CherryBlossomSamurai
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In what has become a common practice to drive firms into bankruptcy (JoAnn, Red Lobster, etc) and milk them dry of their assets, this film shows an early example of this set in Korea in the early 2000's.
The movie does require complete attention in the beginning to get the gist of what's going on but the tension builds throughout as the motivations become more clear. Characters are played with a certain shameless attitude, mocking any harm they may cause to others.
These tactics are morally bankrupt but legal. Is a good subject to be brought to light. Now if only someone will do an American version.
The movie does require complete attention in the beginning to get the gist of what's going on but the tension builds throughout as the motivations become more clear. Characters are played with a certain shameless attitude, mocking any harm they may cause to others.
These tactics are morally bankrupt but legal. Is a good subject to be brought to light. Now if only someone will do an American version.
Don't think I've ever seen a movie so lacking in perspective. The director made Ferrari's footnotes the story and the Ferrari story a footnote.
Ferrari's pre-war experience was much more than being a simple racer as the film alludes to. He ran a team under Alfa Romeo and when his headstrong ways didn't work out he vowed to make a name for himself at all costs after the war.
What drove Ferrari was never addressed by the film.
Also, the film failed to properly delineate between Formula 1 and sport car racing in its clips. And throwing out legendary names like Fangio, Moss, and Behra means something to me as a racing nut but here are not defined as such. The racing comes as an afterthought.
The main focus is Ferrari's personal life and singing opera over tedious melodrama is as boring as it sounds. His wife is angry in literally every one of her scenes. I was expecting her to develop health problems before the end. As a viewer, I was simply expected to care because of the famous name and not because the film gave me a reason.
I was reluctant to watch Mann's "The Insider" because as a film it could easily get bogged down. Instead, Mann took a tedious story and soared with it, getting underneath the situation and making it come alive. But here he takes a soaring story and makes it tedious. What a shame.
Ferrari's pre-war experience was much more than being a simple racer as the film alludes to. He ran a team under Alfa Romeo and when his headstrong ways didn't work out he vowed to make a name for himself at all costs after the war.
What drove Ferrari was never addressed by the film.
Also, the film failed to properly delineate between Formula 1 and sport car racing in its clips. And throwing out legendary names like Fangio, Moss, and Behra means something to me as a racing nut but here are not defined as such. The racing comes as an afterthought.
The main focus is Ferrari's personal life and singing opera over tedious melodrama is as boring as it sounds. His wife is angry in literally every one of her scenes. I was expecting her to develop health problems before the end. As a viewer, I was simply expected to care because of the famous name and not because the film gave me a reason.
I was reluctant to watch Mann's "The Insider" because as a film it could easily get bogged down. Instead, Mann took a tedious story and soared with it, getting underneath the situation and making it come alive. But here he takes a soaring story and makes it tedious. What a shame.
Napoleon is like GREATEST FILM EVER
There's this director Diddly Squat who is like MORAL LEADER OF THE UNIVERSE who takes Napoleon DOWN!
So this French guy you think is somebody is really NOBODY! Who knew??
And when he does Josephine from behind, thought I was gonna cry! I was like, "This is so REAL!"
Turns out this Napoleon nobody was really BAD GUY cause if he not born there be no war and NO ONE get killed!
I worships at feet of this great director man for being GUIDING LIGHT of our time!
- Above is literally the mindset of the filmmakers. This is the message they sent. Worst part is they actually thought they were being clever in creating this sort of drivel. This is a film that will not age well as it rings so hollow and its true intent will become even more obvious.
There's this director Diddly Squat who is like MORAL LEADER OF THE UNIVERSE who takes Napoleon DOWN!
So this French guy you think is somebody is really NOBODY! Who knew??
And when he does Josephine from behind, thought I was gonna cry! I was like, "This is so REAL!"
Turns out this Napoleon nobody was really BAD GUY cause if he not born there be no war and NO ONE get killed!
I worships at feet of this great director man for being GUIDING LIGHT of our time!
- Above is literally the mindset of the filmmakers. This is the message they sent. Worst part is they actually thought they were being clever in creating this sort of drivel. This is a film that will not age well as it rings so hollow and its true intent will become even more obvious.