hi-44665 Reviews

Passing (I) (2021)

it was ok

[6/10 · 15 December 2021]

I thought it had a strong start, it was somewhat ok in the middle and the end was alright. Your shout i thought maybe but its your choice. There are other films.

The Last Duel (2021)

Still got it

[7/10 · 11 December 2021]

Really enjoyed it! Worth the watch. Great actors and still such a great director. Not his best work but still great. Always worth watching his movies.

Wolf (II) (2021)

Superb!

[10/10 · 19 September 2021]

Super, and incredibly thought provoking. Shot and directed superbly with a great subtly in the obvious, which shows great skill of craft. Very few films so acutely grasp the concept of identity and the need not just for survival but survival within in our own skin. The contrast between the two main characters, who are played superbly, shows the fragility of 'knowing who we are' and that even under medical evaluation of ourselves, and coming to a conclusion that might even ostracise us from the larger populous we still might not even then be who we think we are...throughout the film questions are rife; does it take force to find oneself or lose oneself? Do we break free the chains of human conditioning and truly know who we are or do we accept we should nay must change to conform. Perhaps most interesting; when confronted by another with such similarities to ones own character; to the point of lust/love (in this case) is this where we only truly understand ourselves; in the mirror that reflects another? In the glass worth looking through? The film does not answer but ask; Do we understand in the end; the need to be fixed or a knowledge we are faulty, or are we so aware of our true identity that there is nothing to be fixed and we must have the courage or lack of it to accept who we are; we all ultimately face the world alone but it takes huge acceptance of oneself to face the wild alone...