Post by Riko on Oct 2, 2024 15:12:24 GMT
neon1 I think the funniest bit was when she just suddenly decided to go to Peru and leave those girls to face almost certain death by themselves. You knew she was going to go, because the guy at the start said - but it really felt like they didn't even bother to find realistic motivation to make her go. It was just "Right! I'm going to Peru. See you in 2 weeks"
I'll def check out Megalopolis when I see it on. It does sound like it could be interesting!
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I just watched Vanilla Sky (2001) again. I know a lot of people don't like it, but it has really become one of my favorite films in recent years! I think I've seen it 4 times now, and every time I see it - it somehow gets a bit better.
I think part of what makes it good now, is that it has that kind of 1990s over-the-top romantic drama performance-style, but toned down slightly - since the film was made in the early 2000s. This combined with the way it was filmed (it's almost like there is a bloom effect over everything) gives it a very unreal atmosphere. Which really suits the "what is actually real?" plot of the film
I also noticed this time round, how Tom Cruise's character is not that far from Patrick Bateman in American Psycho! He's even similar down to the facial expressions and the over-the top laugh he throws out at minor jokey comments.
Also some top lines in this film - Cruise shouting at his doctors in a sarcastic way about his mask was very funny, and Cameron Diaz has a weird line about swallowing something, which makes you sit up and take notice.
I did notice some intriguing new things this time round too.
Minor spoilers :
This might be very dumb of me, but I have never noticed the actual "vanilla skies" during the film before! (other than the obvious one at the end). When they first appear is very significant
ALSO I never really thought about this before : how could Tom Cruise hear Penelope Cruz's voice at the start of the film? Since his character has not met her at his point. So how can this be? Unless...
Possible Mega Spoiler :
The start of the film has to be a dream - albeit one based mostly on what really happened. There's a lot of little pieces of evidence that point to this, but the most obvious is (if you assume the Life Extension part of the film is real) , Tom Cruise has been in an induced coma for 150 years. So there is no way he can *only* have dreamt that little piece of his life since the "edit" (when he collapsed outside the nightclub). He's basically stuck in a recurring dream that keeps restarting.
Also (I got this bit from the internet) when Tom Cruise runs into an empty Times Square in his dream at the start of the film. There is an episode of the Twilight Zone playing at a theatre Called Shadow Play(1961) - about a man stuck in a recurring dream.
Def a film that gets better on repeated views, and it really makes you think about what is really going on. Tom Cruise's performance (which is very close to him being himself!) really makes the film. I also like they did give the movie a proper ending. It would have been so easy just to leave you hanging at the end. (I have heard the earlier film does this). I give this 8.5/10
I'll def check out Megalopolis when I see it on. It does sound like it could be interesting!
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I just watched Vanilla Sky (2001) again. I know a lot of people don't like it, but it has really become one of my favorite films in recent years! I think I've seen it 4 times now, and every time I see it - it somehow gets a bit better.
I think part of what makes it good now, is that it has that kind of 1990s over-the-top romantic drama performance-style, but toned down slightly - since the film was made in the early 2000s. This combined with the way it was filmed (it's almost like there is a bloom effect over everything) gives it a very unreal atmosphere. Which really suits the "what is actually real?" plot of the film
I also noticed this time round, how Tom Cruise's character is not that far from Patrick Bateman in American Psycho! He's even similar down to the facial expressions and the over-the top laugh he throws out at minor jokey comments.
Also some top lines in this film - Cruise shouting at his doctors in a sarcastic way about his mask was very funny, and Cameron Diaz has a weird line about swallowing something, which makes you sit up and take notice.
I did notice some intriguing new things this time round too.
Minor spoilers :
This might be very dumb of me, but I have never noticed the actual "vanilla skies" during the film before! (other than the obvious one at the end). When they first appear is very significant
ALSO I never really thought about this before : how could Tom Cruise hear Penelope Cruz's voice at the start of the film? Since his character has not met her at his point. So how can this be? Unless...
Possible Mega Spoiler :
The start of the film has to be a dream - albeit one based mostly on what really happened. There's a lot of little pieces of evidence that point to this, but the most obvious is (if you assume the Life Extension part of the film is real) , Tom Cruise has been in an induced coma for 150 years. So there is no way he can *only* have dreamt that little piece of his life since the "edit" (when he collapsed outside the nightclub). He's basically stuck in a recurring dream that keeps restarting.
Also (I got this bit from the internet) when Tom Cruise runs into an empty Times Square in his dream at the start of the film. There is an episode of the Twilight Zone playing at a theatre Called Shadow Play(1961) - about a man stuck in a recurring dream.
Def a film that gets better on repeated views, and it really makes you think about what is really going on. Tom Cruise's performance (which is very close to him being himself!) really makes the film. I also like they did give the movie a proper ending. It would have been so easy just to leave you hanging at the end. (I have heard the earlier film does this). I give this 8.5/10