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Movie review: Llamas de venganza/ Firestarter (ENG/ESP)@eugemaradona629d
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  1. Firestarter || Using the power of the mind to create a nuclear effect@cute-cactus1361d

    Liar liar no one will believe you...

    Is a new child who sets the place on fire by saying becoming our superhero?

    What made me ask this question is that I watched the 2022 film Firestarter. I had the feeling that the film, which started with the image of a newborn baby, would be quite cute, loving and romantic, but the fact that the baby was born with special powers and set the place on fire after a few minutes was like a harbinger of horror.

    [source](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w533_and_h300_bestv2/cX8VmY3vS3UA7gyLDE4M7Gtvq4x.jpg)

    It is inevitable that the child of a mother and father with special powers will have more special powers. As my father said when he compared me to my mother; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

    My first thought immediately after watching the film Firestarter was to wonder when the sequel would be. It was as if it was heralded at the end of the film that this was the beginning and the sequel would come.

    I have noticed that some of the films we watch expand people's vocabulary and help us to better understand some scientific terms. In the film The Beginning, while questioning the possibility of dreams within dreams, we saw that by delving into the lower layers of dreams, an idea placed in the subconscious can flourish and the person can be guided in real life.

    In the film Firestarter, creating a nuclear explosion force using only mind power can end the production and testing of nuclear weapons because the mind itself already creates a nuclear effect. I smile when I think that such a power is real because I know that it would be both good and bad news.

    In the meantime, the cessation of production or testing of nuclear weapons was only an irony.

    [source](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500_and_h282_face/sCTzcvGUmYiYpI56GfsWMMfd4Ou.jpg)

    In fact, I am not far from the idea that other minds can be controlled with the mind and that objects can be moved by the power of the mind alone without any physical connection. I had read different articles, watched videos and films on this subject. In this sense, watching the film Firestarter was like killing two birds with one stone for me.

    In the film, while the father and daughter could connect with each other through telepathy, they could also move objects and give them the power of heat (fire, explosion) through telekinesis. It is a very interesting film and I was more interested in the scientific aspect. The reason why I am already curious about the sequel is that Charlie, the girl in the film, is still a child and as she grows up, her powers develop with her.

    When you do research about some supernatural events and then watch a film close to the supernatural event, you enjoy watching the film more. I understood this when I watched the film called astral when I was interested in astral travel and researched.

    [source](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500_and_h282_face/hgwgv9L7IOdLFc8ISVeHDk2ZPq4.jpg)

    Astral travelling, telepathy, telekinesis are all functions performed with the mind. Astral travelling is the process of mentally leaving the body while the body is stationary and travelling with the help of the astral body, where it is possible to see even dead people, including extraterrestrials. At least it has not yet been sufficiently scientifically proven. Telepathy is to mentally connect and talk to each other, and telekinesis is to move objects with the help of the mind. It is really enjoyable to watch all these in any film.

    I would like to end my article by sharing two of my favourite scenes in the film. The view of the human drowning himself with the command "forget to breathe" after the mentally established bond was a bit funny.

    And a 9-10 year old boy riding a bicycle to the rescue operation was a bit of a grinning moment in the film, considering what he could do. I think the bicycle scene should have been removed from the film.

    If you are interested in such events that have not yet been scientifically proven, but there are serious findings that they exist, you should definitely watch the film Firestarter. I think those who love superhero films may be interested in the film. In fact, it was one of the films that could be watched without thinking.

    [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59MJfJPP5eo)

    See you in my next article, all content belongs to me. @cute-cactus


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  2. Film Review: Firestarter (1984)@drax1725d

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    Stephen King was very fortunate to not only write bestselling and highly praised novels in first decade of his career but also to have them adapted into successful and highly praised films. Such good run had to end eventually, and it did, rather spectacularly, with 1984 adaptation of King’s novel Firestarter.

    The film begins with Andy McGee (played by David Keith) and his nine-year old daughter Charlene “Charlie” (played by Drew Barrymore) being on the run from sinister looking government agents. Through flashbacks it is revealed that Andy as a college student participated in secret government experiment which left most of subjects dead, but he and his future wife Victoria “Vicky” (played by Heather Locklear) survived and gained telepathic abilities. Through the years Andy developed further ability to mentally “push” people into obeying his will, but also discovered that Charlie develops abilities of her own, which involves precognition and pyrokinesys – ability to cause fire with her mind. That brought attention of “Shop”, secret government agency run by Captain Hollister (played by Martin Sheen), ruthless bureaucrat who wants to use Charlie as weapon and stops at nothing to take her away from her parents. Andy, who wants nothing other than normal life for he and his daughter is forced on the run after “Shop” operatives have killed Vicky. Two of them find temporary shelter at the farm owned by Irv Manders (played by Art Carney) and his wife Norma (played by Louise Fletcher), but they are again tracked by “Shop” operatives, which now include John Bainbird (played by George C. Scott), experienced Native American assassin who has his own, very personal and very sinister plans for Charlie.

    Considering the intriguing plot and the highly respectable names involved in the cast, audience had all the reasons to expect at least decent combination of science fiction, horror, thriller and road film. That made the final disappointment even greater. Most of the film’s problems lie with incredibly inept direction by Mark L. Lester, film maker who was brought as “safe” and “reliable” replacement for John Carpenter. He not only makes Firestarter look cheaper than it actually is, but also overlong and ultimately boring due to lack of pace. One of the more telling examples of this approach is having certain events in flashbacks portrayed after being described by characters. Even more disastrous is Bainbird being clearly shown as monstrous villain and declaring his depraved intentions before scenes in which he tries to win Charlie’s trust. Lester seems to be more interested in pyrotechnics and special effects and the most effort is invested in the scene of final showdown between Charlie and hordes of “Show” operatives. The scene is interesting at times, but seeing obviously omnipotent Charlie making short work of her enemies becomes tiring after a while and scene is even more disappointing after comparisons with similar finale in Carrie. David Keith as concerned father does decent acting job, while George C. Scott wastes the potentially intriguing and unusual character of villain through a little bit of overacting. The rest of cast, including young Barrymore, is solid, but it can’t save this disappointing film. The film is even more disappointing now, when the supposed happy ending of Charlie exposing secret government shenanigans to New York Times looks looks different to cynical audience grown up in the world where less and less things separate Deep State from the mainstream media.

    RATING: 3/10 (++)

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  3. Firestarter to me movie review / Critique du film (FR / EN)@brokenzombie1835d

    ** version en francais plus bas**

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    It is a horror film of the thriller genre that was released in 1984.

    A couple are part of an experiment and are injected with a drug that develops superpowers. Eight years later the couple had a daughter and is constantly being watched by a secret agency and ...

    It's a movie with a lot of famous actors like Drew Barrymore and Martin Sheen.

    I give it the mark of 7/10.

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    C'est un film d'horreur du genre thriller qui est sortie en 1984.

    Un couple fait partie d’une expérience et se font injecter une drogue qui permet de développer des super pouvoirs. Huit ans plus tard le couple a eu une fille et est constamment surveillé par une agence secrète et …

    C’est un film avec beaucoup d’acteurs connus tel que Drew Barrymore and Martin Sheen.

    Je lui donne la note de 7/ 10.

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