Haine, La (1995) - 2.5/5

Haine, La (1995) - 2.5/5

I liked that it was in black and white and I think the crafting of this movie was good technically, but I felt the story dragged on and on.

SPOILERS

I kinda felt like I was just watching 3 punks go around, cause other people grief and trouble for no reason or benefit. If they had been a little younger I cd have written it off a bit more as just kids being kids - that type of thing. But as it was, they were just fairly useless people. Not b/c they were different or boisterous, but b/c they were very selfish, self-centered and hateful.

Ultimately, I think the last scene redeemed some of it (and my rating went up a bit) b/c they pointed out "it's not how you fall, but how you land." Showing that while it might not seem so bad how these people act, but what it leads to ultimately that matters - and I can't imagine it landing well and it doesn't as we see in the film.

Synecdoche, New York (2008) - 5/5

Synecdoche, New York (2008) - 5/5

Sad. Tragic. Disturbing. Weird. Powerful. Jacked up.

Hard to know where to start w/ this one, but I think it's a great movie. Very confusing in some senses and while the details are strange, I think it doesn't interfere w/ the overall story/feeling.

It's a hard movie to recommend b/c I think different people will react very differently to it.

Apocalypto (2006) - 3.5/5

Apocalypto (2006) - 3.5/5



Good movie - I like the lack of dialog and use of strong characters to communicate. It had good, strong themes and action.

SPOILERS

Not sure why the well filling up w/ water wd be a problem for the woman - wdn't she just float to the top and get out? Sure, she might have to tread water for a while or hold onto something on the side, but... granted she was pregnant/in labor, but still.