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The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)
Lame. Boring. Pointless.
I have enjoyed watching both Haunting of the Hill House and Haunting of Bly Manor. But The Fall of the House of Usher had no juice at all. Yeah we know the Usher's heirs are dead. On top of that, one episode is dedicated to the death of each one of them. How boring is that. The deaths do not seem to shock the viewers, and neither do they evoke any sort of empathy for the character.
And then you have the long philosophical dialogues in the scenes with Roderick Usher and Augustine Dupin(the investigator), which are loathing and forceful. Augustine who wanted Roderick behind bars his whole life, talks to Roderick as if they were friends from a long time, which is lame.
The acting is commendable. The story pathetic. And the screenplay boring. The next time Mike Flanagan creates something, hope he makes something engaging and enjoyable to watch.
The Judge (2014)
Every father and son should watch this movie together
This movie would pop-up every once a while in my Netflix account, and I would always decide to watch it some other time as I felt it would bore me. Surprisingly, this movie had the depth in the script which kept me engrossed throughout.
Robert Downey Jr is Robert Duvall's son. Downey Jr is a rich and witty lawyer who stays in a big city, away from his parents and brothers who still stay in the town where they all grew up. Robert Duvall is the judge in the town court and is a man of ethics and honesty, quite contrary to his son, for whom money is important than being morally right. Downey Jr's mother passes away, and this brings him back to his hometown. Things have been bitter between father and son for a long time, and they almost can't stand each other's views and actions. The night after the funeral, the Judge takes his car out to the grocery shop and the next day, his car is damaged and a run-over body is found in the town, making him the suspect of the accident. How the family goes about the trial forms the chunk of the story.
Robert Downey's acting is class apart. Robert Duvall doesn't fail to shine either. The film is brilliant in showing why family is the best thing that happens/can happen to any person.
Made in Heaven (2019)
Everybody is gray in nature, and this series holds by it
Storytelling is unlike any other drama series I have seen, and you seldom witness cliches. Every character is human at the end of the day, and have thier own negatives and positives, which makes those characters more relatable and interesting.
Casting is top notch and the performances are enthralling throughout. Since the plot is mainly based around wedding planning of the affluent, the rolling images are a treat to the eyes.
Although the story might seem out of life to the majority of the people in India, the audacity of the creators to address almost every kind of inequality and insensitivity deeprooted in our society, is plausible.
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Inside Llewyn Davis showcases the ego Inside Us
Llewyn Davis is an aspiring solo folk guitarist. He is sure that the music he makes is the best kind and the fellow folk musicians around him are either career oriented or they lack talent. How this ego makes him almost ruin his music career and doubt his own capability, is beautifully captured. The movie doesn't shy away from showing the egoistic nature of individuals which truly hinders our growth towards happiness.
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
IT'S OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY. You'll figure it out. Working on a better mental health is absolutely normal.
The movie made me realise 2 important things.
1) Everybody tries to portray an image of themselves, but on the inside, the portrayal is just a mirror of their hidden wounds accumulated over time.
2) Unless you stand in front of the mirror and confront your inner self, the battle for a better mental health continues.
The movie being based on the memoir written by the author during her stay at a mental institution, excels in bringing out the purest human emotions. After being sent to the institution for trying to end her life (which she denies initially saying that she took the bottle of aspirin to fight a headache), she is diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (which I think everybody copes with to an extent).
Beautiful characters, their struggle, the way people around then make them happy or sad, is all rawly captured. You definitely feel like you are witnessing their journey along with them. The music is captivating. The subtle acting by Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie keeps you wanting for more.
Finally, it explains well that no matter the other's influence to change us, we need to make a genuine effort to change ourselves for the better.
Paatal Lok (2020)
Nothing overboard.. Reality of the Indian Political web
The thing that stood out for me was that each character had a back story which tried to show us their side of the story. Commendable performances in an unscattered story line, with raw depiction of the state of affairs in India makes this series a unique and memorable watch.
Lady Bird (2017)
All about your identity
We always tend to discard what we have and try to find something else. It is only later that we realise how much it meant what we had. But this whole process is inevitable. Lady Bird beautifully captures this transition.
Aamis (2019)
Be prepared to get uneasy in this beautiful tale
I do not understand Assamese language. I wasn't even aware they had a film industry there. Got a few recommendations on YouTube and I rented this movie online just to give it a try. I was blown away by the unusual story line. The movie whichs initially starts as a new found friendship between a young research scholar and a married doctor, turns into an intriguing discovery of their shared love for food. Sometimes, there is a very thin line between doing something we love and doing something that's wrong. The movie shows this transition making us realise how a need could turn into an ugly thirst for more.