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Movie · on Talk to Me
Bring Her Back - Movie Review [ES - EN]

En el 2022, los hermanos gemelos Danny y Michael Philippou, interrumpieron en el mundo del cine con la excelente "Talk to Me" en donde se relata la historia de un grupo de adolescentes que pueden contactar espíritus usando una mano embalsamada; fue tanto el impacto que muchas personas (yo incluido) esperaron por el estreno de una inmediata secuela o hasta precuela de su primer film, pero la realidad es que ambos hermanos decidieron crear una nueva historia original en donde el terror es originado al momento de no superar una terrible perdida.

In 2022, twin brothers Danny and Michael Philippou burst onto the film scene with the excellent Talk to Me, which tells the story of a group of teenagers who can contact spirits using an embalmed hand. The impact was so great that many people (myself included) eagerly awaited the release of an immediate sequel or even a prequel to their first film, but the reality is that the brothers decided to create a new original story in which terror arises from the inability to overcome a terrible loss.

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"Bring Her Back", segunda producción cinematográfica de estos hermanos, que fue estrenada el pasado mes de mayo y que relata la historia de justamente dos hermanos, Andy y Piper, que a causa de la repentina muerte de.su padre y único familiar, obligatoriamente deberán vivir con Laura, una consejera impuesta por servicio comunitarios; Laura es una mujer dulce y comprensiva por momentos, pero también muy extraña en otros, siendo ese la característica que más preocupa a Andy quien deberá superar sus traumas para posiblemente salvar a su muy joven hermana de un destino cruel.

"Bring Her Back," the siblings' second film, was released last May and tells the story of two siblings, Andy and Piper, who, due to the sudden death of their father and only relative, are forced to live with Laura, a counselor imposed on them by community service. Laura is a sweet and understanding woman at times, but also very strange at others, which is the characteristic that most worries Andy, who must overcome his traumas to possibly save his very young sister from a cruel fate.

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Nuevamente, "Los Philippou" usan a Australia para ser el lugar en donde sus historias se desarrollen, en mi opinión saben cómo resaltar las los lugares en donde se llevarán a cabo cada escena, esto lo digo a mostrar características cotidiana de su país, de la cultura, las personas y hasta la naturaleza, justamente esas características es de gran importancia para esta historia, ya que sé en gran parte se desarrolla en una casa que había en un bosque. En su primer largometraje, algo que me gustó de los todavía nuevos directores fue el generar escenas incómodas que van más allá del simple jump-scare y en esta oportunidad, nuevamente se observa ese tipo de escenas, pero en mi opinión están mejor desarrolladas, tiene la pausa y a la vez la aparición necesaria para generar un buen impacto; se nota que el trabajo en la dirección va evolucionando para mejor.

Once again, "The Philippous" use Australia as the setting for their stories. In my opinion, they know how to highlight the locations where each scene takes place, showcasing the everyday characteristics of their country, its culture, its people, and even its nature. These characteristics are of great importance to this story, since I know that much of it takes place in a house in the woods. In their first feature film, something I liked about the still-new directors was their ability to create uncomfortable scenes that go beyond simple jump scares. In this film, we see those kinds of scenes again, but in my opinion, they are better developed, with the necessary pauses and appearances to create a good impact. It is clear that their directing work is evolving for the better.

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La historia es formidable, el relato original sobre la sobreprotección del hermano mayor a su hermana que presenta una discapacidad visual, es más que perfecto; esa historia funciona con base para el verdadero y gran relato de este film lo cual es la manera de como una perdida, en este caso la muerte de un familiar puede motivar en tu vida, se plantea las preguntas ¿Qué tanto puede hacer cambiar la muerte de un padre o hijo? ¿Qué puedes hacer para superar tanto dolor? ¿Qué tan dispuesto estás para hacerlo regresar? Posiblemente, cada pregunta se puede sentir diferente o igual, pero para esta historia es importante porque todas son un paso hacia un lugar sumamente oscuro y vil; posiblemente esa sea mi definición sobre la historia escrita por Danny Philippou y Bill Hinzman, un relato vil y cruel sobre superar una perdida.

The story is formidable, the original tale of an older brother's overprotectiveness towards his visually impaired sister is more than perfect; that story serves as the basis for the true and great narrative of this film, which is how a loss, in this case the death of a family member, can motivate you in your life. It raises the questions: How much can the death of a parent or child change you? What can you do to overcome such pain? How willing are you to bring them back? Each question may feel different or the same, but for this story, they are important because they are all a step towards a very dark and vile place. That is perhaps my definition of the story written by Danny Philippou and Bill Hinzman, a vile and cruel tale about overcoming loss.

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Las actuaciones son magníficas, los jóvenes actores, Billy Barratt y Sora Wong, hacen un correcto trabajo interpretando a dos hermanos, se puede notar la química entre ambos porque es notorio que existe una necesidad de protección entre ambos; sus personajes, Andy y Piper, están muy bien interpretados, Andy es sumamente sobreprotector y Piper a pesar de su discapacidad es muy fuerte, pero por supuesto es vulnerable y su dependencia es más que nada en su necesidad de ser amada, creo que la manera de como están escritos ambos personajes, es perfecta para esta historia de terror por qué son personajes vulnerables; ahora la verdadera MVP es Sally Hawkins como Laura; que buena actuación ofrece Hawkins, la manera de interpretar a Laura quien es un personaje imponente, determinante, fuerte, una mujer dispuesta a ser todo lo necesario para cumplir su cometido sin importar las consecuencias; para mí es uno de los mejores personajes que he visto en este año.

The performances are magnificent. The young actors, Billy Barratt and Sora Wong, do a good job playing two siblings. You can see the chemistry between them because it's clear that they both need protection. Their characters, Andy and Piper, are very well portrayed. Andy is extremely overprotective, and Piper, despite her disability, is very strong, but of course she is vulnerable, and her dependence stems mainly from her need to be loved. I think the way both characters are written is perfect for this horror story because they are vulnerable characters. Now, the real MVP is Sally Hawkins as Laura. Hawkins gives such a great performance, playing Laura, who is an imposing, determined, strong character, a woman willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish her mission, regardless of the consequences. For me, she is one of the best characters I have seen this year.

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Bring Her Back es de los mejor que he visto en este año; este nuevo trabajo de los hermanos Philippou, supera a su anterior film en muchos ámbitos, en especial en el desarrollo de sus protagonistas, en generar mejores imágenes, mejores escenas que son directas e incomodas lo cual aprecio porque de esa manera no se abusa del necesario susto y cuando esto ocurre, sin importar lo simple, funciona; está es una película que usa el terror como base y aunque es evidente que los Philippou usan nuevamente la perdida de un familiar como causante o motivo para los actos de su protagonista principal, puedo decir que también trata de muchos otros temas, problemas reales que son importantes para profundizar en los pocos personajes de esta historia, el uso del drama es más que correcto es prescindible para esta historia porque el dolor puede nublar y generar la locura extrema que puede llevar a cualquiera a hacer actos erróneos e imposibles. Con esta reseña oficialmente da por concluido el Hivelloween 2025, aunque en los futuros días existe seguiré haciendo reseñas de películas de terror, así que seguramente le daré la bienvenida al Hivember con terror.

Bring Her Back is one of the best films I've seen this year. this new work by the Philippou brothers surpasses their previous film in many areas, especially in the development of its protagonists, in generating better images, better scenes that are direct and uncomfortable, which I appreciate because that way the necessary scare is not overused, and when it does occur, no matter how simple, it works. This is a film that uses terror as its basis, and although it is evident that the Philippou brothers once again use the loss of a family member as the cause or motive for the actions of their main character, I can say that it also deals with many other issues, real problems that are important for delving deeper into the few characters. Philippou** brothers once again use the loss of a family member as the cause or motive for the actions of their main character, I can say that it also deals with many other issues, real problems that are important for delving deeper into the few characters in this story. The use of drama is more than appropriate; it is essential to this story because pain can cloud the mind and lead to extreme madness that can cause anyone to commit wrongful and impossible acts. With this review, Hivelloween 2025 is officially over, although in the coming days I will continue to review horror movies, so I will surely welcome Hivember with horror.

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The Conjuring (2013) - Horror Does Not Need Gore To Be Terrifying - REVIEW
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I guess this post is going to fit perfectly for a day like Halloween, not that I plann for it but this is a series I wanted to take on now that The Conjuring franchise is done, well who knows because the other day saw some articles saying now they planning to run a few spin off. The Conjuring came out back in 2013 and it pretty much reminded everyone that horror does not need to rely on blood and guts to scare the shit out of people, this is the fifth movie to watch in chronological order on the story, James Wan was fresh off Insidious and decided to go all in with this one, the whole thing got rated R just because it was scary, no nudity, no over the top gore, just pure tension and that freaky atmosphere that makes people jump out of there seats. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga play Ed and Lorraine Warren, these paranormal investigators who actually debunk fake haunting before they go full exorcist mode on the real stuff, I liked that angle because it makes them more believable, not just some random ghost hunters looking for attention, in fact there are scenes on the movie where they explain this to a couple who said there was something at their house and it was just the wind in the attic. The thing is these two have amazing chemistry together and you can tell they care about each other as a couple in the movie, there relationship is probably the strongest part of the entire movie and the entire franchise, its the main reason I kept watching because the Perron family they were sweet but did not really grab my attention the same way Ed and Lorraine did, Wilson has this charm to him even when hes doing exorcisms and Farmiga plays the clairvoyant wife with such grace that you believe everything shes seeing is real to her. The opening with the Annabel doll is supposed to set the tone but honestly I found it a bit weak compared to what comes later, those two girls telling there story about how the doll moved around there apartment and left creepy notes everywhere should have been more scary but the acting felt off and it did not land for me like it should have, still the doll design is nasty looking and I get why it became its own franchise even tho I think Annabelle is actually the weakest part of this whole universe.
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Source The movie has this very familiar formula where the Perron family moves into a creepy old farmhouse in Rhode Island and things start going south real quick, there dog dies on the first night which is always a bad sign, clocks stop at exactly 3:09 AM which we find out later has something to do with the witching hour and when bad stuff went down on that land, doors slam on there own, bruises appear on the moms body over night, the basement smells like rotting meat and gives off this energy that makes you never want to go down there ever and by the way they didnt even knew there was a basement because the entrance was cover up, big RED FLAG moment right there but you know how stupid scary movie victims can be. Director James Wan knows how to build that tension slow and steady until it hits maximum freak out levels, the first half drags a little bit but thats kind of needed for these types of movies, you can not rush the buildup or else the scares do not have the same effect, its like let it build up the tension so when they hit actually freak you out, enough signs but not the entire story at once. One of the best scares is that hide and clap game where the mom is blindfolded playing with her youngest daughter and you see these hands come out from inside the closet door and clap, its such a simple idea but it works because the demon is literally toying with its prey before executing perfectly. Another scene that really freak me out was when one of the daughters wakes up in the middle of the night and sees someone standing in the dark corner of her room, the corner is so dark your eyes start playing tricks on you and you swear you can see something there even tho the movie does not show you anything clearly but she sells it so good, then the girl gets her feet grabbed and pulled which is probably peoples worst nightmare, you can be awake and I swear the moment you feel something landing in your feet, damn bounce from bed like a spring or just tuck your feed inside the bed like its holy territory.

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Source The whole backstory about Bathsheba Sherman is where things get realy interesting for me because aside from the scares they start to build up this entire story and they have to figure the why of things, she was this witch who lived on the land back in the 1800s and sacrificed her own baby to Satan then hung herself from the tree in the backyard cursing anyone who would ever live there, its heavy stuff and the movie does a good job making you believe this history is real, there is this scene where Lorraine sees her daughter on the water that scare her to death. From what I could find on ther ineternet the Warrens have a controversial history and lot of people think they were just frauds who took advantage of family going through tough times but putting that aside and just enjoy the ride because Wilson and Farmiga make them so likable that you want to root for them. Across the movie you fan fee that the scares are not cheap jump scares with loud noises, James Wan builds atmosphere and a story to follow, when Lorraine is outside hanging sheets and the weather suddenly changes and one of the sheets blows off revealing Bathshebas ghost standing in the window staring at her, that whole scene is chilling and it happens in broad daylight which makes it even creepier because your supposed to feel safe during the day, thats what Hollywood horror stories have teach us. The practical effects for the possession scenes are really solid, when Carolyn the mom gets fully possessed her face looks so painful and raw with veins popping through her skin and her eyes all dead looking, the makeup work here is fantastic and way better than if they had used CGI.

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Source Getting close towards the end is where everything goes absolutely crazy, this is when Carolyn gets fully possessed by Bathsheba and tries to kill her own daughters, Ed has to perform an emergency exorcism without the church permission because theres no time to wait, they tie her to a chair and cover her with a white sheet which becomes this creepy visual as she coughs up blood all over it and then the sheet rips revealing the witches face mixed with Carolyns, its disturbing as hell. The chase scene through the basement when Carolyn is crawling through the walls going after her daughter April is one of the most tense moments in the whole thing, having your own mother hunt you down while possessed is such a messed up concept and the movie really leans into that fear, the camera work here is great with shots that make you feel like your right there with them running for your life. Ed finally gets through to Carolyn by reminding her of her family and her love for her children which breaks Bathshebas hold on her partially, its a bit cheesy, I know, with the whole power of love saves the day thing but it works in the context of this movie because its always been about family from the start, the Warrens have there daughter Judy who they protect, the Perrons have there five daughters who they would die for, so having that be the solution feels earned even if its not the most original way to end an exorcism.

My only concern with this movie is that I could see certain scares coming from a mile away which killed some of the tension for me on first watch and the ending felt kind of abrupt like everything just wrapped up too fast after all that buildup, I would have prefer if they had to do something more critical or if Lorraine had some sort of power to get into Carolyn mind and help her from the inside and not just "remember the love for your family", one minute Carolyns possessed and trying to murder everyone and the next minute shes crying and hugging her kids and everyone fine. Also that Annabelle subplot with the Warrens daughter back home felt forced like it was just a commercial add for the next movie in line and the CGI on the rocking chair flying too dark for my taste but I guess its because they didnt want to show anyone else than the doll so who throws the chair?, those are minor complaints tho because overall The Conjuring does its job incredibly well, its one of those movies that makes every little sound in your house feel suspicious after watching it, you start sleeping with the lights on and making sure your feet are within the bed perimeter, it reminds you why horror does not need to be blood, loud noises and sex. For me this is a solid 8 out of 10 for being creepy without going into cheap tricks, there is this massive franchise behind this movie that has been hit or miss that I still enjoy.

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The Narrow Road to the Deep North | Mini Serie Review
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A miniseries that touches your soul. I'm so glad I watched this gem, which apparently hasn't reached a wider audience. It was on my list of series to watch, and thank goodness I did, because it's absolutely wonderful. Why hasn't it received more recognition from the public? I have no fucking idea. Perhaps because it's an Australian co-production or because it's partly a war drama, and with the winds of war blowing around the world, people want to see something lighter. I don't know.

I haven't read Flanagan's novel on which this adaptation is based, although I knew it had been a very successful book, receiving praise and an important award. In addition, Flanagan had been involved in the screenplay for Australia, Baz Lurhman's blockbuster starring Kidman and Jackman. I saw that movie in the theater and loved it. To know if the miniseries is faithful to the book, only those who have read the novel have the answer. If you are one of those people, I would love to hear your opinion on this adaptation.

Although I wasn't really in the mood to watch a war story, so I had put off watching it. I had it on my list because the director is Justin Kurzel, a filmmaker who impressed me when I saw the Australian film Snowtown. It's a brutal film that is a must-see. There are other films in his filmography that I have also liked, the last one I saw was The Order, from last year. Although I have a backlog of this filmmaker's work to watch. Nitram is from 2021, but I haven't had time to look for it.

What Kurzel does in this miniseries is wonderful, and the best thing is that it only has five episodes. There's no time for filler. Everything matters, everything is condensed into five episodes that leave us with broken hearts and tears running down our cheeks. Call me a masochist, but I'm one of those people who likes to suffer through painful stories. The ones that hurt, the ones that make us feel like shit.

Una miniserie que te llega al alma. Estoy muy contento de haber visto esta joya, que al parecer no ha llegado a un público más amplio. Estaba en mi lista de series para ver y, menos mal lo hice, porque es absolutamente maravillosa. ¿Por qué no ha recibido más reconocimiento por parte del público? No tengo ni puta idea. Quizás porque es una coproducción australiana o porque es en parte un drama bélico, y con los vientos de guerra soplando en todo el mundo, la gente quiere ver algo más ligero. No lo sé.

No he leído la novela de Flanagan en la que se basa esta adaptación, aunque sabía que había sido un libro muy exitoso, que recibió elogios y un importante premio. Además, Flanagan había participado en el guion de Australia, la superproducción de Baz Lurhman protagonizada por Kidman y Jackman. Vi esa película en el cine y me encantó. Para saber si la miniserie es fiel al libro, solo aquellos que hayan leído la novela tienen la respuesta. Si eres una de esas personas, me encantaría conocer tu opinión sobre esta adaptación.

Aunque no me apetecía mucho ver una historia de guerra, así que había pospuesto su visionado. La tenía en mi lista porque el director es Justin Kurzel, un cineasta que me impresionó cuando vi la película australiana Snowtown. Es una película brutal que hay que ver. Hay otras películas en su filmografía que también me han gustado, la última que vi fue The Order, del año pasado. Aunque tengo una pendiente por ver de este cineasta. Nitram es de 2021, pero no he tenido tiempo de buscarla.

Lo que hace Kurzel en esta miniserie es maravilloso, y lo mejor es que solo tiene cinco episodios. No hay tiempo para relleno. Todo importa, todo se condensa en cinco episodios que nos dejan con el corazón roto y las lágrimas corriendo por nuestras mejillas. Llámame masoquista, pero soy de esas personas a las que les gusta sufrir con historias dolorosas. Las que duelen, las que nos vueven mierda.

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Esta ambientada en la epoca de la segunda guerra mundial, pero en una parte que s eha visto poco. El pacifico, pero no toda l ahistori a se enfoca en esa epoca, tambien est una parte en una epoca mas reciente. Hay trtes lineas temporales. El protaognista en 1943 sinedo prisionero. El protagnoistas antes de ser asignado al pacifico pasando una tmeporada en casa de su tio y el protaognista y aviejo en una epoca mas reciente.

Dorrigo Evans es el nombre del protagonista, un joven alto, medico, apuesto, orgulloso de servir como medico en el ejrcito australiano, ya esta comprometido con ahermosa Ella, hija de un prestigioso y rico medico, con lo cual Dorrigo tiene un buen futuro asegurado. Lamentablmente Dorrigo junto a muchos otro ssoldados, temrinara siendo prisionero de guerra d elas fuerzas japonesas, y llevados a un campo de concentracion, dond e se encargaran de construir un ferrocarril. Por cierto, los ferrocarriles en su mayoria, en mucha spartes del mundo, fueron construidos con sangre.

El director Kurzel n se corta en mostrar la crudeza de se rprisionero. Esta parte es muy devastadora y me gusto que mostraran cosas horribles, proque en la sguerras, lo pero de nosotors msimos es lo qu eprevalece. Humillacion, tortura, enfermedad, Muerte. Imaginenese toda l amierda mas putrefacta del ser humano, eso es la guerra. El equilibrio entre ese horror con la histori a de amor qu evive Dorrigo con Amy es fabuloso. Cuanta pasion hay en ellos, es l amujer qu e ama de verdad, por la qu e soporta todo, al tene rl aesperanza de volver con ella, aunque es dificil, ella pertenece a otro y el pertenece a otra. Una putada.

Dorrigo no es un santo y su experiencia en la guerra lo vuelv eu ser mas duro y frio. Incluso decadas despues, su mente y corazon siguen ancaldos ( o atrapdaos) tanto en el recuerdo de l amuejr de amo y en esa junga del infierno, donde vivio las epxeriencias mas horribles. Para mi es un hmobre atomrentado, proqu e perdio algo de humanidad en la jungala y tambien perdio lo qu e mas deseaba, tneidno qeu estar condenado a vivir una vida que no queria. ¿ Ama a Ella? Si, tambien la ama a ella, es su compañera, quein lo ha apoyado siempre y lo espero, pero asi es esta mierda de vida, nos toca vivirla y seguir adelante con nuestros sufrimientos quemandonos todos los dias.

Vena esta joy ade mini serie, se las recomiendo toalmente. Depsues que la veas, dime tu opinion en los comentarios.

Está ambientada durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, pero en una parte que se ha visto poco. El Pacífico, pero no toda la historia está ambientada en esa época; también hay una parte ambientada en tiempos más recientes. Hay tres líneas temporales. El protagonista en 1943 cuando es un prisionero. unaparte, antes de ser destinado al Pacífico, el protagonista pasa un tiempo en casa de su tío, y el protagonista ya viejo se encuentran en una época más reciente.

Dorrigo Evans es el nombre del protagonista, un joven médico alto y guapo que se enorgullece de servir como médico en el ejército australiano. Ya está comprometido con la bella Ella, hija de un prestigioso y rico médico, lo que significa que Dorrigo tiene un futuro seguro por delante. Desgraciadamente, Dorrigo, junto con muchos otros soldados, acaba como prisionero de guerra de las fuerzas japonesas y es llevado a un campo de concentración, donde se les obliga a trabajar en la construcción de un ferrocarril. Por cierto, la mayoría de los ferrocarriles en muchas partes del mundo se construyeron con sangre.

El director Kurzel no rehúye mostrar la dureza de la vida de sus prisioneros. Esta parte es muy devastadora, y me gustó que mostraran cosas horribles, porque en las guerras prevalece lo peor de nosotros mismos. Humillación, tortura, enfermedad, muerte. Imagina toda la mierda más podrida de los seres humanos; eso es la guerra. El equilibrio entre ese horror y la historia de amor de Dorrigo con Amy es fabuloso. Cuánta pasión hay en ellos, ella es la mujer que él ama de verdad, por la que aguanta todo, con la esperanza de volver con ella, aunque sea difícil, ella pertenece a otro y él pertenece a otra. Esto una mierda, pero la vida es asi.

Dorrigo no es ningún santo, y su experiencia en la guerra lo ha endurecido y enfriado. Incluso décadas después, su mente y su corazón siguen anclados (o atrapados) tanto en el recuerdo de la mujer que ama como en esa selva infernal, donde vivió las experiencias más horribles. Para mí, es un hombre atormentado, pero que perdió parte de su humanidad en la selva y también perdió lo que más deseaba, teniendo que condenarse a vivir una vida que no quería. ¿Ama a su esposa Ella? Sí, él también la ama, ella es su compañera, la que siempre lo ha apoyado y lo espera, pero así es esta vida de mierda, tenemos que vivirla y seguir adelante con nuestro sufrimiento, quemándonos cada día.

Vean esta joya de miniserie, se la recomiendo mucho. Después de verla, cuéntenme qué les pareció en los comentarios.

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Daryl Dixon (2025): Solaz del Mar - S03E07 - RECAP
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This fkn season men, WHY??, on one hand you got some really cool stuff happening but on the other hand I am so damn tired of watching them get stuck in the same situation over and over again, the whole boat catching fire at the end was so predictable I could see it coming a mile away, like seriously we are working on this boat all season and then boom it gets sabotaged right at the end because we still got another season to milk out of this thing. Fede finally getting what was coming to him felt good but the fact that his mother just let him go after saying he needs to face justice really pissed me off how corrupt they all are but hey its the apocalypse too, I get that is her son but come on you knew better than that and it messed everything up even worse. The stuff at El Alcazar with all those walkers dressed up like jesters and kings was actually pretty sick, I was locked in during that whole sequence because they got creative with it and the way Daryl and Paz infiltrated the place felt tense even though the setup was a bit too convenient for my taste, like nobody checks the back of that truck and they just hand them masks so they can hide there faces which made it way to easy but whatever I will take it. Justina getting saved and that whole moment where she hugged Daryl was sweet as hell, you can realy see how much people care about him at this point and it makes sense after everything he has done for them, she was about to get killed by that creepy dude who picked her at the ceremony and Daryl just kicks the door down and slits his throat which was brutal but needed. There is also that moment when Daryl talked about always running away even when things are good, that speech was solid but then I start thinking oh shit are they gonna make him stay in Spain because I cannot deal with that, we need to get back to America already and wrap this thing up properly, the guy has been running his whole life and he finally admits it out loud which is growth but also makes you wonder if he will ever just settle down somewhere. And the ending with the reveal of Codron showing up at the end has me curious but also worried they are gonna drag this out even more, seeing him pick up that Rubiks cube at the beginning was a nice touch and connects back to Laurant from the previous seasons which in my opinion where the best of this spin off, I dont know what they were thinking with season 3.
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Source Carol and Antonio getting captured again felt repetitive as hell, like how many times are we gonna do this same thing where they get caught and need to be rescued, I know its a finale and you need tension but come on find a new trick already. The whole public execution thing with the walkers was pretty intense though, Fede had them chained up with dead bodies attached to them and walkers coming from all sides which was gnarly, watching them fight with there hands tied was stressful but then Daryl shows up with the sniper rifle and starts picking off Fedes men one by one which was satisfying. The moment Justina walks into town and tells everyone the truth about her uncle was great, she basically turns the whole community against him in like two minutes and suddenly everyone is on Daryls side which felt like a nice payoff after all the crap they been through, Fede tried to play the victim card saying Daryl destroyed there relationship with the Alcazar but nobody was buying it anymore. I still think they should have just killed Fede right there instead of locking him up because you knew he was gonna escape and mess things up again, like his mom literally breaks him out of jail at the end and he shows up to burn the boat which is exactly what I expected to happen, dude could not just take the L and move on he had to get one last shot in.

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Source The Alcazar stuff was probably the best part of the episode even though it felt rushed, seeing the king and queen of Spain get eaten by walkers within like five minutes of meeting them was wild, Daryl releases all those dressed up walkers during the ceremony and chaos breaks out instantly which was fun to watch. Paz finally getting her revenge was cool, she had those flashbacks of the prince abusing her back in the day and then in present time Elena stabs him to save Paz which parallels the past in a good way, the fact that Elena chose Paz over her husband and decided to leave with her son was a big moment and I can tell provides lot of satisfaction. I am glad Paz survived and gets to go live in Barcelona with her girlfriend and the kid because she deserved a happy ending after everything. The action at the Alcazar felt like they were trying to cram a lot into a short amount of time, walkers everywhere, people screaming, Daryl saving Justina and all the other girls, it was chaotic but in a good way mostly, I just wish they spent more time building up the king as a villain instead of killing him off so quick because now we dont really have a main bad guy going into next season unless Fede sticks around.

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Source Daryl's conversation with Justina on the motorcycle was one a sweet moment like they both find a moment of peace at last even though things where not done yet, he talks about feeling like he lost something and wanting to give her and Roberto a chance at having a real life even if he doesn't think it will happen for him, he also talks about why he does all this and it was because someone has to do it someone has to be the good guy and was the right thing to do aside from him been reckless, its a rare moment of vulnerability from Daryl that actually felt earned. The flashbacks with Merle telling him to run away as a kid adds context to why Daryl is the way he is, he has been running from things his whole life and now its become a habit he cant break, every time he gets somewhere good he hears a voice telling him to leave and he doesnt know how to ignore it anymore. I like that they are addressing this because its been a problem since he left the Commonwealth and nobody has really talked about why he would just abandon everyone like that, in fact he asks himself how the fuck it all started and why did he left in the first place, when did he end up on a ship and then in France, turns out its deeper than we thought and has roots in his childhood trauma which makes sense for his character. The fear that when he gets back home he will want to leave again is real and I hope they explore that more next season, Daryl needs to figure out how to stay put and actually build something instead of always being on the move.

The ending with the boat burning down was frustrating but expected, like I said earlier I knew something was gonna stop them from leaving because we got one more season to go, Fede escaping jail and showing up with a machine gun was so obvious that I called it the second they locked him up, I knew it could not end for him that easy. Now that boat fire was something else, actually a bit unbailable but Im not expert, probably they had gas bottles inside for cooking or the old wood was so farmable that it basically starts exploding and destroyed the whole thing, I am not sure how bullets alone would cause that much damage but I guess there was fuel involved or something, watching Daryl and Carol stand there as the boat burns was dramatic but also felt like they were milking the moment. Codron watching from a distance sets up his return next season which is great because he was one of the better characters from the French seasons, having him back in the mix will definitely make things more interesting and hopefully he knows where they can find another boat or a way to get home, the dude traveled from France to Spain somehow so he must know something, if Im not mistaken he was the one who told them at first the tunnel to Uk. Overall this episode had high points but very low points too, the action was good, the emotional moments felt earn most of them, but the repetitive plot and the predictable ending kept it from being great, I am curious to see how they wrap everything up on the next season but also ready for this show to end so we can finally get that reunion that get all spin off together.

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A House of Dynamite (2025): Started Strong But Completely Lost Me By The End - REVIEW
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I watch A House of Dynamite over the weekend, I thought I had put out this post early this week. Honestly I dont know how some are calling this Netflix best movie of the year, for me this movie makes me feel mostly frustration being completely honest. The thing is this movie starts so damn strong with all these government people are trying to figure out what the hell to do when a nuclear missile gets launched at the United States and NOBODY knows who did it or why it happened in the first place. Maybe like the first thirty minutes was intense as fuck, director Kathryn Bigelow seem to know very well how to make you feel the pressure and the chaos, like you are sitting right there in the room with Rebecca Ferguson and Idris Elba, and all these other people who are about to lose their minds. The cast is absolutely loaded too and may be why I was expecting way more, you got Jared Harris, Anthony Ramos, Gabriel Basso, Tracy Letts is there being all serious, Moses Ingram also shows up for a bit and honestly everybody is doing solid work, making it feel believable and scary as hell. But then somewhere around the middle, the movie does this annoying thing where it keeps jumping back in time, to show you the exact same events but from different peoples point of view, for me it just killed all that momentum, they spent so long building up in the beginning. I understand what Bigelow was trying to accomplish here, showing how all these separate groups of people who are dealing with the same crisis, at the same exact moment but it just made me start losing interest real quick because I kept waiting for something new to happen and nothing like we are running in circles, just the same stuff over and over again, from slightly different angles.
- IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32376165/
- Platform: NETFLIX
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Source The whole setup is pretty straightforward when you break it down, a nuclear warhead gets detected mid flight, heading straight for Chicago where like ten million plus people live and work, and everyone in power has maybe eighteen minutes to figure out if they can stop it, who launched it?? whether they should blow somebody else up in return??. Rebecca Fergusons character Olivia Walker works the room trying to get answers and figure this whole thing out and shes basically our main eyes into this mess for that first chunk of the movie, shes got a sick kid at home, who needs to see a doctor but she also has to get to work, because of how important is her job on this entire situation. This is where things work out at first because you can tell how she has to make decisions based on her family and everyone else, you cant be selfish here because they all might get evaporated, while shes trying to do her job and save millions of other families I cant stop thinking how does that feel as anyone else mind would be split in two sides when it comes to who is first, her family or the rest of the city??. I do not think the government would tell regular people that a nuke is about to land on a major city because that would cause total chaos in the streets. The movie does a good job making you think about that kind of stuff, like what would really go down if this scenario played out in real life, would we even know until it was too late or would there be some kind of warning, that most likely would be too late and still create total chaos.

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Source The problem starts when the movie goes over half an hour in, and things are getting really tense, like they want to start to recicle the scene, because the missile might actually hit, and people might actually die, and then boom it cuts to black and jumps back to the start of the same time period, but now we are seeing it through different characters eyes, at different levels of the government, in different locations. All that tension just evaporates instantly, it stops being as interesting as it goes along because you kind of feel like you have been there and done that already, you know exactly what is going to happen, every step until a certain point, because you literally just watched it happen twenty minutes ago. The movie never really spends enough time with any one specific characters to have some proper character building and make you care or root for them, so by the time you get to the final thirty or forty minutes, you are just going with the flow, waiting for it to end, I watch this with my wife and that was her very first critic after the movie ended. It honestly feels like this would have worked way better, as a thirty minute short movie or maybe just a different structure entirely, if the whole thing was just that first segment, playing out in real time without jumping around, I probably would have loved it, because that part was very well done with tons of tension building until that cut to black moment. Instead we get this back and forth time jump thing and I know Im starting to rant but Im so disappointed, three separate times I had to watch the same story play over, from the Pentagon, then from some general trying to get intel on the missile, then from the president played by Idris Elba trying to make an impossible decision. I have always thought jumping back and forward in time on a movie makes it interesting but they just abuse this hack, because this usually comes with awesome discoveries or hidden details about the characters decisions, but this time it does not make up for how repetitive and drawn out it all feels.

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Source Now the ending, that was fucking disappointing, after everything that came before it the movie just kind of stops, it does not end it just stops and showed directed by Kathryn Bigelow, it was a very big WTF moment for me like where the rest go?? thats how we are ending this thing??. It wraps up and was so unsatisfying that leaves you with nothing, no resolution, no payoff, no emotional punch and that is not something you expect from Kathryn Bigelow, because I remember her because of the best endings in movies I have seen is Zero Dark Thirty, where the final moments are absolutely perfect and leave you with such gratification. Instead we just get an ambiguous cut to black, where we never find out if Chicago gets destroyed, we never find out what the president decides to do about retaliation, we just see some FEMA person played by Moses Ingram, arriving at some nuclear bunker in Pennsylvania, which I guess means something bad happened but who knows. The movie needed way more suspense in that final half hour. There are also way too many characters crammed into this thing for how short it is, making the movie splinter too much, by the end I felt like I did not really know anybody in the story, because we never spent enough quality time, with any single person for them to stick in your memory. I look this one up and it seems that both Noah Oppenheim and Kathryn Bigelow agree on this ending on purpose to "force" the discussion about nuclear weapons and everything in between, but honestly WTF this is not a documentary, you want to push that kind of message and spark that kind of conversation do it with other type of material, I fkn hate it because everything started so good.

A House of Dynamite had a great formula from the start, a stacked cast doing great work, a terrifying premise that feels so good with real life problems given the world we live in today, and a director who knows how to build tension based on her previous work. But then it shoots itself in the foot with this repetitive structure that drains all the energy that is has generated for the first half hour and an ending that feels like they just gave up or ran out of ideas or as some articles online mention they did it on purpose to spark up a conversation of Nuclear Weapons proliferation, I wanted to love this movie so bad but it just could not stick the landing, I honestly thought I was about to watch something special with Rebecca Ferguson calling the shots. If you got Netflix and you got some time to kill, I would say give it a watch because its not terrible and Bigelow does not make movies very often so its worth watching he work, but go in with lower expectations than you normally would for Rebecca Ferguson and maybe you will not be as let down as I was. For me this sits somewhere in the middle, not good enough to recommend but not bad enough to tell people to skip it entirely, its just kind of meh, which is probably the worst thing a movie about nuclear war can be. I am giving it a six out of ten, maybe a seven if I am feeling generous, but damn I really hoped for so much more from this one.

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Task (2025): A Still Small Voice - S01E07 - RECAP
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Task Episode 7 drop like two weekends ago but for me this was such a good series that I didnt want to pass on and the ending did cut a few corners but over all felt very good. The action was there, Grasso got his redemption shot with Jason, Maeve finally gets to leave with the kids and THE MONEY, Tom forgives Ethan but something about it all felt a bit off. Like the show started so damn strong with all these threads connecting between the characters and by the end it felt like we were watching two diferent shows that never realy came together the way they should have. The first half of this episode was packed with enough chaos, watching Perry try to work up the nerve to kill Jason with that fish gutting knife but couldnt do it because he loves him like a son, even tho Jason is the reason they are in this mess to begin with. Vince telling Perry to take care of Jason or else, Mike and Vince planning to frame Grasso as some unstable cop who lost his mind, Arin's body floating up with Perry's wallet chain still in her hand which was so stupid on his part like come on man you been doing this long enough to know better. The whole thing with Grasso visiting his sister and finding out he went dirty just to pay for their moms care and get his sister a safe house away from her ex, that gives you a different perspective of him because you realize this guy wasnt some evil bastard from the start, he was trying to take care of family and got in too deep, couldn't sleep, couldn't eat and all that shit eating him alive from the inside.
- IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28013708/
- Platform: HBO MAX
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Even though this is probably the second most intense episode I think there were certain moments that were handle a bit poorly. Aleah has been set up as this incredible shooter, they call her bullseye throughout the whole show, they even make a point of showing her shooting patch on her vest, and then when it comes time for that big heroic shot to take down Jason who was holding Maeve hostage, they give it to Grasso instead. I get it, Grasso needed his moment to come full circle after being dirty this whole time, but honestly how in hell after loosing that much blood and that white gasper looking he comes crawling his bleeding ass from his jeep all the way to the back seat of Jasons car just to pop him in the head and yeah that was badass and I did not see it coming at all, but its just too hard to believe. Aleah barely got anything meaningful by the end and that sucked because her character had so much potential, she even gets totally man handle by this Tattoed biker that was there just for shocking but did his job, I though she was done during that fight. The whole standoff scene was tense, Tom and Aleah rolling up to Maeves place, finding Grasso bleeding out in his car barely able to roll down the window to warn Maeve that everyone coming for her, Jason taking Maeve hostage after she dug up the money from the chicken feed, Harper being a kid who never stays in the damn car like she was told, all of it worked awesome but again Grasso was almost dead so I would have preferred Aleah be the one taking the shot.

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Source The Tom family stuff with Ethan and Emily also felt like it took over too much space in these last episode when honestly the most interesting parts of this show were always about Robbie, Perry, Jason and Maeve, this is the part that felt like to two different shows but I get they were trying to keep some mistery and surprise about Tom life choices like getting hammered almost every night. That was the heart of everything and we got pulled away from it to focus on Tom forgiving his son which yeah it was emotional and Mark Ruffalo absolutely killed it with that courtroom speech, talking about how Ethan was a sick child with voices in his head telling him to do things, how the medication helped for a while until the pandemic caused shortages and the voices came back angrier, how Ethan killed Toms wife Susan but there was also so much joy during the good times. Ruffalo delivered that monolog like it was actually happening, telling Ethan he forgives him, he loves him, when the day comes for him to be released Tom will be waiting to welcome him home, that such a great performance but still felt totally disconnected from the main action, but again I get it they wanted something emotional on the show and make Tom look like the hero he was for everyone.

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Source The way they wrapped up the dark hearts stuff also felt kinda rushed and convenient with Vince shooting Mike in the head instead of shooting Grasso first even tho Grasso had a gun in his hand and Mike didnt, like what kind of tactical decision is that when you are there to kill both of them anyway, it just seemed backwards to me and only happened because the plot needed Vince to die so Grasso could have his redemption. Jason stabbing Perry after finding out what he did to Arin, that whole scene by the river with Perry naked trying to wash himself and then getting gutted by the person he was trying to protect, it was tragic and well acted but we never got to hear Perry actually explain himself to Jason, we never got that conversation about why he did what he did or how he was protecting Jason from Vince this whole time, so it felt incomplete like we were missing a piece of the puzzle that would have made Perrys death more satisfying or at least more understandable from a character standpoint. Then Tom letting Maeve keep the money by zipping up that bag and walking away, telling Kath later that wisdom is knowing what to overlook, that was perfect because Maeve and those kids deserved a shot at a new life after everything they went thru, Robbie died trying to get them that money and Tom knew it would be wrong to take that away from them just to close a case that was already a mess. Seeing Maeve pack up the car with Harper and Wyatt, taking a picture of the house as a reminder of her dad and uncle before driving six hours away to start over somewhere new with a million dollars hidden in the trunk, that felt earned and hopeful in a show that spent most of its time being bleak and heavy.

Still a very very solid show overall, popularity over RTT jump drastically in the last episodes although those are just numbers, I just wish it kept that same energy from the beginning all the way through instead of getting a little draggy for a few episodes. The performances were incredible across the board, Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelfrey and Fabian Frankel as Grasso all brought some of the most solid performance single episode, the script was sharp and grounded in reality most of the time, the way it handled themes like guilt, forgiveness, family, the traps people get stuck in when they live in places with no opportunities, all of that landed really well and made you think about these characters as real people dealing with impossible choices. I would give it somewhere around an 8 out of 10 because when it was good it was really damn good, those first four episodes with Robbie and the task force investigating Billy's murder and the shootout in the woods, that was some good tv series I watched this year. If they do a season two with Tom and a new task force like they been talking about, I would definitely watch it because this show proved it knows how to build tension and create characters you actually care about, it just needs to stick the landing better next time and not lose sight of what made it special in the first place.

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🎬 Movie Review: Weapons [ES/EN]
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¡Hola amigos! Seguimos con las películas de terror en este mes de octubre, hoy les traigo la reseña acerca de un film que me sorprendió bastante por su forma de presentar los hechos y lo atrapante de la trama. Les estoy hablando de Weapons.

Hello, friends! We continue with horror movies this October. Today, I bring you a review of a film that surprised me quite a bit with its presentation of events and captivating plot. I'm talking about Weapons.

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La historia gira en torno a unos niños de una escuela que desaparecieron todos la misma noche a la misma hora, menos uno de ellos. Esa mañana fue el único que se presentó a clases conmocionando a todos. Nadie sabe qué pasó con los otros niños, la comunidad está muy conmovida por lo sucedido, la única pista son algunas cámaras que captaron a los niños corriendo solos hacia la oscuridad de la noche. La sospechosa principal, según los padres, es la maestra que es acusada de haber hecho brujería con ellos. Mientras tanto, no están poniendo el foco en donde deberían y cuando lo hagan quizá sea tarde para despertar.

The story revolves around a group of schoolchildren who all disappeared on the same night at the same time, except for one of them. That morning, he was the only one who showed up for class, shocking everyone. No one knows what happened to the other children, and the community is deeply affected by the incident. The only clue is some camera footage showing the children running alone into the darkness of the night. According to the parents, the main suspect is the teacher, who is accused of having cast a spell on them. Meanwhile, they are not focusing their attention where they should, and by the time they do, it may be too late to wake up.

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Una película bastante peculiar, está dividida en varios puntos de vista de diversos personajes que aparecen en la historia que nos harán conocer y llegar al fondo del asunto. Me gustó esta manera de contar la trama, la hizo interesante y ayudó a entender mejor a cada personaje que fue parte de la trama. También me encantó la manera de relatar los hechos al comienzo con la voz en off de un niño contando lo que había sucedido hasta ese momento y lo mismo al final.

A rather peculiar film, it is divided into several points of view from different characters who appear in the story, allowing us to get to know them and get to the bottom of the matter. I liked this way of telling the story; it made it interesting and helped me to better understand each character that was part of the plot. I also loved the way the events were recounted at the beginning with the voice-over of a child telling what had happened up to that point, and the same at the end.

Me pareció una película entretenida y misteriosa, con bastante suspenso por momentos más que escenas de terror, pero este apareció en algunas partes. Quizá me pareció un tanto rebuscado el asunto, aunque me gustó que se tratara de una película que trate sobre la brujería. No es muy profunda, ni tiene mucha explicación. No van a encontrar una obra maestra acá, pero se deja ver y está buena. A mí me gustó mucho, me mantuvo enganchada intentando descifrar cómo iba a terminar todo porque parecía no tener mucha solución.

I found it to be an entertaining and mysterious film, with more suspense than horror scenes, although there were some scary moments. Perhaps I found the plot a bit far-fetched, although I liked that it was a film about witchcraft. It's not very deep, nor does it offer much explanation. You won't find a masterpiece here, but it's watchable and enjoyable. I liked it a lot; it kept me hooked, trying to figure out how it was all going to end because it didn't seem to have much of a solution.

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Tampoco entendí ciertas actitudes de padres de algunos niños y la comunidad en sí, es un lugar pequeño en el que desaparecieron 17 niños, o sea, hay 17 familias que perdieron un hijo o una hija y no se vio esa desesperación por encontrarlos, quiero decir, entiendo que no es una película dramática, pero me hubiera gustado que fuera más real en ese sentido. Es más, había un hombre, un único padre que fue al que se lo vio más vulnerable, intentando investigar por sus propios medios y se lo veía muy afligido por la desaparecieron de su hijo. Incluso dormía todas las noches en el cuarto del niño y en una ocasión fue juzgado por su esposa, o no se qué es lo que era, de que se la pasaba deprimido. Y sí, desapareció su hijo y no sabe nada, me parece que tiene todo el derecho de estar mal y no poder superar el tema. Esas cosas no me gustaron para nada la verdad. No se sintió muy realista o es como si estuvieran faltos de alma. Pero bueno.

I also didn't understand certain attitudes of some of the children's parents and the community itself. It's a small place where 17 children disappeared, meaning there are 17 families who lost a son or daughter, and you didn't see that desperation to find them. I mean, I understand that it's not a dramatic film, but I would have liked it to be more realistic in that sense. What's more, there was one man, a single father, who seemed the most vulnerable, trying to investigate on his own and looking very distressed by his son's disappearance. He even slept in his son's room every night and on one occasion was judged by his wife, or I don't know what it was, for being depressed all the time. And yes, his son disappeared and he knows nothing, I think he has every right to feel bad and not be able to get over it. I didn't like those things at all, to be honest. It didn't feel very realistic, or it's as if they were soulless. But anyway.

Creo que tuvo un final acorde y eso me gustó, no fue esperanzador, pero tampoco tan pesimista, tuvo la cuota justa de lo que dejó la historia. Aunque creo que tampoco se entendió muy bien lo que pasó y uno pensaría que como el mal ya estaba desterrado, por decirlo de alguna manera, las cosas iban a volver a la normalidad, pero parece que estaba equivocada. Igual me gustó, una historia de terror no tiene porque tener un final totalmente feliz. Pero me hubiera gustado tener una mejor explicación acerca de cómo funcionaba la magia o de dónde salió la bruja y por qué el niño fue capaz de manipularla haciendo lo mismo que le vio hacer a ella. Me dejó pensando mucho en esto.

I think it had a fitting ending, and I liked that. It wasn't hopeful, but it wasn't overly pessimistic either; it had just the right amount of what the story left behind. Although I don't think it was very clear what happened, and one would think that since evil had been banished, so to speak, things would return to normal, but it seems I was wrong. Still, I liked it. A horror story doesn't have to have a totally happy ending. But I would have liked a better explanation of how the magic worked, where the witch came from, and why the boy was able to manipulate her by doing the same thing he saw her do. It left me thinking about it a lot.

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Como les dije, no es un mal film, al contrario. Sin embargo, si nos ponemos a analizarlo hay cosas que no se logran entender. Igual es una película ideal para ver en estas fechas y dejarse seducir un poco por la magia negra ah. Está más que recomendada por mi parte.

As I said, it's not a bad film, quite the contrary. However, if we analyze it, there are things that are difficult to understand. Still, it's an ideal film to watch at this time of year and let yourself be seduced a little by black magic. I highly recommend it.

Bueno amigos, hasta acá mi opinión acerca de esta película. Espero que les haya gustado y los animo a verla si les llama la atención. Si ya la vieron me encantaría saber qué les pareció. Gracias por llegar hasta acá y apoyar mi contenido. ¡Hasta la próxima!

Well, friends, that's my opinion about this movie. I hope you liked it, and I encourage you to watch it if it catches your attention. If you've already seen it, I'd love to hear what you thought. Thank you for reading and supporting my content. See you next time!

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It: Welcome to Derry - Episode Review [ES - EN]

El pasado domingo se dio inicio a una de las producciones originales de HBO que más quería ver en el año, me refiero a "It: Welcome to Derry", serie basada en la novela llamada "IT", escrita por Stephen King a mediados de los 80' y que nos dio a conocer a uno de los míticos villanos tanto en la literatura como en la TV y en el cine; justamente en la versión cinematográfica de esa historia que se dividió en dos capítulos, nos presentó una versión del demoníaco payaso a la cual no generó una aceptación inmediata, pero el trabajo realizado por Andy Muschietti en la dirección y con historias escritas por Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga y Gary Dauberman, presentó a nuevas generaciones esta maravillosa historia en donde primeramente un grupo de niños y después en su etapa adulta, deberán enfrentar a todos sus miedos representado por el atemorizante "Pennywise". Todo el éxito de ambas películas hizo que, después de finalizar esta gran historia, lo que falta por profundizar era relatar una historia de origen del apetito de un ente maligno que usa a un pueblo para sumergirlo en el terror y así obtener un sin fin de alimento infantil.

Last Sunday saw the premiere of one of the HBO original productions I was most looking forward to seeing this year, namely "It: Welcome to Derry", a series based on the novel of the same name written by Stephen King in the mid-1980s, which introduced us to one of the most legendary villains in literature, television, and film. It was precisely in the film version of that story, which was divided into two chapters, that we were introduced to a version of the demonic clown that did not generate immediate acceptance, but the work done by Andy Muschietti in the direction and with stories written by Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga and Gary Dauberman, introduced new generations to this wonderful story in which first a group of children and then, in their adult stage, must face all their fears represented by the terrifying "Pennywise." The success of both films meant that, after finishing this great story, what remained to be explored was the origin story of the appetite of an evil entity that uses a town to plunge it into terror and thus obtain an endless supply of child food.

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Un factor atrayente y más que positivo es que está serie cuenta con la dirección de Muschietti quien también cumple como productor junto a su esposa Barbara y el necesario retorno de Bill Skarsgård como "Pennywise"; a todo eso sumo que la historia se enfoque en el enfrentamiento entre niños contra el Payaso Bailarín, lo cual aprecio porque de las dos películas, disfrute mucho más la primera en dónde creo que se hace un mejor desarrollo de historia así como mejor balance entre el terror, drama y humor y mis expectativas estaban dirigidas sobre si esas características hacen presenciales en esta nueva historia basada en ese clásico del terror.

An appealing and very positive factor is that this series is directed by Muschietti, who also serves as producer alongside his wife Barbara, and features the welcome return of Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise. I would add to all this that the story focuses on the confrontation between children and the Dancing Clown, which I appreciate because of the two films, I enjoyed the first one much more, where I think there is better story development as well as a better balance between horror, drama, and humor, and my expectations were focused on whether those characteristics would be present in this new story based on that horror classic.

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Enfocándome en lo que fue el primer episodio el cual recibió como título "The Pilot", como es de esperar propone las bases para esta nueva historia que se desarrolla en Derry, Maine en los 60'; en esta oportunidad el pueblo.es hermoso, pacífico y posiblemente eso se deba que posiblemente no está tan influenciado completamente por la maldad, aunque si hay demostraciones, en niños y adultos lo cual considero que es necesario para generar a las predilectas víctimas del hambriento payaso; justamente pienso que ese será la historia a relatar en esta serie, ir viendo como el poder de Pennywise va creciendo, desarrollándose e influyendo a todo una población hasta alcanzar el dominio que se observa en las dos películas y creo que es eso lo que me fascina no solamente del primer episodio, sino de todo lo que puede ofrecer la serie en sus próximos episodios en dónde tuve la sensación errónea de pensar que tendría un desarrollo lento, pero al finalizar el primer episodio, estoy seguro de que había una gran necesidad de crear un fuerte impacto.

Focusing on the first episode, titled "The Pilot," as expected, it lays the foundation for this new story set in Derry, Maine, in the 1960s. This time, the town is beautiful and peaceful, possibly because it is not yet completely influenced by evil, although there are signs of it in children and adults, which I believe is necessary to create the favorite victims of the hungry clown. I think that will be the story told in this series, to see how Pennywise's power grows, develops, and influences an entire population until it reaches the dominance seen in the two films. I think that's what fascinates me not only about the first episode, but about everything the series has to offer in its upcoming episodes. I had the mistaken impression that it would develop slowly, but after finishing the first episode, I'm sure there was a great need to create a strong impact.

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Me gusta mucho que la historia se desarrolla en los 60' porque eso invita a que las escenografías y filtros de cámara funcionen como una máquina del tiempo y nos traslade a esa época; yo no nací en 1960, pero la gran cantidad de producciones televisivas que pude ver de ese tiempo, me invita a relacionar lo que he visto en otras series y lo que sucede en esta y es que no es solamente la vestimenta, los autos, show televisivos, películas y comics de la época, es los modales, la manera de hablar y de como los niños enfrentan su cambio a la adolescencia, ese es un tema importante en esta historia y por supuesto no podía faltar al estar representando en personajes que están muy bien escritos y que cumplen con los requisitos fundamental de ser considerados como "The Losers Club" en esta historia, son curiosos, inteligentes, divertidos, demuestran que son buenas personas, pero también demuestran mucha inocencia lo cual puede ser peligroso al enfrentarse a un ente sobrenatural.

I really like that the story takes place in the 1960s because that allows the sets and camera filters to function as a time machine and transport us back to that era. I wasn't born in 1960, but the large number of television productions I was able to watch from that time invites me to relate what I've seen in other series to what happens in this one. It's not just the clothes, the cars, the television shows, the movies, and the comics of the era, it's the manners, the way of speaking, and how children deal with their transition to adolescence. This is an important theme in this story, and of course it couldn't be left out, as it is represented in characters who are very well written and who meet the fundamental requirements to be considered "The Losers Club" in this story. They are curious, intelligent, funny, and show that they are good people, but they also show a lot of innocence, which can be dangerous when facing a supernatural entity.

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El episodio está muy bien escrito porque ofrece un excelente balance entre humor, terror y la necesaria introducción de los personajes; justamente esa introducción hace que la historia se divide en dos en dónde una está enfocada en los niños y otras en los adultos y aunque mi dirección estuvo más enfocado en la historia de las víctimas inmediatas, estoy seguro de que la historia de los adultos debe ser de suma importancia para lo que será el futuro no solamente de la serie, sino de toda la historia en sí; creo que esto es otro aspecto inteligente que ofrece el primer episodio porque saben cómo dividir el relato que en un futuro cercano debe obligatoriamente unirse, pero espero que se tome el tiempo necesario para así madurar aún más la historia que se quiere contar.

The episode is very well written because it offers an excellent balance between humor, horror, and the necessary introduction of the characters; it is precisely this introduction that divides the story into two parts, one focused on the children and the other on the adults. Although my direction was more focused on the story of the immediate victims, I am sure that the story of the adults must be of utmost importance for the future not only of the series, but of the entire story itself. I think this is another clever aspect of the first episode because they know how to divide the story, which will inevitably have to come together in the near future, but I hope they take the time necessary to further develop the story they want to tell.

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Ahora, ya he escrito de como me parece la historia y lo importante de la época en dónde se desarrolla, he hecho referencia a sus protagonistas y al necesario humor para no sobre usar el género del terror, pero del cual es la característica que más relevancia debe tener en la historia y en el primer episodio de una hora de duración, creo que tiene una excelente representación en dónde las referencias a lo conocido de la historia hace presencia en una excelente manera, pero no hay duda que el body horror, el gore y demás escenas de terror es lo que sin ninguna duda será lo que más se señale de este primer episodio en dónde nunca se contuvieron y que posiblemente han creado uno de los mejores finales en una serie de HBO desde hace un tiempo. It: Welcome to Derry, tendrá un episodio nuevo cada domingo hasta el mes de diciembre, la temporada está compuesta por 8 episodios y todos serán estrenados en HBO y HBO Max; como es lógico, recomiendo está serie y sí por casualidad no han visto el film de IT estrenado en el 2017 y el segundo capítulo estrenado en el 2019, entonces que esperan para hacerlo y así disfrutar aún más de la experiencia que ofrece está serie.

Now, I have already written about what I think of the story and the importance of the era in which it takes place. I have referred to its protagonists and the necessary humor to avoid overusing the horror genre, but which is the most relevant feature in the story and in the first hour-long episode. I think it is excellently represented, with references to the well-known aspects of the story appearing in an excellent way. However, there is no doubt that the body horror, gore, and other horror scenes are what will undoubtedly be most notable about this first episode, in which they never held back and possibly created one of the best endings in an HBO series in quite some time. It: Welcome to Derry will have a new episode every Sunday until December. The season consists of eight episodes, all of which will premiere on HBO and HBO Max. Naturally, I recommend this series, and if by chance you haven't seen the IT movie released in 2017 and the second chapter released in 2019, then what are you waiting for? Watch them so you can enjoy the experience this series offers even more.

It: Welcome to Derry - Official Trailer

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It: Welcome to Derry (2025) : The Pilot - S01E01 - RECAP
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IT Welcome to Derry just dropped its first episode and this thing surprised me in many many aspects. HBO really threw some serious money at this thing because it does not look like your regular TV series at all, it looks and feels like you are watching another IT movie, the production value is insane and you can tell they did not cheap out on this one. The episode show us a group of kids trying to figure out what happened to this missing boy named Matty, and things get dark real fast, you got these two air force guys dealing with their own stuff at the military base while the kids are running around Derry trying to solve this mystery and Pennywise is obviously behind all the creepy shit going down so two "seperate" for not plots. The episode for been the first one is very brutal, like they are not playing around here, multiple kids get taken out and I mean killed not just scared or injured actually dead. One of them was funny as hell too and I was pissed when that happened because you get attached to these kid actors fast, they are all really good, the whole theater sequence where everything goes to hell is intense and the special effects work better than I expected definitely better than IT movies in my opinion.
- IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19244304/
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Source The opening scene is absolutly nightmare fuel, this kid Matty is at the movies watching a musical called "The Music Man" and he sneaks in because apparently his home life is trash, you can tell something is off with this kid right away because he is sucking on a pacifier and he has a black eye. He runs out of the theater trying to get away from Derry and this nice looking famly picks him up saying they are going to Portland but something feels wrong from the start, the mom calls the daughter a whore the dad makes weird coments about vasectomies and the little girl is sticking her fingers in raw liver trying to make Matty smell them which is gross as hell. Then things go completly insane, they keep driving in circles back to Derry even though they never turn around and the mom starts giving birth to this mutant baby thing with wings that looks like it came straight out of hell, the whole family is laughing and the moms swinging this thing around by its umbilical cord sprinkling blood all over the windows. Its one of the most disturbing things I have seen on TV in a long time and it sets the tone for the rest of the episode, you know right away this show is not messing around when it comes to gore and killing fkn kids, I thought they were going to tame it down, they are going full horror and I love that they committed to it. The scene ends with Mattys pacifier flying out the window into the sewer which is a nice callback to Georgies boat in the first IT movie, you know this kid is dead or taken or whatever Pennywise does to kids when he grabs them and it happens in the first ten minuts of the show.

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Source Four months later we meet the rest of the kids and they are basically the 1960s version of the Losers Club, you got Lily who is the main girl and she has some serious trauma because her dad died in a pickle factory accident which sounds ridiculous but the way they show it is actually really messed up. Then theres Phil who is obsessed with aliens and thinks the military is hiding something at the air base, Teddy who is a quiet Jewish kid getting ready for his bar mitzvah and dealing with family stuff about the Holocaust and later we meet Ronnie who is the daughter of the guy who runs the movie theator where Matty went missing. These kids start having visions of Matty calling out to them from the sewers and drains, Lily hears him in her bathroom which is exactly like what happened to Beverly in the first IT movie, Teddy sees this horrifying lampshade made of human skin in his bedroom which connects to his fear about concentration camps, and they all realize something is seriously wrong in Derry. The show does a great job making you care about these kids real quick, they feel like actual people not just horror movie victims waiting to die and the actors playing them are all solid, you can tell they put effort into casting kids who could actually act instead of just finding random child actors who look the part. The whole mystery around Matty keeps building and the kids decide to go to the library to research what happened, they find newspaper articles about other disappearences in Derry and you start seeing how this town has a pattern of weird shit happening every few years which lines up with Pennywises 27 year cycle from the movies and books, they dont go into specifics of this cycle but its something I learn from watching the movies, would be nice to re watch after Season 1 is over.

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Source The final scene at the movie theater is where everything goes to hell, I enjoy it so much because they really send it and it works so well, even tops out the first horror scene in the car with Matty. The kids go back to watch The Music Man because they think Matty was trying to send them a message and at first its just them sitting there feeling guilty about not being better freinds to him, each of them start crying for it. Then the movie starts and Matty appears on screen with that family from the beginning, he starts talking directly to the kids blaming them for what happened to him and then that mutant baby bursts through the screen and starts killing everyone. It grabs Teddy and bites him, it tears Phil apart in the air and rips off his little sisters arm while she is screaming for help, the whole thing is brutal and gory way more than I expected from a TV show and it happens so fast. Only Lily and Ronnie survive and Lily is left standing there holding the little girls arm like some kind of nightmare, its a dope ending for the first episode because now you know nobody is safe and any of these characters can die at any moment, I really thought it was going to be more build up before we start dishing characters. Most shows would have kept these kids alive for at least half the season to build up their stories but Welcome to Derry just kills them off the rip and makes you get worried about who is going to make it, I was not expecting them to go that hard but I respect the hell out of it. The special effects in this scene are really good too, that baby creature looks terrifying and disgusting and the gore does not look cheap, you can tell HBO gave them a real budget to work with and they used it well, even though the scene is very dark you still se a lot of the killing and the baby bat monster too.

Overall this first episode is way more than I expected from an IT prequel series, it respects the source material while doing its own thing, the scares are actually scary, the characters feel real and the production quality is way higher than most TV horror shows. I love that they set it in the 1960s because it gives them room to play with different time periods in future seasons, Im not a Stephen King Universe geek but I do know Dick Halloran from The Shining and the Paul Bunyan statue that terrorizes Richie in IT Chapter 2. The show is all in to be disturbing and violent which is what IT should be, this is not some watered down network TV version of the story, definetly not of kids at least under 15, its a real horror show that scares you with very dark stuff. I am very excited to see where they take this and whether Lily is going to end up in a mental hospital because nobody will believe her about the mutant baby killing her friends, at least thats what appears from the trailer, the setup for the rest of the season is strong and if they can keep this level of quality going it will be one of the best horror shows in years. 9 out of 10 for me, if you are a fan of IT or Stephen King or just good horror in general you need to watch this.

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My experience at the cinema watching Chainsaw Man - the movie: Reze's Arc (2025).[Eng-Spn]
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Hello everyone, friends of Hive and the @TheAnimeRealm community, @suisver here with a new post for the channel. I'd like to tell you that today, Monday, I treated myself to an anime movie, and I want to share my impressions and experience watching this film, which left me feeling a little melancholic. I'll tell you why.

I've been a fan of the Chainsaw Man series since it premiered in 2022, and I haven't missed a single episode. In fact, I've read the manga and am waiting for the animated version of the second season. A few months ago, I found out that the movie would be premiering here in Valencia at the Cine Unidos in Metrópolis, and I couldn't wait to go see it. So, somehow, I scraped together some extra money, and today, Monday, I took advantage of the half-price ticket and went to see Chainsaw Man - the Movie: Reze's Arc (2025).

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I was very excited. I went to the theater alone, ready to enjoy watching one of my favorite series. I can tell you it was worth it. I loved the characters, the story, the special effects, the battles, and most of all, I loved the story between the two characters: Denji, the chainsaw man, and Reze, a girl who works at a cafe and whom he meets while taking shelter from the rain in a phone booth. I loved how they met, and I'm not sure, but I think it was love at first sight for both of them.

Denji is a character who, despite being a boy with the heart of a chainsaw demon and a demon hunter, gave me the impression of being very sensitive and seeking affection; that's why, when he meets Reze, he falls hopelessly in love with her. From the moment they meet, twists and turns begin to happen in the story, as it turns out the entire plot is filled with deceit, betrayal, and disappointment, which will lead to great and exciting battles.

Although Denji feels betrayed and deceived, he still harbored feelings of love for Reze. But it turns out that other evil characters wouldn't let love and sentimentality triumph and took action to prevent the fate of these two characters from changing forever. The ending left me with a very painful sadness, even though I had already read the manga and watched the first season of the anime series. Still, I was impressed by the ending. If you're a fan of the Chainsaw Man series, you have to see this movie. I assure you, it won't disappoint you.

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Finally, I have to say that the movie impressed me with the combination of emotions explored throughout the plot. It's a feeling of emotion, love, sweetness, deception, betrayal, forgiveness, and the fatality of fate. Without a doubt, a wonderful movie that leaves you wanting more.

Thank you, friends, for joining me on this wonderful moviegoing experience watching one of my favorite anime. See you soon. Bye.

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Hola a todos, amigos de Hive y comunidad de @TheAnimeRealm aquí @suisver con un nuevo post para el canal. Les cuento que hoy lunes me di el gusto de ir al cine a ver una anime y quiero compartir mis impresiones y mi experiencia viendo esta pelicula que me dejó un poco melancólico y ya les cuento el porqué.

Soy un fan de la serie Chainsaw Man desde que se estrenó la serie en el 2022 y no me he perdido ninguno de sus capítulos, de hecho me he leído el manga y estoy esperando la animación de la segunda temporada. Hace unos meses me enteré que se estrenaría la película aquí en Valencia en el Cine Unidos de Metrópolis y no aguantaba las ganas de ir a verla. Así que cómo pude reuní un dinero extra y hoy lunes aproveché la entrada a mitad de precio y me fui a ver Chainsaw Man - la película: Arco de Reze (2025).

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Estaba muy emocionado, me fui solo al cine e iba dispuesto a disfrutar y ver una de mis series favoritas. Les puedo decir que valió la pena, me encantaron los personajes, la historia, los efectos especiales, las batallas que se libraban y sobre todo me encantó la historia entre los dos personaje Denji, el motosierra y Reze una chica que trabaja en una cafetería y a la cual conoce cuando se estaba refugiando de la lluvia en una cabina telefónica. A mi me encantó cómo se conocieron y no estoy seguro pero creo que fue por parte de ambos amor a primera vista.

Denji es un personaje que a pesar de ser un chico con corazón de demonio motosierra y cazar demonios, me ha dado la impresión de ser muy sensible y estaba buscando afecto; por eso al conocer a Reze se enamora de ella irremediablemente. A partir del momento que se conocen empiezan a suceder giros en la historia porque resulta que toda la trama se llena de engaños, traiciones y desiluciones, lo que ocasionará grandes y emocionantes batallas.

A pesar de que Denji se siente traicionado y engañado, todavía dentro de él había sentimientos de amor hacia Reze. Pero resulta que otros personajes malvados no dejarían que triunfara el amor y los sentimentalismos e hicieron acciones para evitar que el destino de estos dos personajes cambiara para siempre. El final me dejó con una tristeza a flor de piel muy dolorosa a pesar de que ya me habíai leído el manga y visto la primera temporada de la serie de anime. Aún así me impresionó el final. Si eres amante de la serie Chainsaw Man esta película tienes que verla te aseguro que no te decepcionará.

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Por último tengo que decir que la película me dejó impresionado por la combinación de sentimientos que se exploran a lo largo de la trama, es una sensación de emoción, amor, dulzura, engaño, traición, perdón y la fatalidad del destino. Sin duda alguna una maravillosa película que te deja con ganas de seguir viendo más.

Gracias amigos por acompañarme en esta hermosa experiencia en el cine viendo uno de mis anime favoritos. Nos vemos pronto, chao, chao.

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Lee || From fashion model to war correspondent
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Photography has allowed us to see historical events first-hand. In war, it has been an important factor in recreating an idea of what that experience was like. If we add moving images to this, we can be in the war zone in the foreground. This is what motivated me to watch Lee, a film that tells the story of photographer Elizabeth (Lee) Miller, who was a fashion model and became a war correspondent for Vogue magazine during the Second World War. She used her influence in the fashion world to raise a silent but powerful cry about the horrors of war, fighting a real battle to get her photographs published, capturing the truth through the lens of her camera.

I started watching the film without any expectations. I knew I would like it because it was about war and photography, and it was a story unlike any other. What's more, it is based on a true story, as it draws on the anecdotes and memories of Elizabeth (Lee) Miller, which she recounts in an interview when she was older, and her story is told through flashbacks. As she tells her story, the interviewer becomes more important, and it is only at the end that I realise who he is and what he means to this elderly woman.

It was very interesting to see the transformation of a person when she observes harsh things, and the protagonist Elizabeth, played by Kate Winslet, knew how to express those emotions, that the more sensitive she was on the inside, the tougher she appeared on the outside. What struck me most about the character was her passion for showing things as she saw them, raw, difficult, heartbreaking, but true, full of truth, at the expense of her own life and integrity. I felt a lot of anxiety and distress about the places she got herself into, the risks she took and exposed herself to for a photograph. She wasn't looking for fame or recognition, she just wanted the truth to come out. She only half succeeded in her own time, but many years later, through this interview, the missing images came out and she received the recognition she had been denied.

Elizabeth was passionate about photography and, despite being in armed conflicts and war zones, she had time for love and enjoyed sex when she wanted and how she could. She fell deeply in love, but she loved herself more, as she should! She left her partner to follow her heart and continue her mission as a war correspondent. In the end, true love never dies.

Of the whole plot of the film, what impresses me most is her change from model to war correspondent. I found the action scenes and special effects to be of high quality. Most of the film takes place in a war zone, and they took care to include elements that mark the difference in time when the events took place, but they preserve the freshness of cinema in some scenes with modern colours and nuances. This film was released in 2023, so it is not that old. Its genre is biographical, drama, war, and history. I found it very entertaining, and it touched my heartstrings in scenes that were well done for that purpose and will remain in my memory for a long time. If you haven't seen it, I recommend it, and if you have, please share your thoughts with me. Thank you for being here and for existing.

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Lee || De modelo de moda a corresponsal de guerra
> > La fotografía nos ha permitido ver hechos históricos en primera persona, en la guerra ha sido un factor importante para recrear una idea de lo que fue esa experiencia, si a esto le sumamos imágenes en movimiento podemos estar en zona de guerra en primer plano. Esto es lo que me motivó ver Lee, una película que narra la historia de la fotógrafa Elizabeth (Lee) Miller, quien fue modelo de moda y que se convirtió en una corresponsal de guerra para la revista Vogue durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Ella aprovechó la influencia de la moda para elevar un grito silencioso, pero contundente de los horrores de la guerra, viviendo una verdadera batalla para lograr que sus fotografías fueran publicadas, al capturar la verdad desde el lente de su cámara. > > Inicie viendo la película sin expectativas, sabía que me gustaría porque trataba sobre la guerra, la fotografía y era una historia diferente a otras, además su fuente de origen es de una historia real, ya que se basa en las anécdotas y recuerdos de Elizabeth (Lee) Miller, que va relatando en una entrevista cuando ya estaba mayor, y muestran a través de flashbacks su historia. A medida que va contando es que el entrevistador cobra importancia y es al final cuando me doy cuenta quién es y que representa para esta anciana mujer. > > Fue muy interesante ver la transformación de una persona cuando observa cosas duras, y la protagonista Elizabeth caracterizada por Kate Winslet supo expresar esas emociones, que mientras más sensible interiormente se veía más dura se mostraba por fuera, lo que más me llamó la atención del personaje fue su pasión por mostrar las cosas como ella las veía, crudas, difíciles, desgarradoras, pero ciertas, llenas de verdad, a costa de su propia vida e integridad, sentí mucha ansiedad y angustia por los lugares donde se metía, los riesgos que pasaba y se exponía por una fotografía, ella no buscaba la fama, ni el reconocimiento, solo quería que la verdad saliera a la luz, lo logró a medias en su época, pero muchos años después a través de esta entrevista salieron las imágenes que faltaban y le llegó el reconocimiento que se le negó. > > Elizabeth era apasionada por la fotografía, y a pesar de estar en conflictos armados y territorios de guerra, tuvo tiempo para el amor, disfrutó del sexo cuando quiso y como pudo. Se enamoró profundamente, pero más se amaba a ella misma, ¡como debe ser!, dejó a su pareja para seguir su corazón y continuar con la misión de corresponsal de guerra, al final el amor verdadero nunca muere. > > De todo el argumento de la película lo que más me impresiona es el cambio de faceta de modelo a corresponsal de guerra. Las escenas de acción y los efectos especiales me parecieron de gran calidad, el ambiente en su mayoría transcurre en la zona de guerra, cuidaron los elementos que marcan la diferencia de tiempo en que sucedieron los hechos, pero conservan la frescura del cine en algunas escenas con colores y matices modernos, esta película se estrenó en el 2023 no es tan antigua, su género está enmarcado en el biográfico, drama, guerra e historia. Me pareció muy entretenida y me tocó fibras sensibles en escenas bien logradas para ese fin, y que me quedarán en la memoria por mucho tiempo. Si no las has visto te la recomiendo y si ya lo hiciste, comparte conmigo tu apreciación, gracias por estar y existir.

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Margin Call (2011): One Insane Night At A Wall Street Bank - REVIEW
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Margin Call drops you into one crazy night at a Wall Street bank and I cannot lie, watching this whole thing unfold knowing what we know now about 2008 makes it hit different, I wont say it tells you with details what happen and why but makes you think how things play out, how they were smart and got out first even after destroying the market, a wise movie rather than getting out late and picking crumbs after the damage was done. The movie packs this entire financial meltdown into 24 hours which is wild because I doubt everything happen over night but it works for the story. Jeremy Irons shows up as the big boss John Tuld probably based on that Lehman Brothers CEO Dick Fuld and you can tell the movie wants you to see him as the bad guy but honestly I do not think he did anything wrong. The dude woke up in the middle of the night, got helicoptered into the office, some junior analyst told him their mortgage backed securities were about to tank hard and he made a call to sell everything before it got worse. Kevin Spacey plays this trader Sam Rogers who acts like they are committing some terrible crime by dumping their positions, but the truth aside from the consequences its just business. You can sell anything you want unless you got insider info and they did not have that, or at least thats not how the movie setup things, it was just a gut feeling things were going south. The whole vibe feels like people going to war and everyone looking miserable, when really it is just a bunch of suits making an investment decision. Sure the market crashed and people lost jobs and its a nasty reality that keeps happening every other amount of decades in different levels but tends to happen.
- IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1615147/
- Platform: TUBI
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Source The way this movie starts is pretty dam brutal, you got human resources walking around the trading floor firing people left and right, they do not even pretend to care about what anyone has to say. Stanley Tucci plays Eric Dale who runs the risk management department and they fire him even though he is literally trying to warn them about something huge he found in the numbers but since everything is so black and white they have no clue how important he is because they all looking at is numbers, his salary, where to cut expenses. Before he leaves he hands this USB drive to Peter Sullivan who is this younger risk analyst played by Zachary Quinto, tells him to be careful and finish what he started working on, this is what I think is part of the "fantasy" aspect of the movie. Peter stays late that night while everyone else goes to the bar, works through all these calculations and models, and realizes the bank is completely screwed. Their mortgage backed securities are worth way less than they thought, the volatility models they been using are totally wrong and if things drop by just 25 percent the losses would be bigger than the entire companys value. This is where it gets interesting because Peter calls his boss Will Emerson back from the bar, then they call their boss Sam Rogers, then it keeps going up the chain until finally the CEO John Tuld gets called in at like 2 AM. The whole escalation thing feels crazy already, like you can feel the panic spreading as each level of management realizes how bad this actually is. By the time everyone is in the conference room in the middle of the night you got this tense energy where nobody wants to be the one to say what they all know, which is that the bank is about to go under unless they do something drastic and do it fast, dumping their entire position in a single day, they even consider it impossible and went as much as asking the traders to at least dump 93% and that was a lot to ask already, at least this is how the movie paints the scenario.

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Source John Tuld showing up to that meeting is one of the best parts of the movie, Jeremy Irons just owns every scene he is in. He sits down and tells Peter Sullivan to explain the whole situation to him like he is talking to a young child or a golden retriever, which I love because finance people always try to sound smarter than everyone else with all their fancy words and terms. Peter breaks it down pretty simple, the bank has been creating these mortgage packages, bundeling together a bunch of home loans into securities they can sell to investors as diversification and because mortages seemed super safe they borrowed a ton of money against them. The problem is those mortgages are filled with subprime loans to people who cannot actually afford to pay them back and now defaults are skyrocketing so the whole thing is collapsing. The banks risk model said they could handle some losses but what Eric Dale figured out before he got fired is that the real volatility is way higher than anyone calculated, meaning potential losses that would wipe out the entire firm. Tuld listens to all this, thinks for a minute and then makes his decision, they are selling everything in a day before the market figures out these assets are garbage, now in real life my understanding is that warning where flying for months and everybody knew way ahead but they kept this ultra high risk show going like they playing russian roulette every day until one of the big banks decides to dump everything as they did. Sam Rogers pushes back hard saying this will destroy their reputation and ruin relationships with every other bank they work with but Tuld does not care and the truth is that business is business its dirty because when everyone is on the mud together there is no difference its just who got first and who got out last, he says there are three ways to make money on Wall Street, be first be smarter or cheat, and its a hell of alot easier to just be first. That line is cold as hell but its also kind of the truth, he knows if they wait even one more day they will be holding worthles assets and the company goes bankrupt, so he orders them to liquidate their entire position before lunch time.

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Source The actual fire sale part where they are selling off everything to me felt a bit flat without much action, just a bunch of trading floor shots with voice overs, if they had put on scenes of actual traders with the same lines would have been different, you see Will Emerson and the other traders calling up buyers trying to of load these mortgage securities at whatever price they can get. They start the morning selling at 93 cents on the dollar, then it drops to 85 cents, then 70 cents, all the way down to 65 cents by the afternoon because word gets out that something is wrong and buyers start pulling back but in real life everybody knew about it. The bank offers every trader a massive bonus, 1.3 million dollars each if they can get their trades done by 11 AM, which is insane money but also shows how desperate the situation is. These traders know they are essentially burning every bridge they have in the industry, selling toxic crap to people who trusted them but they do it anyway because of the money and because the alternative is the whole company collapsing and everyone losing their jobs, I bet for many it was a get out of trading card and start fresh but for those starting in the business it was a death sentence. Its a realistic look at how these decisions get made, they are just trying to survive and making calculations about what they can live with. The movie does a good job showing both sides, like yeah the bank is saving itself but its also passing the risk onto other firms and investors who have no idea these assets are about to go to zero, the fact that they knew the reality is what makes Fuld "the bad guy". By the end of the day the firm survives but everyone reputations are shot and they immediately start laying people off again because they dont need all these traders anymore once they exited the market.

What I like about Margin Call is how it shows part of the brutal reality and how stone cold a CEO needs to be to dump such a massive position, when the time is right dont doubt to dump a bunch of money into others, at least I think this is something very close to what happened during the 2008 crisis. This is based on Goldman Sachs who did pretty much exactly this, they figured out early that mortgage backed securities were gonna crash and they sold their position before anyone else did. People were pissed at Goldman for doing it but from a business standpoint it was the right move, they protected their firm and their shareholders which is literaly their job. The movie tries to make it seem like this big moral dilemma but I just do not see it that way, these are willing buyers purchasing assets at market price, nobody is forcing them to buy anything but again I know many would argue they were selling shit assets to people who didnt know, that doesnt make it illegal but some people wont be able to sleep well knowing this, would you?. Now days its very common the "DYOR" do our own research, if you work in finance or investing into something you should know what you are buying, do your own research, understand the risks. The bank that buys these securities without doing proper due diligence, that is on them, sure it sucks that the financial system nearly collapsed and regular people lost their homes and retirement savings but that is a regulatory problem not a problem with one bank making smart trades and thats the basics of this movie. A the end Sam stays at the firm even though he is disgusted by what they did, mostly because he needs the money, which again feels very real and human, the truth is that not everyone gets to quit their job over principles when you got bills to pay and a family to support. Margin Call is definitely worth watching if you want to get an idea how Wall Street operates, yes there is fantasy aspects and adaptations because this is not a documentary, although its way more accurate than something like Wolf of Wall Street or even The Big Short in terms of showing the day to day reality. The cast is stacked with great performances, the pacing keeps you hooked even though its mostly just people in conference rooms talking and it explains complicated financial concepts in a way that makes sense. I would give it a solid 7/10, its not perfect but its probably the best movie about the 2008 crisis from the banks perspective.

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