Going to hell for laughing
“It’s all about the greater good”
It’s your typical buddy cop film, but what sets it apart is the fact that it makes you laugh, instead of making you want to gouge your eyeballs out using two stalactites. Hot Fuzz is love letter to action films and it’s got everything that you would want from a comedic piece. Memorable set pieces, quotable lines, great characters and that jolly british dark humour. What I loved the most about it is how the plot gets more and more ridiculous as the film progressing, culminating in a ending so silly, that you can’t help but smile.
"It's a fairytale f*cking town, isn't it."
At a first glance In Bruges is just a funny film about two hitmen and at second glance it still is that, only difference being the themes. Resentment, punishment and redemption are some of them, which are tackle through the usage of jokes or genuinely touching pieces of conversation. Morality and religion are also a big issue being at stake during the film. Albeit the humour is dry to say the least, it’s a British humour after all, the film is surprisingly heartfelt and beautiful at moments. Is as if the characters used humour to cope with their problems. A disguise where they can hide. However, no matter how serious or deep the movie is, at the end of the day, it still is a comedy and In Bruges is one where every single joke hits, where you find a quote in every single alcove and where the characters aren’t just japes machines. Meaning, that they don’t exist just to make a funny remark.
“That rug really tied the room together.”
A movie with seemingly no plot, only existing for the sole purpose of showing The Dude’s life and relationships. It’s a trip filled to the brim with excellent performances channelled through out of the world characters such as Walter, Donny, Jesus, the nihilists and many more that help create a surreal atmosphere all throughout the film. All of the jokes hit the bullseye. There are endless quotes and funny moments, thanks to the sharp script, making the movie very memorable. So memorable that it’s got a festival. The Big Lebowski is the quintessential ‘bro’ movie, quotable and seemingly meaningless, but at the end of the day, that’s just, like, my opinion, man.
Foreign Movies
LA HAINE
“Jusqu’ici, tout va bien…”
-That is by definition an underrated cult movie. Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, La Haine portrays a reality that happened and is still happening. It shows anger between the young generation of immigrants who are humiliated racially and physically. These bros want to be free from it, but they are brought back in. Frames in Black and White, showing a mirror to the society which is still relevant today after 22 years of its release. Vinz stands in front of the mirror uttering the famous lines from Taxi Driver. He is angry towards society and how it is in a free fall. Through the language, the use of their time in this one day timeline epic, through the darefull cinematography, we all really wished powerful movies like this would be more common, and that’s what makes it a gem of the 90’s.
"Jusqu'ici, tout va bien..."
"Jusqu'ici, tout va bien..."
"Jusqu'ici, tout va bien..."
"Jusqu'ici, tout va bien..."
DAS BOOT
The battle of the Atlantic in 1942 is the scenario for this production of Wolfgang Petersen. The main objective of the german U96 Boot is to frustrate the british shipment of supplies. As the days go by, the crew of the submarine will face boredom, teamwork and panic as they are attacked by allied vessels. Through all that the men come together and develope a friendship.
“You have to have good men. Good men, all of them.”
CITY OF GOD
-Shot in Super 16 format, City of God depicts life in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. The majority of children watch and grow up to be gangsters but there is one who aspires to be something better, a photographer. Rocket sees his brother and friends follow bad habits and a lot of times suffers from being around. Narrated from the 60s until the 80s, the beginning shows the lives of three children assaulting gas trucks and motels as they learn and maybe a little bit too much. In the 70s as Rocket becomes adolescent, he doesn’t want to form part of his friends violence and power in the city. Later in the 80s, the things between rival gangs have escalated into a guerrilla war and discontrol. Rocket will find his way in the freelance photojournalism scene.
“ A kid? I smoke, I snort. I've killed and robbed. I'm a man”.