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Post by adam on Apr 3, 2007 20:55:46 GMT -6
I'm a huge fan of foreign films and this movie is one of them. Its a mexican film and has been out for a month or so and is awesome. Its got just the right amount of action, fantasy, and darkness. Go see it!
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Post by helenlyn on Apr 3, 2007 22:46:41 GMT -6
Oh, man, I've wanted to see this movie since it came out, it was only showing for a weekend at the local theater, and I almost got to see it with one of my friends, but I didn't. Do you know if it's coming out on DVD? I really want to see it.
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Post by adam on Apr 4, 2007 17:09:15 GMT -6
Oh, man, I've wanted to see this movie since it came out, it was only showing for a weekend at the local theater, and I almost got to see it with one of my friends, but I didn't. Do you know if it's coming out on DVD? I really want to see it. I did a google search and it looks like it came out on March 12th but that doesn't seem right because I haven't seen it in any stores.
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Post by Silvaqua on Sept 21, 2007 22:21:54 GMT -6
I bought this movie! I love it so much. Some parts are gruesome, but it's chock full of symbolism and it has an astonishing amount of depth for a modern film. Besides that, it's in Spanish, which is such a beautiful language.
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Post by Firebird on Sept 24, 2007 5:59:29 GMT -6
I watched it. I think I'm the only person who felt sorry for Captain Bad-Guy...
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Post by Silvaqua on Sept 24, 2007 6:51:27 GMT -6
You did? Why? There wasn't much to pity. Except maybe in the scene at the end...
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Post by Firebird on Sept 24, 2007 11:19:17 GMT -6
Well, because, in my mind, he was defending his cause just like the rebels were defending theirs. And then they kill him, and they tell him his son won't even know his name. It seems like they could have at least been merciful and lied to him and said they'd give the kid the freakin' watch. Both sides seemed equally cruel to each other. Why does everyone side with the underdog?
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Post by Silvaqua on Sept 24, 2007 11:43:44 GMT -6
It's a fashion thing. Geeks and underdogs are in. "El Capitán" really could have defended his cause more humanely. Even if you removed the issue of the war, he would still be an evil man. But I see your point.
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Post by Firebird on Sept 24, 2007 14:29:55 GMT -6
Mmm. I guess my problem lies largely with the revolution. I'm not saying Captain Bad-Guy was a great and wonderful human being or anything. I'm just saying that the Resistance people seem to be just as in-humane as the Captain. And... the girl was odd. Stupid and weak sometimes, and then strangely brave and clever other times. I felt like her character was inconsistent. I really loved the music and the setting though. The plot line was also good. The film always felt a little eerie to me, I think mostly because of the foreign language and the gaps in culture. And that swirly-headed monster-thing in the bottom of the well-thing (um, portal?) was creepy. I guess cause he seemed like a pervert to me. ^_^ American culture thing.
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Post by Silvaqua on Sept 24, 2007 20:05:01 GMT -6
This could be true.
Yeah, I thought it was weird when she disobeyed the faun. They never really explained that. Little girl, do you not see the creepy eyeless monster sitting at the table?! Why would you eat there? Near the end I was like, "Hah! The faun is a creep just like I thought!" And then at the very end I went, "Oh." The creepiness about the faun is probably partly culture. I've been reading a Spanish newsletter with culture tidbits. The misunderstandings that spring from culture are purely hilarious.
One of my favorite parts is when Ofelia tells her little brother a story. It's as though there's something in that story that I need to understand but can't.
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Post by Firebird on Sept 25, 2007 10:56:57 GMT -6
If you look at puppets/marionettes from the Czech culture (and other European cultures, too, like the animatronics in Lyon) you'll see that they have a different sense of "cute" than we do. The marionettes all look much more ghoulish than American-designed marionettes. I think that's why the faun creeps most American viewers out, because we're used to Tumnus.
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Post by Silvaqua on Sept 26, 2007 7:05:51 GMT -6
Imagine what the Japanese and Chinese think of our Tumnus. Even their monsters are adorable! *tickles Godzilla beneath the chin*
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