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Samia (2000)
lack of freedom
Well, I found this movie really interesting. Don't watch it if you expect to see the magnificence of Marseille! The story is not far from reality. It shows how girls from north Africa struggle to get some freedom in their life; freedom that the parents didn't get as they grew up during the colonialism; freedom they didn't know how to define or spell as they didn't go to school. Anyway, I shared the same experience with those girls. Brought up in the land of freedom and lived as a bird in a cage. Life was a misery, and you are torn apart between the hunger for a slight freedom and the love for your family despite the psychological blackmail such as sending you back to Algeria if you dare to walk on the path beside the one dictated by your religion. See what the mother says to her daughter while she was living for the Uni. "Don't bring the shame on our family,... and we will be proud of you..." This movie shows how illegitimate the civil code is. Signed by the algerian government in the 80s', women became second rate citizens unable to go shopping without a permission or to argue.
1408 (2007)
Have you noticed what was written on the cognac bottle
Funny how many times you could see the label of the bottle. "Les cinquante sept deces : The fifty seven deaths". The hotel manager tells Mike there were 56 deaths in the room and serves him a cognac called The fifty seven deaths! For the people who don't know if Mike lives or not at the end, here's what I think! The hotel manager in his office drinking, a cognac,cheers him and says: "Well done, Mr Enslin! Well done!" When Mike sees brick walls surrounding him, you could read "burn me alive" on one of them. It's how he got the idea to burn the place even if he had to perish! But did he perish? One of the best King's movies I've ever seen! What makes this movie so scary? The number of details...In many horror movies those days are filled with blood, zombies, special effects and, not cleverly arranged...If you are talented you just need a room and talented actors and you make a great movie! Well done, Mr King! Well done!