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Amores perros (2000)
Nice film that's certainly worth your time
I wasn't as blown away by this film as some other people, but still I think this was a pretty nice film. It has three stories that are connected by a car accident and I will review and rate them separately.
The first story is about a guy who's in love with his sister in law and fights dogfights to earn money to take her away from his brother who abuses her. She however sees nothing in his plans. It's very well acted and depressing. You really feel the depression of poverty and unanswered love. However I thought the main characters were a little too far from my bed to really identify with. Some witty dialogue may have prevented this, but in this part you don't see any intelligent characters (except perhaps the guy with the cool Escher T-shirt, but he plays a very minor role, so I wouldn't know). I give this part 7/10.
The second story was really boring and I didn't like it at all. A guy left his wife and children to live with a model. Then the drama comes: they lose their dog under the floor and she gets into a car crash and loses her beauty by it. A lot of time is lost on this silly problem of getting the stupid dog out under the floor. There are a few interesting scenes, but on the whole this part isn't deep at all. 5/10 for this part.
The third part however is really brilliant and makes up for the whole film. It's about a hitman who lives on the streets. In younger years he was a terrorist who wanted to change the system by blowing up buildings and killing police officers. Now he just kills rich people for money. I won't give away the end but I'm really glad this was the last part, because that way the feeling of the last scenes will stick with you the longest. 9/10 for the beautiful conclusion.
Jane Eyre (1996)
The beauty of subtle emotions shouldn't be underestimated!
This film was a true beauty. Many people here seem to give this film a low rating because they think the book was better (or even because it was different). I think the book shouldn't influence the opinion about the film, because book and film are completely different media. For me this was easy because I haven't read the book :).
People commented that Jane wasn't as lively as in the book, but in the film this fitted perfectly! Her unhappy childhood made her a truly remarkable, intelligent, yet very sad young woman. She has very intense emotions (mostly sadness and melancholy) but you see it mostly in her eyes, not in her behaviour or in her words. The film doesn't become a fluffy lovestory where the characters speak freely about their emotions, but instead a psychological drama with deep and subtle emotions.
The acting was brilliant and I felt every character come to life on the screen. Furthermore the setting with the the castles, the landscape, and the England mist gave this beautiful film something that no book can offer.
Taxi Driver (1976)
Boring overrated movie
*spoiler alert*
Perhaps I missed something, but to my mind this was just a very boring movie. I totally couldn't identify with any of the characters. I think the taxi driver (Robert DeNiro) was just an uninteresting dumb, socially inapt guy who gets alienated from society. The more crazy he became, the less I understood why. You don't start playing with guns and shooting people, just because you see crime on the streets... Or perhaps you do, and slowly evolve into doing this, but then I would have liked to see him evolve emotionally. Instead we see a guy, uncapable of expressing his emotions and we are puzzled by what really goes on in his head.
Furthermore it was unclear to me what message the movies was trying to convey... It was probably about how rotten society is and about how society can drive a man crazy, but was he a hero, a victim, or just part of this crazy society? I haven't got a clue.
Anyway, this film didn't touch me emotionally whatsoever. I give it 4/10.
Daisies in December (1995)
Life is essentially ridiculous, once you've got that, you can start to enjoy it.
This is really a very beautiful film about love at old age. If you ever get the chance to see it, don't let it pass! The acting is great and it leaves an impression that will make you remember this film for the rest of your life.