TRUE CINEMA - BLOG

Hey! This is a blog where I share all my opinions about the cinema world. Controversies about movies, truths that nobody has the guts to speak about, and the mysteries of Hollywood on the seventh art! Welcome!

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Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino, 1994

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LA LA LAND and the way the eyes talk

In 2016, Damien Chazelle made a lot of fans cry with the ending of La La Land. (Yes, this post contain spoilers of the movie!)

I think La La Land is very cool because personally I haven't seen many musical movies with the seriousness of this one. Most of the films where the characters sing and dance are magical stories or made for family productions (excepting for 'West Side Story' and 'Everyone Says I Love You', but these ones don't really catch me as much as the Chazelle's work do, that one was done beautifully).

But, even with that, I believe that the stereotyped "happy and musical" supposed factor made the audience think that the couple would have a legit happy ending after meeting each other again after a long time with now their dreams finally conquered. Well, if you watch other movies that portray the same theme, relationships between artists, like 'Marriage Story', you should know that these usually don't end with a happy ever after.

But was it really a "sad ending", as said?

There is a lot of emotion, in fact, but also, more feelings are present in Mia and Sebastian's final glance.

Before the ending, as the movie goes by, we watch a love story; that slowly starts to crumble as the actress and the musician disagree and differ on their dreams. They liked each other, but career and passion couldn't coincide.

I believe they never forgot about each other. Here's the proof that sometimes a look can more than it seems. Analyzing their eyes, their smiles and the deeply powerful acting of Emma and Ryan, we can get into a beautiful conclusion.

The main characters, at the beginning of La La Land, are in love, drowned in passion. Then, they grow older, and reach maturity. They could recognize that they weren't the one for each other, but also, they couldn't be happier for the time they had together. They are proud of each otheir for what they overcame and their accomplishments, and they will forever hold each other carefully in their memories. Even if this means that Sebastian had to see Mia only in the movies and Mia had to see Sebastian only in the music.

I remember I watched 'No Hard Feelings', and for me, the outcome is wisely lookalike. The characters had everything to be a couple as thinking they were in love, when actually they reached a point where there were no more feelings between them. They still loved each other, but not romantically anymore, and they didn't end like a couple. Meanwhile, they learned a lot from their journey together. I remember how upset I was with that movie ending, and after reflecting, I realized that there is nothing wrong with that. This outcome doesn't mean a sad ending.

Not every passion in our life is meant to be. And it's okay.

dedicated to @unpopulahmonstah, who gently asked me to talk about la la land <3

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BUTTERFLY EFFECT and the UNFAIR THOUGHTS of "I didn't understand anything about this movie, so I automatically hate it."

'Butterfly Effect' is a movie from the early 2000's, which talks about travel time and time lapses; in a basic description. It was something new and shocking for the people of the time for its ideas.

When I watch a movie, I know I am watching a good film by a simple line running through my head: "Damn, I love cinema." I felt exactly like that when I watched 'Butterfly Effect'. I was mind-blowed and euphoric, wanting to tell everyone about the masterpiece I just had watched. But again, once more, my jaw dropped as I saw the disappointing rating on Letterboxd: 3,5. 3,5!!!!

Something must be wrong. Not with the movie, but with the people. 'Butterfly Effect' is not a mid-rated movie. It immediately went to my mind the idea that people got confused or weren't convenient enough to think a little and even try to understand the movie's plot.

People get angry when they can't figure out something right and clear. Not just while watching movies, but in life. Instantly, if they didn't understand something, in this case, the movie, the piece will be trash for them. They can't stand the fact that they hadn't enough mind to enjoy a good movie.

Actually, the fact that you didn't understand the movie, makes the movie even better. Because the director and the writer could together think about an genius story that didn't enter your mind. And when you finally understand it all, you don't have any other options but to love it.

A movie does not turn out to be bad just because you didn't understand it. -

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GONE WITH THE WIND And The Mistakes People Commit At Cancelling It

'Gone With The Wind' is a classic from the year of 1939. It's a romance backgrounded on the scenary of the United States Civil War.

Making this post came to my mind when I was chatting about the highest-rated movies on Letterboxd. I was asked "What's the rating for Gone with the Wind?' since it was clearly expected that it had at least a 4-stars rating. I was shocked when I saw it had only a 3,8 rating. I started to read some of the reviews and comments, realizing that people say that this is a racist movie.

As previously mentioned, this is a work producted on the final 30's. If there was a moment on the story of humanity where people were racist, this was one of its peaks. 1939 was the year that the Second War was declared. Even if the producers weren't prejudicial, the people who would watch it at the time were. Don't blame it on the excellent movie made. Still, with all of this, Hattie Mcdaniel could be the first black woman to win an Oscar, which just proves my point that this movie it's fantastic along with all of others awards received. Yeah, there were people who understood the movie and knew how good it was, and no, maybe they weren't racist at all.

Gone with the Wind is a movie about slavery. After all, it's about a romance through a war which had motivations related with slavery. You can't just expect a movie to talk about racism without having racist characters or racist stories. As being loyal to this Civil War time, the movie retracts perfectly how the people's minds were at the time.

Gone with the Wind is not a racist movie, it's a movie about racism.

I will never understand why this movie keeps being canceled, and I will forever think that people really don't understand its message.