Christoph-Matiss
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Well, to be honest, it wasn't easy for me to vote "Brokeback Mountain" a "10" and I'm sure I hadn't done so 24 hours ago. But after having seen this masterpiece for a second time yesterday evening there remains nothing else but that.
The film contains wonderful landscape, two brilliant leading actors (and of course a bunch of great supporting actors), beautifully sad music and, most importantly, a very powerful and innovative story. There were lots of efforts to present homosexual topics in the younger film history but none like that. Two cowboys in the near prototypical Western provincial backwater which stands for conservative attitudes and intolerance. The ways in which one can handle this situation may differ and are (perfectly) exemplified by Ennis and Jack.
Because this is a very brave and, as I already said, new way to approach the topic "Brokeback Mountain" deserves its status as "The gay Western" and will go down in (film) history.
Film lovers, don't miss it!
The film contains wonderful landscape, two brilliant leading actors (and of course a bunch of great supporting actors), beautifully sad music and, most importantly, a very powerful and innovative story. There were lots of efforts to present homosexual topics in the younger film history but none like that. Two cowboys in the near prototypical Western provincial backwater which stands for conservative attitudes and intolerance. The ways in which one can handle this situation may differ and are (perfectly) exemplified by Ennis and Jack.
Because this is a very brave and, as I already said, new way to approach the topic "Brokeback Mountain" deserves its status as "The gay Western" and will go down in (film) history.
Film lovers, don't miss it!
Well, well, well, that was not very much, Mr. Petersen!
To be honest, I did not really expect too much of "Poseidon" but what I saw then was even a lot less than that.
For god's sake: Why had the ship to be hit by the wave after only 10 minutes? Why wasn't there any defined character? Why wasn't there much more than two large rooms (which even looked nearly the same), some narrow passages and a lot of water? Or in short: Why wasn't there any script?
OK, the effects were actually OK and there was at least a bit of suspense, but that is just too less for a $140 million production. The actors were as wooden as many of the furniture, only Josh Lucas could satisfy a bit. I have absolutely no idea why Petersen didn't at least try to give them something like identity.
I don't want to loose to much words, the movie isn't just worth that.
Only one thing: If you are interested in something like a story or at least one or two nice characters avoid this movie. If you are able to turn off your brain for 1 1/2 hours and are satisfied with a very, very light version of "Titanic" you can try "Poseidon".
To be honest, I did not really expect too much of "Poseidon" but what I saw then was even a lot less than that.
For god's sake: Why had the ship to be hit by the wave after only 10 minutes? Why wasn't there any defined character? Why wasn't there much more than two large rooms (which even looked nearly the same), some narrow passages and a lot of water? Or in short: Why wasn't there any script?
OK, the effects were actually OK and there was at least a bit of suspense, but that is just too less for a $140 million production. The actors were as wooden as many of the furniture, only Josh Lucas could satisfy a bit. I have absolutely no idea why Petersen didn't at least try to give them something like identity.
I don't want to loose to much words, the movie isn't just worth that.
Only one thing: If you are interested in something like a story or at least one or two nice characters avoid this movie. If you are able to turn off your brain for 1 1/2 hours and are satisfied with a very, very light version of "Titanic" you can try "Poseidon".
Vorletzter Abschied by Heiko Hahn is one of the very seldom short films where emotion meets entertainment and which also comes along with a lot of brain. The serious topic of Alzheimer's disease is presented just magnificently subtle but not pathetic. The acting of Horst Sachtleben and Heidi Förster is breathtaking and is easily able to carry the whole little masterpiece.
Vorletzter Abschied won the Grand Prize in Toronto International Short Film Festival and the German Short Film Prize. Surprisingly it had not been nominated for the Oscars but that of course does not change anything about its magic.
Vorletzter Abschied won the Grand Prize in Toronto International Short Film Festival and the German Short Film Prize. Surprisingly it had not been nominated for the Oscars but that of course does not change anything about its magic.