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9/10
This is not "The She-Hulk"
22 April 2024
I have to admit that this is one of those films I put off for years, partly because of it's ultra-realistic aesthetic that I am not a huge fan, but mainly because I thought that it must be just another political film with a forced main female character that will start going full "She-Hulk" mode.

Well, I have finally seen it and it's got no political nonsense and even the ultra-realistic aesthetics of the boring French suburb didn't put me off.

Now, what this film exposed is what intrigued me the most and that is how small the life of the working class is becoming and the power of division.

How decisions can be made with total disregard of any personal implications by people who are completely detached of the effect they have on someone's life, people who should take every aspect in consideration when making a decision because that is their job.

A positive power that the film is showcasing is perception and that, after all, nothing is to much but seen from the wrong angle and having a bunch of other pressures on top can be seen as the end of the world, which is a good lesson and one to remember, that despair is there to pass. Also, we saw in the film many moments how big of an impact simply showing kindness and understanding can have in someone's overall trajectory.

Anyways, "Deux jours, une nuit" is definitely not a waste of time, sure it doesn't have a great deal of weight but it for sure reaches it's proposed realistic potential.

Note: The rattings I give are not on a conventional scale, so, disregard it. I think ratting art on a scale of 1/whatever is stupid and nonsensical.
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Fitzcarraldo (1982)
2/10
Blah Blah Blah
21 September 2022
I don't know from where to even begin...........

First of all the atrocious doubling and amateurish lip-syncing makes this barely unwatchable Then comes the non-existent cinematography, ok, the conditions in which this was produced maybe it did not allow for the best angles possible but still, the cinematographer had so much to work with.

Almost everything gives me the impression that I am not watching the actual official final cut of a film, I felt more like watching the behind the scene of something like Apocalypse Now which I can't help but compare it with because of all the similarities.

The main difference is that Apocalypse Now, besides having a much bigger and huger quality production, it had a point. It had psychological depth and lots of multi faceted messages when it comes to Ftizcaraldo I really do not see a point, or a story ark or really anything satisfying at all. I mean, sure, case your dreams and the importance of art and all that.

Don't get me wrong, Fitzcarraldo has spirit and Warner Herzog is one of the greatest directors of all time, I would rewatch this any day than to watch anything from Netflix but still, all the clues point to unfulfilled potential and lots of bad technical decisions which makes this film be what we see 80% of the time what is on the screen, a rusted, derelict ruin of a ship that chased greatness but never found it.

-Note: I write this reviews for myself, I post them on here just to keep them organized.

I am not a film critique, I hate film critiques.
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