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Naqoyqatsi (2002)
No Spoiler Alert Here Because There's Nothing to Spoil...
Where do I start? I couldn't even check the spoiler alert box because I'm not even sure I could describe what takes place in this movie. It has no coherence whatsoever. This would be fine if the movie was entertaining or at least beautiful to look at or listen to. Sadly, it's none of these. It's a patchwork of edited film. What I mean by edited is that every image is blurred and discolored as if a teenager with Windows 95 got a hold of it and used the dated software to take the definition, color and quality out of the footage. This movie was painful in every way. The only reason I gave it a second try today (that's right, a second try) was because I just bought the Criterion Trilogy on Blu-ray. I didn't want to waste a nice Blu-ray disc and have it go unplayed. Well, I wish I would have left Naqoyqatsi in its box. I can't get this Saturday afternoon back. This is my regret.
Dying at Grace (2003)
Should be required viewing for all people over 25....
My mother died of ovarian cancer and my brother and I took care of her for the majority of that time. What happens to all 5 souls in this movie is exactly what happened to my mom, down to the very smallest detail. There isn't a whole lot of variety to what happens. The person progresses from fairly coherent (themselves, if you will) to more and more aloof, then finally, that awful eyes-in-the-back-of-the-head and labored breathing part (the end). I'm a scientist and an observer. I know darn well what the real cause of death for all of these people (including my mother) was... it's called dehydration. There's a point when the person can't eat or drink anymore, and that's when you know they won't last another week. All that labored breathing is for oxygen that a low blood volume (dehydration) can't supply. There has to be better way than starvation. Truthfully, my mom could have done without the last 2 weeks of her life, and so too could these people. Watch this movie and live in reality, just for a moment. Take some time off from those Will Ferrell movies, you know.