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Post by mortimer605 on Mar 30, 2017 7:18:42 GMT
Letterboxd.
5/5
I believe the reason why Terrence Malick's aggressive cutting and fracturing of his footage -- the self-destructive, almost imploding nature of his editing process -- neutralizes his narratives and consequentially makes them feel so complete (as opposed to traditional narratives), is because of the way in which our minds perceive, dissolve and rebuild experience through memory; our lives, some so deeply incomplete and yet still the most generally complete notion that we're capable of considering, are but fragments and deconstructions and reconstructions and, thus, the crafting of this sort of splintered cinema is what renders his films so conclusive and absolute, for all we have to compare them to are our own shattered and superglued existences.
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4.5/5
Malick's playfulness in Song to Song, makes his similar approach to Knight of Cups look like practice. Song to Song is a visual roller coaster ride of sex, drugs, and rock n' roll (mostly sex) and I never thought I would be saying this but Malick pulls it off. It's by far his most sexual film. His modern, mixed-media style fits the rush of being young and living a life in devotion to simple pleasures. The performances from this all-star cast are fascinating and just as playful as the camera moving around them. I've never seen a Malick film with so much kinetic energy. I love it.
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5/5
I'm still collecting my thoughts on this, which is probably the highest praise I can pay it. I think it would benefit from a second viewing and more thought, but it felt odd (insulting maybe?) to leave my engagement with this film to a numerical star system.
My initial reaction is that you'll either feel this film or you won't. I don't mean that as a cop out ---- it's just such an experiential piece. Malick is so good at finding those small moments in life that haunt us or bring us joy or replay over and over in our heads. This film is a collection of memories swirling around each other. A jab of pain. A moment of calm contentment. Our biggest hopes, dreams, and failures all playing out on the screen.
I don't want to speak too much to artist's intent, but Malick is trying to do something larger than storytelling ----- he's trying to show what it feels like to be human.
And I'd say he's doing a pretty damn good job of it.
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Post by nenya on Apr 2, 2017 19:43:51 GMT
it's no so good, huh? well, i'd love to go and give them my money, but it's not available in my country  here's something nice for a change: andsoitbeginsfilms review A - |
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Post by finroon on Apr 2, 2017 20:01:47 GMT
it's no so good, huh? well, i'd love to go and give them my money, but it's not available in my country here's something nice for a change: andsoitbeginsfilms review A - A month more waiting in my country. |
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Post by mortimer605 on Apr 4, 2017 2:36:25 GMT
I like how some positive reviews compare Gosling - Rooney - Fassbender love triangle in StS to Jules and Jim (1962). If someone missed to see this brilliant work by François Truffaut please watch it. Stephen Hawking has called it his "favorite movie of all time" and the soundtrack by Georges Delerue was named as one of the "10 best soundtracks" by Time magazine in its "All Time 100 Movies" list.
Another good comparison (mentioned by Jacqueline West in behind the scenes featurette) is real life love triangle between Jean Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir and Nelson Algren. |
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Post by nenya on Apr 4, 2017 14:04:43 GMT
new still  |
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Post by sethan on Apr 6, 2017 11:13:17 GMT
My kind of movie.
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Post by sethan on Apr 7, 2017 23:09:40 GMT
That's our girl
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Post by Admin on Apr 8, 2017 13:06:16 GMT
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Post by RedSparrow on Apr 9, 2017 3:18:23 GMT
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Post by Admin on Apr 9, 2017 11:22:05 GMT
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Post by RedSparrow on Apr 9, 2017 13:36:47 GMT
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Post by sethan on Apr 10, 2017 1:30:05 GMT
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Post by renoh on Apr 12, 2017 2:59:04 GMT
I've just seen it... I stopped reading this thread for the last 3 weeks hoping i would forget till now, i read only a review or two and clicked on every video and saw every picture... I regret it today, they have showed us a big chunk of the movie. If you are planning to see it soon, stop getting info about this movie and go play with a chainsaw.
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Post by RedSparrow on Apr 12, 2017 3:50:41 GMT
I've just seen it... I stopped reading this thread for the last 3 weeks hoping i would forget till now, i read only a review or two and clicked on every video and saw every picture... I regret it today, they have showed us a big chunk of the movie. If you are planning to see it soon, stop getting info about this movie and go play with a chainsaw. What did you think of the film? Please don't tell me you hated it  |
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Post by renoh on Apr 12, 2017 4:14:13 GMT
I've just seen it... I stopped reading this thread for the last 3 weeks hoping i would forget till now, i read only a review or two and clicked on every video and saw every picture... I regret it today, they have showed us a big chunk of the movie. If you are planning to see it soon, stop getting info about this movie and go play with a chainsaw.What did you think of the film? Please don't tell me you hated it I don’t get all the buzz, maybe I should have what she’s having or change my shampoo :lol2: :  I feel like her ;) :  There’s currently just one theatre in town since last Thursday that has Song to Song. There hasn’t be any advertisement for it yet. Obviously people who were there are fans of someone in the movie. We were only 34 people, 3 left before the middle of it. |
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