tiistai 14. maaliskuuta 2023

Cities of Last Things

You look like someone I know. From a long time ago.

- Someone you love? Good for you. Now you imagine your own scenario. What do you want? BDSM? Anal? Theersome? Girlfriend exprerience? Role-play?

What are you talking about? I don't want anything.

- No. You come here you have to pick something. Girlfriend experience okay?

Year: 2018
Director:
Wi Ding Ho
Writer: Wi Ding Ho
Starring: Jack Kao, Lee Hong-chi, Hsieh Chang-Ying, Huang Lu, Louise Grinberg, Lee Hong-chi, Ivy Yin, Linda Jui-chi Liu, Jack Kao, Ding Ning, Shih Chin-hang, Shih Ming-shuai, Tuan Chun-hao, Hsia Ching-ting, Eric Tu, Kenny Kuo, Hsieh Chang-ying, Joey Yu, Igor Kovic
What is this about:  Somewhere near future certain life events of man named Zhang Dong Ling whos life hasn't been easy showed using reverse chronology.


Content warnings: Violence
Best about it: Visuality, realistic characters, good descripton of humanity
How did I felt: Heartwarming, sad and smart story with fast plot twists kept me interested. This is a movie you can watch again pretty soon, because many details remain easylly notunderstood because of the reverse chronology.
Goodness: 5/5
Weirdness: 2/5

sunnuntai 12. maaliskuuta 2023

Okja

 'Blade shoulder! Loin! Spare rib! Hock! Got it? This is what will happen to her. This is Okjas fate. Fate!'

Year: 2017
Director:
Bong Joon Ho
Writer: Bong Joon Ho, Jon Ronson 

Starring: Seo-hyun Ahn, Byun Hee-Bong , Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Jake Gyllenhaal, Shirley Henderson, Yoon Je-moon, Choi Woo-shik, Steven Yeun, Lily Collins, Daniel Henshall, Devon Bostick, Giancarlo Esposito
What is this about: This story follows Mija, a young girl living with her grand-pa in the mountains near Seoul with Okja, an odd animal owned by big american farming corporation.


Content warnings: Violence
Best about it: This was a really pleasant suprise. First I thought I don't want to watch this even tho the director is great, because I worried this is too much fantasy, but it was more like small parts of dystopian elements and mostly reality. I alse love when capitalism is criticized in the movies.
How did I felt: Heartwarming and sad at the same time.
Goodness: 5/5
Weirdness: 2/5