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Yup, it’s one of the best along with Twilight Series and Gigli.
When I heard Emma was going to play her, I was so disappointed. And when I watched it, she met my expectations and she was indeed a wooden actress. She also looked too young for the role.
Lily James would be my choice.
If you’ve seen The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, there was a scene where she was wearing a yellow dress and she was Belle incarnate. That was pretty much was her audition tape...except she’s already Cinderella.
I’ve watched some Korean movies like this where it switches the mood midway. I guess having experience with their style, I expected the genre shift and it didn’t faze me at all. There are a lot of great Korean movies. I’ve been wondering why this stood out from the rest enough to get the Oscar nominations, but compared to the movies that came out this year, this is a frontrunner for me.
I’m sure there’s a deeper explanation, but my take on it is he was already aware of his class/status compared to his boss, so he had his insecurities, then he overheard Mr. Park talk about his smell, which added insult to the injury. Coming from their flooded home, then being invited the next day to a lavish child’s birthday party, just the stark difference between lifestyles. And Mr. Park not caring about his daughter in the end. Just all the craziness of the last 24 hours and all the stress and adrenaline that came with it made him snap.
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I used to heavily oppose subtitles, but I realized while I enjoyed the film as an experience more, I had to watch it again to fully understand the big picture and finer details of the story. So definitely best way to watch a movie is big screen and proper volume, but if I’m watching at home, subtitles do not bother me (anymore). I’m used to it.
Honestly, foreign films is where it’s at, most specifically Korean films. It’s good to see their work recognized, but I don’t think they’ll win Best Picture, unless Hollywood’s feeling generous or wants to make history. I feel like if a foreign movie wins this year they’re opening the gates for foreign movies to win every year since Hollywood’s not really coming up with the goods lately, and as someone mentioned maybe Hollywood’s too nationalistic for that to happen. So, at most, Best Foreign film...also because I’m seeing the narrative that it’s Quentin’s year to bag awards. I prefer Parasite over OUATIH though.
She’s nominated now.
Just saw Little Women and he stuck out to me. I agree, he has a raw talent. Kind of reminds me of James Dean.
She’s quite the chameleon actress. I loved her in Brooklyn, thought she was very pretty there. And I liked how her role in Ladybird was the total opposite of feminine.
Yea, he looked like a little boy, even after 7 years. Not going to lie though, I enjoyed his acting, and despite his appearance, I felt he evoked a mature performance.
of 2019, sure. Not ever. That’s ridiculous.
Ah, yes, Meryl Streep. That makes sense.
I think hidden agendas aside, as a film, I thoroughly liked this version. I’ve seen all versions and I consider 1994 to be the original just because it did almost everything right, but 2019 resonated with me the most. There was more background story—and I understand that you don’t always need to spell everything out for the audience, but I felt that 1994 glossed over a lot of plot and character development—and I appreciated how 2019 elaborated more on Laurie and Amy’s love story, Beth’s presence (I kept forgetting Clare Danes existed in the 94 version) and Jo’s struggle between chasing her dreams and finding love. I just felt that 2019 filled in the gaps better which made me empathize with the characters more. It also uncovered themes that I didn’t even notice from 94, such as growing up and being nostalgic about the past and from that, loneliness and how Amy serves as a character foil to Jo. There were some scenes 94 did better (Beth passing away and Amy burning Jo’s novel), but there were scenes 2019 did better too (Jo meeting Laurie for the first time, Jo denying Laurie’s confession and Jo’s ending). I liked that 2019 also brought more emphasis on minor characters and that they weren’t just there as props. I thought it was well-acted...and I probably prefer the acting here over 94 because it felt more raw and relatable. The thing that’s bugging me about 2019 was how it kept the same actress for Amy throughout the movie because if someone was not familiar with the story, they wouldn’t know she was the youngest sibling. Her voice was so deep and that classroom scene with the other made her look like Billy Madison). But the acting, particularly by Saoirse was very believable. She had that one-liner with Meg which stabbed me in the heart and another one-liner with her mother that broke me to pieces. This was the more serious version of the two, but it spoke to me on a spiritual level unlike 94 where I felt like I was just watching fiction.
I honestly liked her performance here, but then again, I’ve only seen her in Atonement prior to this movie. I feel that if anyone was trying really hard to win an Oscar this year it would be Scarlett in Marriage Story. She hammed it up big time there.
That’s the way I see things too. Unfortunately, Quentin and Scorsese were a victim of time. Don’t want to sound like a purist, but the competition was tighter back in the day, which made it harder for them to win their respective awards. Standards have dipped lower over the years. And the name factor plays a big role. It’s like if you have been nominated so many times, this year needs to be your year, and now it just seems like it’s a lifetime achievement award and not getting rewarded for that specific work you’ve done.
Is this Tarantino’s best work? I’m trying to rewind the movie in my head. I must have missed its genuis because it is my least favourite Quentin movie. I think Inglorious is up there with Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs, the latter two which didn’t get as much acclaim as this, so I’m a bit frustrated. But there is something about OUATIH which resonates even though I didn’t thoroughly enjoy it.
Your friend and I have to meet. We are on the same wavelength. That’s my problem with Leo. He is good, but he doesn’t take you completely to where to the character should. He doesn’t dig deep enough and make the character relatable. Whenever I see Leo acting, I want to root for him, but all he does he yell at me and furrow his brows. I see the passion, but not the soul when he acts. And I agree with the term “unflexible”. It’s like he’s so set in his ways of how an actor should act, and he never goes outside that. He’s too perfect. Brad Pitt doesn’t care if his performance is a hit or miss and that in itselt makes him more relatable.
I think Leo is slightly better because he really tries to dig deep and you can tell he puts in more effort when he acts. Do I like his acting, personally? No. I think he tries way too hard, and I think he did deserve the award for The Revenant, but if there was a better performance that year, he would still be trying to this day to win the lead acting award lol
Brad Pitt doesn’t try as much, but it doesn’t make him a better actor, either. There’s some roles I think would be better if he didn’t play them, for instance, Troy. When he acts it’s hard to get past seeing him as Brad Pitt on screen because his life is so exposed by the media. I do like him in quirky roles like 12 Monkeys. I didn’t personally like him in OUATIH, but I will understand if he wins for that as I can’t imagine the movie having the same impact without his presence.
I would prefer Brad Pitt winning over Leo in this movie (not both of them). Overall, they’re in the “aiiite” list for acting. I think we’re bound to think Leo is the better actor because he gets nominated more, and like I said above, he puts in more effort and has more intensity when he acts. But I would pick a Brad Pitt movie over a Leo one on a given day. I just enjoy the characters he plays more.
Do you agree it deserved that many nominations?