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Episode 7 of Silo Season 2 was everything I expected, with Solo demanding almost having Juliette trapped to turn on the water pump eight floors under water, and this was exactly what we needed at this point in the story, an episode full of tension that kept those high dopamine levels from start to finish, the kind of episode that makes you remember why this series was so good on first season and in my opinion it deserves a solid 8/10. On this episode we have action from all fronts, from Bernard and Sims now going at each other on a power hunger war but Bernard seem to have the upper hand for now, he always think he is one step ahead of everyone specially now that Lukas is making progress with Quinn secret code, I'm still not to clear on what this mean but I guess Quinn either knew why and who created the Silo or either was on the same ball park of Meadows trying to go out and be free, not sure.

• IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28100089/
• Platform: AppleTV+

We know there is a Vault on Silo 17 that we haven't seen but this time we shown the vault on Silo 18, a secret room with a sci fi aesthetic compared to the rest of the silo, which includes digital tablets with what seems some sort of AI, all kind of preserved books, art pieces that paint a picture of humanity's past, before Bernard drops the bomb that the silo is over 350 years old on Lukas, but he literally knows nothing before that reason that makes Salvador Quinn's mysterious code all the more intriguing. Down in Mechanical they're cooking up something big that will shake things up in the Silo where they will stretch their arms letting everyone else on the Silo why they are Mechanical, the best engineers are down there and are brilliant minds kept in the dark.

The best part of episode 7 is how they show us multiple story lines without losing a grip on any of them or felt that it was just too short and rush, there is the political chess game happening in Silo 18 where Mechanical demonstrates that they’re not just a group of grease monkeys by launching their brilliant propaganda attack on a fkn rocket that throws out hundreds of notes with messages trying to expose IT’s lies and then cutting the power to reveal that IT somehow manages to keep their lights on while everyone else is in darkness, it’s a brilliant move that has Bernard scrambling to maintain control and he did because of his slick skills to manipulates others where he explain this by saying Mechanical can control each floor and left only IT online to put everyone against him.

This confrontation between Mechanical and IT shows the psychological tension of Bernard trying to hold onto power, questioning Carla about the gunpowder and confronting Judge Sims about his loyalty and on the other hand we have the physical tension of Juliette's underwater mission in Silo 17, both story lines keep you wondering what is going to happen next but in completely different ways.

As a secondary level there is whats going on down at Mechanical where they know there is a rat who got their food poison and now there are rumors of a plan to kill Knox and Shirley, finally they figure out things and find out it was a women May, the cafeteria worker that was forced into poisoning food by Judicial, in a different way than their revenge would have been, choosing to show compassion with her and promise to protect her mother who is upstairs and keep her in the fold even after she betrayed them, moments like that help flesh out the conflict and there is no question who actually has the moral high ground here, may be I'm bias and got no idea what is to be under this kind of situation but I bet if IT decides to talk with Mechanical they would listen but there is still the question if humans are on Silo's because they have to due to outside conditions or because someone wants to keep them on Silos for some other specific reason, probably the second is where someone like Bernard comes in to keep the grip of power.

Something I can't ignore is the underwater scenes in Silo 17, the are nothing short of impressive, yes there might be a lot of CGI with AI into it but still, their ability to recreate the claustrophobic feel of being surrounded by dark water and trying to fix things levels below was basically making me constantly think how Juliette was not going to make it out, the sound in particular is noteworthy during these scenes, the constant dripping of water and the echo of metal all contribute to an air of huge tension, probably my favorite scene of this episode.

Even though the end of the episode is a big cliff hanger, with three more episodes to go its probably perfect their big reveal about Silo 17 not been just Juliette and Solo, rather than going for a cheap shock moment, they built it up through Juliette's dive sequence, starting with the cut rope, then the loss of oxygen, then finding blood and that axe on the floor, you can't help but wonder if Solo has been hiding something much, much darker about Silo 17 all this time, either he has a double personality situation that he might because all the time he was locked up, there are others in there with him that he didn't know about or he did and they were just trying to trick Juliette into helping him, so what is the real reason the episode ends with blood in the floor and Solo missing in action?.

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I finally got to watch The Batman (2022) a movie that has been on my bucket list for ages and I can say it was well worth the wait even if it didn’t blow my mind like other Batman movies, I'm a Christian Bale and Ben Afflec Batman fan so this transition is not easy, the movie takes a different approach to the character focusing more on his detective abilities rather than the usual action packed scenes are we use to, I would give a 7.5/10, a good movie but not at the The Dark Night levels, in my opinion, none the less a movie that I would recommend for any Batman fan, worth watching.

• IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1877830/
• Platform: Amazon Prime Video

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From the beginning we see Gotham as being more dark than ever, this time around we get a city that feels like a character and not just part of the landscape, director Matt Reeves takes his time to show us the dark corners of the city, the corrupt officials and the overall feeling of hopelessness that surrounds every citizen, at certain times I get why Bruce feels hopeless to turn things around, its a place where crime is not just common but expected and turn into a normal thing and in the middle of all this chaos we find a Batman who has been active for two years but hasn’t really made much of a difference, in his own words he can't be everywhere so fear is his best friend, crime rates are actually up and the only person who trusts him is Lieutenant Gordon, this brings us to another interesting aspect of the movie, the relationship between these two characters feels more like a partnership but still some level of lack of trust with everything going on around.

It begins with a brutal murder that sets the tone for what’s to come, The Riddler is picking off Gotham society inducing fear, I like how this time instead of a silly character is more of a brutal one very similar to Bane, who keeps dropping clues for Batman to solve. It’s a different take on the character as I mention, he seems more like a serial killer than a maniac trying to piss off Batman and it’s here where the movie stands out and makes a difference on what we usually had on previous movies, it doesn’t feel like a superhero movie, it feels more like a starting crime thriller when the investigation becomes the main event and we get to see Batman use his detective skills to pin down the case, which hasn’t been explored much in previous movies, way less tech and muscles than before, this time is all brain power.

The Riddler is killing Gotham's elite and powerful subjects, at the same time sending cryptic messages always to The Batman as part of the puzzle. Batman goes through each riddle rather fast and easy, almost feels too easy every time, he digs deep into the case and discovers that all the victims have ties to a deep web of corruption that dates back decades and traces to his family, this is a revelation that makes him doubt of everything he is and has been working for all this years, even doubts about Alfred, all goes back to the fact that his father struck a devil's pact with crime boss Carmine Falcone and that Alfred knew of the deal and never told him, making things personal as we see Batman second guess everything he thought he knew about his family and his mission, now its not just fighting crime or that the system failed him, its now his family that failed the city he is trying to safe.

Pattinson's Batman is more rough and inexperienced, he loses a lot during fights, gets hurt, same for been behind on every step compared to the Riddler, while his Bruce Wayne is more of a reclusive figure who barely holds together the character of a billionaire playboy, to be honest is nothing of a show off "money is not a problem" like other Batman we have seen in the past and instead is fully dedicated to being Batman to the point where Alfred has to remind him of his duties as Bruce Wayne, at times everything is very depressing and feels powerless, Pattinson makes both elements of the character feel real and his performance is awesome because this Batman felt more human like a regular guy wearing the suit rather than the invincible martial arts expert with a ton of money and tech, he shares great chemistry with Zoe Kravitz as Selina Kyle who plays Catwoman, she also felt more natural and a bit away from the common Catwoman who is just a high profile thief who bumps into Batman along the way.

Riddler played by Paul Dano is terrifying specially with all the mystery behind the mask, he’s not your flamboyant villain that we are used to seeing in Batman movies, he is a disturbed person who thinks he is doing the right thing by exposing corruption with his brutal method but he is clear on his motivation, he wants to show Gotham the truth about its leaders and uses Batman as part of his plan because he thinks they both want the same thing although still throw him under the Bus without directly knowing that Bruce and Batman are the same person, Jeffrey Wright as Gordon is also excellent, bringing some integrity to a police force that is mostly corrupt and Colin Farrell is unrecognizable as The Penguin, stealing every scene he is in with a performance that is so entertaining, I got the backwards effect after watching The Penguin before The Batman. It really shows how under develop was the Penguin and how much he had to give, but still with very little screen time manage to be one of the best characters during the movie, way better than Carmine.

Things get interesting at the end of the movie because when Batman discovers The Riddler's final plan to flood Gotham and have his followers shoot civilians in a stadium, he has to race against time to stop him or lets say at least safe the most people he could since there was no way going back and that part of the movie feels a little disconnected from the rest of the movie because it moves away from the detective work and into more traditional superhero territory where this Batman didn't shine but I guess they had to give us that kind of scene but it didn't felt special since he was not fighting any of the main villains, although it does serves a purpose because it shows Batman that "fear" alone isn't enough to save Gotham, he has to become something more, become a symbol of hope rather than just vengeance and when the city floods, Batman has to focus on saving people instead of punishing criminals and that is a very mix reality for Batman, from judge to savior.

Batman helps evacuate civilians and brings the people of Gotham to safety but it still feel like a big lost for him and the city, no wonder why during The Penguin he is no where to be found, this had happen in the past movies where Batman feels he cant save Gotham and stays away for some time, but I think the movie tries too hard to changing from a powerful image of Batman changing from a figure of fear to a figure of hope, meanwhile The Riddler is captured but has one final scene from Arkham where he meets another inmate, The Joker and opens up the possibility for further development, I have seen the deleted scenes of The Joker and is NOTHING like we have seen before, the character is out of a horror movie, probably a bit too much for a Batman movie so I still doubt if they will keep him at least this version of The Joker, at the end there are quite a few cliff hangers including the relationship between Batman and Catwoman who decide to go their own ways and the implications of Batman’s failure to save them from the flooding.

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The Intrusion (2021) - Movie Review

Searching for a nice movie to watch a few days ago, I saw this one.

Action. Thriller. Mystery.

Its title: The Intrusion.

I was intrigued and did not search for it on imdb. It seemed promising. Read on to see if it was worth it (in my opinion) or not.

The movie is about a couple who decided to leave their busy hometown and build a beautiful, big, secluded house in a small town.

Everything seems to be going harmoniously, the couple is very affectionate with each other, but the mystery starts when the house is being invaded by unknown intruders.

Who are they and what could they be looking for in their home?

Meera, a psychologist and her husband, had no enemies but this does not look like a random hit.

As the police is looking to find who did this, a sequence of strange and maybe interconnected facts as well as a second intrusion, set the step for a few revelations. Or is it just a false alarm?

I cannot say more because I do not want to create spoilers.

All in all, I would give to this movie a 5 out of 10. (It has 5.3 in imDb) Even though the efforts, actors and idea were good, there seemed to be some unconnected points and there were moments when the movie was too slow or too unreal.

We enjoyed the movie because we made fun of some points, but if I saw it alone, I am not sure if I would have enjoyed as much.

If you do see it, I would love to know your thoughts!

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Link to the movie and source to the screenshot: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5563324/

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At this point in life end of the year Holiday like Xmas is more for my kids rather than me so once its over its all back to regular schedule but the rest of the world is not and towards the end of the year there are less releases so I have been grinding on that bucket list of movies I wanted to watch during the year but there were other better releases so I kept them aside for latter, without much to watch last night I sat down to "In a Violent Nature (2024)" its a movie that left me with so many things to say and mix feelings about it, this movie premiered in early 2024 and went to Sundance and it did grab interest from the audience based on its new approach to the slasher film.

• IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30321146/
• Platform: Amazon Prime Video

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This is not the ordinary horror movie where young people are being hunted by a psycho and they scream most of the time, this time we get to witness most of the action through the hunter eyes, that is the killer referred to as Johnny, roaming the Canadian stretch in search of his prey. The whole thing goes like an observer watching somebody play a horror game, which is quite strange but makes some sort of sense and its different because its a more like leave me alone and I'll stay away but Johnny awakes from a dormant state after some college students take a golden locket from his burial area. Johnny had been buried and is then resurrected because these morons took his beloved locket, as the story explains it was put in place to keep his soul at rest although he was not violent its more like revenge for who ever takes anything from him. From there, we follow him as he walk into the forest, massacring everybody on sight. The fun thing is that the entire story is told from Johnny’s point of view, watching how he adapts to use every opportunity to kill people.

The movie does give some backdrop story but the events are very straight forward, Johnny wants his locket back and will kill anyone who stands in his way, but what makes this different is how we learn about the story. Some of the things that are being develop during the movie include something like the White Pines Slaughter and there was Johnny, a mentally disabled man who was killed 60 years ago, this was not his first awakening.

We also come across this Park Ranger who seems to know all about Johnny and he confirm this is not the first time the two have met through his story. It has the feel of being in a series, when in fact it isn’t, it’s like watching the third movie in a series without having seen the first two. Across a good part of the movie there are clues and mentions that tells Johnny story of how he suffer from bulling and abuse from other based on his condition and how his death / murder, even though it was an accident it was fueled by hate for him and his father from others in the town, so yes Johnny is coming back for anyone who takes from him even after death but if they just leave him alone there is a good chance nothing will go wrong.

The murders in this film are just another level and were the main attraction as expected been very very bloody but mostly very clever almost like Mortal Kombat fatality movies, there is one scene of a girl called Aurora doing Yoga close to a cliff that is scary and amusing at the same time just trying to imagine the amount of strength to pull such move, Johnny pulls this combo on here where he stab her on the stomach and then on her head with his hook to finally pulling her head, damn thing was more that I could stomach, the kind of movie that keeps you interested but have to pause through this scenes, the violence is nasty and right on your face, everything in between the kills is slow and probably what might make it boring for some, great kills scenes but lacks on the story and with such nasty violence is something that will have people shut it down before it ends.

Ry Barrett plays Johnny and his character does not have much screen time as I would want it, not like other horror movie characters that are constantly hunting, in a way this is understandable since Johnny is more of a passive killer because he only hunts when people take from him. He walks with this slow pace, after all he is dead and is more dangerous than if he was charging around like a madman. The other factor that takes form the movie is that the rest of the cast felt they were there just to be the victims and didn't add much to the story, another movie on the same level was "The Strangers: Chapter 1" where the victims are constantly active and are the ones who tell the story and on top the killers are active too, this time its Johnny the main star and the one doing everything, one man show.

The movie's shot in this old school 4:3 aspect ratio, making everything look much closer and a bit more constricting with this two black bars on its sides so its not your monitor or settings, its just how the movie is. I really enjoy how still today horror movies most of the time try to give this 80s to 90s vibe in some way, keeping things classic and rooted to such great era of horror movies when everything was less digital or in now days less AI and more practical effect where it was more difficult to master the craft. I like how the movie also bring this unnatural camera angles, making it different both from Johnny perspective and how some of the shots are also from far trying to still give this wide angle on the current format. The audience had a lot of do with the movie, very little music but a lot of ambient sound, almost like you can close your eyes and have a good idea of what is going on, which makes everything look more realistic and feel awkward.

The movie does a great job at telling the story from Johnny point of view, some people like it because it is so different from other slasher movies, but I think there might be a part of the audience who consider it plain monotonous because of the characters walking and the lack of motivation or plan, becoming a slow burning pace and the classic jump scares is not for everyone specially now days when horror movies are moving more into the psychological aspect rather the possessions and jump scares, been a slasher movie I can be less forgiven specially when it is trying to be an old school type of horror movie at the same time with its format and backstory.

After watching In a Violent Nature I am still not quite sure whether I liked it or whether I just like the idea behind it or how creative where the killing scenes, almost the same situation when the movie gives it all on the trailer or is a one scene movie type. The ending is a little awkward, like the script didn’t know how to end the movie, there is this long monologue that spells everything out, which was not how the rest of the movie manage the backstory. It is as if they doubted their idea could achieve its target and thought people wouldn’t understand what was being offered without everything being explained to them little by little, giving a metaphor of who Johnny is like, in this case compared to a beast that never gets to complete his killing spree since there is always one survivor that in this case was Kris, other times there were survivors too like on the second one it was the Ranger himself who survive in the 80s.

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Episode 6 is what we have been waiting for all this time, to pick up the pace and I've been waiting for season 2 to get here, even though there are still some things that could have been handled better, the story moves along with some real momentum. This episode is all about the increasing tension between Bernard's authority and the rebellion raising up on the mechanical levels, as the "Down Deep" people rise up against the oppressive measures being used to keep them in line, in such close space this feel even worst, the isolation increments and feels more like punishment rather than trying to keep control.

• IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28100084/
• Platform: AppleTV+

Key strategic move from Bernard happen, at level 130 raiders set up a barricade to stop the mechanical levels from receiving food by controlling levels that have close access to farms. Bernard watches from his security screens as his plan goes as expected and he believes that only nine missed meals stand between order and anarchy, a psychology study of some sort that actually got me thinking about so I look it up, Alfred Henry Lewis in 1896 made this concept public and its true, once shelf are empty is a matter of time before madness. Things got worst for Bernard when Mechanical find their food poisoned and the people start to get worry by the hour, turning this situation in the perfect setup for what turns into a game of cat and mouse between the rebels and Bernard’s raiders. I have mention before how the season have so many thread plots that might be confusing and boring because it feels under develop, this time it shows Knox and Shirley as leaders, we already know how brilliant they are just as Juliette so they look into a more practical and smart solution to get rid of the barricade without going into direct confrontation at first.

Through season 2 production has not disappoint and shows more of the mechanical levels, this are particularly interesting to me because of how they capture the claustrophobic atmosphere, specially how clear is that there is no where to go once you get to the flooded area where the massive digging machine is, so you would expect why Bernard not send his raiders down their and keep everyone locked up, most likely because they are out number and dealing with the lower levels is not easy at all, they for sure are less passive that others on top, less social. Clear example is how they were dealing with the barricade situation to the point that they were ready to die on the spot.

This episode truly shines in focusing on the rebellion story line and how the mechanical level residents are not just fighting against authority in the silo but are using their engineering technical to their advantage, executing their plan to take control of levels beyond level 122, so they can keep food on the table of the lower levels and keep them on their good side. Episode 6 touch on in an interesting story as we discover more about his supposed illness, The Syndrome, and how it might be linked to the control system of the Silo, or not just control but stress and the fact that they are always on lock down, its a Silo, it comes to attention when Billings wife notes his tremors fade even when he hasn't taken his medication. Billings is the one that is going to push all the way he needs to figure out what happen with Judge Meadows as he is starting to find some inconsistency in others reports and even rebels to Bernard's orders as he, Billings does follow the Pact rather than Bernard who only use it on his best interest.

Juliette’s scene at the very end is the weakest part of the episode to be hones, I would understand they wanted to give more screen time to Silo 18, but Juliette is still the reason why all this is happening, there is this brief cutaway to her waking up while Solo take care of her feels a bit unnecessary and breaks kinda pause what was going on on Silo 18, I know its a breather for the episode to eventually build up more tension but if its not relevant probably just don't or let it all happen at the end as a cliffhanger, also this could have been a scene saved for the next episode.

Episode 6 ends with lots of threads that need to be solved, but the most important is when Bernard loses Sheriff Billings support something he never expected and was key for his plan, a huge blow to his authority, Bernard's careful planning begins to fall apart. It's neat to see Billings finally stand up and say he will investigate Judge Meadows death and that forces Bernard to cut radio communications throughout the silo to keep things from getting even worse, I think this time around it is not only about following the Pact but the fact that he is not feeling weak or less when ever his hands were shacking.

The only way to keep Mechanical under his oppression was to keep them away from level 122 but they make it to 120 as their new common ground with the raiders, with a cement saw cutting through each floor until a good amount of them make it to higher levels before they were tip off and couldn't sandwich the raiders, this would have been very bad for Bernard. Knox and Shirley's victory is even sweeter because of their shared moment and kiss, all of which illustrates how their relationship has grown throughout the rebellion.

As Bernard feels his plan might fail and now he is on survival mode he goes to visit Judge Meadows body, he try to apologize for his plans having to include her death, in his mind this was a necessary sacrifice as she always was falling away from the Pact. This scene doesn't make for his tyranny but also showing that he isn’t just a one dimensional villain trying to make things right, but he actually believes he is doing the right thing in order to keep things in order, at then end of the day he is a two face character with zero remorse, in my opinion this scene was specifically because he had some affection or even love for Meadows.

If I have to give a score I would say 7.5/10 is fair enough since it was entertaining but nothing impressive, but finally the season delivers on its promise to keep developing the story in meaningful ways, especially for the rebellion story. While I can't stand all that Juliette's story line that has gotten no where to getting sick and finding a helmet, and the fact that bigger mysteries aren't progressing, this episode proves that Silo can be great when it's all firing on all cylinders and the machine keeps moving, hopefully the remaining episodes can keep this momentum going and begin to answer some of those bigger questions we've been waiting to have answered since the series started, very similar to what just happen with Dune Prophecy Episode 6.

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The last Episode of Season 1 of Dune Prophecy came in with a solid closing, delivering an action packed episode that answered so many questions setting up an exciting future for the series that many thought it was a failure when it never was, although I have to admit its something else than the movies where there is more action into them. The High-Handed Enemy", last episode of season 1, I can say that this was exactly what I needed to see from this show, it ties up loose ends and reveals shocking truths about characters I have that love hate relationship like Javicco and Valya. Tensions at its highest levels at the Imperial Palace and the Sisterhood constantly fighting for power going back and forward but now the Emperor is backpedaling all for one women who was another pawn on this hole plan, Francesca. And it's this mix of intense action sequences that set out to be mind blowing with deeply emotional revelations about Desmond Hart's origins, Tula's maternal connection and the dark history that led Valya to power and this is what makes this finale special.

• IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29580989/
• Platform: MAX

Even though this is a six episode season they really went all out with a two hour long episode, the thing is a hole damn movie, between incredible set design of the Imperial Palace to visual effects bringing another demonstration of Desmond’s burning powers, the production values were outstanding. The costume design is just as impressive especially in Sisterhood scenes where their outfits feel almost religious in their aesthetic and certainly functionally, but at the same time there is a certain menace aspect to it probably because Sisters very often have this deep look in the eyes behind their black veil.

The biggest surprise of the episode was the revelation about Desmond Hart's powers, the ability to burn people alive is a fear based virus implanted into him by Thinking Machines, at first I thought it was a more powerful being rather this still does not answer how he killed Kasha all across the planets. During Valya's vision we see Thinking Machines performing surgery on Desmond, removing his right eye and putting some electronic implants in that gave him these abilities. The thing that is really interesting is how this virus spreads, through fear and it can't be fought with force, something Tula had to teach Valya during their fight, she just had to let go her fears taking out any weapons from the virus. Desmond triggers the virus when he touches his right temple and has full control who it affects, we saw when he killed both Pruwett Richese and Sister Kasha at the same time but again Kasha was on a different planet, this power also means he's immune to the Sisterhood's Voice, which is probably just what the Thinking Machines wanted when they made this weapon although not a fact yet and might not be fully explain on season two, I think from now on is war and not that many flashbacks.

The political intrigue at the Imperial Palace was handled so well, with a very important scene that is when a chain of events unfolds when the Emperor found out he was manipulated by the Sisterhood through his meeting with Sister Valya, she did this to intentionally get arrested. Javicco ultimate sacrifice was suicide, is presented in the way the show shows him committing that act of true free will, makes a lot of sense to the series themes of control and manipulations. The Empress meanwhile continues to prove she’s been playing her own game all along and uses the chaos to potentially secure her influence, taking out Francesca just at the moment Javicco suicide and then call that the Emperor has been murder, most likely throwing under the bus the Sisterhood as they both, Javicco and Francesca lay in the ground dead, the Empress might call the Sisterhood was the one behind the murder.

It really felt like Valya world is falling apart around her but she still looks so calm because all she cares about is princess Ynez. It was all turned upside down at Walach IX when the Sisterhood felt Dorotea returning through Lila's body, when she fully took control she went after Valya right away and exposed her dark past to all the younger sisters that were murder by Valya and her followers by using the Voice, all because they were loyal to Dorotea. It seems that most of the Sisters where on Dorotea side and this is how Valya starts rebuilding the coalition from the ground up but will full grip of power. Lila / Dorotea emptied the water from the circular pond in the Sisterhood’s complex and showed the skeletons of all the sisters Valya and her supporters had killed upon taking power. It was a game changer, seeing how Valya, Tula, Francesca and Kasha had nearly cut down half of the sisters who wouldn't accept Valya as Mother Superior, with the worst part was finding out that Valya had used the Voice to force sisters to choose between loyalty or death, essentially to commit suicide if they wouldn’t follow her, it is now all broken the Sisterhood apart, younger sisters like Jen and Emeline trust Lila's face or rather Dorotea speaking through her more than they ever trusted Valya.

Even though there are quite a few cliffhangers at the end of the season, it all feels right to me. We have Valya, Princess Ynez and Keiran Atreides on Arrakis trying to find out who's behind Desmond's transformation, weird Valya working with an Atreides, probably Ynez will unite them but thats a hard one to achief. After Valya orchestrated a murder / suicide between Emperor Javicco and Sister Francesca, Empress Natalya has taken over at the Imperial Palace. There is also that emotional reunion with Tula, Desmond has both his mother Tula and Sister Theodosia imprisoned but how far will he go against Tula? big time conflict of interest between the Imperial, Sisterhood and been his mother. The Sisterhood itself is coming apart at the seams under the influence of Dorotea, who is using Lila's body to point out to everyone how brutal Valya was forced to become in order to rise to power, in Paul Atreides words "IM POINTING THE WAY!!. There is also Baron Harkonnen, who recorded Valya's conversation with the sisters Francesca and Theodosia with the glowing ball device Desmond, after all we are now 200% sure Desmond is using thinking machines, this makes me wonder if Prince Richese had to die as part of his plan, it now seems that is the case to start the conflict and gain Javicco confidence. I doubt season 2 will be full of complicated relationships and power struggles, but with more action scenes than season one but you never know what Valya have on her plans and what other kind of leverage she might have against the Empire.

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Hola, querido hiver.

Por estas fechas suelo decir que mi espíritu navideño es similar al del Grinch pero de él solo sabía por lo que representa como personaje de la cultura pop, ya que no había visto ninguna de las versiones cinematográficas del cuento original del Dr. Seuss. Hace unos días le puse remedio y en esta reseña te cuento mis impresiones sobre la película del año 2000, dirigida por Ron Howard y protagonizada por Jim Carrey.

La acción transcurre en Villa Quién, un pueblo en el que sus habitantes celebran la Navidad con gran ilusión. En lo alto de una de las montañas que lo rodean vive el Grinch, una especie de ogro verde al que todos temen, con su perro Max como única compañía.

El atrevimiento de unos jóvenes de Villa Quién provoca que el Grinch baje al pueblo en busca de fastidiar las festividades a los lugareños. En esa excursión improvisada tiene un encuentro con Cindy Lu, una niña adorable que piensa que se está perdiendo el sentido de la Navidad por su carácter consumista y se muestra preocupada por ello.

Cindy Lu cree que el Grinch en realidad es bueno, que su odio a la Navidad tiene algún motivo profundo que desconocen y hace lo posible por cambiarlo.

La película me pareció divertida y entretenida de principio a fin. Tenía algunas reservas porque el actor Jim Carrey estaba por entonces bastante encasillado tras su triunfo en La máscara, pero salvo alguna mueca está irreconocible físicamente.

Esto nos lleva a la magnífica ambientación. Los decorados son una fantasía para los adictos a la Navidad, nos les falta detalle. Y en cuanto a la caracterización de los personajes el trabajo de maquillaje es impresionante. Puedo imaginar las horas de preparación de cada uno de los actores.

Durante todo el film pasamos por diversas emociones, transmite el típico mensaje navideño sin caer en la edulcoración excesiva, algo de lo que huyo y que, sinceramente, esperaba. Así que puedo recomendarte que la veas como plan familiar, con amigos, o en soledad. Sea como sea es una película que se disfruta y deja con un buen sabor de boca.

¡Feliz Navidad!

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Hi, dear hiver.

At this time of year I often say that my Christmas spirit is similar to that of the Grinch, but I only knew about him for what he represents as a pop culture character, as I hadn't seen any of the film versions of the original Dr. Seuss tale. A few days ago I remedied that and in this review I tell you my impressions of the 2000 film, directed by Ron Howard and starring Jim Carrey.

The action takes place in Villa Who, a village where the inhabitants celebrate Christmas with great enthusiasm. At the top of one of the surrounding mountains lives the Grinch, a kind of green ogre that everyone fears, with his dog Max as his only companion.

The daring of some young people from Villa Who causes the Grinch to come down to the village in order to spoil the festivities for the villagers. On this impromptu excursion he has an encounter with Cindy Lu, an adorable little girl who thinks that the meaning of Christmas is being lost because of its consumerist nature and is worried about it.

Cindy Lu believes that the Grinch is actually good, that his hatred of Christmas has some deep, unknown reason and she does her best to change it.

I found the film funny and entertaining from start to finish. I had some reservations because the actor Jim Carrey was by then pretty typecast after his triumph in The Mask, but except for the odd grimace he is unrecognisable physically.

This brings us to the magnificent setting. The sets are a fantasy for Christmas junkies, with no shortage of detail. And as for the characterisation of the characters, the make-up work is impressive. I can imagine the hours of preparation of each of the actors.

During the whole film we go through different emotions, it transmits the typical Christmas message without falling into the excessive sweetening, something that I run away from and that, honestly, I was expecting. So I can recommend you to watch it as a family plan, with friends, or alone. Either way, it is a film that is enjoyable and leaves you with a good taste in your mouth.

Merry Christmas!

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No recuerdo cuando la competencia entre producciones cinematográficas animadas fue tan igualada; posiblemente Pixar desde su superioridad nunca vio la necesidad de evolucionar en su estilo de animación, algo muy propio y reconocido en todo el mundo y justamente, eso impulsó a otros Estudios como Sony y DreamWorks, en buscar una manera no de copiar a quien domina ese género del cine, sino también en tener un estilo que en algún momento se sienta como propio; en eso DreamWorks Animation, está en la búsqueda no solo de crear una marca, sino de apoyar a los artistas a mostrar arte en sus producciones para así ser algo completo en dónde no solo la historia sea lo relevante; estás característica son las que pude apreciar en "The Wild Robot".

I do not remember when the competition between animated film productions was so equal; possibly Pixar from its superiority never saw the need to evolve in its animation style, something very own and recognized around the world and precisely, that prompted other studios like Sony and DreamWorks, looking for a way not to copy who dominates the genre of cinema, but also to have a style that at some point feels like their own; In that DreamWorks Animation, is in the search not only to create a brand, but to support artists to show art in their productions in order to be something complete where not only the story is relevant; these characteristics are what I could appreciate in "The Wild Robot".

"The Wild Robot" está basada en la novela del mismo nombre escrita por Peter Brown y relata la historia de "ROZZUM Unit 7134" un Robot de servicio de la compañía Universal Dynamics, que cae en una isla remota a causa de una tormenta eléctrica; en ese mismo instante y por curiosidad, animales activan a dicho robot que al despertar busca a quien pueda darle el necesario motivo para así cumplir su función, el problema está en que la isla solamente está habitada por animales salvajes y eso limita a "Roz" comunicarse con ellos, esa incomunicación hará que nuestro protagonista deba lidiar con los peligros en un mundo salvaje y poco comunicativo lo cual genera un accidente que cambiará no solo su vida robótica, sino también de un bebé ganso quien lo verá como su madre y desde ese momento, Roz encontrará un motivo a cumplir en dónde no solo ayudará a crecer a su adoptado hijo, sino a todo animal que lo considera cómo un monstruo y comience a apreciarlo como un amigo.

"The Wild Robot" is based on the novel of the same name written by Peter Brown and tells the story of "ROZZUM Unit 7134" a service robot of the company Universal Dynamics, which falls on a remote island because of a thunderstorm; At that very moment and out of curiosity, animals activate the robot that when waking up looks for someone who can give him the necessary reason to fulfill its function, the problem is that the island is only inhabited by wild animals and that limits "Roz" to communicate with them, This lack of communication will make our protagonist must deal with the dangers in a wild and uncommunicative world which generates an accident that will change not only his robotic life, but also that of a baby goose who will see him as his mother and from that moment, Roz will find a reason to fulfill where he will not only help his adopted son to grow, but every animal that considers him as a monster and begin to appreciate him as a friend.

Chris Sanders, quien tiene una notoria carrera como director y escritor en muchos films animados como por ejemplo "Lilo & Stitch", "How to Train Your Dragon" y "The Croods"; nuevamente ofrece una excelente producción cinematográfica que impacta con una gran animación que se complementa muy bien con la historia de la unión entre lo natural o salvaje y la robótica o inteligencia artificial; este film ofrece una animación que puede considerarse como la unión de estilos, la unión de la animación en 2D y 3D; esto para diferenciar a los personajes y el ambiente en dónde se desarrolla la historia, por ejemplo tanto el bosque como los animales de la isla, parecieran que estuviera hecho de acuarela, pinturas en óleo, naturales, se veían impresionantes, con mucho color, mucha luz, impresionante trabajo que era contrarrestado por el diseño del robot y de otros lugares lejos de la isla, pero de igual manera era impresionante como encajaban estos estilos a pesar de que el CGI en el robot era más notorio.

La historia tiene como base primeramente el compromiso, la necesidad de la existencia de un motivo para poder funcionar; eso lo pude captar en un principio con el comportamiento del robot que está motivado a realizar la tarea por la cual fue creado y así obtener una valoración de su desempeño; este no es un tema original porque en muchas películas se ha visto este tipo de características en personajes robóticos, lo cual también me hace pensar que el desarrollo o evolución a un comportamiento ajeno al que fue creado también se ha visto en anterioridad, pero creo que el tema de la maternidad es lo que más me ha gustado; personalmente creo que el ser padre no es para todo el mundo, debido a la responsabilidad, el compromiso, el amor, la comprensión, protección, confianza y enseñanza, son factores fundamentales para tratar de ser padre y eso es lo que va experimentando Roz en esta magnífica historia.

Chris Sanders, who has a notorious career as a director and writer in many animated films such as "Lilo & Stitch", "How to Train Your Dragon" and "The Croods"; again offers an excellent film production that impacts with a great animation that complements very well with the story of the union between the natural or wild and robotics or artificial intelligence; this film offers an animation that can be considered as the union of styles, the union of 2D and 3D animation; this to differentiate the characters and the environment where the story takes place, for example both the forest and the animals of the island, seemed to be made of watercolor, oil paintings, natural, looked impressive, with lots of color, lots of light, impressive work that was counterbalanced by the design of the robot and other places away from the island, but it was equally impressive how these styles fit together even though the CGI in the robot was more noticeable.

The story is based primarily on commitment, the need for the existence of a reason to be able to function; I could capture that at first with the behavior of the robot that is motivated to perform the task for which it was created and thus obtain an assessment of its performance; this is not an original theme because in many films this type of characteristics has been seen in robotic characters, which also makes me think that the development or evolution to a behavior alien to the one that was created has also been seen before, but I think the theme of motherhood is what I liked the most; personally I think that being a parent is not for everyone, due to the responsibility, commitment, love, understanding, protection, trust and teaching, are fundamental factors to try to be a parent and that is what Roz is experiencing in this magnificent story.

Cómo siempre hago, el film lo vi con el audio original y me sorprendió que buenos actores prestan su voz para dar vida a los muchos personajes que hacen apariencia en esta historia; uno de esos actores, en este caso actriz, es Lupita Nyong'o quien interpreta a "Roz", la paz de su voz y el comportamiento de su personaje, es perfecto; la paciencia para cumplir primeramente su rol como un robot de servicio y después de protectora y guía para el pequeño ganso "Brightbill" es muy bueno, la evolución de su personaje es excelente. Mi personaje favorito del film es "Fink", un zorro rojo, depredador vil, un sobreviviente que no es para nada amigable porque cree en la ley del más fuerte y que un gran porcentaje en la isla, es prácticamente comida; eso le hace ser divertido, cruel, pero también solitario, triste, sin amigos, pero con la aparición de Roz y Brightbill, él ha encontrado la familia que no esperaba tener; me sorprendió que la voz la diera Pedro Pascal quien tiene la elegancia, fuerza y el grado de comedia para dar vida a tan buen personaje.

As I always do, I watched the film with the original audio and I was surprised that good actors lend their voice to give life to the many characters that make appearance in this story; one of those actors, in this case actress, is Lupita Nyong'o who plays "Roz", the peace of her voice and the behavior of her character, is perfect; the patience to fulfill first her role as a service robot and then as protector and guide for the little goose "Brightbill" is very good, the evolution of her character is excellent. My favorite character of the film is "Fink", a red fox, a vile predator, a survivor who is not at all friendly because he believes in the law of the strongest and that a large percentage on the island, is practically eaten; that makes him funny, cruel, but also lonely, sad, friendless, but with the appearance of Roz and Brightbill, he has found the family he did not expect to have; I was surprised that the voice was given by Pedro Pascal who has the elegance, strength and degree of comedy to give life to such a good character.

The Wild Robot es una de las sorpresas del año, puedo decir que la vi con muy pocas expectativas, pero al ver la reacción de personas en las redes sociales, me hizo pensar que me sucedería lo mismo y aunque no me sentí vulnerable al final de la historia, si aprecié el relato de lo que puede significar la maternidad o el hecho de ser padres, no es algo que se tiene una lista de tareas la cual se va tachando o posponiendo dependiendo del desempeño propio o al que se está evaluando; la paternidad es el ser constante, acompañar, enseñar y apoyar para después crear esa independencia, pero que también exista esa necesaria unión entre la familia lo cual al final puede ser lo más importante; recomiendo que vean esta gran película que puede ser la gran inesperada favorita para ganar los premios del cine.

The Wild Robot is one of the surprises of the year, I can say that I saw it with very low expectations, but seeing the reaction of people on social networks, made me think that the same thing would happen to me and although I did not feel vulnerable at the end of the story, I did appreciate the story of what motherhood or parenthood can mean, it is not something that you have a list of tasks which you cross off or postpone depending on your own performance or the one you are evaluating; parenthood is to be constant, to accompany, teach and support to then create that independence, but also to have that necessary union between the family which in the end may be the most important thing; I recommend that you see this great movie that may be the great unexpected favorite to win the film awards.

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