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The Revenant (2015)
Excellent cinematography work
Well, the feeling while watching this movie is like traveling around with the main character in north american landscapes along 1800s. The plot is really simple and not much explored despite its length (around 2h30) and even some acting problems because of the lack of plot elements and excessive emotional distances presented for the characters, in such a way that I didn't personally get convinced of Di Caprios acting as Hawks father, except on the scenes that depict him as a kid in his village. Apart from that it felt like watching Rambo/Terminator like movies due to the craft of strong/appealing scenes in order to catch the viewers attention during this looong movie. Would say a film made just for Leonardo DiCaprio act during 2h30 and possibly win the Oscar - as he did. Not say the depiction of french as rapists, americans as men who work for their families and of the native americans as part of the scenario only.
Besides the pointed not so great and worthy of any film prizes the strong points of this movie are its scenarios, camera work, photography, and atmosphere created that really pushes the viewer closer to the hardships experienced by its characters, which gives some substance to the movie.
As Inarritu did before with Birdman - also a film crafted for Oscar Awards community - I would say he masters the hacks and drills to direct the movies to win this prize and that's it.
Bacurau (2019)
A Superb masterpiece
Just came back from the cinema caught with so many thoughts on the various ideas that this film brings as its messages, or its core, but packaged with the estethics of a Quentin Tarantino like movie, in a very original art.
The film begins showing a passenger and the water supply truck driver driving through an arid and almost desert land somewhere in countryside of Pernambuco to a funeral in the small town Bacurau.
So, right from the beggining the viewer might think that this movie is some sort of surreal and senseless movie and it can seem even lame at first.
As the movie develops, it is visible that this movie is a fable -with elements pointing to the past - and dystopia- aspects that point towards a frightening future.
Why? Foreigners doing whatever they want disregarding anything but their own pleasure. Local politicians who put their own people in danger in exchange of bribes from foreigners. The ridiculous role of south and south eastern brazilians with some far away european descent perceiving themselves as closer to europeans and thus better than the average brazilian - the 'cowboys' identified later as a justice staff... Anything familiar? Well, and of course, the museum (Brazils national museum burned to the ground in 2018). Neglected by the southeastern and later shown in the story, it has the marks of culture and guards peoples identity (in the case, foreigners were ignorant to local resistance culture). So when you hit people you cant turn back to their history. The museum represents a large symbolic element in this movie. masterpiece!