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Night Zero (2018)
2 Different Movies...
I don't know if anyone else had the same perception, but I felt like there were 2 different movies going on here.
Now let me say first, that I am THE zombie fanatic. Like some of you, I have sat through movies filmed on someone's cell phone just on the off chance that they came up with something clever. I'm that much of a fan.
But I didn't want to see zombies in this flick.
The first movie was about the couples...the breaking up couple, the couple who was pregnant and about to move, and the Indian couple. I enjoyed that movie. The acting was good to me and I believed their conflicts and stories. I believed the dynamic between the people.
The second movie was the zombie flick. Everything, and I do mean EVERYTHING that had to do with the zombies was horrible to me. The same people whose acting I liked when they were dealing with their relationships, suddenly made no sense to me once the zombies arrived. Everybody was hysterical, and not in a good and believable way. It just fell apart for me.
I kept thinking, they had the makings of a good little adult movie here, but somebody insisted ton adding a Hollywood touch, hence the zombies, and the poor people didn't know what to do with it.
The Walk (2005)
Worth the watch
First let me say that this type of movie is familiar to those in the black community, meaning that it was made for about $2.00, has some acting that might make you laugh a little bit, and is very heavy on the religious message.
That said, I still can't believe how much I enjoyed it.
I love Eva's acting in everything she's in, except when she makes her sad face. Singer Regina Belle is great as the mother too. Everyone looked good and there was plenty of story to keep my interest. I enjoyed all the different types of situations that the people in the neighborhood were involved in and how everything connected back the church/community center.
I thought some of the shooting was exceptional too. The flashbacks and other scenes of emotional intensity were shot very creatively and I was impressed with them.
Except for an irrational desire to snatch that blonde wig off of Eva's head, I was totally involved with the plot and characters.
I've decided that I have GOT to have this for my collection.
Kirikou et la sorcière (1998)
ONe of the most fabulous things I have ever seen...
Kirikous and the Sorceress is a piece of African animation, supposedly for children.
I loved the drawing, I loved the African flavor, and I even loved the theme song which I have at home and play from time to time.
But the best thing about it was something else.
The story of the evil Sorceress is that back when she was young and sweet, some men held her down and pushed a thorn into her back. Living with the agony of that made her mean and evil to the point where she does not even look the same. She looks hard and old.
She rides the crest of her evil to where she is the most powerful person, and no one can oppose her. She has the villagers living poor, she has all their gold, and she takes their men.
She won't let anyone take the thorn out because she knows the process will be hellish, so she just lives with the pain, becoming more and more evil all the time. I could see that this was a metaphor for anyone that needs healing from a traumatic event, but it hit the nail on the head for bitter women. It made me think of my own experiences as well.
Also the grandfather reminded me very much of Ausar or Obatala, African deities.
I was already entertained by Kirikou, but having a sophisticated bit of substance slipped in there when I wasn't looking was a beautiful surprise.
In America, the answer to the villager's problem would have been to cut the Sorceress' head off or some such thing.
In Kirikous and the Sorceress, the solution is very "African".
Heal the person and put them back in balance, and everyone will be better off for it.
Beautiful.