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.
Get your feelings destroyed
DANCER IN THE DARK
You like the movies, don't you?
Dancer In The Dark is a difficult film to watch, because it actives feeligs that one doesn't that exist. We witness the story of a Czech mother struggling to get by in America, clinging onto her job and hoping to provide a future for her son. Life is hard for young Selma as we see her saving each cent she can find for a much more noble cause, sacrificing herself in the process. A bleeding heart story for sure fully exploited by Lars Von Trier and his sick motion camera. In order to see more clearly, one must visit the darkest places
REQUIEM FOR A DREAM
Darren Aronofsky's movies capture you so bad, that you get to feel what characters are going through with, and believe me, that's the last thing that someone wants to experience. Requiem for a Dream explores the nature of drug addiction and its relation to dreams, happiness, and frustration. The film uses these elements as a cynical trap to then blow your heart or brain out, depending on what organ you use the most. The narrative here works exactly as it were a drug: The first injections transports you to an inexplicable dimension where the only thing you know for sure is that you are happy. Then, as one starts to be dependent, one realizes that there more things to get worried in that place than just happiness itself. Later, injections start to be nonsense and that beautiful place you were is no longer beautiful. The last doses are the worst parts of your life because you realize that there is no exit. If someone doesn't feel at least a little bit horrified during the last ten minutes of this movie, I'll buy that person a large pizza.
"Be excited! Be, be excited!"
© 2019 by some bunch of bros.
Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN
Cuaron's opera prima is constructed by themes such as the dealing with death, the rupture of a brotherhood, and the precariousness of the reality of a third world country. The powers of storytelling and a voice-off narrator strengthens the capabilities of the film and transforms it into a unique experience where every frame has a profound meaning to explore. In the end, everything changes. From a pair of friends with meaningless occupations to a country ruled by the poverty of its own people. Of course, this film will make you cry a little bit, maybe because of the existential crisis of its context, or just perhaps by looking at Diego's Luna baby face
You don't even respect your own commandments!
