bendwbl
Joined Nov 2020
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Complaint about writing, not acting. The leading lady (character, not performer) was unpleasant, entitled, willfully ignorant, and cavalier about cultural artifacts. She did everything short of tearing apart a 400-year-old census that belonged to the library, just because a guy didn't want a bee sting.
Her little sister was smarter, more thoughtful, and much nicer to be around. The older one treated her little sister like a pest. She treated the foreigner like a pest. She treated her neighbors like pests.
The romance was between the guy and the wrong sister.
Again, my complaint was about the writing, not the acting.
Her little sister was smarter, more thoughtful, and much nicer to be around. The older one treated her little sister like a pest. She treated the foreigner like a pest. She treated her neighbors like pests.
The romance was between the guy and the wrong sister.
Again, my complaint was about the writing, not the acting.
If you're seeking action and adventure, this is not for you. If you're seeking high drama and theatrics, this is not for you.
This is a quiet, contemplative film about feeling, thinking and responding when your life has collapsed under you. Twice.
For me, it was reminiscent of an old set of French films by Erich Rohmer: a thoughtful work about people sorting through their lives and relationships (new and old; friend and lover; living and dead) in beautiful places. All with a soft musical background.
Sometimes you want a movie that gives you adrenaline or catharsis. Sometimes you need a movie with closure or tragedy or a happy ending. Those are all good. This is for when you need to sit with your feelings and think.
This is a quiet, contemplative film about feeling, thinking and responding when your life has collapsed under you. Twice.
For me, it was reminiscent of an old set of French films by Erich Rohmer: a thoughtful work about people sorting through their lives and relationships (new and old; friend and lover; living and dead) in beautiful places. All with a soft musical background.
Sometimes you want a movie that gives you adrenaline or catharsis. Sometimes you need a movie with closure or tragedy or a happy ending. Those are all good. This is for when you need to sit with your feelings and think.
A group of (mostly) nice people who enjoyed the original series are chosen to play a non lethal version. Since nobody is really going to die, they're able to have some fun with it. To simulate death, they have ink-filled caps sewn into their clothes, and they slump over, sometimes half in stitches.
Of course, as in any isolated game like this, the rest of the world evaporates, making activities and social interactions subject to heightened emotions and more drama than adults should create. This turns into a series of odd self-unaware behavior and hypocrisy as small groups become increasingly angry at the existence of other small groups. "Look at that clique! Unlike ours!"
Some eliminations are heartbreaking. Others are...extremely satisfying.
Of course, as in any isolated game like this, the rest of the world evaporates, making activities and social interactions subject to heightened emotions and more drama than adults should create. This turns into a series of odd self-unaware behavior and hypocrisy as small groups become increasingly angry at the existence of other small groups. "Look at that clique! Unlike ours!"
Some eliminations are heartbreaking. Others are...extremely satisfying.