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Yuryeong (2023)
Beautiful but annoyingly silly
Japanese police arrests our characters as suspected Korean resistance members. He tells them that he would start torturing them the next day. He doesn't search them for hidden guns or cyanide pills, though. Instead, he sends them to their rooms, where windows face a cliff...
I get it, the propaganda aspect was important, so the Japanese had to be presented in a bad light. But I don't think Japanese officers were morons of such epic proportions. If they had been, no resistance movement would've been needed, they'd just forget to breathe and die on their own.
It's a pity that the movie is so unrealistic in terms of plot, because visually, it's stunning. The camera work deserves high praise, capturing details beautifully and enhancing the dramatics by close-ups on actor's faces, when needed. The cast is absolutely great too. Huge potential wasted.
Kuso (2017)
Beautiful mash-up of ugliness
In each segment, we follow the characters' struggles with bodily fluids, undefined fluids, invertebrates, undefined creatures, and interpersonal relationships. We see motherly love, marital bliss, friends who can always count on one another, difficult life choices and self-development. And skin problems. We see skies full of baked chickens, like in the olden days, when the environment was still pristine. Probably not a good idea to watch the movie on a full stomach, though. The fluids, right? The cinematography is beautiful - or disgusting. The music matches the mood. The actors didn't die of cringe/laughter/indigestion, for which they all deserve, I dunno, Oscars? You can sense the Salad Fingers atmosphere - and rightly so, Mr Firth was involved. I.
Joje (2020)
What's real?
This movie invites the audience to an active interpretation - not only of the emotions and intentions of the characters, but also of the actual plot. Is the depicted event "real"? Is it her imagination? Is is his imagination? It also leaves you asking, what is more important: being free or being loved? Is it possible to have a relationship that is free from a power struggle? Why does the main character identify with that particular novel character, Josée?
The impact of this movie is so strong because of great acting, matching music and beautiful cinematography. I recommend it to people who enjoy some food for thought.
Qiao mai feng zhang (2020)
Great movie with censorship concessions (?)
Up to a point, it is a great movie with beautiful cinematography and valid questions about important social issues, deserving of 8 starts, by my standards. However, the message of this movie is not unambiguously positive, therefore appropriate ending and commentary had to be added. If this was a way of getting this movie through, so be it.
The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020)
Good moments, overall boring
Great acting, interesting cinematography, beautiful location... What could go wrong? Well, if this 9-episode series was turned into a 2h movie, it might just work. As is, you might wanna fast-forward half of it. ;-P.