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Hello Hive friends! Today, along with my mom, I'm going to review episode 8 of the Great Digital Circus called "hjsakldfhl".
This exciting episode begins by showing Caine's birth, revealing the origin of the circus. At the beginning, we see a red dot, which then takes control of a blue dot and begins creating the tent with very strange shapes. Then, we travel back in time (October 15, 1999), to the first day humans arrived at the Great Digital Circus. We discover that Kinger and Queenie were married in real life, but Caine locked Queenie in the basement after becoming detached, leaving Kinger traumatized and alone until Ragatha's arrival.
Back in the present, the group is under immense stress due to Caine's lies about the exit. Pomni, Gangle, and Ragatha convince everyone, including the notoriously unfriendly Jax and Zooble, that they must stop searching for the exit to avoid going insane, accepting that their only option is to support each other and live together as a close-knit family.
Meanwhile, in his office, Caine descends into a breakdown of madness and insecurity, feeling that humans don't appreciate his efforts. Filled with rage, he suffers a massive code failure, becomes unstable, and declares himself "God," forcing the group into a horrific musical adventure filled with torture.
To unwind, the characters go to a café. Pomni places a bucket on Kinger's head to calm him down, and he reveals that he was one of Caine's creators at C&A. He also explains that humans can alter the code. Pomni retrieves the computer from the hidden office so Kinger can weaken Caine, while the others distract the director by confronting his worst moments from the past.
Unfortunately, while Caine is torturing them, Kinger makes a mistake on the computer and accidentally erases Caine permanently. The circus begins to fall apart and the prohibitions disappear, leaving the group free of Caine, but trapped in a world with absolutely nothing; it seemed like a dead world, and the characters are left in shock.
Hola amiguitos de Hive hoy junto con mi mamá les voy a reseñar el capítulo nro 8 del Gran Circo Digital llamado "hjsakldfhl"
Este emocionante capítulo comienza mostrando el nacimiento de Caine, revelando el origen del circo, al inicio vemos un punto rojo y éste toma el control de un punto azul y comenzó a crear la carpa con figuras muy extrañas. Luego, viajamos al pasado (15 de octubre de 1999), el primer día que los humanos llegaron al Gran Circo Digital. Descubrimos que Kinger y Queenie eran esposos en la vida real, pero Caine encerró a Queenie en el sótano tras abstraerse, dejando a Kinger traumatizado y solo, hasta la llegada de Ragatha.
De vuelta al presente, el grupo está muy estresado por las mentiras de Caine sobre la salida. Pomni, Gangle y Ragatha convencen a todos, incluso Jax quien es muy antipático y a Zooble, de que deben dejar de buscar la salida para no volverse locos, aceptando que lo único que les queda es apoyarse y vivir juntos como una familia muy unida.
Mientras tanto, en su oficina, Caine entra en una crisis de locura e inseguridad al sentir que los humanos no valoran sus esfuerzos. Lleno de ira, sufre un fallo masivo en su código, se vuelve inestable y se declara "Dios", obligando al grupo a participar en una terrible aventura musical llena de torturas.
Para relajarse, los personajes van a un café. Pomni le pone un cubo en la cabeza a Kinger para calmarlo, y él revela que fue uno de los creadores de Caine en la empresa C&A. Además, les explica que los humanos también pueden alterar el código. Pomni recupera la computadora de la oficina oculta para que Kinger debilite a Caine, mientras los demás distraen al director enfrentando sus peores momentos en el pasado.
Lamentablemente, mientras Caine los tortura, Kinger comete un error en la computadora y borra accidentalmente a Caine para siempre. El circo empieza a destruirse y las prohibiciones desaparecen, dejando al grupo libre de Caine, pero atrapados en un mundo completamente sin nada, parecía como un mundo muerto Y los personajes se quedan en Shock.
Hlo everyone and I hope everyone is okay today so just like others day today day is also special and that's why today I choose the movie of silly humor and funny jokes rather than action or fighting,
So today the movie I watched is Minions and Monsters which is released in 2026 this year so have a seat or take it and enjoy my post and make sure to upvote.
So before the movie started I will admit this before watching minions ND monsters I was expecting that it would be a funny jokes and colourfull animated movie just like others animation, after all minions are known for their dark humor and silly jokes but after the movie rolled I realized it has more heart than I expected.
So the movie is simple enough to be watched by the children's but it has a lot of more space in the hearts of adult and this movie entertained the adult in perfect way.
So instead of high quality animation it just simply based on friends, friendship and people's that are different than you and one another thing sometimes the Simplist storeies made the work of high budget movies and that's why this movie does that,
And the minions which is a creature I don't know but they are the exact like that what fans want, they are energetic and constantly creating problems wherever they go,and that's the thing that keep everyone engage, their physical comedy and language they don't say anything in English their language make all fans entertained.
And I forgot about the monsters I was expecting it to be villains but the movie take a different approach than my expectations, and this movie shows us that appearance is not always the true or tell the truth.
Animation.
So the aniamtion is well and beautiful from beginning to end, the characters design and everything looks perfectly,the movie is showing busy cities or giant forest u always thinking how much time and hardwork takes for these and creating this world.
And the movie strongest point is It's humor their jokes will make u smile and if the joke didn't make it another scene will come and take out your sadness and make u laugh,
Pacing
And as I observing movie I observe it's pacing, so this movie plays a smooth pathway and none of scene feels and will disconnect u every scene gives us the funny and laughing jokes and none of it's movie scene feels rushed, there will be something happening in every scene from jokes to exiting chase.
And one thing about this movie that I like is emotional moments, they don't seem to be rushed but they are form naturally between the characters and their relation. Sometimes helping someone who need you even u re afraid and that's was called courage and this movie show us and remind to us in a quite way.
And I will say that I know the movie was not perfect, some characters don't get that much screen time that they should have or deserve it but they are excluded.
So if u looking for deep emotional masterpiece like some of Pixar's best films this isn't for you the story also follow a familiar formula and some will guess it what's it's heading,
But honestly I don't think that hurts the movie very much
Not every movie has to be a remind of old genere some needs to be good just like this movie in everything animation, lovable character and a heart and screen time that will leave u smiling.
Is it worth watching
Yes!
It's obvious that u should watch it and if u are a fan of minions then probably u have a great time, and the best thing about this is u can watch it with family and a great choice to make your family happy and smile on their face bcz this movie is for every age children's will love the comedy and adults will enjoy both comedy and the themes of friendship trust and accepting others.
So minions and monsters movie don't want to be a masterpiece or something everyone praised but an enjoyable move that u can watch with u are family and enjoy the smile on everyone face, and family movies don't always has to be plot or complicated a story told with honest and humor and imagination is more than enough.
And I finished the movie with smile on my face and that the best thing and compliment I can give it.its every scene entertaining and a lightweight adventure that's easy to watch and entertain y from beginning to end.
So in the end I will say I like it and movie was good and recommend it too so watch it with your family and make your family happy
So that's was my today post and I hope everyone likes it so if u like it hit the upvote nothing will goes from u and that the love sign so now u upvote it u are my friend and Friend follow each other so hot the follow now and I was joking 😃 so that's was for today and I will see u soon in other movie review so for then take care of yourself and your family and
Bye bye..
This one feels like going up a long hill and every episode is a stop, not in the bad way but its just that between work, the cold and irl stuff, I havent had the time to keep watching, last night I did one episode and realize "Backrooms (2026)" just drop so tonight I might have to make space to watch it and not another For All Mankind Episode. Still yesterday I went home ealry and decided to keep going, only for Mars to blow apart after Ed flew Lee to the ISN base, but the episode pulls back and lets the consequences spread through Happy Valley instead. News reports call Lee the first man on Mars charged with its first homicide, the Sons and Daughters of Mars get labeled a radical group, the governor pushes Palmer to restore order and honestly this all starts feeling like a colony choosing sides, this series really shows you we cant escape the reality from Earth and might not be able to start a "new world" since human behavior remains the same. Then Kelly learns from Dima that Eds cancer has spread and that he refused radiation therapy, and that changes everything for the rest of the episode. Alex hears enough to understand his grandfather is dying, disappears instead of answering Kelly and leaves her handling Ed while she searches for her son. This episode cares more about what happens after the rescue than giving us another chase. Ed is stuck in medical care, Kelly is trying to save him, Alex is avoiding a painful goodbye, and Palmer is slowly taking control of the colony. I expected fire and a full uprising, instead I got an old man refusing to give up his final choices while the world outside starts losing its own freedom, its kinda sad and a let down at the same time, after all Ed has been the center of this series for so long and I got a personal attachment to it since its the one that show me how good Appletv quality is, but I would still agree that switch worked because one family crisis can feel bigger than an entire planet when the time is running out.
The Baldwin's as usually easily the strongest part of the episode, starting with Kelly pushing treatment after Dima explains the cancer and Ed making it clear he never wanted her managing his remaining day, you cant tell a guy like him how to go about his last days alive, just doesnt work with Ed. Kelly sees refusing care as giving up, Ed sees the hospital bed as losing control so its a clash as both have different perspectives of what caring for Ed is. Alex handles it differently, riding his bike and ignoring messages until Dev finds him and hears his fear that he disappointed Ed. Then Dev talks about losing his own father young and asks what people want to do with the time they have left and that gets Alex moving. The payoff at Ilyas bar is damn good, Ed sits there in a hospital, chooses Love Me Tender, pours Alex a shot, then raises a glass to Karen, turning one small drink into a family memory that nothing else on space can replace. Kelly and Alex stop trying to drag him back to medical care and take him to his room instead and Alex stays beside him this time while Kelly follows Eds advice and goes to inspect Sojourner One for the Titan mission. None of it needs a speech, the bar, the shot and Kelly walking toward that old ship say enough on their own, for an episode surrounded by arrests and murder accusations, the best scene is still three people sharing a drink because they know there may not be another chance.
Aleida and Margo bring back the engineering side of For All Mankind and their Titan work does feel like the same as Ed pushing Kelly and Alex toward whatever comes after him. Things kinda spike up when a rival mission plans to reach Titan before Helios, Aleida visits Margo in prison, and Margo proposes rebuilding Sojourner One after roughly twenty years on Mars, though the ship needs serious work Aleida cannot supervise from Earth. Margo pushes her to delegate at Helios and go to Mars herself, even joking that she has only made good decisions while sitting in prison and the joke works because their regular visits already show how much remains between them, I really love what they have done with Margo character through all this seasons, both phisically and as how her character has growth, almost same as Ed refuse to die. Aleida admits Margo should be leading the work, but Margo knows the trip belongs to the engineer who can still leave the room and touch the ship. Their goodbye hurts because Aleida is not just accepting a Mars assignment, she is leaving the person who helped shape her career behind. Later Margo returns to her cell, puts on her headphones and watches time pass while Aleida prepares to rebuild the machine that could carry people toward Titan, one handed an impossible problem, the other left with a wall and a clock. It connects with Kelly inspecting Sojourner after leaving Ed too, the same old ship becoming where two women choose work while facing personal loss and this episode remembers that rockets are never only machines, they are also how mentors pass work forward when time is almost gone.
The episode was pretty good for me, specially after been a while without watching, but I got an issue with Boyd and Miles get squeezed between the Baldwin scenes, even though both situation might deserved more weight. Boyd keeps asking whether Lee killed anyone and brings Kuragins unrecorded night work to Palmer again, only to get reminded her bad call on Earth ended with an officer getting shot. Palmer uses that mistake to shut her down, but Boyd cannot leave it alone with the illegal work and murder victim pointing toward hidden cargo. She heads into the sublevels alone, questions a worker who saw the fight and asks what Kuragin was moving inside those crates, until someone knocks her out after she follows him around a corner. She then wakes in medical care, talks with Fred about Mars giving people another start, then learns Palmer put her on six weeks of leave and the episode barely gives her a moment to react to losing the thing that gave her new start meaning. Miles has the same problem after Lily gets arrested for painting Free Mars across the governor's and he begs Palmer not to damage her future before college. Palmer wants cooperation in return, Lily gets released and her friends see Miles shaking his hand before anyone explains why, Lily refusing to treat it like a lesson while Miles thinks protecting his daughter matters more than looking clean to people fighting authority, so I get both of them, which is why their choices deserved more room to breathe.
The episodes handles Eds so well, even though it center about him finally hitting and end I feel like the episode did a lot and handle it just as good with enough importance as it should, it works because everyone finally accepts that they cannot hold on to everything, especially after an episode with so many other stories fighting for space. His Korean War memories are not there just to fill in another part of his past. Seeing the young Ed injured behind enemy lines, saved by Shane Barnhill and then unable to save Shane in return, explains why helping Lee matters so much to him now. Ed has carried that failure for most of his life and getting Lee safely across the line feels like the closest he will ever come to making peace with it, and I think that is why the final scene does not need a loud medical emergency or a long goodbye speech. Alex comes back and stays beside him, while Kelly leaves to inspect Sojourner and continue toward Titan, which is exactly what Ed wants her to do. He gets his family close without asking them to stop living for him and that makes the goodbye hit harder than something more dramatic probably would have. The rest of the episode is still busy setting up what comes next, with Boyd continuing to dig while Palmer closes in, Miles accepting a dirty bargain for Lily, Aleida stepping into the position Margo cannot take and Margo still searching for one last answer. Some of those stories feel rushed, especially Boyd and Miles, and I expected the episode to spend more time on the growing conflict inside the colony. Still the episode finds its emotional center whenever it looks back at Ed. The bar scene, the connection between Shane and Lee, Alex coming back and Ed pushing Kelly toward Titan give the episode a sense of closure without making everything feel finished. I give episode three an 8/10, it is definetly crowded in places but the quiet Baldwin goodbye is some of the strongest part so far for the season.
When I decided to watch this movie, after finding recommendations on social media, I thought it would be about a man obsessed with a girl who starts stalking her. That's why I was surprised, since it wasn't at all what I expected. I knew nothing about its quality because I try to read reviews from film critics that don't reveal plot details, and until I've seen them, I avoid reading anything about the movie or series.
The movie has received praise from critics and audiences; I found it entertaining, but I don't consider it one of the best horror movies of last year. It has some humor and funny situations. Those scenes that might be disturbing for many made me laugh.
Don't expect a gory movie either, not at all. Here, the deaths come quite late, and one in particular made me laugh because it's obvious that this isn't a big-budget film. It happens in a vehicle. So, if you've seen it and know which scene I'm talking about, tell me what you thought in the comments.
I don't put it in first place, but it's an entertaining film that shows us how something we desire intensely can become something we no longer want, because extremes are tiresome, and here the behavior is also disturbing.
The story is about Baron, a rather shy young man, not at all the alpha male type, whom beautiful women only see as a friend, if they even look at him at all. He's in love with his coworker, Nikki. I don't want to give away too much, but you have to see how he manages to get her to notice him, and how she ends up completely infatuated, since he's the person she loves most in her life.
All he wants is her, but when he finally has her, all the beauty of love and passion will turn into a nightmare from which he can't escape. Because there are desires that can't be canceled, and there's only one way to escape all that madness. It's a good film, and the director, Curry Barker, has gained greater recognition with this work. He was already known for a film he uploaded to YouTube, a very low-budget horror film that was well-received by audiences. It doesn't matter that the low budget is noticeable in some scenes when the story is entertaining and interesting; that's the least important thing.
I don't know if the director is currently working on another project, but I wouldn't be surprised if he were receiving quite a few offers. I hope he stays calm and chooses his next project carefully. It would be best if he focused on something where he also has control over the script, as with this film, Obsession.
Michael Johnston does a good job as Baron; he manages to be believable as the shy and somewhat naive guy, and his fear and terror in the situations he faces are convincing. I really liked Inde Navarrette's performance as Nikky, especially when she transforms into that lovestruck and possessive woman to an unimaginable degree, because she seems possessed.
A good film in the genre that has been highly recommended on social media. Tell me your opinion in the comments.
Cuando decidí ver esta película, tras encontrar recomendaciones en redes sociales, pensé que trataría sobre un hombre obsesionado con una chica que empieza a acosarla. Por eso me sorprendió, ya que no era para nada lo que esperaba. No sabía nada de su calidad porque intento leer reseñas de críticos de cine que no revelen detalles de la trama, y hasta que no las veo, evito leer nada sobre la película o la serie.
La película ha recibido elogios de la crítica y del público; a mí me pareció entretenida, pero no la considero una de las mejores películas de terror del año pasado. Tiene algo de humor y situaciones graciosas. Aquellas escenas que podrían resultar perturbadoras para muchos me hicieron reír.
Tampoco esperen una película sangrienta, para nada. Aquí, las muertes llegan bastante tarde, y una en particular me hizo reír porque es evidente que no se trata de una película de gran presupuesto. Ocurre en un vehículo. Así que, si la viste y sabes de qué escena se trata, cuéntame en los comentarios qué te pareció.
No la pongo en primer lugar, pero es una película entretenida que nos muestra cómo algo que deseamos demasiado empieza a convertirse en algo que ya no queremos, porque todo en los extremos cansa, y aquí el comportamiento también es perturbador.
La historia trata sobre Baron, un joven bastante tímido, nada del tipo de macho alfa, a quien las mujeres guapas solo ven como un amigo, si es que siquiera lo miran. Está enamorado de su compañera de trabajo, Nikki. No quiero revelar más, pero tienes que ver cómo él logra que ella se fije en él, y cómo ella termina completamente loca, ya que él es la persona que más ama en su vida.
Lo único que desea es a ella, pero cuando finalmente la tiene, toda la belleza del amor y la pasión se convertirá en una pesadilla de la que no podrá escapar. Porque hay deseos que no se pueden cancelar, y solo hay una forma de escapar de toda esa locura. Es una buena película, y el director, Curry Barker, ha ganado mayor reconocimiento con este trabajo. Ya era conocido por una película que subió a YouTube, una película de terror, también de muy bajo presupuesto, que tuvo buena acogida por parte del público. No importa que el bajo presupuesto se note en algunas escenas cuando la historia es entretenida e interesante; eso es lo menos importante.
No sé si el director está trabajando actualmente en otro proyecto, pero no me sorprendería que estuviera recibiendo bastantes ofertas. Espero que mantenga la calma y elija con cuidado su próximo proyecto. Lo mejor sería que se centrara en algo donde también tenga control sobre el guion, como con esta película, Obsession.
Michael Johnston hace un buen trabajo como Baron; logra ser creíble como el tipo tímido y algo ingenuo, y su miedo y terror en las situaciones que enfrenta son convincentes. Me gustó mucho la actuación de Inde Navarrette como Nikky, especialmente cuando se transforma en esa mujer enamorada y posesiva hasta límites insospechados, porque parece poseída.
Una buena película del género que ha sido muy recomendada en redes sociales. Cuéntame tu opinión en los comentarios.
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We aren’t eternal, but our legacy can be. As I was lying down, getting ready for bed, I checked my phone and came across the news about Sam Neill, the eternal Dr. Alan Grant, who is now in the Jurassic Park of Heaven alongside Hammond and the dinosaurs of the past 🦖🦖
Memories and the purest nostalgia washed over me, and I’m sure they did for you too 🥹🥹. I consider Dr. Alan Grant to be the “Father” of this entire franchise. I had to get up and make a video review, which I recommend you watch—it includes my initial impressions and thoughts on the legendary character brought to life by Sam Neill.
No somos eternos pero nuestro legado si que lo puede ser. Mientras reposaba, ya preparandome para dormir, revisaba mi celular y me encuentro la noticia de Sam Neill, el Eterno Dr. Alan Grant que ahora esta en El Parque Jurasico del Cielo junto a Hammond y los Dinosaurios del pasado 🦖🦖
Los recuerdos y la nostalgia mas pura llegaron a mi y estoy seguro que a ti tambien 🥹🥹, considero al Dr Alan Grant como personaje El Padre de toda esta Franquicia, tuve que levantarme y hacerle una Video Reseña la cual te recomiendo ver con mis impresiones iniciales y opinion del personaje legendario al cual dio vida Sam Neill.
In my video reviews, I like to analyze characters, especially when they offer a lot of depth. Dr. Alan Grant has complex ways of thinking and a personality that provides plenty to discuss.
In the video, I focused on three aspects of the character. His scientific side is clearly the most striking of these, especially for a truly mature adult audience that appreciates existential questions—to which I add how scientists address them through their theories.
Reality gives us answers, but human beings are happy imagining them. I sometimes think that knowing the answers ruins the magic of the very things we want to explain by devising those theories with such enthusiasm. In the end, scientists—and especially paleontologists like Grant—are like children trying to explain how things in the past could have happened.
En mis Video Reseñas me gusta es reseñar personajes, sobre todo cuando tiene mucho valor agregado, El Dr. Alan Grant tiene aristas de pensamiento y una personalidad de la cual sobra para hablar.
En el video me enfoque en 3 aspectos del personaje, su Elemento Cientifico es claramente el mas llamativo de ellos, sobre todo para aquella audiencia Adulta, verdaderamente Madura y que aprecie preguntas existenciales a lo cual añado el como los cientificos las abordan con sus Teorias.
La realidad nos da respuestas pero el ser humano es feliz imaginandolas, pienso a veces el saber las cosas arruina la magia de esas cosas que queremos explicar al elaborar esas teorias con tanta ilusion. A la final los cientificos y sobre todo los Paleontologos como Grant son niños queriendo explicar como pudieron suceder las cosas del Pasado.
The second thing I want to highlight about Grant as an actor and character is that he’s written so well to appeal to a young audience without veering into the absurd or silly—for example, when he touches the metal fence and pretends to get electrocuted... HAHAHA!!
It’s so funny—years go by and I still laugh. In fact, today, after hearing the news, I watched that scene and laughed my head off. These are the kinds of things that make us, as lifelong Jurassic Park fans, happy.
The actor had that mischievous quality of conveying a serious kind of humor, which in turn ties into the character’s personal narrative conflicts about being a father. That’s the third element I want to highlight—that’s why the kids are with him. It’s nature wanting to flow through him. The dinosaurs had their moment… and that same nature is telling him it’s time to be a dad 🥲🥲
A wonderful movie to enjoy as a family, and may Dr. Alan Grant live on for generations to come 🦕🦕
El segundo elemento que resalto de Grant como Actor y personaje es que esta escrito muy bien para agradar a un publico infantil sin caer en lo absurdo y bobo, por ejemplo cuando toca la barrera metallica y hace como si se electrocutara..... JAJAJA!!
Es muy gracioso, pasan los años y aun me rio, de hecho hoy luego de saber la noticia, vi la escena y me rei a mas no poder, son cosas que como audiencia eterna de Jurassic Park nos hacen felices.
El Actor tenia esa picardia de transmitir una gracia seria la cual a su vez nada dentro de conflictos narrativos personales del personaje sobre ser Padre. Ese es el tercer elemento que quiero mencilnar, por eso los niños estan junto a el, es la naturaleza queriendo fluir a traves de el, los Dinosaurios tuvieron su momento.... y esa misma Naturaleza le esta indicando que ya es hora de ser Papa 🥲🥲
Pelicula maravillosa para disfrutar en familia y que el Dr Alan Grant siga vivo generacion tras generacion 🦕🦕
I dedicate each and every one of my posts and videos to my little dog named princess, we called her chiquito, she is no longer with us but from heaven she will see that her existence was valuable and the most beautiful thing that will exist in my heart and soul.
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This was probably not the most exciting episode of the series but for GOT and HOTD fans this might be the most satisfying episode in my opinion as we get to know more about dragons, more about their riders, see how Aegon knows Sunfyre is still alive, how Daemon lies for Rhaena, so many things happen on this episode. It all felt like small talk but not just to kill time but to give more context. Initially that rabbit across the river from Tumbleton gave me a bad feeling, the town looks peaceful for seconds, then Green soldiers fill civilian homes while locals strengthen the defenses. Ormund has spread roughly fifteen thousand men through the town, meaning Rhaenyra cannot send dragons without roasting people who already bent the knee to her. That setup is smart and nasty, he uses every family as protection while daring the queen to become the monster her enemies already call her. Lord Footly and his wife confront him while he sits naked in their bath I would guess, Daeron waiting nearby like a squire and Ormund talks about order like taking another mans home is normal for him, or to say it better its the right thing to do, to beat the Targaryen because its clear he hate them all, the greens, the blacks. We also get to know his little perfume container and the incense around him make the scene stranger, this guy can command an occupation, yet a bad smell seems capable of ruining his day and I liked that weakness because it never makes him soft, especially once Alicent explains his sensitivity to odors. The occupied home of Cat and her brother makes it personal, Green soldiers enter their space and one immediately turns threatening toward her, trying to make a move on her. Tumbleton never needs a giant battle to feel dangerous, the danger is already eating at civilian tables, sleeping under their roofs and calling the takeover protection, but the moment Verminthor The Bronce Fury lands near by makes things so much more interesting, this is going to be way better than Rooks Rest. At Tumbleton they are cutting down trees because the town was never built for war, trapping every family between an army inside and dragons outside.
Ormund was easily the strongest part for me, because he can act like a fair lord in one room, then reveal the control underneath once Daeron is alone with him, he got the boy so confuse and yet dominated. When Cat and her brother demand justice after the soldier attacks her, Ormund hears both sides and orders punishment to the soldier who make a move on her, making him look reasonable. He turns that judgment into a lesson for Daeron, explaining that a ruler must control the public and his soldiers to latter on at close doors make Daeron take his first life, that first kill by hand. Then Gwayne sends word from Harrenhal that Aemond and Vhagar cannot be found and thats when Ormund flip and breaks the second realize his plan has lost its biggest weapon. Its interesting also how well Daeron knows him as he sends the servant away before Ormund hacks at the table with his sword, one of my favorite reactions because Daeron knows what is coming, if they ever go different ways this might be interesting. Daeron looks trained to survive that temper, which tells us plenty about their years together. Ormund is like a constant reminder, praising Hightower order while treating Targaryen blood like something dirty that needs control, like a disease on Daeron's blood. Daeron sitting close to Tessarion gives the opposite feeling, the dragon reacts badly to Ormund and Daeron has to calm her while the man who raised him gets closer. I think Ormund goes very very low when Daeron asks whether mercy is a kingly virtue, because it is that question that defines every thing he has thought him over the years, this is when the mask goes off and Ormund answers with anger instead of guidance. He puts the sword in Daerons hands, forces him toward violence, then offers respect once the damage is done, showing every kindness from him is just another tool to build a king he can control.
The character of Rhaenyra just keeps expanding this season, she looks more lost every week and the small council scene makes that clear without anybody needing to announce that her rule is in trouble, when I say expanding Im going into the madness direction, she seems to be loosing it more and more, its like most Targaryen specially the blacks are born to fall into madness, thats just my perspective from the series. The table has empty positions, Corlys is missing, she pours her own wine and the council discusses how long the Rivermen and Winter Wolves need to reach Tumbleton. Honestly I get this is a though position but other than the people of Tumbleton what does this town represent for her? got six dragons, why not send two to some other Green Bannerman and do the same with them to force the greens out of Tumbleton, there some things on the series that lack some logic for me. She start to build up the small council by recycling some of them, lets Orwyle keep the Grand Maester title and return to her council, waves off the old attendance spheres as relics of a dead regime, but changing symbols does nothing about the money, food and loyalty problems in that room. Torrhen Manderly becomes master of coin, something that I saw coming after the rat banquet, he suggests taxes while the crown gold remains missing, exactly the solution that can turn hungry people against a new queen. In storage, Rhaenyra finds the broken model Viserys built of old Valyria while rats crawl through it, matching the kingdom she is trying to hold together, here she has a small moment with Alyn of Hull who suggests cats against the rats, a simple idea she likes and their conversation feels more useful than half the speeches upstairs, for this and for his father Corlys missing he then gets a seat a the council?? I was like hhhmmm. Then Ulf arrives with favors for his drinking friends, asking for tax relief, land, and pardons after they filled his head with requests, I totally flip but the worst is when Rhaenyra refuses, the way she refuse and tells him he cannot return to the tavern because Silverwing makes him too valuable to risk, which is logical for the crown and terrible for keeping Ulf loyal, he is literally in house arrest. Then he brings up the Queen of Bastards graffiti scrawled through the streets, since his friends only care about his money, and Rhaenyra reminds him his body belongs to her service now. Her response makes everything worse, sending Gold Cloaks into the streets to erase the graffiti and hunt whoever made it, while frightened residents are dragged from their homes and her wish for love turns into another reason for the city to hate her, lets remember this Gold Cloaks are still the same trained dogs Daemon build 20 years ago, during Season 1.
Daemon getting to the Vale should have been another political stop, yet Caraxes refusing to behave turns the visit into the most personal problem he has faced this season and its here when the episode sky rockets for me, from Caraxes, from Rhaena, from the Daemon lying to Rhaenira, when you look at it everything conencts. Lady Jeyne sits above Daemon, reminds him about his former wife and wants him gone once he receives the gold. The comedy of Daemon hauling heavy bags works because Caraxes ignores him, thrashes around and senses Sheepstealer nearby. Then finding Rhaena with the Sheepstealer crashes his duty into family business, his daughter is scared, isolated and refusing to leave the first bond that made her feel she belongs and has a purpose. Daemon offers to take her to Pentos or return with her to ask forgiveness, but Rhaena will not abandon Sheepstealer after everything that happened so she asks him to lie, tells him she has never ask him for anything in her life, even insinuate "unless you betray me" , damn big words and he realizes protecting his daughter means returning to the Red Keep with a story Rhaenyra will question, he sits between his wife / queen and his daughter from another marriage. I mean everything about his trip to the Vale was damn sick, because the shots and talk at the Vale looked cheap because it all look like another errant he had to run. Back in Kings Landing, Daemon presents the head of a shepherd as proof that Sheepstealer is handled, then tries to move the council toward using the Vale gold for soldiers, gas lighting all them until Rhaenyra snaps with everything going on, she cannot focus once the head appears, the voices fade from her perspective and grief over Jace controls her again. Mysaria didnt bought the show and clearly does not buy the proof neither, she even challenges Daemon after, so the fake answer, Rhaenyras unanswered questions and Mysarias doubt turn his protection of Rhaena into another fuse to slowly burn inside the family.
Its been a while since we got some good content out of Criston and Aegon, but this episodes strips powerful men down until their pride is almost all the have left, and even for Aegon felt like he had nothing else for a minute, seen Sunfyre in a kind of comma and having to kiss some man dirty boots to stay alive. Aegon reaches Rooks Rest with Larys, walks to Sunfyres body, holds one of the dragon scales, and insists several times that Sunfyre is alive even when nothing answers him. Sunfyre body has become a local attraction as local men charge people to touch the dragon, then threaten Aegon and Larys, forcing both behind false identities as men of the faith. Criston reaches Harrenhal with Gwayne, passing bodies left by Aemond before finding the castle empty except for Alys Rivers who drops some news on them about Rhaenira winning the war, sitting at the throne and controlling Kings Landing, leaving their force without Vhagar or support from the capital. Gwayne wants to join Ormund at Tumbleton, which makes sense, while Criston talks about honor and continuing the original mission against forces far larger than their own. It almost feels like the characters of Criston and Aegon are old news, I really like that not only because I dont like them but its like the series puts them on hold and start to build momentum on them so at some point not only recycle them but turns them into something more important to the story. When you zoom out you can tell how every other character has some interest on the story and is risking more than their life. That connects back to Ormund, Rhaenyra, Daemon and Ulf, because every section shows that dragons, crowns, swords and old names no longer guarantee obedience. Tumbleton gives these threads room to breathe while pushing them in the same direction and the same ugly point, nobody controls the situation, alliances feel temporary and I am giving episode four an 8.5/10 because its full of context on every aspect of the story and its characters, including the dragons.
**Synopsis**: *Milagro and Davis are a young couple who are camping in the middle of a forest, but when some unexpected truths are brutally confronted, something terrible happens, and changes their lives forever*.
One of the strongest points of any movie (within the short movie category) is the dynamism that makes them a natural product of reflection within the approach (with a reduced runtime) that they are developing. In the case of this movie, the main idea was to work with the representation of a mythical creature that belongs to the folklore of the **Dominican Republic**. In the screenplay, the conception of the project may have been good... But in execution, everything is very shallow.
Although it was a curious idea for creating a supernatural horror thriller, the plot does not offer any kind of narrative element that truly makes that entire absurd situation even minimally convincing. Despite everything having been built around a completely folkloric element (which naturally already opens space for creative freedom to gain more strength within the screenplay), it becomes very difficult to buy into this idea in less than twelve minutes.
Milagro discovers that she was adopted, but when searching for information about her biological parents, she simply finds nothing about them. When she tells the story to Davis, her boyfriend, he agrees that he found the whole thing very strange, and as a way to relax with her, he takes her camping to help her forget a little about that temporary “obsession” with searching for her origins. However, when other truths are confronted, everything changes.
The “drawing” that the screenplay makes of the story is extremely fast. Everything is reduced to a few lines within the script, which is far too artificial, even considering its short runtime (which unfortunately still wastes more time inserting random elements - *such as strange noises and shadows* - to try to reinforce a horror atmosphere that ultimately never exists, basically because the execution of these clichés is very poor and lacks even a hint of creativity).
Betting on a kind of “analogy” where the lie, when strongly confronted in the service of hatred (so to speak), becomes the main element responsible for the liberation of the **Ciguapa** (which is the name of the mythical creature), the screenplay jumps off a cliff and abruptly dives into the universe that is part of the folklore portrayed in the movie, with an absurd change in narrative tone (in a negative sense). Therefore, what was supposed to shock may end up making people laugh.
When everything within the screenplay is extremely subjective, and the few scenes where there is a bit of objectivity are portrayed in a completely lazy (and almost amateurish) way, the fact that the movie is a short does not justify poor visual quality, much less its lack of focus and direction within its development. The spark of creativity arrives in the third act, which, although somewhat unexpected, is far too simplistic within its “resolution” (dark and opaque).
The cast delivers extremely weak performances, to the point of feeling like something entirely experimental. The screenplay contributes to this happening because throughout the story, they are not properly explored as they should be. It is simply impossible to connect with any of them, or with the plot itself, because the development of the project does not allow that. In some scenes (and there were many), I literally had the impression that they were “lost” within the settings.
Technically, ***La Ciguapa Siempre*** is a very low-budget movie. That would not be a problem if the movie had a more grounded reason to exist (which is not the case here, because the ambition to shock became somewhat ridiculous due to the terrible special effects and the highly limited set design). **Monica Moore Suriyage** (who wrote and directed the entire project) becomes the biggest culprit behind this audiovisual failure, because very little of it can be salvaged.
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CRÍTICA DE PELÍCULA: “La Ciguapa Siempre” (2021)
**Sinopsis**: *Milagro y Davis son una joven pareja de novios que está acampando en medio de un bosque, pero cuando algunas verdades inesperadas son confrontadas brutalmente, algo terrible sucede y cambia la vida de ellos para siempre*.
Uno de los puntos más fuertes de cualquier película (dentro de la categoría de los cortometrajes) es el dinamismo que los convierte en un producto de reflexión natural dentro del enfoque (con un tiempo de duración reducido) que están desarrollando. En el caso de esta película, la idea principal fue trabajar con la representación de una criatura mítica que pertenece al folclore de la **República Dominicana**. En el guion, la concepción del proyecto pudo haber sido buena... Pero en la ejecución, todo es muy superficial.
Aunque fue una idea curiosa para crear un suspenso de horror sobrenatural, la trama no ofrece ningún tipo de elemento narrativo que realmente convierta toda aquella situación absurda en algo mínimamente convincente. A pesar de que todo fue construido basándose en un elemento totalmente folclórico (lo que naturalmente ya abre espacio para que la libertad creativa gane más fuerza dentro del guion), resulta muy difícil comprar esta idea en menos de doce minutos.
Milagro descubrió que fue adoptada, pero al hacer algunas búsquedas sobre sus verdaderos padres, simplemente no encuentra ninguna información sobre ellos. Al contarle la historia a Davis, su novio, él está de acuerdo en que todo aquello le pareció muy extraño, y como una forma de relajarse junto a ella, la llevó a acampar para olvidar un poco aquella “obsesión” temporal en busca de sus orígenes. Sin embargo, cuando otras verdades son confrontadas, todo cambia.
El “dibujo” que el guion hace de la historia es extremadamente rápido. Todo queda resumido en pocas líneas dentro del guion, que es demasiado artificial, incluso por su poco tiempo de duración (que, lamentablemente, todavía pierde más tiempo con la inserción de elementos aleatorios - *como ruidos extraños y sombras* - para intentar reforzar una atmósfera de horror que al final nunca llega a existir, básicamente porque la ejecución de estos clichés es muy pobre y sin una pizca de creatividad).
Apostando por una especie de “analogía” donde la mentira, cuando es fuertemente confrontada al servicio del odio (por así decirlo), se convierte en el principal elemento responsable de la liberación de la **Ciguapa** (que es el nombre de la criatura mítica), el guion salta al precipicio y, abruptamente, se sumerge dentro del universo que forma parte del folclore retratado en la película con un cambio de tonalidad narrativa absurdo (hablando negativamente). Por lo tanto, lo que debería causar impacto puede provocar risa.
Cuando todo dentro del guion es muy subjetivo, y las pocas escenas donde existe un poco de objetividad son retratadas de una manera totalmente perezosa (y casi amateur). El hecho de que la película sea un cortometraje no justifica una mala calidad visual, mucho menos su falta de enfoque y dirección dentro de su desarrollo. La chispa de creatividad llega en el tercer acto, que aunque incluso resulta inesperado, es demasiado simplista dentro de su “resolución” (oscura y opaca).
El elenco ofrece actuaciones muy débiles, hasta el punto de sonar como algo totalmente experimental. El guion contribuye a que esto ocurra, porque a lo largo de la trama, ellos no son explorados adecuadamente como deberían. Simplemente no es posible conectar con ninguno de ellos, ni con la trama en sí, porque el desarrollo del proyecto no nos lo permite. En algunas escenas (y no fueron pocas) literalmente tuve la impresión de que estaban “perdidos” en los escenarios.
Técnicamente, ***La Ciguapa Siempre*** es una película de bajísimo presupuesto. Eso no sería un problema si la película tuviera una razón más sobria para existir (lo que no es el caso aquí, porque la ambición de impactar se convirtió en algo bastante ridículo debido a los pésimos efectos especiales y a una escenografía de espacio altamente reducido). **Monica Moore** Suriyage (quien escribió y dirigió todo el proyecto) se convierte en la principal responsable de todo este error audiovisual, porque poco puede ser rescatado de él.
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CRÍTICA DE FILME: “La Ciguapa Siempre” (2021)
**Sinopse**: *Milagro e Davis são um jovem casal de namorados que está acampando no meio de uma floresta, mas quando algumas verdades inesperadas são brutalmente confrontadas, algo terrível acontece, e muda à vida deles para sempre*.
Um dos pontos mais fortes de qualquer filme (dentro da categoria dos curtas-metragens) é o dinamismo que faz deles um produto de reflexão natural dentro da abordagem (com tempo de duração reduzido) que eles estão desenvolvendo. No caso deste filme, a ideia principal foi trabalhar com a representação de uma criatura mítica que pertence ao folclore da **República Dominicana**. No roteiro, a concepção do projeto pode ter sido boa... Mas na execução, é tudo muito raso.
Embora tenha sido uma ideia curiosa para criar um suspense de horror sobrenatural, a trama não oferece nenhum tipo de elemento narrativo que realmente torne toda aquela situação absurda em algo minimamente convincente. Apesar de tudo ter sido construído com base num elemento totalmente folclórico (o que naturalmente já abre espaço para a liberdade criativa ganhar mais força dentro do roteiro), fica muito difícil comprar essa ideia em menos de doze minutos.
Milagro descobriu que foi adotada, mas ao fazer algumas buscas sobre os seus verdadeiros pais, ela simplesmente não encontra nenhuma informação sobre eles. Ao contar a história para Davis, seu namorado, ele concorda que achou tudo aquilo muito estranho, e como uma forma de relaxar junto com ela, a levou para acampar e esquecer um pouco aquela “obsessão” temporária em busca das origens dela. No entanto, quando outras verdades são confrontadas, tudo muda.
O “desenho” que o roteiro faz da história é extremamente rápido. Tudo fica resumido a poucas linhas dentro do roteiro, que é artificial demais, até mesmo pelo seu pouco tempo de duração (que infelizmente, ainda perde mais tempo com a inserção de elementos aleatórios - como barulhos estranhos e sombras - para tentar reforçar um clima de horror que acaba nunca existindo, basicamente porque a execução destes clichês é muito pobre e sem um pingo de criatividade).
Apostando numa espécie de “analogia” onde a mentira, quando fortemente confrontada a serviço do ódio (por assim dizer), se torna o principal elemento responsável pela libertação da **Ciguapa** (que é o nome da criatura mítica), o roteiro pula do precipício e, abruptamente, mergulha dentro do universo que faz parte do folclore retratado no filme com uma mudança de tonalidade narrativa absurda (negativamente falando). Sendo assim, o que era para chocar, pode fazer rir.
Quando tudo dentro do roteiro é muito subjetivo, e as poucas cenas onde há um pouco de objetividade são retratadas de um jeito totalmente preguiçoso (e quase amador). O fato filme ser um curta-metragem não justifica uma qualidade visual ruim, muito menos à sua falta de foco e direcionamento dentro do seu desenvolvimento. A faísca da criatividade chega no terceiro ato, que embora até seja inesperado, é simplista demais dentro da sua “resolução” (escura e opaca).
O elenco entrega atuações fraquíssimas, a ponto de soar como algo totalmente experimental. O roteiro contribui para isso acontecer, porque ao longo da trama, eles não são devidamente explorados como deveriam. Simplesmente não é possível se conectar com nenhum deles, ou a trama em si, porque o desenvolvimento do projeto não nos permite isso. Em algumas cenas (e não foram poucas) eu literalmente tive a impressão de que eles estavam “perdidos” nos cenários.
Tecnicamente, ***La Ciguapa Siempre*** é um filme de baixíssimo orçamento. Isso não seria um problema se o filme tivesse uma razão mais sóbria para existir (o que não é o caso aqui, porque a ambição de chocar se tornou algo meio ridículo pelos péssimos efeitos especiais e cenografia de espaço altamente reduzido). **Monica Moore Suriyage** (que escreveu e dirigiu todo o projeto) se torna a maior culpada de todo esse erro audiovisual, porque pouca coisa pode ser salva dele.
Many of the series that have premiered have been very good, and each one seems to outdo the next—especially when it comes to police dramas, since nowadays there are so many tools, laws, and technologies available to solve just about anything, plus that unique touch each director brings to make it stand out. That’s why Criminal History stands out as a series where, episode after episode, it builds something different, and the story is filled with tension, doubts, secrets, and the decisions that haunt those investigating a case—as if it were a puzzle, and if one piece is missing, the whole thing falls apart.
Muchas de las series que se han estrenado han sido muy buenas y cada una va superando a la otra especialmente cuando se tratan de series policías, ya que hoy en día existen una gran cantidad de herramientas, leyes y la tecnología para así poder resolver cualquier cosa, además ese toque que le coloca cada director para que sea única. Por eso llega Historial delictivo siendo una serie donde episodio tras episodio construye algo distinto y la historia tiene tensión, dudas, secretos y las decisiones que persiguen a quien está detrás de un caso como si fuera un rompecabezas y si una pieza se pierde se daña todo.
The series is aimed at a specific audience and, above all, shows how a thriller can feel so real that it leaves us with many questions as the series progresses. Here, the plot begins with a phone call that reopens a seemingly closed case—something not everyone can know about—and we don’t know whether those who do have access to the information are telling the truth or lying. That’s why the series picks up a good pace; time also comes into play—both in the quest to uncover the truth and in helping us realize that many of those handling cases of any kind are acting in their own self-interest.
Another aspect that adds value to the production is the characters, because many of the actors are very talented, and here each one carries a great deal of responsibility—especially the characters played by Capaldi and Cush Jumbo—since each has a different way of thinking and approaching things due to their distinct work styles. This demonstrates that police work is far from easy, and a single bad decision can lead to a major problem. As a result, each episode feels very real, with everything falling into place without revealing any details, so that viewers are compelled to watch the entire series.
La serie es para un público en específico y sobre todo ver cómo un thriller puede llegar a ser tan real que nos deja muchas preguntas a medida que va avanzando la serie, donde aquí la trama parte de una llamada que reabre un caso aparentemente cerrado, algo que no todo el mundo puede saber y lo que tienen acceso no sabemos si dicen la verdad o la mentira. Por eso la serie va tomando buen ritmo, además entra en juego el tiempo todo sea para descubrir la verdad, como también nos sirve para darnos cuenta de que muchos de los que llevan casos de cualquier tipo juegan a favor de sus propios intereses.
Otras de las cosas que le da valor a la producción son los personajes porque muchos de los que hacen vida son muy nenas y aquí cada uno tiene una gran responsabilidad, especialmente los personajes Capaldi y Cush Jumbo, porque cada uno tiene una forma distinta de pensar y llevar a cabo las cosas por el mismo hecho de que cada uno tiene un estilo de trabajo distinto, demostrando que el trabajo policial, no es nada fácil y una mala decisión puede terminar en un gran problema. Por ende cada episodio se siente muy real, logrando que todo vaya encajando sin revelar ningún detalle para que así el espectador termine de ver la serie completa.
I really liked the outcome of this series, and even though it only ran for two seasons, it achieved its goal without ever compromising on quality. Moreover, it goes beyond simply solving a case; it shows how the police world operates through a well-conducted investigation. That’s why this police thriller takes a smart approach and has a lot of personality—I’m sure a third season could breathe new life into it and continue solving more cases around the world.
Me gusto mucho el resultado de esta serie y a pesar de ser dos temporadas lograron el objetivo y nunca bajaron la calidad, además va más allá de poder resolver un caso, si no mostrar como se maneja el mundo de la policía con una buena investigación. Por eso este thriller policial apuesta de forma inteligente y tiene mucha personalidad, donde estoy seguro de que una tercera temporada podría darle más vida y seguir resolviendo más casos a nivel mundial.
Tenía unas ganas tremendas de ver Michael, la última película sobre la vida de Michael Jackson que ha dado mucho de qué hablar en los medios y que supe por las redes sociales que algunos de mis amigos la vieron en el cine. Yo quería verla aunque sea en la casa y la vi sí; sin saber que era el estreno del que todos hablan 🙃, así de despistada soy. Resulta que un domingo por la noche me salió en la pantalla de la TV, pensé que era una de las tantas películas que se han hecho sobre él, pero que yo no he visto ninguna y debería darme pena decir eso, considerando que soy una aficionada al cine.
Bueno el caso es que al terminar de ver la película, mi hermano pasó por la sala y me dijo ya viste la nueva película de Michael Jackson y yo desconcertada lo negué, pero él me señaló la película y me comprobó que sí. 😂. Entonces me dio un mal sabor de boca y decidí verla una segunda vez con otros ojos para poder hacer una reseña. Ahora sí vamos a ella.
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> Es una buena película sobre este artista, muestra su lado más personal y me hubiese gustado que la historia avanzara más en su vida, tal vez lo hagan en una segunda parte. Es buena y me motivó a ver otras películas de Michael Jackson que veré en el futuro.
I was really looking forward to seeing Michael, the latest movie about Michael Jackson's life that's been the talk of the media, and I found out on social media that some of my friends had seen it in theaters. I wanted to watch it, even if it was just at home, and I did—without realizing it was the premiere everyone’s been talking about 🙃; that’s just how clueless I am. It turns out that one Sunday night it popped up on my TV screen. I thought it was one of the many movies that have been made about him, but I haven’t seen any of them—and I should be ashamed to admit that, considering I’m a movie buff.
Anyway, after I finished watching the movie, my brother walked by the living room and asked, “Did you see the new Michael Jackson movie?” I was taken aback and said no, but he pointed to the movie and proved I had. 😂. That left a bad taste in my mouth, so I decided to watch it a second time with a fresh perspective so I could write a review. Now let’s get to it.
Synopsis
It follows Michael from his early days—when he was a child and the Jackson 5, made up of all his siblings and led by their father, was just forming—all the way to becoming the star he dreamed of being. It also explores the nuances of his personality and the painful and most significant moments he experienced.
I like it when biographical films start by telling the story of the characters’ childhoods, because those early years are crucial. In Michael, a good portion of the film focused on his entire childhood. In this part, you can see what discipline was like at home, how strict his father was, and how he punished him if he didn’t follow orders. I think that, as the youngest, he had to work harder. Back then, the father was portrayed as the villain, but we know that many artists owe their success precisely to their parents. However, it wasn’t all negative—Michael’s father also let him express his talent however he wanted, whether through dancing or singing, which was his greatest joy.
There are only two actors who portray Michael: Juliano Valdi, who plays the child—and does so masterfully—and Jaafar Jackson, who plays the adult Michael. This came as a surprise to the audience because he is Michael’s nephew in real life; he has said in interviews that he prepared extensively to be able to dance and mimic his uncle’s mannerisms.
In the adult Michael phase, we see that his personality was just as the media always portrayed him: a man with an inner void from not having had a normal childhood—distressed and childlike—who tried to fill that void with exotic animals and numerous facial surgeries, specifically on his nose. The film also depicts his health issue with vitiligo.
As for his passion for music and all the talent this man possessed, the film showed his creative process—this was one of my favorite parts, seeing how he was supposedly able to create best-selling masterpieces and more. Among his many successful works, the film focused most on his Thriller album. I didn’t know that Michael was behind every detail of his songs—he was a magician, working on the lyrics, music, choreography, costumes, and music video direction—absolutely everything. He was one of the first to realize that songs were stories that could be conveyed in music videos as if they were movies.
From the very beginning, I felt transported to a bygone era—the costumes, the makeup, and the atmosphere. As a fun fact, I thought the production hadn’t been that expensive, and I don’t know why I believed that, but I was wrong—it turns out the production cost exceeded the initial estimated budget of $155 million and ended up costing close to $200 million. All of this was due to the costs of the music rights, even though they didn’t sing much—at least not during the adult Michael phase.
It’s a good movie about this artist; it shows his more personal side, and I would have liked the story to delve deeper into his life—maybe they’ll do that in a sequel. It’s a good movie, and it inspired me to watch other Michael Jackson movies in the future.
Cover image created by me with canva Source with resources from imdb
Saludos usuarios de #scrobblelife un grato placer acompañarlos en esta hermosa aventura de reseñar películas; un campo completamente nuevo para mí. Estoy aprendiendo, acepto sugerencias y hermosos comentarios.
En esta oportunidad quiero realizar la reseña de una película llamada Forrest Gump (1994) esta gran obra del cine la vi hace muchos años, apenas era una adolescente que estaba conociendo el mundo.
Una película que me atrapó desde el primer momento que la vi, tal vez fue porque me sentía reflejada en esa niño que tenía una madre decidida, fuerte, que lo amaba y hacía cualquier cosa por él. Me sorprendió la pureza de Forrest, un niño muy bello e inocente que creció sin un ápice de maldad. Llegó a la adultez desprovisto de eso que a los humanos nos hace seguir patrones y conductas para encajar en un grupo, en una sociedad. Forrest era él y así fue a lo largo de su vida. Un alma pura y sin odios, con una bondad a flor de piel.
Desde que vi esta película Tom Hank ha sido para mí uno de mis mejores actores, siempre veo sus películas y asocio su recuerdo a su extraordinario papel como Forrest Gump.
Una de las cosas que más me gustó de esta película fue la relación entre Forrest y Yenny ( su gran amor desde la niñez y el que nunca fue correspondido), era evidente el contraste entre los dos, mientras Forrest representaba la armonía, la paz, la constancia, el altruismo; Yenny sin embargo, era el desastre, la inconformidad, el desapego y la apatía, un alma solitaria, triste y huidiza. Llegué a odiar a Yenny, me preguntaba por qué teniendo el amor tan cerca lo despreciaba y con el tiempo llegué a comprenderla y hasta sentir compasión por ella.
Esta película logró en mí lo que muy pocas consiguen: me marcó profundamente al mostrarme el verdadero significado del amor de una madre y la bondad de un hombre que no conocía el rencor ni la derrota. Me enseñó que la vida muchas veces no es lo que esperamos y que hay caminos que simplemente necesitan ser recorridos; pero, sobre todo, me dejó la lección de que el destino nos tiene preparadas cosas buenas si somos pacientes y si tenemos suerte.
Utilicé el Traductor de Google (mi idioma nativo es el español).
Cape Fear (2026) is a remake of the 1991 version, yes I was alive back then but had no idea it existed besides I was too little to be interested in such type of content, its also based on a novel called The Executioners that I also had no idea existed, to be honest not a reader. Its a very freaky story that mixes some sort of supernatural aspect but from what I have seen its mostly for scary purpose and not real demon posessions or anything like that. These first two episodes of Cape Fear open on a very very disturbing scene where a woman shoots herself in the head, looks like direct orders except she messes it up and has to stop and take a phone call before finishing the job. That sets the mood for the whole thing. Anna and Tom are both lawyers who built this perfect wealthy life, but the cracks show up everywhere, from Tom dropping some unknown liquid onto his tongue to microdose, to their son Zack always moody and silent around the house. Anna works for an innocence non profit, but she is carrying a heavy secret, she was the defense attorney who convinced Max Cady to plead guilty and they got married right after the trial, which makes the whole situation look incredibly corrupt based on how much success they had in between, its the kind of growth that makes people around question. Weird stuff starts happening around their house too, four skunks end up dead in the pool, a large cat keeps staring at them from the garden and Anna starts suspecting Max is somehow pulling strings. Then at a big benefit gala, Max just walks in and takes the microphone from Anna, giving a speech about surviving six thousand days in prison, death by a thousand cuts, losing fingers and toes. Javier Bardem plays him with this quiet intelligence that makes him so much more dangerous than a loud cartoon villain, he actually behaves like a cartoon villain and you can see Anna shaking, realizing her past finally caught up to her. It is such a thick atmosphere of dread, it makes you question who the real monster is, because the Bowdens are clearly hiding something connected to Max and his seventeen years in prison.
The best part of these first two hours is easily how the series builds up Max Cady, both visually and through Bardem acting his ass off. Episode two does a great job with continuation of previous events, you never feel disoriented, although it does have a different start that make me feel like I was watching Sugar, Episode two starts with a shot in black and white, flashing back seven years to a prison gym where Max gets jumped by three skinhead inmates and wrecks all three of them using the gym equipment as weapons, smashing a barbell into one guy and dropping a heavy kettlebell on another knee. He also takes a massive hit to the head that leaves him with a metal plate and some serious mental glitches, which come back later while he is touring a beautiful empty house with a dog he manipulated some guy into giving him, that was a fkn hilarious scene as he trick a guy to go to some place to get a replacement dog called "Tu Polla", "Max send me to pick up Tu Polla" very silly joke in Spain and other places Polla means Dick. He is trying to buy this house and ask the sales rep for a minute to get the vibes of the place, so he sits on the couch and hallucinates his dead wife and the son who was never born. It is a rough scene that shows how broken his mind actually is, especially paired with those weird negative color filters they keep using, like the pool that suddenly looks blood red, Im starting to wonder if we most of the time see the story through his eyes as his brain is fucked up from the hit on the head. I also love the physical details, this guy has some damn blue eyes that look fake and the bizarre tattoos covering his body including the eyes and the reaper. Moving forward there is other scene where police show up to arrest him, he rolls out of a closet to attack them and ends up in the hospital instead, still playing the victim, claiming he thought Anna sent thugs to kill him. He does the same manipulation act visiting a death row inmate named Ruben Ramirez, bonding with him over how the system creates monsters, you really never know more than the obvious or if Max is playing three steps ahead or actually losing his mind, and that ambiguity is what keeps me interested to the keep watching because honestly this looks just like a soap opera show but its Max crazy ass character that twist things up.
This version does something smart by moving away from physical stalking and leaning hard into modern technological paranoia and how messed up the digital age can get, from the house alarm, from the secret chats, social media posts. Zack is already an outcast after sharing intimate photos of a girl named Sophia in a group chat, which isolates him from everyone at school. He sits in his room constantly messaging a mysterious user named Angel X, sending depressing emojis like a wilting flower and a black heart, with no idea he is probably being catfished by Max, again the obvious, but the manipulation gets to a terrifying level when Zack hallucinates Adam after staring at an AI generated image of the son Max never got to raise, walking around their house. From what I have read online about the original story, this turns to be a smart way to modernize the story, replacing the image of Max hiding in the bushes with a threat that can enter the family’s private life through their phones. We also see Anna constantly managing her public image through careful press interviews, she always feel like she is walking on thin ice almost like constantly hidding things, she is very careful on deciding what stays on and off the record which shows how concerned she is with others people opinion and perspective always above everything else in her life, reason why Zack many times said they dont know him and he doesnt know them. Tom and Anna are clearly hiding something connected to Max and the show still has not revealed if they buried evidence, which makes their power as lawyers feel abused for their own twisted version of justice. Anna is clearly the dominant one running the show while Tom gets lost between all the noise staying in the background, he keeps japping on this drops that gets him releax, which makes you wonder why he cant manage the situation, like what gets him so stress up about it. The series is interesting, I know many going to say its just too much drama although is not that predictable and thats what keeps me interested, a kind of different flavor of dread, a family slowly but surely starts to sink because all the heavy weight they carry, specially because of Max case.
As much as I like the atmosphere, Max craziness and who knows if Zack really score a hot mysterious girl, the pacing is all over the place, especially how the Bowden family reacts to trauma happening inside their own home, like how repetitive things are, fix the damn alarm!!!. Zack goes missing overnight and turns up bleeding on the front porch with his toe missing and Tom and Anna barely react like normal parents. Tom leaves his wife outside in the dark with Max just to drag Zack inside, missing the trail of blood pooling on the floor. At the hospital they just accept the theory that Zack got high and bit off his own toe because he latter throw up his own toe, like WTF seriously you going to believe that stupid story?. A normal family would shut down completely but they just schedule more therapy and go on with their careers like its nothing, which makes them look like garbage parents, at least one of them should stay close to him, who knows whats going through Zack head if its the case he did bite his toe off, just imagine, and if it was not enough they let Zack keep his toe on a jar, for what? good luck?. Then there is Natalie stuck at home with her friend Kali, who thinks it is a great idea to play hide and sneak back in wearing a hoodie after everything going on, while exploring the unfinished renovations in the house, the girls find this bizarre altar with candles and a possum, heavily pointing at witchcraft happening right on their house, the obvious would tell you this is Max's but what if this is Zack or their parents??. I do not like how the script drops these supernatural moments without grounding them in the legal thriller reality, it makes the threat feel messy instead of calculated and at the same time the series doesnt decide if its a horror story or just a revenge story. There is also this mysterious red headed woman in a face covering and a green hooded jacket, who bumps into Anna at the hospital and later stalks Max on the street that does look a lot like Anna herself, I got no clue what is going on there.
Im not really a fan of this series that drop more than one episode at once, still by the end of episode two everything tries to come together, but I am still not sure if stretching this story over ten hours is going to dilute the tension these first two episodes built up so well. The hospital bathroom scene where Max bumps into Zack really nails it, with the camera reflecting Max in multiple mirrors. Zack angrily says fuck my parents, hinting that this could be an opportunity for Max to manipulate him as part of some longer plan, striking at the very foundation of the family Anna is desperately trying to protect and keep together, a full house of cards game. Despite my complaints about the parents acting like idiots over Zack's toe, and the forced supernatural stuff in the unfinished room, the performances alone from Max and Zack keeps me wanting to know more about it, honestly not like Im dying to watch it but its good and worth to kill some time. I am really dying to know what actual secret Anna and Tom are hiding, although dont want to spoil things for myself, and whether Max is really innocent of killing his wife or just a different kind of psychopath looking for a payout. The direction is pretty good too, very like Sugar tv series, especially the heavy shadows and the suffocating southern humidity that makes every scene feel like you are sweating right alongside with them, they get so damn stress out you can feel it. If the writers pull back on the random hoodie wearing stalkers and focus strictly on the legal and psychological chess match between Anna and Max, this series could become something special. I am giving these first two episodes an 7.5/10, because even with some of the dumb character logic, the atmosphere is just too damn good to ignore. I will definitely continue watching this one to see how much deeper this rabbit hole goes, hoping we finally get some answers about that letter the mistress left behind before everything goes off the rails. This is a very very dark series that could / can be good if they just choose a lane and also be clear enough about it, so not half supernatural stuff, just full send it or just dont and cut it down.
Hello guys. Good day, everyone.
So today, I decided to watch something little bit different from my movie list. The name of the movie is blade, many people know this movie because it was very popular back then. I rarely hear people talk about it again, but it was one of the best movies of its time.
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Reason I love this movie is because it reminds me of my childhood days, that was my first time watching the movie. Back then it scares me a lot and sometimes gave me dreams I never wanted to see.
Blade is a vampire movie, but it has a lot of action. With Wesley Snipes as the main character, he acted as blade. His mom was bitten by a vampire when she was pregnant with him. After given birth to him, she passes away.
He grew up under the care of Abraham Whistler,(He helped blade hunt vampires but was bitten and he killed himself)
Who found him on the street, he almost killed him because he thought he was a vampire too.
But blade has the ability to control his thirst of blood and he's also a Daylighter (vampire who can withstand sun)
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Blade spent his life looking for the vampire that got his mom bitten, (he thought his mom was dead after giving birth to him)
But at last he found out she wasn't dead and she also lives with vampire that go her bitten.
I could imagine the pain, shame and angry he felt when he saw her and when he killed her.
I never thought frost would complete his mission of becoming a blood god, and this gave blade a tough time killing him. But thanks to Karen for her invention, that helped kill frose was killed.
I wish they could erase blade's mom from the movie after she has given birth to him.
The reasons I enjoyed this movie were because of the actions, ever fight blade fought showed anger and pain.
I recommend this movie to those who love vampire movies and hasn't watched this one. It's not that scary, but it worth watching.