Not as great as his other movies, but still worth watching
Although the movie had a great direction of photography and it, the end is quite subjective
because we never get to known either if the world was "healed" after the ritual or if Alexander was simply a delirious insane man all along
and, in my opinion, the fact that we don't have a solution for the plot, makes it is one of those movies worth discussing, recapturing details and drawing our own conclusions.
With that said, I agree with people here saying it's somewhat boring, it's one of those movies that gets better after you finish and give it a thought.
Really wanted this to be a good movie. I love the original.
It wasn't bad, but it wasn't good neither. Terrible script. Just another forgettable experience.
I don't know how to explain, but every time I watch something from Melies I feel my heart warm.
He was a creative man with a new technology and he did make dreams come to life in such a magical way... It's just beautiful...
As a historian, I didn't find it boring at all. It's an excellent example of microhistory. The History of Utah, a state founded by a peculiar religious group, told on the perspective of a single newspaper tells a lot about what are the United States as a whole. There are many ways to interpret it. The movie brings the historian to ponder on the nature of the LDS church and its dark history, the US government's stances on this state during the cold war, and of course, the ideological tendencies of New York Times. Interesting work.
People are saying such great things about this movie, but honestly, although the concept was interesting, I found it quite predictable and lacking substance.
A good thing about it is that it probably is the only movie that feels realist when it concerns being visited by aliens. We had other fiction dealing with similar concepts of enormous spacecrafts landing earth, such as the series V, Independence Day, District 9. Arrival has a much more mature approach than this other movies, which is an achievement.
The linguistic approach is genious, and it is not difficult to draw a paralel between this movie and Contact, in which the universal language are maths. But here in Arrival the so called hectopods are for some reason unable to understand algebra the way we do, which sounds unconvincing but probably adds more of a weird feeling about the aliens being extremelly different than us and have a completely distinct perception of reality. That adds a nice trick to it.
The annoying things is that this movie has this American Exceptionalism kind of ideology, other countries were soon to become belligerants towards the aliens -especially the barbarious commies China and Russia- As an american linguist single-handedly resolve the communication and end up saving the day.
I think it would be mature to have groups of scientists working together towards the goal of understanding the aliens, not military generals racing to see who will stabilish contact first, it feel unrealistic as if world governments were unable to articulate a common ground, as if it was easier to get in an agreement with the aliens than with the other world governments.
Cold war is over and the world is not like this anymore.
Arrival is a must watch, it will please the average public but it may not be so exciting for sci-fi freaks.
Typical Hollywood movie. No more no less.
Such a charming movie! I'm not sure whether I should call it a romantic or an ideological representation of the socialist society, either way, it is a sweet portrayal of the common working-class women of Moscow and their passions, struggles and tears.
A movie to fall in love with.
I have my theory, I'm not saying this is "too deep for common-folk", but I just think the intention of this movie is not being "fully watched"
If you watched this movie completely, staring on the screen without blinking, you missed what I think to be the whole point. And sorry to say, I think you are pretty much a strange person.
If you were in the same landscape as Warhol had been when he filmed this movie, you wouldn't look at the Empire State Building for 8 hours.
Now, imagine you are the one that lives in a place with a privileged view to the ESB; you wouldn't need to watch the building all the time to realize it is there, because in between your daily life, you would cross with that view, a possibly unconsciously admire it. The same effect a landscape has on the individual, could be applied to this experiment by Warhol, you don't need to watch it all the time to realize the movie is there, you don't need to have your eyes fixed on the screen to be certain you haven't "lost" any detail, you just need to be certain that the movie is being there.
Movies like this are useful for the viewer to question what the verb "to watch" could mean when comes to movies. How long your eye can take looking at the same picture? (even tho it is a moving picture). And how long it takes for you to get boring of something majestic and potent as the ESB?
Like @45MinuteZoom mentioned, the best way to watch is to see the original in the museum, but the museum isn't even opened for as long as the movie plays.
An ideal experience would be to have the movie, put it on your screen, and leaving it playing as you live your daily life, from time to time, you would realize the movie is playing, and watch it for some moments.
Relieve yourself from the dogmas of "watching it intensively".
A brief documentary, a collection of chilling images that will make you wonder: "how could they had done such thing?"
It is one of those films that everyone should watch and question what are the limits of human perversity.
Powerful, disturbing and historically important. Nuit et brouillard is a necessary film.
It's a great colourful animation, the characters are very lively and interesting. The scene with the squirrels is the best.
This is not a classic only because the script has some flaws and the ending is pretty much a disappointment, but still I recommend it, specially for kids.
Probably Disney's most underrated film.
This is probably the best example of the "uncanny valley" in animation.
The disturbing baby character seems to be so inhuman, so creepy, however, it was very well-done for a 1988 movie. A very bold attempt of animating a 3d human alike character.
A worthy-watching traumatizing experience.
For those whom want to start appreciate early horror movies, I recommend Plan 9 from Outer Space as a starting point. This movie is an ultimate tribute to the 20's and 30's monster movies, although it has a primitive and comical cinematography, I believe it has some unique aesthetic value.
I appreciate it very much, it's one of my favourite movies of all time, I'm not a huge fan or expert in these sci-fi trashes, but I consider it essential for every cinephile.
The craziest movie of Os Trapalhões. Released on the USA as "Brazilian Star Wars", this movie has one of the most trippy digital effects I ever seen and weird noises popping out during strange unfunny dialogues.
Probably it was supposed to be seen on acid.
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Movie comment on Dune: Part Two
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Instant Certified Classic.Movie comment on Offret
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Not as great as his other movies, but still worth watchingAlthough the movie had a great direction of photography and it, the end is quite subjective
With that said, I agree with people here saying it's somewhat boring, it's one of those movies that gets better after you finish and give it a thought.
Movie comment on Coming 2 America
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Really wanted this to be a good movie. I love the original.It wasn't bad, but it wasn't good neither. Terrible script. Just another forgettable experience.
Movie comment on La lune à un mètre
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I don't know how to explain, but every time I watch something from Melies I feel my heart warm.He was a creative man with a new technology and he did make dreams come to life in such a magical way... It's just beautiful...
Movie comment on Deseret
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As a historian, I didn't find it boring at all. It's an excellent example of microhistory. The History of Utah, a state founded by a peculiar religious group, told on the perspective of a single newspaper tells a lot about what are the United States as a whole. There are many ways to interpret it. The movie brings the historian to ponder on the nature of the LDS church and its dark history, the US government's stances on this state during the cold war, and of course, the ideological tendencies of New York Times. Interesting work.Movie comment on Bye Bye Brasil
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The last line from the movie: "Como a gente era ignorante, cara"The words after the end credits: "Ao povo brasileiro do século XXI"
As a Brazilian, this movie was very personal to me. Incredible.
Movie comment on Arrival
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People are saying such great things about this movie, but honestly, although the concept was interesting, I found it quite predictable and lacking substance.A good thing about it is that it probably is the only movie that feels realist when it concerns being visited by aliens. We had other fiction dealing with similar concepts of enormous spacecrafts landing earth, such as the series V, Independence Day, District 9. Arrival has a much more mature approach than this other movies, which is an achievement.
The linguistic approach is genious, and it is not difficult to draw a paralel between this movie and Contact, in which the universal language are maths. But here in Arrival the so called hectopods are for some reason unable to understand algebra the way we do, which sounds unconvincing but probably adds more of a weird feeling about the aliens being extremelly different than us and have a completely distinct perception of reality. That adds a nice trick to it.
The annoying things is that this movie has this American Exceptionalism kind of ideology, other countries were soon to become belligerants towards the aliens -especially the barbarious commies China and Russia- As an american linguist single-handedly resolve the communication and end up saving the day.
I think it would be mature to have groups of scientists working together towards the goal of understanding the aliens, not military generals racing to see who will stabilish contact first, it feel unrealistic as if world governments were unable to articulate a common ground, as if it was easier to get in an agreement with the aliens than with the other world governments.
Cold war is over and the world is not like this anymore.
Arrival is a must watch, it will please the average public but it may not be so exciting for sci-fi freaks.
Typical Hollywood movie. No more no less.
Movie comment on Moskva slezam ne verit
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Such a charming movie! I'm not sure whether I should call it a romantic or an ideological representation of the socialist society, either way, it is a sweet portrayal of the common working-class women of Moscow and their passions, struggles and tears.A movie to fall in love with.
Movie comment on Empire
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I have my theory, I'm not saying this is "too deep for common-folk", but I just think the intention of this movie is not being "fully watched"If you watched this movie completely, staring on the screen without blinking, you missed what I think to be the whole point. And sorry to say, I think you are pretty much a strange person.
If you were in the same landscape as Warhol had been when he filmed this movie, you wouldn't look at the Empire State Building for 8 hours.
Now, imagine you are the one that lives in a place with a privileged view to the ESB; you wouldn't need to watch the building all the time to realize it is there, because in between your daily life, you would cross with that view, a possibly unconsciously admire it. The same effect a landscape has on the individual, could be applied to this experiment by Warhol, you don't need to watch it all the time to realize the movie is there, you don't need to have your eyes fixed on the screen to be certain you haven't "lost" any detail, you just need to be certain that the movie is being there.
Movies like this are useful for the viewer to question what the verb "to watch" could mean when comes to movies. How long your eye can take looking at the same picture? (even tho it is a moving picture). And how long it takes for you to get boring of something majestic and potent as the ESB?
Like @45MinuteZoom mentioned, the best way to watch is to see the original in the museum, but the museum isn't even opened for as long as the movie plays.
An ideal experience would be to have the movie, put it on your screen, and leaving it playing as you live your daily life, from time to time, you would realize the movie is playing, and watch it for some moments.
Relieve yourself from the dogmas of "watching it intensively".
Movie comment on Unverschamtheit im Grunewald
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why?Movie comment on Gayniggers from Outer Space
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Was it supposed to be offensive? I don't know. It was funny? Sort of. Would I recommend it to a sci-fi fan? Definitely!Movie comment on Miasto 44
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Excellent, I highly recommend it for those who likes WW2 movies.Movie comment on L'armata Brancaleone
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Brilliant comedy, I think there isn't a better movie on the Middle Ages.Also, the costume design was so fantastical and imaginative!
Movie comment on Nuit et brouillard
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A brief documentary, a collection of chilling images that will make you wonder: "how could they had done such thing?"It is one of those films that everyone should watch and question what are the limits of human perversity.
Powerful, disturbing and historically important. Nuit et brouillard is a necessary film.
Movie comment on L'illusionniste
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Heart-warming.Movie comment on Robin Hood
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Disney's silliest animation in my opinion, low quality movie.Movie comment on The Sword in the Stone
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It's a great colourful animation, the characters are very lively and interesting. The scene with the squirrels is the best.This is not a classic only because the script has some flaws and the ending is pretty much a disappointment, but still I recommend it, specially for kids.
Probably Disney's most underrated film.
Movie comment on Chicken Little
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It's even more thoughtful when you watch it knowing the quotes of the Foxy Loxy's "Psychology" book are actually from Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf.Movie comment on Patch Adams
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This film has the two sadistic professionals I most avoid in my life: doctors and clowns. Only a psychopath could be both, and this is Robin Williams.Movie comment on The Mighty
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One of my favourite movies as a kid. The first movie that "touched" me as long as I remember.Movie comment on Her
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Creepy, the guy falls in love for a female edition of HAL 9000.Movie comment on The Blue Lagoon
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The first tits I ever seen on TV. Remarkable childhood moments. :DMovie comment on Tin Toy
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This is probably the best example of the "uncanny valley" in animation.The disturbing baby character seems to be so inhuman, so creepy, however, it was very well-done for a 1988 movie. A very bold attempt of animating a 3d human alike character.
A worthy-watching traumatizing experience.
Movie comment on Plan 9 from Outer Space
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For those whom want to start appreciate early horror movies, I recommend Plan 9 from Outer Space as a starting point. This movie is an ultimate tribute to the 20's and 30's monster movies, although it has a primitive and comical cinematography, I believe it has some unique aesthetic value.I appreciate it very much, it's one of my favourite movies of all time, I'm not a huge fan or expert in these sci-fi trashes, but I consider it essential for every cinephile.
Movie comment on Os Trapalhões na Guerra dos Planetas
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The craziest movie of Os Trapalhões. Released on the USA as "Brazilian Star Wars", this movie has one of the most trippy digital effects I ever seen and weird noises popping out during strange unfunny dialogues.Probably it was supposed to be seen on acid.
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