alexduffy2000

"The Corporation" is a fun look at how corporations are destroying the world. I had avoiding seeing it at first, because I thought it would be kind of depressing... I was right, but it's depressing AND entertaining. Basically it shows how corporations run most of the known world. The movie starts out with the history of corporations, and how their power grows substantially after World War Two. According to the film, most of the world's governments and job markets are run or at least affected by corporate power. Corporations have the power to poison and despoil the environments and the people around them, and the larger these "corporate citizens" are, the more immune they are from prosecution. Basically, if corporate power remains unchecked, we are all screwed, except for the fat cats at the top. A fun, depressing look at our future.

"Uzak" aka "Distant" is the definition of a dreary film. It is dismal, bleak, boring, and dull. It took me 30 long minutes to realize that nothing was going to happen in this film. Yusuf, who works and lives in a small town in the countryside, is laid off, so he goes to Istanbul to look for work, and while he's there he stays with his semi-successful photographer cousin Mahmut. They don't get along for certain reasons. And that's it! That is the ENTIRE plot, most of it taking place in Mahmut's apartment. The film is beautifully shot, but I really couldn't have cared less about the adventures of Mahmut and Yusuf, the two men are just too bland and their travails are too mundane. Sleepy time theatre. And hey, I see tons of this art-house stuff, so I'm not knocking it for its arty pretensions. I'm knocking it because it's dreary and boring.