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Realive (2016)
More philosophy than sci-fi, true, but not lacking in the sci either
So, a lot of people went into this movie expecting to be dazzled by hi- tech conceptualizations of the future, and were disappointed. That's understandable. The tech is a background at best, although every character does seem to blend seamlessly with it. It is a background that is tastefully crafted, realistically employed and never flickers.
To add insult to injury, however, the 2 hour hypotech is stuffed with sentimentality and philosophy, rather than action and sex, as many sci- fi's are. For most people, action and sex are a far better filler than the heartfelt musings of a struggling soul, regardless of the context.
For those of us not seeking to escape to the future, we were treated to a salient, cerebral wine-tasting, of sorts...and a sobering one at that. The film seems to offer up so many spiritual, cultural messages, from so many vantage points, that it's impossible to label one bottle and drink from it. For the single-minded it's a mess. For others, it's an awakening to new flavors of suffering, and a perversion of our taste buds. Some things, once sweet on our tongue, now stain with an aftertaste. Other drinks, like death, may now crisply tinkle in the glass and repel us a bit less.
All I'm saying is that this film is more art than entertainment. Some people drink wine to get drunk and have sex. Others sip it carefully to explore its variety. Realive is certainly a film for the sipping class.
Camp (2013)
I'm a 32 year old man, annoyed with most attempts to make a Christian film. But this movie blew me away.
It really did blow me away, seriously. And....I have read what I'm about to say in countless movie reviews, but I have no choice but to say it:
"I must have seen at least a couple hundred movies and never commented on one before." And I just haven't.
But I swear this movie compelled me to comment on it's power...man does this movie have power.
At first glance, I felt like I was watching just another cheesy Christian movie that has good intentions, but can't pull it all together to create even a "B" movie. There are so many of those.
But after about 20-30 minutes, you become immersed in the dialogue, and the characters quickly begin meaning something to you.
By half way,every single moment in the film is valuable to you, the ending most of all.
But at the very, very end, no spoilers here, I was fighting off a full-on sob..that of joy and anger and guilt, and hope.
If you're not into feel-good-yet-heart-wrenching movies right now, don't watch this.
But if you want to witness the purification of the human spirit in all it's beauty, then quiet your house, turn off the lights, and sit, down.