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Re: Oldkid's Ultimately Cool (And Long) Top 100 Marathon
« Reply #500 on: June 03, 2011, 02:19:17 AM »
I think he's just fascinated by the attraction/repulsion effects of violence in cinema.  He knows it's immoral, but that fact doesn't make it any less entertaining.  Which is interesting.
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Re: Oldkid's Ultimately Cool (And Long) Top 100 Marathon
« Reply #501 on: June 03, 2011, 09:58:07 PM »
The Island (2006)



I've already written a review of this film on my movie blog, so this'll be a quickie.

Monks and monasteries have a special fascination with me.  The life of contemplation and silence has been a draw for a long time and I spend time in monasteries and in silence at least a couple times a year.  And eccentric religious people is a favorite subject of mine.  This means that I am already primed to really like this film. 

Technical—4/5—Nothing special, but nothing distracting, either.  The scenery makes the cinematography both stark and gorgeous.



Interest—5/5—Wild monks, conservative religious people having their noses tweeked, evil, redemption, wisdom… what is there not to like?

Tension—4/5—This is mostly a quiet movie, but the tension mounts near the end.



Emotional—5/5—I was completely invested in these people and their difficulties.

Characters—5/5—Many of the characters begin as monastic stereotypes.  The wise leader, the foolish saint, the hard-nosed conservative, the needy aristocrat—but every character has an arc and we see them differently and with more complexity by the end of the film.



Theme—5/5—The most saintly has need of the greatest redemption.

Ethics—5/5—This isn’t just a nice film, it is a deep one too.  Mostly it is full of hopes and godliness, but it is also a great film of understanding those who are different from us and of redemption, even when it wasn’t really necessary.



Personal—5/5—I have to say, this film touched me deeply.  I am so often the wise but proud religious leader that needs to be taken down a peg or two.  Good thing I have many foolish saints around me happy to take up the task.

This is among my favorite religious films ever, which places it among my favorite films ever.  It will certainly make my top 100.
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Re: Oldkid's Ultimately Cool (And Long) Top 100 Marathon
« Reply #502 on: June 03, 2011, 10:04:26 PM »
Yup. It's a great film.

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Re: Oldkid's Ultimately Cool (And Long) Top 100 Marathon
« Reply #503 on: June 03, 2011, 11:52:57 PM »
It is indeed a great film. One I must revisit.

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Re: Oldkid's Ultimately Cool (And Long) Top 100 Marathon
« Reply #504 on: June 06, 2011, 01:19:04 PM »
ScarJo is so hot in that.
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Re: Oldkid's Ultimately Cool (And Long) Top 100 Marathon
« Reply #505 on: June 08, 2011, 02:12:49 AM »
ScarJo is so hot in that.

Yeah, I saw that one too.  Wow, it was awful.  ESPECIALLY "ScarJo" and McGregor.  Or was the script the worst part of that film?  Hard to say...
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Re: Oldkid's Ultimately Cool (And Long) Top 100 Marathon
« Reply #506 on: June 09, 2011, 12:20:09 PM »
Heh, sorry, I should learn obvious joke impulse control. This one sounds interesting.
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Re: Oldkid's Ultimately Cool (And Long) Top 100 Marathon
« Reply #507 on: June 09, 2011, 12:28:06 PM »
Heh, sorry, I should learn obvious joke impulse control. This one sounds interesting.

Please, jokes are more than welcome.
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Re: Oldkid's Ultimately Cool (And Long) Top 100 Marathon
« Reply #508 on: June 09, 2011, 12:32:45 PM »
 :)
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Re: Oldkid's Ultimately Cool (And Long) Top 100 Marathon
« Reply #509 on: June 09, 2011, 10:22:21 PM »
At first I didn't get the Scar-jo comment, now I come back to find steve hating on The Island. Double whammy! It's Bay's best, and that's saying nothing. :P

 

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