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Movie · on Abigail
MOVIE REVIEW: “Abigail” (2024)
This publication was also writen in SPANISH and PORTUGUESE.

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Synopsis: When a group of would-be criminals are hired to kidnap a little twelve-year-old ballerina (daughter of one of the crime tycoons) and take care of her for the next 24 hours in an isolated mansion, everything they couldn't imagine was having to face a dead threat: a child vampire thirsty for blood.

When a movie sets out to delve into the gore subgenre, it needs to really embark on this type of idea in depth. Although this doesn't happen in this movie (which only has a gore appearance, but doesn't have a decisive factor that really turns it into one), it has a playfully diabolical execution as it manages to have a very interesting visual presentation, which combined with the more visceral part of its plot (the murders that the young vampire collects throughout the plot), manages to result in a decent project for most of its time.

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Far from being a perfect horror movie (in fact, it's not just about horror here... because the script features the well-known mix of horror and comedy, in relatively well-balanced proportions here), the plot suffers from recurring clichés, but by being able to use a large part of them wisely, you can “make up” this lack of creativity. However, this doesn't really harm the project, which really shows its real fragility when it tries to explain to the public the motivations of its characters through very bad archetypal developments.

Furthermore, this character presentation even becomes a little tiring at times. This ends up having a negative effect on the execution of the project, because the plot takes a while to get going and establish itself as the bloodthirsty premise it was promising to be. Fortunately, this happens (even if belatedly), and when everything comes to light, the movie becomes a true one for horror lovers. Diving into this plot requires a type of commitment that simply comes down to accepting the story, and not questioning it (otherwise, there is no fun).

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Trapped on a suicide mission, a group of kidnappers (supposedly at the beginning of their career) must fight against the hostage they are holding captive. However, it doesn't take long for them to realize that they are actually the ones being held captive. When the tables turn against them, the young vampire begins hunting them. One by one they disappear. Peculiar in her way of attacking, the young vampire dancer executes her victims with refined cruelty, but also with dramatic touches in her ballet steps (yes, that's really comical).

Precisely because she has this relatively peculiar way of acting, the movie's villain becomes something different from the ordinary. A development (on the part of the scriptwriters and directors) much more committed to her behavioral actions is one of the great successes within the plot, because at the same time that Abigail manages to be very charismatic in her youthful way, she also manages to be brutally violent in her vampiric form. A duality between their own natures, which, incidentally, was essentially well captured by young Alisha Weir, who has a great performance.

Boca do Inferno

The rest of the cast is led by Melissa Barrera and Dan Stevens, who deliver good performances (although they are more restrained by the narrative quality of the script itself, which is much more concerned with the visual aspect of the plot). The duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett return to work together again, but they continue to suffer from the same types of problems they had in their previous movies: not knowing exactly what kind of movie they are making. This is very obvious because their movies often lose their central focus in very easy ways.

However, they are improving when it comes to paying attention to visual details. I was able to see a closer look at the exploration of scenarios and everything within them. When this is valued, the power of immersion in the plot increases and even if the essence of the project is “strange”, the fact that it is “outside the box” brings a relatively provocative element of uniqueness. The movie's production is very good, and always seems to have extra concern with the more technical part related to creating the environment, which has a disturbing atmosphere.

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Even in its weakest moments (especially the third act, which is a little accelerated and could have been better worked on), Abigail has a strong entertainment potential to manage a certain level of expectation in those watching it. There are no surprises along the way, everything in the script has a slightly generic atmosphere, but it's what was done with all of this that makes the movie interesting. The recycling of these ideas incorporated into a more detailed view of what is being told, results in a journey full of violence, and a lot of blood.

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CRÍTICA DE PELÍCULA: “Abigail” (2024)

Sinopsis: Cuando un grupo de aspirantes a delincuentes son contratados para secuestrar a una pequeña bailarina de doce años (hija de uno de los magnates del crimen) y cuidarla durante las siguientes 24 horas en una mansión aislada, todo lo que pudieron... Lo que no imaginaba era tener que enfrentarse a una amenaza mortal: un niño vampiro sediento de sangre.

Cuando una película se propone profundizar en el subgénero gore, es necesario abordar este tipo de ideas en profundidad. Aunque esto no sucede en esta película (que sólo tiene apariencia gore, pero no tiene un factor decisivo que realmente la convierta en tal), tiene una ejecución lúdicamente diabólica ya que logra tener una presentación visual muy interesante. lo cual combinado con la parte más visceral de su trama (los asesinatos que el joven vampiro colecciona a lo largo de la trama), logra dar como resultado un proyecto digno durante la mayor parte de su tiempo.

Lejos de ser una película de terror perfecta (de hecho, aquí no se trata sólo de terror... porque el guión presenta la conocida mezcla de terror y comedia, aquí en proporciones relativamente equilibradas), la trama adolece de clichés recurrentes, pero siendo capaces de utilizar gran parte de ellos de forma inteligente, podrás “compensar” esta falta de creatividad. Sin embargo, esto no perjudica realmente al proyecto, que muestra realmente su verdadera fragilidad cuando intenta explicar al público las motivaciones de sus personajes a través de desarrollos arquetípicos muy malos.

Además, esta presentación del personaje a veces resulta incluso un poco agotadora. Esto acaba repercutiendo negativamente en la ejecución del proyecto, porque la trama tarda en ponerse en marcha y consolidarse como la premisa sanguinaria que prometía ser. Afortunadamente, esto sucede (aunque sea tardíamente), y cuando todo sale a la luz, la película se convierte en una auténtica película para los amantes del terror. Profundizar en esta trama requiere un tipo de compromiso que simplemente se reduce a aceptar la historia y no cuestionarla (de lo contrario, no hay diversión).

Atrapados en una misión suicida, un grupo de secuestradores (supuestamente al comienzo de su carrera) deben luchar contra el rehén que mantienen cautivo. Sin embargo, no les lleva mucho tiempo darse cuenta de que en realidad son ellos los que están cautivos. Cuando las cosas se vuelven en su contra, el joven vampiro comienza a cazarlos. Uno a uno van desapareciendo. Peculiar en su forma de atacar, la joven bailarina vampira ejecuta a sus víctimas con refinada crueldad, pero también con toques dramáticos en sus pasos de ballet (sí, eso es realmente cómico).

Precisamente porque tiene esta manera relativamente peculiar de actuar, la villana de la película se convierte en algo diferente a lo común. Un desarrollo (por parte de los guionistas y directores) mucho más comprometido con sus acciones comportamentales es uno de los grandes aciertos dentro de la trama, pues al mismo tiempo que Abigail logra ser muy carismática en su estilo juvenil, también logra ser brutalmente violenta en su forma vampírica. Una dualidad entre sus propias naturalezas que, dicho sea de paso, fue esencialmente bien captada por la joven Alisha Weir, que tiene una gran interpretación.

El resto del reparto está encabezado por Melissa Barrera y Dan Stevens, que realizan buenas actuaciones (aunque más comedidas por la calidad narrativa del propio guión, mucho más preocupado por el aspecto visual de la trama). El dúo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin y Tyler Gillett vuelven a trabajar juntos, pero siguen sufriendo el mismo tipo de problemas que tuvieron en sus películas anteriores: no saber exactamente qué tipo de película están haciendo. Esto es muy obvio porque sus películas a menudo pierden su enfoque central de manera muy fácil.

Sin embargo, están mejorando a la hora de prestar atención a los detalles visuales. Pude ver una mirada más cercana a la exploración de escenarios y todo lo que hay dentro de ellos. Cuando se valora esto, el poder de inmersión en la trama aumenta e incluso si la esencia del proyecto es “extraña”, el hecho de que esté “fuera de lo común” aporta un elemento de singularidad relativamente provocativo. La producción de la película es muy buena, y siempre parece tener un extra de preocupación por la parte más técnica relacionada con la creación del ambiente, que tiene una atmósfera inquietante.

Incluso en sus momentos más débiles (especialmente el tercer acto, que es un poco acelerado y podría haberse trabajado mejor), Abigail tiene un fuerte potencial de entretenimiento para gestionar cierto nivel de expectación en quienes la miran. No hay sorpresas en el camino, todo en el guión tiene una atmósfera un poco genérica, pero es lo que se hizo con todo eso lo que hace que la película sea interesante. El reciclaje de estas ideas incorporadas a una visión más detallada de lo que se cuenta, da como resultado un viaje lleno de violencia y mucha sangre.

CRÍTICA DE FILME: “Abigail” (2024)

Sinopse: Quando um grupo de supostos criminosos é contratado para sequestrar uma pequena bailarina de doze anos (filha de um dos magnatas do crime) e cuidar dela durante as próximas 24 horas em uma mansão isolada, tudo o que eles não imaginavam era ter que enfrentar uma ameaça morta: uma vampira mirim sedenta por sangue.

Quando um filme se propõe a mergulhar dentro do subgênero gore, é preciso que ele realmente embarque nesse tipo de ideia com profundidade. Apesar disso não acontecer neste filme (que apenas tem aparência gore, mas não tem um fator decisivo que o realmente transforme em um), ele traz uma execução divertidamente diabólica por conseguir ter uma apresentação visual muito interessante, que aliada a parte mais visceral da sua trama (os assassinatos que a jovem vampira vai colecionando ao longo da trama), consegue resultar em um projeto decente na maior parte do seu tempo.

Muito longe de ser um filme de horror perfeito (aliás, aqui não se trata apenas de horror sim... porque o roteiro traz a já conhecida mistura entre terror e comédia, em proporções relativamente bem equilibradas aqui), a trama sofre com recorrentes clichês, mas por conseguir utilizar uma grande parte deles com sabedoria, consegue “maquiar” essa falta de criatividade. No entanto, isso não prejudica realmente o projeto, que mostra realmente sua fragilidade real quando tenta explicar para o público as motivações dos seus personagens através de desenvolvimentos arquétipos bem ruins.

Além disso, essa apresentação de personagens se torna até um pouco cansativa em certos momentos. Isso acaba tendo um efeito negativo na execução do projeto, porque a trama demora um pouco para engrenar e se estabelecer como à premissa sanguinolenta que vinha prometendo ser. Felizmente, isso acontece (mesmo que com atraso), e quando tudo vem à tona, o filme se torna em um verdadeiro para os amantes do horror. Mergulhar nessa trama requer um tipo de comprometimento que se resume apenas em aceitar a estória, e não questioná-la (caso contrário, não existe diversão).

Presos em uma missão suicida, um grupo de sequestradores (supostamente em início de carreira) precisa lutar contra a refém que eles estão mantendo cativeiro. No entanto, não demora muito para eles perceberem que na verdade, são eles que estão sendo mantido em cativeiro. Quando o jogo muda contra eles, a jovem vampira começa a caçá-los. Um a um eles vão desaparecendo. Peculiar dentro do seu modo de atacar, a jovem bailarina vampira executa as suas vítimas com requintes de crueldade, mas também com toques dramáticos em seus passos de balé (sim, isso é mesmo cômico).

Justamente por ter este modo de agir relativamente peculiar, a vilã do filme se torna em algo diferente do comum. Um desenvolvimento (por parte dos roteiristas e dos diretores) bem mais comprometido com suas ações comportamentais é um dos grandes acertos dentro da trama, porque ao mesmo tempo que Abigail consegue ser muito carismática em sua forma jovial, ela também consegue ser brutalmente violenta na sua forma vampiresca. Uma dualidade entre suas próprias naturezas, que aliás, foi essencialmente bem captada pela jovem Alisha Weir, que tem um desempenho ótimo.

O restante do elenco é liderado por Melissa Barrera e Dan Stevens, que entregam boas performances (embora sejam mais contidos pela qualidade narrativa do próprio roteiro, que se preocupa muito mais com o aspecto visual da trama). A dupla Matt Bettinelli-Olpin e Tyler Gillett volta a trabalhar junta novamente, mas continuam sofrendo com os mesmos tipos de problemas que já apresentaram em seus filmes anteriores: não saber exatamente que tipo de filme eles estão fazendo. Isso fica muito óbvio, porque frequentemente os seus filmes perdem o foco central de maneiras muito fáceis.

No entanto, eles estão melhorando quando o assunto é prestar atenção nos detalhes visuais. Eu consegui perceber um olhar mais atento quanto à exploração de cenários e de tudo o que está dentro dele. Quando isso é valorizado, o poder de imersão na trama aumenta e mesmo que a essência do projeto seja “estranha”, o fato dela estar “fora da caixa” traz um elemento singularidade relativamente provocante. A produção do filme é muito boa, e sempre parece ter em uma preocupação extra com a parte mais técnica relacionada à criação do ambiente, que tem uma atmosfera perturbadora.

Mesmo nos seus momentos mais fracos (em especial, o terceiro ato que é um pouco acelerado e poderia ter sido melhor trabalhado), Abigail tem um forte potencial de entretenimento para manear um certo nível de expectativa em quem o está assistindo. Não há surpresas pelo caminho, tudo no roteiro tem uma atmosfera um pouco genérica, mas é o que foi feito com tudo isso que torna o filme em algo interessante. O reciclamento dessas ideias incorporado a uma visão mais detalhista sobre o que está sendo contado, resulta em uma jornada repleta de violência, e bastante sangue.

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Damsel - Film Review and Reflection | Crítica de cine y reflexión
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Explorar géneros cinematográficos es abrir nuestra mente a nuevas experiencias y es lo que me ha pasado las últimas semanas, al compartir el tiempo en pantallas con algunos miembros de mi familia, he pasado de ver documentales, biopic, y de estrés psicológico a mirar películas de ciencia ficción llenas de fantasía. Miré a Damsel por petición de mi tía especial, a ella siempre le han gustado las películas de princesas y de monstruos como lobos y dragones. Damsel tiene princesas y dragones que nos cautivaron desde el principio.

Inicia con un ambiente gélido, con vistas panorámicas de tierras congeladas y una linda mujer cortando madera, haciendo el trabajo rudo, creo que ese fue un gancho para impresionar y capturar al espectador. La protagonista era la princesa de un pueblo que muere de hambre y frío. Esta joven es prometida en matrimonio y se dirigió en un viaje con su familia para celebrar la boda. Con esta unión todos los habitantes de su pueblo se salvarían.

Exploring film genres is opening our minds to new experiences and that's what has happened to me the last few weeks, as I've been sharing screen time with some of my family members, I've gone from watching documentaries, biopic, and psychological stress to watching fantasy filled sci-fi movies. I watched Damsel at the request of my special aunt, she has always loved princess movies and monster movies like wolves and dragons. Damsel has princesses and dragons that captivated us from the start.

It starts with an icy atmosphere, with panoramic views of frozen lands and a pretty woman chopping wood, doing the rough work, I think that was a hook to impress and capture the viewer. The protagonist was the princess of a village dying of hunger and cold. This young woman is betrothed in marriage and went on a journey with her family to celebrate the wedding. With this union all the inhabitants of her village would be saved.

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Al llegar dónde vive el novio cambia el ambiente totalmente, es un lugar hermoso, con jardines llenos de flores, montañas y paisajes inolvidables, además un castillo bellísimo lleno de lujos, todo parecía ser demasiado bueno para ser real, hasta este punto pensé que el novio serie alguien mayor para ella, desagradable o feo, pero nada de eso, era un verdadero príncipe, el cuento de hadas con el que sueña toda mujer.

Los personajes usan un vestuario tan hermoso de trajes, vestidos y joyas como de la realeza. La princesa es astuta, una chica divertida e inteligente, el príncipe es caballeroso, pero, a mi parecer, le faltaba carácter. Todo fue lindo hasta el momento de la boda donde se vieron las verdaderas intenciones de la familia del novio y es a mitad de la película donde aparece el dragón marcando otro tipo de ambiente y dirección de la trama. Es aquí donde se rompe la ilusión del cuento de hadas con la realidad del engaño.

Arriving where the groom lives changes the atmosphere completely, it is a beautiful place, with gardens full of flowers, mountains and unforgettable landscapes, plus a beautiful castle full of luxuries, everything seemed to be too good to be real, until this point I thought that the groom was someone older for her, unpleasant or ugly, but nothing like that, he was a real prince, the fairy tale that every woman dreams of.

The characters wear such beautiful costumes of suits, dresses and jewelry like royalty. The princess is cunning, a funny and smart girl, the prince is chivalrous, but, in my opinion, lacked character. Everything was cute until the moment of the wedding where we saw the true intentions of the groom's family and it is in the middle of the movie where the dragon appears marking another kind of atmosphere and direction of the plot. It is here where the illusion of the fairy tale is broken with the reality of deception.

A nuestra princesa le toca luchar por su vida y enfrentar la realidad que es misteriosa. ¿Qué le pasa a la princesa después de la boda? ¿Qué sucede con el dragón? Tendrás que ver la película para averiguarlo.

Es una película con giros sorprendentes, una fotografía muy linda y con un mensaje reflexivo, sobre el amor, la traición, la fuerza interior y la venganza.

Aunque el final fue más o menos al que yo esperaba, no me decepcionó en lo absoluto, me gustó su cierre. Mi tía quedó feliz y muy emocionada de haberla visto, porque no te aburres en ningún momento, tiene un buen ritmo entre la acción y los momentos tranquilos, es una buena película para niños, adolescentes y adultos, no creo que haya sido creada para un perfil específico porque se adapta a todos.

It is up to our princess to fight for her life and face the reality that is mysterious. What happens to the princess after the wedding? What happens to the dragon? You'll have to watch the movie to find out.

It's a movie with surprising twists, beautiful photography and a thoughtful message, about love, betrayal, inner strength and revenge.

Although the ending was more or less what I expected, I was not disappointed at all, I liked its closure. My aunt was happy and very excited to have seen it, because you don't get bored at any time, it has a good rhythm between action and quiet moments, it is a good movie for children, teenagers and adults, I don't think it was created for a specific profile because it adapts to everyone.

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☢️ Rated - Clasificación: PG-18 
🎭 Genre - Género: Action | Adventure | Fantasy 
😜 Original language - Idioma original: French
🎥 Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
📅 Release date - Fecha de estreno: 2024
🎬 Running time - Duración: 1 H 47 min.
✍️ My score -  Mi puntaje: 9 to 10
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The Fall Guy (2024): An Exciting Tribute to Stunt Performers
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The Fall Guy a movie that pays homage to the unrecognized heroes of the movie industry, stunt performers, the movie not only seem entertaining with all its action sequences as expected but also funny through out the entire story.

The film is inspired by the successful 1980s television series created by Glen A. Larson of the same name, The Fall Guy, a story about a stunt performer who did everything to entertain the public, flying through the air, getting shot, thrown through windows, and tossed from heights. This stuntman, named Colt Seavers, set aside his work as a stunt performer due to an accident that almost ended his career, a year later, Colt decides to return to his stunts when he is offered to participate in a new movie directed by his ex, Jody Moreno, a film that they are secretly shooting because the main star has disappeared.

Colt decides to return and performs the most extravagant action scenes while trying to regain the trust of his beloved Jody, as the studio tries to keep the mysterious disappearance of their star a secret but what Colt does not know is that he will be caught in a sinister criminal plot that will take him to the edge of a fall more dangerous than any stunt he has done before.
- IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18177528/
- Platform: Theaters
- Release: May 3, 2024
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Director David Leitch: Master of Action

The director of The Fall Guy is David Leitch, who has directed many well known movies just to start mention one of his last works he brought us the 2022 movie Bullet Train starring Brad Pitt. Leitch began his career as a stunt performer and coordinator, which is evident in his very detailed attention to action sequences but his directorial debut was the action movie John Wick making him a great addition considering his background as stunt man, which he co directed with Chad Stahelski, although he was not credited as co director but as a producer.

To mention some of Leitch’s works include other action movies like Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2, and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, open his IMDB Profile and you wont get a lot of movies as director but they all have reputable scores. Leitch’s experience in stunts gives him a perspective that can add authenticity to The Fall Guy, and he is characterized by combining high risk action with character centered storytelling, which is ideal for this movie that celebrates the art of stunt work.
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The Star-Studded Cast of The Fall Guy

Ryan Gosling plays Colt Seavers, an experienced stunt performer who is going through the challenges of his profession while starting a new personal quest once he decided to get back on the horse and not only a come back but also work with his ex. Gosling is known for his roles in La La Land and Drive, and recently as Ken in the Barbie movie so his face is very fresh for average viewers with the extreme success that Barbie had, braking records like the trailer with the most views in the first 24hrs for WB, Ryan has experience on both action and drama, which makes him blend well with the character of Colt.

Emily Blunt plays Jody Moreno, Colt’s ex-girlfriend and a first-time director, Emily is known for her performances in A Quiet Place and Edge of Tomorrow which has been teasing with a sequel it would be awesome to see her play that role again where she in fact goes through a lot of action sequences; and The Girl on the Train, some of her recent work includes a critically acclaimed performance in Oppenheimer as Kitty Oppenheimer, she was key during Oppenheimer trial scenes .

The supporting cast includes Winston Duke, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Hannah Waddingham, and Stephanie Hsu. Duke is known for Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War, Taylor Johnson is recognized from Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Stephanie Hsu is known for her role as Joy in Everything Everywhere All at Once, it seems that the movie focus on Jody and Colt but at the same time having quite an amount of supporting actors but all going through the same story time line.
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A Tribute to Stunt Work and Movie Stars

The Fall Guy is more than an action movie; it’s a tribute to the golden era of stunt work in Hollywood, the film reflects a time when stunt performers were crucial to the success of a movie and celebrates the skill, bravery, and artistic work of stunt performers, often overlooked in the industry, without them great action movies like most recent John Wick or the upcoming Dead Pool & Wolverine would not be possible.

The film also explores the theme of redemption and the personal struggles of its characters, with Colt going through a bad patch on his carrier and then his Ex giving him a chance as a professional stunt man to bounce back making it a well rounded story that appeals to the viewers, over all we will have a bit of everything from drama, laughs and a lot of action the perfect combination to keep you glue to the seat, adding up the movie is 2hrs long making it the good length so the audience doesn't get exhausted but still feel they going deep into the story too.
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Online Reception and Reviews

No significant controversies related to its production or content have been reported. The film premiered on March 12 at the SXSW Film Festival, where it generated mixed reviews and opinions, focusing mainly on the execution of the movie and the public’s expectations.

The praise received was for the chemistry between the main actors and the action sequences, Ryan Gosling has done action movies in the past but probably not as intense as The Fall Guy with constant action scenes one after another, with his success on Barbie this could be the time that catapult him as a figure or icon for further intense action sequence movies. There will be critics and some negative reviews, among the negatives some critics pointed out that the movie has a scattered script, all over the place and tries to address many themes at once, resulting in a confusing story, but different that critics opinion it has been well received in terms of entertainment and performances, with a 90% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

To be honest this movie really remind me to the Thor movies where you have a lot of action going hand by hand with a ton of jokes, this often has a limit where it loose its effect and might turn the audience against the movie. Another point worth mentioning is that during the movie its possible that looking down at the stunt man might turn boring too, for example saying like "I'm just a stunt man..." or "You are the stunt man no body going to notice you are missing..." the constant repetition of how meaningful the stunt man is to the movie could cause some negative reaction.

I personally notice how the character of Colt starts to probably believe he is a action hero, when he starts looking for the missing star of the movie he is working for he gets involve into a series of fight scenes against shady people looking after Tom Ryder, the star of the movie Colt working on; Colt suddenly starts to fight them back and get his ass kicked so as a stunt man he is not too far from all the sudden brings all that action into real life fight with the exception that this time he could get hurt badly.

The Fall Guy does seem to have a good combination of themes, romance, drama, action, bit of mystery to keep the audience entertain and probably turn this movie into a solid 8, I see Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt as a good combination for this production, in the few romantic scenes from the trailer did look natural and not exaggerated or cringe, I personally have high expectations for this movie.

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Highlander: "There can be only one" [EN/ES]

Last night without having any interest in watching any new film production or series of any streaming service, I let nostalgia invade me and decided to re-watch one of my favorite movies, a film that combines fantasy and action and tells the story of a group of immortal warriors who must face each other to opt for the grand prize, I refer to the film released in 1986 and was called "Highlander ".

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En la noche de ayer sin tener algún interés de ver alguna nueva película o serie de algún servicio de streaming, deje que la nostalgia me invadiera y decidí volver a ver una de mis películas favoritas, un film que une la fantasía y la acción y que relata la historia de un grupo de guerreros inmortales que deberán enfrentarse entre sí para optar el gran premio, me refiero al film estrenado en 1986 y que recibió el nombre de **"Highlander"**.

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This is one of those movies that at the time of its release did not have a great support at the box office, but some time later it became a cult film which entails having a large fan base; personally the whole story concerning the immortals, their battles, the rules that rightly surround their confrontations was what attracted me to this story which had long time that I had not seen again and this time, I felt like I was watching it for the first time which made me enjoy many of the things that provides the film.

The work in the direction by Russell Mulcahy is interesting, the movement of the camera to follow the characters in certain scenes is good, as well as the transition from one era to another, just that seemed to me the best of the film because it gives dynamism to the story; my only complaint is the few flaws in the editing and the little dramatic or intense of some battles, otherwise I will say that the atmosphere with some terror and suspense is a success for the fights, especially the final battle.

The script written by Gregory Widen, Peter Bellwood and Larry Ferguson, is very simple, the story of the existence of immortals who for some reason are in a conflict which generates a series of duels where there are certain rules being the most important in that in the end there must be only one to collect the grand prize; I think that's the simplest way to explain this movie where the difference is in the reasons that each immortal will use to be part of the final battle, actually it all depends on the story or the point of view of the protagonists and of course this story is told by the character of "Connor MacLeod".

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Este es una de esas películas que en el momento de su estreno no tuvo un gran apoyo en la taquilla, pero tiempo después se convirtió en un film de culto lo cual conlleva tener una gran base de fans; personalmente toda la historia referente a los inmortales, sus batallas, las reglas que justamente rodean sus enfrentamientos fue lo que me atrajo a esta historia la cual tenía mucho tiempo que no había vuelto a ver y en esta oportunidad, sentí como si estuviera viéndola por primera vez lo cual me hizo disfrutar muchas de las cosas que provee el film.
El trabajo en la dirección por parte de Russell Mulcahy es interesante, el movimiento de la cámara al dar seguimiento a los personajes en ciertas escenas es bueno, así como la transición de una época a otra, justamente eso me pareció de lo mejor del film porque da dinamismo al relato; mi única queja es a los pocos fallos en la edición y en lo poco dramático o intenso de algunas batallas, de lo demás diré que el ambiente con algo de terror y suspenso es un acierto para las peleas, en especial a la batalla final.

El guion escrito por Gregory Widen, Peter Bellwood y Larry Ferguson, es muy simple, el relato de la existencia de inmortales que por cierta razón están en un conflicto el cual genera una serie de duelos en donde existen ciertas reglas siendo la más importante en que al final solo debe haber uno para cobrar el gran premio; creo que esa es la manera más sencilla de explicar esta película en dónde la diferencia esta en los motivos que cada inmortal usará para ser parte de la batalla final, en realidad todo depende del relato o el punto de vista de los protagonistas y por supuesto que está historia está relatada por el personaje de "Connor MacLeod".

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Precisely, the performance of Christopher Lambert as "Connor" is one of the characteristics for which I really enjoy this film, the appearance of this character and his story is something that immediately made me appreciate this character, since Connor does not have the appearance or physique of someone who is powerful, but in the same way to live for more than 400 years makes you think that he is a formidable rival and that is his lack of humility, this is not because it is something negative about the character, but without having the appearance of someone powerful, he knows he is without the need to show it to everyone; The opposite happens with Clancy Brown and his interpretation of "The Kurgan", one of my favorite villains in the movies; his threatening aspect, his need to terrorize, to demonstrate power, his cruelty is one of the best of the film and that being next to Connor, makes the aspects, their differences stand out even more.

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Justamente, la actuación de _**Christopher Lambert**_ como "Connor" es una de las características por la cual disfruto mucho este film, el aspecto de este personaje y su historia es algo que de manera inmediata me hizo apreciar a ese personaje, ya que Connor no tiene el aspecto o físico de alguien que es poderoso, pero de igual manera al vivir por más de 400 años te hace pensar que es un rival formidable y en eso está su poca humildad, esto no lo digo porque sea algo negativo del personaje, sino que sin tener el aspecto de alguien poderoso, él sabe que lo es sin la necesidad de mostrarlo a todos; todo lo contrario sucede con _**Clancy Brown**_ y su interpretación de "The Kurgan", uno de mis villanos favoritos en el cine; su aspecto amenazante, su necesidad de aterrorizar, de demostrar poder, su crueldad es de lo mejor del film y que al estar junto a Connor, hace que los aspectos, sus diferencias resalten aún más.

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Years later, sequels, TV series and even animated series were released which made the Highlander franchise grow, although to be honest, only the 90's series attracted my interest and that's due to the low quality of each of its productions, but that doesn't prevent this story of immortals not to continue creating influence or to continue being attractive because soon, a new film, a remake will be released and where it has Henry Cavill as the main character and Chad Stahelski in the direction, which is impossible not to have expectations and I just hope it is as good as this classic film of the 80'.

SPANISH VERSION
Años después se estrenaron secuelas, series de TV y hasta series animadas lo cual hizo crecer la franquicia de **Highlander**, aunque para ser sincero, solo la serie de los 90' atrajo mi interés y eso es debido a la poca calidad de cada una de sus producciones, pero eso no evita que esta historia de inmortales no siga creando influencia o que siga siendo atractiva porque dentro de poco, un nuevo film, un remake será estrenado y en donde se cuenta con _**Henry Cavill**_ como protagonista y _**Chad Stahelski**_ en la dirección, lo cual es imposible no tener expectativas y solo espero que sea igual de buena que este clásico del cine de los 80'.

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Osmosis - Film Review and Reflection | Crítica de cine y reflexión
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To have a partner for life and enjoy the perfect relationship is the desire of most adults, although we are born alone we are destined to have a complement, as in nature everything has its partner in humans also need another to reproduce and for something more sublime Love, because we want to love and be loved, but every day is more difficult to find that person who is compatible with your qualities, personality and future goals and to the extent that we venture and take a leap of faith in a relationship soon we realize that it was a mistake.

Between trial and error many relationships of a few years or months are ended causing pain and insecurities and that makes some do not want to continue in the game of love, withdrawing and concentrating their energy to other aspects of their life, but we can not ignore how important is this issue and the industry behind it, with the advancement of technology dating apps arise that promise to find the right match for you, without wasting more time and energy this is the plot of Osmosis a French series (2019) from Netflix of 8 chapters that immerses us in a fantasy about true love.

Tener un compañero para toda la vida y gozar de la relación perfecta es el deseo de la mayoría de las personas adultas, aunque nacemos solos estamos destinados a tener un complemento, como en la naturaleza todo tiene su pareja en el humano también se necesita a otro para reproducirse y para algo más sublime El Amor, porque queremos amar y ser amados, pero cada día es más difícil encontrar a esa persona que sea compatible con tus cualidades, personalidad y metas futuras y en la medida que nos aventuramos y damos un salto de fe en una relación al poco tiempo nos damos cuenta de que fue un error.

Entre ensayo y error se terminan muchas relaciones de pocos años o meses causando dolor e inseguridades y eso hace que algunos no quieran seguir en el juego del amor, retirándose y concentrando su energía a otros aspectos de su vida, pero no podemos ignorar cuan importante es este tema y la industria detrás de él, con el avance de la tecnología surgen aplicaciones de citas que prometen encontrar el match indicado para ti, sin perder más tiempo y energía este es el argumento de Osmosis una serie francesa (2019) de Netflix de 8 capítulos que nos sumerge en una fantasía sobre el verdadero amor.

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Imagine you have the opportunity to participate for free in an innovative experiment to find your soul mate, that person who loves you by the mere fact of coincidence, to exist without the need to build every day with words, gestures and deeds to the longed love, would you participate, would you be willing to be a lab mouse just to find that person? Finding love more than a feeling is a process that takes time in my opinion to emerge, where the chemistry of the bodies with their pheromones and senses is involved and passion arises, then, with coexistence, is that love arrives.

Personally, I like the synchronicity of destiny, coincidences, but I recognize that technology changed the way we see things and science works miracles when it joins innovation, Osmosis is a scientific project created by two brothers, who founded a company with the purpose of finding soul mates to people, with absolute fidelity, because they will not have eyes for anyone else, they will be able to be connected regardless of the distance and produce pleasure when they want.

Through an invisible tattoo that will be inserted in the forearm and when activated you will be linked with your love. These siblings have a traumatic past that unites them and they love each other even though they don't think alike, the woman played by Agathe Bonitzer is the brain of the research and leads a totally virtual love life well pleasurable 😈😝🤭 while her brother who is Hugo Becker has a wife he found through osmosis, being the first person to experience his own project.

This company has problems to keep afloat all the research expenses and decides to find new sponsors who demand proof of what they promise that's why they are looking for people interested in participating in their beta phase, among the participants they classify people who perhaps find it hard to get stable relationships, people with low self-esteem, sex addicts, unfaithful, celopathic homosexuals.

With these people willing to integrate the experiment begins; in each chapter they show the development of each character and its consequences.

Imagina que tengas la oportunidad de participar gratis en un experimento innovador para encontrar tu alma gemela, esa persona que te ama por el solo hecho de coincidir, de existir sin la necesidad de construir cada día con palabras, gestos y hechos al añorado amor, ¿Participarías?, ¿estarías dispuesto a ser un ratón de laboratorio tan solo por hallar esa persona? Encontrar el amor más que un sentimiento es un proceso que lleva tiempo a mi parecer en surgir, donde se involucra la química de los cuerpos con sus feromonas y sentidos y surge la pasión, después, con la convivencia, es que llega el amor.

Personalmente, me gusta más la sincronía del destino, las coincidencias, pero reconozco que la tecnología cambió la forma como vemos las cosas y la ciencia hace milagros cuando se une a la innovación, Osmosis es un proyecto científico creado por dos hermanos, que fundaron una empresa con el propósito de encontrar almas gemelas a las personas, con una fidelidad absoluta, pues no tendrán ojos para nadie más, serán capaces de estar conectados sin importar la distancia y producirse placer cuando lo deseen.

A través de un tatuaje invisible que será insertado en el antebrazo y al activarlo te enlazarás con tu amor. Estos hermanos tienen un pasado traumático que los une y se quieren a pesar de que no piensan igual, la mujer interpretada por Agathe Bonitzer es el cerebro de la investigación y lleva una vida amorosa totalmente virtual bien placentera 😈😝🤭 mientras su hermano que es Hugo Becker tiene una esposa que encontró a través de osmosis, siendo la primera persona en experimentar su propio proyecto.

Esta empresa tiene problemas para mantener a flote todos los gastos de investigación y decide encontrar nuevos patrocinadores que exigen pruebas de lo que prometen por eso buscan personas interesadas en participar en su fase beta, entre los participantes clasifican personas que tal vez les cuesta conseguir relaciones de pareja estables, personas con baja autoestima, adictos al sexo, infieles, homosexuales celopatas.

Con estas personas dispuestas a integrarse inician el experimento; en cada capítulo muestran el desarrollo de cada personaje y las consecuencias del mismo.

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Opinion | Opinión

🎥 It is a series with a striking plot, but empty in its development did not convince me.

🎥 I could not empathize with any character, they all seemed unreal, fake.

🎥 I disliked the fact that the characters were segmented, you can't judge a sexual orientation or tastes as if they didn't have the possibility of finding love by themselves, for this reason.

🎥 The special effects were in keeping with the sci-fi/tech genre.

🎥 In conclusion, I liked the general idea of the series and the theme of finding love with the help of science, but as the episodes progressed it became boring to the point that I don't remember what the ending was 🙈🙊, although I saw it a few months ago, better watch it and draw your own conclusions.

🎥 Es una serie con un argumento bien llamativo, pero vacío en su desarrollo no me terminó de convencer.

🎥 No logré empatizar con ningún personaje, todos me parecieron irreales, falsos.

🎥 El hecho que segmentarán a los personajes me desagrado, no puedes juzgar una orientación o gustos sexuales como si no tuvieran la posibilidad de encontrar el amor por sí mismos, por este motivo.

🎥 Los efectos especiales estuvieron acordes con el género de ciencia ficción y tecnología.

🎥 En conclusión, me gustó la idea general de la serie y el tema del encontrar el amor con ayuda de la ciencia, pero en la medida que avanzaban los episodios se hacía aburrida a tal punto que no recuerdo cuál fue el final 🙈🙊, aunque la vi hace unos meses, mejor véanla y saquen sus propias conclusiones.

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Technical Details - Detalles técnicos

☢️ Rated - Clasificación: PG-18 🎭 Genre - Género: sci-fi | serie | Informatics 😜 Original language - Idioma original: French 🎥 Director: Thomas Vincent,Pierre Aknine 📅 Release date - Fecha de estreno: 2019 🎬 Running time - Duración: 55 min. ✍️ My score - Mi puntaje: 8 to 10

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Tarot (2024): YOUR FATE IS IN THE CARDS
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Tarot (2024) a movie under the genre of horror, the plot is based on a group of college friends who gather one night and one of them have found a deck of tarot cards on an old cellar, the cards belong to a sinister man in the past although there is a set of rules but the most important "Never User Another Persons Deck" so yeah this are someone else cards and not any cards, this supernatural horror movie start to show different entities on each of the cards that will start to hunt each and everyone in the group that night reading the cards and the evil within the cards is unleashed, it wont stop until it takes every single one of them.

One by one, they come face to face with their destinies and end up in a race against death to escape the futures the cards predict, each one is pursued by the demonic entities that each one was dealt in their cards, where many do not survive as their destiny was death, watching as all their fellow students die, the survivors decide to try to get together and find a way to end that curse of the cursed tarot cards. They come to the conclusion that they had used someone else’s cards and that awakened the curse and decided to return to the place where the cards are and finish the reading until the cards run out, thinking that this will end the curse but the demonic entities will do everything possible to end them before they can finish their reading, a race against time and death.
- IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14088510/
- Platform: Theaters
- Release: May 3, 2024
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Behind the Scenes: The Visionaries Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg

Tarot (2024) was directed and written by Spenser Cohen and Ana Halberg, based on Nicholas Adams’s 1992 novel of the name "Horrorscope", in January 2024 the movie was then rename to "Tarot" with its first official trailer releasing on February of the same year.

Spenser Cohen and Ana Halberg have work in the past together on a couple of movies before, some of them had decent online scores, one of them been a movie that I really like for its effect and concept been Moonfall (2022), other movies they have work on before Extinction (2018), The Expendables 4 (2023) and there is one horror movie they did called Blink (2022), some of this are well known movies but none turn out to be block busters, in the genre of horror there is not much to say about them for any famous production.
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Theme at hand: Destiny & Fate

Through cultures destiny or fate is often dictated by the actions and choices one take over time, some others have believes that is is written and can not be change. On the movie Tarot we can say that this believes apply in the sense that everything happens after the reckless decisions this group of friends take, yes the cards were found but it was not until they decided to use them after reading the few instructions that things went south for all of them.

Often the message a movie tries to send might be different for many depending on the conclusions they take after watching the movie but this time at least it cant be denied that really bad things can happen in life for not following written instructions, then we deviate to the supernatural nature of the movie but its that basic concept, read the manual, follow instructions.
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A Closer Look at the Cast

The cast is composed of Harriet Slater, recognized by the audience for her portrayal of Sandra Onslow in Pennyworth from the DC Universe, which earned her praise from critics and fans alike, setting the stage for her role in this film. Adain Bradley has a journey from soap operas to the big screen, with standout performances in The Bold and the Beautiful and Riverdale. Avantika Vandanapu, her standout role is in the Disney Channel original movie Spin and the series Diary of a Future President. Wolfgang Novogratz is an athlete, then turned actor, with standout roles in Netflix movies like Sierra Burgess Is a Loser The Last Summer and The Half of It. Humberly González, recognized for the series Ginny & Georgia and Utopia Falls. Larsen Thompson, with acting in the Netflix movie Pearl and American Cherry. Jacob Batalon has standout performances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Ned Leeds and in the movie Lift.

I truly have my doubts about this movie, I can imagine that making horror movies is not easy at all it could actually be as difficult as telling jokes probably one of the hardest jobs ever because of one thing and that's expectations, once you tell a joke and people laugh they expect you to keep telling jokes that are as fun or more fun than the previous one the problem is that through time they loose effect, jokes provoke a feeling of happiness, same goes for horror movies, not everyone has the same sense of humor, not everyone gets scared that easy and depending on the director he/she now needs to generate this feeling of horror within the viewer with each scene through the movie this feeling needs to increment.

Tarot from the trailer looks very average and the plot seem just too simple, it will all depend on how each one of them died and the demons behind their death because from my understanding each one them gets a different card so I can only imagine its not the same demon after all of them.

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Sugar (2024): Shibuya Crossing - Season 1 - Episode 3 - RECAP
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Well there was a message behind Ruby's "I don't like this job for you John.." the story behind Olivia disappearing goes deeper than I thought and might cause conflict of interest between Ruby and John, at first I though she was her agent only and that was it, you know the person who take care of his finance, where he stays, food, doctor, health, etc but she turn out to be more than just that. In the meantime John has no clue of who he is dealing with on both sides, means Melanie is a fucking liar sleeping with the enemy and Ruby who has been always hiding things from John instead of coming straight but the big question is why would she not tell the truth to him? Olivia and her grandfather are nothing to him other than clients unless she is hiding something else from him and this would be the catalyst that would cause distrust from John to Ruby and anyone else that works with them, I say them because its an association of private investigators or spy not clear yet on that subject but Ruby and John are not the only ones.
- IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18177528/
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"I don't like this case for you" Ruby to John but he never directly asks fucking WHY? they just kept going back and forward, at least one might think she care for John in some way but at the same time she is covering her ass or someones else to potentially avoid John to fuck them up some how because its a fact that the moment he finds out the truth behind that phrase he wont like it and probably take drastic actions against Ruby and anyone in between.

Comes in Stallings, a guy that at first look like another dealer, criminal, what ever, who is looking for his associate Cliff who is missing and worries Stallings because seem this Cliff knows things about him, what if he was caught and starts talking.

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Stallings attempt to put Teresa's hand on a blender to make Melanie talk about Cliff, to make things short Teresa is Carmen's sister the women Olivia constantly visit before going MIA, Carmen was fucking Cliff until one day both went missing so Stallings wants answers, question is how does he knows about Mellanie I guess because she was friends with Carmen only? there is so much more than Stallings and Mellanie havent said, what Mellanie did mention is that he is the prime suspect on Carmen's murder.

Mellanie finally work with John but still keeping only the part of the story she wants him to hear, I haven't mention how Mellanie and Teresa got away from Stallings but that's the little small of action on this series so wont spoil it, Mellanie tells John about the last time she saw Olivia at Carmen's place with a gun on her hand and Cliff with a bullet hole on his head carrying a body back, most likely to pick up Carmen's body which nobody have talk about, they took Cliff and put her on the trunk of Olivia's car then never saw Olivia anymore, I really doubt that's the completestory.
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Davys and his bodyguard who turn out who have a boyfriend who works for NSA made a trade sex for intel on John, the NSA guy Everett Roberts got a lot of info on John and Ruby is kinda a hacker? she got good security and surveillance systems on their guys like John so she got alerted Everett was after John.
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On episode 2 Davys found a party invitation on John's place and after some investigation seem the party was run by this type of secret agency by international spies who have come together for the better of society and be the good guys but I think there is just too much information going around that it turn into a business and every business man has an agenda, it looks like John is not part of that agenda becoming the stone in the shoe once he started to get closer, who knows if Stallings work with this agency and now they got John digging too deep.
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Believe it or not Davys was into something concrete but since he is always treated like an idiot his father did not pay enough attention with what he has discover so far and too it very lightly, they now going to visit John's mother to discover more about him.

John knows they are into him but has no clue how much they know so far and Ruby is hiding the truth from John so even if he wanted to see he couldn't, she got him blinded and called her boss to get authorization to safe Stallings ass before John gets to him at this point I think they will try to do what ever it takes to not let John discover the truth behind Olivia, Cliff, Carmen and why they don't trust John with this information.

The story of this series to be honest just get better and better but I can understand if this is not a popular one because the truth is that its all drama and investigation job, no action, no shooting, no magic just a regular guy trying to find a missing rich girl who has the world against her, her father, her brother and now John himself indirectly has the very same agency he work with against him so uncovering the truth would be a tough job, I wonder what he will do when he finds out Ruby was hiding intel from him, the Olivia case has actually gone into the less important thing, the main problem at hand is WHY is Ruby hiding stuff from John, why Ruby works with Stallings and what John doesn't what others to know about him, after all he did said "cant have davy digging about his past life.

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Jeanne du Barry (2023): Humble Beginnings to Scandal and Controversy
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Jeanne du Barry marks Johnny Depp’s return to the screen after a three year hold in his career this time along with him the French actress Maiwenn, who believe it or not a total package directed and wrote this production, takes on the leading role of Jeanne du Barry, the noblewoman and the last recognized mistress of King Louis XV.

The story unfolds the life of Jeanne Becu, born as the illegitimate daughter of a poor seamstress in 1743, who rose through the French court to become Louis XV’s final official mistress, this movie focuses on the reign of the French monarch and the ascent of Countess du Barry, thanks to her intelligence and charm, which of course, started not one but multiple scandal within the court.

Throughout the story line of the movie, we follow Jeanne from her humble beginnings to her life in the Palace, where she had to confront a social class that never fully accepted her mainly because she was not part of that royal blue blood they were use to at court, for obvious reasons, the king’s mistress beyond her lineage was not favorably viewed by Louis XV’s daughters. Devoted to faith and with a strong sense of “composure,” they saw Jeanne as an intruder and a reflection of their father’s moral corruption, I would find hard for them to recognize this subject. King Louis XV never hesitated to show her by his side, walking around through the gardens and interiors of Versailles, but scandal followed du Barry until the end of her days. When King Louis XV fell fatally ill with smallpox, he had to reject her before the Church in order to “cleanse” his soul from sin. After being cast aside, she was sent to a convent, where she was forced to live out her days, a part of the story that would be nice if they explain with details through the movie. By the time of the French Revolution, she was executed by guillotine mainly because despite her humble origins, the revolutionaries saw her social ascent as an insult for her class and thus a crime against the people.
- IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17277414/
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- Release: May 2, 2024
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Maïwenn: A Multifaceted Talent, Direct and Wrote

The director of Jeanne du Barry is a well known actress for movie fans mostly movie geeks, there are certain roles she play on multiple productions that I had no clue and one of them you would not know because she was wearing a costume on the Bruce Willis famous movie The Fifth Element (1997) she was the blue Diva who sang Opera, she also makes an appearance on Leon: The Professional and her most recent appearance as an actress Breaking Point (2023). Maiwenn Les Besco born in April 17, 1976 what a coincidence me writing an article one day after her birthday; she direct and wrote for Jeanne du Barry. Maiwenn has directed other projects including DNA, My King, and Polisse showing how versatile she is as an artist.

Mainwenn's directonal debut was the controversial and recognize as a semi autobiographical work that offered a unique vision on how to start a director career was Pardonnez-moi (2006) where Maiwenn play the role of an expectant wife who opens a barrel of worms by filming a documentary of all her family fuck ups without boundries, she is also known for what some identify as a "mockumentary" All About Actresses (2009) showing how she also has a sense of humor but it was the movie Polisse (2011) that solidified her status as a directing force, this piece earned her the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, gaining recognition on the international stage.
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Jeanne du Barry Reception

The movie premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023 with a standing ovation, Johnny Depp has been off the big screen for quite some time so its obvious that many think of this movie as his big come back although its hard to see it that way when he has set the bar very high for himself with other movies specially with the well recognize franchise Pirates of The Caribbean, Johnny Depp has been set to be an actor not so easy to work in the past it seems that not only on stage he is a men who gathers lot of attention, on 2023 he also went through similar situation at court with his now ex-wife a case that was on every internet outlet, either due to too much tension and things to deal with at the same time Depp had his fare share of tension with Maiwenn that actually its reported to had delay the filming process for a bit totally understandable the guy must had a lot of things to deal with and some actually argue that Depp’s involvement in the film sends a message that violence against women is acceptable that after the case not sure if this still stands.

From the trailer I would say there is a lot of details that went into making this film happen, from the location, buildings, clothe, make it as factual as possible to represent visually the period effects, the intrigue and controversies at court but been mostly a drama movie I would see many calling it boring and even slow pace, the movie so far had receive average ratings online I would say mostly because of the details I just mention, most viewers think of a Johnny Depp movie to be fun and have action while this is probably the opposite.
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Well Balance Cast
- Maiwenn as Jeanne du Barry, offering a portrayal of the ambitious commoner who captivates King Louis XV.
- Johnny Depp as Louis XV, despite initial skepticism, Depp’s performance brings the enigmatic monarch to life, offering a fresh perspective on a historically intriguing character.
- Benjamin Lavernhe as La Borde, known for his performances in Love at Second Sight, The French Dispatch, and C’est la vie.
- Melvil Poupaud as Comte du Barry, explores the dynamics of love and power within the royal court, recognized for the series OVNI and the movies Laurence Anyways, Speed Racer, and Time to Leave.
- Robin Renucci as Dumousseaux, offering a glimpse into the inner workings of the aristocracy and the dangers of court intrigue.
- Pierre Richard as Duc de Richelieu adds a touch of wit and sophistication to the cast, and Marianne Basler as Anne, Jeanne du Barry’s mother, highlights the sacrifices made in the pursuit of ambition.
I'm willing to watch this movie because its Johnny Depp and for what I have now realize who Maiwenn is, a very talented artist that probably added a ton of detail to this movie been French and the movie about King Louis XV and his mistress, as I mention the ratings for this movie most likely will be very average and if you are looking only at numbers would denied yourself to figure out how good or bad it is, there are movies that I only watch out of curiosity to find out if the internet is right, this is one of them but at the same time I also like a good drama.

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Land of Bad - Movie Review [EN - ES]

War movies and horror movies, are the ones that can fit very well in other genres; I believe that both types have the same rules as for example in which a group of characters who have a lot to lose, for some reason get together and are part of an event of which they must in one way or another survive facing a formidable enemy and despite the possible final satisfaction, the trauma generated will remain for life; I believe that these characteristics exposed in a very simple way on my part, is what we mostly find in these styles of films and what personally attracts me when they are done well because they provide quality productions.

Filmes bélicos junto a los de terror, son los que pueden encajar muy bien en otros géneros; creo que ambos tipos tiene las mismas reglas como por ejemplo en que un grupo de personajes los cuales tienen mucho que perder, por cierta razón se reúnen y son parte de un evento del cual deberán de una manera u otra sobrevivir enfrentando a un enemigo formidable y a pesar de la posible satisfacción final, el trauma generado se mantendrá de por vida; creo que esas características expuestas de una manera muy simple por mi parte, es lo que mayormente encontramos en estos estilos de películas y lo que personalmente me atrae cuando se hace bien porque proveen producciones de calidad.

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"Land of Bad" is a war film, which had a theatrical release last February with a poor box office performance despite its cost of less than 20 million dollars; it tells the story of a small group of Delta Force of the United States Navy, which was assigned the mission to rescue a C.I.A. agent who is trapped in a base in the southern Philippines; this group of military detainees will be accompanied by an inexperienced and young officer of the Tactical Air Control Party, Sergeant "JJ 'Playboy' Kinney" Kinney, This group of first-time military personnel will be accompanied by the inexperienced and young officer of the Tactical Air Control Party, Sergeant "JJ 'Playboy' Kinney" who will serve as a liaison with the Drone team; This mission, which is planned to be quick and with few casualties, is complicated by the appearance of an extremist group with whom a large-scale confrontation is generated, which causes Sergeant Kinney to show what he has learned in his training and with the help of the team of drone pilots, he must do the impossible to survive.

"Land of Bad" es un film de guerra, el cual tuvo un estreno en las salas de cine en febrero pasado con una pobre recaudación en taquilla a pesar de que su costo fue menos a 20 millones de dólares; relata la historia de un pequeño grupo de Delta Force de la Armada de los Estados Unidos, los cuales se le asignó la misión de rescatar a un agente de la C.I.A., el cual está atrapado en una base en el sur de Filipinas; este grupo de militares estrenados serán acompañados por el inexperto y joven oficial del Tactical Air Control Party, el sargento "JJ 'Playboy' Kinney" quien servirá de enlace con el equipo de Drones; está misión la cual está planeada para ser rápida y con pocas bajas, se complica por la aparición de un grupo extremista con quién se genera un enfrentamiento en gran escala lo que ocasiona que el Sargento Kinney deberá mostrar lo aprendido en su entrenamiento y con la ayuda del equipo de pilotos de drones deberá hacer lo imposible para sobrevivir.

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As I said before, war films have great equality with the horror genre and in this film, precisely its director, William Eubank, has a past linked to the horror genre with films like "Underwater" (2020) and "Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin" (2021); in this opportunity his work stands out from the end of the first introductory act, until the final moment of the film; enjoy each of the action scenes, which are well coordinated and very well filmed; the use of slow motion is a feature or element very well used as well as the short budget which makes me think that the several scenes of explosions plus CGI, the expense was very well used in each of those scenes.

The script written by Eubank along with David Frigerio, is extremely simple and that's a good thing; first this story can be defined in when something must go wrong, then it will go wrong and all that military business concerning the "Semper Fi", be it with fellow soldiers in combat or accomplishing the mission; both characteristics are the basis of the film, which has two shared visions in the same fact, that was something that I liked, but that does not stop being propagandistic, but still and despite that, both screenwriters do a good job telling an unoriginal story, full of clichés, but it works.

Como dije anteriormente, filmes bélicos tiene gran igualdad con el género del terror y en este film, justamente su director, William Eubank, tiene un pasado ligado al género del terror con filmes como "Underwater" (2020) y "Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin" (2021); en esta oportunidad su trabajo resalta desde el final del primer introductorio acto, hasta el momento final del film; disfrute de cada una de las escenas de acción, las cuales son bien coordinadas y muy bien filmadas; el uso del slow motion es una característica o elemento muy bien usado así como el corto presupuesto lo cual me hace pensar que las varias escenas de explosiones más el CGI, el gasto fue muy bien usado en cada una de esas escenas.

El guion escrito por Eubank junto a David Frigerio, es sumamente simple y eso es bueno; primero está historia se puede definir en cuando algo debe salir mal, entonces saldrá mal y todo ese asunto militar referente al "Semper Fi", sea con los compañeros en combate o de cumplir con la misión; ambas características son la base del film, la cual tiene dos visiones compartidas en un mismo hecho, eso fue algo que me gustó, pero que no deja de ser propagandístico, pero de igual manera y a pesar de eso, ambos guionistas hacen un buen trabajo relatando una historia nada original, llena de clichés, pero que funciona.

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Russell Crowe's performance leads the film, without him possibly none of the actors would work, especially Liam Hemsworth, who is not the most charismatic of his brothers, but who fulfills his role as protagonist and that is due to the interaction with the character played by Crowe, I mean "Captain Eddie Grimm", who as I said takes the lead of the story and makes it his own, especially in the third act. The other actors fulfill certain and expected roles or example the leader of the mission, falls on "John "Sugar" Sweet", played by Milo Ventimiglia, the over protector "Sergeant Abell", played by Luke Hemsworth, the comic "Sergeant Bishop", played by Ricky Whittle, all of them fulfill very well in their performances, in my opinion, the cast of the film is good.

La actuación de Russell Crowe lidera el film, sin él posiblemente no funciona ninguno de los actores, en especial Liam Hemsworth, el cual no es el más carismático de sus hermanos, pero que cumple en su rol de protagonista y eso es debido a la interacción con el personaje interpretado por Crowe, me refiero a "Captain Eddie Grimm", quien como dije toma el liderazgo de la historia y la convierte suya, en especial en el tercer acto. Los demás actores cumple con ciertos y esperados roles or ejemplo el líder de la misión, recae en "John "Sugar" Sweet", interpretado por Milo Ventimiglia, el sobre protector "Sargento Abell", interpretado por Luke Hemsworth, el cómico "Sargento Bishop", interpretado por Ricky Whittle, todos ellos cumplen muy bien en sus actuaciones, en mi opinión, el cast del film es bueno.

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I was hesitant to see Land of Bad and is that on other occasions I paid attention to positive opinions on social networks of several films, but in the end I have been disappointed, but without having high expectations, I can say that this film meets to be highly entertaining, it is a good and very well told story, especially in its final act, but what surprised me the most are the action scenes, all are very well filmed, with good choreography, excellent handling of tension and along with all that, there was something that I think I will like the most and that was that I kept thinking that my father would like to see this movie; for all of the above, I recommend this simple and effective action film.

Estaba dubitativo en ver Land of Bad y es que en otras ocasiones presté atención a opiniones positivas en redes sociales de varios films, pero al final me han decepcionado, pero sin tener altas expectativas, puedo decir que este film cumple el ser sumamente entretenido, es una buena y muy bien relatada historia, en especial en su acto final, pero lo que más me ha sorprendido son las escenas de acción, todas son muy bien filmadas, con buenas coreografías, excelente el manejo de la tensión y junto a todo eso, hubo algo que considero en qué me gustará más y fue que no dejaba de pensar que a mi padre le agradaría mucho ver esta película; por todo lo antes descrito, recomiendo este simple y efectivo film de acción.

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Sugar (2024): These People, These Places - Season 1 - Episode 2 - RECAP
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I'm trying to catch up on Sugar (2024) since I'm one episode behind but this weekend might just post both, shortly after three episodes the series has gone down in rating and I personally was amaze that it was over 80% acceptance since this style of filming tends to be boring, it is interesting though because its all about who is lying, put away the noise and focus on the target while John has everyone against him.

Episode 2 has close to nothing new but finally Olivia father confront John, he has been the one sending Davy to do intel on John making thing worst and at the same time more interesting because why would the father of the missing girl don't want to find her, same goes for her brother, the only answer would be that they are covering up for something, at this point I'm not trusting anyone not even her grandfather who actually hired John to find her, this family is all fucked up.
- IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18177528/
- Platform: AppleTV+
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Missing rich girl whose father doesn't care if she is found, but why? John interview Olivia's father Bernie Siegel who is a movie director too as his father but lacks the talent. Episode 1 John found some videos online where Olivia seem desperate that made him dig deeper between her stuff at the apartment and found a bunch of Polaroid of her mother, nudes that Bernie denied taking so either those were artistic or she was cheating on him, that could mess up Olivia's head but not to disappear, at least this gives John grounds to know that Olivia comes from a broken home. The conversation with Bernie was very short, he denied knowing where she was and refer to her search as a waste of time and money.
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How would a father say looking for his daughter is a waste of time and money but at the same time saying he cares for his missing daughter? unless he knows where she is and how she is doing. John is sleek and caught Davy and his bodyguard on camera sniffing at his place then he mention "I can't have him digging into my past..." what past? what thing has John done that he doesn't want others to know? so now the mystery is on both directions.
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Talking to the family was making no sense, dead end so John went to Olivia's friends who were very open but did not help that much, from Melanie now John knows Olivia was trying to get sober, also her grandfather told him she was sober the last time they met but why? usually when you are addicted to something people don't stop because they want to be a better person, usually it happens because of an event, something went wrong to the point that it is rock bottom for that person so they take the decision to change, this is the most common scenario.
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Olivia's grandfather confirm this theory, she was a fuck up period and for the rest of the family would always be except for him, here is when some dots start to connect, before going MIA Olivia has been visiting an address multiple times, it was Carmen Vasquez place and I bet Melanie knows her but do they know where Olivia is?
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John has this ability to not getting drunk even though he drinks like a fish well Melanie doesn't, seems she is an alcoholic so she was easy target for him but didn't got her talking as he probably wanted the first time so he tries again after attending a meeting with her for Alcoholics, she knew she had to start fresh but the moment he ask for the guy in the bag at Olivia's car trunk she panic, start lying and that's when John found a north on this investigation, at least now he knows Melanie can be of real help, she knows the guy and Olivia but Melanie decides not to talk about it.
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John is just too much of a good guy and extremely smart but this time it was not enough, he got three leads:
- Melanie
- Carmen Vasquez
- The dead guy in the trunk, Clifford
Problem is Melanie is not talking, the guy in the trunk is gone, he goes checking and some one clean up and took the guy, for that to happen must be some one that needs to keep it a secret, he knows it was not Melanie so the first suspects are Bernie and Davy, he is about to talk to Carmen, her sister Teresa receive an unexpected visit from Clifford associate looking for him and his first lead is Teresa since he cant get a hold to Carmen who was dating Clifford so its just a matter of time before John figure this out.

Things are starting to unfold although there is no motive or reason for Olivia to be gone so John needs to keep asking the right questions to the right persons, those who knew Olivia directly or some one close to her, in this case Melanie spook when she saw Clifford picture so she probably knows he is dead but then how Carmen ties to Melanie, I would only guess Olivia, Melanie and Carmen use to party together when Carmen was dating Clifford or for some other reason the three knew each other. Things are not clear but some things are starting to make sense but the biggest question is WHY Olivia's family doesn't want others to know where is and the only one looking for her is Jonathan, Olivia's grandfather, I would not discard him of knowing what the fuck is going on if what we are doing is elaborating conspiracy theories because that is exactly what the rest of her family is doing at saying they care about her but they don't care where the fuck she is.

Sugar (2024) is more than just a private investigator TV series, is more about the details in the production, the mix shots, the mix of video formats, the angles, the way John is a vintage guy and movie lover but I understand how all this can still be boring for others, theme song is really cool with that 80s vibe.

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Humane (2024): 20% of Humanity Must Die
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Humane is the latest movie from IFC Films, I think we have a banger in our hands here, the story timeline seem to unfold during and entire day from the moment they are visit to collect two bodies, months after a global ecological collapse that force nation leaders take action to reduce 20% of the worlds population reducing drastically the amount of humans on this world, they seem to take a page out of Thanos book. The story of a family whose father Charles York a recently retired journalist has invited all his adult children now for dinner with the intention to announce his intentions to enlist in the country’s new euthanasia program, but things did not go according to plan and tension explodes within the members of the family, governmental agency came in to collect two bodies and now they, the children have to decide who goes, turning the house into a royal rumble for survival.

"Blood is Thicker Than Water ...Until The Water Rusn Out"
- IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16280912/
- Platform: Theaters
- Release: April 26, 2024
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Director Caitlin Cronenberg: A Rising Star in Cinema

Director for Humanize Caitlin Cronerberg dauther of the well known filmmaker David Cronenberg, Humanize is Caitlin directional debut and I personally from what I saw on the trailer find a very well done job. Debut director I would not find much about her work although some sites mention her work on photography and some other short films, as a new director she might bring a new perspective something fresh to Humane (2024), you would notice within the house scenes how there is a lot of shadow and light coming through windows, that's usually directors work, two of the movies that I did find were The Endings (2018) and The Death of David Cronenberg (2021) two of the movies she work on the TV side she work as a photographer on some series such as Flashpoint, Rookie Blue, and Anne with an E, moving on from behind the lenses to the director chair.
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Humane Plot After A Disturbing Dinner Conversation

This kind of apocalyptic event, well not so much in this case but still drastic climate changes or scarce of certain resource around the world has become a theme, Humane touch some of this elements like overpopulation, euthanasia, planet heat, pollution within others. It is a movie with a lot of dark humor as some of the family members just need to stay out and wait until the rest kill each other to figure out who stays and who becomes part of the 20% that has to go permanently sleep all of this after what was a peaceful dinner with their father. I try to put myself on this scenario where there are news all over the place about overpopulation and try to think how country leaders around the world come to the agreement to erase 20% of human race and on top make it voluntary, I can understand the reason why has to be voluntary if not then it would be called murder, going hunting people until you have enough bodies but not only that it has to be voluntary there is the problem of how this would affect the work force, I guess there must be a checklist to figure out if you are actually fitted to be part of the 20% of the population that has to die so the planet can keep going and human race can survive, from the trailer we can see there is water shortage, I guess living space is a problem too and I mention pollution as a topic because you see a men wearing an umbrella during day light so probably UV light is just too intense that might cause damage? I got so many questions about this movie that intrigue me and the scene where they have to kill each other looks hilarious.
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Humane Cast: Talent at Its Peak
The cast of Humane (2024) features a lineup of experienced actors:
– Jay Baruchel takes on the role of Jared York, known for his performances in How to Train Your Dragon 2 lending his voice, the comedy series Man Seeking Woman, and the film This Is the End.

– Emily Hampshire plays the role of Rachel York, bringing with her experience from projects such as Fitting In, 12 Monkeys, and Schitt’s Creek, where she received critical acclaim for her role as Stevie Budd.

– Peter Gallagher, very well known for his roles in Palm Springs, American Beauty, and the hit series The O.C., embodies the character Charles York.

– Enrico Colantoni, known for his roles in Veronica Mars and Just Shoot Me!, plays the character Bob.

– Sebastian Chacon, who has work on multiple well known productions including The Last O.G. and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, plays the role of Noah York.

– Alanna Bale, recognized for her roles in Cardinal and Code 8, taking the role of Ashley York.

– Sirena Gulamgaus, known for her role in The Expanse, brings her talent to the character Mia York, showcasing the complexities of family dynamics with authenticity.

– Uni Park, whose previous work include productions like Kim’s Convenience and The Good Doctor, completes the cast as Dawn Kim.
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A Smooth Journey to the Big Screen

Humane (2024) started filming on October 2022 and even after all the troubles that Hollywood went through locally and globally with the 2023 strike the creation and production of Humane (2024) didn't show any signs of been impact, Ravenscliffe Castle served as a key location for 17 of those days, adding a touch of mystic to the aesthetics of the movie in a total of 20 days of filming there were no reports of delays or controversies, a solid process from cast till the ending of making what I think would be within the highlights of 2024 movie.

I have a feeling this movie will trigger a few people but those who understand this is just entertaining and not educative content will look at it from a different perspective, things like euthanasia and dark humor are usually not well taken by everyone. In my opinion from what I have seen from the trailer this movies looks as a combination of many emotions through the different scenes of action, aggression, ethical conflicts and even a lot of humor if you are into funny events when people are trying to kill each other.

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Room, a horror and overcoming film about kidnapping and captivity. —eng/esp
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Buenos días, tardes y noches, damas y caballeros. ¿Cómo se encuentran? Espero que muy bien, en cuanto a mí podría decirse que estoy un poco desanimado pero qué se le puede hacer, así es la vida totalmente llena de altibajos, sólo queda seguir hacia delante para afrontar los nuevos desafíos que nos esperan. Divagaciones aparte, obviamente les vengo a hablar de una película bastante peculiar y que me sorprendió para bien, definitivamente si buscas en Netflix te puedes encontrar contenido interesante. En esta ocasión porque si algunos no saben, soy aficionado a crímenes y casos de cualquier tipo, uno de los más interesantes es muy específico y extrañamente ocurre muchísimo, lo cual perturbador y perverso en todos los sentidos, estoy hablando de esos casos donde secuestran a una persona y la aíslan del mundo durante años pero les dan únicamente comida para mantenerla viva (no les dejan ni bañarse, llegándose a encontrar en estados lamentables), usualmente usan a éstas personas secuestradas como esclavos sexuales y llegan inclusive en algunos casos a tener hijos con ellos, hijos que crecen con una visión distorsionada del mundo debido a que para ellos el mundo es el lugar donde están encerrados. Técnicamente la película de las que voy hablar trata acerca de esto, sobre un secuestro, el escape y cómo las personas secuestradas se adaptan otra vez a la vida diaria, así que sin más dilación hablemos de Room.
Good morning, afternoons, and evenings, ladies and gentlemen. How are you? I hope very well, as for me I could say I am a little discouraged but what can be done, that's life completely full of ups and downs, we just have to keep moving forward to face the new challenges that await us. Digressions aside, obviously I come to talk to you about a rather peculiar movie that pleasantly surprised me, definitely if you look on Netflix you can find interesting content. On this occasion, in case some of you do not know, I am a fan of crimes and cases of all kinds, one of the most interesting is very specific and strangely happens a lot, which is disturbing and perverse in every way, I am talking about those cases where they kidnap a person and isolate them from the world for years but only give them food to keep them alive (they don't even let them bathe, ending up in lamentable states), usually they use these kidnapped people as sex slaves and even in some cases have children with them, children who grow up with a distorted view of the world because for them the world is the place where they are trapped. Technically the movie I am going to talk about deals with this, about a kidnapping, the escape, and how the kidnapped people readjust to everyday life again, so without further ado, let's talk about Room.
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La película nos pone en la piel de una madre secuestrada llamada Joy y su hijo de 4 años llamado Jack (nacido en cautiverio a causa de una violación perpetrada por el secuestrador de Joy), éstos han estado viviendo encerrados en un cobertizo sin ventanas donde solo hay un tragaluz, Joy ha hecho todo lo posible para proteger a Jack de la verdadera situación en la que se encuentra, tanto es así que lo único que conoce Jack del mundo real son las cosas que ve por televisión pero realmente no cree que sean reales porque nunca las ha visto, su mundo es el pequeño cobertizo. Todo cambiará cuando Jack cumpla 5 años, Joy tomará la decisión de escapar para poder darle la vida que realmente se merece, explicándole cómo de verdad funciona el mundo y que ve en la televisión realmente sí existe, al principio a Jack le costará procesar dicha información pero finalmente optará por creerle a su madre. El plan de Joy será provocarle una fiebre falsa a su hijo para que el "viejo Nick" (el secuestrador) se lo lleve al hospital y allí él pueda pedir ayuda con una nota escrita por ella, al no querer llevárselo cambiará el plan para que su hijo finja su muerte debido a la fiebre del día pasado, lo cual funciona pero allí no termina la película en lo absoluto, también veremos a Jack afrontando el mundo real por primera vez y a Joy teniendo que afrontar todo lo que le sucedió, lo cual no será fácil para ninguno de los dos.
The movie puts us in the shoes of a kidnapped mother named Joy and her 4-year-old son named Jack (born in captivity as a result of a rape perpetrated by Joy's kidnapper), they have been living confined in a shed with no windows where there is only a skylight. Joy has done everything possible to protect Jack from the real situation they are in, to the point that the only things Jack knows about the real world are the things he sees on television but he doesn't really believe they are real because he has never seen them, his world is the small shed. Everything will change when Jack turns 5, Joy will make the decision to escape to give him the life he truly deserves, explaining to him how the world really works and that what he sees on television does exist, at first Jack will struggle to process this information but he will eventually choose to believe his mother. Joy's plan will be to make her son develop a fake fever so that the "Old Nick" (the kidnapper) takes him to the hospital and there he can ask for help with a note written by her, when he refuses to take him, she will change the plan so that her son pretends to be dead due to the fever the day before, which works but the movie does not end there at all, we will also see Jack facing the real world for the first time and Joy having to confront everything that happened to her, which will not be easy for either of them.
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Creo que lo más interesante de la película es sin dudas Jack, debido a que en parte hace alegoría al lito de la caverna de Platón, es fascinante ver cómo pasa de estar encerrado a conocer la realidad, inclusive cuando antes se le denotaba angustiado cuando le dicen la verdad, no quería que perturben su pequeño mundo, Joy técnicamente tuvo que forzarlo a salir para que pudiera avanzar, convirtiéndose Jack en la pieza clave y el salvador de su madre. Cuando vez la película enseguida captas la referencia a esto, el como al salir es sesgado por la luz del sol, ve los árboles y por primera vez conoce un perro real, solo con eso se confirma lo que Jack pensaba que era mentira, que era imposible, un mundo tan vasto no puede existir se decía pero ahora que está afuera lo mejor está por llegar. Joy al principio puede verse alegre por ser rescatada después de tanto tiempo pero a su vez guarda rencor hacia las demás personas que ahora la rodean, mientras todos pudieron continuar sus vidas con normalidad, ella tuvo que pasar por lo peor sin siquiera poder hacer nada, incluso se siente culpable de lo que le hizo pasar a su hijo, pensando en algunos momentos en que no es buena madre, los traumas psicológicos están siempre presentes en todo momento, lo importante es que puedan salir adelante a pesar de eso. Quiero recalcar la escena final cuando Jack y Joy deciden visitar aquel cobertizo y Jack se da cuenta de que era minúsculo, no era tan grande como lo recordaba antes, mostrando así un síntoma de recuperación para él y para su madre.
I believe the most interesting aspect of the movie is undoubtedly Jack, because it partly alludes to Plato's allegory of the cave. It is fascinating to see how he goes from being trapped to discovering reality. Even though he initially seems distressed upon learning the truth, not wanting his small world to be disrupted, Joy technically had to push him out so he could progress, with Jack becoming the key piece and savior of his mother. When you watch the movie, you immediately pick up on this reference; how he is blinded by the sunlight when he emerges, sees the trees, and encounters a real dog for the first time. Just with that, what Jack thought was a lie is confirmed, that what he deemed impossible, a vast world beyond, now awaits. Initially, Joy may appear happy to be rescued after so long, but she also harbors resentment towards the others now surrounding her. While everyone else could move on with their lives, she had to endure the worst without being able to do anything, feeling guilty for what her son went through. She questions her mothering skills at times, haunted by psychological traumas that persist throughout. The crucial point is their ability to move forward despite these challenges. I want to emphasize the final scene when Jack and Joy decide to revisit the shed, and Jack realizes it is minuscule, not as large as he recalled, showing signs of recovery for both him and his mother.
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Aunque puedas llegar a creer que esto es nada más ficción, déjame decirte que estás más que equivocado, aunque esta película en particular no está basado en hechos reales no hay que irnos tan lejos para ver casos de este calibre, donde se tiene gente en cautiverio con total desconocimiento del mundo exterior como ocurrió más o menos en el 2019, con el Caso Turpin, donde unos padres tenían a sus 13 hijos encerrados en una casa aislados sufriendo todo tipo de maltratos de su parte, al final todo se da a conocer por una de las hijas que logra escapar debido a que de alguna forma consiguió acceso a Internet y comenzó a hacerse preguntas acerca del mundo exterior, logrando salir a la calle para luego contactar a la policía, su aislamiento era tan grave que la chica incluso desconocía el significado de lo que era medicamentos; como pueden ver técnicamente es muy similar a la película, luego todos los hermanos sufrieron mucho para adaptarse a la sociedad, todo muy parecido, por lo que podríamos decir que la película logra de verdad plasmar los sentimientos de lo que pueden llegar a sentir éstas personas que pasan por estas situaciones además de los problemas por los que puedan llegar a pasar para readaptarse, de forma magistral sintiéndose todo realmente realista. Por último no me queda de otra que aplaudir la actuación de Brie Larson y de Jacob Tremblay, cumple su rol a la perfección. Película totalmente recomendada.
Although you may believe this is just fiction, let me tell you that you are more than wrong, although this particular movie is not based on true events we don't have to go far to see cases of this caliber, where people are held captive with no knowledge of the outside world as happened more or less in 2019, with the Turpin Case, where some parents had their 13 children locked in a house isolated suffering all kinds of abuses from their part, in the end everything is revealed by one of the daughters who manages to escape because she somehow gained access to the Internet and began to ask questions about the outside world, managing to go out on the street and then contact the police, her isolation was so severe that the girl didn't even know the meaning of what medicine was; as you can see technically it is very similar to the movie, then all the siblings suffered a lot to adapt to society, very similar, so we could say that the movie really manages to capture the feelings of what these people who go through these situations may feel as well as the problems they may encounter to readjust, masterfully feeling everything really realistic. Finally, I have no choice but to applaud the performances of Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay, they fulfill their roles perfectly. Totally recommended movie.

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