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Un amor que cambiará tu percepción sobre la vida/ Sweet November (Review) (Esp/Eng)@equipodelta394d
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  1. Film Review: Sweet November (2001)@drax1072d

    (source: tmdb.org)

    It is never a good sign when a film is advertised as one thing and what viewers ultimately see on the screen is another. An example can be found in Sweet November, 2001 romantic comedy directed by Pat O’Connor.

    The film represents a remake of eponymous (and relatively obscure) 1968 film starring Anthony Newley and Sandy Dennis. New version is set in San Francisco and begins when Nelson Moss (played by Keanu Reeves), successful and workaholic advertising executive meets Sara Deever (played by Charlize Theron), beautiful young woman who intrigues him with her eccentric behaviour. Sara has a habit of taking a man into her home for a month and using that as an opportunity to change his life for a better. After losing his job and girlfriend at the same time, Nelson reluctantly agrees to take part in Sara’s experiment. He moves in with here and is referred as “November”. Sara’s influence on Nelson proves to beneficial and he begins caring less about his work and more about enjoying life and helping people around him. At the same time he hopelessly falls in love with her and she falls in love with him. But the idyll, which is supposed to last only for a month, hides much darker truth about Sara.

    Sweet November, despite being advertised as romantic comedy, is a film that actually could be better described as tearjerking melodrama, drowned in pathos and old fashioned sentimentality seldom seen in Hollywood since Titanic. That wouldn’t be a problem by itself if this film was made competently. Sadly, it wasn’t the case. When the audience realises what kind of film this is, it will going to be exposed to myriad of annoying cliches and the switch from what was supposed to be a comedy into drama is too abrupt and unconvincing. The cast doesn’t help either. Keanu Reeves had worked with Charlize Theron before and did a decent job in The Devil’s Advocate, but here he lacks chemistry and remains terribly wooden. Jason Isaacs, who plays Sara’s cross-dressing friend, is the only good thing in the film but his efforts aren’t enough to rescue Sweet November from becoming a waste of time.

    RATING: 2/10 (-)

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  2. CineTV Contest: Keanu Reeves in Sweet November@mamaemigrante1182d

    Source - IMDB

    This post is both in English and Spanish, you can go directly to español by clicking HERE

    Yes, I am aware of being late to the topic of the week, but I decided to share it anyway, because I didn't want this to remain in the inkwell of oblivion.

    What happened? Well, I was looking for a movie in my memories that was not one of those that everyone remembers, and time passed, until I came across one of the movies that I not only loved, but that marked for me a difference with respect to the filmography of Keannu Reeves.

    In this piece we don't see him running, shooting, attacking or defending himself.... here we see the other side, that of a normal man who stumbles upon life head on and teaches him how it should be lived and not survived.

    The film is the second adaptation of the screenplay written by Herman Raucher: His first film appearance was in 1968, directed by Robert Ellis Miller and starring Sandy Dennis and Anthony Newley, who plays the same character as Reeves did for the version released in 2004, in which he shares roles with Charlize Theron. ***

    Source - IMDB

    The plot begins as just another story of a successful young man amid the chaos of the big city. Here, Reeves is a publicist who needs to renew his driver's license and takes the routine test, meeting Theron during the process, when he decides to copy her and they are surprised by whoever is monitoring the test.

    This "chance" of destiny, leads him to live a great adventure that will change his vision of life completely. He will go from being dominated by schedules and technology, to fully dedicate himself to live as if every day was his last, next to Sara, the character played by Theron.

    What I love about the whole story is to see how Reeves even strips himself of all the stereotypes that his other characters have created for him. He is presented as a real man, one of those that you could find in any cafe or on public transportation, with his fears and personal dramas, which in the other films are blurred by the actions of the script.

    It is a subtle way to put us in their shoes and evaluate what we are really doing with our lives and how far we let ourselves be carried away by routines or social impositions. In my opinion, it is a thoughtful film, beyond the romance that is present in much of the film.


    Source -IMDB

    Reeves repeats this romantic pattern in another film called "La Casa del Lago" a couple of years later, and although I also liked it a lot, I'll stay with Sweet November, for its background and the teaching in different senses that it had for me when I saw it, and that I bring to my mind whenever I feel overwhelmed by the things of everyday life.

    Only a month was enough for Reeves to reinvent himself, but this film gives you a couple of hours to leave you thinking for a long time about what you are doing with your life.

    I leave you with the trailer of the film, so you can enjoy a Reeves away from the Matrix. Sweet November - Trailer (youtube) #


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    Si, estoy consciente de haber llegado tarde al tema de la semana, pero igual decidí compartirlo, pues no quería que me quedara esto en el tintero del olvido.

    Que fue lo que pasó? pues que buscando en los recuerdos alguna película que no me resultara de las que comunmente todos recuerdan, se me pasó el tiempo, hasta que llegó a mi una de las películas que no solo me encantó, sino que marcó para mi una diferencia con respecto a la filmografía de Keannu Reeves.

    En esta pieza no lo vemos correr, disparar, atacar o defenderse... aquí vemos el otro lado, el de un hombre normal que se tropieza con la vida de frente y lo enseña a cómo debe ser vivida y no sobrevivida.

    La cinta es la segunda adaptación del guión escrito por Herman Raucher: Su primera aparición en el cine fue en 1968, dirigida por Robert Ellis Miller y protagonizada por Sandy Dennis y Anthony Newley, quien interpreta el mismo personaje que hizo Reeves para la versión estrenada en 2004, en la que comparte roles con Charlize Theron.


    Source - IMDB

    La trama empieza como una historia más de un joven exitoso en medio del caos de la gran ciudad. Aquí, Reeves es un publicista que necesita renovar su licencia de conducir y se presenta al examen de rutina, conociendo a Theron durante el proceso, cuando decide copiarla y son sorprendidos por quien está monitoreando el examen.

    Esta "casualidad" del destino, lo lleva a vivir una gran aventura que le cambiará su visión de la vida por completo. Pasará de estar dominado por los horarios y la tecnología, a dedicarse de lleno en vivir como si cada día fuera el último, al lado de Sara, el personaje interpretado por Theron.

    Lo que me encanta de toda la historia, es ver como Reeves se va despojando inclusive de todos los estereotipos que le han creado sus otros personajes. Se presenta como un hombre real, de esos que pudieras encontrarte en cualquier café o en el transporte público, con sus temores y dramas personales, que en los demás filmes se desdibujan por las acciones propias del guión.

    Es una manera sutil de colocarnos en sus zapatos y evaluar lo que realmente estamos haciendo con nuestras vidas y hasta donde nos dejamos llevar por las rutinas o las imposiciones sociales. A mi parecer, es un film reflexivo, más allá del romance que está presente en gran parte de la película.


    Source -IMDB

    Reeves repite este patrón romántico en otra cinta llamada "La Casa del Lago" un par de años después, y aunque también me gustó mucho, me quedo con Sweet November, por su trasfondo y la enseñanza en diferentes sentidos que tuvo para mi cuando la ví, y que traigo a mi mente siempre que me siento abrumada por las cosas del día a día.

    Solo un mes le bastó a Reeves para reinventarse, pero este film te da un par de horas para dejarte pensando un buen tiempo sobre lo que estás haciendo con tu vida.

    Les dejo el trailer de la película, para que se deleiten con un Reeves alejado de la Matrix Sweet November - Trailer (youtube)



    Fotografías/ Photografy: IMDB and the trailer is youtube cortesy Edición/Edition by: @mamaemigrante Traducido por/ translate with: www.deepl.com/translator (free version)

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