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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Inspiring
During my Lasik surgery, I went through a similar psychedelic trip as the one Dave went through through space-time. Although, his trip was real, and mine was caused by the universe itself being bombarded through my eyes.
Everything has already been said and written about the film, but I can't help but share my amazement and admiration for this body of work. I regret not having watched it before. I've always read and heard about Kubrick and Clarke, but never got in the state of mind of watching the Odyssey beginning to end.
The distance from here to the cosmos is a spaceship away. The dialogue is more vivid and human-centric than I expected it would be. I felt every moment of the journey. If HAL was created in '92 and had to be put down in 2001, I'd say I relate pretty much and sympathize with him. For the world has changed after 2001 in ways that make me afraid, and my mind is going. Also, my surgery did not go all too well and I still need glasses.
Robin Williams Live on Broadway (2002)
Incomparable
No stone was left unturned. Robin still surprises me until I finish all his works and everything written about him to read him a little closer. His genius is truly incomparable. How I wish to have watched him live.
Take the Ball Pass the Ball: The Making of the Greatest Team in the World (2018)
Wonderful experience
It was wonderful to hear all those players and managers speak about creative football. The group included some of my favorite players, although I hoped to hear more about Cryuff and Netherlands football. I would have liked to see more Mourinho in Barcelona days, as well.
Pep's closing "statements" were wonderful and conveyed a sense of bittersweetness that was sad to see, but expressed a strong pride in the achievements and lingering style.
Capharnaüm (2018)
A trip down deprivation lane
As a cinematic experience, it was heavy and lengthy, with brilliant acting from Zain and Yonas. The adults were less Arab than the reality of Arab characters in such slumbs. The music was entertaining, but lacking.
I felt the sense of depravity in every single frame of the film. It was relatable and connected to hard realities across the Arab world, while overlooking state-role in poverty and deprivation.
It was a dialogue between the cast and God, with no mediation of intervention, Godly or not. Because by the last scenes, it is still open to interpretations and horrible events in the children's lives in other set scenarios.
The film was not trying to come up with solutions, which I see as a good point about it.Nadine did a wonderful job here.