Film reviews
i know that i haven't posted anything in a while, so it's probably bad that it's a film related post but then, real life ones go unremarked anyway, so why worry...
Anyway. Last night on a whim i went to the cinema on my lonesome. Nothing wrong with that in itself, but for a variety of reasons, I ended up seeing 30 Days of night. Now, i'm not a horror movie fan anyway, so alone was just foolish. But aside from the gore and jumpyness, it was just a bad, bad *bad* movie. So I implore you, don't go and see it. Though I feel that most of you have better taste/common sense than to do so anyway.
Having gotten that mini rant out of the way, I have just finished watching Manon De Sources, which is a French film and is in fact the sequel to Jean de Florrette. Rarely am I so moved by a film that I am compelled to wax lyrical about it to other people, certainly not to the point of writing about it in my lj, but honestly, I feel like it was somehow a lifechanging film. They are both very people oriented films (as many french films are) so if you're looking for an actionpacked blockbuster then they're clearly not the films for you, but if you're willing to give something different a try, then go for it...
It's hard to say why it was so compelling, although the storyline is intriguing, and had me almost watching the second film at 2am just to find out what happened.... But overall, it was just the emotional intensity of the film, and I guess the underlying commentary on human nature that got to me. Maybe i'm just in an overly emotional/contemplative state of mind and therefore it struck more of a chord, but honestly, when it finished, I just didn't quite know what to do with myself. So yes, two beautiful, perfect films in my opinion. If you don't like them just don't tell me!
Anyway. Last night on a whim i went to the cinema on my lonesome. Nothing wrong with that in itself, but for a variety of reasons, I ended up seeing 30 Days of night. Now, i'm not a horror movie fan anyway, so alone was just foolish. But aside from the gore and jumpyness, it was just a bad, bad *bad* movie. So I implore you, don't go and see it. Though I feel that most of you have better taste/common sense than to do so anyway.
Having gotten that mini rant out of the way, I have just finished watching Manon De Sources, which is a French film and is in fact the sequel to Jean de Florrette. Rarely am I so moved by a film that I am compelled to wax lyrical about it to other people, certainly not to the point of writing about it in my lj, but honestly, I feel like it was somehow a lifechanging film. They are both very people oriented films (as many french films are) so if you're looking for an actionpacked blockbuster then they're clearly not the films for you, but if you're willing to give something different a try, then go for it...
It's hard to say why it was so compelling, although the storyline is intriguing, and had me almost watching the second film at 2am just to find out what happened.... But overall, it was just the emotional intensity of the film, and I guess the underlying commentary on human nature that got to me. Maybe i'm just in an overly emotional/contemplative state of mind and therefore it struck more of a chord, but honestly, when it finished, I just didn't quite know what to do with myself. So yes, two beautiful, perfect films in my opinion. If you don't like them just don't tell me!