14 posts tagged review

We’re so used to big explosions and disasters when it comes to “end of the world” scenarios. We somehow prefer looking at the physical destruction of landmarks rather than acknowledging the real human tragedy behind it all. Maybe it’s because humans by nature are afraid of the inevitability of their own demise. Destruction is ok, but death is taboo. Go figure!

In Don McKellar‘s movie, we totally ignore what causes the end of the world. Humans are about to be wiped off the planet and there seem to be no hope of survival. People have been aware for months and now they only have a few hours left. Last Night is a movie about how humans cope with fear. The fear of dying alone, of still having unaccomplished dreams, of never seeing tomorrow. Continue Reading

Bourne Identity is a pure product of the early 00’s. Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, everyone became paranoid about terrorism and espionnage. We quickly realised that the “enemy” droped the uniform and could be almost anywhere.

Bourne lives that reality everyday. If he goes to the bank, he gets attacked. If he sleeps in a park, he gets attacked. If he walks in his appartement, a guy comes out the window and starts a fight! How paranoid must you be to be looking for exits, security guards and cameras as soon as you enter a building? The fact that he was a spy explains partially, but we’re led to believe that we can find these super agents almost anywhere in the world. What if Jason Bourne was a bad guy, would you feel safe?

Bourne Identity also prophecices the “Facebook age” in some way, because everyone seems to be knowing a lot of information about him. Nowdays, it would be a lot easier to identify Franka Potente’s character because she would at least have a facebook page.

Bourne Identity also feeds on the fear that the US government can’t be trusted. Very much like the movement of “9/11 truth”, government officials are seen as part of a major conspiracy.

If ‘Deck the Halls’ was someone at an office holiday party, it would be that drunken guy who sweats a lot and screams nonesense before falling asleep near the punch bowl. Nobody really wants him around, but he’s innevitable.

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Nostalgia - it’s delicate, but potent. Teddy told me that in Greek, “nostalgia” literally means “the pain from an old wound.” It’s a twinge in your heart far more powerful than memory alone. This device isn’t a spaceship, it’s a time machine. It goes backwards, and forwards… it takes us to a place where we ache to go again. It’s not called the wheel, it’s called the carousel. It let’s us travel the way a child travels - around and around, and back home again, to a place where we know are loved.

——Warning: This review is filled with spoilers.——

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What happens when a washed out celebrity travels to South Africa to mock the adoption craze in Hollywood?

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