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.
Have you ever thought how René Magritte would look in paint, and as an animation? Me neither, but I’m glad that U M A M I is there, and has been for 1 year, to gives us that. His content is a mixture between the extremely abstract and surreal with satirical and dry humour, and oddly deep themes. Themes and topics such as: consumer culture, the meaning of life, nuclear catastrophes, the game pong, and so on. I can’t compare him to that many other people, his content is totally unique, quirky and perfect.
The level of artistry is outstanding, to the point of being outlandish to find something this good on youtube. Although it looks kinda cheap, you can still see the level of detail and effort that it each video receives. The aesthetic is otherworldly, the music adds emotion to the videos, and the transitions are imaginative in every sense of the word. It all creates an atmosphere that swallows you into a world, where to find happiness you need to eat a quarter pounder with cheese.