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The Mandalorian: Chapter 19: The Convert (2023)
Cant wait to see where this goes!
I loved the change of pace and the incredible storytelling of this episode! I'm so curious to see where this leads next. Also loved the directing choices and getting to see Coruscant again, the scale of the city feels so much better than the last time we saw it.
I loved the political aspect added to this episode, to the view of the New Republic from the perspective of someone who knows imperialism all too well; the talk about what happens to science when it was used for bad but was created for good.
I really want to know why Bo hid the creature from Din and how her relationship with the rest of the creed goes.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Meh
Tried to fill to many boxes and got nothing out of it. The script was terrible, the vfx were lousy and not cared at all, the "horror twist" it wanted failed miserably. Giving it 4 because Benedict and Elizabeth managed to still be good at acting even with all the non-sense.
Cherry (2021)
A fan of the book and a fan of the movie
A year and half ago, when this film was just announced I decided to read the book before going into this story. So I did. And I think everyone who has read it can agree that it is a masterpiece.
Now, this movie, an adaptation, did a really good work with telling (roughly) the story that Nico Walker birthed. I say roughly because the character and story itself has been trimmed and switched in many, many ways. That makes it bad? No.
I think they kept a lot of the key moments from the story and as performances go everyone is unbelievable. There are so many heart-wrenching moments that just come from the performance of the actors and the score that give so much depth to the story. Big standing-o for Tom, Ciara, Jack, Forrest and Jeff, absolutely mind-blown. From the photography and art direction, I can't really say anything else than it is beautiful and I love the incorporation of the color red to the minimum to give it a symbolism throughout the story. Kudos to keeping the chapter format in the movie as well.
Now, there were some things I didn't like, hence the 8/10. As a reader and fan of the book I wish we could've seen more the duality of Cherry, at the end of the day, he's only human, and we're not perfect. The book really makes you hate the character at times, but it also makes you feel all of his pain and all of his anger. I think adding this WAY darker side would've made an even more interesting character. There's a part from the book that I feel is rock bottom for Cherry (no spoilers): it happens with this 19 yo girl Libby and I feel like it would've added more humanity to the character's arc. I understand there are obviously very little to do if you don't wanna make a 4 hour film, but I feel there were part from the story that were essential to keep as they were. Another thing was the character of Emily, which also wasn't a sweetheart and would've given even more weight to her decisions to staying with Cherry. In general, keeping more genuine moments from the book and traits from characters would've been mind-blowing.
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And yet again, none of that makes this movie bad, they tell a tragic story and it meets its purpose. It tells the sad part of "fighting for your country" trope that americans love to sing so much. I hope that with this movie veterans, PTSD and drug abuse are more visibilized and that it is demanded that they get ACTUAL help and not just say "thank you for service" because that's no use.
I recommend this movie and I will definitely be watching again.