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steampunkforever · 15 days

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I think it's time to gush about Monkey Man.

From a practical standpoint, you can't not talk about this movie without mentioning John Wick. Monkey Man itself understands this, going so far as to itself namedrop the Wick films in the beginning of the movie. Yet the movies are very different.

John Wick is in essence a modern neo noir, minimalist in everything but number of sequels it greenlights. It's slick, well executed, and responsible for resurrecting a genre that previously belonged to Vin Diesel's lower quality projects. It fully deserves its flowers, but ten years on it's time to raise our standards for a good action film. By all metrics, Monkey Man should be that movie.

Monkey Man is Joh Wick but grittier. It's action elevated. It's downright gorgeous. It's Dev Patel's directorial debut. It's a social commentary on inequality and fascism. It's Dev Parel Shirtless because he knows exactly what we want. It's the best release of the year as of the time of this writing. It's a movie you should go see.

Monkey man is a movie that asks "what if modern action movies had pathos?" It's gritty, the tale of a kid fighting his way up from the gutter to the penthouse (literally) in his quest for revenge against Hindu Fascist leadership. And it rips. Not since Mandy have I seen a revenge film so beautifully and profoundly depict violence. This is an altogether beautiful film and it never misses a chance to try and make things as beautiful as Mr. Patel himself.

An important note is that the film focuses heavily on Hindu Fascism, and was almost denied release on account of this. As of the writing of this filmpost it still has not been approved for release in India by the state censors, and that with significant edits already having been made to the movie for its general release. Even yet, it's a poignant sociopolitical critique of the Indian government and the intersection between religion and government oppression. Also Dev Patel bites a guys nose off.

Amazing film. Must see. Highly suggest seeing it as soon as possible. Do it for Dev.

#filmposting #dev patel #monkey man #cinema #jordan peele

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studentofetherium · 9 months

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instead of watching Oppenheimer, you should instead watch:

Barefoot Gen (dir. Mori Masaki, 1983)

Children of Hiroshima (dir. Kaneto Shindo, 1952)

Casting Blossoms to the Sky (dir. Nobuhiko Obayashi, 2011)

instead of watching Barbie, you should instead watch:

King Lear (dir. Jean-Luc Godard, 1986)

Koyaanisqatsi (dir. Godfrey Reggio, 1982)

The Wall (dir. Alan Parker, 1982)

Godzilla (dir. Ishiro Honda, 1954)

#filmposting

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psygull · 23 days

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the paris police: do you have an alibi for the murder of the owner of this nightclub?

french neo-noir hitman Jef Costello:

#psygullisms #filmposting #le samourai

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quijicroix · 6 months

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Maybe life is good and worth living * has just watched a good movie*

#shitpost #filmposting #reanimator #yey and also paris texas this was a good day

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himbohopkins · 9 months

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Everyone I know telling me they didn’t find Oppenheimer very engaging meanwhile I watched it on my ADHD meds and blinked maybe twice

#oppenheimer #laurentext #filmposting

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defenestrationsong · 5 months

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it's all wrong it's all right it's all right it's all right it's all wrong

#the man who sleeps #ramblings #radiohead #all i need #in rainbows #im just a girl #un homme qui dort #it's so over #filmposting #letterboxd

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jargirls · 3 months

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i saw the zone of interest today and oh man. mundane evil is so much scarier than a normal horror movie i was crawling out of my skin!!! highly recommend seeing it in theatres if u can what an experience

#jargirls #the zone of interest #filmposting

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jouissanceangel · 11 months

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Malina [1991], dir. Werner Schroeter

#filmposting

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hedonistangel · 6 months

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this is me if anyone even cares

#the hobbit #ephemeris #toolbox #filmposting

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malewifehenrycooldown · 1 year

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If I had a nickel for every time I came across and watched a film featuring a duo of assassins / vigilantes, ultra violence, an aura/a sense of ‘auteur’ to them by their respective directors, and they also REALLY want to be next Pulp Fiction, then I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it’s happened twice.

#shallow rambles #filmposting #this post is about the boondock saints + violet and daisy

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steampunkforever · 5 months

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One of the notable triumphs of Soviet Cinema was Sergei Esienstein's development of the Montage. In the interest of time I'll simplify years of film history and analysis to a much shorter explanation: showing two or more images in series gives new meaning to them by forming a relationship through context. A man with a neutral expression is just a man, but by cutting to a slice of cheese we register his expression as hungry, or loving if we cut to a child, or scared if we cut to a snake. There, now you can skip film class and show this post to your professor as proof of attendance.

Cut together more abstract visuals and run them in series and you develop themes and narratives. Set them to a landmark musical score and you have Koyaanisqatsi.

Koyaanisqatsi is a movie about the imminent destruction of the planet. It's a movie celebrating the human race. It's a documentation of the anthroposcene. It's a condemnation of modernity in its very title, translated from Hopi to mean "life out of balance." It's a movie about how cool highways and nuclear reactors and military jets and brutalist architecture are. It's a great film to put on at parties.

Going through a particularly stressful point of my life right now, and at the peak of my distress I decided to spend the night in, turning out the lights and sitting on the floor, letting Philip Glass' enchanting score wash over me as I sat mesmerized by the film's celebration and condemnation of life out of balance.

This is cocomelon for film majors. I mean it, Koyaanisqatsi is the perfect film to put on in the background of a houseparty. It's like an Apple TV screensaver for the sophisticated. With Philip Glass to provide the atmosphere and rich visuals of 16mm timelapses, this is the perfect non-narrative for setting the artistic mood of a space. This is the most pretentious thing I've ever said and I wholly stand by it.

Go watch Koyaanisqatsi. It's an unmatched experience.

#koyaanisqatsi #film #cinema #filmposting #philip glass #you should watch the film on its own before putting it on at a houseparty btw #but you should play it during your next rager to give an artistic and thoughtful vibe to the frat boy kegstands

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studentofetherium · 17 days

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coining the genre "ascended action" for action movies that i think are more than meaningless drivel. the genre includes all the action movies i like

#filmposting

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psygull · 1 month

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