I watched this movie a couple of weeks ago and I am not totally sure why I didn't write about it yet, as I liked it a lot. I guess it has to do with the fact that I usually write about lesser known films and this title is nominated for 7 Oscars, won 87 awards and is nominated for 182 more awards. Crazy, right?
I am only human too, though and - at times - I like the kind of stuff that many people like. That is exactly the case here.
At first, I thought I was the only one in the cinema. That it would be a private screening. Later, bit by bit, 10 to 15 people, all of them 60 or older, started appearing. One of them started talking to me and asked me why I wasn't at my job as it was a week day, in the middle of the afternoon. Appearantly, she was joking but I couldn't help explaining my situation. I told her that I'm a fulltime blogger who mainly writes about movies and that I get paid in crypto currency. That naturally piqued her interest.
And now to the movie
Let me start out by saying that it was an emotional rollercoaster for me. I'm not sure if it had to do with some personal/ family circumstances or that it was all thanks to the movie. Let's just say that it really, really touched me and that I felt a whirlwind of emotions going through my mind. I was close to tears a couple of times. Something that doesn't happen to me often, not while watching movies nor in other situations. I am one of these persons that can't or doesn't know how to cry. While watching Three Billboards, there were moments where I felt I could probably cry but I didn't feel like doing that in a cinema with a bunch of strangers.
Those (of you) who have seen this film, will probably understand what I mean with the above. The mix of acting, story, soundtrack - and possible some other elements - makes for an powerful cocktail of emotions. You must be a psychopath not to feel them
This is definitely one of the better screenplays of recent years and the acting of almost the entire cast is extremely good. Which often means that the direction was high level too. The musical score definitely contributed to the overall level of the movie too. It just all seemed too work.
Not sure what to say about this that hasn't been said before, so let me just end it here with the trailer:
Earlier movie recommendations:
Castlevania - series (2017 - )
House by the Cemetery (1981) The Beyond (1981) City of the Living Dead (1980)
Sorcerer (1977)
The Birds (1963)
Suspiria (1977)
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
Nightcrawler (2014)
Ghost Story (1953)
Alice in the Cities (1974)
Altered States (1980)
Wake in Fright (1973)
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