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The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020)
This movie could have been great.....
The Wolf of Snow Hollow had enormous potential. A compelling story, well told, well shot. Quirky. But it was a cliff-notes version of itself that lacked cohesiveness. It is short (1.5hr) so there was time to work with that they didn't use. Too bad. So many good story-lines wrapped into the over-arching story that never received enough attention.
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
totally confused--I loved it
So
I almost didn't go
all the bad reviews
all the anti-Biblical, anti-'DeMille' criticisms.
I really liked it. It covered a part of the Exodus story in a well thought-out and believable way. It addressed a part of the story that we all wonder about-- like how does a man raised in the Egyptian court of the Pharaoh, as the son of the daughter of the Pharaoh, come to lead the Hebrews out of Egypt. What talents does he require? How does he acquire a faith he was not raised with? This would be the same man that leads them for 40 years in a desert peopled with other tribes they would have to defend themselves from.
As far as the idea that G-d wasn't present in this film-- that is patently ridiculous. While the idea of G-d as a small child at first seemed strange, it is not that strange considering we are currently in the Christmas season. I enjoyed how G-d challenges Moses, and Moses speaks to G-d. It is reminiscent of Abraham arguing for the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. I found it especially touching at the end when Moses sees G-d walking among His people.
As far as the 'it's not DeMille' criticism-- it is a beautifully filmed movie. The large shots of Egypt and the Sinai area were breathtakingly done. I saw it in 3-D (which always gives me a headache) but it was worth it. The action scenes were just what you would expect from Ridley Scott and it didn't remind me of Gladiator at all (which was a change from some of his other scenes.
On a side-note, the music was lovely as well.
Dulha Mil Gaya (2010)
Silly but watchable
o.k. So this movie was lacking in the dialog department. Also it is over-the-top in a way that only Bollywood can carry off. Unfortunately it is difficult to tell in this movie if the silly melodrama is the plan or if the directing was abysmal. None-the-less, in a year of mediocre movies I enjoyed it. The stories are interesting. The younger female role, played by Ishitta Sharma was acted with sensitivity. The friendship between Shimmer (Sushmita) and Samara (Ishitta) was interesting. But it is the scenes between Shushmita Sen and Shahrukh Khan that make this movie. Shahrukh plays his character straight in this very melodramatic film and it proves to be the saving of what would otherwise have been an unwatchable film. The scenes between him and Shushmita are touching and fun and their story makes the movie.