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Bridesmaids (2011)
Awkward&Gross but NOT funny
I mean, I'm a woman and I love all the actresses respectively, but quite honestly, after watching it twice two years apart, I just don't think it's funny. Most of the sense of humour is about the protagonist being awkward, messed up, or gross. There is tension in all relationships, all her relationship are messed up, she's acting like a total "lady dog" with everyone, and "funny" scenes are just disgusting or plain awkward. There is nothing lighthearted about it, nothing that can make me laugh from the bottom of my heart and forget about all, so no, I don't think this is funny. Not what I'd call comedy. It's more like a over-the top hilarious take on a personal drama.
Ares (2020)
Bad movie about sadistic secret society
I stopped at episode 2. It's pretty sickish, basically it's all about a dark, secretive, sadistic and manipulative secret society. It's pretty dum, too. This kind of behaviour is not conducive to long-term comradeship, literally that's not how you win people's hearts and have them help out over decades. The most hilarious bit was on episode one, when a member of Ares asked Rosa, "Why do you think that a country as small as Netherlands became so rich and powerful?" HAHAHA COLONIALISM you dum dum! Nice try, Holland, but you can't whitewash your history so easily. So you're supposed to at least like the main characters, but Rosa lets her mom die, she's just so stupid and selfish. Skip this.
Remarriage & Desires (2022)
The ending made me cry of joy
It's the first time watching a Korean drama, and man, is it dramatic! So many plot twists. The characters are very genuine. Aside all the drama, they show a human side. I was so hooked but didn't hope for a good ending, but it really surprised me and made me cry. I NEED happy endings on the screen. I watched it with English subs and it was still very good. Recommended.
The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020)
Utterly disappointing
It looked promising, but the more I watched the less I liked it. First of all, it tried to make use of the English charm but failed miserably because of American style of most characters, and Kate Spiegel must have the worst fake British accent in history. How is she an actress?
Secondly, it's a parade of woke clichés: the interracial couples, the LGB couple, the feminist rhethoric (Violet)... And having Black actors is a must because, hey, black lives matter... But where are the Asians, Latinos and the rest, if you really wanna make it inclusive? But that's not the point. It's obviously pandering to what is currently deemed important in politics, which make it really nauseating.
But at the same time, it can't just help but making use of the same ol' same ol' Christian tropes: soul, damnation, hell, purgatory and bla blah blah... It's just a regurgitation of the same stuff that you see in other movies, and really, in Western culture at large. It is entertaining, but strictly within the confines of what is familiar and politically acceptable. Don't expect to be taken out of your cultural and emotional comfort zone in any way, on the contrary.
And the way it ends... I mean, it's supposed to be romantic that a person would keep staring at every reflection and leave the door open every freaking day for decades hoping their lover might come back... But to me that's called obsession or insanity...
I'll give it two stars just because it was entertaining enough, I guess many will like it, but I think it was a total waste of my time.
Le déclin de l'empire américain (1986)
This movie is *not* about sex!
I never had a good reason to add a review to the existing ones on IMDb, but this time I was appalled by the lack of critical thinking displayed by the majority of the reviewers.
This movie is *not* about sex, *not* about the sexual lives of the characters, and *not* about the battle of the sexes. As the title explicitly states, It is about the moral decline of a society, which in this particular case is made manifest through the over- indulging of the main characters on their sexual life and on their own personal gratification, at the expenses of their families, friends, and social group at large. This line of thought is made clear at the beginning of the movie. First, we see the main character – Remy – explaining the role of numbers in history, and claiming there is no place for morality in history, and thus drawing a line between personal and public history.
We then see Diane – one of the main characters – interviewing Dominique – the chairperson of the History department – who has just written a book entitled "Changing Concepts of Happiness". She draws a parallel between the American society at large/Empire and the Roman Empire, arguing that the search for personal happiness is associated with the decline and fall of a society. When people are too concerned with seeking quick gratification of their appetites while ignoring their responsibilities within family and larger social group, society is doomed to collapse.
And what we learn from the dialogues and the interactions that follow proves just that. What we see is that the lives of these so-called intellectuals are only marginally interested in history and the intellect. Their lives are centred around their never ending sex-hunt, and around the lies they consciously tell in order to hide the things that even according to their moral standards are considered rather unacceptable. Their relationships are fundamentally shallow and deceptive, and towards the end of the movie the whole sand castle comes crumbling down, and all is left is a huge nothingness, their nihilism, their lack of moral values and ideals. And so the story comes full circle while the characters sit together and listen to Dominique's interview, which reiterates the theme of decay, and is also the catalyst that will make the castle crumble down.
The dialogues are absolutely brilliant, and it is perhaps easy to be absorbed and forget about the broader theme, and when the movie ends you are left with a sense of desolation, even desperation, the same feelings that permeate the character's lives.