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Overall a pretty enjoyable watch. The director really wants you to know Joaquin Phoenix is suicidal in this, like REALLY wants you to know. It’s portrayed several times in the first half an hour alone. There is also several flashbacks which shows his abusive farther and his time as a war veteran, without really going in depth on either. The acting is the best part about this, with Joaquin Phoenix giving a killer performance. To be honest this is just a typical hitman saves girl gone wrong picture, but the twist is it has lots of suicide elements. The ending is clever, the way Joe (Joaquin Phoenix) sees the world asif nobody sees him, but overall it’s not the best film. It’s by no means bad, and a fun time as it’s only short, but nothing spectacular.
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You Were Never Really Here
Recently I just finished Mindhunter and obviously I enjoyed that show very much thus made me want to watch a film that has same brutality and a good plotline. I decided to watch this film and immensely enjoy it!!!! I told my friend it feels like a reverse of Taxi Driver because it has the same theme: PTSD, Veteran, Under-age sex syndicate, violence but it has its own uniqueness. After watching MindHunter, obviously I expect a film to show about its motive why the protagonist becomes someone they truly are: fortunately, it is shown why he chose that kind of profession after his retirement? from military. What happened in the past, what makes the main character deeply cares for his mother and habits he usually did in the childhood time whenever his father abuse his mother carried into his adult life--- because really, we cannot erase our habits from childhood that easy. The flashbacks are only glimpses that reflect the man who he became, influenced by world's cruelty. However, he chose to ignore the possibility of what he could do and embrace his new untold future with the girl that almost similar to him but not exactly like him, she has inspired him to continue; its really a beautiful day
You Were Never Really Here
❝Do you know what paradise is? It's a lie, a fantasy we create about people and places as we'd like them to be.❞ · · ─────── ·𖥸· ─────── · · This was a very surprising film, and I'm happy that I chanced upon it. After reading the plot synopsis, I thought the film would be similar to The Equalizer, or Taken, but in my opinion there was much more depth to the story and the characters in comparison. The first half was very much a slow-burn, with a lot of time spent building Joe's character and setting the atmosphere, and I really liked the second half after Nina was recaptured; there were more facets of Joe's personality revealed with each obstacle he faced. I loved that the flashbacks weren't lengthy and instead acted almost like jumpscares, helping to show Joe's fractured state of mind and the events that made him the person he was, and the ending was very bittersweet. Joaquin Phoenix is an awesome actor and he absolutely nailed it as Joe; everyone saying Joker is his best performance needs to watch this film (not his best but still better than Joker). There was a very delicate brutality to Joe that was expressed through minute mannerisms as well as bigger gestures. The other cast members were good, but were mostly overshadowed by Phoenix. You Were Never Really Here was truly fascinating and I would definitely recommend watching it, especially if you're a Joaquin Phoenix or Joker fan.
You Were Never Really Here
bring back short movies
You Were Never Really Here
okay i’m so confused
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