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Post by mhynson27 on Jan 13, 2019 9:10:19 GMT
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Post by stabcaesar on Jan 13, 2019 13:47:19 GMT
It’s quite a mess. The Mexican storyline is alright but the Japanese storyline is so incredibly phoned in and the Moroccan storyline is like who tf wrote this?
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Post by ingmarhepburn on Jan 13, 2019 17:33:54 GMT
It's a great film, definitely top 3 Iñarritu for me. It excels in the way how it uses three different storylines as a metaphor to illustrate the difficulties of communication between individuals (whether it's the language barrier, the inability to communicate or the crossing of borders into foreign territory) and the need for understanding, tolerance and affection. It's definitely the film for the Trump era - why isn't it talked about more?
The performances are just brilliant. Barraza and Kikuchi gave absolute tour-de-force performances, and this film also has, in my opinion, Brad Pitt's carreer-best performance. I also enjoyed the way how music was used; Santaolalla's guitar sounds are very haunting, and Sakamoto's piece in the end made it very moving.
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Post by stephen on Jan 13, 2019 17:39:03 GMT
The Barraza subplot is amazing, the Pitt/Blanchett subplot is a non-factor, and the Kikuchi storyline is awful.
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Jan 13, 2019 18:20:26 GMT
The Barraza subplot is amazing, the Pitt/Blanchett subplot is a non-factor, and the Kikuchi storyline is awful. Agreed, though I do think Pitt was actually really great here. But yeah, the great club scene does not negate the shitty Kikuchi plotline. |
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Jan 13, 2019 18:21:59 GMT
Messy, sporadically moving, an AGI piece through and through. I remember loving parts of it and being unconvinced by others (the ending felt a bit cloying to me, and for that matter the entire Japanese storyline) but it's hard to evaluate it deeply. It's been years since I watched and I'm not planning on seeing it again. Seriously though, spreading out four half-baked stories (two of which could have been fleshed out and made compelling movies of their own) into one generalized sweeping statement about humanity is such an AGI move.  |
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Post by wilcinema on Jan 13, 2019 19:58:53 GMT
I've never liked it but Hudson stealing Barraza's award is one of the most ludicrous things ever happened at the Oscars.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2019 21:23:58 GMT
Mildly entertaining at spots, but I second what others have said - overall it's a mess and hard to take seriously.
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Post by ibbi on Jan 13, 2019 22:21:43 GMT
I think the Barraza-Bernal stuff is really good, but otherwise the movie is laughably over earnest and the low point for Inarritu that thankfully brought about the end of the Arriaga partnership that allowed him to step forward(ish) as a filmmaker.
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Post by getclutch on Jan 16, 2019 4:55:05 GMT
A spellbinding, multifaceted story with towering, passionate performances by all of the leads.
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Post by Allenism on Jan 16, 2019 20:56:26 GMT
Encapsulates Innaritu's worst tendencies a director. Lot of self-conscious sermonizing about how everything is interconnected, and yet most of it does not feel believable. It's technically well-made and some of the acting is fantastic (Kikuchi is MVP and all of the Barrazza stans can kiss my dick), but as a whole it's a bit of a chore to get through.
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Post by agent69 on Jan 18, 2019 13:14:15 GMT
I despise it. And unlike some here, Barraza's segment was the worst for me. Recently, reading the reviews for Life Itself made me remember it.  |
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Post by HELENA MARIA on Jan 18, 2019 14:05:58 GMT
My least favourite Inarritu film but Barzazza and Kikuchi were phenomenal.
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