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Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
have you all seen a different movie?
wait.. this movie is NOT dark.. it DIDN'T make me feel sick.. paramedics are NOT portrayed in a bad way.. it wasn't even hard to watch.. not at all! disturbing, unfulfilling? no! it is indeed DIFFERENT.. but in a very positive way.. you won't want to be a paramedic ever again? not true for me so far.. it rather caused the opposite! seems like some of you didn't really get the point.. it's a HOPEFUL movie.. didn't you watch the WHOLE movie? have you seen the last scenes? of course the main character is burnt out and he's having a very very hard time.. but listen to what he's telling us in the first few minutes! for example the part about feeling like god when saving somebodys life.. it feels like falling in love, like flying.. didn't you ever feel that way? it touched me immediately and i knew right away what he was talking about.. throughout the whole movie he is trying to save a life again, trying to get back this great old feeling.. of course there's misery wherever he goes.. cause that's part of his job.. have you really understand what the main character is going through? how can anyone say there is no plot??? it's just NOT TRUE! try to watch this movie again after you haven't slept for 24 hours.. perhaps it'll change your point of view..
by the way: the cinematography is terrific! the acting is superb.. the choice of music is fantastic.. if you listen to the soundtrack before watching the movie you won't believe these songs fit in so perfectly!
i felt really well at the end of this movie!
9.5/10
Fa yeung nin wah (2000)
a poem
it is indeed a poem!
i'm aware of the fact that not everyone is going to enjoy this movie.. it's not about "getting it" or not.. it's about a certain sensibility.. you have to be receptive to it.. if you are able and willing to get lost in the movie's atmosphere you'll certainly love it.. i love it..
what an incredibly intensive tale.. so deeply sad and poetic.. and the score! particularly the score.. it's a piece of art..
just overwhelming