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Classmates Minus is a soul searching, aesthetically superior power play from Taiwan. Excellent cinematography with real life issues and events would draw you in the story. Then there is the sparkle: the visual effects those are generally tickers for prizes. From black and white to color to striking visual effects. Another great aspect is the locations. I thought it was important for only real estate but mo ie making is another genre that can matter a lot and this movie shall reemphasize that. Acting could have been tad better though. The overall movie is so real that I didn't think it was fiction for a moment.
Despite the place's ill reputation, Heeramandi is an important watch. Essential for those with a penchant and taste for history or understanding of the elitst culture of the subcontinental region. The production is expansive, though at times ostentatious. The costumes, settings, narrative, aesthetics and direction are superb with political undertones of rebellion against the British Raj. True feelings of hate, love, deception, and betrayal sprinkled with philosophy, spoken by south Asian beauties will teleport you to a bygone era. Acting and photography are somewhat compromised or just borderline standard. Overall a fantastic and delicious watch that would leave you craving for more, depicting Lahore at its finest!
About Cinema: For decades British and Italian cinema have dominated the European scene. With the French finishing in third place, there was no other country even in sight. Beginning 2020 the German cinema has made ripples. Not only that they have come long ways but have overtaken all Europeans. Just yesterday I watched 'Paradise', it was a marvel. In the recent past Kleo, 1989, and Dark have impressed, Paradise following in their footsteps impresses even further. Though German theatre might be behind Hollywood and Bollywood, it is fast catching up. For everyone, even those who don't watch movies, Paradise is a thought provoking force d'etat.