A Quiet Place Part II begins with a bit of clever filmmaking, which draws on associations we came to make in the first instalment. The film opens in silence on a streetlight that is green. No cars are passing through the intersection, which immediately suggests that something is wrong, especially when we see the light turn red again. Between the silent world and red light motif that we have come to associate with danger, the film immediately puts us on…
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Titanic 1997
There is a scene in Titanic where a string quartet is playing classical music on the upper deck, and upon realizing that none of the fleeing passengers are listening to their music, the first violinist decides that they will continue to play their music, in hopes of keeping their waning spirits up.
C'mon, let's play. It'll keep us warm. Orpheus.
Obviously intrigued at the choice to play a tune named after the musician and poet of Greek myth, I tried…
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Samurai Cop 1991
If aliens were to come to earth, discover a copy of this film and think that this is how humans act and behave, I think they would pack up and go searching for intelligent life elsewhere.
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Brain on Fire 2016
I went into this film blind and actually found it to be quite engaging! It certainly succeeds in making a case for researching and better understanding the complexity of the human brain, as it is very easy for doctors to misdiagnose something that presents itself as a psychiatric disorder. Susannah's unique and puzzling condition is presented in such a way in the film that we are quick to jump to conclusions about what she is experiencing, whether it is mania,…
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Green Room 2015
Green Room is Saulnier's transition from primary colours to secondary colours.
This time he experiments with a palette of natural and artificial greens, reflecting the true and artificial nature of the characters portrayed in the film. A common thread between this and Blue Ruin is how Saulnier exposes his characters. At first, they seem to have a tough exterior, but traumatic events in the film reveal their true and vulnerable selves.
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