Thursday, December 29, 2011

Empire of the Sun, Incendies

Empire of the Sun (Spielberg, 1987)
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Rating: Q=7, P=6 / Can't Get Enough
Scale 1=3, Scale 2=4, Scale 3=3, Scale 4=3

Coming-of-Age, WWII, complex relationships, stunning visuals, racial and cultural rifts/drama

The most interesting part of this film, for me, was the profound change and aging of the main character, Jamie (Christian Bale). Jamie to Jim, British/Chinese to American, Child to Man, Dreamer to Realist...



Incendies (Denis Villeneuve, 2010)
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Rating: Q=8, P=7 / Obsession
Scale 1=4, Scale 2=4, Scale 3=4, Scale 4=3

French-language, Lebanese Civil War, complex relationships, stunning visuals, racial and cultural rifts/drama, mystery, family, the unknown

I was thoroughly captivated by this film. A true mystery unravels while the past and present intertwine effortlessly and seamlessly. Some questions that arose for me: What makes us who we are: Where we are from? What we do? Who we know? What we believe?

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