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Star Trek Beyond (2016)
OK if you're dying to see a sci-fi, big-screen movie this summer.
Just saw Beyond. Compared to "Into Darkness (STID)," it was boring for similar reasons to the most recent Star Wars - The Force Awakens. Not enough suspense. Not any compelling character or personal story lines - save the nod to Spock Prime - and even that wasn't fleshed out much. OK. So the writers of STID were inaccurate with a few things...and that clearly influenced a few bits of dialogue in Beyond. Still, I'd rather that writers and directors focus on creating a strong character or personal story, and telling a good suspenseful, bit of mystery, drama- filled story around that. I highly doubt that Beyond will get equal ratings compared to the other two most recent Star Treks. Despite all that, in an otherwise slow action movie summer, it's worth seeing.
Io speriamo che me la cavo (1992)
A two-way street.
Yes, there's the exploration of the teacher - pupil relationship, the North versus the South (Italian-style) dichotomy, the familiar refrain of an elder imparting wisdom upon youth. But what I find most fascinating about the movie is the fact that the kids are, in many ways, more experienced, or understanding of real world survival than the professor. And so, in a sense, throughout the movie, they seem to be teaching him what life is about, too. I find it quite satisfying, then, that in the end, the professor and his pupils find a compromise in their morals and behavior that mutually benefits them and their relationship. The scene of the teacher and the kids speedily absconding on their bikes perfectly symbolizes the professor and his pupils' transformations.