Memoria

I found this to be a deeply affecting film. It's not fun by any means, but the dialogue felt really on-point in its realism and it did a great job of really making us understand just how the lead character felt. The whole mundane existence that he felt he was living, I've seen many films try to accomplish it but I think this one greatly succeeded. It puts everything into perspective as to why these awful things happen and why these people, who are many times just like the rest of us, are on the brink of committing acts that could ruin the rest of their lives. Really god acting as well, really well-written and directed. I definitely recommend this film to anyone wiling to endure some hard-to-watch realism.

Memoria, a film that I have watched and watched and still have not uncovered the movies true nature. It is a tale of poweful and life changing experiences that occur from the perspective of a grieving main character. Inside he for longs for what was and what will never be.

Catapulted by powerful and lasting performances that spark a question of true memories. What do we hold on to and for how long, and what do we choose to lose in translation. These are all questions that are brought to light in Memoria.

Other films based off of Franco's work (mainly being Palo Alto), did not capture what was being conveyed and put onto the screen. However, Memoria completes this with a sobering ease as it weaves you into it's carefully drawn web of inner turmoil. A must watch that I believe everyone should experience in their lifetime, Memoria will leave you feeling different about the people who walk by you each day.

Seems a bit like a student film, I know James Franco is in it but he's held film-classes and stuff so it's not unreasonable to think that he was asked to appear in a couple scenes by his students.

Now that's not necessarily a bad thing, and initially it shows some promise but it doesn't amount to a whole much

It does feel rather realistic though, the characters do talk and act like a lot of youths do and act like morons for no particular reasons half the time just like many youths do. The ending was extremely out of the blue though.

And there isn't a whole lot of material to connect with, the plot despite it's realistic nature isn't deeply constructed enough and they could have made one of the characters a bit more likable perhaps where as with this none really are.

But it's still not enough for me to write off the directors and writers completely for the future with this being their debut full length feature film, I think their best work is to come though, everyone have to start somewhere and it's not absolutely terrible by any means.

I just saw the poster for this and realised it's actually based on James Franco's memoir book Palo Alto stories, just like 'Palo Alto (2013)' was so if that's what draws you to want to watch this I'd suggest watching that instead cause that's far better and a more complete piece of work.

This is kind of the perfect movie for an art student. It has all the emotions of Palo Alto, but it's extremely stylized in a way that brings a different look to the same old "teenage sadness." Some of these shots are completely unforgettable. The main story also feels like a messed up slice of life that Franco is oddly very good at writing. Though he didn't write the screenplay, his characters and stories are memorable and it feels like I'm seeing stories from "California Childhood" come to life. Very beautiful film.

So the first 5 minutes will get you thinking "oh, this could be interesting", after that, just plain nonsense, you get the typical small-slim-tidy woman but with some amazingly rambo skills and power to control and fight a tall-strong dude, and don´t even get me started on the plot holes. or the robot acting. sometimes it´s so slow, you can skip 2 minutes and the characters are still there eyeing at each other, or walking through the house.