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The Mission (2023)
Interesting and provided more context about why he did it
Let me start by saying I'm not religious whatsoever so that's not why my rating is higher than others. When I first heard of this story I was just perplexed of course as to why he would do what he did... figured he was just naive and did it all on a whim. The film is very detailed showing WHAT exactly lead him to not only go to the island, but to keep pushing as much as he did: his upbringing, high school/ college mentors, personality and so on. Not saying it was smart to do, just interesting to know why.
Was not a fan of the animated portions.
Lastly as someone who thinks the North Sentinel island is fascinating along with other similar islands/ tribes left in the world, this was cool to watch. I didn't get the "glorifying his actions" vibe at all, even the one ex- missionary guy said how dumb he was.
Almost Famous (2000)
The kind of film that sticks with you for life
This is my favorite movie of all time. The music, sentimental moments, humor, romance, and raw price of being a celebrity (and just wanting to fit in in general)--it truly has it all. I love how Cameron took his experience from his teenage years with multiple bands and molded it into the infamous Stillwater. You can just tell this is all from real- life experience. (Although of course they had to slap on that copyright notice that these are all fictitious moments but if you've read anything about Crowe's life, you know it all happened)
Nothing compares to those moments of the tour bus driving through those small towns of America, most namely the Tiny Dancer scene. This moment in cinema is STILL talked about 20+ years later, making it one of the most iconic movie scenes. That's not to forget the GOLDEN GOD, "DON'T TAKE DR-GS" and the plane scenes either. There's so many more, but watch it for yourself and you'll see what I mean.
The Idol (2023)
Could have had potential
I just don't really know what the point of this show was? I guess it was kind of cool to see a semi- realistic look into the lives of Hollywood stars and how raw/ demonizing it can all be. I can certainly see a lot of this happening in real life to celebrities and pop stars.
While The Weeknd's performance was a tad laughable, he obviously has some talent cause the rage his character brought me was unreal. I literally only finished the series to see him get his karma. (Which he did ....then didn't??? Like huh?)
Also I liked the orchestral music in the background that would come on during random serious moments, it was actually pretty amazing. Otherwise.... Eh? Could have gone without seeing it and I'm pretty open-minded.