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La otra conquista (1998)
Another good movie
The other conquest is a refreshing movie about the conquest of the Aztec which does not portray the Aztec as mindless savages. This movie is a great historical epic that is portrayed with great vision, but to appreciate the film you must know some background. The director took seven years in making this film, because he did not compromised his vision. It is a good thing that the vision was not compromised because the film stayed true to the message and it was not changed. Some people might complain about the human sacrifice in the movie, but it was used in order to show the actual ritual and not an fantasy killing like "apocalypto." The film starts with the tribal song which sets the tone of the film. The first shot is of the Tomas standing up from the aftermath of a massacre. The film is shot very naturalistic and you can feel the beauty of nature in the beginning. You lose yourself in the beauty of the background and you feel like you are in the temple. The environment is believable that you can start to imagine the struggle of the Aztec after the conquest. The story of the film is of the events after the conquest and how the surviving Aztec survived. The movie demonstrates the complexity of the native people and not just a 2d version. An important element of the film is the music by Samuel Zyman and Jorge Reyes which is tribal and classical. The music represents the crash between two cultures. The other conquest is good movie to see the different type of colonial conquest movie. The film is refreshing and has a new point of view. If you want to see the Aztec with actual feeling and with complex emotion, then this movie is recommended.
Fa yeung nin wah (2000)
In a mood for a memorable movie
Whoa
To be honest, I would have never seen this movie if it wasn't for my film class
. It would have been my loss. The beginning of the film starts with a two different people moving into an apartment. This is scene that most people get lost in and then can't understand the movie. The theme of the film is about a two people who find out that there spouses are cheating on them with the other spouse. This is where the film took a unique path from the other Hollywood films, it follows the journey of them falling in love. The film is not about cheating, it is about the struggle and the tension created by Chow and So can be felt. The film is not about a sexual affair, but it is about an emotional affair. The story has a perfect ending for this film. The film is not like the rest of the other Love Film genre. The best thing about the film is the way it was filmed. The movie is ALL about tone. The tone is created by the songs and by the color of the scene. The music compliments the scene so perfectly, that the songs could have been a character in the film. The slow motion is overly used in many other films, but it is used perfectly in this film. The color of the scene and dresses is used to show the emotion that the two characters cannot show to each other. This film is an example about how film about romance can be shown without sex. This is a perfect example of why film making is an art work. The film sets a great tone, that the song "Yumeji's Theme" haunts me at night.
Vals Im Bashir (2008)
Waltz with a memorable movie
For the people who like war movies mixed with some type of political statement... this is your movie. At the beginning of the movie, the protagonist is not known, but it is used in order to focus on the opening scene. The main theme of the movie is of memory and how our brain interpreted memory. The story starts to develop over the lost memory of Ari, a young soldier who has one memory of the war.
The film is shot in animation, which is a wise choice because of the topic of the film. If the film was shot in "real life", it would be to outrageous and I couldn't lose myself in the film. In the film there's a scene, in which a soldier returns fire and starts to dance the waltz in order to dodge the bullets, these scene would have been outrageous of it was shoot with real actors. During the film, I was amused by the storyline and antics of the characters, so I felt detach of the actual events on the film, but when the film changes from animation to real world. It was shocking and I realized that the events actually happened and it was not just an isolated world. This film does not justify the action of a few soldiers and it does not simplify the ordeal of war for some soldiers. The film could have easily been another war genre movie, but it became more.
Annie Hall (1977)
Alternative Love Story
The first Woody Allen movie I've ever seen and i was not disappointment. The film is not a typical love story in which the protagonist does not end up with women (Annie). At the beginning of the film, Alvy (Woody) tells a joke about how he would not want to belong in a club that would accept him. This line could summarize the theme of the movie. The movie then becomes about the journey that Alvy takes and not about the outcome. At the beginning of the story Alvy tells us the outcome of the relationship. The writing of the film is very corky and it is presented in the same way. Woody Allen breaks the fourth wall by speaking to the audience directly. Alvy says what we are thinking during the scenes in which he breaks the fourth wall. The scenes are done in a slow pace which is a great change from the modern romantic films. I usually don't look romantic film, but this film not an average romantic film. The scene in which the couple is trying to cook the lobster and then starts chasing it around the kitchen is very believable ONLY because the Keaton and Allen film relationship. AT the beginning of the film, Alvy is standing in a movie line, while a pompous film teacher talks about the meaning of a certain film, and then Alvy is so annoyed that he pulls the director of that film, the guy tells the pompous teacher that he has no idea what he is talking about and he is surprised that he is a film teacher. The description does not make it justice, but that one scene is when you know that you are watching a Woody Allen movie and not a regular romantic film. I enjoyed watching this film because it takes a different approach in showing a romantic relationship.