Memoria

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.

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.

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.

I can't believe this film was an academy nominee. It's the heart-boring story of a spoiled white boy who smokes weed all day, but isn't satisfied with a life of entitlement. So, one day after not really trying to do anything or ever trying to change his life, he decides it's not worth it and jumps off a bridge.

In order for this to be considered a legitimate review, I'm required to write ten lines about this movie. However, given the content of the film, that's a daunting challenge. I wonder when it is that our poor character finds the strength to almost kill his family (but is ultimately too weak to even do that)--was it when he was wishing he could be with the blonde girl? Was it when he wasn't attending class? Was it when he wasn't practicing skateboarding? Or, was it when he was smoking weed that he was hit with the great epiphany that his life actually doesn't matter to himself or to the audience?

I guess we'll never know and this film doesn't seem to want to answer that question.

With a hipster soundtrack and cameo appearances by Cole of The Black Lips as the drug dealer, this film will be the whatever of the whatsit thing that whatchamacallit, you know? Chyeah.

I don't understand the 7 of 10 rating as of my watching this film. It starts seemingly stupid and continues being stupid. Quit watching after five minutes.