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Perfect film to watch with the kids on wet Sunday afternoon.
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While Scarlet faces some rough times ahead in her life in the upcoming Civil War, she is by far privileged... Blessed with inherited wealth, fair skin, good looks, and a loyal family... She has everything in life... Or so would seem. In reality, Scarlet is living lesser as a human than her own slaves, who are about the only somewhat believable humans depicted on screen... For Scarlet is absent of humanity, love, and all the immaterial genuine human connections that makes a life worth the struggle of living. She is doomed to forever look upon what she does not have with envy, and for what she does have, with resentment. It can certainly be said this film glosses over the harsh realities of the American South under the slave system... The times are depicted in such fervour romanticism that it becomes absurdly comical. This is a work of romantic fiction however, so it need not be historically accurate. It need not teach the audience any moral message, if anything its sheer politically incorrect attitude is a refreshing sight to behold. This feature, unintentionally amusing, makes the film even better and fits seamlessly with the kind of personalities shown on screen. The acting is truly stunningly sublime, Vivien Leigh portrays her character with relentless perfection... She completely encapsulates in her performance the portrait of a tireless narcissist—plagued by unrequited infatuation... Acting as arguably one of the most insufferable characters of all time. I detract one star from the film only for its drawn-out length, which makes it very difficult to watch in one sitting. Overall however, the film is a cinematic masterpiece, with every scene masterfully crafted into a heavenly romanticized motion-picture landscape.
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While there are many, I think one of the major strengths a superhero like Batman has over many others is that there is always the chance that he can die. He doesn't seem as invincible as other superheroes like Superman or Aquaman. Maybe I missed it, but apart from being struck by the Trident of Atlan, are we ever told how he and others like him can be killed? The fighting is like watching two rocks battling it out. Where is the weakness? The action is entertaining enough. Out of all of the scenes, I enjoyed the on-land action in Italy the most. Apart from that, movies like this do not need to be 2.5 hours long. I also rolled my eyes at the Octopus playing the drums. It was a bit much. And then the sharks with machine guns... I guess Karl Pilkington was right... "I don't know what they kit 'em out with but they're just ready for war." It's probably one I would've gotten more out of on a big screen but all of the water effects still looked good on the small screen. 3-2.5
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Not what I call horror. I would categorize it as a psychological thriller or paranormal mystery. It was well made with great actors and amazing music. It did feel very long, it didn't drag along per se, but they definitely could have made the same impact while shortening some scenes.
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How do I do justice to this film in a review; perfect Sci-Fi action adventure that perfectly balances influencial action sequences with a deep and layered story. Keanu Reeves is perfect. Laurence Fishburne is perfect. Carrie Anne Moss... I didn't know ot was humanly possible to be that cool. And Hugo Weaving steals the show as Agent Smith. Themes perfectly woven into the script - technology, destiny, religion, reality are all woven together and flipped to create easily one of the best films ever. A work of genius, and the sequels are good too. Oh wait, I just said that... Oh no, here comes the mob!
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