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The Lebanese Burger Mafia (2023)
Sound
I am generally interested in watching this. My first observation was how the music drowned out the dialogue in the intro. I'm not exaggerating when I say that the voices represented maybe 20% of the overall sound. I waited to see if this was confined to the intro, but shortly after there was another audio washout. It's unfortunate, because (for me) it really takes away from what I have no doubt is an excellent story.
I have only seen 10 minutes, and would have scored it as a 2 for watchability based on sound, but raised it to 5 because I found the subject interesting and wanted to give the filmmaker the benefit of the doubt.
Don't Look Up (2021)
Severely underrated
This is a brilliant parody of pop culture and a scathing (but realistic) commentary about what we've been devolving towards. The comet is a perfect metaphor for everything we choose to turn a blind eye to as a species.
Lesson aside, the cast is amazingly procured and the writing is both hilarious and rapier sharp.
Many people assume that Netflix originals are just the product of a quantity-over-quality bid for as much content as possible. Honestly, I'm often of the same mind, but I feel like this is a shining example of the numbers-game that they're playing that actually works in the consumer's favour.
Midsommar (2019)
Wow!
I wasn't sure what to expect. The movie lulls you into a beautiful concept and ricochets you into a visceral world of primal ideology. Parts of the film were truly disturbing, but I loved the original approach to a movie concept that has only been toyed with in similar films.
This film actually offers a lot. Visually, philosophically, introspectively and existentially.
I struggled with the conclusion the first time I watched it. I'm still not sold on the entirety of the way they ended the story, but still respect how they deviated from our societal norms and transitioned into a brilliant contrast between one reality and the one we tend to perceive.
Idiocracy (2006)
Brilliant
I distinctly remember watching this when it came out and thinking it was conceptually ridiculous and funny.
5 years ago, I suspected it was written by Nostradamus.
The writing and direction are so forward-thinking that I think way too many people have overlooked it.
Mike Judge has a gift for portraying the ridiculous-but-true side of humanity. Time has shown that he also has a very realistic sense of the direction we are heading, whether the intent of the film was intended that way or not.
The flashing 12:00 on the Big-Ben clock was enough to seal me as a fan. The reality that much of the content of the film has actually come to fruition is almost troubling.