This is an excellent film. For an American production, they weren't afraid to depict the "evilness" or extremism of the Western world. It's a nod to the sins of the West during the Colonial era, which unfortunately continues to this very day.
No one country, no one regional power, should be given this much might and sway for it will eventually make them dictators and tyrants disguised as democracy, freedom, and human rights. Exactly what is happening in our world today.
The ones who pay are not the 1% or the politicians or the high ranking military officials. It is the 99% who suffer. They justify their actions as "peace" and "for the future of humanity" when in reality, they only created more reasons for hatred and wars.
Sure, this was about AI. Yes, it is fiction. However, we cannot deny the underlying message of the film. Anyone who denies it is lying to themselves or living in their own fantasy.
Again, a superb film. It is rare to see productions from the West with such a profound message behind it. Western productions are often about entertainment these days, and making tons of money. Not this one. It's all about the message.
I love #books that tell the story about making a #movie.
For example:
Lillian Ross's 'Picture' about the making of The Red Badge of Courage
Katharine Hepburn's 'The Making of the African Queen: Or How I Went to Africa With Bogart, Bacall and Huston and Almost Lost My Mind'
Both coincidentally involving director John Huston.
With Oppenheimer coming out soon on streaming, check out "Unleashing Oppenheimer: Inside Christopher Nolan's Explosive Atomic-Age Thriller' by Jada Yuan
Passengers (2016): The Avalon, art by production designer Guy Hendrix Dyas
“I thought, what would happen if we took the donut and connected it to a series of elongated, pod-like shapes, so that it almost looked like one of those electricity-generating wind turbines?" (Wired) #scifi#movie#spaceship#conceptart#passengers#avalon
That was a good watch. Heartwarming. Reminded me of why I want to get out of the urban life and home; and migrate somewhere quiet, tuned with nature, and a small town. When will that ever happen?
Regardless, this is a good reminder and inspiration. While fiction and too perfect, I believe it does happen, we just have to get out there and find it.
A couple nights ago I watched The Great Silence and holy hell is that a damn good western. I get why it wasn't released in the US at the time, but it is GOOD. #western#movie#movies
Do I rate this based on the present (2023) or when I first saw this in 1994? I guess the latter, so it will be fair, an 8 out of 10. Many are raising and giving bad reviews about this show, but I think it is unfair. This was an early 1990s movie. Movies people are rating today will be just as a “bad” as they described 30 years from now.
That out of the way. It was nostalgic, re-watching this 29 years later. I was reminded of how people think of time travel back then, with not so much a worry about the grandfather paradox, and more about ripples in time.
We've come a long way, not just in movie making, storytelling, but also in how we perceive time and time travel. Yet, the ideas from the 20th Century is as valid today as it was before, only better and more mind-boggling.
If they reboot this, either as a new movie or a TV series, I wonder how it will be reinterpreted. Or maybe, one just have to watch the Korean TV sci-fi “Sisyphus: The Myth” to have a glimpse of what it can be. ^_~
When you can hear Taylor Swift singing in the auditorium next to the one you're watching KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON in..
Like Martin Scorsese intended.
Just watched
THE WITCH IN THE WINDOW
(On #Shudder)
Solid B. Unique idea, well-executed, with some creepy scenes- a competent & extremely decent "haunted house" movie. It was a great choice for a Saturday Night Spooky Movie.
A young adult girl's journey in discovering that everything they need in life was already given, despite the loss she had when she was a young girl. From living in the past, from pain, to embracing it, so she can live in the present and face her future with happiness and fulfilment.
I'm not sure how you take well-written, previously existing material for a compelling prequel, cast a bunch of really talented people, and still wind up with a milquetoast, totally forgettable movie- but somebody did, so I guess... Good job. It wasn't even BAD- just utterly unremarkable.
Also, the lack of Maine accents (in general, but for JUDD CRANDALL, of all people) was irritating.