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Reviews
Moon (2009)
wow
This is one of the greatest films of the sci fi genre I've ever seen. Sam Rockwell deserves an Oscar nomination for his subtle beautiful and extremely challenging performance. Apparently the film had a budget of only about 5 million which is nothing for a sci fi, but when you see it, it is as good as any 50 million dollar picture. They used real models combined with digital effects which gave it a wonderful feel and it was so refreshing to see that. The script is fantastic and presents us with a film that stays with us long after it is over. Duncan Jones put his heart in the right place with this film and I'm sure we'll be seeing much more from him in the future. The problem is, he set the bar so high with this film I don't know how he will ever top it.
Marathon (2010)
Great film
Marathon is a film with a lot of heart. The visuals are really beautiful with a landscape filled with lush green pathways, orange skies, and ocean shores. The film jumps in time to the past and back again following the story of Richard Harteis and William Meredith (Pulitzer Prize winner and United States Laureate among many other things) after William had suffered a severe stroke. The poetry of Meredith is used in some select scenes and is really really wonderful. The story is a universal one of sacrifice and how the power of love can carry us through the toughest of times and although I myself am not gay, I really enjoyed the film and found the gay theme handled tactfully and respectfully.