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1960
Liked Rewatched
An absolutely perfect film. Even as some of the technical elements show their age, they remain effective (the Arbogast sequence, for example, has an uncanny element that still feels disorienting).
The soundtrack and the sound design are great, too. Everything from the intense opening score to the newspaper crinkling to the bog sucking the car down into its depths.
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1945
Liked Watched
An exquisite slice of cinema. So much is left unspoken, and yet it's there, tangible, in every shot, in both of the performances. I loved every aspect of this. And I wasn't expecting the ending to be so affecting, and yet it was.
In a strange way, this reminded me of an old-school noir film, strictly in of how it's shot and edited. It adds some interesting texture to the film, particularly one shot at the end of the film that twists and zooms in on Celia Johnson's face.
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1960
Liked Rewatched
An absolutely perfect film. Even as some of the technical elements show their age, they remain effective (the Arbogast sequence, for example, has an uncanny element that still feels disorienting).
The soundtrack and the sound design are great, too. Everything from the intense opening score to the newspaper crinkling to the bog sucking the car down into its depths.
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1945
Liked Watched
An exquisite slice of cinema. So much is left unspoken, and yet it's there, tangible, in every shot, in both of the performances. I loved every aspect of this. And I wasn't expecting the ending to be so affecting, and yet it was.
In a strange way, this reminded me of an old-school noir film, strictly in of how it's shot and edited. It adds some interesting texture to the film, particularly one shot at the end of the film that twists and zooms in on Celia Johnson's face.
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2023
Reviewing a film like Sound of Freedom is near impossible as any criticism or dislike will automatically be met with claims that said detractor "doesn't care about children" or somehow condones trafficking.
That is by design, naturally. So what if the film's commentary on this subject is about as shallow as a puddle? So what if the film's purported hero is a fraud who has consistently overembellished his role in saving victims? So what if the film's star and subject…
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2023
Reviewing a film like Sound of Freedom is near impossible as any criticism or dislike will automatically be met with claims that said detractor "doesn't care about children" or somehow condones trafficking.
That is by design, naturally. So what if the film's commentary on this subject is about as shallow as a puddle? So what if the film's purported hero is a fraud who has consistently overembellished his role in saving victims? So what if the film's star and subject…
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