For this post, I'll be writing two of the six movies I've watch: Inception, and The Graduate.
My review for this six movies will be something different for I will not bluntly state the plot of these movies. I'll just state the salient points of them.
Brace Yourself. I'm bad at making reviews.
First off. I watched.
Inception.
Inception is a 2010 movie which I did not understand some of the parts but I still enjoyed it. I have known this movie from friends and from the internet. They said that it was excellent, so I gave it a pretty good shot. I was like confused for the first scenes, especially the part where the character Cobb was first on the beach and he was very weak and dying. Then, he got arrested and was presented to an unidentified Japanese man. Then they talked. Then they talked. After a while, this ragged Cobb was suited up already. He was talking to another Japanese man. Then, there appeared a girl, then, some conversations, then after a while, Arthur was in another scene sleeping. Cobb was also sleeping, but when the scene changed, he was awake, with his suit, running for his life. I was like, "WTF am I watching?" But when I realized that they were actually in a dream, yes, I started to understand the story.
The story was about a dream within a dream and in those dreams, they can design their own world, project their people, and actually know what you are dreaming about. What makes it so good is that, it went to a point that there is a dream within a dream within a dream. Mindfucked? Well, try watching the film. That is mindfucked.
What's also cool about the movie is that the main characters are cool. (Some information were taken from Wikipedia)Dominic Cobb played by Leonardo Dicaprio was a professional thief.
Ariadne played by Ellen Page was an Architecture student. She was recommended by Cobb's father to design the dream world. IT came to a point that she decided to flip the world so that when you look above, you can see buildings and people walking as if nothing happened.
Arthur played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt was Cobb's partner. This guy from 500 Days of Summer proved that he was more of a romcom character. I actually liked his floating scenes. It's way cooler than the unforgettable Matrix scene.
Saito played by Ken Watanabe is a businessman. At first I thought that he was the enemy but then again, I was wrong.
Mal played by Marion Cotillard. She was Cobb's wife. A great twist was fated for her. That part of the story was, though tragic, awesome!
Earnes played by Tom Hardy who impersonated people. Check that out! I would be very blessed if that would be my special power.
Robert Fischer played by Cillian Murphy is a character which purpose I do not understand. At first he was kidnapped by Cobb's team for a reason I do not know but then, he became a part of the team. Well, I do not know.
Yusuf played by Dileep Rao was a chemist. Of course, how can a sci-fi be without a scientist?
Aside from Cobb being instantly friends with the Asian guy named Saito, kidnapping a guy whose father died and befriending him, and other parts which I never understood. I would say this movie is a top-notch film of its time. It's portrayal is something I've never watched before. The techniques, the angles, all perfect! If there is one word to describe this movie, I'd say, "Mindfuck!" -- well, in a positive way. I salute the director and writer Christopher Nolan.
My Rating: 90%
Second.
The Graduate.
A 1967 movie, The Graduate is a movie which is more than a silly rom-com filled with such splendid music made by the great composer Paul Simon and sung by Simon and Garfunkel. It's a film that mirrors lives of many people then and probably now.
The movie revolves around the graduate Benjamin Braddock or Ben for short played by Dustin Hoffman. After graduating, he did not know what would happen next. His future was unclear to him whether he goes to work, to marry, or to continue his studies. On his party, he was greeted by a lot of people, asking him his future. However, he was quite unsure of it.Ben, then, had twists in his fate from having a sexual affair with Mrs. Robinson, dating Elaine, celebrating his 21th birthday with a scuba, trying to smoke, being dumped for such a mistake, and risking his life for a girl he truly loves. He even came to the point of doing everything just to get nearer to Elaine. He wanted to marry her. This was his plan all along.
However, he was about to be too late. Elaine was already to be wed to a guy. When he reached the Church, the priest already have finished wedding the couple. So he cried, "Elaine!" until all of them heard it. Since Elaine loved him, she became a runaway bride. After some fights, the people were locked in the Church and Ben and Elaine ran of to a bus of awkward people and they left off to nowhere.
Now this movie is something to be remembered. What makes the movie special are the songs sung by Simon and Garfunkel. From, "Sounds of Silence," to, "Mrs. Robinson," to, "Scarborough Fair," this movie became 50% better with these. I have loved the duo ever since but I grew to love them more with this movie.
The actors also were damn excellent. Dustin Hoffman's portrayal of Ben was for me a good choice though I was not that connected to him on some scenes. Anne Bancroft as Mrs. Robinson was also a very good cast for she portrayed the role perfectly. Katharine Ross as Elaine Robinson was also great. Man she was beautiful then. Perfect! I was a bit shocked when I read on Wikipedia that Hoffman's age during the filming was 30 but he was portraying a 21-year old man. Bancroft was 36 during the shooting, but in the movie, Mrs. Robinson said that she was twice Ben's age, so meaning 40. Ross was 29 during the shooting, which was odd because Elaine was 19. Nonetheless, their portrayal of the characters never revealed their true ages. Kudos!
A plus factor for this film are the angles. They were so modern for a '67 movie. I was indeed pleased and thumbs up for the director Mike Nichols.
Great film. Great director. Great actors. Great plot. Great music. Great musicians. Great angles. Just GREAT!
My Rating: 90%.
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