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Little Chenier (2006)
Best movie ever
This just moved above Bicycle Thief, Once Were Warriors, Once Upon a Time in America and Godfather. Seriously, never seen anything like this. Wow. I'm in awe. Wow. This is the best. Historic. Seriously. I don't know this culture very well, but the humanism displayed here, the friendship, the stupidity and the loyalty is so realistic...at least I hope so. The acting is beyond sublime, the story so poignant. Just watch. I have no idea why I haven't heard of this story before. Swampy. Devout. Loyal. Surprising. Surprising. Surprising. Heart warming. Disturbing. Concerning. I've now used too many words to describe what is a perfect piece of art. Just watch this film.
Primer (2004)
You don't get it.
This movie is amazing; it certainly has evoked some emotional responses here. The truth: there is no solution. Taken verbatim, the plot / story / dialogue is non-sensical. I saw someone compare this to Momento. Momento (and for that matter 21 grams) has a logical solution; Primer does not.
I challenge you to provide a coherent explanation for all elements of the story. It is not possible, unless you reject some of the dialogue as mistaken, intentional or otherwise.
I'm only curious if the writer intended this film to be that way (in an Andy Kaufman kind of way--make the viewer part of the joke), or just got confused by his own convolution. I can just see the writer laughing at IMDb posts where some pseudo-intellectuals are deprecating others for not "getting it." It is amazing that "you're an idiot" posts seem to outnumber other posts 20:1.
This movie is the cinematic equivalent of the old joke(s): What's the difference between a duck? Where does the white go when the snow melts? Is the moon to the right, or to the left, of the sun?