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The Keeper (2004)
couldn't believe it
It was a bit surprise that Hopper in this movie. Anyway..I was mistaken to take this DVD home cos I thought this was the 1995 one with Joe Brewster directed. The scenario of this film was able to make the audience anxious although the storyline was a bit ridiculous. The lack of mention between the young police officer and Gina. Why does he so much care about her? It was funny the behavior of Ruthie the TV shows lady. It doesn't make any sense. What happen to Hopper after Gina was saved? I would rather see the ending with Hopper case than seeing the Man in Black was arrested. The cinematophy was alright only the story was hardy say pass...
Samsara (2001)
A monk with desires
A beautiful set, spectacle landscape only revealing a story of a ugly fact. What is the religion really about? When Pema asked Tashi 'see what I have done? Did you do this for me?' and Tashi answered 'I only did it for myself.' It is very true. He is such a selfish man and the other only are his step stone. Pema and the son became a victim. He just want to explore life and Pema helped him to become another level of his next monk life.
Location is always important to such a atmosphere film and this film have utilized it to the most. 6 out of 10 goes to the beautiful piece of land.
My only criticism is the beginning of the film. The bird graphic was a bit too harsh. It looks too fake. The film would have wonderful if we forget this quick done work.
House of Sand and Fog (2003)
everyone becomes victim
A powerful storyline revealing the unbearable life. Good choice of the characters. Ben Kingsley is such a persuasive character acting as a foreign man in American with all his pass history in Iran. He often shows the man power as well as the power in his country. Such as a line that he says to Jennifer Connelly 'you are nothing, you can't even look at my eye in my country'. He also said something like American only know where to have fun. These are such a cultural revolution.
It is a successful film that bring out the pressure on to the audience. Unfolding the problem that Jennifer really is that the matter of her house but her problem comes to kill the whole other family at the end. However, his life and his family may end up the same even through he has not met Jennifer. The policeman Ron Eldard such a poor guy. He ruins his own life and end up in jail. Everyone in the story are practical and predictable unfortunate.
Vozvrashchenie (2003)
Well depiction on character
It wasn't sound very interesting topic to me when I first heard about the film story. 12 years absence father and return home suddenly. However, I was attracted by the poster of the kids row the boat on the lake calm like a mirror in a mystery atmosphere. I was astonished how well Andrei depicts his characters. The father tells us he has been experienced from the outside world and now he wants to teach his kids to be a man. Ivan is a very awareness human being. The scene where Andrey promises him to go fishing with him next morning but then he is still in bed. We see Ivan is already sitting on the branch and fishing. He was also a young and immature in the way. Andrey is a bit mature, obedient and understand the situation of his father. He finally broke down and can't put up with his father's strict. I don't see the action of Andrey is timid but somewhat we understand we are not able to express. Andrei's characters is three-dimension and very much depict that human is a complicated thing.