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I found this film unique in its execution and storyline which together with the acting of the two main characters kept my attention throughout. It is almost a meditative piece of filmmaking in its tone, the behaviour of the protagonists and the storyline itself Basically two lovers , set in the future are trying to purge their DNA from emotions which are keeping them sad, anxious, immobile and in fear of the future thus holding them back from being fully functional.

This is done by some sort of AI corporation which will explore their time and storylines in the past, mainly two eras in the 1900s and the 1990s and erase it .

This film repeatedly ask a lot of questions about memory and premonition, their perception and how they form our experiences. Unique, beautiful and enchanting. Worth a view.

I was impressed by this version of Nosferatu. Top notch acting lends credibility to all the whole proceedings especially with the way the dialogue is structured without hampering communication with the viewer. The cinematography is excellent with all proceedings having a night or dusk feel even during the day. I did feel that it could have been shorter in some parts specifically with Thomas Hutter's stay in Nosferatu's castle and also the decimation of a particular family, the latter could have been left out. The film direction is funneling dread all through out and a kind of helplessness pervades the proceedings even though the main protagonists try to stop Orlok's ascent and the plague which eventually consumes the city, leading to the ultimate sacrifice. The concept of science versus belief is also touched in such scenario I couldn't help but feel a bit of empathy towards count Orlok at the end despite the misery he caused. I think this is due to mastery of the story and the medium and means to show it by the director. Very good atmospheric film. I also felt the film never lets its stranglehold on the viewer despite its length.

I found Big Little Lies season 1 a good show with a couple of clunkers like episodes 3 and 4 which were mainly there as fillers. Infact in every episode there is a good amount of filler time like the overused shots of Jane Champman's character being shown continuously running along the beach or dancing with headphones, the repetitive violent sex scenes of Celeste and the histrionics of Renata over her bullied child. Also I found them rather shallow characters as they are written, doing the same things over and over again in each episode. Their husbands fare even worse and come across as one dimensional serving only the script purposes rather than feel as real people in a slice of life. The director tries to keep interest in the going on my revealing there was a murder in episode 1 while holding back all through the last episode who actually died and did it. I found it an effective technique to pique one's interest in the first episodes but overcomes its stay further down the line On the other hand the character of Madeline is the one that holds one's interest throughout being realistically written and magnificently brought to life by Reese Witherspoon. I found episode 1 and the latter ones the best ones to watch. The last episode is almost a killer., So good, though it was overdone with the crushing waves. Also did not like how the killing scene was continuously undercut with the (bogus) police questioning

The story itself centres on toxic masculinity and the effects that it brings about in the immediate family such as bullying, submission etc many a times remaining hidden from outsiders. I liked this take.