In brazillian cinema we do not have a lot of films like these one, in fact, the real achevement of this film is precisely being diferent from the others from our country.
Sadly, the pretty cinematography is not enough in this case. It becomes a film without any real personality and pretty much a bold attempt to be a ˜hollywood movie˜.
The story doesn't make sense to me, and the plot twist will let you thinking if this worth your time at all.
The main character have an irritating voice but mostly the cast had a good performance.
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I watched it at a festival without knowing much about what it was about. It's shocking to say the least and I definitely wouldn't have watched it if I knew the content...
However, the film is surprisingly well thought out and the photography is, in contrast to the theme, extremely delicate. Colors help tell the story and this delicacy brings the unexpected - and also helps to build the visual and psychological shock of "internal rot"/pulse of death vs the color of life. Monika's apartment is somehow a place i would like to live, as it seems to be so clean and with so much life. But underneath her darkness takes place - and it's under the skin, it's something inside her, of who she is. I find it to be so intresting to be portrait in that way, it was definately the right direction for me. -
When the film came out I was, I believe, 14 years old. And looking back today, my impressions of the story are very different from those times.
At 14, I identified with Juno. I thought Vanessa was a bitter woman and that Mark didn't have space to be himself. I thought "wow, she leaves all his things in one room".
Today, as an adult, as a mother, I see Juno as a typical teenage girl. And I was shocked by how much I understood Vanessa. Mark wasn't a poor thing, but an adult who didn't want to grow up. Vanessa had no intention of erasing who he was, and even found a room just for him to have space to put his things, and have a space of his own in the house. Mark wasn't ready to truly commit to the situation. He wasn't a father yet. Vanessa was already a mother. Even without a baby. She had motherhood inside her and was more than ready for it. She was not a bore, but an adult. But in the eyes of a teenager it is difficult to understand an adult. Maybe Vanessa also liked listening to different bands, but she was past the moment of wearing band t-shirts around. After all, she doesn't need it and it won't make her more of a fan or not of the music, she doesn't need the t-shirt to establish who she is - because she already knows who she is.
Not to mention Juno's family arc, which is very important in her choice of the couple, and also in her expectations.
The film brings all these reflections and more, being a very true portrait of human issues. -
Excellent makeup and practical effects, but the mythology was very vague for me, I may not have understood something, suddenly... The rules were ignored by all the characters, I imagine on purpose (?) The ending was a little confusing, I thought it It lost strength after the entry of the exorcist into the plot. The scenes are shocking and disturbing, making every film that sets out to do so and doesn't have the same success envious.
This is definitely worth watching, especially if you are a fan of the genre. -
Beautiful cinematography, different and interesting angles... the story is told in a very creative way.
I'm sure that at many moments in my life this film would have been more impactful - in relation to the story. However, at the moment I live, I have not been able to fully connect with love.
I don't blame the film in any way, mainly because I easily fall for Asian narratives that deal with subjects with so much patience and depth.
I simply chose an arbitrary time to watch a movie that had been on my list for many years. My timing was off... and so was theirs. Maybe what I needed to absorb from the film wasn't love, but time...along with each zoom on the clock. And my loving cynicism in the present...? Maybe it was the right time?
I just know that today and now, I like green more.
