god I forgot the name
but the wonderful composer who was also in The Last Emperor.
And I mean, I'm Japanese. I should be watching this. (And I just found out that this is 
a Japanese/UK/New Zealand film! haha I'm a Japanese who lived in New Zealand,
this is like perfect for me)

OK, enough with this random talk I shall get onto my review.

1) Basic information:

Name of film: Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence

Director: Nagisa Oshima

Release date: 1983

Length: 123 minutes

Type of film: Drama, War

2) Basic plot: 

In 1942 British soldier Jack Celliers comes to a Japanese prison camp. The camp is run by Yonoi, who has a firm belief in discipline, honor and glory. In his view, the allied prisoners are cowards when they chose to surrender instead of committing suicide. One of the prisoners, interpreter John Lawrence, tries to explain the Japanese way of thinking, but is considered a traitor.(From IMDb)

3) Setting: 

The film is set in a Japanese POW camp in Java, Indonesia in 1942 during World War 2.

4) Who was your favourite character and why? 

That's a difficult one.... I actually liked all the characters. I liked Celliers (of course),

and I like Yonoi as well. But I also like Hara and Lawrence too. Hmm...

5) Who was your least favourite character and why?

No one. There wasn't anyone I didn't like. Which is kind of strange.

It's just that... people were so brutal and heart-less but it's not their fault.

6) Did you feel any connection/sympathy towards any of the characters?

Yes pretty much every character that appeared on the film. I felt sorry for every character.

I mean... there are 4 main characters and 3 of them has a bad ending....

7) What was your memorable/favourite scene and why?

I thought every scene was memorable but well, I would have to say the famous scene

that is shown on the cover art where Celliers kisses Yonoi on the cheeks.

That scene was just so powerful - ugh, and haunting.

OH AND of course, the ENDING. One of the most saddest endings I have ever seen.

(I just love endings where it is sad but the character(s) is still smiling.)

8) What was your most memorable/favourite quote and why?

"Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence!"

9) Did this film remind of of any other films and why?

No not really.. this film was unlike anything I have ever seen before.

I've never seen a war film that involved the Japanese army. It was great that I got to see that.

10) What do you think were the main themes/ideas of this film and why?

Humanity and the brutality of war and relationships... I think this film covered a lot of ideas.

Well, I'm just a stupid teenager who has pretty much never studied history before so I 

have no idea about the details but it got me thinking about how in war, people just go..mad

and it's not because they are a mean person or anything, it's because of war.

 "You're the victim of men who think they are right." It was so sad when Lawrence said this,

yes, Hara and Yonoi were brutal to the people, but they are also the victims.

(I guess everyone is a victim in war) I mean, if Hara, Yonoi, Lawrence and Celliers met in a different,

much peaceful world, you never know what they might have become.

(They would of been like best friends!... uh..makes me so sad.)

And with the "homo" factor, it was much more than I expected. Man...like.. when people

normally watch this, how can you not realise Yonoi's feelings towards Celliers??

I mean, when Yonoi first saw Jack at the..um....court? you could just see that he fell in love.

(and when he tells Jack to prove that he has been beaten...) 

Well, I don't really know if it was supposed to be the directors intention but it says:

As Celliers in interned in the camp, Yonoi seems to develop a homoerotic fixation with him

on Wikipedia so I guess I'm not too wrong haha.

11) Did you enjoy the film? 

Yes. Well, in the "enjoyment" factor it might of been pretty low because it was pretty noir

but I really loved this film. It was so tender (which is kind of weird with all the violence)

I'm not really sure if I would watch this film again though. Well.... I probably will lol.

Overall, this was a beautiful film with a ton of memorable scenes.

Man, look how happy he is.

I want to say that this was a weird experience having to hear Japanese words and then english haha.

My head was muddled up sometimes but I did better than I thought. 

Blabbing about: Teorema (1968)

Hello! 

As I have said previously, I signed up for this website called Mubi.com

Where you could watch all types of art house films online.

I can't really remember when but a few days ago the film of the day was

a film called "Teorema". I read synopsis the and was very interested (I mean, I have

never seen a film with a story like that before) and decided to give it ago.

1) Basic information:

Name of film: Teorema

Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini

Country: Italian

Release date: 1968

Length: 98 minutes

Type of film: Art house

2) Basic plot:

A wealthy family hosts a strange visitor. He seduces the maid, the son, the mother, the daughter, and finally the father, before leaving after a few days. After he’s gone, no one can continue living as before. Who was the visitor? Was he God?(From MUBI)

3) Setting:

The film is set somewhere in Italy and I'm pretty sure it is set at the time of release.

OK, since this is a art house film, the questions 4 to 8 do not really fit in

so I'll just skip them out and just talk about what I personally thought in general.

First of all, I thought that this was a very, very interesting film.

All I could pretty much say it that I found it very, very interesting (lol)

(Well it really was!) I actually didn't think that I would like it very much,

but surprisingly I really enjoyed watching "Teorema".

I thought this film was - uh, it is hard to explain. It was... strange but made sense.

Well, kind of. Maybe I'm too stupid to understand this. 

I thought the directing was wonderful and the scenes were extremely beautiful.

Oh man... while I was watching this film I felt so many things but now I am up to writing about

it I cannot think of anything to say.

I thought the combination of the close-ups of the faces and the long shots were just amazing.

And I don't know why but all the faces of the characters looked so.. raw, like, they were real. 

(You don't get much of that in Hollywood movies I have to say.)

I don't know how well known this film is (nor the director) and I knew absolutely nothing
about anything before watching this film, but I am very glad I watched it!
I am so happy I signed up for MUBI since if it wasn't for them, I don't think I would have
EVER watching Teorema in my whole life. Or even knew about the existence to be honest.
I really enjoyed Teorema, but I don't think I will watch any other films directed by
Pier Paolo Pasolini since they sound a bit extreme for my tastes lol.
But if there were some other film (I haven't done a lot of research yet) that I think will be
suitable for me, than I will definitely check it out :)
(uh, I just love finding new directors and looking for the next film to watch.
My goal is to watch every film directed by at least one director!)

 

Yes... I did take a lot of screen shots. Just cause. I just loved the (extreme) close-ups!
If I had to describe what this films was like , I'll say that this was a very quiet, tender but also passionate film. It was a very enjoyable experience watching this!

7) What was your memorable/favourite scene and why?

My most memorable scene was this scene:

This scene where the house maid is found floating up in mid air was very.... interesting.

(well if you look at it as a still it just looks like the woman had jumped up doesn't it.)

There were many many other memorable scenes in this film (for example when the

maid is buried in the sand and the ending when the father is running around naked)

8) What was your most memorable/favourite quote and why?

As the tagline for this film says: There are only 923 words spoken in "Teorema" - but it says everything!" (But I wonder if it is 923 Italian words or the translated english words?)

But I think one the most memorable quote for me was:

I don't know why, don't ask me. 

9) Did this film remind of of any other films and why?

Nope! Not at all lol. It didn't remind me of any other films.

I don't watch too many art house films and I hardly watch foreign films.

10) What do you think were the main themes/ideas of this film and why?

I have absolutely no idea!! This was one of the hardest films to understand.

But well, I'm sure everything had a meaning and is there for a purpose,

but it's an art house film, and it doesn't necessary have to make sense does it? 

11) Did you enjoy the film?

Yes I did very much! it was actually strange because I watched half of the film

before going to bed yesterday and had a dream about finishing the rest of the film haha.

While I was at school I just couldn't wait to go home and watch the rest.

This film was haunting me in class.

I did some research about the director (just now) and he sounds like a very very interesting man...
Everything about his life sounds like it is off a book or something.

Well anyway, I'll finish for now! Bye bye!

"You must have come here to destroy"

Blabbing about: Maurice (1987)

Hello!

So, I've known about this film so a pretty long time but never really
gave it a go because..well... I just didn't have the opportunity.
And, recently, I signed up for this website called Mubi.com and Maurice was shown on there.
I thought "oh yay!" and watched it as soon as I can.

So here goes my review!

1) Basic information:

(God this poster is so pretty! I've never seen it.)

Name of film: Maurice

Director: James Ivory

Release date: 1987

Length: 140 minutes

Type of film: Drama, Romance

Cast: James Wilby as Maurice Hall
Hugh Grant as Clive Durham
Rupert Graves as Alec Scudder

2) Basic plot: After his lover rejects him, a young man trapped by the oppressiveness of Edwardian society tries to come to terms with and accept his sexuality.

3) Setting: The film is set in England in the 1910's.

4) Who was your favorite character and why?

My favorite character was obviously, Maurice. I loved him so much.

I just- UGH. I felt SO SORRY for him half way through the film.

I wanted to like, step into the film and hug him and cry and tell him everything

will be okay.... oh mannn.......

5) Who was your least favorite character and why?

My least favorite character was, the Hugh Grant character Clive.

Goddammit Clive you're such an asshole. WHY DID YOU HAVE TO DO THIS??

But, yes I understand, but still.... 

This film was very hard to understand, I mean, Clive was very hard to understand.

6) Did you feel any connection/sympathy towards any of the characters?

Yes.... Maurice. I felt SO MUCH sympathy towards Maurice.

Ahhh...oh Maurice oh Maurice....

7) What was your memorable/favorite scene and why?

There were so many memorable scenes in this film.

Um....properly... Scene I liked: Making out scenes of Maurice/Clive

Scene that tore my heart out: When Clive told Maurice they should "change".

 

 

8) What was your most memorable/favorite quote and why?

Memorable quotes:"Think how easy life would be if we didn't have to go

all through this, this secrecy, and never being able to tell who you

are in love with to anybody."

"But don't you think it will be wonderful if there were someone who

I can care about in the same way I do about you?"

What Clive says to Maurice when he goes visit him. Just so, so sad.

9) Did this film remind of of any other films and why?

Um...probably "A room with a view". Well, its from the same

creators right? And it also reminded me of the British film "Victim" a bit.

10) What do you think were the main themes/ideas of this film and why?

The main themes are, definitely and obviously homosexuality.

I think that the director is telling us that we can either hide our true selves and

remain safe or risk everything and be with the person you love.

But..the confusing part is, I don't know if Clive even loved Maurice that much 

in the first place. Maurice was always the more well..what do you call it,

touchy..? well you know what I mean.

Clive didn't seem like he had any problem with going out with a girl and seemed

perfectly happy and I think he really loved his wife(maybe....)

So what the hell was up with him?? He tells Maurice that they both should marry

and the next moment he is... Hmm.... that's the hard part.

So did Clive not really love Maurice in the first place and really fall in love

with his wife or is he just hiding all his feelings even though Maurice is the one?

 

 

(God they are so hot lol)

Well... I personally think it is the second one, and after Maurice runs off with

Scudder I think Clive realises everything that he has lost.

Maybe Clive has the most un-happiest ending, I think he will regret it for the rest of his life.

(He will be happy, but probably only in a shallow way. )

11) Did you enjoy the film? 

Yes I did! I enjoyed the film very very much. But I don't really know if

I liked it because it was so sad!! 

I loved when Clive and Maurice were together, but it was absolute torture watching 

Maurice alone after Clive has left him.

Gay-themed films are just amazing aren't they? I mean, it makes mainstream
romance movies so boring. I dunno but it just makes it more interesting and
it's just...hotter when its two guys ahaha(shut up)
It just makes everything more sadder for me personally.
Now I can add Maurice to my gay-themed film list! yay!
Watched gay-themed films: 
Victim(1963)
Boys in the band(1970)
Maurice(1987)
Philadelphia(1993)
The celluloid closet(1995)
The Birdcage(1996)
Beautiful thing(1996)
Juste une question d'amour(2000)  
Brokeback Mountain(2005)
Mysterious Skin(2004)
Shelter(2007)
I love you Phillip Morris(2009)
Prayers for Bobby(2009)
Kill your darlings(2013)                           

Ohhh nearly forgot but I actually did a drawing/made a poster!!

Lol I actually put some effort in it. And the hardest thing
about it was the placing of the quote on the bottom.
And... I actually made all the GIFS here too ahaha. I'm so proud daym.

"If I were in love with anyone now,

It would be some nice girl."

Bye bye!

Blabbing about: "The panic in Needle park(1971)"

Hello!

It's be so long since I last posted on this blog lol. Anyway, I would like to write a review for this wonderful(looking) film that I have not yet seen. This time I will write a before watching and after watched thingso it's a little different.

Ok so here I go!

Details about the film:



The panic in needle park (1971)Drama

Plot(from IMDb.com):This movie is a stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in "Needle Park" in New York City. Played against this setting is a low-key love story between Bobby, a young addict and small-time hustler, and Helen, a homeless girl who finds in her relationship with Bobby the stability she craves. She becomes addicted too, and life goes downhill for them both as their addiction deepens, eventually leading to a series of betrayals. But, in spite of it all, the relationship between Bobby and Helen endures.

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BEFORE THE FILM

I have to admit this, I think I am starting to get addicted to Al Pacino.
After viewing scarface, I HAD to watch another Al Pacino film.
And, I decided to watch this for a few reasons.

Ok, It's not that I don't like romance films.
I just always get annoyed of the heroine. A lot.
And I also get tired of all the cliches. There a a few romance themed films
I absolutely love, but I dislike most. I don't really know why.
I'm just really picky I guess.

So..... I went on IMDb and read the brief plot and it kind of hit me somewhere.
I want to watch a heart breaking romance between young Al Pacino and the poor
homeless girl(I don't know anything about this film really but I'm guessing this is correct, right? lol)

I REALLY, REALLY want to love this film.
I want this film to be one of the best romantic films I have seen(well, at least this year.)
lol I really am expecting so much aren't I... maybe this is bad. oops.

But seriously, look at the poster. The tagline "God help Bobby and Helen. They're in love
in needle park" makes me really want to watch it!
Oh man.... I really hope I can enjoy this film...
I hope I don't get pissed of at the heroine...GOD HELP ME (lol)
(Oh my god every time I try to spell "heroine" I always type heroin)

So what I expect to see in this film is a very sad, tender romance between
Bobby and Helen that will tear my heart out.
And I hope I can love Helen. So I can love the whole film.

Oh yeah and I don't really like the title of this film.... It doesn't sound too
appealing to me. If I just heard the title somewhere I would never bothered to even
search about it, seriously.
And by the way, the Japanese title of this film "哀しみの街角" translates to
"The street corner of sadness". I actually like that title better lol. Just talking about the title ok....

AFTER THE FILM:



(My favorite scene)

Ok, it has been a few days since I finished viewing this film actually but I'll
write the review now!

To be honest, yes... I was kind of disappointed. Maybe I just expected too much.
But besides that, the film was extremely noir raw and I thought it was fantastic.
The drugs, constant smoking/drinking, prostitution... there was nothing glamorous
about anything and thats what made the film so bold.

This film took me so much time to finish even though its a relatively short/normal
length film. I think that it's just because it was so dark and heavy.
(The no soundtrack was extremely effective)

So to be honest, no I didn't really enjoy.... well....enjoy is a strange word isn't it.
I mean, I don't think this is a film that most people can enjoy since the whole
film has a very quiet and dark atmosphere and the story is very slow paced.
It wasn't a film that you can necessary enjoy viewing but it was great watching
a nice 70's film with young Al Pacino!

So in conclusion, I thought this film was great on it's own but It's not the type of  film
that I personally like. What I thought was great about this film was that
everything was so realistic. Like, there was no Hollywood glamour or movie
cliches or stereotypes. For example, the ending when Bobby gets out of
prison, there is no dramatic reunion where "the girl runs up to the guy crying, shouting his name
and jumps onto him and they kiss and the movie ends"(lol).
It was just so casual, so real.


"In the dark corner of the city, they found light"

(I think the taglines are pretty amazing.
ahh...70's taglines.)

Bye bye!

Blabbing about: The Philadelphia Story (1940)

Hello!

I was interested in this film since I
was looking for a nice classic romantic comedy.
(And look at the cast!)

well.. I knew about this film and had a DVD for quite
a long time but didn't feel like watching it.

Anyway, lets get onto the review(ish)
shall we.

Warning:May contain spoilers!

And oh, this is going to be a extremely short post.
I think...




The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Romantic comedy

I have to say first, that I didn't feel like watching
this film for a long time since I found out that
this was the.. what is it called?
The original version? of "High Society(1956)".
So, I knew that..I knew the plot so felt
very.."oh what....".
(Damn... If I only knew...I would of definitely
watched this first!) 

But, Since I thought I HAD to give it a go
for the last time, I finally did watch it all the way.

OK, so the first thing I have to say about this
film is that I thought Katharine Hepburn was GORGEOUS.
She was absolutely beautiful...uh.
(lol, I've actually only seen her in 
"Guess who's coming to dinner(1967)"before.)



And, of course the wonderful Cary Grant and
James Stewart was extremely handsome as always.


OK...about the story-line...
Well... I really can't say I got any surprises
or anything since I pretty much knew it all,
but..yeah,Personally, I can't say I loved the story,
Since I don't really like "two guys taking over one girl"
settings.(well... this is more like three guys, and I
have said this before haven't I? haha.)
I also don't like "girls taking over one guy"settings as well! 
I prefer it when it's just you know, two humans.No more!

Overall, I thought the casting of the 3 main characters
were great and enjoyed watching Katharine, Cary and James
very much, but would personally thought the story was so-so.
(Just not my thing.)

And, one last thing:
I know I'm not supposed to compare,
But yes, I liked Katharine Hepburn as Tracy
waaay more then Grace Kelly, haha.
But...though I love both "Philadelphia Story" and "High Society",
I personally enjoyed watching "High Society" more,
Yes, Because of the music.
(Everything in "High Society" was great, 
except Grace Kelly. Sorry!)



Bye bye!

Blabbing about: Papermoon (1973)

Hello!

So... I can't really remember when I first
knew about this film, but I fell in love with,
well, pretty obviously, the title.
And the wonderful poster.

I don't know why but I LOVE the
whole..what's it called? concept of "Paper Moon's".
I think its one of the most romantic things ever.
Yes, I do love the song "It's only a papermoon" to bits as well.
And, I love those floating moon things you sit on.
(Ugh.. I want to sit on one of those..My dream.)

So... I was always interested in this film and
finally had the opportunity to watch it! yay.
So here goes my very boring, extremely short review...

Warning: May contain spoilers!



Paper Moon 1973
Drama

So, The first thing I will have to say is
that I really enjoyed this film!
But...I actually don't know what to say about
this film to be honest...(as always).

I loved the characters, the relationships,
The beautiful black and white cinematography
the music...everything had a very nostalgic atmosphere.

I do think that one of the (or maybe the most)
important thing in a film is the atmosphere.
Like, every film has a whole different world
of it's own, right?
(But I dislike it when well, mostly recent films
try hard to make it have a atmosphere..
I shouldn't be made, it should be natural.)


I thought the performances of the two were
amazing and Addie was adorable.
I actually like the fact she smokes, to be honest.
(lol, this is not right isn't it)
It kind of shows us the times and the realities.
I think it's kind of romantic.

Addie Smoking, as usual.

And another small thing I love was the opening credits.
UGH, so perfect.

Overall, I really enjoyed this film and the best thing
about it was of course, the relationship between Addie and Moses.
It was just amazing,this whole film made me really happy.
It did make me laugh, feel sad, and smile.
It was a nice, cheerful, funny, nostalgic drama film
that shows you how beautiful human relationships can be.
This film will never get boring, and will
always end up putting a smile on my face.
Will definitely watch again!



Favorite Scene:
Just about every scene where Addie and
Moses is talking to each other.



"You still owe me two hundred dollars."

Blabbing about: Sunrise: A song of two humans (1927)

Hello!

So, I first knew about this film when I was browsing through a
blu-ray website when it came up as a recommendation.
(Yes...same as before haha)
And...Same as always, I fell in love with the
Blu-ray Jacket(Or cover?).
I do judge movies with the cover don't I?

The Blu-ray cover which I Saw.

OK, so here we go with the very short review.
(yes....very, very short and boring as always)

Warning: May contain spoilers!




Sunrise: A song of two humans (1927)
Drama/Romance

So I will start of by saying that......
I loved this film so much! it was extremely
beautiful and everything was so..uh..so amazing.
I fell in love.

Yes, I thought the special effects were
AMAZING. I thought that this was one of those
films you understand the meaning and the
greatness after you have finished viewing it.
I've only watched it once and urgently want to
watch it again.
And, since I watched it on DVD this time,
It has to be on Blu-ray next time!



The romance between the man and the wife was
so beautiful and I did cry at the scene where the man
breaks down when they saw a wedding.
I love that scene so much.
(Silent melodramas are amazing, aren't they?)

Oh yes, and one thing that I thought was..
Well, I can't say that I've seen many silent films
but the title cards in this film seemed kind of
different from other ones I have seen.
I wonder why? well, this isn't important isn't it.

Yes, This scene.

I loved all the scenes in "Sunrise".
Oh man.. I....seriously...need to watch again...ahhh.
I know that I am going to cry hard out next time ahaha.
I think this film would always make me happy.

And, one thing I would like to say s that I thought the
special feature in the DVD was amazing!
I thought it explained everything so perfectly.
(well,duh.) It definitely deepened my understanding of
this film.

Overall, It was such a lovely, tender and romantic film.
It was utterly flawless in every way possible.
(I love that fact that everything was so simple..
The characters didn't even have names.)

oh man... I don't have the brain (or vocabulary)
to explain the greatness of this film!!!I'm so sorry!!

One of the most romantic scenes I have seen on film.
Uh...makes me cry. 

But...one thing I am sure about this film is that
I will have a different opinion every time I watch it.
I definitely don't understand the whole..
what it is called? amazing-ness,
 (wait, is that even a word? lol)
completely, yet.(Well, of course.
After all, I am still just 16 years old.)

If someday, I turn out to be"The wife"(well...hopefully.)
I think I will have a completely different view on this whole film.
And when I am like, 80 I will have a completely different
view as well. I fell like I can watch it film for my entire life actually.

Favorite scene:
When the Man and the wife is getting their
picture taken, and they think that they have broken off
and lost the head of a sculpture that was in the room.

I need to watch more silent melodramas...
What are some other great films? I need to look
for one sometime.

"This song of the Man and his Wife is 

of no place and every place; 

you might hear it anywhere, at any time.

For wherever the sun rises and sets, 

in the city's turmoil or under the open sky on the farm, 

life is much the same; sometimes bitter, sometimes sweet."