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The Idol (2023)
The Idol Review
Not only is this series vapid with some of the most juvenile writing, but none of the plot makes sense.
And please do not get me started on the acting. I have always known that the weeknd liked to act hard and edgy but he essentially assassinated his character to the public eye. Can't take him seriously anymore.
Everything is just fillers with people drinking, spitting, dancing, getting BDSMed or tortured. So beyond uncomfortable and cringe.
An interesting part was when Tedros just casually calls someome a f*ggot. Tedros (a straight dude written by a supposedly straight dude) uses the f word on another man in the most unpredicted and unprovoked way. Like wow 🤣.
Well. Don't be surprised if we casually start calling people n*gros.
Barry: Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep Going (2018)
One of the truest demonstrations of conscience
After many episode where people kept ignoring death and treating it like a casual thing, it was Barry, in this heavy episode, who opened the ball by showing an incredible amount of guilt and remorse after killing his friend Chris.
We very rarely see killers or anti-heroes show guilt or conscience on tv after murdering someone, and even though we didn't know Barry was going to fall off the wagon ( with killing more and more """good""" people for the sake of his peace of mind) it was still heartbreaking to see how guilty he felt for Chris' wife and kid to wake up without a husband and a father, he realized the true repercussions death has on your loved ones, and that is, in my my opinion, one of
The most realistic moments to ever air on TV, rocked by Bill Hader's strong and emotional performance. Definitely hooked.
( and let's not forget John Denver's leaving on a jet plane ;) )
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Beauty and the Beasts (1998)
Wtf ?
Is it normal nobody was upset at Xander ? They do know all of this was his fault right ? Yet he seemed to have gotten away with it as if nobody cared ( they trully didn't) and there were no repercussions (there were huge ones.)
The writing is clearly favouring Xander even though I think he's a horrible person. And all of this why ? Oh right, because Joss Whedon is Xander and he gets all the great punchlines and the getting away with murder~
American Horror Story (2011)
Apocalypse
Action : yes
Entertainment : yes
Acting : average (sometimes below)
Story : too sci fi for an AHS season. Lacks the intelligence and elegance of previous early seasons.
Characters : shallow, lack the depth and development they had in (forex) Freakshow. Unlikeable for most of them.
Cordelia is supposed to be a compassionate, kind and fair supreme. Since when Is she a bigot ? But okay.
Sjw agendas : plenty
One last thing: I think that, at some point of the writing, Murphy must have missed the point of what "anthology" means.
Cinderella (1950)
Cinderella
Cinderella
It has been a decade since the last time I watched a Disney movie. Of course, the last time I watched one, I was young and naive, and not very perceptive. I loved all Disney movies for no particular reason, just because they were well drawn and colourful and had nice songs.
Now, I decided to rematch Cinderella.
Mainly because I watched a video where people criticize her for being a horrible role model for young girls.
I'm a 21 year old cis-gender white male. I loved Cinderella.
Okay so there's the Stepmother : A mean, 1D horrible person, who's quite frightening and somehow makes you want to be abusive to women. She loathes Cinderella out of consuming jealousy, and wants both her daughters to surpass her in every aspect. Probably because she herself has no confidence.
And then there are Drizella and Anastasia. Two lazy ugly girls who aren't all that ambitious and who are brainwashed by their mother, and pressured to do many things they aren't even good at, such as singing etc.
Then, there's the king. A warm-hearted yet hot tempered, lonely man who griefs his son for growing up too fast and wants to feel alive again with having grandchildren. So he sets up this gala which is basically a speed dating for his son to meet young ladies in hopes of marrying one of them and having children.
And then last but oh so not least, we have Cinderella. She's is a radiant beauty and the kindest human being I have ever seen in a movie. Enslaved by her stepfamily and abused, she's forced to do the chores all day long, and has very little rest. The blame is always on her, and she can't have a moment without her step family calling for her for the most ridiculous things. She was even more abused and humiliated when her cousins ripped her dress apart and to keep her from going to the ball. Naturally, she broke down. Might as well beat her to death.
Yet, she faces her enslavement with joy and positivity. She has so much love to give to everybody around her. All of the animals love her and can't resist her kindness and beauty. She is jailed, but she's happy with it. Instead of fighting it, she accepts it and sees the good in it, and teaches it around her, (teaching the dog to like the cat instead of fighting him, because she knows he will be punished, and that's not worth it for her, she'd rather live and die enslaved and happy.)
She's not free, but she's okay with it. She faces the injustice with love and kindness. Which is so brave, and so inspirational. In my eyes, she's the freest person,because she never gives up hope of being freed one day, and in the meantime she would gladly do the chores and wash the dishes and swipe the floor.
To me, it's not a love story. It has a message of never stop having faith, and accepting the circumstances of your life, not in a passive way but in a mature one, and actually realizing that you can still be happy even with the worst conditions. The love part is only partial and is not exploited at all and I don't mind it. Even though the dancing scene was so romantic it made me drool. They definitely know their way around. She's a victim, but her actions couldn't be as far as those of a victim's . She's honestly a role model for every person who is trapped or lost or abused.
I also found the interactions between the cat and the mice very entertaining and funny, and the ways they always found a solution were clever.
Each one of them has moment to shine, each one of them is important, each one of them has a role.
Needless to say the fairy is only but a metaphor for a silver lining.
I definitely want my children to watch Cinderella.