Anthony Hopkins has a comforting aura about him that makes you pay attention when he's on screen, and make you want to listen so carefully to him, even when he's not speaking.
This film was, if nothing else, moving and emotional.
I knew going into it that I was going to experience emotions - it is war-related, after all. But I did not know it would have such a lasting effect. I frequently think about it.
As a non-frequent movie goer, I've definitely never been in a cinema where the entire audience was moved all at once. This was my first time experiencing this phenomenon. We went to see it during a 2023 movie festival, and the huge screening room was entirely packed. We were all squished up against each other. There were a couple moving scenes here and there that touched everyone in the audience, and I could hear people start sniffling after a couple of these scenes. Then one scene in particular caused the entire theatre to lose our collective cool, which was very liberating. Not one dry eye left their seat that day!
It's a fairly straightforward plotline, told simply and without any complexities. Some people may find it overly simple. But I like how this story was told, and how such a simple showcasing of events could break an entire theatre room in a beat. There was such a great dosage of humour woven throughout, that it made it all the more wonderful.
This film was, if nothing else, moving and emotional.
I knew going into it that I was going to experience emotions - it is war-related, after all. But I did not know it would have such a lasting effect. I frequently think about it.
As a non-frequent movie goer, I've definitely never been in a cinema where the entire audience was moved all at once. This was my first time experiencing this phenomenon. We went to see it during a 2023 movie festival, and the huge screening room was entirely packed. We were all squished up against each other. There were a couple moving scenes here and there that touched everyone in the audience, and I could hear people start sniffling after a couple of these scenes. Then one scene in particular caused the entire theatre to lose our collective cool, which was very liberating. Not one dry eye left their seat that day!
It's a fairly straightforward plotline, told simply and without any complexities. Some people may find it overly simple. But I like how this story was told, and how such a simple showcasing of events could break an entire theatre room in a beat. There was such a great dosage of humour woven throughout, that it made it all the more wonderful.
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