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So you'd give this film zero out of 10?
Just my take on it really. I've no idea if that's what the Director was aiming for. It's a good film though.
Yes, the ending in my opinion shows there is light at the end of the tunnel - the wolf leaves Lazarro and will strive to make goodness in another community. Lazarro is the embodiment of Lazarus from the bible and St. Francis of Assisi - who as legend has it, persuaded a wolf to stop menancing the livestock of a community in return for being fed. Lazarro tried and tried to be a servant to the da Luna family (da luna translates as moon) in an effort to make them good people. It is naive but Lazarro knows no different. He failed in this respect and the last shot shows the wolf moving on in true Littlest Hobo style for pastures new.
Nice. I'm going to give Secret Garden a go. Thanks.
Thanks - Have you got a top 3 K-Dramas that are "must watch tv" ?
Oh it's absolutely worth a watch. But it has elements that are non linear, meta, etheral and very cerebral. It's challenging.
The package was from the Troll community in Finland that they spoke about earlier in the film. It is therefore presumably an invitation for Tina to join them and finally be her real self.
Beautiful, beautiful film.
And then 'Lilya-4-ever'
And then 'Broken Circle Breakdown'
And then 'Head On'
And then 'Blue Valentine'
And then 'Vagabond'
And then 'Mouchette'
And then watch them all again.
Ah well. You can't win 'em all. I really liked Lean on Pete too. But The Rider just clicked with me - the setting, the harshness, the reality. All done perfectly.
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But was Boyse's body one of the ones he put in a spacesuit and threw out the airlock? I'm not sure it was. I think he only discarded the bodies that had died on the ship.
Brilliantly put ^
Most of the bodies were kept by Monte in cryogenic freezer and then discarded by him.
You're right about the ending - they might even go on to become the heroes that they were sent out to be in the first place.
The sport on the tv is rugby not soccer but your point is still valid.
It's very much a cerebral take on the human condition. It's not a lineal look at EU space missions or anything like that.
I've already answered this in the comments:
Robocop - similar themes of lead character dying at the beginning and being revived to fight evil
Matrix - fight scenes with camera placement to try and add drama
Blade Runner - Corporations running a dystopian society in the future involving technology.
None of the themes were done well really.
Can't argue with any of that. It's near perfect. It slotted straight into my top 50 films of all time.
She knew her parents were awful parents that's why. She was far happier living with the ragtags because they had shown her far more love than her parents had throughout her life. It's a wonderful movie which I won't stop thinking about for weeks. 9/10 possible 10 out of 10.
Room was great, as was Roma. From last year I really recommend 'The Rider' and 'Thunder Road'. Both have family dynamic type plots.
I can't remember if there was a reason the father dug the hole. But the magical realism segments show Jonah slowly coming to terms with realising who he is - and flying out of the hole is an analogy for his sexual awakening and new lease of life. I loved it. One of my films of 2018.
Where he's standing at the window and goes to play with his brothers in the bedroom...then the camera pans round to reveal it's just a figment of his imagination. He knows he's different at this point. It's very powerful.
It's a stunning film.