malmevik77
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Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.
With hundreds of World War II movies, it's difficult to find stories that haven't been told already, but this one surprised me. A question I've always pondered was why the church in Germany did nothing to work to thwart the Nazi rise to power. Now I know why. The constant fear mongering that worked on all the public brought forth a terrible church that couldn't dare challenge Hitler.
Bonhoeffer, the film, concentrated on the full biography of the man from early childhood during the First World War, his time in America, until his execution just weeks before the war ended. It's a deeply moving personal drama of how faith can be challenged in the face of absolute evil. Bonhoeffer's fateful decision to move past preaching and subverting Nazi mandated church sermons to attempted assassination is heart wrenching. That question is raised repeatedly on what actions should man take in order to stop evil without the loss of one's soul.
This movie suffered from a lot of pacing issues. While his time in America was important, I believe they spent way too much time on his time in Harlem, learning to embrace a new way of professing one's faith, and learning the American jazz movement through his time with the African American population in Harlem. I think it was only included to show that not all Germans were hateful racist thugs.
Learning about this man was great, but it was a bit too slow. I think it's a good watch for Catholic / Lutheran history buffs, or casual historical context. There are quite a few movies out in 2024 that take a history lesson and politicize it by implying the same things are happening today. I say leave it up to the viewer to interpret.
With hundreds of World War II movies, it's difficult to find stories that haven't been told already, but this one surprised me. A question I've always pondered was why the church in Germany did nothing to work to thwart the Nazi rise to power. Now I know why. The constant fear mongering that worked on all the public brought forth a terrible church that couldn't dare challenge Hitler.
Bonhoeffer, the film, concentrated on the full biography of the man from early childhood during the First World War, his time in America, until his execution just weeks before the war ended. It's a deeply moving personal drama of how faith can be challenged in the face of absolute evil. Bonhoeffer's fateful decision to move past preaching and subverting Nazi mandated church sermons to attempted assassination is heart wrenching. That question is raised repeatedly on what actions should man take in order to stop evil without the loss of one's soul.
This movie suffered from a lot of pacing issues. While his time in America was important, I believe they spent way too much time on his time in Harlem, learning to embrace a new way of professing one's faith, and learning the American jazz movement through his time with the African American population in Harlem. I think it was only included to show that not all Germans were hateful racist thugs.
Learning about this man was great, but it was a bit too slow. I think it's a good watch for Catholic / Lutheran history buffs, or casual historical context. There are quite a few movies out in 2024 that take a history lesson and politicize it by implying the same things are happening today. I say leave it up to the viewer to interpret.
Werewolves
Werewolves is both one of the worst modern horror movies I've ever seen, and an absolute fun ride, at the same time. This totally looked like they were specifically trying to make a B movie cult classic, but they tried too hard.
The werewolves themselves are done with prosthetics and minimal special effects. Yeah they looked corny, but it worked. The science to create the werewolves, while also a stretch, was ok. However, the decisions of the characters, the execution of their actions, and the plot itself made absolutely no sense.
The Rube Goldberg device that leads to werewolves escaping from the science lab was so utterly ridiculous that I was rooting for the death of the scientists. The two survivors then go from trapped inside the building with no ammo, to in a car with a blink of an eye. Don't get me started about how the city went from organized military resistance to complete collapse of modern society, including graffiti, an underground cult hiding from the chaos, and an armed militia that appears out of nowhere.
So enough with the nitpicking. For some reason, I really liked the movie as I totally embraced the absurdity of the movie as a B film. It really really did try too hard, especially that stupid ending, but I left the movie smiling because it was entertaining.
Werewolves is both one of the worst modern horror movies I've ever seen, and an absolute fun ride, at the same time. This totally looked like they were specifically trying to make a B movie cult classic, but they tried too hard.
The werewolves themselves are done with prosthetics and minimal special effects. Yeah they looked corny, but it worked. The science to create the werewolves, while also a stretch, was ok. However, the decisions of the characters, the execution of their actions, and the plot itself made absolutely no sense.
The Rube Goldberg device that leads to werewolves escaping from the science lab was so utterly ridiculous that I was rooting for the death of the scientists. The two survivors then go from trapped inside the building with no ammo, to in a car with a blink of an eye. Don't get me started about how the city went from organized military resistance to complete collapse of modern society, including graffiti, an underground cult hiding from the chaos, and an armed militia that appears out of nowhere.
So enough with the nitpicking. For some reason, I really liked the movie as I totally embraced the absurdity of the movie as a B film. It really really did try too hard, especially that stupid ending, but I left the movie smiling because it was entertaining.
Y2K
An homage to both late 90s teen comedies, and the horror aspect of the Y2K event, Y2K goes full on ridiculous. If anyone saw Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back knows when I say that movies back then had an aura of ridiculousness that was everywhere. Keeping that in mind made this movie thoroughly enjoyable. Going into this expecting a horrific account of computers gone wild will be disappointed.
Numerous technology issues that were both horrific and made no sense contribute to the slapstick stupidity. Again, this is all positive. I really can't say enough about how fun this was. I was an adult during Y2K and I understood every single reference. Anyone in the late Millenial, Gen Z crowd most likely won't get all of it, as my 30 year old movie companion admitted.
The music was totally from that period, and fed in to my nostalgia for the period. I found that ironic as well as I really don't look back at that period fondly as the world was only really getting into the internet, and there were hardly any cell phones. So irony begets irony and we get a movie that makes fun of those themes, by portraying those themes.
Go see this movie. I laughed my butt off, especially after the port a potty scene, and the cameo appearance by a certain lame 90s rock singer, that fit perfectly. Yes I combined toiler humor with that cameo, intentionally.
An homage to both late 90s teen comedies, and the horror aspect of the Y2K event, Y2K goes full on ridiculous. If anyone saw Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back knows when I say that movies back then had an aura of ridiculousness that was everywhere. Keeping that in mind made this movie thoroughly enjoyable. Going into this expecting a horrific account of computers gone wild will be disappointed.
Numerous technology issues that were both horrific and made no sense contribute to the slapstick stupidity. Again, this is all positive. I really can't say enough about how fun this was. I was an adult during Y2K and I understood every single reference. Anyone in the late Millenial, Gen Z crowd most likely won't get all of it, as my 30 year old movie companion admitted.
The music was totally from that period, and fed in to my nostalgia for the period. I found that ironic as well as I really don't look back at that period fondly as the world was only really getting into the internet, and there were hardly any cell phones. So irony begets irony and we get a movie that makes fun of those themes, by portraying those themes.
Go see this movie. I laughed my butt off, especially after the port a potty scene, and the cameo appearance by a certain lame 90s rock singer, that fit perfectly. Yes I combined toiler humor with that cameo, intentionally.