Change Your Image
Nuribe87
I feel the world is kinda under "anesthesia"; just "moving forward" no matter what that forward means, and hypnotizing us with what to believe, how the world functions, and how "happy" we are or should be while feeding us with social media and superficial believes (especially material believes of happiness).
I still think a great movie is one that questions us, and invite us to think, feel and create emotion in us; but I also have come to realize that a movie does not have to be complex all the time, sometimes it is there just to help us have a good time, create humor or kindness.
Therefore, now I also rate movies according to the genre, according to what I think the intention was; so keep that in mind when/if you see my ratings... ¿Is it a great children's movie, is it a comedy, or a tragedy?....so having that said, even if I prefer movies that encourage me to question myself, I am also very grateful that there are movies that help us just have a good time.
Disclaimer: I don´t have any formal education in cinema, visual arts, or anything relating to the field. Among my favorite movies of all time: The Trippleest of Belleville, La Jetté, City Lights, The Fall....
PS. English is not my first language, I apologize for the many mistakes there must be in anything written by me. I still enjoy the challenge of writing in another language.
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La delgada línea amarilla (2015)
Life as it is for workers painting the highway lines from San Jacinto to San Carlos
I have to admit that I absolute adore movies that embrace the ordinariness of life, and this movies definitely does so. A simple working man who gets fired, or better said gets replaced by a dog, from the surveillance of a car dumpster, starts a journey looking for a new job. He finds one easily at a gas station, where he meets up again with an old employer of his. An engineer who still remembers him as a hardworking man and he offers him a job to coordinate the painting of the lines of a highway between San Jacinto and San Carlos for a total of 217 km.
The job has to be finish in a total of 15 days with an inexperienced crew of 4 (Gabriel, Pablo, Atayde and Mario). Gabriel who used to drive trailers is falling blind, Atayde a family man who used to work at a circus, Mario a former convict for robbery, and Pablo a misfit boy with a troubling family history.
The days pass by with nights on the outdoors in the Mexican desert, where each one of the characters starts slowly to share their story of life, love, and misconceptions. The narrative is simple and subtle, as subtle as the desert and the heat itself. The characters remain true to their own personalities and essential qualities throughout the movie, while embracing the present moment of their lives and jobs, and acknowledging the experience of sharing and learning from one another.
El club de los incomprendidos (2014)
El club de los incomprendidos
Welcome to the Spanish version of the Breakfast Club (not meaning that this movie conveys at all the brilliant teen 80's classic). Typical love story of a teenager girl Valeria who meets 'the good guy - Raúl' but is also attracted to this kinda sweet but dangerous skater - César who has problems with authority.
The story is way too predictable; except maybe for the 'crazy girl' who suffers from some type of schizophrenia and sees this imaginary friend Alicia; a representation of her anxiety, depression and insecurities.
The rest of the club is formed by 'the nerd', 'the weirdo', a non-communicative girl who, cliché enough, happens to be a lesbian and 'the strict' super uptight girl who suffers with the pressure of living up to the expectations of her parents.
The soundtrack sucks and no wonder that teenagers suffer from depression by seeing movies like this one where the main characters are all pretty and shallow. A comment from Valeria to the pretty, good boy Raúl is " You are handsome, rich and smart. What else do you want?". Well Valeria, scratch the handsome, the rich (although good for him!), do leave the smart and add some extra adjective to his personality. Probably if he is smart enough he would know he wants much more to strive for a fulling life.
This movie is to be seen (if all) while doing other stuff and leaving it on the background. This story will soon vanish from my memory for sure.