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Fyra nyanser av brunt (2004)
A decent pretty interesting movie
Four shades of brown kept my attention for three hours which at least makes it a pretty good movie.
The movie is four independent but related stories told in parallel. In my view the common theme is fatherhood and how lack of empathy can ruin the lives of your family members.
The film does an excellent job in unfolding the minds of what at first glance seems to be admirable persons (the four fathers). The revealing truth is that they really are more or less perverted by their past, a fact they all seem to suppress and/or be unaware of.
However the film merely illustrates this dilemma, and doesn't teach us anything new. It dares not go any deeper when depth is needed, and could therefore be regarded as shallow profiting on strong emotions. It is also uneven in the acting and story. This could all be forgiven because of some great acting, and what seems to be an honest intent with the movie.
In all it's a pretty good movie that deserves a wide audience.
The Majestic (2001)
Mostly a bunch of crap
This movie is mostly a bunch of crap, and I understand why it's not shown in theaters here in Sweden. It's one of the most "synthetic" movies I've ever seen. It really made me feel sick.
All the time I was waiting for something intelligent to happen, a twist that would change the movie around. I hoped that this movie had something clever to say, and that this totally unrealistic plastic little world was created as a joke or an "illustration" to something that would be revealed later.
Nothing in this movie feels real, everything is a cliche: the story, the lines, the environment, the set. Sadly, there are too many movies coming from Hollywood, that are exactly like this. What makes me upset this time is that Jim Carrey, who I respect very much, is in it.
Americans: dont you ever get tired of watching this kind of crap? This is a movie painted with "plastic colors and the biggest brushes I've ever seen", and hence it's intended for stupid people, that cant see nuances. Aren't you tired of being regarded as morons?
What point has this movie? Is it that you feel good watching someone stand up for the right thing? I guess this is a "feel good" movie. But how far from the real world can Hollywood take a "feel good" type of movie? For people to relate, isn't the movie supposed to strike some resemblance of the real world?
The most interesting question is: Why would an intelligent person like Jim Carry want to be in a movie like this?